First Grade

First grade

Reading

**It is my expectation that the kids read for 20 minutes every single day.  Picture books tend to have bigger, more advanced vocabulary words and a more complex plot line.  Please encourage your child to read picture books as well as chapter books.**

Be sure to have your child listen to books.  This can be done by you reading to your child or by listening to a book online.  

Math

Please take time to identify any real world math.  Let nature and the toy box be your muse.  Also consider timing your child doing various things.  This will help them grasp the concept of time.  (What can you accomplish in exactly one minute?  five minutes?...) Any time you can incorporate math into your day, the better it will be.  Consider giving them a tape measure one day and have them measure things outside and record that on paper.  

Talent Development

We will work on research, questioning, and Think Law.