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Reading
 

    First Grade High Frequency Words for Reading 

    These are the 100 most frequently used words in books. Please practice a few at a time by placing

    them on index cards and gradually add new words as they master their original words. Because of

    our complex English language the children will not be able to learn these words by sounding out.

    They will have to learn them by sight.

     

    from
    if
    see
    part
    have
    their
    go
    may
    this
    how
    write
    made
    be
    do
    more
    come
    its
    at
    she
    two
    the
    or
    		 will number
    of
    one
    		up no
    and
    had
    		 other way
    a
    by
    		 about could
    to
    word
    		 out people
    in
    but
    		many my
    is
    not
    		 then than
    you
    what
    		them first
    that
    all
    		these water
    it
    were
    		 so been
    he
    we
    		some call
    was
    when
    		her who
    for
    your
    		 would oil
    on
    can
    		 make now
    are
    said
    		 like find
    as
    there
    		 him long
    with
    use
    		 into down
    his
    an
    		 time day
    they
    each
    		 has did
    I
    which
    		 look get

Writing
 
  • When beginning first graders are writing, they say a word and listen to each sound.
  • Tell them to stretch the word out and write the sounds they hear in the order they hear it.
  • Practice making simple words with magnetic letters (is, at, cat, rat, sat)
  • ABC chart to help children learn letter recognition and matching sounds.
  • Ask your child to teach you how to read the sound chart.
  • Words First Graders should use in their writing.

Math
 
  • Do all home links with your student and return them to school the next day.
  • Practice counting forward and back not only from one but from any number between one and twenty
    (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, ...) (15, 14, 13, 12, ...)
  • Put numbers on index cards to check if your child can recognize different numbers, please do this randomly. 

Handwriting