Tips for teaching first graders
65 Tips, Tricks & Ideas
First grade is a year full of adventure! First grade learners begin to see themselves as readers, writers, mathematicians, scientists, and more. To help make it the best year ever, we’ve scoured our WeAreTeachers HELPLINE group on Facebook and the web for some of the best tips and ideas for teaching first grade. While it by no means covers every possible topic, we hope this list of gems will inspire you whether you are a brand-new teacher or a veteran. And we’ve organized the list by topic to make it easy to cruise for ideas!
Getting Your Classroom Ready
1. Create an inviting classroom
Need ideas? We’ve gathered real-life first grade classrooms for you to browse!
2. Gather all the supplies
Not sure what exactly you need for the first grade classroom? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with this list of essential first grade classroom supplies.
3. Welcome your students with a big, colorful bulletin board
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Seeing their names up on the wall will help students instantly feel at home, and the bright colors will create a festive mood in the classroom. Check out these bulletin board ideas.
4. Get a jump start on lessons
In first grade, teacher planning and prep time are precious! It makes life a lot easier when you can purchase existing lessons, bundles, books, and pages. And why not support other teachers while you do it? Check out our favorite Teachers Pay Teachers sellers for first grade.
5. Put together an irresistible classroom reading nook
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Your first graders are well on their way to becoming readers, so make this time extra special for them by setting up one of these awesome reading nooks.
6. Fill your classroom library with these classic first grade books
Here are 50 of our favorite first grade books.
7. Set up sensory tables
Early childhood teachers know that hands-on learning is essential. Sensory play encourages open-ended thinking, language development, and collaboration, and builds fine motor skills. Sensory materials are magically both engaging and calming.
Here are our favorites!
The First Days of School
8. Introduce yourself creatively
If you’re teaching 1st grade, you have the honor of being one of the first teachers a child will meet! Make day one memorable by introducing yourself in a creative way, such as sending postcards over the summer! For creative ideas, check out 30 Unique Ways To Introduce Yourself to Students This Year.
9. Get to know one another with icebreakers
Get the kids mixing and moving as they get to know one another. Click here for lots of great ideas.
Create a Classroom Community
10. Start the day with Morning Meeting
Morning Meeting is an engaging way to connect with your students at the beginning of each day. An objectives and agenda board, along with a morning message, will help your students start off on the right track. For more morning meeting ideas, check out Responsive Classroom.
11. Establish a culture of kindness
Print these free downloadable posters to remind your students that kindness matters most of all.
12. Teach citizenship
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Read the story of Johnny Appleseed with your students, then analyze the qualities that make Johnny a good citizen. Help students brainstorm ideas about how they might show these characteristics in the classroom and at home.
13. Teach the difference between reporting and tattling
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Save yourself a lot of headaches by teaching your students the difference. Read the Child Mind Institute’s Is It Tattling or Telling?
14. Assign jobs
Give your students ownership of the classroom and teach responsibility by assigning jobs. Remember the saying: Many hands make light work! Here are 38 Ideas for Flexible, Fun Classroom Job Charts to choose from.
15. Read stories that build your students’ social-emotional skills
Learning how to be in school and be a good friend are a huge part of being a first grader. Share these stories that will not only teach lessons but start conversations.
Ideas for Language Arts
16. Incorporate daily writing prompts
We’ve gathered 25 writing prompts that you can download and use to get your first graders practicing their writing skills.
17. Stock up on fun tools to use for guided reading
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Learning to read is hard work! Make it as fun as you can with the great ideas found at the blog Guided Reading: A Little Novelty Goes a Long Way. For more information on guided reading, check out What Is Guided Reading?
18. Encourage critical thinking with writing prompts
First grade teacher Heather M. shares, “I give students questions that take more thought than our simple carpet discussions—questions that they had to apply what they know to answer. It helps them get away from answering without thinking just to be first.” Here are 37 suggestions from Journal Buddies to get you started.
19. Differentiate reading instruction
“Read Works is an incredible resource for teaching reading!” says first grade teacher Kellie P.
“At least once a week, I use a reading passage and question set in either ‘guided reading’ or ‘read to someone’ for small-group practice. I can easily differentiate because they provide the Lexile levels. I found this resource to be very helpful, especially with nonfiction, to integrate science and social studies concepts into Daily 5.”
