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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction | |
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Getting the Most for Your First Grader | |
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Getting the Most from Your School System | |
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Getting the Most from Your Homeschool Curriculum | |
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Using Supplemental Materials | |
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First Grade Development | |
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Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development | |
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Developmental Goals for Six-Year-Olds | |
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Developmental Goals for Seven-Year-Olds | |
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First Grade Learning | |
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Learning Styles | |
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Cognitive Learning | |
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The Standards | |
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Types of Learning Standards | |
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Learning Standards Resources | |
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First Grade Reading | |
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Beginning of First Grade Reading Checklist | |
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Decoding | |
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Comprehension | |
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Environmental Learning | |
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End of First Grade Reading Checklist | |
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First Grade Writing | |
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Beginning of First Grade Writing Checklist | |
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Handwriting | |
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Rules of Writing | |
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Environmental Learning | |
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End of First Grade Writing Checklist | |
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First Grade Math | |
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Beginning of First Grade Math Checklist | |
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Number Sense | |
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Operations | |
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Problem Solving | |
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Environmental Learning | |
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End of First Grade Math Checklist | |
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First Grade Science | |
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Beginning of First Grade Science Checklist | |
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Systems | |
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Rocks, Soil, and Water | |
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Changes | |
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Environmental Learning | |
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End of First Grade Science Checklist | |
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First Grade Social Studies | |
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Beginning of First Grade Social Studies Checklist | |
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Civics | |
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National Symbols and Holidays | |
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Communities and Cultures | |
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Environmental Learning | |
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End of First Grade Social Studies Checklist | |
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Teaching Your First Grader Thinking Skills | |
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Beginning of First Grade Thinking Skills Checklist | |
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Problem Solving | |
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Concentration | |
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Comprehension | |
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Reasoning | |
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Logic | |
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Environmental Learning | |
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End of First Grade Thinking Skills Checklist | |
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Assessment | |
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Assessing Individual Student Abilities and Knowledge | |
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Measuring and Comparing School, School District, Statewide, and National Performance for Broad Public Accountability | |
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First Grade Society | |
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Groups | |
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Independence Day | |
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My Best Friend | |
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No, You Can't Play! | |
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Moving On to Second Grade | |
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Ready to Go | |
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Anxieties | |
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Minimizing "Brain Drain" | |
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Literature for First Graders | |
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Software for First Graders | |
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First Grade Topical Calendar | |
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Glossary | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |