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Grade 1

• Composition

  • C.1.1
  • C.1.1.a
  • C.1.1.b
  • C.1.1.c
  • C.1.1.d
  • C.1.1.e
  • C.1.1.f
  • C.1.2
  • C.1.2.a
  • C.1.2.b
  • C.1.2.c
  • C.1.2.d
  • C.1.2.e
  • C.1.2.f
  • C.1.2.g
  • C.1.3
  • C.1.3.a
  • C.1.3.b
  • C.1.3.c
  • C.1.3.d
  • C.1.3.f
  • C.1.4
  • C.1.5
  • C.1.6

• Language

  • L.1.1
  • L.1.1.a
  • L.1.1.b
  • L.1.1.c
  • L.1.1.d
  • L.1.1.e
  • L.1.1.f
  • L.1.1.g
  • L.1.1.h
  • L.1.2
  • L.1.2.b
  • L.1.2.c
  • L.1.2.d
  • L.1.2.e
  • L.1.4
  • L.1.4.a
  • L.1.4.b
  • L.1.4.c
  • L.1.4.d
  • L.1.5
  • L.1.5.a
  • L.1.5.b
  • L.1.5.c
  • L.1.5.d

• Reading: Foundational Skills

  • RF.1.1.a
  • RF.1.2
  • RF.1.2.b
  • RF.1.2.c
  • RF.1.3
  • RF.1.3.a
  • RF.1.3.b
  • RF.1.3.c
  • RF.1.3.d
  • RF.1.3.e
  • RF.1.3.f
  • RF.1.3.g
  • RF.1.4.a
  • RF.1.4.c

• Reading: Informational

  • RI.1.1
  • RI.1.2
  • RI.1.3
  • RI.1.4
  • RI.1.5
  • RI.1.6
  • RI.1.7
  • RI.1.8
  • RI.1.9
  • RI.1.10

• Reading: Literature

  • RL.1.1
  • RL.1.2
  • RL.1.3
  • RL.1.4
  • RL.1.5
  • RL.1.6
  • RL.1.7
  • RL.1.9
  • RL.1.10

KAS ELA Standard: C.1.1

Compose opinion pieces, using a combination of drawing, dictating, writing and digital resources, to state the topic and an opinion.

Earth’s Layers: Who Contributes The Most?

Earth’s layers will disagree about which one contributes the most to the planet’s success.

Gr 1-8

An Under-Appreciated Planet

Students write from the point of view of the most under-appreciated planet.

Gr 1-8

Chaos Can Be Positive or Negative

Sometimes we want order, but sometimes we need chaos!

Gr 1-8

Power and Traditions

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

Gr 1-8

Power in Autumn

Autumn was once powerful because of the harvest. What gives Fall its power now?

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 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 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

Holiday Shuffle – Day vs Date

Wouldn’t some holidays be better on a certain day of the week? Should Thanksgiving have a set date?

Gr 1-8

Tournament of Mythological Creatures

Who will win the tournament of mythological creatures!?

Gr 1-8

Tournament of Not-So-Famous Inventors

Which inventor and invention will win the tournament?

Gr 1-8

Student Introductions With Depth, Complexity, and Frames: Level Two

Once students know the prompts of Depth and Complexity, let’s take them much higher up Bloom’s Taxonomy.

Gr 1-8

Domesticated Animals Tournament

Which domesticated animal will win the tournament?

Gr 1-8

Types of Energy Tournament

Which type of energy will win the tournament!?

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

Natural Disasters Tournament

Earthquake vs. hurricane. Tsunami vs. wildfire. Students set the criteria, argue their case, and crown a champion. Warning: it gets heated.

Gr 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8

Van Gogh Self-Portrait Tournament

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

Gr 1-8

Robot Writing: Volcano

Read three pieces of writing from three different robots about the same beautiful painting of a volcano. Who wrote it best?

Gr 1-8

Robot Writing: Acropolis

One painting of ruins. Three robots. Three pieces of writing. Who wrote it best?

Gr 1-8

Robot Writing: The Bridge

One painting of a bridge. Three robots. Who wrote it best?

Gr 1-7

Robot Writing: Orchestra

Read three pieces of writing from three different robots based on a beautiful painting and decide who wins!

Gr 1-8

Discussing An Important Decision from History

How would people with two different perspectives discuss a decision from history?

Gr 2-8

Chess Variant: Monster Chess

What if you had really weak chess pieces, but you could always move twice?

Gr 1-8

Charge of the Light Brigade – Chess Variant

What if one side played with THREE QUEENS and the other had SEVEN KNIGHTS!? What if?

Gr 2-8

Horde Chess Variant

What if one player had, say, 32 pawns?

Gr 2-8

Tournament: 8 Wonders of the Solar System

Which location is the most wondrous place in the solar system?

Gr 1-8

The 8th Wonder of the World Tournament

Which of these eight wonders deserves to become the Eighth Wonder of the World!?

Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8

Exploration Technology Tournament

Which of these pieces of exploration technology is most important? Most underrated? Most long-lasting?

Gr 1-8

Precipitation Tournament

Eight types of precipitation battle it out in this tournament.

Gr 1-8

Tournament of Ancient Inventions

Which of these inventions of the ancient world is most influential? Least useful today? Most taken-for-granted?

Gr 1-8

Animal Adaptation Tournament

Which animal has the most interesting, most valuable, or strangest adaptations?

Gr 1-8

Parts of Speech Tournament

Which part of speech is most useful? Interesting? Strange?

Gr 1-8

Tournament of Presidents

So who was the strangest of these eight presidents?

Gr 1-8

A Lunar Survival Mission

A favorite of mine! This task is delightfully complex and ambiguous, forcing students to make choices without enough information and with no right answer. How will they survive on the moon for three days?

Gr 1-8

Holiday vs Holiday (from a Mascot’s Perspective)

Want something to do during the holiday season that is both fun and involves thinking? Get students writing about what a snowman would think about Halloween or what a ghost would think about Thanksgiving.

Gr 1-8

The Tournament of Biomes

Want to move beyond memorizing the characteristics of biomes? In this lesson, students work through a Tournament of Biomes, explaining which biome wins in each round (based on criteria you choose). In the end, they crown a 👑 Champion Biome!

Gr 1-8

Game: Order and Chaos

Imagine Tic-Tac-Toe if both players could play as both Xs and Os!

Gr 1-8

Propaganda and Logical Fallacies

Let’s see how propaganda techniques can make even something great seem bad.

Gr 1-8

Academic Love Letters

What if Kylo Ren wrote a love letter to Abe Lincoln or the Sahara Desert wrote one to the Moon?

Gr 1-8

Teaching Criticism

Ask students to go beyond “I don’t like it” and form critical opinions based on a set of criteria. Students can produce written arguments or turn their opinion into oral presentations.

Gr 1-8