Core Knowledge Ser.: What Your First Grader Needs to Know : Fundamentals of a Good First-Grade Education by John Holdren and E. D. Hirsch Jr. (1998, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
ISBN-100385319878
ISBN-139780385319874
eBay Product ID (ePID)141350

Product Key Features

Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameWhat Your First Grader Needs to Know : Fundamentals of a Good First-Grade Education
Publication Year1998
SubjectElementary, Parent Participation, Early Childhood (Incl. Preschool & Kindergarten), Homeschooling
FeaturesRevised
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn Holdren, E. D. Hirsch Jr.
Subject AreaEducation
SeriesCore Knowledge Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight30.1 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width7.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN96-024454
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal372.973
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisGive your child a smart start with "What Your First Grader Needs to Know" 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. Featuring a new Introduction, filled with 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. Inside you ll 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 Keeffe, 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, electricity, our solar system, and what s inside the earth, plus stories of famous scientists such as Thomas Edison and Rachel Carson"

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    They sent me the older edition. Not what it looks like on the picture. They should put the right picture for the edition being sold.

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