20. Have your students create personal word walls
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Instead of having one massive class word wall, have students create and post their own personal word walls in your classroom. Your first graders will love showcasing their skills! Check out the Just Cara Carroll for a free personal word wall template.
21. Have fun with literacy centers
We love this big list of ideas for grades K-2.
22. Make things interesting with foldables
Image source: Mrs. T’s First Grade Class
Foldables are a great and easy way to make any literacy activity more fun. The one above helps students group words with the same blend.
23. Teach them how to retell a story
Use these reading comprehension anchor charts to review stories with your first graders and strengthen their recall skills after reading.
24. Use paint strips to work on CVC words
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Practice making new words by adding word parts to different beginning letters and letter sounds. And check out these other fun ways to use paint strips!
25. Teach sight words
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Check out these 43 sight word activities for the classroom!
26. Make phonics fun
Phonics is the foundation for reading success. Breaking words into their constituent sounds helps kids understand and build their literacy skills, bit by bit. Check out these 20 phonics activities.
27. Use games to teach blends
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Check out these six free, low-prep games for teaching blends.
28. Introduce interactive notebooks
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First grade teacher Lori shares, “Using interactive notebooks is a great way for children to learn and interact with new information, as well as review and practice skills already introduced.
They really took pride in their notebooks and were very proud to share their work with others. Unlike completing worksheets or other printables, which go home right away, these books are always available to the children.”
Ideas for Math
29. Keep your math manipulatives organized and easy to access
Check out these creative ways to use math manipulatives.
Plus, here are some additional ideas from first grade teachers:
- “Use labels with words and pictures on bins. We take actual pictures of the materials.” —Amy L.
- “I give my kids the things they use the most, like counters and linking cubes, in a ziplock baggie to keep in their desks. When we need them, I just tell them to take out their math tools. It saves a lot of time passing them out every time they are needed.” —Diane D.
- “I put my manipulatives into clear shoe boxes and label them with words and pictures. I have a set of shelves in my back room where the kids can access them.
” —Kelly H. - “Save baby wipe tubs and give each student their own set of place value books to keep in the desk.” —Ann M.
30. Keep math journals
Image source: Miss Van Maren’s Fantastic First Grade
Making a chart that connects the numeral, word, and picture for each number will help reinforce number concepts with your little ones. Check out this article for more great examples of how to use math journals!
31. Differentiate math work by using online resources
There are tons of online resources for differentiating math work. For a huge list of suggestions, check out our best math websites for teaching and learning math.
32. Play math games
Here’s a big list of math games that are just right for first grade.
33. Watch math videos
Making math more engaging for kids can be difficult. But teaching math will be anything but boring when you introduce students to some of our favorite subtraction and addition videos on YouTube.
34. Teach shapes
Learning shapes is one of the earliest concepts we teach kids. Shapes ready them for geometry in the years ahead, but it’s also an important skill for learning how to write and draw. Get started with these activities.
35. Count the days of school and celebrate when you reach 100!
There are so many different fun ways to celebrate the 100th day of school. We’ve got a whole collection of activities for you.
36. Have “Number Talks”
You can build mental math and computation skills with Number Talks.
First grade teacher Stephanie W. shares, “Our students need to be able to explain their thinking on math assessments, so this is a perfect way to get them comfortable with reasoning aloud. They learn to explain clearly and logically. It also helps them to see their errors since you write down the problem exactly the way they explain it. If they can’t see the errors, other students can help clarify. It also gives value to working problems in different ways.
As children develop a deeper number sense, they decompose and manipulate numbers in more complex ways.”
37. Get to know the hundreds chart with number puzzles
Image source: Mrs. T’s First Grade Class
These easy-to-make games will help students see what one more, ten more, one less, and ten less look like.
38. Share math word problems daily
We’ve got 50 free math word problems for your first grade class! Use them for math word problems of the day or a warm-up whenever you need it.
Ideas for Science
39. Create “apple eruptions”
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Conduct an apple-volcano science experiment. Fun and yum! Click here for step-by-step instructions. Plus, check out these apple science activities.
40. Get hands-on with science
Science is the perfect subject for kids to get down and dirty in. Try these 35 first grade science projects for inspiration.
41. Try daily STEM challenges
These STEM challenges are designed with your first graders in mind.
