What Your First Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good First-Grade Education (The Core Knowledge Series)
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What will your child be expected to learn in the first grade? How can you help him or her at home? How can teachers foster active, successful learning in the classroom? This book answers these all-important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that hundreds of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American first graders. Revised and updated, filled with a wealth of opportunities for reading aloud and fostering discussion, this first-grade volume of the acclaimed Core Knowledge Series presents the sort of knowledge and skills that should be at the core of a challenging first-grade education. Discover:
DESCRIPTION:
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 372.19
EAN: 9780385319874
ISBN: 0385319878
Label: Delta
Manufacturer: Delta
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: 1998-02-09
Publisher: Delta
Release Date: 1998-02-09
Studio: Delta
SIMILAR ITEMS:
• What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know: Preparing Your Child for a Lifetime of Learning (Core Knowledge Series)
• What Your Second Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good Second Grade Education Revised (The Core Knowledge Series)
• What Your Third Grader Needs to Know (Revised Edition): Fundamentals of a Good Third-Grade Education (Core Knowledge Series)
• What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of A Good Fourth-Grade Education (The Core Knowledge Series)
• What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition: Fundamentals of a Good Fifth-Grade Education (Core Knowledge Series)
CUSTOMER REVIEWS:
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Summary: None
Comment: I received the book in the mail. The book was in good condition but it was not "New" as the seller listed it.
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Summary: useful guideline
Comment: I bought this book for my 6-year old just as a guideline and orientation for my son as he goes to 1st grade, so yes I am happy to have it.
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Summary: Good Curriculum Supplement
Comment: "What Your First Grader Needs to Know" is the second in a seven-part series for school children through sixth grade. It encompasses a variety of subjects such as writing, reading, history, math, art, music, science, and touches on different religions in the history section. The book says it gives an overview of what children should know by the end of the first grade. Ideally, one would use it with a publicly or privately-schooled child as a supplement to their "normal" schooling or it would be used as a supplement to a homeschool curriculum. We used it as an addendum to our homeschool curriculum.
This book was very informative and truly did as it claimed: Covered a variety of topics and subjects. It is written in a very easy-to-read format for children of this age. My younger children did get bogged down some in the lengthy history section. We had to break some of those "lessons" down into smaller segments.
I was very impressed with the overall subject coverage in this book. In the reading section, for example, they cover poetry, common sayings and quotations, short-stories and excerpts of larger books. In the history section, they cover American History, World History, and briefly touch on religions. In the science section, they cover anatomy, biology, and earth science. In the music section, they cover different famous musicians, different types of music, and types of instruments. The book offers the same type of information offered in the "K" version, but with more detail as is appropriate for this age. I have the 2nd & 3rd grade versions as well and have found them to appropriately build as you progress through the books.
I was a bit disappointed in the religion section. We are Christians, but want our children exposed to different religions. The fact that the others (Islam, etc) were included is NOT what bothered us; although we did alter the sections some to state the information as what some believe not as fact as the book does. However, we found the section on Christianity which includes the story of Moses to be not only disappointing, but biblically inaccurate which leads me to question the accuracy of other similar sections in this book. If the author was not familiar with this information through his own beliefs, then he should have made certain to input accurate information in this section through sources that DO know; as I have to assume he did in the other religion sections of the book.
Overall, I would recommend this book. It is definitely worth the buy to enhance your child's education, particularly for a homeschooler.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Fantastic book of ideas for early learning
Comment: My family loves this book. We have been introduced to characters that we weren't familiar with and to new ideas of fun ways to learn together. We pull the book out almost every day.
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Summary: Love this book
Comment: I use this book as a guide for homeschooling my son. We have been through the Kindergarten one as well. I have loved everything about them and so does my son. They are perfectly written at age appropriate level.
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