English Language Arts — Grade 1

Who's Your Mama?: A Family Who's Who

This is the first of two lessons that can be used with Cynthia Rylant's book, The Relatives Came. Students will read, draw, role-play and sing about family roles and titles.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Social Studies)

By Laura Bahlmann and Mary Lail.

Thanksgiving story: Stone Soup

This lesson is for K–5 Exceptional Children who are mild to moderately disabled. This lesson will incorporate listening, daily living, fine motor, and augmentive communication skills.

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 English Language Arts)

By Christina Pond and Sarah Boling.

Fairy tales: Another point of view

This lesson is on comparing and contrasting (alike and different) two different versions of The Three Little Pigs. Students will use the original fairy tale The Three Little Pigs previously learned in the lesson Fairy Tales and compare it to the story The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. This story gives the wolf's point of view.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, English Language Development, and Theater Arts Education)

By Audra Penrod and Vivian Lages.

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Junie B. Jones introduces literacy mystery boxes

In this lesson from ReadWriteThink, the teacher reads aloud the Junie B. Jones selection Junie B., First Grader (at last!). Students discuss the text with a partner, and then individually record key events from the story. Each student also... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)

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