First Grade Common Core English Language Arts Lesson Plans
Welcome to the complete library of first grade ELA lesson plans for parents and educators who use Common Core as their foundational instruction content. Every lesson below is fully aligned to First Grade Common Core Standards and comes with a printable worksheet, answer key, and step-by-step activities—absolutely free for parents, teachers, and homeschoolers.
Here you’ll find every required standard for first grade English: reading comprehension, grammar, writing, vocabulary, and more. All content is teacher-created, easy to use, and designed to help your student master every essential skill for first grade literacy.
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.L.4d – Understanding and Using Adverbs
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.L.4e – Understanding and Using Adjectives
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.L.5 – Using Collective Nouns to Describe Groups
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.L.5a – Understanding and Using Adjectives
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.L.5b – Understanding and Using Adjectives
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.L.6 – Understanding and Using Adjectives
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RF.3 – Building Phonemic Awareness: Recognizing and Producing Rhyming Words
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RF.3a – Recognizing and Producing Rhyming Words
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RF.3b – Blending Sounds to Read Words
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RF.3c – Building Fluency with High-Frequency Words
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RF.3d – Building Fluency with Regular and Irregular Words
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RF.3e – Building Fluency with Multisyllabic Words
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RF.3f – Recognizing and Reading High-Frequency Words
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RF.4 – Building Phonemic Awareness: Recognizing and Producing Rhyming Words
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RF.4a – Building Phonemic Awareness: Blending and Segmenting Sounds
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RF.4b – Building Fluency with Reading Words Using Letter-Sound Correspondence
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RF.4c – Decoding Words with Long Vowel Sounds
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RI.1 – Understanding Key Details in Informational Texts
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RI.10 – Understanding Text Features to Comprehend Informational Texts
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RI.2 – Understanding Key Details in Informational Texts
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RI.3 – Understanding Key Details in Informational Texts
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RI.4 – Understanding Key Ideas in Informational Texts
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RI.5 – Understanding Key Details in Informational Texts
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RI.6 – Identifying the Main Topic and Key Details in Informational Texts
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RI.7 – Understanding Connections in Informational Texts
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RI.8 – Understanding Key Details in Informational Texts
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RI.9 – Understanding the Connection Between Text and Illustrations
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RL.1 – Understanding Key Details in Stories
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RL.10 – Understanding Key Details in a Story
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RL.2 – Understanding Key Details in Stories
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RL.3 – Understanding Character Traits and Motivations in Stories
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RL.4 – Understanding Key Details in Stories
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RL.5 – Understanding Story Elements: Characters, Setting, and Plot
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RL.6 – Understanding Key Details in Stories
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RL.7 – Understanding Characters, Settings, and Events in Stories
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.RL.9 – Comparing and Contrasting Two Stories
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.SL.1 – Engaging in Collaborative Conversations
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.SL.1a – Listening and Speaking: Participating in Conversations
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.SL.1b – Listening and Sharing Ideas in Group Discussions
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.SL.1c – Engaging in Collaborative Conversations
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.SL.2 – Sharing Ideas Clearly: Speaking and Listening in Grade 2
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.SL.3 – Listening and Responding to Stories
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.SL.4 – Listening and Responding to Stories
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.SL.5 – Listening and Responding to Stories
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.SL.6 – Participating in Collaborative Conversations
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.W.1 – Writing Complete Sentences with Capital Letters and Punctuation
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.W.2 – Writing Informative Texts with Facts and Details
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.W.3 – Writing Informative Texts: Sharing Facts About Animals
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.W.5 – Writing Friendly Letters
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.W.6 – Writing Complete Sentences with Correct Punctuation
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.W.7 – Writing Opinion Pieces: Expressing Your Thoughts Clearly
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.2.W.8 – Writing to Explain: How-To Paragraphs
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.1 – Understanding and Using Adjectives
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.1a – Understanding and Using Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.1b – Understanding and Using Contractions
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.1c – Understanding and Using Irregular Plural Nouns
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.1d – Using Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.1e – Understanding and Using Adjectives
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.1f – Understanding and Using Irregular Plural Nouns
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.1g – Understanding and Using Plurals with Suffixes -s and -es
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.1h – Using Abstract Nouns in Sentences
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.1i – Using Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.2 – Using Context Clues to Understand Vocabulary
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.2a – Understanding and Using Irregular Plural Nouns
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.2b – Understanding and Using Irregular Plural Nouns
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.2c – Using Abstract Nouns in Sentences
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.2d – Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meanings
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.2e – Using Abstract Nouns in Sentences
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.2f – Understanding and Using Collective Nouns
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.2g – Understanding and Using Irregular Plural Nouns
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.3 – Understanding and Using Adjectives
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.3a – Understanding and Using Pronouns in Sentences
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.3b – Understanding and Using Irregular Plurals
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.4 – Understanding and Using Irregular Verbs
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.4a – Understanding and Using Adjectives
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.4b – Understanding and Using Irregular Plural Nouns
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.4c – Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meaning
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.4d – Using Singular and Plural Nouns with Suffixes -s and -es
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.5 – Understanding and Using Conjunctions
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.5a – Understanding and Using Irregular Plural Nouns
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.5b – Using Context Clues to Understand Word Meaning
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.5c – Understanding and Using Irregular Plural Nouns
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.L.6 – Understanding and Using Pronouns
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RF.3 – Building Fluency and Accuracy in Reading
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RF.3a – Mastering Long Vowel Sounds in Multisyllabic Words
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RF.3b – Building Fluency and Accuracy in Reading with Grade 3 Students
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RF.3c – Understanding and Using Long Vowel Sounds in Words
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RF.3d – Understanding and Using Long Vowel Sounds
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RF.4 – Building Fluency with Grade 3 Reading
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RF.4a – Mastering Long and Short Vowel Sounds
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RF.4b – Mastering Long Vowel Sounds with Silent ‘e’
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RF.4c – Mastering Multisyllabic Words with Long Vowel Sounds
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RI.1 – Understanding Key Ideas in Informational Texts
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RI.10 – Understanding and Explaining Key Ideas in Informational Texts
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RI.2 – Understanding Key Ideas in Informational Texts
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RI.3 – Understanding Key Ideas and Details in Informational Texts
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RI.4 – Understanding Key Ideas and Details in Informational Text
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RI.5 – Understanding Text Features in Informational Texts
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RI.6 – Understanding Text Features to Locate Information
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CCSS.ELA-Literacy.3.RI.7 – Understanding Text Features and Their Purposes