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Grade 1

• Language

  • 1.L.1.j
  • 1.L.2.d
  • 1.L.2.e
  • 1.L.4.b
  • 1.L.4.c
  • 1.L.5
  • 1.L.5.a
  • 1.L.5.b
  • 1.L.5.c
  • 1.L.5.d

• Reading: Fluency

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

• Reading: Informational

  • 1.RI.1
  • 1.RI.2
  • 1.RI.7
  • 1.RI.9

• Reading: Literature

  • 1.RL.1
  • 1.RL.2
  • 1.RL.3
  • 1.RL.9

• Speaking & Listening

  • 1.SL.1
  • 1.SL.1.c
  • 1.SL.2
  • 1.SL.3

• Writing

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

CCSS ELA Standard: 1.RI.9

identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures)

What’s In My Brain: Primary Sources

Two columns. One is an example, one isn’t. Can you figure out the hidden rule before the big reveal?

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

A System Similar to a Cell

Which parts of a cell serve a similar job to the parts of a cruise ship, human body, computer, or other system?

Gr 1-8

Van Gogh Self-Portrait Tournament

Who will win the tournament of Van Gogh self-portraits!?

Gr 1-8

Pig Pen Cipher (Codes Part 2)

Let’s encode some secret messages with a cipher that was actually used during the American Civil War!

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8

Paradox: Rebuilding A Ship

What if we completely rebuild something slowly? What if we completely rebuild it all at once? Is it still the same thing?

Gr 1-8

Art Lesson: Two-Point Perspective

Let’s get students’ art really popping with two-point perspective!

Gr 1-8

Content Imperatives: Paradox

How can one idea pull in opposite directions, being both true and false or right and wrong at the same time? It’s time to explore Paradoxes!

Gr 1-8

Content Imperatives: Parallel

Get students thinking broadly by exploring similarities across multiple topics. Combine with Depth and Complexity for bonus points!

Gr 1-8

Depth and Complexity: 📚 Across Disciplines

No topic is an island! With the 📚 Across Disciplines prompt, students note connections within and across multiple fields.

Gr 1-8

Depth and Complexity: 👓 Multiple Perspectives

Every topic looks different depending on who’s looking. This prompt teaches students to see through someone else’s eyes.

Gr 1-8

Add Layers To Direct Instruction

Take direction instruction beyond a monotonous practice of the same skill over and over.

Gr 1-8