Your child should be able to…

• Write complete sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation

  • Tip: Practice by encouraging your child to write everyday in a journal

• Read aloud first-grade books with accuracy and understanding

  • Tip: Use the reading list to get ideas of books that can be read on Sora.

• Count change

  • Tip: Play store with real or fake money

• Tell time

• Complete two-digit addition and subtraction problems

• Distinguish left from right

  • Tip: Have your child create maps of where they live, their school, or any other place they are familiar with. 

• Read and write these Sight Words: 1st Grade Sight Word List

  • Tip: Child writes the words on smooth and rough surfaces such as chalk or slime.