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1st Grade Learning Hub

Explore a developmentally sequenced 1st Grade roadmap with weekly learning packs, monthly bundles, bridge packs, and practice across math, reading, writing, science, and social studies.

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Roadmap

A balanced 12-month 1st Grade path. Most months follow a simple rhythm: Math → ELA/Reading/Writing → Math → Science/Social Studies/STEM, so core subjects stay in rotation all year.

Week 1 • MathWeek 2 • ELAWeek 3 • MathWeek 4 • Science / Social Studies
Month 1 – Number Sense, Early Reading, Addition & Our Senses

Skills This Month

  • Counting, reading, writing, and comparing numbers to 20.
  • Reviewing short-vowel sounds and blending simple CVC words.
  • Understanding addition as joining and solving picture-based addition situations.
  • Using observations and the senses to describe properties of familiar objects.

Weekly Learning Focus

  • Week 1 (Math): Number Sense to 20 & Comparing Numbers Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 2 (ELA): Short Vowels & CVC Word Families Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 3 (Math): Addition Stories & Pictures within 10 Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 4 (Science): Five Senses & Careful Observation Pack🔒 scheduled for release
Included with subscription.

Free samples and extra practice pages are available in the free section of Digital Downloads.

Month 2 – Addition Strategies, Phonics, Place Value & Community

Skills This Month

  • Solving addition within 20 using count-on, make-ten, doubles, and near-doubles strategies.
  • Reading words with common consonant blends and digraphs.
  • Understanding two-digit numbers as tens and ones and counting toward 120.
  • Recognizing community helpers, rules, and responsibilities.

Weekly Learning Focus

  • Week 1 (Math): Addition within 20: Count-On, Make-Ten & Doubles Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 2 (ELA): Consonant Blends & Digraphs Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 3 (Math): Tens, Ones & Numbers to 120 Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 4 (Social Studies): Community Helpers, Rules & Responsibilities Pack🔒 scheduled for release
Included with subscription.

Free samples and extra practice pages are available in the free section of Digital Downloads.

Month 3 – Subtraction, Long Vowels, Fact Relationships & Sound

Skills This Month

  • Understanding subtraction as taking away, taking apart, and comparing.
  • Reading common final-e long-vowel patterns and introductory vowel teams.
  • Connecting addition and subtraction through fact families and missing-number equations.
  • Investigating how vibrations make sound.

Weekly Learning Focus

  • Week 1 (Math): Subtraction within 20: Pictures, Number Lines & Strategies Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 2 (ELA): Long Vowels: Final-e & Common Vowel Teams Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 3 (Math): Fact Families, Related Facts & Missing Numbers Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 4 (Science): Sound & Vibrations Investigation Pack🔒 scheduled for release
Included with subscription.

Free samples and extra practice pages are available in the free section of Digital Downloads.

Month 4 – Measurement, Fluency, Time/Data & Needs/Wants

Skills This Month

  • Measuring and comparing lengths with equal-sized informal units.
  • Building high-frequency word recognition, phrasing, and oral reading fluency.
  • Telling time to the hour/half-hour and organizing simple data.
  • Distinguishing needs from wants and making simple spending/saving choices.

Weekly Learning Focus

  • Week 1 (Math): Measure & Compare Lengths Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 2 (ELA): High-Frequency Words & Oral Reading Fluency Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 3 (Math): Time to Hour/Half-Hour + Picture Graphs Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 4 (Social Studies): Needs, Wants, Spending & Saving Pack🔒 scheduled for release
Included with subscription.

Free samples and extra practice pages are available in the free section of Digital Downloads.

Month 5 – Geometry, Fiction Reading, Equal Shares & Light

Skills This Month

  • Describing defining attributes of common 2D and 3D shapes.
  • Retelling fiction and identifying characters, setting, and major events.
  • Composing shapes and partitioning circles/rectangles into halves and fourths.
  • Investigating light, shadows, and how light interacts with objects.

Weekly Learning Focus

  • Week 1 (Math): 2D & 3D Shape Attributes + Compose Shapes Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 2 (ELA): Fiction: Characters, Setting, Events & Retell Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 3 (Math): Halves & Fourths: Equal Shares Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 4 (Science): Light & Shadows Investigation Pack🔒 scheduled for release
Included with subscription.

Free samples and extra practice pages are available in the free section of Digital Downloads.

