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Grade 1 milestones (age 6)

Grade 1 is when reading becomes something a child does rather than something done to them. Expect it to be slow and effortful for most of the year.

Most children do most of these by the end of the year. Being behind on a few is common and usually resolves. Nothing here is an assessment.

Written by Chaitanya Somavajhala — parent of two, and the person who writes everything here.

Reviewed by a qualified teacher: not yet. We would rather tell you that than imply otherwise. If you teach this year group, we would like your name on this page.

Reading

  • Reads simple books aloud with reasonable accuracy
  • Sounds out unfamiliar regular words without help
  • Retells what happened in roughly the right order
  • Self-corrects when a sentence does not make sense

Maths

  • Adds and subtracts within 20
  • Understands tens and ones inside a two-digit number
  • Tells the time to the hour and half hour
  • Solves simple one-step word problems

Writing

  • Writes several sentences that connect to each other
  • Uses capitals and full stops most of the time
  • Spells common words correctly and guesses others by sound
  • Can read back what they wrote a day later

When it's worth asking someone. Persistent letter reversals past the end of this year, or reading that stays stuck word-by-word, are worth raising with the teacher.

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Practice

Worksheets for Grade 1

Free to make and print, as many as you like.