• 1st Grade Enrichment

    Enrichment is a form of differentiation in education where students are encouraged to look deeper at concepts or try different approaches in order to foster a high level of learning. Enrichment activities are often based on student interest and, therefore, are excellent methods to encourage students to follow their passions, discover new interests, and enhance their current skill level. 

  • Activity 1

    Spelling using dropping/doubling rule: 

    Say a word from provided list to the student. (shopped, tipped, taking, shaking)

    Students practice spelling the word using dropping or doubling rule. 

    dropping and doubling rule explanation

  • Activity 2

    Reading Comprehension with writing 

    After reading a book, students should write about the key details from the story. Use sentence starters such as First, Next, Then, Last, and In the end. Remind students to recall as much detail as possible.

  • Activity 3

    T-Chart Comparison

    Have your child make a t-chart comparing nonfiction (informational) texts and fictional stories. They should list the story elements for fiction and the text features for nonfiction. A picture is attached. Then, ask them to tell you an example of each that we have read in class or from the library.

    t chart

  • Activity 4

    Sentence writing with adjectives

    Have students create a sentence about something that is his/her favorite (examples: food, place, activity) using describing words. Then have the student circle or highlight the noun, verb, and/or the adjective in the sentence they created. 

  • Activity 5

    Writing expanded sentences with pronouns

    Give student a simple sentence with just a subject (noun-person, place, thing, or animal) and a verb (action word).  Student will then add more details to the sentence to create a sentence with more details. Students can replace the noun with a pronoun and then writing the new sentence.

  • Activity 6

    Place Value Mat

    Game Materials needed:  Place Value Mat, Ones cubes, Tens sticks, Cards 0-9

    How to play: Turn the number cards over and mix them up. Pick one card for the tens you will collect. Pick one card for the ones you will collect. Place the tens and ones on the mat.

    Talk about it: How can you write a number to go with the number you built? (Example: 38)

    How can you expand the number? (30 + 8 = 38)

    How can you say/write the number? (thirty-eight)

    Place Value Mat Game Directions

    Place Value Mat Game Materials

  • Activity 7

    Carton of Clocks Telling time Activity

    Materials: empty egg carton, clock pdfs: Clocks to the Hour, Clocks to the Half Hour, Clocks to the Quarter Hour- ENRICHMENT

    How to make: Cut out clock faces and put a clock face in the spot of the egg within the carton.

    How to Play: Place a cube, marble, coin, or bean in the carton. Shake the carton. Open and read the time on the clock that is marked with the cube/marble/coin/bean.

    carton of clocks example

  • Activity 8

    Fill in the blank word problems

    Use the following equations to have students create their own word problems. After writing the word problem, use a strategy to show thinking and solve the problem!

    8 + __ = 17

    20 – 11 = __

    10 + 4 = __

    15 – __ = 7

    2 + 9 + 8 = __