First Grade
Language Arts
Fiction/Non-Fiction
· Create a flip book to show the beginning, middle and ending of story (character traits)
· Create a quiz to show important elements of story. Include answer key.
· Read a book of your choice, create a word search puzzle about the important words (terms).
· Create a comic strip illustrating the beginning, middle and end of a story
· Compare yourself to a story character and create a diagram to show how you are alike and different.
· Select 3 challenging words from a book you didn’t know before. Learn their meaning, write the word in a sentence and illustrate their meaning.
· Rewrite the ending to a story. Include an illustration.
· Draw the setting or character from a story, use 5 adjectives to describe your drawing.
· Create a song or poem describing (topic).
· Compare the difference between (topic) and (topic).
· Make set of trading cards for main characters or characteristics of topic being studied.
· Create a diorama to show . . .
· Turn one of your favorite books into a play. Submit your script.
· Choose something you would like to know more about. Research and write facts into a report.
· Create an alphabet book using vocabulary on a specific topic or story.
· Design a board game (rhyming words, new vocabulary, etc.)
· Create an acrostic poem, for your class. Provide the answer key.
· Read 2 similar stories, create a diagram to compare and contrast.
· Develop a lesson to teach your class . . .
· Write a mini book detailing important . . . .
· Review a book, write your opinion about why you like it or not.
· Create postcards about the setting of your book.
· Develop or design a model of setting (or location). Write several sentences to describe.
· Create a book cover that could be sued for this book.
· Write a letter to: a character, the author or a friend about . . .
· Choose 10 important events and create a timeline of the events
· Develop a lesson to teach new vocabulary words to your class
· Create picture cards to retell the story
· Create new words and meanings, to go with your story. Illustrate the meaning.
· Write another chapter for your book
· Write a new ending for your book
· Research the topic, write new pages for your non-fiction book
· Create a comic strip and write dialogue statements between 2 characters
· Create a diagram of a lifecycle, label parts and explain the lifecycle.
· Write a diary page, detailing a day in a characters life
· Create a crossword puzzle using vocabulary from your text. Use at least 10 words, provide clues for each word.