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.