Making the Grade: Everything Your 1st Grader Needs to Know

Abrand-newtitleinthisimportantseriesgivesparentseasy-to-applymethodsforhelpingtoeducatetheirchildrenwhoarestartinginthefirstgrade.It'sacombinationmanualandadvicebook,suitablebothforparentscooperatingwiththeirchild'steachersinstandardclassroomsettings,andforhomeschoolers,whereparentstakedirectcontroloftheirchild'sstudies.MakingtheGradebooksarenottextbooks,butpracticalcurriculumguides.Writtenbyauthoritiesinelementaryeducation,theyadviseparentsonbooks,software,andotherteachingtools.Eachbookpresentsguidingprinciplesforteachingreading,writing,math,socialstudies,andscience.Pagesareperforatedformultipurposeuse.Eachtitleintheseriescontainsfourcurriculumsections:?*Promotingliteracy-reading,writing,listening,andspeaking?*Math-numberpatterns,problemsolving,andothermath-relatedconcepts?*Science-life,earth,andphysicalsciences?*SocialStudies-history,geography,economics,andculture?Eachsectionoutlinessubjectmattertobecovered,augmentedwithplanningandimplementationstrategiesforparentsandteachers.Adviceincludeswaystoexplaindifficultconceptstochildren,suggestionsforinteractivelearninginmusicandart,activitiestopromotehands-onlearningexperiences,andmore.SectionstitledInYourCommunitydescribewaystointegratelocalculturalaffairs,businessactivities,environmentalconcerns,andgovernmentfunctionswithachild'seducation.Thoughwrittenprimarilyforparents,thisbookwillappealtogradeoneteacherslookingfornewideasandmethods.Itfeaturesmaps,photos,andillustrations,manyincolor.