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1st Grade English Activities

187 resources

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Activity1st GradeLeft and Right Simon Says Opposites Activity

UsingLeft and Right Simon Says Opposites Activity, studentsplay this fun game to practice identifying left and right.

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Activity1st GradeSpelling Short Vowel Words CVC Words Activity

Using this Spelling Short-Vowel Words CVC Words Activity, students read and spell words using short vowel sounds, then decide if the word is real or nonsense.

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Activity1st GradeTop and Bottom Toys Edition Opposites Activity Board Game

Using Top and Bottom Toys Edition Opposites Activity Board Game, students practice identifying the positions top, middle, and bottom.

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Activity1st GradeLetter Order Activity

Using this Letter Order Activity, students order letters in alphabetical order to build their letter recognition and order skills.

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Activity1st GradeUppercase Letters Activity

Using Uppercase Letters Activity, studentspractice identifying uppercase letters to build recognition skills.

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Activity1st GradeWe Go Together Activity

Using We Go Together Activity, students play a picture card match game to pair items that are related.

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Activity1st GradeWord Recognition Activity

Using Word Recognition Activity, students travel through the movie theater game board and practice reading sight words.

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Activity1st GradeFarm Easy Alphabetical Order Activity

This Farm Easy Alphabetical Order Activity will teach your students how to put three sets of sight words in alphabetical order.

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Activity1st GradeSyllable Sort Activity

Using Syllable Sort Activity, students practice reading words and identifying the number of syllables.

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Activity1st GradeUsing Simple Verbs Past Present Future Activity

Using Using Simple Verbs Past Present Future Activity, students sort examples into Past, Present, and Future categories in order to be able to use verbs correctly in their writing.

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Activity1st GradeGetting Down with Proper Nouns Activity

Using this Getting Down with Proper Nouns Activity, students match and using common and proper nouns pairs to build an understanding of the two types of nouns.

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Activity1st GradeUsing New Words From Books Activity

This Using New Words From Books Activity helps studentsto use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.

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Activity1st GradeAsking and Answering Questions Activity

Using this Asking and Answering Questions Activity, students participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

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Activity1st GradePlaying With Idioms Activity

Using Playing With Idioms Activity, students use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.

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Activity1st GradeSanta's Compound Cookies Activity

Using Santa's Compound Cookies Activity, studentsput together his cookies to form compound words to figure out what Santa wants for Christmas.

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Activity1st GradeUpwords Capitalizing Words Activity

Using Upwords Capitalizing Words Activity, students practice capitalizing days of the week, months of year, and names

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Activity1st GradeBrick Breaker Consonant Blends Activity

Using the Brick Breaker Consonant Blends Activity, students identify the beginning consonants blends in common words using picture cards.

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Activity1st GradeApple CVC Mat Activity

Using thisApple CVC Mat Activity, students build CVC words using colorful apple tiles to use during your apple themed week!

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Activity1st GradeBeginning Consonant Blends Activity

Using the Beginning Consonant Blends Activity, students identify the beginning consonants blends in common words using picture cards.