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1st Grade Lessons

A collection of 1st Grade Lessons from Teaching In Room 9.

Multisyllabic Words 1/Skip Counting 1 | 1st-2nd Reading/Math

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Students learn how to break words into syllables and practice skip counting. (29m 55s)

Interactive Writing | Skip Counting 4 | 1st-2nd Reading/Math

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An interactive writing lesson about water safety and using repeated addition and arrays. (26m 55s)

Patterns of Day and Night | 1st Grade Science

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Students observe patterns of day and night, sunrise and sunset. (27m 42s)

Compare & Contrast / Fractions #1 | 1st & 2nd Reading & Math

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Introducing compare and contrast & name shapes into halves, thirds, and fourths. (29m 27s)

Main Idea & Rainforest Addition #1 | 1st/2nd Reading & Math

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How to use keywords to retell main topics & to add multiples of 10 using place value. (27m 18s)

Writing: Persuasive/Caring for Molly 4 |1st/2nd Reading/Math

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Students will compose a persuasive text together and use addition and subtraction skills, (27m 54s)

Comparing Adult and Baby Animals | 1st Grade Science

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Observing similarities & differences between adult and babies animals of the same species. (26m 34s)

Informational Writing/Number Patterns|1st/2nd Reading & Math

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Students will learn about informational text and skip counting. (27m 29s)

Procedural Writing / Add/Subtract 20 #4|1st/2nd Reading/Math

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Students learn to compose a procedural text and about balancing equations (28m 46s)

Vocabulary Development/Math Tools #1 | 1st/2nd Reading/Math

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Students are introduced to nouns and math tools to solve problems. (28m 43s)

Shades of Meaning & Place Value #2 | 1st/2nd Reading/Math

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Shades of meaning and representing numbers using place value understanding. (27m 41s)

Shades of Meaning & Place Value #1 | 1st/2nd Reading/Math

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Shades of meaning and representing numbers using place value understanding (28m 13s)

How Parents & Baby Animals Survive in Habitats | 1st Science

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Ways in which parents and babies work together to survive. (28m 25s)

Differences of Parents and Offspring | 1st Science

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Describe ways animals and plants are similar and different. (28m 38s)

Building Fluency & Coins Part 2 | 1st & 2nd Reading/Math

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Students use sight word knowledge to practice their reading fluency and identify coins. (27m 13s)

Building Fluency & Coins Part 1 | 1st & 2nd Reading/Math

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Students learn to identify coins and find combinations equal to a given amount. (28m 31s)

Compare/Contrast | Counting 5s & Time | 1st/2nd Reading/Math

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How to compare and contrast, and counting by 5s and telling time to the nearest 5 minutes. (28m 5s)

Understanding The Job Of Our Sun | 1st Grade Science

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Students use their senses to go on a Notice and Wonder walk exploring the sun. (27m 58s)

Word Endings: Part 4 | Shapes: Lesson 4 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students practice phonemic awareness and identify 2-d and 3-d shapes. (27m 12s)

Word Endings: Part 3 | Shapes: Lesson 3 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students practice phonemic awareness and explore 3-d shapes. (28m 23s)

Word Endings: Part 2 | Shapes: Lesson 2 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students practice phonemic awareness and apply knowledge of 2-d shapes. (28m 45s)

Word Endings: Part 1 | Shapes: Lesson 1 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students practice phonemic awareness & explore 2-D shapes. (29m 45s)

Light and Sound: Communicating Over a Distance | 1st Science

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Students learn different ways humans communicate over a distance using sounds and coding. (27m 35s)

Read Aloud | Coins & Paper Money #4 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students practice previewing and making predictions. Students add and subtract money. (29m 47s)

Read Aloud | Coins & Paper Money #3 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students will practice previewing, making predictions and text-to text connections. (29m 2s)

Read Aloud | Coins & Paper Money #2 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students practice previewing, making predictions and text-to text connections. (28m 32s)

Read Aloud | Coins & Paper Money #1 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students practice previewing and making predictions. Students are introduced to coins. (28m 10s)

