Back to School Activities for ELA for 1st & 2nd Grade- Themed and Seasonal ELA

This back-to-school activity pack is filled with ELA activities for 1st and 2nd graders. There are themed activities for each of the six Common Core Standards domains (RL, RI, L, SL, RF, and W). Your students will practice their ELA standards while incorporating the back-to-school theme as well. This will take some of the stress off of your plate by providing you with standards-based and Common Core-aligned seasonal activities!

Each domain will have 3-4 activities or passages. The domains are Reading Literature, Reading Informational, Writing, Speaking and Listening, Language, and Foundational Skills. There will be a mix of hands-on partner, whole group, and independent activities.

Please check out the preview to get a clearer idea of all that you're getting!

Back to School Activities Included:

• Reading Literature: 4 passages plus 1 practice activity
• Practice Activity: RL.1.7/RL.2.7- Illustrations
  • RL.1.1/RL.2.1- Ask and Answer Questions
  • RL.1.6/RL.2.6- Point of View
  • RL.1.3/RL.2.3- Story Elements
  • RL.1.3/RL.2.3- Character Response

• Reading Informational: 4 passages plus 1 practice activity
• Practice Activity: RI.1.2/RI.2.2- Main Topic
  • RI.1.1/RI.2.1- Ask and Answer Questions
  • RI.1.6/RI.2.6- Point of View
  • RI.1.2/RI.2.2- Main Topic
  • RI.1.1/RI.2.1- Ask and Answer Questions

• Writing: 2 partner & 2 independent activities
  • W.1.3/W.2.3- Narrative Sequencing
  • W.1.3/W.2.3- Independent Narrative Writing
  • W.1.1/W.2.1- Partner Opinion and Supporting Reasons
  • W.1.1/W.2.1- Independent Opinion Writing

• Speaking & Listening: 3 partner Activities
  • SL.1.1/SL.2.1- Building Conversations
  • SL.1.2/SL.2.2- Listening to Read Alouds
  • Sl.1.4/SL.2.4- Conversations

• Language & RF: 3 partner activities and 1 independent activity
  • L.1.2.a/L.2.2.a- Fix the Sentences
  • L.1.1.e/L.2.1.d- Verb Matching
  • RF.1.2.a/RF.2.3.a- Short and Long Vowel Sort
  • RF.1.3.d.e/RF.2.3.c- Syllable Sorting

This Back to School set is part of a bundle. Want all themes?

• Click HERE to check out the Themed ELA 1st and 2nd Grade Bundle.

This resource is an add-on to the ELA units I have created for Common Core. All of these activities are standards-based activities. What makes these unique is that they are themed to a holiday or a season!

• These activities were created to be used alongside the ELA curriculum! If you’re interested in checking that curriculum out, click here for 1st and click here for 2nd!

This purchase is for one single classroom only.

If you're interested in sharing with other classrooms, make sure to buy the extra licenses for a discount through the TeachersPayTeachers tool. If you are interested in a site license, please contact me for a quote at jessica.L.tobin@gmail.com.