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What Your First Grader Needs to Know: Fundamentals of a Good First-Grade Education (The Core Knowledge Series)

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Publisher: Delta
Catalog: Book
Release date: 1998-02-09
Media: Paperback
Number of pages: 368
Ean: 9780385319874
Book Isbn: 0385319878
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Author:
E.D. Jr Hirschsee more Books by E.D. Jr Hirsch

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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:

Favorite Poems, old and new, such as "The Owl and the Pussycat," "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod," and "Thirty Days Hath September"
Beloved Stories from many times and lands, including a selection of Aesop's Fables, "Hansel and Gretel," "All Stories Are Anansi's," "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," and much more
Familiar Sayings and Phrases such as "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" and "Practice makes perfect"
World and American History and Geography--take a trip down the Nile with King Tut, and learn about the early days of our country, including the story of Jamestown, the Pilgrims, and the American Revolution
Visual Arts--fun activities plus full-color reproductions of masterworks by Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cezanne, Georgia O'Keefe, and others
Music--engaging introductions to great composers and music, including classical music, opera, and jazz, as well as a selection of favorite children's songs
Math--a variety of activities to help your child learn to count, add and subtract, solve problems, recognize geometrical shapes and patterns, and learn about telling time
Science--interesting discussions of living things and their habitats, the human body, the states of matter, how we measure things, how electricity works, our solar system, and what's inside the earth, plus stories of famous scientists such as Thomas Edison and Rachel Carson

User Reviews:
 Rating 5   Written on August 9, 2002
   Summary: This series is a MUST HAVE!
You just can't beat this book. Not only does it tell you what your child should be learning, it's right there for you. This isn't just a list of topics - it has the actual stories, biographies, math games, etc. right there for you. One of my favorite parts is the literature section. It has the basic stories, poems, fables, and sayings every well-rounded child should now. And the science and history sections have great introductions/overviews of topice - great for unit studies. We use this book for homeschooling, and every homeschooler should have it. Note: to help you buy the right grade - for most books, you often have to buy a grade level higher for a homeschooled child, but the grade levels of these books are very accurate.

 Rating 5   Written on June 24, 2002
   Summary: Very good home schooling resource
I just discovered this series and am so happy I did! Pulling together a mix of materials for our home school curriculum has been quite overwhelming. This book provides a design that I can use to structure my other home school materials into a rich, well-organized curriculum. I love the layout of the book, with its well written stories in many subjects such as literature, history, and geography, just to name a few. This book provides a wonderful foundation for our first year of home schooling. I loved it so much, I immediately purchased the 2nd and 3rd grade volumes as well. I highly recommend this series to all home schooling families but most especially to those just starting out on their home schooling journeys.

 Rating 5   Written on March 11, 2002
   Summary: We Really Apppreciated this Book. And so will You.
This is an outstanding story book that's fun to read and excellent at educating young children. We read something from this book almost every evening. Both my seven-year old and four-year old love something from this book.

This book gives a good selection of classic children's stories, fun poems, singable songs, wise fables, and other works that are fun to read. It also gives great introductions to American history, world history, science, art and much more. What you see in this book is what your child should be learning at an ideal school.

Since no school is perfect and can cover everything, use this book as a great way of ensuring that your chilren receive an outstanding education.

This book tells you what you need to teach your first grader, and it's good reading. Next year we will buy the volumes for second grade and kindergarten.

It's interesting that one review made a claim that this book is a little too liberal. The fact is that the editor has been closely associated with forger Education Secretary William Bennett, a social conservative. In fact, the information in this book is neither liberal nor conservative. It's just excellent and enjoyable education for you kids, based on solid empirical research...


 Rating 5   Written on March 6, 2002
   Summary: PRICELESS BOOK!!!
This book is absolutely priceless!!! I dreaded teaching my daughter because I hadn't the slightest idea of how much of what to teach her!! This book is a GREAT resource!!!

 Rating 5   Written on August 4, 2001
   Summary: good
This book series is very beneficial for us because our focus public school follows the core knowledge curriculum. This book is packed with good stuff and is a great guide.

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Release date1998-02-091997-08-111999-07-132002-05-282005-05-312006-06-27
MediaPaperbackPaperbackPaperbackPaperbackPaperbackPaperback
Number of pages368320384366336384
Ean978038531987497803853184199780385318433978038533626097803853376569780385337311
Book Isbn03853198780385318413038531843X038533626803853376550385337310
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