Resources

FIRST GRADE SITES:

http://www.fraziermtn.com/fpschool/firstgrd.htm

http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/1133/2teach.html

http://www.ezlink.com/~edu/AIndex.htm

Find grade-relevant sites to use across the curriculum.
FIRST GRADE LESSON PLANS AND UNITS:

http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/1.htm

Form Core Knowledge Curriculum, here are an excellent set of lessons to consider for your first grade curriculum.

COLLECTIONS OF FIRST GRADE LESSONS & RESOURCES:

http://www.enchantedlearning.com

http://viking.stark.k12.oh.us/%7Egreentown/grtheme.htm

http://busboy.sped.ukans.edu/projects/theme/primary.html

http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/CLA/LESSONS/first.html

http://204.184.214.251/coop/1main.html

http://www.mrsperkins.com/testing.htm

FIRST GRADE TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION:

http://www.mtnbrook.k12.al.us/tech/1st.htm

Find loads of ideas for special technology integration projects for grade one, in almost every subject area.
SAMPLE FIRST GRADE CURRICULA:

http://www.pausd.palo-alto.ca.us/edservices/summaries/first.html

http://www.kent.wednet.edu/staff/shickey/first_gr_curric.htm

http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/dap/outlines/grade1_curric.html

http://www.gouchercenter.edu/pallo/toppage1.htm

http://www.hazelwood.k12.mo.us/~jtennik/garrett/document/1stgrade.htm

http://www.dentonisd.org/rayzor/lattaya/lattaya_learning.htm

FIRST GRADE CLASSROOM PAGES:

http://home.att.net/%7Eetonn/firstgrade.html

http://www.dentonisd.org/rayzor/lattaya/lattaya.htm

http://www.msrossbec.com/

http://www.homestead.com/mrsflanagan/index.html

http://www.mrsperkins.com/

 

FIRST GRADE CURRICULUM OVERVIEW:
http://www.mrsperkins.com/files/flyer.pdf

http://www.pausd.palo-alto.ca.us/edservices/summaries/first.html

http://www.mca.tc.edu.tw/system/Curriculum/c_1st.htm

http://www.san-marino.k12.ca.us/~valentine/first/firstcu.html

Here are samplings of what to expect across the curriculum in first grade.

CLASSROOM FORMS AND TESTING:
http://www.mrsperkins.com/testing.htm
You will love the resources offered here--from ABC flash-cards to Dolch vocabulary word lists, grading aids, 100s chart, and more . .. plus the author offers further forms for teachers if they wish to email her, on first grade skills assessments and student worksheets.

THEMES -- PRESCHOOL THROUGH SECOND GRADE:
http://www.connectingstudents.com/themes/ps2.htm
Much here to explore, including lesson plans, units, resources, handouts... much more.

CORE CURRICULUM:
http://www.pcsb.k12.fl.us/spookhill/links.html
Several units support grade one (as well as other grades) curriculum.

FIRST GRADE RESOURCES:
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Tower/1217/barb.html
Loads of resources to help build your lessons, find worksheets, activity pages, craft projects, awards and certificates, and more.

Grade 1 Worksheets
http://www.edhelper.com/math_grade1.htm

First Grade Teacher Web Sites
http://www.sd925.w-cook.k12.il.us/WPS/resource/gr1.html

First Grade Lesson Plans
http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/1.htm

Insects

 

 

BrainPop on Insects
http://www.brainpop.com/science/plantsandanimals/insects/index.weml

 

Insects on the World Wide Web
http://www.isis.vt.edu/~fanjun/text/Links.html

 

The Wonderful World of Insects
http://www.earthlife.net/insects/six.html

 

Virtual Insects and a Spider
http://www.ento.vt.edu/~sharov/3d/virtual.html

 

Insect Image Gallery
http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Biology/Zoology/Animals__Insects__and_Pets/Insects/

 

EXPLORING LIFE'S LESSONS WITH LADYBUGS:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/2221/ladybug.html

Several activities all tie into "The Grouchy Ladybug" by Eric Carle as a starting point for this thematic unit on ladybugs.

 

BUGS:
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/983.html

Several ideas, poems, and links, all appropriate for kindergarten level.

 

LADYBUG WORKSHEETS:
http://schoolexpress.com/fws/worksheet_frame.asp?cat=Science&sub_cat1=Animals&sub_cat2=lady7&file=ladybugs02.gif

You can print these twelve worksheets out and use them in order to compile a mini-book on ladybugs.

 

BUMBLE BEES . . .

 

THE BUMBLE BEE PAGES:
http://www.mearns.org.uk/mrssmith/bees/

Use this site for a resource on a bumble bee's life cycle, parts of the body, FAQs, photos, more...

 

WHAT BEES EAT:
http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/insects/ahb/lsn13.html

Worksheets accompany this lesson plan examining pollination and parts of a flower.

 

BEE WORDSEARCH:
http://www.thepotters.com/puzzles/bees.html

Although more aligned to honey bees than bumble bees, several words are still applicable and altogether can be used to draw contrasts, comparison, or categories between the related insects.

