First grade (called Grade 1 in some regions) is a year of education in America and many other nations. It is usually one year after kindergarten. Students are usually 6–7 years old, but sometimes as old as 10. It is a part of elementary school. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... A kindergarten classroom in Afghanistan. ... Grade retention is the practice of having a student (usually a general education student, rather than a special education student) repeat a grade level of schooling. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ...

• In mathematics students learn primarily about addition and subtraction of whole numbers, as well as the first vulgar fractions and measurement. Geometry and graphing are also introduced for the first time. Time, (hour and half hour, months, days, reading a calendar) and money, (names of coins, values of coins, and counting coin amounts up to one dollar) are also included in the math curriculum.

• In Language Arts first graders are expected to know the alphabet and become masters of the alphabetic principle. They learn the 44 sounds found in the English language and the most common spellings for each. In the beginning of first grade, students read easy books and books that make use of letters and words they have been taught. By the end of the year, students can read longer passages and stories with a greater variety of words. They can figure out (by using their knowledge of the alphabetic principle) words that have not been taught. Popular stories read by the average first grader include: Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel, Mr. Putter and Tabby books, Poppleton books, fairy tales such as Cinderella and Snow White, books by Syd Hoff, Dr. Seuss, Robert Munsch, and non-fiction books about animals.

Its English equivalent is Year 2, the third year of primary school. Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, known today as the father of geometry; shown here in a detail of The School of Athens by Raphael. ... 3 + 2 with apples, a popular choice in textbooks Addition is the basic operation of arithmetic. ... 5 - 2 = 3 Subtraction is one of the four basic arithmetic operations; it is essentially the opposite of addition. ... The whole numbers are the nonnegative integers (0, 1, 2, 3, ...) The set of all whole numbers is represented by the symbol = {0, 1, 2, 3, ...} Algebraically, the elements of form a commutative monoid under addition (with identity element zero), and under multiplication (with identity element one). ... In arithmetic, a vulgar fraction (or common fraction) consists of one integer divided by a non-zero integer. ... Various meters Measurement is the estimation or determination of extent, dimension or capacity, usually in relation to some standard or unit of measurement. ... Table of Geometry, from the 1728 Cyclopaedia. ... A kindergarten classroom in Afghanistan. ... Second grade is a year of education in the United States and other countries two years after kindergarten, (usually 7-8 years old and a part of elementary school. ...