Grade 1 learning online: math, reading, writing and more
Grade 1 is about becoming a reader and a confident counter: adding and subtracting, and reading short books alone.
Grade 1 Math
25 lessons: Add within 10, Doubles and near doubles, Pairs that make 10, Add within 20, Add on a number line and more.
Grade 1 Reading
8 lessons: Missing vowels, sh, ch, th and wh, Long or short vowel?, Magic e, Grade 1 sight words and more.
Grade 1 Language
8 lessons: Capital letters, Special names, End marks, Nouns, Plurals with -s and more.
Grade 1 Writing
6 lessons: Capital I and names, Complete sentences, Choose the end mark, Add a describing word, Stick to the topic and more.
Grade 1 Listening
5 lessons: Hear the number, Hear the opposite, Rhyme time, Who did it?, What came next?.
What children learn in Grade 1
Math
- Add and subtract within 20, using strategies like "make a ten"
- Understand tens and ones (for example, 34 is 3 tens and 4 ones)
- Compare two-digit numbers with <, = and >
- Tell time to the hour and half-hour
- Measure length by comparing objects
Reading
- Sound out short words (c-a-t)
- Read many common sight words automatically
- Read short stories and retell the beginning, middle and end
- Answer who, what, where and why questions about a story
Language and writing
- Use capitals for names and the start of sentences
- End sentences with a period, question mark or exclamation mark
- Know nouns (naming words) and verbs (action words)
- Write a few connected sentences about a topic
How parents can help at home
- Play "make 10" with fingers or coins
- Ask your child to read signs, menus and labels to you
- Use a clock at home: "What time is it? What time is dinner?"
- Write a short shopping list together
Every grade also includes safety lessons and 30 learning games.
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