1st Grade Reading

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Reading Comprehension

Grammar

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LESSON PLANS

Sequencing Lesson Plan for The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Present this Common Core-aligned lesson plan for the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar to help students practice story…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Teaching Eric Carle & The Very Hungry Caterpillar

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Prior Knowledge: The Three Little Pigs

Encourage your students to activate their prior knowledge with this lesson plan on The Three Little Pigs.

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Reading Comprehension

Reading

Reading and Literature

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EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS

Top 10 Books by Eric Carle

This gallery features information on children's author Eric Carle's 10 best books. Each slide also features a related…

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Reading and Literature

Reading

Children's Book

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Reading Aloud

When we read aloud to students, we expand their imaginations, provide new knowledge, support language acquisition, build…

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Reading and Literature

Reading

Reading Aloud

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Building Vocabulary

Vocabulary development is critical to success in reading To develop students' vocabulary, teachers must encourage a…

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Language Arts and Writing

Vocabulary

Reading

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LESSON PLANS

Summarizing: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Use a lesson that is designed to expand primary students' summarizing skills using the book Cloudy With a Chance of…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Reading and Literature

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WORKSHEETS

Draw the Directions

Employ a printable reading activity that helps build skills in following written directions.

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Reading Instruction

Drawing

Listening

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LESSON PLANS

Sequencing: The Hare and the Tortoise

Use a lesson that is designed to expand the skill of sequencing for primary students, using the text The Hare and the…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Reading and Literature

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WORKSHEETS

Geography Reading Warm-Up: Mountains

Students read a short, nonfiction passage about mountains and answer multiple-choice reading comprehension questions.…

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Language Arts and Writing

Reading Comprehension

Landforms

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CHOICE BOARDS

Sight Words Choice Board and Activities Packet (Grades K-3)

This choice board packet includes 16 different activities you can use with early readers to help them build fluency with…

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Reading

Early Reading

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LESSON PLANS

Main Idea: Chrysanthemum

Teach your students how to find the main idea of a story by reading the book Chrysanthemum with your class.

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Reading

Main Idea and Supporting Details

Reading and Literature

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Making Inferences, Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing

Use a lesson that is designed to teach primary students to make inferences as a reading comprehension with a strategy.…

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Reading Comprehension

Reading

Reading and Literature

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Reading Buddies

Set up a "reading buddies" program with your students by pairing older and younger students together to read aloud to…

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Reading and Literature

Reading

Reading Aloud

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DAILY WARM-UPS

The Invention of Coca-Cola® Reading Warm-Up

In this printable reading warm-up, students read a nonfiction passage on the invention of Coca-Cola® and answer reading…

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Reading

Language Arts and Writing

American History/U.S. History

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LESSON PLANS

Prior Knowledge: A House is a House for Me

Encourage your students to activate their prior knowledge with this lesson plan on A House is a House for Me.

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Reading Comprehension

Reading

Reading and Literature

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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

Main Idea and Supporting Details

Help students identify main idea and supporting details with this printable graphic organizer. This printable is…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Language Arts and Writing

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DAILY WARM-UPS

Reading Warm-Up 149 for Gr. 1 & 2: Fantasy

Students read a passage of fantasy fiction and answer comprehension questions in this printable daily warm-up.

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Reading Comprehension

Fantasy Fiction

Reading

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Prior Knowledge: The Popcorn Book

Encourage your students to activate their prior knowledge with this lesson plan on The Popcorn Book.

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Reading and Literature

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ACTIVITIES

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Enrichment Activities

Review the enrichment activities and web resources created for The Very Hungry Caterpillar, plus a bibliography of Eric…

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Literature

Teaching Eric Carle & The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Language Arts and Writing

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LESSON PLANS

Main Idea: The Great Kapok Tree

Finalize your lessons on how to find the main idea of a story by reading the book The Great Kapok Tree with your class.

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Main Idea and Supporting Details

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Questioning, Frog and Toad Together

In this lesson, you will teach students how to use Question-Answer Relationships by reading from Frog and Toad Together,…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Reading and Literature

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Syllable Awareness

Syllable awareness is one component of phonological awareness. Students gain the ability to hear phonemes that comprise…

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Reading

Phonics

Reading and Literature

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Introducing Questioning, The Mitten

Use a lesson that is designed to introduce primary students to the importance of asking questions before, during, and…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Reading and Literature

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