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1st Grade English Activities

187 resources

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Activity1st GradeRoot Words and Endings Activity

Using Root Words and Endings Activity, students match root words to word endings to create new words.

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Activity1st GradeAdding Details to Your Story Activity

Using Adding Details to Your Story Activity, students give a description and then add detail to the story by responding to questions and peer suggestions to inspire a longer writing piece.

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Activity1st GradeDrawing to Add Details Activity

Using Drawing to Add Details Activity, students add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions to provide additional detail.

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Activity1st GradeThe Pumpkin Book Unknown Words Activity

Using The Pumpkin Book Unknown Words Activity, students use context clues to figure out unknown words in a text to build their reading comprehension.

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Activity1st GradeFind the Groups Grouping Activity

Using this Find the Groups Grouping Activity, students place picture objects in the most appropriate category based on where it fits best.

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Activity1st GradeDo You Want to Build a Snowman Contractions Activity

Using Do You Want to Build a Snowman Contractions Activity, students create contractions by creating a snowman with the two word phrase and then contraction.

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Activity1st GradeAre We There Yet Asking Sentences Activity

UsingAre We There Yet Asking Sentences Activity, students practice reading question and declarative sentences with correctly fluency and intonation.

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Activity1st GradeSilent Night Silent Letters Activity

Using this Silent Night Silent Letters Activity, students identify and decode silent letter patterns in order to build reading accuracy and fluency.

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Activity1st GradeA Frog and a Log Position Words Activity

Using A Frog and a Log Position Words Activity, students learn when they should use prepositions when describing the frog in the pictures.

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Activity1st GradePlucking Blends L Blend Activity

Using the Plucking Blends L Blend Activity, students match the picture cards and word cards to build reading fluency skills.

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Activity1st GradeWord Baskets Syllables Activity

Using Word Baskets Syllables Activity, students practice reading words and identifying the number of syllables.

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Activity1st GradeLucky Charms Before and After Activity

Using Lucky Charms Before and After Activity, studentsplay this fun game to practice identifying before and after.

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Activity1st GradeSound Hound Sounding Out Words Activity

UsingSound Hound Sounding Out Words Activity, studentsplay Sound Hound to practice sounding out words with three sounds (3-4 letter words).

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Activity1st GradeSynonym Search Activity

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Activity1st GradeWhose Is It Apostrophe Activity

Using this Whose Is It Apostrophe Activity, students match each character card with a personal object.

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Activity1st GradeApple Multiple Skills Activity

Using this Apple Multiple Skills Activity, students practice their reading skills using high frequency words, sequencing and reading fluency with apple themed sentences.

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Activity1st GradeColor Word Activity

Using Color Word Activity, students match color pictures, words, and objects to build their recognition of colors, then create a color word book.

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Activity1st GradeDogs Easy Alphabetical Order Activity

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

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Activity1st GradeLet's Eat Fresh Fruit Blends Activity

UsingLet's Eat Fresh Fruit Blends Activity, students write examples of words with beginning blends to include in their writing.

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Activity1st GradeSt. Patrick's Day Compound Words Activity

Using St Patrick's Day Compound Words Activity, students match pictures cards to compound word cards to build their reading fluency.