Try one each day or each week to get their minds thinking outside the box.
42. Use a science journal to teach the seasons
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Students will draw trees in each season, describe what they wear during the different seasons, and journal about what makes winter, spring, summer, and fall different as they fill in this science journal.
43. Look for resources from an old friend
Check out these awesome lesson plans for teaching first grade science in the kitchen, on the playground, and throughout the day from PBS Kids.
44. Take a field trip
There’s something about the first grade field trip that’s so special. We’ve rounded up our favorite first grade field trips that students will remember forever.
Ideas for Classroom Organization
45. When it comes to decorating your classroom, less is more
Anyone teaching first grade is going to have the urge to decorate, but check out these HELPLINE readers’ thoughts on why simplicity rules:
- “I have learned to start with a blank slate and let the students ‘decorate’ the classroom through the year with their work.
” —Sarah H. - “I made the mistake of covering every wall with decor and then had nowhere for anchor charts!” —Ann M.
- “You will see people go overboard with themes. Don’t bother! I saw the cutest classroom where the teacher had bought a pack of plain borders with various colors, and she just alternated the colors on the wall with alternating butcher paper. Go simple.” —Suzanne H.
Plus, check out our minimalist guide to classroom design.
46. Keep paperwork organized with labeled three-drawer bins
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Hurray! No more messy piles everywhere when teaching first grade! For more organization tips, read Ten Teaching Hacks That Make You Go Duh!
47. Create classroom mailboxes for students
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Use mailboxes to return work and have students write and deliver letters to one another! Personalize them to match your classroom decor.
48. Craft milk-crate seats with built-in storage
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These adorable seats can double as bins for easy materials storage.
Check out other creative ways to use milk crates in your classroom.
49. Use “absent folders” to help students catch up when they return to school
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Partner students at the beginning of the year. When one student is absent, have their partner put work in the Absent Folder for them. When the student returns to school, send the folder home. Total time-saver!
Ideas for Classroom Management
50. There’s a chart for that
These classroom management anchor charts tackle every possible issue.
51. Use a snappy call-and-response to get their attention
For fun ideas for quieting a noisy class, check out these attention-getters.
52. Take a brain break
Check out these 25 brain-break videos, gathered just for your first graders.
53. Reduce stress during dismissal
Dismissal time doesn’t have to be chaotic. Check out these great tips on handling dismissal time.
54. Let students pick their own seats (carefully)
Teaching first grade is part of easing kids into the school experience.
Let them practice their independence with these tips for letting students choose their seats.
55. Have students use colored sticky notes to communicate their understanding of a concept
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Students signal if they’re struggling, stuck, or solid on a concept they’re learning! You can use sticky notes or colored index cards.
56. Set up a “Calm Down Corner” and toolbox
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The calm-down spot is a classroom space where students go to regulate their emotions and redirect their behavior. Stock these spaces with tools students can use to help them calm down and make better choices. Learn more about Why Safe Spaces Are Critical in Today’s Classrooms.
Need more inspiration? Here are 8 Types of Learning Spaces to Consider Including in Your Elementary Classroom.
Other Ideas
57. Use
all the anchor chartsHere are 22 anchor charts for teaching first grade.
58. Build relationships with your students’ parents
Check out these 11 Teacher-Tested Ways to Make Your Classroom Parents Adore You.
59. Make art
Check out these 45 art projects are just right for first graders.
60. Set the tone for work time with background music
From Piano Guys to Afrobeat to the Jingle Punks Hipster Orchestra, you can find a Pandora station for every occasion.
61. Play with your kids
First graders are hilarious! Don’t forget to have fun with them. Here are a bunch of old-school recess games you can teach your students.
62. Use technology to organize classroom volunteers
Sites like SignUpGenius are free and user-friendly. You could also assign one of your classroom volunteers to manage the content and delegation of any project or extra hands needed using this service. If you are looking for more ways to use classroom volunteers, here are 6 Tricks to Get the Most Out of Classroom Volunteers.
63.
Display student work from the ceilingImage source: Kroger’s Kindergarten
This is the perfect solution for teaching in first grade classrooms with limited wall space, which is the case in most classrooms. Dangle student work from the ceiling! Check out more clever ways to display students work in the classroom and online.
