Welcome to your Grade 1 teacher dashboard. Each unit contains lesson plans, printables, and digital readers.
Waves & Sound
7 Lessons
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Students explore atoms, molecules, states of matter, waves, and sound through hands-on investigations and engineering design.
| Lessons | Focus | Teacher Instructions | Reader | Unit Activity | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Atoms | Lesson Plan | Atoms | Printables | |
2DCI |
Molecules | Lesson Plan | Molecules | Printables | |
3DCI |
Solids, Liquids, & Gases | Lesson Plan | Solids, Liquids & Gases | Printables | |
4DCI |
Waves | Lesson Plan | Waves | Printables | |
5DCI |
Sound | Lesson Plan | Sound | Printables | |
6ENG |
Let's Talk: Design & Build | Lesson Plan | Communication Device | Printables | |
7WRAP |
Unit Wrap Up | Lesson Plan | Printables |
Plants & Animal Parts
7 Lessons
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Students explore living things, from what makes something alive to how plants and animals have specialized parts that help them survive.
| Lessons | Focus | Teacher Instructions | Reader | Unit Activity | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1DCI |
Is It Alive? | Lesson Plan | Life | Printables | |
2DCI |
Plant Parts | Lesson Plan | Plants | Printables | |
3DCI |
Animals | Lesson Plan | Animals | Printables | |
4DCI |
Bats | Lesson Plan | Bats | Printables | |
5DCI |
Duck-Billed Platypus | Lesson Plan | Duck-Billed Platypus | Printables | |
6ENG |
Biomimicry Design Challenge | Lesson Plan | Biomimicry Design Challenge | Printables | |
7WRAP |
Unit Wrap Up | Lesson Plan | Printables |
Life Cycles & Traits
7 Lessons
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Students observe how animals grow and change through life cycles, comparing traits between parents and offspring across different species.
| Lessons | Focus | Teacher Instructions | Reader | Unit Activity | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1DCI |
Exploring the Life Cycle of Frogs & Toads | Lesson Plan | Frogs and Toads | The Frog Life Cycle | Printables |
2DCI |
What Are Mammals? | Lesson Plan | Mammals | Mammal Babies | Printables |
3DCI |
What Are Sea Stars? | Lesson Plan | Sea Stars | Sea Star Babies | Printables |
4DCI |
What Are Sponges? | Lesson Plan | Sponges | Sponge Babies | Printables |
5DCI |
Wiggly Worms | Lesson Plan | Worms | Worm Babies | Printables |
6ENG |
Life Cycle Museum Exhibit: Design & Build | Lesson Plan | Life Cycle Museum | Printables | |
7WRAP |
Life Cycle Museum Exhibit Gallery Walk | Lesson Plan | Printables |
Earth's Systems
7 Lessons
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Students explore Earth's systems, investigating the geosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere, and discover how these spheres interact to shape our planet.
| Lesson | Focus | Teacher Instructions | Reader | Unit Activity | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1DCI | Studying Earth | Lesson Plan | What Is Geology? | Printables | |
2DCI | The Rock Where We Live | Lesson Plan | The Geosphere | Printables | |
3DCI | The Air Around Us | Lesson Plan | The Atmosphere | Printables | |
4DCI | Water on Earth | Lesson Plan | The Hydrosphere | Printables | |
5ENG | Save the Soil: Design Challenge | Lesson Plan | Earth's Spheres | Printables | |
6ENG | Save the Soil: Build & Test | Lesson Plan | Sky Tracker | Printables | |
7WRAP | Earth's Systems Showcase & Unit Review | Lesson Plan | Printables |
Grade 1 Reader Library
Curated digital readers for guided and independent reading across all units and subjects.
Sea Jellies
What Is Physics?
What Is Exercise Science?
What Is Chemistry?
Atoms
Molecules
Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Waves
Sound
Life
Plants
Animals
Bats
Duck-billed Platypus
Frogs and Toads
Sea Stars
Worms
Sponges
Mammals
What Is Geology?
The Geosphere
The Atmosphere
The Hydrosphere
Earth's Spheres
