1st grade Texas curriculum
What 1st grade students practice in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Tap any unit to see what it covers and try sample questions.
Math(“Numbers” in the app)
- Numbers to 20Count, compare and build numbers
- Numbers to 100Tens, ones and big numbers!
- Count It UpCount on, count back and skip count!
- Jump by Tens10 more, 10 less
- Make 10Two numbers that make 10
- AddingPut groups together
- Take AwayHow many are left?
- Equal or NotSame or not the same?
- ShapesFlat shapes and solid shapes
- One HalfShare fairly and find one half!
- MeasuringMeasure with cubes and clips
- Hour & Half HourTell time on a clock
- Data & GraphsSort and read graphs
- Picture GraphsAsk, count and compare
- Coin ValuesCoin values and counting coins
- Spend, Save & GiveIncome, spending, saving and giving
English Language Arts(“Letters & Words” in the app)
- Blend ItPut sounds together
- Short Vowelsa, e, i, o, u
- Word Families-at, -ig, -op and more
- Sh, Ch, ThTwo letters, one sound
- Sight WordsWords to know by heart
- SentencesCapitals, periods and more
- Story TimeWho, where and what happened
- Describing WordsOpposites and describing words
- More Than OneAdd -s for more
- Kinds of SentencesTell, ask, command and shout
- Word JobsPast, now, future and joining words
- Sound PlayRhymes, sound words and tongue twisters
- Think It ThroughMain idea, details and clues
- Messages All AroundWho made it, and why?
- Story or Facts?Tell storybooks from fact books, and learn from pictures and words.
- Long Vowels & Vowel TeamsSilent e, vowel teams like ai and oa, and ar, or and ir.
- Word Endings & Short FormsCompound words, contractions, and the endings -s, -es, -ed and -ing.
Science
- Length, Area & WeightCompare things and change them!
- Objects & StructuresJobs, materials and fasteners
- Living ThingsLiving or not? Plant or animal?
- Ideas from NaturePlant and animal parts give us ideas.
- Sky & SeasonsDay, night and the seasons
- How Things MoveFast, slow, up, down and zigzag!
- Parents & BabiesHow parents help their young, and how babies look like them.
- Hot & Cold ChangesHeat melts, cooks and dries. Some changes go back, some don't.
- Soil & WaterKinds of soil, where water is found, and saving water.
- Who Eats What?Simple food chains, and living and nonliving things together.
- Bird, Mammal & Fish Life CyclesHow birds, mammals and fish are born, grow and have young.
Social Studies(“My World” in the app)
- MapsSymbols, directions, near and far
- Our LandNature, buildings and caring
- My CommunityPlaces, helpers and good choices
- Community ServicesHelpers and who runs what
- Earning, Saving & SharingHow families earn, choose, save and trade.
- Respect & InclusionSharing, turns and caring for places
- Changes in My LifeBig events and putting them in order
- School & Travel Long AgoThen and now
- Social Studies DetectivesAsk, gather, think and share
- Flags, Symbols & SongsThe Liberty Bell, the Alamo, anthems and mottoes
- People Who Made a DifferenceLeaders, good citizens and inventors
- Holidays & CelebrationsWhy we celebrate special days
- Texas on the MapDirections, Texas and the United States
- Rules, Laws & LeadersWhy we have rules and who leads
- Families Near & FarHow families live and meet their needs
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