Financial Literacy Lessons and Activities for Grade 1

Introduce your first graders to standards-aligned math concepts such as measurement, fractions, and algebraic patterns, while developing important oral language skills. This resource book provides explicit scripting for 100 daily lessons. Also included are 20 fun hands-on activities to apply math skills, and a weekly Homeschool connection page in English and Spanish to extend learning at home. Each daily 10- to 15-minute lesson is organized around discussion questions that invite students to think critically about the math concepts, use new vocabulary, and demonstrate their understanding. A weekly unit follows this format: Day 1: Introduce the weekly concept, read a story, and guide students through an activity. Days 2, 3, and 4: Discuss the Day 1 story and concept, and practice or extend the concept through the days activity page. Day 5: Reinforce the weeks math concept with a fun hands-on math activity. Send home the Homeschool connection activity page. Everyday Literacy: Math provides 20 weeks of math skills that are aligned to state standards and Common Core State Standards. Math and literacy skills covered, include: counting, operations and algebraic thinking, numbers and operations, measurement and data, geometry, mathematical practices, oral language development, and comprehension.