First Grade ELA
Strand: Language Domain: Conventions of Standard English
Common Core Standard: L.1.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when
writing or speaking.
A.
Print all upper- and lowercase letters.B.
Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.C.
Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).D.
Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their; anyone, everything).E.
Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home).F.
Use frequently occurring adjectives.G.
Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because).H.
Use determiners (e.g., articles, demonstratives).I.
Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).J.
Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.Essential Vocabulary
Task Analysis Learning
Activities/Assessments
Resources
Prior - Uppercase - Lowercase - Capital - Letter - Alphabet - Write - Line - Curve - Straight - Diagonal - Wh- question words
Explicit
Identify all
uppercase letters. Identify all
lowercase letters.
Print all upper- and lowercase letters. Define that a noun
is a person, place, or thing.
List examples of nouns.
Define a proper noun as a name
To be used ongoing throughout the year.
Handwriting
This site has a lot of activities that would be good for center time including handwriting worksheets.
Common Core Curriculum Maps Book Pg62 #3 Language/writing activity
Common Core Curriculum Maps Book Pg 175 Reading Foundations: A Pacing guide for reading instruction.
Handwriting
http://jmeacham.com/handwriting.htm
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Handwriting-Practice-- Uppercase - Lowercase - Noun - Proper Noun - Common Noun - Singular - Plural - Verb - Sentence - Pronoun - Adjective - Past - Present - Future - Joining Words - Tense - Compound - Extend - Period
- Question Mark - Exclamation Mark - Statement - Question - Exclamation - Command Introductory - Verb - Adverb - Irregular - Reflexive pronouns - Collective nouns - Subject - Predicate - Rearrange
that uses a capital letter.
Sort nouns into common and proper.
Define and use possessive nouns correctly.
Use common, proper, and possessive nouns. Define a noun as a
person, place, or thing.
Define a verb as a word that shows action.
Define singular as one and plural as more than one. Locate and sort
singular and plural nouns.
Correctly use singular and plural nouns with
matching verbs orally.
Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).
Define a pronoun as a word that renames a noun. Use pronouns in
oral speech
Handwriting pages for all letters of the alphabet!
Handwriting worksheets
I have made these lowercase handwriting practice sheets
After your students have developed and perfected their handwriting skills, assess their handwriting ability and reward them with a cute certificate.
Nouns
Different types of nouns worksheets, center activities, and lessons.
correctly.
Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their; anyone,
everything). Define a verb as a
word that shows action.
Locate verbs in a sentence.
Use verbs orally to show correct tense.
Chart different tense
and a fun game for your students.
A great way to introduce singular possessive nouns. Students match the longer sentence to the sentence containing the possessive noun.
This is a simple activity to introduce
possessive nouns to young
students.
These are singular
possessive nouns.
Intro video for nouns
Pronouns
FREE Pronouns We or Us Task Cards and Cut & Paste
Video on pronouns
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Possessive-noun-cut-and-paste-523364
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Possessive-Nouns-Scavenger-Hunt-490031
http://www.k12reader.com/subject/noun-worksheets/ for common, proper, singular, plural nouns
Youtube.com English Grammar- Nouns For Kids
Pronouns
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Summertime-Pronouns-724148
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Pronouns-Word-Wall-5-pages-165300
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/FREE-Pronouns-We-or-Us-Task-Cards-and-Cut-Paste-722986
Youtube.com School House Rock Grammar
FREE Pronouns We or Us Task Cards and Cut & Paste
Traveling Pronouns
Conjunctions
Conjunction Junction! Conjunctions for Compound Sentences
Conjunctions for Firsties: Based on the Common Core
Balloon Joining Words
Verbs
Verbs Activities
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/pronouns/play/
Conjunctions
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Conjunction-Junction-Conjunctions-for-Compound-Sentences-612787
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Conjunctions-for-Firsties-Based-on-the-Common-Core-623393
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/joining_words/play/
Verbs
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Verbs-Activities-195747
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Verb-Tense-Center-Game-500324
Adjectives
Verb Tense Center Game
Adjectives
Adjectives , Adjectives , Adjectives!
