Grade 1
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Read Alouds
Reading aloud every day to students:
builds vocabulary
encourages reading for pleasure
creates background knowledge
provides a reading role model
For stories read by astronauts from space, please visit their website https://storytimefromspace.com/library/
Click here for stories read by the Screen Actors Guild members
Websites for extra practice
Writing
1.Writing Activities: Your child will need a composition book for these activities.
2. Handwriting
Independent Reading
Research has shown that starting in kindergarten, if a student reads 20 minutes a day at home, they will hear 1.8 million words per year. They will have read for 851 hours by 6th grade and on standardized tests, they will likely score better than 90% of their peers. This is compelling data on the benefits of encouraging your child to read.
Click here for information and resources from our public library.
Click here for a list of suggested books from Scholastic for Grade 1 students.
Virtual Field Trips
With your parent's permission, click the links below to visit different places and extend your learning.
Zoos and Aquariums:
Activity:
1. Observe your favorite animal. Keep a journal about that animal for a week. Research the animal you are observing. Create a brochure that could be used by the zoo to tell people about the animal.
2. Choose an animal. Research their habitat. Using materials found at your house, create a miniature habitat for that animal.
Click here to visit the Smithsonian's National Zoo
Click here to visit the San Diego Zoo
Click here to visit Reid Zoo Park
Click here to visit the National Aquarium in Washington DC