Yes. First graders will have a packet with nightly assignments that reinforce the skills learned in class. Also, it is expected that all students will read each night. Research supports the correlation between increased reading and students’ reading comprehension, vocabulary growth, spelling facility, understanding of grammar and knowledge of the world.
It is important for first graders to use concrete manipulatives and pictorial representations to solve a problem, eventually becoming fluent and flexible with mental math as a result of these experiences.