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Frog & Toad: Different & Alike

Spring Lesson Plans

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Washington Common Core Standard:
Grade 1 students:
o   Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

• 7. Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events

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Frog & Toad: Different & Alike

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Frog and Pond Lesson Plans

Frog Poems, Songs and Action Rhymes

Frog and Toad Are Friends Theme

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Building Reading Skills for 1st Grade  

Building reading skills and practicing reading are an essential part of a 1st grader’s learning. Even when students are not specifically learning “reading,” they are constantly reading as they learn other subjects. This practice as well as specific reading lessons are crucial to making 1st graders strong readers. In addition, 1st graders develop their reading comprehension skills, and talk more about and gain a deeper understanding of what they read. 

Reading Activities

• Play Time: Read aloud a favorite story or poem as though it is a play or using different voices for the character and the narrator, to help children practice their pacing and expression. Children can also read books to you!
  
• Read and Draw: Ask the kids to draw a picture of their favorite scene, character or page from a book. They can then write a description of what they drew and why they chose to draw it.
  
• Become Poets:  Find small and simple poems. Read them as a group and talk about the feelings they convey. Try making up your own poems together about objects, people or anything you like!
  
• Word Games: Use magnetic letters, letter tiles or cards from games to create both real and silly words. Practice building longer words by putting together shorter sounds and words.
  
• Create Your Own Dictionary: As children learns to read new words and learns the meaning of new words, keep track of them in a dictionary. Children can write them down, draw a picture to illustrate the word and or its definition, or write a sentence with the word.

Building Reading Skills for 1st Grade

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