A Show with Light & Sound: Volume & Pitch | 1st Science

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Students go over ways to describe sound using volume and pitch. (28m 8s)

Nonfiction Experts 4 | 3-digit Add/Sub 8 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students practice strategies for reading nonfiction texts fluently. (27m 20s)

Nonfiction Experts 3 | 3-digit Add/Sub 7 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students practice strategies of tackling tricky words as they read. (28m 4s)

Nonfiction Experts 2 | 3-digit Add/Sub 6 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students will practice strategies of retelling the main idea as they read. (25m 36s)

Nonfiction Experts 1 | 3-digit Add/Sub 5 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students practice strategies of orienting themselves to the book before reading. (27m 21s)

Putting on a Show with Light and Sound | 1st Grade Science

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Students understand how our ears work as well as how sound comes from vibrations. (26m 5s)

Nonfiction KWL 4 | 3-digit Add/Subtract 4 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students take learnings on the KWL chart & apply them, and add & subtract 3-digit numbers. (29m 47s)

Nonfiction KWL 3 | 3-digit Add/Subtract 3 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students review what they learned about using a KWL chart. (29m 44s)

Nonfiction KWL 2 | 3-digit Add/Subtract 2 | 1st Reading/Math

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Student review using a KWL chart as a strategy to get ready to read nonfiction. (27m 24s)

Nonfiction KWL 1 | 3-digit Add/Subtract 1 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students use place value and expanded form to subtract 3-digit numbers. (29m 9s)

Sun & Moon: Moon Phases & Constellations | 1st Grade Science

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Students learn the pattern that the moon phases & different constellations the stars make. (27m 26s)

Punctuation | Add/Subtract within 100 #4 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students review ending punctuation & add and subtract within 100. (28m 8s)

Beginning r-blends | Add/Sub within 100 #3 |1st Reading/Math

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Students warm up by saying the blended sound found in beginning r-blends. (27m 24s)

Keywords #1 | Add/Subtract within 100 #1 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students learn to use keywords, and add/subtract within 100 using base 10's. (28m 7s)

Sun and Moon: How We get Seasons | 1st Grade Science

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Students discover how we experience seasons. (27m 11s)

Reading Process #4 | 2-Digit Numbers #4 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students continue to use the reading process, noticing when reading doesn't make sense. (29m 42s)

Reading Process #3 | 2-Digit Numbers #3 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students continue to use beginning blends through phonemic awareness activities. (28m 41s)

Reading Process #2 | 2-Digit Numbers #2 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students practice beginning blends through phonemic awareness and activities. (28m 14s)

Reading Process #1 | 2-Digit Numbers #1 | 1st Reading/Math

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How readers monitor & correct their reading along the way. 2-digit numbers using 10 frames (29m 38s)

Sun and Moon: Our Shadows Throughout the Day | 1st Science

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Students investigate movement of shadows using a flashlight and the sun. (29m 43s)

Communicate Effectively #4| Add/Sub 20 #4 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students learn about character feeling as they read dialogue & apply phonics skills. (27m 48s)

Communicate Effectively #3| Add/Sub 20 #3 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students apply strategies for communicating effectively & add and subtract within 20. (26m 49s)

Communicate Effectively | Add/Subtract 20 | 1st Reading/Math

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Communicating effectively and 10 frames & number sentences to add & subtract within 20. (29m 19s)

Communicate Effectively #2| Add/Sub 20 #2 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students use speaking strategies to retell a story & add and subtract within 20. (29m 19s)

Word-Building & Retelling | Making 10 #2 | 1st Reading/Math

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How to stop and jot in order to retell what was learned on a page. (29m 54s)

Seeds - Sprouts and Sunshine: Biomimicry | 1st Grade Science

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Students learn about biomimicry and different inventions that were inspired by nature. (27m 23s)

Digraphs & Nonfiction Text | Making 10 #1 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students will use their knowledge of the digraphs ch and sh to sort pictures. (26m 37s)

Using Sight Words & Making 5 - Part 2 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students boost sight word vocabulary and reading fluency, and combinations that make 5. (27m 40s)

