Skills for
1st Grade:
Students entering FIRST GRADE
should be able to do the following:
Language Arts:
Names colors and color words
Names all letters Aa - Zz
Produces all sounds for letters Aa - Zz (short and long vowels)
Follows 2 step oral directions
Orally contributes a sentence to a related topic
Identifies and supplies rhyming words
Identifies opposites
Identifies initial or beginning sounds in words
Blends and segments phonemes (c-a-t)
Writes first name with appropriate capital and lowercase letters
Answers questions about a story, recalls facts and details
Reads 30 or more basic sight words
Uses invented spelling to express thoughts in writing
Math:
Identifies position and location words: over, under, up, down,
between, top, middle, & bottom
Recognizes basic shapes: circle, triangle, square, rectangle, oval,
diamond, trapezoid, & hexagon
Sorts objects by color, shape, & size
Counts to 100 by 1s, 5s, & 10s
Recognizes and writes numbers 0 - 10
Recognizes number words
Arranges numerals (0 - 10) in order
Compares sets (more, less, & equal)
Identifies, extends, and uses patterns
Identifies and divides objects into equal parts
Solves simple addition and subtraction facts
Identifies penny, nickel, dime, and quarter

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