CurriculumGrade 1English Language Arts

Let's Read Together

Aligned to RL.1.10 — Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.

What this lesson teaches

We can read stories and poems just right for us. A grown-up can help when a word is tricky.

Worked example

A short poem: "The little bee flew by the tree." We read it slowly and enjoy the rhyme of "bee" and "tree."

Practice questions

  1. Read a short story with a grown-up.
  2. Point to a word that rhymes with another word.
  3. Tell your favorite part after you read.

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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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Leamos Juntos

Podemos leer cuentos y poemas justos para nosotros. Un adulto puede ayudar cuando una palabra es difícil.

Ejemplo: Un poema corto: "La abejita voló junto a la casita." Lo leemos despacio y gozamos la rima de "abejita" y "casita."

More Reading: Literature lessons

Retelling Stories and the Central MessageRL.1.2Who? What? Where?RL.1.1Who, Where, What HappensRL.1.3Feeling WordsRL.1.4Story or Facts?RL.1.5Who Is Talking?RL.1.6

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