First Grade Expectations

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
The following link will take you to the TEKS, which are the objectives that are required to be taught to and learned by all 1st graders in the state of Texas. These objectives are stated in our daily lesson plans.
Additional Skills That Every First Grader Should Know
Reading
Student should:

Read all 300 words on the Dolche word list

Read a first grade passage at 60 words per minute with 100% comprehension

Language Arts
Student should:
Write complete sentences using correct capitalization and punctuation

Write a developed journal entry based on a given subject

Read and Spell all the EISD First Grade No-Excuse Spelling Words

Math
Student should:

Count to 100

Recognize numbers 0-100 when given in randon order

Tell what number comes before or after a given number

Addition and subtraction

Tell time by the hour and half hour

Dolch Sight Word List

PreprimerPrimerFirstSecondThird
aallafteralwaysabout
andamagainaroundbetter
awayareanbecausebring
bigatanybeencarry
blueateasbeforeclean
canbeaskbestcut
comeblackbybothdone
downbrowncouldbuydraw
findbuteverycalldrink
forcameflycoldeight
funnydidfromdoesfall
godogivedon'tfar
helpeatgoingfastfull
hersfourhadfirstgot
Igethasfivegrow
ingoodherfoundhold
ishashimgavehot
ithehowgoeshurt
jumpintojustgreenif
littlelikeknowitskeep
lookmustletmadekind
makenewlivemanylaugh
menomayofflight
mynowoforlong
notonoldpullmuch
oneouroncereadmyself
playoutopenrightnever
redpleaseoversingonly
runprettyputsitown
saidranroundsleeppick
seeridesometellseven
thesawstoptheirshall
threesaytaketheseshow
toshethankthosesix
twosothemuponsmall
upsoonthenusstart
wethatthinkuseten
yellowtherewalkverytoday
youtheywherewashtogether

thiswhenwhichtry

too
whywarm

under
wish

want
work

was
would

well
write

went
your

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who



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