64. Get acquainted with running records
What are running records? When used meaningfully while teaching first grade, running records can really help you move the needle. Running records are a valuable reading-assessment tool used in many primary classrooms.
65. Grab inspired dry erasers
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This is one of the best money-saving hacks I’ve seen in recent years! After all, inspiration can come from all sorts of places. They’re perfect for little hands and they really get the “erasing” job done. Bonus: They’re cute too! Check out more of our favorite money-saving classroom hacks.
What are your top tips for teaching first grade? Come share in our WeAreTeachers HELPLINE group on Facebook.
Plus, check out our guide to teaching in a first grade classroom.
The Ultimate Checklist For All Your 1st Grade Classroom Supplies
There’s so much to teach in first grade! First graders are eager to learn new things and they’re curious about everything. Your students will go on new reading adventures as they begin to discover who they are as readers, they’ll grow into confident writers sharing their own stories, and they’ll become creative problem solvers and flexible thinkers in math. You’ll need a lot of 1st grade classroom supplies to help students learn and grow by leaps and bounds!
Here is our ultimate checklist of the top 50 first grade classroom supplies that every teacher needs for an academic year filled with lightbulb learning moments!
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Individual compartments for name/project tabs on each slot of this brilliant classroom file system make it easy for 1st graders to keep their own work organized.
Step right up to reading! You’ll need bookshelves for your reading nook, and these tiered easy-to-reach shelves, or any of our other top bookcases, are the perfect addition to any first grade classroom.
You’ve got the bookcases, now it’s time to fill them with books! We’ve gathered some of our favorite first grade books for getting students excited to read, from The Princess and the Pit Stop to Maurice the Unbeastly.
First grade readers need access to lots of books. These bins make the perfect container to hold the books they’ll need for every reading event.
These multipurpose nameplates are more than just a name line. They include the alphabet, a number line, shapes, an addition chart, and a number chart. They’re perfect for identifying each students’ work area.
An easy-to-use visual twist timer. This countdown timer is great for helping students anticipate transitions between rotating times. Or check out our list of other timers for the classroom!
Magnetic hooks are perfect for hanging precious art pieces and projects above each students’ desk.
They can be hung from metal ceiling frames. Add a plastic hanger to each hook and clip on work samples and projects. Voila!
Two-pocket folders are great for a variety of purposes. They’re perfect for holding your students’ writing pieces. Add a green dot on the inside left pocket and a red dot on the inside right pocket. Works-in-progress are placed behind the green dot. Finished writing pieces are placed behind the red dot. Two-pocket folders work great as “take-home” folders. One pocket holds items to “keep at home” and the other pock holds items to “return” to school.
Keep it together with a sturdy stapler! This one is jam-resistant, making sure you’re not stuck taking it apart on repeat throughout the day.
Reinforce documents or make instructional items tear and spill-proof. We’ve gathered the top laminator picks so you can easily save those first grade projects to take home. Don’t forget to stock up on laminating pouches, too.
Easily three-hole punch up to 12 sheets minus the usual jams.
Perfect for adding papers to student portfolios!
Most teachers like to back their bulletin boards with bright paper. Upgrade with write-on/wipe-off paper that cleans easily with damp cloth and doesn’t tear or show staple holes. Available in a wide range of colors.
You’ve got the paper, now make it a bulletin board to remember with colorful trimmers. The scalloped edge adds a cute touch. Patterns include stars, polka dot, confetti candy sprinkles, stripes, zig-zag, and back-to-school.
Because you can never have enough sticky notes on hand in the classroom. Check out teacher hacks for post-it notes in the classroom.
Nearly every first grade loves building with LEGOs. They make terrific tools in your classroom and are especially great for teaching a variety of math concepts. Check out our favorite LEGO math ideas for every skill level .
There are a variety of different math supplies for the classroom that you’ll want on hand for teaching this subject! LEGOs, manipulatives, calculators, dice, games, and more.
Time isn’t always easy to teach, which makes this clock one of our favorite 1st grade classroom supplies. With each quarter broken down into a specific color, it’s easier than ever for your first graders to remember and retain where each minute is thanks to this analog classroom clock.
Keep centers supplied with a rainbow of 3 compartments (1 large, 2 small) caddies made of impact-resistant plastic. Plus learn the best ways to organize your turn-in bins.
We have put together the best pencil sharpeners as reviewed by teachers!
