What a child up to 1st grade needs to know: a list of requirements

The requirements for admission to the first grade may vary depending on the school, its prestige, or the bias of knowledge. In some schools, children go through the first interview in their lives, where they are asked to read something, count, tell or show. Others do not have strict selection, but if the child does not have a base, it will be difficult for him to enter the school curriculum.

This article explains what a child should know when entering the 1st grade. About the minimum required for comfortable learning.

Requirements for a child going to the 1st grade

Twenty years ago, it was enough for a future first-grader to be able to read syllables and count to ten. Some schools accepted untrained children, but there are fewer such cases.

With the rapid development of scientific and technological progress, children also develop faster, so the requirements for them are growing.

Below is a list of what a child should be able to do in the 1st grade. Prepared baby:

1. He talks about himself, his family, and his country. They can give their full first name, including their last name and patronymic. Name the names of your parents and grandparents. The child knows the profession of his parents. Knows your home country, city, house address, floor, apartment number.
2. Getting to know nature. Knows what dandelion, Tulip, Rose and other common flowers look like. The child understands how the nose differs from the beak, feathers from the coat, and paws from the wings. Knows how wild animals differ from domestic animals and names both. It distinguishes the names of adult animals and their young: cat-kitten, dog-puppy, Horse-foal. It also focuses on fruits, berries, and vegetables. Knows what grows in the garden, what grows in the field, what grows on a bush or on the ground, and what grows on a tree. Distinguishes fruits by their colors. It will not be superfluous to know indoor plants, some stones and minerals. He also knows about planets: that the sun is a star, and the Moon is its satellite.
3. It will tell you what a calendar is and about natural phenomena. Understands that there are four seasons and how they replace each other. Names the month from which the year begins and how many of them there are in total. Knows how many days there are in a month. Names natural phenomena: wind, thunderstorm, drought. He talks about what happens to nature at different times of the year: birds fly away in autumn, snow falls in winter, flowers bloom in spring, and berries ripen in summer. He talks about people's actions: they harvest crops in autumn, skate in winter, plant a vegetable garden in spring, and swim in the sea in summer.
4. Speaks freely about the world of things. Names transport: land and underground, sea and underwater, and air. Knows items of tableware and furniture, clothing and shoes.
5. It is oriented in time and space. Distinguishes between left and right, top and bottom, front and back, earlier and later. It can touch your left ear and right knee. Remembers how to cross the street correctly. Understands the time of day and how many hours a day there are. Knows the days of the week and how many of them there are.
6. Familiar with people's social life. Names professions and sports. It can voice the main holidays. He talks about his hobbies. Understands what money is.
7. Compares, repeats, and remembers. It can distinguish the shapes of objects: circle, square, triangle, Oval. Don't confuse a circle with an oval and a ball. Knows how to solve riddles. Finds excess items based on: carrots, potatoes, strawberries, cabbage. He takes strawberries because they are not vegetables and explains his choice. He finds the difference between objects, copies simple patterns, can remember a sentence of up to 6 words, and knows rhymes. Uses glue and scissors, makes applications. It can create a story based on images.
8. Counts. Up to 10 and back. Inserts missing digits. Understands what "equal"," less","more" means. Compares items by length, height, and width. Knows how to divide equally, solves the simplest problems about apples.
9. Reads. Distinguishes letters and sounds, and vowels from consonants. Easily selects words for the desired letter. Reads a sentence of up to six words and understands what it means. Breaks down a word by syllable.
10. He writes and draws. Holds pen and pencil correctly. Writes simple sentences of 3-4 words. Draws the drawing along the contour, does not take the pen off the paper. It can finish drawing half of the drawing. It doesn't go out of line when drawing a drawing. It can draw a simple geometric shape. Easily copies the shape by cells.

You need to start training about two years before admission.

You can send your child to preparatory courses or study with them yourself. It is best to develop your child through play. Count cats on the street, make Christmas toys for the Christmas tree together. Do not resort to intimidation: "if you don't learn a poem, you won't go on a trampoline." In this way, the child will create a connection between unpleasant sensations and learning.

What else should you consider when preparing your child for school?

With this knowledge, it will be easier for the child to adapt to the school curriculum. It is also important for parents to prepare it psychologically.

The first thing a child needs to know before the 1st grade is the objects that will surround him. She should be familiar with the blackboard, desk, or classroom. With personal items: school uniforms, briefcase, diary, notebooks, pencil case. Try playing "school"with her at home. Let her plant her toys and teach them a lesson. You need to gradually get used to the school state.

Second and most important - these are social skills. Of course, the child will develop them at school, but he must go to the first grade already having a base.

• She can communicate, understands what is good and bad.
• Not afraid to contact with peers and adults, defends its position without aggression. At the same time, without excessive shyness: she calmly and confidently conveys her message.
• Knows why he goes to school what it gives her.
• The child understands what the rules are and why they should be followed.
• It seeks independence it won't be a problem for them to build their own briefcase or monitor their homework.

Most of all, your child is waiting for parental support.

Especially if he did not go to kindergarten and rarely had contact with large groups of children.