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1st Grade learning paths

Every skill as a short sequence of worksheets, from first steps to a stretch challenge.

Work down each list in order. Each step builds on the one before, and the stars show how hard a sheet is (1 to 5).

Math

Place value 5 sheets

  1. Tens and Ones Step 1 · ★★ · FreeI can show a two-digit number as tens and ones.
  2. Greater, Less or Equal? Step 2 · ★★I can compare two-digit numbers using >, < and =.
  3. 10 More, 10 Less Step 3 · ★★I can find 10 more and 10 less than a number.
  4. Adding Tens and Ones Step 4 · ★★★I can add a one-digit number to a two-digit number.
  5. Take Away Tens Step 5 · ★★★I can subtract tens from tens, like 70 − 30 = 40.

Addition and subtraction 5 sheets

  1. Adding Within 20 Step 1 · ★★ · FreeI can add numbers within 20 using make-ten and doubles.
  2. Taking Away Within 20 Step 2 · ★★I can subtract within 20 and link it to adding.
  3. Doubles and Near Doubles Step 3 · ★★I can use doubles to solve near doubles.
  4. True or False Equations Step 4 · ★★★I can tell if an equation is true or false.
  5. Fact Families and Missing Numbers Step 5 · ★★★I can use addition facts to find missing numbers and solve subtraction.

Word problems 1 sheet

  1. Story Problems Step 1 · ★★★ · FreeI can solve add and take-away story problems within 20.

Geometry 3 sheets

  1. Shape Detectives Step 1 · ★★ · FreeI can describe shapes by their sides and corners.
  2. Halves and Fourths Step 2 · ★★★I can split shapes into halves and fourths.
  3. Put Shapes Together Step 3 · ★★I can put shapes together to make new shapes and find the shapes inside a bigger shape.

Review 1 sheet

  1. End-of-Year Maths Review Step 1 · ★★★ · FreeI can show what I learned in Grade 1 maths: facts to 20, tens and ones, comparing, time and equal shares.

Literacy / ELA

Phonics 7 sheets

  1. Short Vowel Word Builders Step 1 · ★ · FreeI can read and spell short vowel words.
  2. sh, ch and th Sounds Step 2 · ★★I can read and spell words with sh, ch and th.
  3. Blend It! Two-Letter Blends Step 3 · ★★I can read and spell words that start with a blend.
  4. Magic e Makes It Long Step 4 · ★★★I can use silent e to make a long vowel sound.
  5. Vowel Teams: ai, ay, ee, ea, oa Step 5 · ★★★I can read words with ai, ay, ee, ea and oa.
  6. Bossy R: ar, or, er, ir, ur Step 6 · ★★★I can read words with ar, or, er, ir and ur.
  7. Four-Sound Words Step 7 · ★★★I can sound out and spell four-sound words like frog and hand.

Sight words 1 sheet

  1. Sight Word Hunt Step 1 · ★★ · FreeI can read and write first grade sight words.

Grammar 6 sheets

  1. Capital Letters and End Marks Step 1 · ★★ · FreeI can use capital letters and the right end mark.
  2. Naming Words and Doing Words Step 2 · ★★I can tell naming words from doing words.
  3. Describing Words Step 3 · ★★I can use describing words in a sentence.
  4. Joining Words: and, but, or, so, because Step 4 · ★★★I can join two ideas with and, but, or, so and because.
  5. Is It a Sentence? Step 5 · ★★I can tell a complete sentence from a part of one.
  6. How Did They Do It? Adverbs Step 6 · ★★★I can use an adverb to tell how something is done.

Writing 6 sheets

  1. I Can Write a Sentence Step 1 · ★★★ · FreeI can write a complete sentence about a picture.
  2. How-To Writing: Wash Your Hands Step 2 · ★★★I can write steps in order using first, next, then and last.
  3. A Sentence a Day Step 3 · ★★I can write a sentence of my own every day.
  4. Describe the Setting: At the Beach Step 4 · ★★★I can describe a place using my senses.
  5. My Made-Up Creature Step 5 · ★★★I can use describing words to bring a character to life.
  6. Plan a Story: Beginning, Middle, End Step 6 · ★★★I can plan a story with a beginning, middle and end.

Inquiry units 1 sheet

  1. Signs Around Us Step 1 · ★★ · FreeI can find out what signs and symbols tell us.

Review 1 sheet

  1. End-of-Year English Review Step 1 · ★★★ · FreeI can show what I learned in Grade 1 English: sounds, sight words, punctuation and reading.

Science

Earth and space 2 sheets

  1. Day Sky, Night Sky Step 1 · ★★I can describe what we see in the day and night sky.
  2. Seasons and Daylight Step 2 · ★★★I can read a graph to compare daylight in summer and winter.

Physical science 3 sheets

  1. Light and Sound Explorers Step 1 · ★★★ · FreeI can explain that sound comes from vibrations and light helps us see.
  2. Shadow Detectives Step 2 · ★★★I can explain where shadows fall and why they change.
  3. The Right Material for the Job Step 3 · ★★★I can describe materials as hard or soft and waterproof or not, and choose the best material for a job.

Inquiry units 2 sheets

  1. I Am Growing and Changing Step 1 · ★ · FreeI can find out how people, plants and animals grow and change.
  2. Trees Are Homes Step 2 · ★★I can explain how trees help animals and people.

Engineering design 1 sheet

  1. Engineer It: A Boat That Floats Step 1 · ★★★ · FreeI can plan, build, test and improve a little boat that floats and carries a load.

Social Studies

Maps and places 2 sheets

  1. A Map of My School Step 1 · ★★ · FreeI can read a simple map of a school.
  2. My Country on a Map: Bangladesh Step 2 · ★★★I can find Dhaka, the Bay of Bengal, the big rivers and the 8 divisions on a map of Bangladesh.

Economics 1 sheet

  1. Needs and Wants Step 1 · ★★ · FreeI can tell needs from wants.

Past and present 1 sheet

  1. Then and Now in My Family Step 1 · ★★ · FreeI can compare life when my grown-ups were children with my life now.

Classroom Management