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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What should 1st graders be working on at this point in the school year?

My son attends a title 1 school and while I felt Kindergarten was great and the pace was appropriate, I am starting to have serious concerns with 1st grade. The class work he brings home seem insanely simple.  Like filling in missing numbers from a table that only has numbers 1-50 and other basic counting and addition. I also notice that my son draws a lot on the back of his assignments which make me think he has a lot of free time.

he got his first homework packet last week,  until now they have just been been told to read every night.  They  had to complete it by Friday. He had the entire thing done when he came home with it Monday; finished it all during SACC quiet time.

I will also say that I do not think my son is exceptionally advanced or anything like that. i have always considered him pretty average. He finished K reading at a mid 1st grade level and he is stronger at reading than math, so is't not like he is above and beyond. Of course this makes me even more concerned about whether or not he is being challenged. because it you can't challenge an average kid then something is wrong.

We have teacher conferences coming up and I want to get more information on what they are working on and the pace, obviously I don't want to offend the teacher though. What is normal at this point?
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The basic homework packet at our school is very simple too (not that simple though. More like counting by 2's, 5's. writing in a short reading log). The teachers also post extension work which is a bit more in depth but not required.[/quote]

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