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Children of 5 to 7 years of age start their formal schooling in first grade. As kids adjust to the classroom setting, they have plenty to learn. Do you know what a first grader does? Find out now!First graders learn how to identify main characters and supporting characters in works of fiction. In the Harry Potter books, Harry Potter is unequivocally the main character.
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday make for seven days in the week.
Morning times are designated with the abbreviation "AM," while afternoon and evening times are designated with the abbreviation "PM."
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Comparing numbers is another common exercise in first grade. Many students will use flashcards with > or < signs to compare the numbers they're learning.
Comparing lengths is another subject often introduced in first grade. Children should recognize that a building with many stories is taller than any man, dog or house.
In first grade, children learn to count from one to one hundred (if they don't already know how). They learn to associate the numbers with their names.
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A triangle is a shape with three sides. The prefix "tri-" indicates three.
Most first graders don't have a map of the U.S. memorized, but they can often identify important places, such as the location of America, the state they live in, etc.
First graders are still learning how to describe the world around them, and thus they are encouraged to write down information about what they see. If they're describing a ladybug, for example, a good response would be that it is a round bug, colored red or orange, with black spots.
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A rock, a gold necklace and a chocolate bar would all sink, but a feather would float. The reason is that the feather has a lower density than water.
First graders continue to learn more vocabulary to describe how they feel and what they see. Learning to differentiate between different kinds of feeling bad or feeling good is a natural part of this process.
Cutting an apple into quarters, for example, would give four different people one piece each. Similarly, four U.S. quarters make one dollar.
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Composite numbers like 15 are often taught in terms of tens and ones. Ten plus five ones makes fifteen.
Many American school children recite the Pledge of Allegiance each morning before class. The right hand should be placed over the heart while reciting the pledge.
Addition and subtraction are both covered in first grade for low numbers. 6 + 7 = 13, so 13 - 6 = 7.
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First graders learn how to distinguish fiction from nonfiction. While learning that Spider-Man isn't real might be a letdown, it helps children learn about reality vs. imagination.
The word "cat" contains one vowel - an "a." First graders should know that the English alphabet contains 26 letters.
First graders often learn the categories used to describe the flavor of food: sweet, sour, bitter, savory and salty. Lemons are notorious for their sour flavor, which is due to their high acidity.
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The long hand tells the minutes and the short hand tells the hour. If both point to the twelve, it's either noon or midnight.
"My" needs to be capitalized, "me" should be changed to "I" and a period must be added to the end of the sentence.
First graders learn about the calendar months and start memorizing their order. Out of the four months listed, April is the first to arrive.
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Eyes, ears, nose, mouth - these all provide sensory information like taste and smell. Lungs are quite useful for breathing, but they aren't typically used for sensing.
Some first graders begin learning times tables, especially for square numbers like 9, 16, and 25.
Proper nouns (such as names of people and places) should be capitalized, as well as the beginning of a sentence. Since "owner" is not a proper noun and it is in the middle of a sentence, it should not be capitalized.
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Drawing the diagonal on a square separates it into two distinct parts. Each part is half the size of the original.
A diameter cuts the circle into two equal pieces, known as semicircles. Half of a diameter is called a radius; it does not divide the circle into multiple pieces.
Most first graders can understand something that happened before now, something that's happening now, and something that may happen later. If you said that man walked on the moon in 1969, that number wouldn't mean much to them.
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This particular type of nonfiction is descriptive writing, which paints a picture with words for the reader.
While all are units of measurement, they measure different things. Distance can be measured in feet, temperature in degrees Celsius, and volume in liters.
While first graders learn the names of the things in the world around them, they also learn how to group and differentiate them. In this case, the question asks a student to determine which thing is not like the others.
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All Hallows' Eve (also known as Halloween) is not a federal holiday. Many Americans celebrate holidays that are not "official" federal holidays. In fact, only ten days in the year are federal holidays.
In first grade, students begin to develop reading comprehension. They should be able to understand and answer questions about the content of a book or a paragraph that they have read.
First graders often learn to differentiate between solids, liquids and gases. Filling a balloon with helium is a fun way to demonstrate the properties of gases to kids.
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Consider the difference between "hat" and "hate." The first has a short vowel sound and the second has a long vowel sound.