This handout is a self-assessment tool for students to use to reflect on their story telling.

This video lesson reviews how to determine how many syllables a word has using different methods.

This video lesson reviews the rule of "When two vowels going walking" in a fun and interactive way.

Included in this resource are video lessons that are good models of ways to explore the different word families. The accompanying handouts support and provide activities/practice for each family. Although the lessons often refer to the Cornerstones primary resource, the lessons are valuable for the introduction and use of word families in grade 1 ELA.

This video lesson introduces the concept of alliteration. Letter recognition is reviewed in preparation for recognizing and writing alliterations. An accompanying handout provides practice with alliteration.

This resource includes 5 videos for each of 5 weeks to assist students in developing writing trait skills in the following areas: -Ideas -Organization -Word Choice -Sentence Fluency -Voice **Please note: Conventions is embedded throughout.

The following resources include:
- Grade 1 Rubric: Comprehend and Respond
- Grade 1 I Can Statements
- Key Language Cues and Conventions for Grade 1

These 4 point rubric exemplars were developed to provide a consistent and common resource that aligns with the Saskatchewan curriculum and provide opportunities for transfer of responsibility between educator and student. These rubrics are designed to be edited by educator and student.