English language arts for 1st grade (page 7)
Reading, writing, phonics and language.
- Cause and effect anchor chartPrintable
A free cause and effect anchor chart: what a cause is, what an effect is, the signal words that join them, and a sentence to try.
- Chore and routine charts for kidsPrintable
Printable helper charts, bedtime routines, First / Then boards and picture schedules with pictures, from our parent site. Free, nothing sent.
Checked 2026-11-07
- Picture word sheets for English learnersTool
Free printable practice for English learners: match pictures to words, trace and copy, or fill in sentences from a word bank, with Spanish beside the English if you like.
Checked 2026-11-08
- Spelling words by gradePrintable
Free weekly spelling lists for 1st to 6th grade, one pattern a week with the rule, each ready to open in the spelling test maker.
- Making inferences anchor chartPrintable
A free inference anchor chart: clues in the text plus what you already know make an inference, with an example and a sentence frame.
- Sentence frame cards for English learnersPrintable
Printable sentence frames for describing, comparing, asking, giving an opinion, explaining, sequencing, predicting and retelling, at three levels from starting to expanding.
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- Spelling words for 1st gradePrintable
Sixteen weekly spelling lists for 1st grade, one spelling pattern a week with the rule, to open in the spelling maker or print.
- Text leveler: one text at three reading levelsTool
Paste a passage and get the same content at three reading levels, aimed with Peabody’s own level rules and measured when it comes back, with key words and questions. An AI draft to check.
- Compare and contrast anchor chartPrintable
A free compare and contrast anchor chart: alike and different, the signal words for each, a Venn diagram and a sentence frame.
- Questions from a textTool
Paste a passage and get questions to ask about it: literal, inference, vocabulary, discussion and an exit ticket, each with what a good answer includes. An AI draft to check.
- Summarizing anchor chartPrintable
A free summarizing anchor chart: what belongs in a summary, the Somebody, Wanted, But, So, Then frame for stories, and a plan for nonfiction.
- 10 public-domain read-alouds a sub can show on the projectorIdea
Ten free public-domain read-alouds for substitute teachers, K–8, each free on Project Gutenberg with the grades it fits, a counted reading time and two discussion questions.
- Rubric draft for the rubric makerTool
Describe an assignment and get a rubric draft with criteria and level descriptors, then open it in the rubric maker to edit, score and print. An AI draft to check.
- Tone words anchor chartPrintable
A free tone words anchor chart: what tone is, how it differs from mood, and lists of positive, neutral and negative tone words to use in writing about a text.
- Rounding anchor chartPrintable
A free rounding anchor chart: find the place, look at the digit to its right, and the rule for rounding up or down, with tens and hundreds examples.
- Area and perimeter anchor chartPrintable
A free area and perimeter anchor chart: perimeter is the distance around, area is the space inside, with one rectangle worked both ways and the units for each.
- IEP goal helper: draft SMART goal wordingsMaker
Pick an area, a grade and a skill and get five draft goal wordings with condition, behavior, criterion, timeline and how to measure. A drafting aid for the IEP team, with no names and no AI.
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- Vocabulary list with kid-friendly meaningsTool
Give a topic or a list of words and get child-friendly meanings and example sentences, ready to print or to make flashcards and classroom activities. An AI draft to check.
- Book discussion questionsTool
Choose a book from Peabody’s read-aloud library for its own questions, free, or name any other book and get discussion questions with what to listen for. An AI draft to check.
- Social story maker: free stories to read and printMaker
Short, kind social stories for waiting, transitions, fire drills, a substitute, sharing, asking for help and loud noises. Read page by page or print picture cards. No AI, nothing sent.
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- 40 question of the day ideas that every student can answerIdea
Forty question of the day ideas for K–8 that every child can answer: imagination, school, nature and just-for-fun, a follow-up for each, no money or home topics.
- Behavior plan starter and ABC data sheetMaker
A simple positive behavior support template: observable target behavior, likely function, prevention, a replacement skill, response and data, with a one-page print and a blank ABC data sheet.
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- Exit tickets and quick checksTool
Type a lesson objective and get exit tickets and quick checks: a short question, a three-choice question or a self-rating, with answers, ready to print as slips. An AI draft to check.
- Fine motor sheets: pre-writing strokes, cutting and tracing pathsTool
Printable fine motor practice: pre-writing strokes, scissor-cutting lines, tracing paths and hand-strengthening cards, made new each time at three levels, for a teacher, parent or therapist to use.
Checked 2026-11-08