Teachers need a variety of tape for a wide variety of surfaces. Masking tape is great to have on hand as it’s safe and easy to tear and remove. Painter’s tape is a teacher lifesaver as it removes easily from drywall and can be placed on whiteboards for helping handwriting! Clear tape is also key for taping ripped papers and for craft projects!
First graders still love reading time on the rug. Add some color to your room with one of these bold patterned and brightly colored rugs.
As an alternative to a rug for your meeting area, these carpet spot sit markers help first graders know where to sit. The best part is, the spots can be moved very easily when you want to change spots and do an impromptu switcheroo.
Almost 5,000 stickers will carry you through a year of rewarding students for a job well done.
1″ spacing for little hands plus graphics in blue, green, and red helps first graders form letters correctly.
Stop the paper waste madness with these durable, double-sided dry-erase boards. Students will enjoy writing and wiping away mistakes and you get to save on paper as one of your 1st grade classroom supplies! Don’t forget to stock up on colorful, dry erase markers for kids , too.
Mistakes help us learn! Erase them into history with colorful, magnetic whiteboard erasers.
Keep your year on track for learning with a classroom-sized calendar pocket chart featuring 45 clear pockets for holding headliners and days.
68 calendar pieces help you plan out the days and weeks for maximum fun and learning.
Along with a calendar, it’s best to have a classroom schedule so students know the plan for the day. This pocket chart comes complete with 10 write-on/wipe-off schedule cards, 5 blank cards, and 1 title card.
Clipboards encourage independent and group learning. Easy to stack and organize, these letter-size clipboards also feature rounded edges to protect students’ hands.
Place sentence strips, flashcards, calendar pieces, library pockets, class jobs, daily schedules in this useful 34″×44″ chart featuring a total of 10 see-through pockets.
Showcase sentences with 3 x 24-inch, colorful sentence strips.
Make letter recognition happen all day long in your 1st grade classroom with this bold, 15-foot long alphabet poster. Plus it’s printed on thick card stock to last.
Post this number line on your wall or bulletin board to help 1st graders visualize the number line throughout the year, and make sure to check out our activities for number lines!
Make numbers, skip counting, and odds/evens easy to see with this 100s chart with clear pockets.
Fill it yourself to hang on the wall, or use it for an activity to get students sorting their numbers.
Yes, we wish it were real, too. But this big money is second best. Teach kids to instantly identify coins and bills with these large, realistically-detailed images on the fronts and backs. Plus they adhere to any magnetic-receptive surface, such as your whiteboard, to attract student attention.
We love reading and your first-grade students will too! This set of reading posters is great for bulletin boards or your class library corner.
Kindness is key, especially for first grade students, which is why we love these free kindness posters. All eight are free to save and print!
There are so many ways to use magnets in the classroom. These ones serve as pushpins and can hold up to 6 sheets of printer paper!
A classroom set of these colorful, resistant headphones makes integrating iPad and other technology in first grade a little easier on the ears, thanks to plush circular cups and an adjustable headband.
If you opt to use earbuds, we have a wealth of storage ideas!
The wide-ruled format (11/32-inch) of these 1st grade ready composition books makes it easier for early writers to share their thoughts and begin journaling on paper.
Board games are perfect for supplemental learning. Not only do students learn how to get along and take turns, but they can also reinforce math and literacy skills! Check out our favorite board games, including Sorry and Hedbanz.
If you’re creating a theme for your classroom, or just want to brighten that reading corner, why not consider string lights as a way to add a pop of light? Here are our top string light sets!
1st grade calls for honing those paper-cutting skills. Softgrip, cushioned handles and a textured non-slip surface helps guide the little hands toward correct handle use.
Coloring fun continues in 1st grade. Crayons are separated into individual sections by color in the storage box, keeping coloring time better organized.
Keep color where it belongs and easily remove it where it doesn’t with washable and non-toxic broad line markers. This classpack features storage sections, each separated by color, to keep markers organized for first-grade creatives.
Put two and two together with a classroom set of giant, all-purpose sticks.
You’ll love this chart stand with its double-sided magnetic whiteboard and storage bins. When used with chart paper, the chart stand is perfect for shared and interactive writing lessons. The magnetic whiteboard can be used with various math tools like your Magnetic Ten-Frame Set. Need more storage? The bins are great for storing math tools and other items.
