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Grade 1

• Language

  • 1.L.1
  • 1.L.1.a
  • 1.L.1.b
  • 1.L.1.c
  • 1.L.1.d
  • 1.L.1.e
  • 1.L.1.f
  • 1.L.1.g
  • 1.L.1.h
  • 1.L.1.i
  • 1.L.1.j
  • 1.L.1.k
  • 1.L.2
  • 1.L.2.b
  • 1.L.4
  • 1.L.4.a
  • 1.L.4.b
  • 1.L.5
  • 1.L.5.a
  • 1.L.5.b
  • 1.L.5.c
  • 1.L.5.d
  • 1.L.6

• Reading: Foundational Skills

  • 1.RF.1
  • 1.RF.1.a
  • 1.RF.2
  • 1.RF.2.b
  • 1.RF.2.c
  • 1.RF.2.d
  • 1.RF.2.e
  • 1.RF.2.f
  • 1.RF.3
  • 1.RF.3.b
  • 1.RF.3.c
  • 1.RF.3.d
  • 1.RF.3.e
  • 1.RF.3.f
  • 1.RF.4.a
  • 1.RF.4.c

• Reading: Informational

  • 1.RI.1
  • 1.RI.2
  • 1.RI.3
  • 1.RI.4
  • 1.RI.5
  • 1.RI.6
  • 1.RI.7
  • 1.RI.8
  • 1.RI.9
  • 1.RI.10

• Reading: Literature

  • 1.RL.1
  • 1.RL.2
  • 1.RL.3
  • 1.RL.4
  • 1.RL.5
  • 1.RL.6
  • 1.RL.7
  • 1.RL.9
  • 1.RL.10

• Speaking & Listening

  • 1.SL.1
  • 1.SL.1.a
  • 1.SL.1.b
  • 1.SL.1.c
  • 1.SL.2
  • 1.SL.3
  • 1.SL.4
  • 1.SL.5
  • 1.SL.6

• Writing

  • 1.W.1
  • 1.W.2
  • 1.W.3
  • 1.W.4
  • 1.W.5
  • 1.W.6
  • 1.W.7
  • 1.W.8

• Writing Foundational Skills

  • 1.WF.1
  • 1.WF.1.a
  • 1.WF.1.b
  • 1.WF.2
  • 1.WF.2.a
  • 1.WF.2.b
  • 1.WF.3
  • 1.WF.3.a
  • 1.WF.3.a.2
  • 1.WF.3.a.3
  • 1.WF.3.a.4
  • 1.WF.3.a.5
  • 1.WF.3.b
  • 1.WF.3.b.1
  • 1.WF.3.b.2
  • 1.WF.3.b.3
  • 1.WF.3.c
  • 1.WF.3.c.1
  • 1.WF.3.c.2
  • 1.WF.3.c.3
  • 1.WF.3.d
  • 1.WF.3.d.1
  • 1.WF.3.d.2
  • 1.WF.3.e

Arizona ELA Standard: 1.W.8

With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

Holiday Worksheets

Writing prompts, non-fiction analysis, and science topics related to Christmas and Hanukkah.

Gr 1-8

Notice, Wonder: Burton Island

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Power and Traditions

We compare the power of traditions shared by millions with smaller traditions shared by perhaps just one family.

Gr 1-8

Indirect Power – Lighthouse vs Magnetism

Students explore the idea of indirect power – which can be both visible (a lighthouse) or invisible (magnetism).

Gr 1-8

Power – Blue Whale vs Krill

Sure, a Blue Whale is huge. But does a tiny krill have more power?

Gr 1-8

Power Can Be Fast, Slow, Loud, or Quiet

Power may seem loud and fast, but it can also be slow and quiet.

Gr 1-8

Power can be Visible or Invisible

What are examples of unseen Power? And can invisible power be more powerful than visible power?

Gr 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Founding The Colonies

13 colonies activities including a word search and task cards packed with facts. Plus, students will create their own colony with a name, story, and map!

Gr 1-8

Hero or Not A Hero?

Students will determine what makes a hero a hero.

Gr 1-8

Two Animals Switch Biomes

What if a capybara and a kangaroo rat switched homes? Would their adaptations be helpful at all?

Gr 1-8

New Uses For A Cardboard Tube

So, what can a cardboard tube be used for other than holding wrapping paper?

Gr 1-8

How to Reset Your Brain When You’re Flooded

Allison Edwards explains how changing your senses can reset your brain.

Gr 1-8

Slow Motion Popcorn

What surprises can you spot when a kernel pops in super slow-mo?

Gr 2-8

Compare and Create New Year’s Traditions

Hey! Our New Year traditions have a lot in common.

