What are First Grade Lesson Plans?

First grade lesson plans break down lessons explaining how the class will be taught, what materials will be used, what the objective is and what school standards will be met. Lesson plans provide preparation for activities and focus on strategies needed to address individual student needs. First grade lessons are crucial in a child’s educational experience.

The main focus in first grade lesson plans will be on reading and math, but other areas of the curriculum are introduced at this level. At the beginning of the year first graders should be able to show mastery of several objectives. For example, a first grader should be able to write first and last name, write and recognize letters in the alphabet, know vowel sounds and consonant sound pattern in reading words. Going into first grade, students are expected to know names of colors and read sight words. Academic skills in math should also be evident. A few of those expected skills includes writing numbers to 100, be able to do simple addition and subtraction problems, tell time, count money, know the days of the week and know the months, to name some of the expected skills starting first grade. (more…)