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1st grade english language arts lessons for Easel Activities
Creativity Challenges and Activities Morning Work, Brain Breaks, STEM Warm Up
Unlock creativity in your classroom! Finish the Picture!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and ideas is known as divergent thinking. When students are thinking outside the box it results in creative solutions. In a creativity challenge, students are presented with a problem that they have to solve using their creativity. Typically these challenges are short lasting anywhere from 3-10 minutes. By implementing thes
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1st - 5th
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Math Leveled Daily Curriculum {LEVEL 4}
This year-long math curriculum focuses on teaching math skills and concepts. This resource is designed for special education students and autistic learners as it is visual-based and features a step-by-step progression of skills.This curriculum includes embedded assessments allowing for data-based decision making and accurate progress monitoring. Simplify your language arts instruction and planning with this daily activity-based curriculum, utilizing over 180 engaging activities that promote skil
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PreK - 5th
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Tops and Bottoms Read Aloud - Spring Plant Activities - Reading Comprehension
These Tops and Bottoms read aloud activities will teach your students about plants with lesson plans and reading comprehension book activities.Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events and most importantly, fall in love with the story.Each lesson provides students a different purpose for revisiting the text, talking about it and responding t
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Read Alouds Bundle - Reading Comprehension - A Year of Read Alouds
Retelling Passages, Graphic Organizers RL.1.2 1st Grade Reading Comprehension
This RL.1.2 Story Retell and Retelling Stories 1st grade reading unit is packed full of standards-based lessons, graphic organizer worksheets, Lexile passages, and activities to use while you are teaching the standard RL1.2. If you are not teaching Common Core, then the pack is still valuable to use when teaching students how to retell a story and find the moral/central message/lesson of the text.Please check out the preview to see ALL that you're getting! In the pack you will receive: 3 Mini Le
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1st
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ESL Newcomers Curriculum ELL Vocabulary School Activities Digital Resources (U1)
Are you looking for an ELL newcomer curriculum or activities that cover listening, vocabulary, speaking, reading, and writing without additional prep work? This ESL newcomer unit includes digital resources, and over 150 printable pages, to prepare your ELL newcomer for the first 4 weeks of school. Unit 1 includes in-depth learning of greetings, pronouns, "I am" statements, asking questions, and school vocabulary cards. Story topics include My School, In the Classroom, Classroom Rules, and Our Da
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K - 5th
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Story Elements Graphic Organizers, Anchor Charts, RL.1.3 1st Grade Reading RL1.3
This RL.1.3 Story Elements first grade reading unit is packed full of standards-based lesson plans, graphic organizers, anchor charts, Lexile passages, and other activities to use while you are teaching the standard RL1.3. If you are not teaching Common Core, then the pack is still valuable to use when teaching students how to describe characters, setting, and events in the text.Please check out the preview to see ALL that you're getting! In the pack you will receive: 4 Mini Lessons with Anchor
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1st
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Creepy Carrots Read Aloud - Halloween STEM Activities - Reading Comprehension
These Creepy Carrots read aloud activities are perfect for teaching reading comprehension skills to young learners. These Creepy Carrots read aloud activities are print and go, FUN and cover tons of standards. Students love Jasper Rabbit's adventures and these fun book companion activities will keep them super engaged.Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the cha
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: Halloween Read Aloud Bundle - October Comprehension Activities
Asking and Answering Questions RL.1.1 - 1st Grade Reading Comprehension - RL1.1
This RL.1.1 Asking and Answering Questions 1st grade reading unit is packed full of standards-based activities such as lesson plans, anchor charts, Lexile passages, and worksheets to use while you are teaching the standard RL1.1. If you are not teaching Common Core, then the pack is still valuable to use when teaching students to answer questions using the text and to ask themselves questions while reading. Please check out the preview to see ALL that you're getting! In the first grade reading p
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1st
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The Invisible Boy Read Aloud - Back to School Activities - Reading Comprehension
These The Invisible Boy read aloud activities will help your students learn how to include others.Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events and most importantly, fall in love with the story.Each lesson provides students a different purpose for revisiting the text, talking about it and responding to it.To teach these lessons you will need:The
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: Back to School Read Alouds Reading Activities - September
Sneezy the Snowman Read Aloud Lessons - Snowman Craft - Reading Comprehension
These Sneezy the Snowman read aloud lesson plans and story comprehension activities will engage your students all week long and include a snowman craft!Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events and most importantly, fall in love with the story.Each lesson provides students a different purpose for revisiting the text, talking about it and res
