First grade is a special place where children learn many things, and learning is increased when home and school work together in a friendly partnership. This guide provides parents and children weekly home activities through the year to enhance children's eagerness to learn. Suggested activities--which were carefully chosen by representative first-grade teachers in Medina County, Ohio--were designed to reinforce skills introduced in the classroom and assist in preparing children for Competency Based Education testing. The guide presents four kinds of activities, directions, and questions for each week of the month, from September through August. At the end of each month, home activities award forms are provided. The guide also offers helpful hints, guidelines, an index of skills, and a list of recommended books in several subjects including: science, math, series books, language arts, parenting, social studies, and poetry. Several kinds of activity sheets are included. (AP)