Lesson 18 | The Seven Continents | 1st Grade Language Arts

Create a postcard of what you saw and where you went on your visit to South America by writing an informational text that names a topic and supplies one to two facts about the topic.

Materials

Explore South America
The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest

Standards

L.1.1L.1.1.bL.1.2L.1.6RI.1.1W.1.2W.1.8

Lesson

Describe two to three things that make the continent of Africa special.

Materials

Explore Africa — pp. 6–7, 10–19

Standards

L.1.1.bL.1.6RI.1.1RI.1.2RI.1.5SL.1.1

Lesson

Describe two things you might see in the Serengeti.

Materials

Serengeti: Plains of Grass

Standards

L.1.1.bL.1.6RI.1.1RI.1.2RI.1.5SL.1.1

Lesson

Writing

Create a postcard of what you saw and where you went on your visit to Africa by writing an informational text that names a topic and supplies one to two facts about the topic.

Materials

Explore Africa
Serengeti: Plains of Grass

Standards

L.1.1L.1.1.jL.1.2L.1.2.bL.1.6RI.1.1W.1.2

Lesson

Describe what you might see in the desert in Asia and what text features the author includes to help the reader better understand what they would see in the desert.

Materials