1st Grade Reading and Literature

Questions Before, During, and After Reading

To encourage critical reading, teachers should ask students questions about the text before, during, and after they…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Grammar

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DAILY WARM-UPS

Health Reading Warm-Up: Healthy Food

This nonfiction reading warm-up features a short reading passage and comprehension questions about healthy foods. Use…

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Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

Nutrition

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Using "KWL" In Your Classroom Strategy

With this teaching strategy resource, we show you how to make the most out of KWL charts in your classroom. K-W-L stands…

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Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

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Download for free! How to use one of the most effective graphic organizers A running record is a way to assess a…

Running Records

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Reading Instruction

Reading and Literature

Reading Aloud

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Sequencing Lesson Plan for The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Present this Common Core-aligned lesson plan for the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar to help students practice story…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Teaching Eric Carle & The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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GAMES AND APPS

What Am I? Icebreaker

Explore an activity that helps students to get to know one another using animal sounds.

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Reading and Literature

Listening

Animals (Zoology)

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Prior Knowledge: The Three Little Pigs

Encourage your students to activate their prior knowledge with this lesson plan on The Three Little Pigs.

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Reading Comprehension

Reading

Reading and Literature

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Top 10 Books by Eric Carle

This gallery features information on children's author Eric Carle's 10 best books. Each slide also features a related…

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Reading and Literature

Reading

Children's Book

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Sequencing the Events: Teaching Strategies (Grades 1-5)

Sequencing the events of a text refers to the identification of the beginning, middle, and end. Learn how to teach this…

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Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

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When we read aloud to students, we expand their imaginations, provide new knowledge, support language acquisition, build…

Reading Aloud

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Reading and Literature

Reading

Reading Aloud

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Summarizing: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Use a lesson that is designed to expand primary students' summarizing skills using the book Cloudy With a Chance of…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Reading and Literature

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Introducing Character Traits

Introduce the concept of character traits in your reading comprehension instruction with this graphic organizer. This…

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Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

Reading Instruction

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WORKSHEETS

Draw the Directions

Employ a printable reading activity that helps build skills in following written directions.

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Reading Instruction

Drawing

Listening

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Five Elements of Plot Graphic Organizer for Language Arts

Five elements of a story's plot (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) provide the…

Five Elements of a Plot

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Language Arts and Writing

Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

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Main Idea and Supporting Details Web

An essential tool for language arts classes! This graphic organizer will help students identify the main idea of a…

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Language Arts and Writing

Reading and Literature

Main Idea and Supporting Details

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Reading Comprehension Sequence Chain

This detail-oriented graphic organizer helps students strengthen reading comprehension by identifying important story…

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Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

Reading Instruction

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Sequencing: The Hare and the Tortoise

Use a lesson that is designed to expand the skill of sequencing for primary students, using the text The Hare and the…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Reading and Literature

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WORKSHEETS

Geography Reading Warm-Up: Mountains

Students read a short, nonfiction passage about mountains and answer multiple-choice reading comprehension questions.…

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Language Arts and Writing

Reading Comprehension

Landforms

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Teach your students how to find the main idea of a story by reading the book Chrysanthemum with your class.

Main Idea: Chrysanthemum

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Reading

Main Idea and Supporting Details

Reading and Literature

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Making Inferences, Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing

Use a lesson that is designed to teach primary students to make inferences as a reading comprehension with a strategy.…

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Reading Comprehension

Reading

Reading and Literature

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WORKSHEETS

My Friend Writing Printable

Use this guide to help students write a descriptive paragraph about a friend. This printable works well as part of an…

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Teaching Otis by Loren Long

Language Arts and Writing

Creative Writing

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Summer Reading (Grades K-2)

Classic kids' books for summer reading - with activities for family learning! Pick any book from this list of the best…

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Reading and Literature

Social Studies and History

Science

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