 

BEE HUNT:
http://entowww.tamu.edu/academic/ucourses/ento489/lessons/wednesday.html

Find ten activities to enrich your study of bumble bees, geared to third grade.

 

BUMBLE BEE CRAFT:
http://www.dltk-kids.com/animals/mbee.html

Templates are included and directions easy to follow for little hands.

 

FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE BEE:
http://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/downloads/Korsakov/BumbleePf.html

How about having younger grades listen to this midi file of Rimskji-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" while buzzing around the room? They can discuss how the composer made his music sound like bees.

 

BEE ACTIVITIES:
http://auc.cmsd.bc.ca/pipermail/kinder-l/1999-June/025629.html

Several primary teachers have contributed their own ideas for bee activities.

BEE WORKSHEET:
http://schoolexpress.com/fws/worksheet_frame.asp?cat=Science&sub_cat1=Animals&sub_cat2=Insects&file=bees05.gif

Print out this simple question and answer worksheet for review of your unit on bees.

Magnets

Magnets
http://www.brainpop.com/science/forces/magnetism/index.weml 

Magnet Man
http://www.execpc.com/~rhoadley/magindex.htm

 

Magnet Lesson Plans for elementary
http://www.proteacher.com/110077.shtml

 

DON'T GET WET:
http://www.uen.org/cgi-bin/websql/lessons/l4.hts?id=230&core=3&course_num=3000&std=4

Using paper clips, a glass of water, and a magnet moving on the outside of the glass, students will manipulate objects in the water to experiment with magnetic attraction.

 

CORE UNIT--MAGNETS:
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsci/gr2ubesc.html

For grade two, this unit provides a comprehensive guide to studying magnets and magnetism, and includes several student activities.

Bears

TEDDY BEARS UNIT:
http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/units/teddybears/index.html
Really, a whole unit on teddy bears... with poetry, art, and several links for more resources.

TEDDY BEAR CRAFTS:
http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/teddy/index.html

BEAR HUNT:
http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/webquests/hunt/hunt.htm
This great little web hunt is addressed to kindergarten and grade one classes. They will become familiar with internet resources as they explore bear sites, poems, and stories, and then collectively write their own story using what they have learned about bears.

Math

APlus Math
http://www.aplusmath.com
create flash cards, online math games, create your own worksheets

Grade 1 Math
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menu/main_page.html?toc_id=2&sort=0&viewer=0

 

Math Sites

 

MATH CENTERS:
http://www.track0.com/canteach/elementary/mathcentres.html

 

FunBrain
http://www.funbrain.com

 

Math Stories
http://www.mathstories.com

DaisyMath
http://www.openuniversity.com/
This is a wonderful collection of math interactive math websites for elementary students.

Math Worksheets for Grade 1
http://www.edhelper.com/math_grade1.htm

Africa

Smith School Africa WebQuest
http://www.whps.org/schools/SMITH/grade1/tanner/safari/webquest.htm

AFRICAN ANIMALS Webquest:
http://www.cesa8.k12.wi.us/it/webquests/HomewardBound/index.htm
Primary students will be able to identify African animals, naming what they eat and where they live, and drawing a picture of their chosen animal within its habitat.

Africa Safari
www.whps.org/library/webquests/
Web Design by Luci Leone and Sheri Tanner 
Smith School West Hartford, CT

Meet the Children of East Africa
http://www.ccph.com/coea/

The Living Africa
http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/contents.html

Zoom: Africa
http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/school/Africa/

Africa Online
http://www.africaonline.com/AfricaOnline/coverkids.html

Go on an African Safari
http://library.thinkquest.org/16645/safari/index.html

AFRICA ART AND CULTURE LESSON:
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/teaching_materials/curricula/curriculum.cfm?mode=objectives&curriculum_id=46
Elementary students will become explorers themselves as they begin to discover the continent of Africa, through both geography and African art.

National Museum of Kenya
http://www.museums.or.ke/

Africa.com
http://africa.com/

K-12 Africa Guide
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Home_Page/AFR_GIDE.html

AFRICAN ANIMALS:
http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/webquests/pre-K/pre-K.htm
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my . . . Well how about lions and monkeys instead? This primary webquests introduces these two animals to students and has them making lion masks and reciting monkey poetry.

More

Seussville
http://www.randomhouse.com/seussville/

Animal Adventures
http://www.sd925.w-cook.k12.il.us/WPS/sites/zoo/index.html

Theodore Tugboat
http://www.theodoretugboat.com/too/

AFRICAN ANIMALS:
http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/webquests/pre-K/pre-K.htm
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my . . . Well how about lions and monkeys instead? This primary webquests introduces these two animals to students and has them making lion masks and reciting monkey poetry.

GO FISH:
http://learningpage.com/free_pages/galleries/go_fish1/go_fish_color01.html
First grade emergent readers can click on the arrows and read this colorful and easy book by themselves. A printable version is also available. Teacher Notes are only available for registered site users (simple registration required), but the eight page book is accessible to both students and teachers without registering.

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