Children are eager learners from the very start. And from the start, they learn in the context of important relationships. Parents are in a unique position to help their children develop learning and thinking skills. Other caring adults, including grandparents, caregivers, and teachers, can help as well. Â Learning at Home Children’s thinking and reasoning […]
 Children practice their camera work with this snappy activity  a regular or digital camera oak tag paper glue sticks notepad and pen small labels several books that highlight such photographers as William Wegman, Ansel Adams, and Ann Geddes, or books of Tana Hoban’s and Ann Morris’s works variety of appropriate photographs from magazines […]
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Social Studies * Holidays and festivals * Patriotic celebrations * Communities in other lands: past and present * Family and family history * Families around the world * Neighborhoods * Community services and helpers * Shelters, stores, and food * Citizenship and social responsibility * Interdependence of people * Basic geography: oceans, continents * Map […]
 Following is a list of topics that are part of a well-rounded first grade classroom. Use this list as a starting point for a customized course of study for your 6 or 7 year old. These items are in addition to lower-level skills.  Language Arts Reading (greater phonemic awareness and decoding skills) Establish […]
Social Studies * Meanings of holidays, traditions, and customs * Understanding and appreciating other cultures * Individual’s role in family, home, school, and community * Relationship of the individual to the group * Work and jobs * Safety rules and symbols * Basic human needs * Self-respect and self-awareness * Awareness of others * Location […]
Size * Understands big and little. * Understands long and short. * Matches shapes or objects based on size. Â Colors and Shapes * Recognizes and names primary colors. * Recognizes circles. * Recognizes rectangles. * Matches shapes or objects based on shape. * Copies shapes. Â Numbers * Counts orally through 10. * Counts […]
