1st Grade Resources
Browse the subject resources below to find one that best fits your gifted first grader's needs.
Math
All of these include answer keys with explanations on the bottom page.
If they have already demonstrated mastery in 1st Grade Math.
Allows students to work through 1st Grade Math at their own pace. I highly recommend letting your gifted students try out the 2nd Grade math track though first! Contact me if you need help setting up a free account or need more information.
To see a product demo: watch this video SplashLearn Teacher Demo .
You will want the Primary Version Level A from these four math categories
Science
Mystery Science Digital Mini Lessons 15 to 30 Min.
Why do baby animals look so cute?
Mystery Science Full Lessons 45 to 90 Min.
Each one includes hands on activity printouts
How can the sun help you if you're lost?
Reading
Find their guided reading level and have them read literature 1 1/2 levels above their tested one. That will provide perfect balance between the reading being challenged and doable.
Allows you to find books 1 1/2 guided reading levels above their tested level. Even better to find books based on their interests!
Reading poetry is great activity idea for gifted students. This website organizes poems by reading level, length, topic and poetic technique.
Epic is the leading digital reading platform—built on a collection of 40,000+ popular, high-quality books from 250+ of the world’s best publishers—that safely fuels curiosity and reading confidence for kids 12 and under.
A variety of teaching and learning resources based on primary sources in the holdings of the National Archives. These include specific topics on DocsTeach, eBooks, YouTube videos, Historypin, iTunes U (podcasts, courses, etc as free downloads), Document Analysis Worksheets.
Digital reading resources for continuous learning at home and back to school plans we've got you covered with virtual learning materials.
This site has picture books being read by celebrities. They’re really, really well done, and in addition to the website, there’s an app as well. If the main site is down, you can see the stories on the YouTube channel (click here).
For teaching ideas and lessons to go with Storyline readings, click here, hit Control F and enter in the search bar "Language Arts Learning".
Takes students through the fundamentals of reading through digital books that have audio that allows the kids to listen to and look at the words on the page. There are also a variety of games and exercises that teach kids about everything from consonants, contractions, spelling, nouns and more.
BookFlix is an exciting online literacy resource that pairs interactive, fictional video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks. BookFlix engages young students, reinforces reading skills, and introduces early readers to a world of knowledge and exploration. You have set up an account for the student and purchase a student license to access it (luckily its only $4).
This program features
Paired fiction and nonfiction material
Educational games
Read-Along option with narrated text
Point-of-use vocabulary support
Lesson plans
Author biographies
Age-appropriate, engaging content
A digital content management system, that has numerous eBooks, read-alongs, audiobooks, databases, and videos. JAllows users to view, use, manage and create collections of of their digital resources. Also, MackinVIA allows simultaneous, unlimited access to multiple users on all platforms, and is mobile friendly. Will need to create an account for yourself or students but is FREE!
A website that offers a collection of songs, books, games and activities to grow in their language arts skills. It also is available in mobile apps. Its focus is on learning through exploration.
The Reading Machine provides links to 36 online games to help teach and reinforce important reading skills, and to help your students practice and enhance their skills. The games make great "reward time" activities too.
Provides online videos, activities and games to help reinforce and build upon a student's language arts skills. Each category in the reading and writing page above includes more specific subtopics.
Social Studies
This website offers a rich collection of digital resources from Smithsonian’s 19 museums, 9 major research centers, the National Zoo, and more. The picture-based search list makes it easy for kids to save its millions of images, recordings and texts into their own collection of knowledge.
Wish you could go to a museum and see real life displays and important objects of history? Look no further than here. This article offers the links to virtual tours of 500 museums and galleries from all over the world.
This website allows students to explore history through various articles, worksheets and even a quiz on each section. The sections include Egyptian History, the Middle Ages, Asia, American and more. Each section also includes games and videos.
Critical Thinking
This Google Doc contains a Bingo Card board of engineering activities that are completely possible to do from home using cheap everyday supplies.
