CurriculumGrade 1English Language Arts

Draw to Show

Aligned to SL.1.5 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

A drawing can help us share our ideas. We can add a picture to show what we mean.

Worked example

We tell about our trip to the park. Then we draw a slide and a tree to show what we saw.

Practice questions

  1. Tell a short story out loud.
  2. Draw a picture to go with it.
  3. Point to your drawing to share a feeling.

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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.

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Dibuja para Mostrar

Un dibujo puede ayudarnos a compartir nuestras ideas. Podemos agregar una imagen para mostrar lo que queremos decir.

Ejemplo: Contamos sobre nuestro paseo al parque. Luego dibujamos un resbaladero y un árbol para mostrar lo que vimos.

More Speaking & Listening lessons

Conversation & DescribingSL.1.1Good ListeningSL.1.2Ask to UnderstandSL.1.3Tell About ItSL.1.4Whole SentencesSL.1.6

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