1st Grade

What Your Child Will Learn in First Grade:

CCSS Strands	Standards
Reading: Literature/Informational Text	Identify key ideas and details by asking and answering questions about details in a text, retelling, and describing characters, ideas, and events. Recognize craft and structure by looking at the meaning of words, phrases, and illustrations, identifying who is telling a story, and how to use text features. Integrate knowledge and ideas by comparing characters in stories, and using illustrations and details to describe key ideas. Read a range of texts of various levels of text complexity for grade 1.
Foundational Skills	Understand print concepts. Show phonological awareness. Use phonics in word recognition. Read with fluency on grade level text.
Writing	Write a variety of text types and for a variety of purposes with guidance and support. Produce and distribute writing. Research to build and present knowledge (integrating technology).
Speaking and Listening	Comprehend and collaborate. Present knowledge and ideas.
Language	Use the conventions of Standard English. Acquire and use vocabulary.

SMCPS Resources:

Additional Helpful Resources:

Resources to Support Your Child at Home:

Generic Resources

St. Mary’s County Library- Use your library card to download books from the library through the Overdive App

Resources Available through SMCPS

Online Resources

Phonological and Phonemic Awareness

Reading Rockets Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Activities- Eight phonological and phonemic awareness activities to get your child ready for reading
Reading Rockets Blending and Segmenting Games- Games and activities to support your child with blending and segmenting syllables and sounds
Scholastic Phonological Awareness Activities- Activities to support phonological awareness, many of which are paired with authentic children’s books
Reading Resources Phonological and Phonemic Awareness Activities- Activities for playing with words, blending syllables/phonemes, segmenting syllables/phonemes, deleting syllables/phonemes, and manipulating syllables/phonemes; each of these activities can be done in just a few minutes
ABCya!- Educational games for grades PreK through 6 that will keep kids engaged and having fun

Phonics

Reading Rockets Letters and Sounds: Practical Ideas for Parents- Activities to help your child learn that written words are made up of letters that match the sounds in spoken words
Reading Eggs Phonics Games and Activities to Help Your Child Learn to Read- Quick and easy games that can be played at home to support phonemic awareness and phonics
ABCya!- Educational games for grades PreK through 6 that will keep kids engaged and having fun
Starfall- Educational games for grades PreK through 3, includes a talking library so your child can listen to books being read online

Reading Comprehension

Reading Rockets: Reading for Meaning with Your Child- Quick tips for supporting your child before, during, and after reading
Reading Rockets: How Parents Can Support the Common Core Reading Standards- Ideas for talking points and questions to ask your child that will support the Common Core Reading Standards
Reading Rockets: Think Alouds to Build Comprehension- Tips on how to use think alouds while reading to your child to support making connections
Scholastic Question Stems- This document provides questions you can ask your first grade child before, during, and after reading that will support the Common Core Standards

Fluency

The following article provides tips to support reading fluency at home. One of the easiest ways to support fluency is to encourage your child to reread familiar texts.

6 Smart Strategies to Boost Reading Fluency

Writing

The following articles provide tips to support writing at home:

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