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K - 1st
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Turkey Trouble Read Aloud Craft- Thanksgiving Activities
This "Turkey Trouble" interactive read-aloud lesson plan and craft pack includes rigorous text dependent questions, differentiated graphic organizers, response to text writing activities, a craftivity, and detailed lesson plans. These "Turkey Trouble" activities will help you meet several core standards while maintaining your tradition of reading aloud for pleasure. You will guide students to use evidence from the text to deepen their understanding of the story and respond in meaningful ways. Th
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: November Read Alouds - Fall Activities - Reading Comprehension Bundle
Buddy Reading | Reading Buddies Activities
This collection of Reading Buddy Activities was created for multi-grade students to enjoy together throughout the year. Not sure where to start? This resource contains tips, organizers and activities to help you get your program rolling efficiently! Included in this Resource: Prep and Organization for Teachers & Big Buddies to Get StartedLetter of invitation to become Reading Buddies from one teacher to anotherForm for class availability / time preference for Buddy meetingsBlank Reading Bud
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K - 6th, Staff
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The Most Magnificent Thing Read Aloud - Back to School STEM Activities
These Most Magnificent Thing read aloud activities will teach students about growth mindset and perseverance. These back to school lesson plans will last a week and include reading comprehension activities and a STEM activity with a fun challenge.Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events and most importantly, fall in love with the story.Each
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1st - 2nd
Also included in: Back to School Read Alouds Reading Activities - September
Point of View Worksheets, 1st Grade Reading Comprehension Passages, Unit RL.1.6
This RL.1.6 Point of View first grade reading unit is full of standards-based activities, anchor charts, worksheets, Lexile passages, and other activities to use while you are teaching the standard RL1.6. If you are not teaching Common Core, then the pack is still valuable to use when teaching point of view and how to tell who is talking.Please check out the preview to see ALL that you're getting! In the first grade RL1.6 pack you will receive: 3 Mini Lessons with Anchor Chart6 Graphic Organizer
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1st
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Word Lists (Real & Nonsense) - Phonics Lesson Plans & Reading Fluency
133 NO PREP word lists for reading and spelling of all phonics patterns. PRINT-AND-GO real word and nonsense word lists. Each pages also includes one-syllable & multi-syllabic words. Lesson planning and reading fluency made easy!Also included with the Phonics Word Lists:Words-per-minute tracking chart for reading fluency practiceSpelling dictation sheetsNEW!! Check out the companion game SINK THAT SHIP Battle games that align perfectly with these word lists!!!ALL Phonics Skills Included!!
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K - 2nd
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Language Arts Leveled Daily Curriculum {LEVEL 0.5}
This year-long language arts curriculum focuses on teaching language arts skills and concepts. This resource is designed for special education students and autistic learners as it is visual-based and features a step-by-step progression of skills. This curriculum includes embedded assessments allowing for data-based decision making and accurate progress monitoring. Simplify your language arts instruction and planning with this daily activity-based curriculum, utilizing over 180 engaging activitie
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PreK - 5th
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Language Arts Leveled Daily Curriculum {LEVEL 1}
This year-long language arts curriculum focuses on teaching language arts skills and concepts. This resource is designed for special education students and autistic learners as it is visual-based and features a step-by-step progression of skills. It includes a non-writer version (requires only pre-writing skills) for seamlessly differentiated instruction.This curriculum includes embedded assessments allowing for data-based decision making and accurate progress monitoring. Simplify your language
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PreK - 5th
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Also included in: Language Arts Leveled Daily Curriculum {BUNDLE}
Dragons Love Tacos Read Aloud - Valentine's Activities - Reading Comprehension
These Dragons Love Tacos read aloud activities include everything you need to bring this Valentine's story to life, including group activities, writing prompts, crafts and more.Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events and most importantly, fall in love with the story.Each lesson provides students a different purpose for revisiting the text,
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1st - 2nd
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Also included in: Read Alouds Bundle - Reading Comprehension - A Year of Read Alouds
Math Leveled Daily Curriculum {LEVEL 1}
This year-long math curriculum focuses on teaching math skills and concepts. This resource is designed for special education students and autistic learners as it is visual-based and features a step-by-step progression of skills. It includes a non-writer version (requires only pre-writing skills) for seamlessly differentiated instruction.This curriculum includes embedded assessments allowing for data-based decision making and accurate progress monitoring. Simplify your language arts instruction a
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PreK - 5th
