1st Grade - Language Arts

• Add It Up
  This activity is designed to teach students to use manipulatives to solve addition problems while recognizing the symbols of addition and equal value (i.e., add, “and,” plus, +, sum, equals, =, same as).
• Addition and Subtraction in Center Time
  Students will practice their addition and subtraction skills by participating in center activities.
• Around the World
  Students will play continent and ocean games to learn more about maps, globes and the world.
• Bodacious Buttons
  Students will learn about sorting and graphing.
• Busy Bodies
  The following are a variety of activities you can do with your class to help them enjoy physical activity.
• Choices and Consequences
  This activity explores the concepts of "choices" and "consequences".
• Doing Our Jobs
  Students will learn that there are rules to be followed or jobs to be done in the classroom. Students will also learn how to listen and speak to others.
• Games People Play
  Engaging in games played around the world, students will learn about other cultures.
• Green Light Eating
  This activity will help students learn to make healthy food choices.
• I am a Scientist
  Students learn about the scientific method while using the skills of predicting, experimenting, communicating, writing, and inferring.
• Let's Find Out About Money
  This activity is designed to teach the attributes of each coin (penny, nickel, dime and quarter), including physical characteristics and value.
• Marvelous Me
  A unit in which the student identifies and strengthens self-esteem.
• Marvelous Moods
  Activities help students understand and express emotions.
• Out of Sight Missing Addends
  Students will learn how to use manipulatives to solve missing addends in math problems.
• Personal Patriots
  Students will review the Pledge of Allegiance and symbols of America.
• The Magic of Numbers
  The magic-themed activities in this plan help students improve their number sense.
• Time Capsule
  Students will learn to compare and contrast changes over time.

• My Piece of History
  In this lesson, from EDSITEment, students examine pictures of household objects from the late 20th century, gather historical information about them from older family members, and then create an in-class exhibit of historical objects from their own homes.
• Under the Deep Blue Sea
  In this lesson, students have the opportunity to explore oceans and ocean life. Through creative writing and research projects, students will learn about the ocean and the creatures that live there. This resource is located on the Edsitement website.
• What's the Difference? Beginning Writers Compare E-mail with Letter Writing
  Students will compare an e-mail message and a letter on the same topic and discuss how they are written differently and why; recognize differences in the form and function of the two genres and how these differences impact communication style and conventions; develop their understanding of the choices they must make as writers with respect to the appropriate form, function, and audience for different kinds of communication.