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English · Grade 1

Vocabulary, Grammar and Conventions

A toolkit course for Grade 1 language: common and proper nouns, one and more than one, verbs that match their nouns and show past, present or future, pronouns such as he, she and they, and describing and position words. Children also grow vocabulary by sorting words into categories, defining words by group and feature, and choosing between words with shades of meaning (look, peek, stare).

  • 4 lessons
  • About 85 minutes
  • Word tools check: 7 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Use common and proper nouns, singular and plural nouns, and verbs that agree with them (The dog runs. The dogs run.).
  • Use verbs to show past, present and future time, and use personal pronouns (I, he, she, it, we, they) in place of nouns.
  • Use adjectives and prepositions to tell what kind and where (a tiny bug under the leaf).
  • Sort words into categories, define a word by its category and a key feature, and tell apart words with shades of meaning.

Lessons

  1. Nouns and verbs that match 4 steps2 practiceabout 22 min
  2. Verb time and pronouns 4 steps2 practiceabout 22 min
  3. Describing and position words 4 steps2 practiceabout 19 min
  4. Word meanings 4 steps2 practiceabout 22 min
  5. Word tools check 7 questions at the end

Keep exploring

Games to practice with

  • Memory LanternsFlip glowing lanterns to find pairs that belong together.
  • Sound GardenListen closely and grow the garden: find the word that starts, rhymes or claps just right.
  • Word WorkshopBuild the word for each picture, one sound at a time.

More 1st grade reading

Guides for grown-ups