Gr 1-8

Create A Civ: Capital City

Every great capital is part geography, part human design. Research real ones, then build your own from scratch.

Gr 1-8

Notice, Wonder: Silver Torch

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Categorize and Re-Categorize Countries

Put these countries into groups. Then do it again. Then… do it one more time. How does re-re-grouping the same places reveal new patterns and give new insights?

Gr 1-8

Categorize and Re-Categorize Animals

Put these animals into groups. Then do it again. Then… do it one more time. How does re-re-grouping the same creatures reveal new patterns and give new insights?

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: US National Parks

Four US national parks. One doesn’t belong. But which one? That depends on your argument.

Gr 1-8

Thanksgiving Photo Writing

Starting with an old-timey photo, students will write from a particular item’s point of view.

Gr 1-8

What’s In My Brain!? Walnut vs Clouds

Let’s look at living vs non-living things.

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8

Notice, Wonder: Critter

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Back to School: Rewriting The Beatles’ “Help!”

Can your students come up with a one-syllable word to sum up their time away from school? And then rewrite The Beatles’ song Help!?

Gr 1-8

Notice, Wonder: SLS Test

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Notice, Wonder: Craters

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Notice, Wonder: Bloom

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

Notice, Wonder: Skylight

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Notice, Wonder: Krzywy Las

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Notice, Wonder: Scales

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Notice, Wonder: Swirls

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

Notice, Wonder: Witch’s Fingers

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Not Like The Others: Deserts

Which of these deserts is not like the others?

Gr 1-8

New Uses for a Paperclip

So what are some new ways to use a paperclip?

Gr 1-8

Notice, Wonder: Green Circles

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Notice, Wonder: An Orange Thing

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Cram

Try this a simple (but surprisingly strategic) grid-filling game!

Gr 1-8

Self Portraits: Pointillism

Turn your students into a bunch of Monets with q-tips and some tempera paint.

Gr 1-8

Notice, Wonder: Kuiseb

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Generalization: Problems Lead to New Rules, Which Lead to New Problems

Problems create rules. Rules create new problems. Can you trace the cycle in history, stories, and your own life?

Gr 2-7

Invisible Power Can Have Visible Effects

Can you think of times when power is unseen, but we can clearly see its effects?

Gr 1-8

How Renewable Is That Resource?

Which resource is more renewable? And which is easier to find?

Gr 3-7

Notice, Wonder: Forest

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Notice, Wonder: Akron

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7

Notice Wonder: Electronics

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Notice Wonder: Turbine

Your students will be surprised by the size of this turbine… and by what’s hanging from it!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Notice Wonder: Z-Machine

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Notice, Wonder: A River

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Notice, Wonder: Michael

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Notice, Wonder: Etna

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Upgrade Research Questions With Depth and Complexity

Ever ask students to create research questions? Were their ideas a bit… blah? My own students had a very hard time writing questions they didn’t already know the answer to! This video is how I solved that problem: upgrade research questions with depth and complexity.

Gr 1-8

Notice, Wonder: Plateau

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Notice, Wonder: A Ship

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Investigating Christmas Trees

Start with facts about Christmas trees. Group them. Label them. Can you boil it all down to one big idea?

Gr 1-8

The Resiliency Tournament

Your students will set up a tournament to determine which person or character best demonstrated resiliency.

Gr 1-8

Create A Civilization: From Hunter Gatherers to Farmers

What happens when your civilization suddenly has a surplus of food? Think of the possibilities!

Gr 1-8

Depth and Complexity: ❓ Unanswered Questions

This underutilized tool focuses students on what we don’t yet know and even what we can’t know.

Gr 1-8

Create A Civilization Introduction

Your students build a civilization from scratch — rivers, flags, calendars, currency, government. Social studies, science, and writing woven into one year-long project.

Gr 1-8

Creating A Realistic Flower and Pollinator

Your students will create a new flower, designed to attract a specific pollinator.

Gr 1-8

An App For A Historical Figure

What kind of an app could have helped Abe Lincoln accomplish his goals?

Gr 1-8

Reduce Anxiety: Brain Plate (Tool 3)

When a student’s brain is full of worries, everything feels urgent. Brain Plate helps them sort what’s real from what’s noise — and actually do something about it.

Gr 1-8

Reduce Anxiety: Change The Channel (Tool 2)

Reduce anxiety by learning to “change the channel.”

Gr 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Reduce Anxiety: Square Breathing (Tool 1)

Reduce anxiety by breathing in a square pattern.

Gr 1-8

Teaching Empathy With Faberge Eggs

The story of the Fabergé Eggs is heartbreaking. It’s also the perfect way to build empathy in your classroom.

Gr 1-8