Any student who is interested in creating their own game, app or drawings with through coding will love this site! For students who need to get used to the idea of it, there are also Hour of Code Tutorials that teach students computer code to complete various types of games.
Have a student interested in learning another language? This is the site for them. Offers multiple bite-sized levels of language skills from basic vocabulary to more advanced. The app teaches through game-like quizzes where students type in answers, speak phrases and listen to short audio files in the language they're studying.
Using computer programming, help Pixel the puppy get back home to his family. In each puzzle, you'll navigate Pixel to avoid obstacles so he can safely return.
Creativity
Amongst this Bingo card of activities include various opportunities for creativity. A few of these include
Designing your own playground
Making a car out of edible materials
Constructing an unique paper airplane
Turning a room in the house into a castle
You are required to be creative to make the art, games and apps you create your own. Students have complete control and say over what gets made, its shape, colors, textures and the code function that goes with it.
This PDF includes 15 Maker Station activities with the necessary handouts, objectives, posters and material lists. The maker station activities include
Making a musical instrument
Creating a chain reaction
Origami
Straw Rockets
Music
Create your own a cappella group song from a list of chosen voice generated sound effects. There are seven group types that you can choose from. This can also be accessed on an IPad App. If you create a particularly good sound or mixture of sounds for your song, you will unlock bonus song sections.
Noteflight is an online music writing application that lets you create, view, print and hear professional quality music notation right in your web browser. Create your own music with a variety of instruments, and a variety of compositional tools to choose from.
To make a song, add notes by clicking the grid. Then, share your song with a link. You can also use a MIDI keyboard or sing a note into your mic. You can also use your computer keys. Press the arrow keys to move, enter and backspace to add and remove notes, and spacebar to play.
A website that allows you to engage in a variety of music activities. These include, composing music, conducting, performance, listening to music and playing games about music.
Created by veteran Sara Mullett, this blog is a collection of music activities that can be used at home or in the classroom. Every single activity comes with ready to print materials and instructions that she has already put into practice.
Visual Arts
Cassie Stephens created this blog that contains a collection of home-based learning art projects. These projects include making your sketchbook, monochromatic portraits, colorful village drawings and more. She also has MANY art lessons on her YouTube channel.
Contains a large catalogue of video art tutorials for free! These tutorials include follow-along lessons in the following topics.
Watercoloring
Clay Bowls and Beads
Acrylics
Sock Puppets
An incredibly and extensively large collection of art tutorials and lessons for kids for free. With over 4,000 videos creating over 12,000 hours of educational content, its lessons are organized by skill level, artists, and mediums. Some of the included mediums are
Sketching
Pen and Ink
Pencil
Pastels
Watercolor
Marker
Allows students to create digital paintings, drawings, and pictures. Students also get to create their own treehouses, pixel art, house, band and more.
Dance
Want to learn about professional dancers' stories and how they got to be in the New York City Ballet? Look no further than here. Students can read the biographic and training information about everyone from the apprentices to the principal dancers of this prestigious dance company.
Have a student who shows obvious talent for dancing? This YouTube channel is for any aspirational dance student. When you subscribe, students will gain access to
Dance Skill Instructional, Demonstration, and Drill Videos
Dance Tips & Choreography
Videos of Our Latest Products to improve your abilities
A YouTube channel that inspires young people to fall in love with physical activity by making it fun. The music and movement has been scientifically-crafted by Les Mills to feed young people’s natural appetite for action and play.
With GoNoodle Games, kids have to get up to play. They use their actions to control a suite of fun movement mini-games designed to wake up their bodies, engage their minds, and let them have tons of fun – with no controller, data connection, or extra hardware required! All you need is a smart device and the free GoNoodle Games app!
Drama
If your student loves to perform for others, hook them up with this visual communication platform. Through this site, they can create a wide variety of different videos that look professional and are customized by them.
Encourage students' confidence of performing and creativity through this presentation resource. Prezi allows students to present text and visuals by zooming in and out of it and eye-capturing motion. After making your poster page, share with others on a computer through your account, or you can send the link to them.