This document provides technology ideas and resources to support teaching the first grade reading standards for literature from the Iowa Core. It includes eight activities for standard RL.1.1, which addresses asking and answering questions about key details in stories. The activities utilize websites, apps, videos and interactive tools to engage students in asking and answering questions about literature and demonstrating their understanding of characters, settings and events. Additional standards on craft and structure, integration of knowledge and comparing stories are also briefly addressed.
Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Median and Mode
Grade1 Reading Literacy
1. Technology to Support the
First Grade Reading Standards for
Literature (RL.1.1-RL.1.10)
Iowa Core Image from http://www.heartlandaea.org/instructional-services/cia/iowa-core/
2. Key Ideas and Details
RL.1.1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a
text.
RL.1.2. Retell stories, including key details, and
demonstrate understanding of their central message or
lesson.
RL.1.3. Describe characters, settings, and major events
in a story, using key details.
IA.1. Employ the full range of research-based comprehension
strategies, including making connections, determining
importance, questioning, visualizing, making inferences,
summarizing, and monitoring for comprehension.
3. RL.1.1. Technology Ideas
• Little Critter
http://www.littlecritter.com/
• Read or Watch-and-Listen to Mercer Mayer’s
There’s An Alligator Under My Bed
http://www.littlecritter.com/mmreadsalligator1.html
*Barnes and Noble Online Storytime
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/online-storytime-books-toys/379003588/
Image from http://j17productions.com/blog/wp-
content/uploads/2009/08/fc0803703740.jpg
4. • Primary Wall
http://free.primarywall.com/5N5rPsvUAD
• Students write one question (using key
details) and answer one question.
– Questions in blue (i.e.)
– Answers in green (i.e.)
– Note Title is their student number
RL.1.1. Technology Ideas
Activity 1: Collaborative Sticky Notes
5. RL.1.1. Technology Ideas
Activity 2: Type and Move
• ABCya Paint
http://www.abcya.com/abcya_paint.htm
• Students type a question about a key detail in
the book and hit enter two times
– Can use a sentence/question frame: How does the
boy_____________________________? Or Why does the
boy____________________?
http://ccss1.watchknowlearn.org/Category.aspx?CategoryID=8867
What if____________?
• Students move to the computer next to them
and answer the question on the computer
– Can use a sentence frame: The boy___________ because _________.
Or I think_______________.
6. • Write Mercer Mayer
http://www.littlecritter.com/write_letter2.html
• Create questions about key details, have questions
approved, and email to Mercer Mayer.
• Could also use ReadWriteThink Letter Generator
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/letter_generator/
RL.1.1. Technology Ideas
Activity 3: Letter
7. • ABCya Crossword Puzzle Maker Junior
http://www.abcya.com/crossword_puzzle_maker_junior.htm
• Class can brainstorm a list of questions.
Partners can use those questions or come up
with others.
– Who was the main person?
– What food was used?
• Can play online or print. Can do own or switch
with another group.
RL.1.1. Technology Ideas
Activity 4: Crossword
8. • BookFlix
http://bkflix.grolier.com/
• Students listen/watch or read a book
• Do Puzzlers! (not specific key details)
• May need to come up with some other
questions for students to answer or have
students create questions
• Can click on Lesson Plan and then Curriculum
Correlations
RL.1.1. Technology Ideas
Activity 5: BookFlix (AEA)
9. • WatchKnowLearn Videos—for CCSS1:
http://ccss1.watchknowlearn.org/Category.as
px?CategoryID=8867
• Storyline Online (with activity guides):
http://www.storylineonline.net/activity-
guides/ (may have to write own key detail
questions)
RL.1.1. Technology Ideas
Activity 6: Story Videos
11. • Roy the Zebra
http://www.roythezebra.com/guided-reading-
story.html
– Discussion Sheets for After Reading with questions
• PearsonLongman Online Practice Tests
http://www.pearsonlongman.com/ae/marketing/sfe
sl/tests/grade1.html#reading1
• Mr. Nussbaum Reading Passages and
Questions
http://mrnussbaum.com/readingpassageindex/#grad
e1
RL.1.1. Technology Ideas
Activity 8: Online Reading
12. Craft and Structure
RL.1.4. Identify words and phrases in stories or
poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
RL.1.5. Explain major differences between books that
tell stories and books that give information, drawing
on a wide reading of a range of text types.
RL.1.6. Identify who is telling the story at various
points in a text.
13. Integration of Knowledge
and Ideas
RL.1.7. Use illustrations and details in a
story to describe its characters, setting, or
events.
RL.1.8. (Not applicable to literature)
RL.1.9. Compare and contrast the
adventures and experiences of characters in
stories.
14. Image of children from http://schools.iclipart.com/
Sara Richardson
March 30, 2014
Hinweis der Redaktion
Technology could be introduced the way Collaborative Learning Activities are—a few per grade, for example.Collaborative Learning Strategies: Think-Pair-Share, Numbered Heads, Busy Bees, etc. Need to spend time ironing out the details
Watchtogether or independently--depending on YouTube access.Could have a YouTube for Schools account or some kind of Educational Video Library account for approved videos (Lightspeed, i.e.) Can use a filter such as View Pure http://viewpure.com/ **Discuss key details together Who: boy What: scared of alligator, needs to move alligator When: middle of night Where: house, bedroom, stairs, garage Why: does not want alligator under bed How: uses food to get alligator to garageMany Little Critter apps
Could be done more towards the beginning of the year. The link will need to be on a website, bookmarked, short cut on the desktop, in a folder, etc. Work as a whole class or in large groups.Need a routine: Questions are blue. Title is their student number. Type question (can use a sentence frame). First name, first name with last initial, or a nickname. Answers are green. Title is number of question they are answering...
Middle of the year.After the students have been introduced to Word Processing—Kid Pix, TuxPaint, ABCya Paint, Word, Google Docs, etc.The teacher has modeled how this activity works.Can be done independently or with partners. Could use different colors/styles, etc. of font for questions and answers. Could write name before question/answer. Can repeat with more answers or more sets of questions and answers.Save, Print, or take a Screen Shot
Could use a simple classroom Gmail account or teacher’s school email.Many ways to send an email—or type a letter and snail mailCould be done as a class—collaboratively come up with questions and teacher sends in one letter—or in pairs—or individually
Great to work with partner.Limited to 7 letter answers with Junior puzzle.Or, teacher could create a crossword or wordfind on Quizlet (also an app), teacher or student on Armored Penguin, etc.
Whole class or individualCan view/read same book OR choose from a certain category OR choose any
Many free places to hear stories being read—see how others show accuracy, rate, and expression.
Martha—”Kids narrate their own three-part animated stories (requires a computer microphone). The stories are recorded for them to play back.”BBC Reading Train—Read a page, answer a questionBBC Learn English—On the website, multiple choice questions—but can hear the story first—see side for More About This Topic—many other stories on here, too Turtle—Comprehension, short stories with questions to type answers