Adjectives: Centers with Journals (K-2)
Prepositions
Preposition Craftivity & Activities {FREEBIE}
Preposition Farm - booklet on prepositions
cartoon to introduce prepositions
Types of Sentences
Four Types of Sentences Sorting Practice
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Adjectives-Centers-with-Journals-K-2-459532
Prepositions
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Preposition-Craftivity-Activities-FREEBIE-451363
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Preposition-Farm-booklet-on-prepositions-230175
Youtube.com Learn Prepositions
Types of Sentences
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Four-Types-of-Sentences-Sorting-Practice-421423
http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=fa727b25-9d28-417d-b81d-97e69c7674a7
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/clubhouse/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/using_punctuation/play/
Smart Board activity
interactive practice
Alien Punctuation
Punctuation Station - periods, exclamation points, and question marks
First Grade ELA
Strand: Language Domain: Conventions of Standard English
Common Core Standard: L.1.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation,
and spelling when writing.
A.
Capitalize dates and names of people.B.
Use end punctuation for sentences.C.
Use commas in dates and to separate single words in a series.D.
Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words.E.
Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.Essential Vocabulary
Task Analysis Learning
Activities/Assessments
Resources
Prior
-Uppercase
Identify capital letters in daily reading and
To be used ongoing throughout the
- Lowercase
- Capital
- Letter
- Alphabet
- Write
- Period
- Question
Mark
- Exclamation
-Point
- Comma
- Quotation
-Marks
- Sentence
- Word
Punctuation
Explicit
- Capital
-
Capitalization
- Punctuation
- Period
- Exclamation
Point
- Question
Mark
- Sentence
- Comma
- Sight Word
Letter
Introductory
- Proper noun
- Apostrophe
- Greeting
- Closings
writing.
List where and how capital letters are used in
sentences. Write and edit for
correct use of capital letters.
a. Capitalize dates and names of people.
Identify a complete sentence.
Name the different types of
punctuation/senten ces
Compare different types of
sentences/punctua tion in print.
b. Use end punctuation for sentences.
Define a comma as a punctuation mark which separates. Recognize and
use commas in the date daily.
Create sentences with words in a series with teacher support.
Use commas correctly to separate words in a series.
c. Use commas in dates and to separate single
year.
Punctuation
Capitalization and punctuation game
Pumpkin Punctuation & Sentence Fluency
Free Bunny Blunders: Fix-It Sentences
Commas
Commas in a series- First Grade
Comma Practice
Common Core Standard Language Arts Assessment
Conventional Spelling
Snowball Spelling Word Work Activity Using oa -ow V-owel digraphs
words in a series. Recall and list
common word families and spelling patterns. Implement
previously learned spelling patterns in writing and
spelling. Recognize five
new sight words each week. Correctly spell
previously learned sight words in daily writing and
spelling.
d. Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently
occurring irregular words.
VCe Super “e”
Between the Lions: When 2 vowels go walking
Short Vowels Song
Long Vowel Word Hunt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fb3Pdt8kxg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnVhx3vk1Jg
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Long-Vowel-Word-Hunt-228438
First Grade ELA
Strand: Language Domain: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Common Core Standard: L.1.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases
based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
A.
Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.B.
Use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word.C.
Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, looking).Vocabulary Activities/Assessments
Prior -Word - Word parts - Meaning Explicit - Root/Base Word - Prefix - Suffix - Context - Homophone Introductory - Prefix - Suffix - Compound word - Glossary - Predict - Dictionary
Decode a simple sentence.
Identify unknown words.
Explain how the other words in a sentence are clues to what unknown words mean, with teacher modeling.
a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
Identify root/base words.