Month 6 – Place Value & Operations, Informational Reading, Math to 100 & Civics

Skills This Month

  • Using tens and ones to reason about two-digit numbers and place-value patterns.
  • Finding main topics and key details in informational text.
  • Adding within 100 and subtracting multiples of 10 using place-value strategies.
  • Recognizing rules, fairness, and ways people contribute to a community.

Weekly Learning Focus

  • Week 1 (Math): Two-Digit Place Value + Ten More/Ten Less Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 2 (ELA): Informational Reading: Main Topic, Key Details & Text Features Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 3 (Math): Add within 100 & Subtract Multiples of 10 Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 4 (Social Studies): Rules, Fairness & Being a Good Citizen Pack🔒 scheduled for release
Included with subscription.

Free samples and extra practice pages are available in the free section of Digital Downloads.

Month 7 – Problem Solving, Sentence Writing, Data & Living Things

Skills This Month

  • Solving addition/subtraction word problems with unknowns in different positions.
  • Writing complete sentences with capitals, spacing, punctuation, nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
  • Organizing and interpreting tally charts, picture graphs, and simple data questions.
  • Explaining how plant and animal parts help living things survive and grow.

Weekly Learning Focus

  • Week 1 (Math): Unknown-Position Addition/Subtraction Word Problems Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 2 (ELA / Writing): Sentence Building: Capitals, Punctuation & Word Choice Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 3 (Math): Tally Charts, Picture Graphs & Data Questions Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 4 (Science): Plant & Animal Parts and Functions Pack🔒 scheduled for release
Included with subscription.

Free samples and extra practice pages are available in the free section of Digital Downloads.

Month 8 – Math Reasoning, Opinion Writing, Geometry Applications & Maps

Skills This Month

  • Applying addition, subtraction, place value, measurement, and time in mixed problems.
  • Writing an opinion with a clear statement and one or more reasons.
  • Using shapes, equal shares, and spatial reasoning in simple design tasks.
  • Reading simple maps and using landmarks, symbols, and location words.

Weekly Learning Focus

  • Week 1 (Math): Mixed First-Grade Math Reasoning Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 2 (ELA / Writing): Opinion Writing: State an Opinion + Reasons Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 3 (Math): Geometry & Equal-Share Design Challenge Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 4 (Social Studies): Maps, Landmarks & Location Words Pack🔒 scheduled for release
Included with subscription.

Free samples and extra practice pages are available in the free section of Digital Downloads.

Month 9 – Operations Fluency, Narrative Reading/Writing, Number Sense & Engineering

Skills This Month

  • Building flexible addition/subtraction fluency within 20.
  • Sequencing events and adding details in short narrative writing.
  • Reviewing number sense, comparison, tens/ones, and mental place-value patterns.
  • Planning, building, testing, and improving a simple structure.

Weekly Learning Focus

  • Week 1 (Math): Addition & Subtraction Fluency within 20 Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 2 (ELA / Writing): Narrative Writing: Sequence Events & Add Details Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 3 (Math): Number Sense & Place-Value Spiral Review Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 4 (STEM): Build a Structure: Shapes, Strength & Improvement Pack🔒 scheduled for release
Included with subscription.

Free samples and extra practice pages are available in the free section of Digital Downloads.

Month 10 – Measurement/Data, Word Study, Applied Math & Past/Present

Skills This Month

  • Applying measurement, time, and data skills in multi-step situations.
  • Using word parts, context, and familiar spelling patterns to build vocabulary.
  • Solving real-life math problems with numbers, time, measurement, and simple money contexts.
  • Comparing life in the past and present using pictures, objects, and short texts.

Weekly Learning Focus

  • Week 1 (Math): Measurement, Time & Data Applications Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 2 (ELA): Word Parts, Vocabulary & Fluency Review Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 3 (Math): Real-Life Math: Numbers, Time, Measurement & Money Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 4 (Social Studies): Past & Present: Compare Everyday Life Pack🔒 scheduled for release
Included with subscription.

Free samples and extra practice pages are available in the free section of Digital Downloads.

Month 11 – First-Grade Mastery, Reading/Writing Review, Math Readiness & Sky Patterns

Skills This Month

  • Reviewing core Grade 1 operations, place value, measurement, data, and geometry.
  • Reviewing phonics, fluency, comprehension, sentence writing, and vocabulary.
  • Solving mixed math tasks with less scaffolding and explaining strategies.
  • Observing patterns of the Sun, Moon, stars, and seasonal daylight.

