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What Your First Grader Needs to Know |
| Author: E.D. Hirsch |
| What will your child be expected
to learn in the first grade? How can you help him or her at home? How can
teachers foster active, successful learning in the classroom? This book answers
these all-important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge
that hundreds of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for
American first graders. Revised and updated, filled with a wealth of
opportunities for reading aloud and fostering discussion, this first-grade
volume of the acclaimed Core Knowledge Series presents the sort of knowledge and
skills that should be at the core of a challenging first-grade education.
Discover:
Favorite Poems, old and new, such as "The Owl and the Pussycat," "Wynken,
Blynken, and Nod," and "Thirty Days Hath September"
Beloved Stories from many times and lands, including a selection of Aesop's
Fables, "Hansel and Gretel," "All Stories Are Anansi's," "The Tale of Peter
Rabbit," and much more
Familiar Sayings and Phrases such as "Do unto others as you would have them
do unto you" and "Practice makes perfect"
World and American History and Geography--take a trip down the Nile with
King Tut, and learn about the early days of our country, including the story of
Jamestown, the Pilgrims, and the American Revolution
Visual Arts--fun activities plus full-color reproductions of masterworks by
Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, Georgia O'Keefe, and others
Music--engaging introductions to great composers and music, including
classical music, opera, and jazz, as well as a selection of favorite children's
songs
Math--a variety of activities to help your child learn to count, add and
subtract, solve problems, recognize geometrical shapes and patterns, and learn
about telling time
Science--interesting discussions of living things and their habitats, the
human body, the states of matter, how we measure things, how electricity works,
our solar system, and what's inside the earth, plus stories of famous scientists
such as Thomas Edison and Rachel Carson |
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| Music Conservatory |
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Higher Education
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Language Arts
| A to Z Poster |
| Sarah Nayler |
| You've got to start with the alphabet. |
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| Hamlet |
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| Audio shakespeare. |
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Math
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| Author: Jon Scieszka |
| A math picture book. |
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Science
| Muse |
| Cobblestone |
| Includes science articles. |
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| Mystery Tree Challenge |
| National Arbor Day Organization |
| Engage your students in learning the basics of tree identification with this fun hands-on activity. Materials are included in a PDF file. |
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| Studying the Sun |
| Texas State Energy Conservation Office |
| Free lesson plan in adobe format for 4th grade. |
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| Tree Diversity Activity |
| National Arbor Day |
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