1st Grade Writing homeschool curriculum
Learn handwriting, sentences, storytelling, planning, and revising writing. Follow a flexible 36-week sequence with independent work, parent-supported teaching, interactive questions, and printable practice.
What children will practice
Every week includes a learning goal, examples, checking for understanding, a hands-on project, and an opportunity to explain the idea back to an adult. Activities can be adapted to your child’s readiness.
All 36 weekly writing lessons
- Week 1
Write complete sentences
I can write a sentence with a capital letter and ending punctuation.
Unit: Welcome & Wonder - Week 2
Capitals and punctuation
I can revise a sentence by adding a capital letter and correct ending mark.
Unit: Welcome & Wonder - Week 3
Use spaces and neatness
I can explain and use use spaces and neatness with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Welcome & Wonder - Week 4
Describe a picture
I can explain and use describe a picture with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Welcome & Wonder - Week 5
Nouns in sentences
I can explain and use nouns in sentences with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Patterns All Around - Week 6
Action verbs
I can explain and use action verbs with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Patterns All Around - Week 7
Adjectives for detail
I can explain and use adjectives for detail with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Patterns All Around - Week 8
Combine two ideas
I can explain and use combine two ideas with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Patterns All Around - Week 9
Write an opinion
I can explain and use write an opinion with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Our Community - Week 10
Support an opinion
I can explain and use support an opinion with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Our Community - Week 11
Write a friendly note
I can explain and use write a friendly note with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Our Community - Week 12
Revise an opinion
I can explain and use revise an opinion with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Our Community - Week 13
Write information facts
I can explain and use write information facts with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Living Things - Week 14
Use a heading
I can explain and use use a heading with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Living Things - Week 15
Add labeled diagrams
I can explain and use add labeled diagrams with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Living Things - Week 16
Organize by topic
I can explain and use organize by topic with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Living Things - Week 17
Sequence a narrative
I can explain and use sequence a narrative with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Stories & Signals - Week 18
Characters and setting
I can explain and use characters and setting with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Stories & Signals - Week 19
Use transition words
I can explain and use use transition words with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Stories & Signals - Week 20
Write dialogue with help
I can explain and use write dialogue with help with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Stories & Signals - Week 21
Ask and answer questions
I can explain and use ask and answer questions with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Explore & Measure - Week 22
Write observations
I can explain and use write observations with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Explore & Measure - Week 23
Make a how-to list
I can explain and use make a how-to list with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Explore & Measure - Week 24
Revise with a checklist
I can explain and use revise with a checklist with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Explore & Measure - Week 25
Draft a report
I can explain and use draft a report with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Earth & Sky - Week 26
Use facts from books
I can explain and use use facts from books with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Earth & Sky - Week 27
Edit spelling patterns
I can explain and use edit spelling patterns with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Earth & Sky - Week 28
Publish a short report
I can explain and use publish a short report with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Earth & Sky - Week 29
Plan a story
I can explain and use plan a story with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Invent & Create - Week 30
Write a beginning
I can explain and use write a beginning with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Invent & Create - Week 31
Write a middle and end
I can explain and use write a middle and end with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Invent & Create - Week 32
Revise for meaning
I can explain and use revise for meaning with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Invent & Create - Week 33
Write about a book
I can explain and use write about a book with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Celebrate & Grow - Week 34
Peer feedback with an adult
I can explain and use peer feedback with an adult with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Celebrate & Grow - Week 35
Share writing aloud
I can explain and use share writing aloud with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Celebrate & Grow - Week 36
Author celebration
I can explain and use author celebration with examples appropriate for Grade 1.
Unit: Celebrate & Grow