Books & Class Work

First Grade

English Language Arts

Week 1 Language Arts - Focus Book

Animal Eyes is a nonfiction text discussing the common feature animals and even humans share, eyes!

Find worksheets here to accompany the reading.

Family Literacy Activity / Actividades de lectoescritura para la familia

Extra Reading: Sea Life ; Things With Wings

Week 2 Language Arts - Focus Book

Staying Healthy discusses the habits reader's should build to stay healthy and strong! After reading, talk about the routines and habits you already have to stay healthy at home.

Find worksheets here to accompany the reading.

Family Literacy Activity / Actividades de lectoescritura para la familia

Extra reading: Eating Right

Week 3 Language Arts - Focus Book

Earth is a nonfiction text about the planet we reside on! After reading, practice summarizing what you read using one main idea and three details.

Find worksheets here to accompany the reading.

Family Literacy Activity / Actividades de lectoescritura para la familia

Extra reading: Volcanoes!

Week 4 Language Arts - Focus Book

A Mountain of Trash pulls in mathematical skills to discuss the growing problem of trash on our planet. Challenge yourself to brainstorm ways to recycle and reuse trash around your house!

Find worksheets here to accompany the reading.

Family Literacy Activity / Actividades de lectoescritura para la familia

Extra reading: Shopping in the City ; Day at the Zoo

Week 5 Language Arts - Focus Book

The Fort combines math and reading to show how shapes can be found everywhere, especially when building a fort! Challenge: try to build a fort after reading and find the shapes that help stabilize it!

Find worksheets here to accompany the reading.

Family Literacy Activity / Actividades de lectoescritura para la familia

Extra reading: Make It: Skyscrapers

Science

Book #1 Science

Inside A Plant discusses how plants grow and what kind of habitat they need to survive. Do you know what helps plants grow? Read to learn more!

Resources for practice can be found here.


Book #2 Science

All In The Family shows that every living thing comes from some kind of family. Before reading discuss who is in your own family!

Resources for practice can be found here.

Book #3 Science

Shadows reveals the world of shadows made when lights hit objects. Try and find shadows before you read and figure out what light is making the object cast that shadow!

Resources for practice can be found here.