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What should my child know moving into 2nd Grade?
Source: http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/StarlingES/Documents/BackToSchoolPublications/2012-13-1st-Grade-AKS-Brochure-FINAL[1].pdf

Language Arts

By the end of 1st grade, all students are expected to
• Understand the relationships between sounds and letters and patterns in words, such as consonant and vowel sounds, consonant blends, and word families (-ake, -at, -ed);
• Use grade-appropriate grammar and spelling skills in writing;
• Acquire skills to become lifelong readers and writers, such as self-selection of books, self-monitoring to correct errors when reading and writing, and talking with and listening to peers about one’s reading and writing; and
• Use reading and writing to communicate through listening, speaking, and viewing.

Mathematics

By the end of 1st grade, students should be able to do the following:
• Develop understanding of addition, subtraction, and strategies for addition and subtraction within 20;
• Develop understanding of whole number relationship and place value, including grouping in tens and ones;
• Develop understanding of linear measurement and measuring lengths;
• Tell and write time; and
• Solve problems using attributes of shapes and by putting together and taking apart shapes.