GRADE 1 ACTIVITIES


1.1b. Use Common, Proper, and Possessive Nouns

Common and Proper Nouns
Write ten sentences using common and proper nouns.
Lola Meets the Furious Five (Fiction)
Proofread a passage that has eight incorrect common, proper, and possessive nouns.
Possessive Nouns
Write ten sentences using possessive nouns.

1.1c. Use Singular and Plural Nouns with Matching Verbs

ALWAYSTraining for the Gold (Sport)
Proofread a passage that has eight verbs that do not agree with their subjects.
Singular and Plural Nouns with Matching Verbs
Write ten sentences using singular and plural nouns with matching verbs.

1.1e. Use Verbs to Convey a Sense of Past, Present, and Future

Apples? Apples. (Fiction)
Proofread a passage using the proper tense for seven incorrect verbs.
Future Tense Verbs
Write ten sentences using verbs in the future tense.
Past Tense Verbs
Write ten sentences using the correct past tense form of verbs.

1.1g. Conjunctions: And, But, Or, So

Write 10 sentences using the conjunctions and, or.
So, Because
Write 10 sentences using the conjunctions so or because.

1.1h. Use Determiners: Articles, Demonstratives

Write ten sentences using the articles a or an.
A, An, The
Write ten sentences using the determiners a, an, or the.
A Little Stranger on the Road (Fiction)
Proofread a passage with eleven incorrect determiners and articles.
These, Those
Write ten sentences using these or those.
This, That
Write ten sentences using the words this and that.

1.1i. Frequently Occurring Prepositions

At, In, On (Place)
Write ten sentences using at, in, and on.
At, In, On (Time)
Write ten sentences using at, in and on.

1.2a. Capitalize Dates and Names of People

America Used to be a Different Place (History)
Proofread a passage using correct capitalization for four names and dates.
Capitalize Dates and Names of People
Write ten sentences using proper capitalization of dates and names.

1.2c. Use Commas for Dates and Lists

Samir's Baseball Game (Sport)
Proofread a passage paying special attention to intensive pronouns.
Use Commas for Dates and Lists
Write ten sentences using commas in dates and lists.

CCSS Grade 1 Summative Assessments

1. Anansi Becomes the God of Stories (Mythology)
Proofread a passage correcting eight errors in capitalization of dates and names, as well as commas in dates and lists. This passage covers Common Core concepts 1.2a and 1.2c. This version of the passage contains hints.
2. Anansi Becomes the God of Stories (Mythology)
Proofread a passage correcting 14 errors involving common, proper, and possessive nouns, singular and plural nouns with matching verbs, and use of verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future. This passage covers Common Core Concepts 1.1b, 1.1c, and 1.1e. This version of the passage contains hints.
3. Anansi Becomes the God of Stories (Mythology)
Proofread a passage correcting 13 errors involving conjunctions, determiners, and frequently occurring prepositions.This passage covers Common Core concepts 1.1g, 1.1h, and 1.1i. This version of the passage contains hints.