first grade
Elementary school's beginning
First grade is the year of schooling that typically follows kindergarten, when children are around six or seven years old.
In the United States, it marks the beginning of formal elementary education, where children learn foundational reading, writing, and arithmetic: My daughter just started first grade.
The term can describe the grade level itself or function as an adjective: first-grade teacher, first-grade reading level.
Interpreting written text
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
- handwritingManual letter formation
arithmetic · addition · subtraction · counting · numbers · letters · shapes · colors
Educational instruction space
- teacherOne who instructs others
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
- workbooksEducational activity volumes
report card · backpack · lunchbox · school bus · desk · chalkboard · whiteboard · principal
Life's earliest phase
- growthIncrease in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- curiosityDesire to learn
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
friendship · independence · confidence · learning to read · making friends · following directions · raising hand · taking turns
Scheduled narrative session
- recessPause in activity
- show-and-tellClassroom presentation activity
- singalongCommunal vocal session
- circle timeSeated group activity for children
arts and crafts · coloring · painting · finger painting · playground · nap time · games · puzzles
Wax pigment sticks
- pencilsGraphite writing implements
- scissorsPivoted twin-blade cutter
- glueBonding substance
- glue stickSolid tube adhesive
markers · colored pencils · construction paper · flashcards · stickers · ruler · notebook · lined paper
reading
Interpreting written text
- phonicsSound-based reading instruction
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- spellingCorrect letter sequence
handwriting · arithmetic · addition · subtraction · counting · numbers · letters · shapes · colors · sight words
classroom
Educational instruction space
- teacherOne who instructs others
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- homeworkStudent assignments for outside class
workbooks · report card · backpack · lunchbox · school bus · desk · chalkboard · whiteboard · principal · parent-teacher conference
childhood
Life's earliest phase
- growthIncrease in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- curiosityDesire to learn
imagination · friendship · independence · confidence · learning to read · making friends · following directions · raising hand · taking turns · tying shoes
storytime
Scheduled narrative session
- recessPause in activity
- show-and-tellClassroom presentation activity
- singalongCommunal vocal session
circle time · arts and crafts · coloring · painting · finger painting · playground · nap time · games · puzzles · blocks
crayons
Wax pigment sticks
glue stick · markers · colored pencils · construction paper · flashcards · stickers · ruler · notebook · lined paper · finger paint
- Elementary Gradeskindergarten, year two, year three, year four, year five
- Basic Educationelementary school, primary school, kindergarten, preschool, K-12
- K-12 Schoolselementary school, middle school, high school, student, classroom
- academic levelskindergarten, elementary, middle school, high school, graduate
- academic stagespreschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle school, junior high
- Early Schoolspreschool, kindergarten, elementary school, primary school, nursery school
first gradetwelfth grade
Final secondary school level
senior year · high school senior · graduation year · high school · preschool
first gradeadulthood
State of being grown
adolescence · teenager · young adult · toddlerhood · infancy
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