No teacher wants sticky messes—or worse—to linger on classroom surfaces. Lysol Disinfectant Spray and Disinfecting Wipes kill 99.9% of viruses and bacteria.
Runny noses happen. Make it easier by having tissues on hand for any situation!
Keep your teacher desk organized and your phone charged and ready to go with this combo desk organizer and charger.
First graders love it when you implement a theme in the classroom! Why not check out our space theme, jungle theme, sports theme, emoji theme , donut theme, and camping theme pages!
Are we missing one of your favorite 1st grade classroom supplies? Head over to our WeAreTeachers Facebook Deals page to share your faves!
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| Greetings , Guest RSS 25.10.2022, 10:56 School psychologist's advice to parents of future first-graders Every small and big achievement of your child should be encouraged. The fact is that especially at the age of 6-10 years, children are oriented to the reaction of adults. They are very sensitive to the praise or censure of their parents, teachers, they try to attract attention to themselves, to feel needed, loved and good. Therefore, for dads and moms, grandparents, this is a real lever to maintain and increase interest in school and learning. Memo to parents of first graders 1. Avoid excessive demands. Don't ask your child everything at once. Your requirements should correspond to the level of development of his skills and cognitive abilities. Do not forget that such important and necessary qualities as diligence, accuracy, responsibility are not formed immediately. The child is still only learning to manage himself and organize his activities. Do not frighten your child with difficulties and failures at school, so as not to instill in him unnecessary self-doubt. 2. Allow your child to make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes from time to time, and the child is no exception. It is important that he is not afraid of mistakes, but knows how to correct them. Otherwise, the child will form the belief that he can do nothing. 3. When helping a child complete a task, do not interfere with everything he is doing. Give him the opportunity to achieve the task on his own. 4. Teach your child to keep his or her belongings and school supplies in order. 5. A child's good manners are a mirror of family relationships. 6. Teach your child to be independent in everyday life and self-care skills. 7. Don't miss the first learning difficulties. Pay attention to any difficulties, especially if the latter become systematic. All problems with learning, behavior and health are much easier to solve at the very beginning. Don't close your eyes to problems, they won't go anywhere on their own anyway! 8. 9. When reading books, be sure to discuss and retell what you have read with your child; teach him to express his thoughts clearly. Then at school the child will not have problems with oral answers. When you ask him about something, do not be content with the answer "yes" or "no", clarify why he thinks so, help bring your thought to the end. 10. Be sure to observe the daily routine and walks! The health of your child depends on this, and hence his ability to better and easier to learn educational material! Health is the basis for the comprehensive development of the child, the amount of his strength that he can spend without overstraining. This is especially true for those children who, from birth, have increased nervous excitability, fatigue, or any neurological complications. In this case, the correct and clear regimen of the day becomes not only an organizing, but also a preventive measure against further weakening of the nervous system. 11. Do not forget that the child will continue to play for several more years. Nothing wrong with that. On the contrary, the child also learns in the game. It is better to play with him and learn some concepts during the game (for example: left - right). 12. Limit your child's TV and computer time to 1 hour a day. 13. Discuss with your child the rules and regulations they will encounter at school. Explain their necessity and expediency. 14. Support your child's desire to become a schoolboy. Your sincere interest in his school affairs and concerns, a serious attitude to his first achievements and possible difficulties will help the first grader confirm the significance of his new position and activities. 15. Do not ignore the difficulties that a child may have at the initial stage of mastering learning skills. If a first-grader, for example, has speech problems, try to deal with them in the first year of study. 16. Support the first grader in his desire to succeed. 17. If you are concerned about something in the child's behavior, his school affairs, do not hesitate to seek advice and advice from a teacher or a school psychologist. 18. When your child enters school, a person more authoritative than you has appeared in your child's life. This is a teacher. Respect the first grader's opinion of your teacher. Teaching is hard and responsible work. Entering school significantly changes the life of a child, but does not deprive it of diversity, joy, and play. The first grader should have enough time for playing activities. Necessary conditions for successful upbringing and education in school 1. Please organize a schoolchildren's corner, keep it in order. 2. Before starting homework, turn off the radio, TV, etc. Do not interfere with children with unnecessary remarks, loud conversations. 3. Don't sit with your child during lessons, but check them daily. Learn to complete tasks quickly, clearly, without distraction. 