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Getting to Know You
First graders go on an in-school scavenger hunt to get to know the many kinds of people that make up an elementary school community. They work in small groups and use digital cameras to take pictures of the workers they find.
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Reading List: And
Young writers trace the four examples of the word "and.". They read the five sentences that use the word"and," then attempt to write sentences of their own that use this common conjunction.
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Funny Animals
First graders use the given verb and conjunction examples for each page. They use the verbs and conjunctions to complete the sentences, and use the following words: hop, run, climb, and, can.
Common Sense Media
ABC Searching
Students explore English by completing an interactive computer activity. In this alphabet lesson, students research the Internet to create a picture dictionary which they share with classmates. Students locate digital images of words...
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Subject/Verb Agreement
Students recognize the relationship between singular and plural subjects and verbs as they relate to developing stronger writing skills. In this writing lesson, students write and organize their thoughts and feelings while using their...
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Reading Readiness
Get those first graders ready to read with the words monkey, long, jump, and read! They use each of the mentioned words to complete each of the four fun sentences. They read the sentences, determine which word fits best in each, and then...
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Amazing Animals
What do the words dog, drink, play, and sitting have in common? They are the words that little ones will use as they read and complete four different sentences. They can use and color the helpful images related to each...
TLS Books
Alphabetizing First Grade Dolch Words
Provide your first grades with the opportunity to practice a valuable skill. They'll use the handy caterpillars to help them alphabetize three sets of four Dolch site words. The words are specific to those found in first grade site...
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Alphabetizing Second Grade Dolch Words
Each of the three depicted caterpillars contains four Dolch site words, that need to be put in alphabetical order. Second graders will read each set of words and then write them in alphabetical order on the lines provided. The words used...
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The Long A Sound
Budding readers complete three different series of exercises where they write down four, then three, and finally two words that rhyme from the word box. A great way to practice reading, rhyming, and printing skills.
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Action Words
In this action words instructional activity, students read the 9 sentences and identify the action word or verb in each them. Students print their answers on the lines provided.
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ESL Conversational Adjectives
In these English Language adjective worksheets, students describe the first set of pictures that illustrate opposites. Students then describe the shapes by color and write sentences using the adjectives. Students finish with a color and...
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Sentence Making
In this sentence construction worksheet students read and use 12 common words to build sentences. Students write as many sentences as possible including a mixed up example on the lines provided on the one page sheet.
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Dinosaur Lower Case Printing Practice
In this language arts worksheet, students learn to form all the lower case Zaner-Bloser alphabet letters. Students look at the examples and trace 4 letters. Each letter is in its own dinosaur shape.
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Printing Practice Worksheets- The Whole Alphabet
In this whole alphabet printing practice worksheet set, students follow numbered directional arrows to print both upper and lower case letters. They trace one row of the upper case letter, one row of the lower case letter, before...
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Agriculture is a Cycle
What do a bicycle and the life cycle have in common? Cover this and more with the series of cross-curricular activities included in this plan. Learners do everything from making bracelets that represent the life cycle to checking out the...
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Mighty Earth Movers
Note that although the publisher lists almost all of the Common Core standards for both math and language arts, you will most likely want to take the general topic and choose which area to focus on. Regarding math, pupils measure worms...
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Dirt Babies
What exactly is a dirt baby, you might ask. Look over the plan to find out! All of the materials and procedures necessary for creating a dirt baby, such as grass seeds, dirt, and nylon stockings, are listed, along with ideas for...
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Little Red Hen
Pupils listen to a teacher reading of The Little Red Hen, identify the story elements and sequence them. They talk about different jobs associated with providing food and act out a play based on the story. Be aware that although several...
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Easter Picture: Look, Think, Write
Is that the Easter bunny hiding an egg? First graders use the lines provided on an illustrated wroksheet to tell a story about what they see. A reference web site for additional activities is given.
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See, Say, Write, and Read
In this reading skills worksheets, students use the pictures to help them identify the words see, in, bunny, and hat. Students then read the 3 sentences that use pictures in the sentences.
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See, Say, Write, and Read
In this reading and writing instructional activity, 1st graders identify the words, print them on the lines, and then read 3 sentences that include pictures to help with each sentence.
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Jake and the Long A Sound
In this long a sound worksheet, learners write three words from the word box that rhyme. Students then complete the story with words from the box. Learners learn to recognize words containing the long a sound.
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The Long I Sound
Learners read words with the long 'i' sound from a word box and then write four words that rhyme. They draw a circle around each word they use, then repeat the process finding three more words that rhyme. The worksheet is complete when...