text: stupid but serious question? what kind of homework and in class work do first graders do? do they just draw or do they do like math problems? i dunno. i need to know this for a project im doing so serious answers only please i agree with kimberly. our 1st graders also have a math problems with charts and graphs and 4 to 5 questions all about the graph on their tests. they begin 13-4=9, so i would say that is not just simple adding/subtraction. fact families, telling time, counting money and making predictions and estimations. coloring?! who has time for that anymore?! yes, tests! and our schools use spaulding which teaches all the sounds so the spelling test has dictation of sounds, sentences and spelling words. 15 spelling words+ 5 sentences and 5 different phonemes. they also cut and paste which is important for eye hand coordination.