4. Teach your child to thoroughly prepare for tomorrow: 5. Organize your day rationally. 6. Treat children's affairs attentively, benevolently, but at the same time, be demanding on the results of your activities. 7. Inspire faith and optimism in the children from the very beginning of the teaching. Failures are temporary. What doesn't work today will work tomorrow. See here0036 Booklet for parents of first -graders can be viewed here Presentation for first -graders can be viewed here Councils of Psychologist stubbornness 2 is an extreme degree of manifestation for the child; capriciousness - demonstration of one's own significance for others, feeling one's "I"; egoism - in a healthy form, a sense of "self", self-esteem; aggressiveness extreme form of self-protection; isolation - an inadequate form of manifestation of healthy caution. The main task of parents is to prevent the consolidation of extreme manifestations of vital qualities necessary for the child. What parents need to know about children's stubbornness and capriciousness: - the period of stubbornness and capriciousness begins at about 18 months; - as a rule, this phase ends by 3.5 - 4 years, occasional bouts of stubbornness at an older age are also quite normal; - the peak of stubbornness falls on 2.5 - 3 years of life; - boys are more stubborn than girls; - girls are naughty more often than boys; - if children, upon reaching 4 years old, still often continue to be stubborn and capricious, then most likely we are talking about "fixed" stubbornness, hysteria, as convenient ways to manipulate a child with their parents. Most often this is the result of conciliatory and conniving behavior of parents who succumbed to pressure from the child, often for the sake of their own peace of mind. What parents can do.
The art of "getting along with a child" must be learned. Here fantasy, humor, inner intuition, a creative approach to the process of education, and, of course, parental love will help you.
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), to have an internal feeling of transition to a new quality “student”, it is necessary for adults to treat entering school as a responsible, serious step for a child (“You are now a student, big boy, you have new, serious responsibilities"). Of course, your child will continue to play with dolls and cars, but you need to give an attitude to “growing up”. And these are not only new responsibilities, but also new opportunities, more complex assignments and a certain independence. Control is necessary, but try to give your first grader the opportunity to “grow up” in his attitude, to feel older. 
Today, one of the most common parenting mistakes is the desire to raise a "prodigy". Even before entering school, the child is taught most of the first grade curriculum and becomes uninterested in the classroom. Of course, parents want their child to study well and in general to be “the best”. However, if your child is really a genius, then he will still prove himself. And overloading a child with classes can affect his health and desire to learn. Preparing a child for school should simply consist in his general development - the processes of attention, memory, thinking, perception, speech, motor skills. It is necessary to engage not in laying various knowledge in the child, but in expanding his horizons and ideas about the world around him. 
Learn to consistently talk about past events and analyze them. 
Parents mistakenly believe that spending time in front of the TV and at the computer is relaxation or unloading after a busy day. Unlike adults, both of these activities have an exciting effect on the child's fragile nervous system, in turn, provoking increased fatigue, overexcitation, irritability, etc. 
In each work, be sure to find something for which you could praise him. Remember that praise and emotional support can significantly increase a person's intellectual achievements. 
Advice to parents of first-graders / Department of speech therapy, MSGU
Lagutina A.
V. PhD, Associate Professor, Moscow State Pedagogical University
The most common cause of school failure in elementary grades is writing and reading disorders. Experts and teachers can tell about the probability of their occurrence by the end of the first grade.
In this article, we will tell parents about the causes of writing and reading disorders, their main manifestations and the features of correction. This will help them quickly and promptly seek qualified help (if necessary).
Difficulties in learning to read and write can appear in different categories of children. So, for example, writing and reading disorders are typical for children with hearing, vision, mental retardation. It can also be "growth errors", the appearance of which is normal at the initial stage of training.
For example, a slow pace of writing and reading is not a violation at the beginning of learning, when the reading technique is not yet automated. By the speed of reading it is impossible to judge its formation.
The main sign of the formation of reading is understanding of what is read.
Difficulties in mastering writing and reading are also possible in children who are often ill and do not attend classes due to illness. For example, errors in writing ZhI-SHI, CHA-SCHA in such children indicate that they did not have enough time to learn the rule and additional classes may be required, both at home and at school.
We will take a closer look at writing and reading disorders in children with normal hearing and intact intelligence. We will talk about children whose defect is due to purely speech difficulties.
