First Grade

Attention and Focus - Practice classroom behavior: for example, you could give your child small tasks that keep his attention or that need him to follow simple rules or instructions. Have conversations about his favorite animal or sport and encourage him to listen, respond and question. This all helps your child get ready for school.
Social-Emotional Learning - Your child is better at seeing other people’s points of view, which helps him to make friends and meet new people. As your child gets older, play is important. It’s still how your child learns and builds social, emotional and thinking skills.
Listening and Speaking - Follows rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion). Continues a conversation through multiple exchanges.
Reading - Actively engages in reading with purpose and understanding. Independently reads books like Little Pig and Big Pig.
Writing - Writes to teach, writes stories and writes opinions using all the letters of the alphabet with their matching sounds and some high frequency words.

Play!
Tell stories. Share opinions. Teach others about their hobbies and skills.
Send digital postcards to family or friends
Write about everything. Keep a journal.
- Have FUN with letters and sounds!
- Play letter games like Scrabble, Hangman, Bananagrams and Scattergories and others.
Move their bodies as often as possible!

Make up their own scavenger hunt for the family Example Color Scavenger Hunt Video
Make DIY fun letter projects
Create a family book of favorite recipes with short videos showing "How to" make the recipes
Record favorite family stories together using photographs on your phone
Explore one of your child's interests or wonderings together through ebooks, websites, and/or interviews with family and friends and support your child in teaching others what they've learned through drawing, writing, recording and/or building

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