Many children enter the first grade either reading very little or not reading at all. However, reading is one of the most fundamental things that is taught in the first grade, and by the end of the first grade year, your first grader should be reading relatively well. This is not to say that she [...]

Making reading fun for your second grader can sometimes be something of a challenge. The fact of the matter is that most second graders would probably be watching television, playing outside, or playing with friends than reading a book. Sometimes, it seems as if your second grader will never want to read. However, there are [...]

Every first grader just loves the prospect of reading. As a matter of fact, first graders would much rather sit still on the couch reading a book than they would go outside and run around all day long. Of course, this isn’t true at all. In fact, many first graders have a hard time reading, [...]

At the age of seven or eight, when a child is a second grader, she is more than capable of performing a variety of household tasks and chores. However, when a child is a second grader, she is also not very likely to want to do chores for their own sake. While having a clean [...]

Learning to tell time can be somewhat difficult for students. While some students may learn to tell time as early as first grade or even kindergarten, the fact of the matter is that most children won’t even start learning to tell time until they are in second grade. Having said that, the fact of the [...]

Research has shown that it is much easier for a child to learn a second language than it is for an adult to learn a second language. In fact, it has been suggested that a child who is able to learn a second language, such as Spanish, before the age of 10 will be much [...]

There are any number of ways that parents can use for the purpose of keeping track of your first grader’s progress in school. Some of these ways have to do with resources within your child’s school, and others have to do with things that you can do outside of school to keep track of your [...]