first grade (education)

Told in verse, a boy encounters first grade--with all its peaks and valleys, but most of all with new friends.

The author describes her experiences teaching first-graders to read through a program that focuses on writing and reading workshops and the incorporation of children's literature in the daily life of the classroom.

Text and photographs detail for preschoolers what they can expect in first grade.

A guide to teaching first graders that includes tips to help teachers bond with their class, create a happy and cohesive classroom, help children develop organizational skills and self control, keep children's attention, and teach them to have confidence that they can read.

Outlines five specific units of study designed to help first graders prepare for writing and learn to structure their ideas, plan what they want to write, and organize their writings.

First-grader Haley wishes she were back having fun in kindergarten with her old teacher, until she finds out that first-grade is special, too.

The author describes her experiences teaching first-graders to read through a program that focuses on writing and reading workshops and the incorporation of children's literature in the daily life of the classroom.