LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

English Language Arts — Grade 1

Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.

Objective 3.07. Compare authors' uses of conventions of language that aid readers including:

  • kinds of sentences.
  • capitalization of first word in a sentence and proper names.
  • punctuation to end a declarative and interrogative sentence.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

The very hungry teacher
After reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle students will use the writing process to write their own version of a Very Hungry story. They will use a flow map for pre-writing. Students will write a rough draft that will be revised and edited with a partner and a teacher.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts)
By Kelly Zumwalt.
Using different versions of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
This lesson allows the teacher to read different versions of this classic in accents indigenous to certain cultures and then provides a writing lesson for students to write their own version of "'Twas the Night" for their school!
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 English Language Arts)
By Dirk Robertson.
Integrating the internet into the curriculum: Jan Brett author study
Jan Brett's books will be used to integrate technology into different areas of the curriculum. The seven activities will each take about 30 minutes depending on the class. The highlight of the author study will be the design of a class multimedia presentation.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies)
By Barb Thorson.