WhatYourFirstGraderNeedstoKnow(Revisedan

Giveyourchildasmartstartwiththerevisedandupdated"WhatYourFirstGraderNeedstoKnow"Whatwillyourchildbeexpectedtolearninthefirstgrade?Howcanyouhelphimorherathome?Howcanteachersfosteractive,successfullearningintheclassroom?Thisbookanswerstheseall-importantquestionsandmore,offeringthespecificsharedknowledgethathundredsofparentsandteachersacrossthenationhaveagreeduponforAmericanfirstgraders.FeaturinganewIntroduction,filledwithopportunitiesforreadingaloudandfosteringdiscussion,thisfirst-gradevolumeoftheacclaimedCoreKnowledgeSeriespresentsthesortofknowledgeandskillsthatshouldbeatthecoreofachallengingfirst-gradeeducation.Insideyou'lldiscover-Favoritepoems--oldandnew,suchas"TheOwlandthePussycat,""Wynken,Blynken,andNod,"and"ThirtyDaysHathSeptember"-Belovedstories--frommanytimesandlands,includingaselectionofAesop'sfables,"HanselandGretel,""AllStoriesAreAnansi's,""TheTaleofPeterRabbit,"andmore-Familiarsayingsandphrases--suchas"Dountoothersasyouwouldhavethemdountoyou"and"Practicemakesperfect"-WorldandAmericanhistoryandgeography--takeatripdowntheNilewithKingTutandlearnabouttheearlydaysofourcountry,includingthestoryofJamestown,thePilgrims,andtheAmericanRevolution-Visualarts--funactivitiesplusfull-colorreproductionsofmasterworksbyLeonardodaVinci,VincentvanGogh,PaulCezanne,GeorgiaO'Keeffe,andothers-Music--engagingintroductionstogreatcomposersandmusic,includingclassicalmusic,opera,andjazz,aswellasaselectionoffavoritechildren'ssongs-Math--avarietyofactivitiestohelpyourchildlearntocount,addandsubtract,solveproblems,recognizegeometricalshapesandpatterns,andlearnabouttellingtime-Science--interestingdiscussionsoflivingthingsandtheirhabitats,thehumanbody,thestatesofmatter,electricity,oursolarsystem,andwhat'sinsidetheearth,plusstoriesoffamousscientistssuchasThomasEdisonandLouisPasteur