Using Sight Words & Making 5 - Part 1 | 1st Reading/Math

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Boost phonics, sight word vocabulary & reading fluency. Number combinations that make 5. (27m 11s)

Nonfiction Strategies 3, Patterns 4 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students continue nonfiction reading strategies & apply knowledge of number patterns. (27m 49s)

Nonfiction Strategies 2, Patterns 3 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students work with the digraph /sh/ & complete patterns of 10. (27m 42s)

Sight Words & Completing a Pattern Part 1 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students will boost phonemic awareness, sight word vocabulary and phonics skills. (27m 30s)

Nonfiction Strategies 1, Patterns 2 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students will be introduced to the digraph /sh/ and learn how to skip count. (27m 38s)

Parts of Seeds and Plants | 1st Grade Science

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Students learn parts of a seed as well as part of a plant. (27m 46s)

Nonfiction Features, Interactive Writing | 1st Reading/Math

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Students will identify text features & learn addition and subtraction within 10. (27m 13s)

Sight Words & Subtracting w/ Counters | 1st Reading/Math

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Students practice early literacy skills through phonemic awareness & phonics activities. (27m 30s)

Reading Nonfiction & Subtracting Within 10| 1st Reading/Math

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Characteristics of a nonfiction text and using 10's and 1's discs to add and subtract. (27m 15s)

Sight Reading & Subtracting w/ Number Line| 1st Reading/Math

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Students will practice identifying and building new sight words & explore subtraction. (27m 38s)

Bird Structures and Survival | 1st Grade Science

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Students will explore the worlds of birds. (28m 21s)

Rhyming, Writing & Subtracting Within 10’s| 1st Reading/Math

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Students will practice identifying rhyming words and subtracting within 10's. (27m 7s)

Characters & Subtracting w/ Tens Frames | 1st Reading/Math

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Students will practice focusing on the characters and setting of a story. (27m 2s)

Rhyming, Reading & Subtracting w/ Counters| 1st Reading/Math

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Students will practice identifying rhyming & reading words with the short e. (27m 34s)

Making Connections & Adding Within 10 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students will practice making connections with characters & how to add within 10. (27m 55s)

Bird Families | 1st Grade Science

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Students will learn about the parenting habits of birds. (26m 41s)

Sounds, Sight Words, and Add Within 10 2| 1st Reading/Math

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Identifying sounds in middle of words, reading sight words, & words with short o sound. (27m 42s)

Making Connections and Adding Within 10 1 | 1st Reading/Math

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Students will learn how to connect with characters’ feelings through facial expressions. (29m 4s)

Sounds, Sight Words, and Add Within 10| 1st Reading & Math

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How to identify beginning sounds and practice reading sight words and short vowel words. (29m 1s)

Animal and Plant Families | 1st Grade Science

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Students learn how parents and babies compare in appearance for animals and plants. (28m 9s)

Sight Words & Short A-Words/Number Bonds | 1st Reading/Math

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Write sentences with sight words and short a-words & and work on adding numbers within 5. (28m)

Word Sounds, Sight Words & Numbers to 20 2 |1st Reading/Math

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students build words with sound & work on identifying sight words, and to count to 20. (27m 56s)

Connections in a Story & Numbers to 20 | 1st Reading & Math

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Making connections in a story & how to identify numbers up to 20. (28m 1s)

Word Sounds, Sight Words & Numbers to 20 1 |1st Reading/Math

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Work on identifying sight words. Count, read and write numbers to 20. (28m 56s)

How Animals Meet their needs for Shelter | 1st Grade Science

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The way birds and other animals change their environment to meet their needs for shelter. (28m 59s)

Think About Story & Find Missing Number | 1st Reading & Math

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Listen to and think about a story. Find the missing number in a number set. (27m 24s)

Vowel Sounds & Find Missing Number | 1st Reading & Math

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Identify vowel sounds, read and write sight words, find the missing number in a set. (27m 49s)

Letter Sounds & Read & Count to 10| 1st Grade Reading & Math

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Identify letter sounds and read, write and count numbers to 10. (28m 25s)

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