When discussing your child's research animal encourage answers in complete sentences. "Where do lions live?" Lions live on the savanah." Encourage pronoun substitution for the main subject. "They live on the savanah." A paper with patterend sentences such as: A lion has....A lion lives....A lion eats...., etc. will not ever earn more than a 3 on the 1st grade rubric.
Consider designating two flash drives for your child's school work. One can stay with them during the day for everyday school use (not necessary for 1st grade) and one which can be an at-home backup copy in case they lose the "traveling" drive. Projects can be scanned, filmed, or photographed for a continually growing digital portfolio so they can assess their own growth through their grade school career and beyond.
Every year your child will be producing 5 or more personal thinking maps (circle, bubble, tree, etc.) Consider saving these so they might compare their ideas about themselves as they grow older.
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