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Also included in: Math Leveled Daily Curriculum {BUNDLE}
Poetry Unit Comprehension 1st Grade Feeling Words and Sensory Details RL.1.4
This RL.1.4 Feelings and Sensory Details in poetry 1st grade reading unit is packed full of standards-based lesson plans, Lexile passages, and activities to use while you are teaching the standard RL1.4. If you are not teaching Common Core, then the pack is still valuable to use when teaching poetry, sensory words, feelings, and how the author uses words and phrases to help prove these.Please check out the preview to see ALL that you're getting! In the pack you will receive: 4 Mini Lessons with
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1st
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Love Monster Read Aloud - Valentine's Day Activities - Reading Comprehension
These Love Monster reading comprehension activities are a fun way to encourage friendship and celebrate Valentine's Day.Our interactive read-aloud lesson plan is designed to be taught over multiple lessons. This allows students an opportunity to dive deeper into the text, make connections to the characters and events and most importantly, fall in love with the story.Each lesson provides students a different purpose for revisiting the text, talking about it and responding to it.To teach these les
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K - 2nd
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Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizers, Passages, Anchor Chart RL.1.9 1st Grade
This RL.1.9 Compare and Contrast 1st grade fiction reading unit is full of standards-based lesson plans, anchor charts, professionally Lexiled passages, and graphic organizers to use while you are teaching the standard RL1.9. If you are not teaching Common Core, then the pack is still valuable to use when teaching students to find similarities in differences in stories.Please check out the preview to see ALL that you're getting! In the first grade RL1.9 pack you will receive: 3 Mini Lessons9 Gra
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1st
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Balloons Over Broadway Creativity Activities and Finish the Picture Challenges
Unlock creativity in your classroom this fall!Need a quick, no prep, Thanksgiving STEM challenge to get your students thinking outside the box?!Thanksgiving Creativity Challenges are great for engaging students during morning work, early finishers, or add some creative thinking tasks to your Thanksgiving classroom activities!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and ideas is known as divergent thinking. When student
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1st - 5th
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Math Leveled Daily Curriculum {LEVEL 2}
This year-long math curriculum focuses on teaching math skills and concepts. This resource is designed for special education students and autistic learners as it is visual-based and features a step-by-step progression of skills.This curriculum includes embedded assessments allowing for data-based decision making and accurate progress monitoring. Simplify your language arts instruction and planning with this daily activity-based curriculum, utilizing over 180 engaging activities that promote skil
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PreK - 5th
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Also included in: Math Leveled Daily Curriculum {BUNDLE}
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Importance of learning English language arts
English language arts (ELA) concepts — reading, writing, listening, and speaking — empower students to become effective communicators, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners. They are the foundation for all other types of learning as students must rely on ELA skills to master content from other subject areas and communicate what they’ve learned.
Strong reading skills can help students make sense of written content, and gather information for further analysis. Writing skills can help students articulate their ideas, construct arguments, and synthesize information. And speaking and listening skills empower students to clearly present their ideas, participate in group discussions, and collaborate with their classmates. This is why teaching English language arts is critically important for student’s success in school and beyond.
Benefits of learning English language arts
Learning English language arts offers many benefits to students both in school and beyond. It helps students:
- Develop effective communication skills
- Build critical thinking and analytical skills
- Nurture their creativity and imagination
By ensuring that students have a solid foundation in English language arts, teachers can help set them up for future success.
Discover printable and digital English language arts resources
On TPT, English language arts resources come in various forms: from interactive notebooks and task cards to small-group activities and individual worksheets. They can be used to enhance learning, assess a student’s mastery of ELA concepts, or to reteach a tricky concept. By incorporating ELA resources from TPT into your teaching toolbox, you can create an engaging learning experience that strengthens students’ understanding of ELA concepts.
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital English language arts worksheets, TPT has an extensive collection of resources across topics and grade levels. No matter what ELA topic your students are working on — whether you’re teaching the parts of speech to 1st graders or argumentative essay writing to 10th graders — TPT has instructional materials that are designed to help with any ELA learning need. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, teaching and learning ELA will be so much easier.
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Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your English Language Arts lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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