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Grade 1

• Strand 1

  • 1.1.A
  • 1.1.B
  • 1.1.C
  • 1.1.D
  • 1.1.E

• Strand 2

  • 1.2.A
  • 1.2.A.i
  • 1.2.A.ii
  • 1.2.A.iii
  • 1.2.A.iv
  • 1.2.A.v
  • 1.2.A.vi
  • 1.2.A.vii
  • 1.2.B
  • 1.2.B.i
  • 1.2.B.ii
  • 1.2.B.iii
  • 1.2.B.iv
  • 1.2.B.v
  • 1.2.B.vi
  • 1.2.C
  • 1.2.C.i
  • 1.2.C.ii
  • 1.2.C.iii
  • 1.2.C.iv
  • 1.2.D
  • 1.2.E
  • 1.2.F

• Strand 3

  • 1.3.A
  • 1.3.B
  • 1.3.C
  • 1.3.D

• Strand 4

  • 1.4

• Strand 5

  • 1.5

• Strand 6

  • 1.6.A
  • 1.6.B
  • 1.6.C
  • 1.6.D
  • 1.6.E
  • 1.6.F
  • 1.6.G
  • 1.6.H
  • 1.6.I

• Strand 7

  • 1.7.A
  • 1.7.B
  • 1.7.C
  • 1.7.D
  • 1.7.E
  • 1.7.F

• Strand 8

  • 1.8.A
  • 1.8.B
  • 1.8.C
  • 1.8.D

• Strand 9

  • 1.9.A
  • 1.9.B
  • 1.9.C
  • 1.9.D
  • 1.9.D.i
  • 1.9.D.ii
  • 1.9.D.iii
  • 1.9.E
  • 1.9.F

• Strand 10

  • 1.10.A
  • 1.10.B
  • 1.10.C
  • 1.10.D
  • 1.10.E

• Strand 11

  • 1.11.A
  • 1.11.B
  • 1.11.B.i
  • 1.11.B.ii
  • 1.11.C
  • 1.11.D
  • 1.11.D.i
  • 1.11.D.ii
  • 1.11.D.iii
  • 1.11.D.iv
  • 1.11.D.v
  • 1.11.D.vi
  • 1.11.D.vii
  • 1.11.D.viii
  • 1.11.D.ix
  • 1.11.D.x
  • 1.11.E

• Strand 12

  • 1.12.A
  • 1.12.B
  • 1.12.C

• Strand 13

  • 1.13.A
  • 1.13.B
  • 1.13.C
  • 1.13.D
  • 1.13.E

TEKS ELA Standard: 1.8.C

describe plot elements, including the main events, the problem, and the resolution, for texts read aloud and independently

A Character’s Challenges and Changes

Your 1st and 2nd graders will analyze how a character responded to a challenge.

Gr 1, 2, 3, 6

Halloween Problems and Solutions

When we try to solve a problem, sometimes we end up creating new problems. Which lead to new solutions. Which lead to new problems.

Gr 1-8

Stories with the Same Problems and Solutions

Have you ever noticed that some stories have awfully similar problems? What if we looked for the most unusual way of solving a repeating problem?

Gr 1-6

Think Like A Historian

Here’s how effects be causes and causes can be effects!

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

The Personalities of Rocks

What would an igneous rock be like? Would it get along with a sedimentary rock? Could they handle the hot personality of a metamorphic rock?

Gr 2-8

Romeo and Juliet Summary

Romeo and Juliet in just about five minutes.

Gr 1-8

“Much Ado About Nothing” Summary

Shakespeare’s Much Ado summarized in just five minutes!

Gr 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Twelfth Night Summary

An animated summary of Shakespeare’s utterly ridiculous “Twelfth Night.”

Gr 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Hamlet Summary

It’s Hamlet in just about five minutes!

Gr 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Nothing could possibly go wrong with a love potion on the loose!

Gr 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Better Stories Part 5: Plot Structure

Ever read a student’s story that was just event after event after event and then a very sudden ending? They lack an understanding of a plot’s structure. With the help of Finding Nemo, I break down how to set up a well-structured plot.

Gr 1-8