Weekly Learning Focus

  • Week 1 (Math): First-Grade Math Mastery Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 2 (ELA): Reading, Phonics, Fluency & Writing Mastery Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 3 (Math): Grade 2 Math Readiness Challenge Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 4 (Science): Sun, Moon, Stars & Seasonal Daylight Patterns Pack🔒 scheduled for release
Included with subscription.

Free samples and extra practice pages are available in the free section of Digital Downloads.

Month 12 – Grade 2 Readiness & Mixed Mastery

Skills This Month

  • Reviewing first-grade math across operations, place value, measurement, data, and geometry.
  • Reviewing phonics, fluency, reading comprehension, writing, and language.
  • Practicing writing and research-style observation with increasing independence.
  • Reviewing science, community, directions, and independent-work habits before Grade 2.

Weekly Learning Focus

  • Week 1 (Math): Grade 2 Math Readiness Review Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 2 (ELA): Reading & Phonics Readiness Review Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 3 (ELA / Writing): Writing & Language Readiness Review Pack🔒 scheduled for release
  • Week 4 (Science + Social Studies): Science, Community & Study Skills Review Pack🔒 scheduled for release
Included with subscription.

Free samples and extra practice pages are available in the free section of Digital Downloads.

Seasonal & Grade-Level Bridge Packs

Short standalone packs for transitions and school breaks. Use them alongside the monthly roadmap when your child needs a refresh, readiness check, or next-grade step-up.

Summer Bridge
Kindergarten → 1st Grade Summer Bridge

A gentle readiness bridge before first grade begins.

  • Numbers to 20 and quantities
  • Addition and subtraction within 10
  • Letter sounds, CVC words, and handwriting
  • Simple sentences, directions, and school routines
Planned standalone bridge pack.
Fall Refresh
Back-to-School 1st Grade Refresh

A quick early-year check-in after the first weeks of school.

  • Number sense to 20 and comparison
  • Addition/subtraction readiness within 10
  • Short vowels and CVC decoding
  • Handwriting, sentence basics, and classroom directions
Planned standalone refresh pack.
Winter Refresh
Midyear Winter Skills Refresh

A compact review for winter break or a midyear confidence boost.

  • Addition/subtraction strategies within 20
  • Place value with tens and ones
  • Long-vowel patterns, high-frequency words, and fluency
  • Short reading passage and sentence writing
Planned standalone refresh pack.
Grade 2 Bridge
1st Grade → 2nd Grade Readiness Bridge

An end-of-year or summer step-up after the Month 12 review.

  • Mixed addition/subtraction and place value
  • Measurement, time, data, and geometry review
  • Phonics, fluency, and reading comprehension
  • Independent sentence and paragraph-building practice
Planned standalone bridge pack.

Weekly Learning Packs for Subscribers

Standard and Premium Plus subscribers receive new printable packs every week, aligned with the roadmap above.

1st • Math
Addition Within 20 Pack

Strategy-based addition practice with number lines and visuals.

Included with subscription.
1st • Reading
Phonics & Sight Words Pack

Blend sounds and practice key first-grade sight words.

Included with subscription.
1st • Mixed
Back-to-School Review Pack

Refresh kindergarten skills and bridge into 1st-grade work.

Included with subscription.

Free Worksheets for This Grade

Try a few pages before subscribing. These samples match the style and level of our full packs.

Free Worksheet
Color & Add Within 10

Solve simple addition problems using pictures.

Available in the free section of Digital Downloads.
Free Worksheet
Short Vowel Word Sort

Cut-and-paste activity sorting words by vowel sound.

Available in the free section of Digital Downloads.
Free Worksheet
Telling Time to the Hour

Draw hands on clocks to match given times.

Available in the free section of Digital Downloads.

Optional Competitions

For families who want an extra challenge, we highlight contests that are generally appropriate for 1st grade students. These are completely optional — your child can make great progress with worksheets alone.

Math / General
Age-Appropriate Math & Brain Teaser Contests

Explore problem-solving and logic events that match this grade’s level. Check dates, rules, and registration details before entering.

View math competition listings →
Reading / Creative
Reading, Art, and Writing Opportunities

Some contests include categories for younger students. Use them as a fun stretch goal after regular practice.

Browse ELA & creative opportunities →