What kind of children are these?
First of all, these are children who had speech disorders at preschool age. Let us make a reservation right away that a violation in the pronunciation of one sound R may not be reflected in the letter in the future. However, disturbances in the pronunciation of groups of sounds, the syllabic structure of a word, difficulties in distinguishing sounds similar in pronunciation and articulation, for example, the sounds R-L, S-Ts, S-Sh, may also indicate possible difficulties in learning writing and reading.
By the beginning of schooling, such children have difficulty analyzing the sound composition of a word, cannot count the number of syllables in a word, and find it difficult to pronounce long words and words with consonant clusters.
The main signs of reading and writing disorders are as follows:
- the child forgets the learned letters, does not remember them; persistently confuses when reading; has difficulty blending (letters into syllables, syllables into words) or spells. In addition, adverse symptoms are poor reading technique, which makes it difficult to understand what is read;
- a schoolchild slowly develops a writing skill: he poorly learns the spelling of letters, confuses them when writing, replaces and (or) skips, writes dirty or sloppy, underwrites letters and their elements, simplifies them, or vice versa, attributes unnecessary elements to letters; does not follow the lines in the notebook or is poorly oriented in it.
In cases where such errors occur in a child's written speech, then you should not be upset.
Writing and reading disorders are correctable despite the fact that the path to overcoming writing and reading disorders is not always short and fast. A speech therapist can help a child cope with difficulties. When choosing a specialist, it should be remembered that the Internet space is replete with various announcements in which parents are promised a quick (for 1-3 lessons) correction. Such promises should not be taken seriously. As a rule, the correction of writing and reading disorders requires a long course of systematic studies and careful implementation of all the recommendations of a specialist. The most important thing is patience and faith in your child!
It must be said that parents themselves, even without special education, can also provide all possible assistance to a child with writing and reading disorders.
- It is difficult for such children to do homework at a fast pace, so you can give the child a little more time to complete tasks , checking your work and looking for errors.
Slow reading and writing is completely normal! - You should not force a child to repeatedly spell out a word in which there is an error. An increase in the number of exercises in homework will not lead to a correction of the violation , but only reinforces an ill-formed skill, strengthens a negative attitude towards learning, and leads to overwork and physical fatigue.
- Children should not be allowed to use proofreaders, erasable pens, adhesives or putty. On the one hand, this removes or "masks" errors and creates the appearance of well-being. But the most unpleasant thing is that these measures do not eliminate the cause of children's illiteracy. On the contrary, it is necessary to educate the child in a positive attitude towards mistakes. Only those who do not learn do not make mistakes! Errors can be analyzed, their cause identified and corrected by performing special exercises.
- In order for the child to experience joy and positiveness from learning, he can be helped, namely - n learn to get the necessary information from sources alternative to reading .
These can be audiobooks, videos, or tutorials. - A very good way to eliminate reading and writing errors is joint speech games . It is useful for children who experience difficulties in learning to write and read to play words, such as "Cities", to solve crossword puzzles, charades - all those games that draw the child's attention to the sound structure of the word.
- Very useful educate a child to love reading and books . It is worthy of praise when a child chooses the genre of the book for home reading. If the topic is attractive, then he will read with pleasure (for example, a child may not like stories about animals, but adventures or a children's detective story are interesting). It should also be remembered that the motivation for reading is formed if the family has a habit of daily reading. You can also recommend reading aloud to the child and with the child - this is not only fun, but also useful!
Correction of reading and writing disorders at the present stage of technology development is possible not only in the traditional form - one on one with a speech therapist.
It can take on very unusual and interesting varieties (without compromising the quality of the work).
Currently, distance learning, such as Skype, is gaining momentum. First of all, it is convenient for the child, as he is in a familiar environment, it is convenient for parents, as it saves time. In parallel with traditional classes, you can practice the child's correspondence with a speech therapist in a web chat or via e-mail.
It is also possible to use computer programs - training in reading and writing. Working with them increases the child's motivation and interest in classes. However, the choice of such programs should be approached carefully and consulted with a specialist in advance. The duration of such games should be limited in time.
Another way to solve the problem of underachievement is to contact specialized centers through out-of-school networking. They have been created and operate in almost all districts of Moscow, they are under municipal or city subordination.
