First Grade Team 

• Ms. V. Jackson

• D. White

• Y. Ross

By the end of the first grade, you can expect your child to

• Work independently at her desk

• Listen to longer sets of directions

• Read directions off the board, although some children may still have difficulty with this

• Complete homework and bring it back the next day

• Sit in a chair for a longer period of time

• Be able to see things from another person’s point of view so you can reason with your child and teach her empathy

• Relate experiences in greater detail and in a logical way

• Problem-solve disagreements

• Crave affection from parents and teachers

• Have some minor difficulties with friendships and working out problems with peers

• Distinguish left from right

• Be able to plan ahead

• Write words with letter-combination patterns such as words with a silent e

• Read and write high-frequency words such as where and every

• Write complete sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation

• Read aloud first-grade books with accuracy and understanding

• Count change

• Tell time to the hour and half-hour

• Quickly answer addition and subtraction facts for sums up to 20