Grade 1

Links for Grade 1 Students

https://learningathome.nlesd.ca/ 

Sign your child up for a Public Library Card

Selections for Students (ebooks and audiobooks)

LITERACY

• Scholastic Learn At Home (Grades 1-2) - a  virtual magazine published weekly with many different activities to watch and do

• BookFlix - pairs fiction and non-fiction books and a great tool for reading aloud with your child

• TrueFlix - watch, read, and learn cool facts about people, science, and history

• Shared eReading - a compilation of digital books with reading prompts and audio for children to follow along with. Teaching plans also included. 

• Just Books Read Aloud - 1099 children’s books read aloud

• Storyline Online - books read aloud by actors 

• Audible.com - All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet. Includes titles across six different languages!

• Chirp Magazine - fun stuff! 

• The Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read Alouds & Activities - some have scheduled times on various platforms

• Lalilo - K-2 literacy program offers comprehensive, adaptive activities - Free through the end of the 2019-2020 school year due to COVID-19

NUMERACY

• AAA Know (Math) - Grade 1 Math activities 

• Zorbits - students have their own accounts

• Prodigy - students have their own accounts

• MashupMath - free printable worksheets (with answer keys)

• Youcubed - at home lesson plans / activities (printable) in a variety of areas for families

• Greg Tang Math - resources, games, books and challenges  

• Talk to Our Kids About Money: Home Program -  Easy to implement activity plans to guide discussions and activities for kids aged 5-18+, available in English and French 

OTHER

ART

• Art For Kids Hub - all kinds of art lessons, including how to draw, painting and origami for kids

• Virtual Tours of Art Museums Around The World - family fun!

• LUNCH DOODLES with Mo Willems!  Mo Willems invites YOU into his studio every day for his LUNCH DOODLE. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. Grab some paper and pencils, pens, or crayons and join Mo to explore ways of writing and making together.  

SCIENCE

• Milwaukee With Kids - 14 Fun experiments to try at home

• Mystery Doug - really interesting videos and activities

• Mystery Science - A starter list of K-5 science lessons that are easy to do at home is now free; no sign-up or log-in required. 

• Let’s Talk Science - videos, hands-on activities and more

• Little Green Thumbs - download story books and activities

• Agriculture in the Classroom - The Farm Tours section has different farm videos. You get to see how a real farm operates (cranberries, honey bees, technology in agriculture and much more!).

• Journey 2050 takes students on a virtual farm simulation that explores world food sustainability. 

• ScienceFlix - offers parents hands-on projects, activities, videos, and more 

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR (and beyond!)

• KidZone Geography - information and various activities about NL

• Britannica Kids - information and images

• Google Earth - explore our province, the Atlantic region, Canada, North America and the world!

HEALTH

• Calm - meditations, sleep stories, music and more 

OTHER / GENERAL INTEREST

• Edmentum Worksheet bundle - PDF document with reading, literacy, and math for Grade 1

• Wide Open School  

• BrainPOP Jr. - free access for families to sign up. Includes educational videos in multiple subject areas with short quizzes

• Wonderopolis - an informational site that helps kids ask and answer interesting questions about the world. Every day, a new "Wonder of the Day" question is posted - designed to get kids to think, talk, and find learning moments together in everyday life

*Parents here is a very helpful video that highlights some features: https://www.wonderopolis.org/about

FRANÇAIS

• Seulement Livres en Français - 226 French books read aloud 

• Editions Aquila - To start reading and listening, click on LOGIN, Username: aquilafrench. Password: Mike845! Scroll down and click the VIEW button beside the book you want to read.

• Tumblebooks - books in both languages (just change the language option at the top of the screen)

• For French Immersion - a variety of free (teacher) resources

• Radio-Canada Zone jeunesse

• Tidou:  (Free online games site for children from 2 to 10 years old, the games are classified by age and by category)

• Momes:  (Includes a wide variety of artistic activities (artistic creations, nursery rhymes, recipes), stories, games and a learning section with various discovery files)

 Coding / Maker Education

• Brilliant Labs - Daily Make-At-Home and an Outdoor or Digital Learning Skill Challenges at 11:30 am and 2:30 pm. There is a Show and Tell Project Sharing at 4:30 pm. 3:00PM SHOW & TELL 

• Kids Code Jeunesse - a Canadian not for profit organization which helps children have an opportunity to learn computational thinking through code

• Scratch Jr. - free for iPads and Android tablets and engages younger learners in creative storytelling and numeracy

• Scratch - a variety of resources to support learners: from beginner tutorials to starter projects to downloadable Scratch Coding Cards

• Code.org - popular tutorials, courses and videos to get coding for free. You should create an account to keep track of your learning.

• Chrome Music Lab - a website that makes learning music more accessible through fun, hands-on experiments

• Typing.com -  a keyboarding tutorial program

• Micro:bit - you can learn to code a micro:bit with and without the device (watch it virtually)

• Makey Makey - device needed

• MakerStations: PDF file with ideas 

Grade 1 Teachers