Grade 1 Overall Expectations:
Listen in order to understand and respond appropriately in a variety of situations for a variety of purposes;
- Owl Babies (Book)
- The Listening Walk (Book)
- The Good Egg (Book)
- The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! (Book)
- When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree (Book)
- Grade 1 Phonics (Hoopla eBook)
- The Big Race Lace Case (CloudLibrary eBook)
- Story Maps (Website)
In relation to this expectation, students should be able to listen to an audio clip and then use a graphic organizer (see link here for story maps) to summarize the main ideas.
Use speaking skills and strategies appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes;
- Old MacDonald Had Her Farm (Book)
- Stellaluna (Book)
- I Talk Like a River (Book)
- The Crayon Box that Talked (Book)
- Reading Readiness Songs (Kit)
- The Best Of Silly Songs (Audio CD)
- Pete the Cat (Hoopla eAudiobook)
- The Berenstain Bears:Patience, please (Hoopla eBook)
- I’ll teach my dog 100 words (CloudLibrary eBook)
Reflect on and identify their strengths as listeners and speakers, areas for improvement, and the strategies they found most helpful in oral communication situations.
- Canadian Poems for Canadian Kids (Book)
- The Magical Yet (Book)
- I’ll Wait, Mr. Panda (Book)
- Bilal Cooks Daal (Book)
- Braids (Book)
- Look for the Lorax (Book)
- Zinger’s Hat (Book)
- A Child’s Day Out (Hoopla eBook)
- Martha Speaks (Hoopla eVideo)
- Be a Good Listener (YouTube)
- Saying What You Mean by Joy Wilt (YouTube)
- Read Aloud: Dragons Get Cold Too (YouTube)
- Public Speaking Graphic (Website)