1st Grade End of Year ELA Review
Self-paced 6-week 1st grade ELA review with reading, writing, vocabulary, and fun comprehension activities to boost skills before 2nd grade.
Course Summary
1st Grade ELA Review Adventure! Reading, Writing & Words (Self-Paced, 6 Weeks)
✨In this 6-week self-paced end-of-year review, learners build 1st grade reading, writing, vocabulary, and grammar skills with fun comprehension activities, games, and weekly writing tasks—boosting confidence for 2nd grade!
📝 Is your 1st grader ready to review key English Language Arts skills before moving into 2nd grade?
This 6-week self-paced class is the perfect end-of-year refresher for:
✅ homeschool families
✅ students finishing 1st grade
✅ learners needing confidence and practice
✅ holiday skill maintenance
Each week, learners will explore a short reading passage from a public domain classic, including fables, poems, and stories such as:
• The Lion and the Mouse by Aesop
• Rain by Robert Louis Stevenson
• Little Red Riding Hood
• Hey Diddle Diddle
• There was an Old Man with a beard by Edward Lear
• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (excerpt)
Students will practice:
📖 reading comprehension
🔤 phonics & spelling patterns
🧠 vocabulary development
✍️ writing sentences and short paragraphs
✅ grammar and punctuation
This class is designed to be fun, flexible, and engaging, while reviewing important skills aligned with 1st Grade Common Core Standards.
✨ supports a wide range of learning styles and needs, including neurodivergent learners who benefit from flexible pacing and multi-sensory activities
📚 WHAT'S INCLUDED EACH WEEK
Every week learners will access :
🎥 short video lesson (approx 15 minutes)
📖 Printables : reading passage 🧠 comprehension questions✍️ writing task (15-20 mins)
🔤 phonics or spelling practice games (10-15 mins or replay as much as you like!)
All activities can be completed at your child’s own pace!
🎯 LEARNING GOALS
By the end of this course, learners will:
✅ Ask and answer questions about key details (RL.1.1)
✅ Identify main ideas and retell stories (RL.1.2)
✅ Describe characters, settings, and events (RL.1.3)
✅ Use vocabulary strategies to understand new words (L.1.4)
✅ Apply phonics patterns to read and spell words (RF.1.3)
✅ Write complete sentences with capitals, punctuation, and proper grammar (L.1.1/L.1.2)
✅ Use nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, plurals, possessives, and connecting words correctly
✅ Develop confidence in reading, writing, and grammar skills
👨👩👧👦 PARENTAL GUIDANCE
All texts used are from the public domain and appropriate for young learners. Parents will need to assist with printing activities.
Course Curriculum
Tracey-Leigh Machher
Hello and welcome!
Thank you for taking the time to read my bio, I have been an educator for more than a decade and have written bible based curriculum for Preschool and Sunday School ages. Fun fact about me is - I was born in Zimbabwe, a country in Southern Africa, I emigrated to the United Kingdom in my early twenties so you may hear somewhat of an accent!
English Literature and Arts is my passion and I come from a family of readers and writers, my daughter published her first book at 10 years old! We love to read, but the book we love the most is the Bible and it is my joy to create classes for you on Teach Me Truth that incorporate Bible teachings. The aim of my household is to put God first in all things so I pray these classes will be a blessing to you!
With a rich tapestry of over a decade in education, including 6 years in online teaching, I bring a wealth of expertise in English Language Arts and Literature. A qualified English Language teacher with TEFL, armed with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Diploma in Teaching Literacy and a Post Graduate Diploma in Humanities , I'm not just an educator; I'm also a perpetual learner and a Home Educating parent. From Kindergarten to Secondary school, in both traditional classrooms and club settings, I've shared my passion for learning with over 1600 students worldwide. Beyond the classroom, I host engaging escape rooms, baking and art classes because, after all, we all deserve a brain break! Join me on an exciting journey of faith, fun and education that keeps God at the centre.