Identify suffixes. List commonly
used suffixes. Use commonly
used suffixes in oral language. Compare
meanings of different suffixes. Identify prefixes. List commonly
used prefixes. Use commonly
used prefixes in oral language. Compare
meanings of different prefixes.
b. Use frequently
occurring affixes as a clue
To be used ongoing throughout the year.
Context Clues
This graphic organizer allows the students to write down the word, context clue in the passages surrounding it and then, their guess or inference about what the word means.
Students will learn to use context clues to help them discover which meaning of the word is the correct one for the given sentence.
This quick activity allows students to apply their knowledge of multiple meaning words
Common Core Curriculum Maps Book Pg 175 Reading Foundations: A Pacing guide for reading instruction.
to the meaning of a word. Identify the
root/base word. Find inflectional endings (s, ed, -ing)
Chart/map how words change as they move through the tenses.
Correctly use inflectional forms in oral language.
c. Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, looking).
by creating sentences using common words.
This is lesson introduces primary students to strategies for figuring out unknown words within the context of a sentence.
Affixes
List and definitions of Affixes- Great for Vocabulary lessons or word walls K-12
Active Game for Affixes
Worksheet
Great website with wordlists and activities
Inflectional Endings
http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=e6c86d2e-479b-4f37-bc21-2116637e903b
Affixes
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Affixes-and-Definitions-380097
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Active-Game-for-Affixes-Phonics-Factors-Basic-Math-Facts-Parts-of-Speech-730395
http://www.greatschools.org/worksheets-activities/6541-suffixes--ful-and--ly.gs
http://firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/prefixes/prefixes.htm
Inflectional Endings
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Inflectional-Endings-s-and-es-Anchor-Chart-and-Word-Sort-549634
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Inflectional-Endings-Poster-Meets-Common-Core-Standard-154347
Center activity
Poster showing endings added to words
Easter egg fun
This is just an idea that you can make you could also purchase the unit if you would like.
Un and Re prefixes
http://theteacherwife.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2011-03-30T01%3A10%3A00-04%3A00&max-results=7&reverse-paginate=true
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfJkQ7Sylw8
First Grade ELA
Strand: Language Domain: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Common Core Standard: L.1.5 With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of word relationships
and nuances in word meanings.
A. Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
B. Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes). C. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at home that are cozy).
D. Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs differing in manner (e.g., look, peek, glance, stare, glare, scowl) and adjectives differing in intensity (e.g., large, gigantic) by defining or choosing them or by acting out the meanings
Essential Vocabulary
Task Analysis Learning
Activities/Assessments
Resources
To be used ongoing throughout the
year.
Word Sorting Real and
Nonsense Word Sort "at" family
Category Word Sort Food/Colors/ People
Pocket Pack! Category Word Sort (Bats/Birds/ Cooking)
Categorizing
Nina Loves to Name Things
Flood! Categorizing Game on Between the Lions
Categorize It!
Word Sorting
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Real-and-Nonsense-Word-Sort-at-family-191377
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Category-Word-Sort-FoodColorsPeople-344876
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pocket-Pack-Category-Word-Sort-BatsBirdsCooking-356115
Categorizing
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bll/nina/index.htm
http://pbskids.org/lions/games/flood.html
Literacy Center Freebie
Shades of meaning Batty Shades of
Meaning Cards
Having Fun with Shades of Meanings!
Shades of meaning
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Categorize-It-Literacy-Center-FREEBIE-322676
http://www.teachingandtapas.com/2013/01/having-fun-with-shades-of-meaning.html
First Grade ELA
Strand: Language Domain: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
Common Core Standard: L.1.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and
responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationship (e.g., because).
Essential Vocabulary
Task Analysis Learning
Activities/Assessments
Resources
To be used ongoing
throughout the year.
Respond to fiction or non fictions texts using frequently occurring conjunctions (for, and, because, but , or, so) Children will read their responses out loud.
Conjunction Junction Song
Conjunction Activities
Cause and Effect Matching Activity- Why Did That
Happen? Using the Conjunction Because
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