First Grade Rocks!

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Welcome Back to School!!!

I am so excited to meet you and your families on Tuesday, September 1st! I have been very busy getting the classroom ready for you and I cannot wait for you to see it!

In first grade, you will develop a LOVE for reading, become fabulous writers, learn new things, make new friends, and of course HAVE FUN!!

Enjoy the rest of your summer and see you very soon!

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How To Help Your Child At Home

In math, one skill many kids need some additional practice with is counting on. Counting on means when your child is trying to solve an equation or count a number of objects, they are able to recognize a group and not have to count them again to figure out the total. An easy example is your child's fingers. They know that each hand has 5 fingers so when they are counting all 10 fingers, they should be able to say: "5, 6,7,8,9,10," rather than count from 1. In an equation such as 7+4, kids should be able to say "7, 8,9,10,11." One way to practice this is with dominoes. Pick a domino and count on from one side and add it to the other side. This is an important skill for first graders to learn. Thanks for your help!

When reading with your child, talk about the story. The goal of reading is to gain meaning. Without comprehension (meaning), reading is simply following words on a page from left to right.

Ask questions such as...

1. Who are the characters in the story?

2. What is the setting?

3. What is the problem/solution?

4. What connections did you make to the story?

5. How did the story make you feel?

6. In a nonfiction text, what facts did you learn?

USE THE PICTURES! :)

It is important to use the pictures in the book to help figure out what a word says. Also, use the pictures to look for clues in order to understand the story. Pictures are very important when your child is learning to read.

First Grade Rocks!

Sunday, August 23, 2015

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