grade 1 lesson 1

1. Robust Vocabulary
Words with power!

2. “Let’s Tap”
by Alex Moran

3. Bothered means you are upset or
unhappy about something.
bothered

4. I am bothered when someone has the
TV on too loud.
Which noise would bother you, soft
music or thunder? Why?
bothered

5. What are some things that bothered
you. What did you do to make things
better?
bothered
If you missed your favorite television
program, would you be bothered? Why
or why not?

6. If you are at a distance from someone or
something, you are far away
or not close.
distance

7. We can see the beach in the distance.
What can you see at a distance?
distance

8. If a friend lives a long distance from you,
how would you talk to your friend?
distance
If you walked from your room to the
kitchen, would that be a long distance?
Do you think it would be a long distance
for an ant?

9. form
If you form something, you make it
or shape it.

10. form
Pat used some wet sand to
form a wall.
I can use clay to form
an animal shape.

11. form
What could you use to form
the letters in your name- a ruler or a
pencil?

12. attention
If you pay attention, you listen or watch
very carefully.

13. attention
The children paid attention when they
learned to tap dance.

14. attention
Imagine that you want to cross the street. What
should you pay attention to? Why?
What is something you might NOT want to pay
attention to? Explain why.

15. perform
If you perform, you do something such as sing,
dance, act or read for a group of people.

16. perform
The children could perform the dance together.
It was exciting to perform on the stage
for the audience.

17. perform
Which would you like to perform- a dance, a
song, a poem or a play? Why?
If you were about to perform a play on a stage,
how would you feel?

18. supportive
If you are supportive
of someone, you
help them believe
they can do
something.

19. supportive
The children were helpful and supportive of
each other.

20. supportive
What is a good way for me to be supportive of
you- by helping you learn new things or by
letting you play games all day?
Name someone who is supportive of you.