Primary source images, including maps, are great resources for integrating language arts with social studies into activities that meet Common Core State Standards. The Grade 1 writing prompts and activity ideas below build on the kindergarten writing prompts and activities.
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| Grade 1 Writing Standards | Writing Prompts / Activity Ideas |
| 1. Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure. |
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| 2. Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure. |
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| 3. Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure. |
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Production and Distribution of Writing |
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| 4. (begins in grade 3) | N/A |
| 5. With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed. | Provide students with feedback (teacher or peer) on one of the prompts. |
| 6. With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers. | Publish images and student responses on a blog or using slide presentation software. |
Research to Build and Present Knowledge |
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| 7. Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of “how-to” books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions). | In pairs or in a group, have students use an historical map and write out step-by-step directions to get from one point on a map to another. |
| 8. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. |
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| 9. (begins in grade 4) | N/A |
Range of Writing |
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| 10. (begins in grade 3) | N/A |
Please feel free to download and distribute the CCSS Grade 1 Writing Prompts & Activities (but please keep the format, including logos, intact).
CCSS Kindergarten Writing Prompts & Activities
CCSS Grade 2 Writing Prompts & Activities
CCSS Grade 3 Writing Prompts & Activities
CCSS Grade 4 Writing Prompts & Activities
CCSS Grade 5 Writing Prompts & Activities
More Connecting to the Common Core primary source activities.
It is great to find resources like this that can be used as they are or as inspiration for customized activities. Thank you for sharing!!
Thanks for the comment, Cindy. Teachers: you’ll find so many wonderful resources as well at TPS-EIU. Check them out!