Parents often ask about a good resource for English spelling. Uncovering the Logic of English - A Common-Sense Approach to Reading, Spelling, and Literacy is a great resource for phonics for parents. It is terrific for native and non-native English speakers alike. The book is concise (less than 200 pages) and very clear. It has a companion quick reference laminated foldout. Here are pictures of the products:
Here are two great resources for parents to understand how to support their students with the English and Math Common Core standards:
English Language Arts Standards
Below are quick reference guides for the First Grade Standards for both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. You can download a PDF version
by clicking HERE for Math or HERE for ELA.
English Language Arts
The complete Common Core ELA standards can be found here.
Math
The complete Common Core Math standards can be found here.
CUSD has adopted the new NGSS science standards.
This year we will be following these Social Studies standards: