CCSS Standard SL.1 Worksheets (Speaking & Listening)

Below you’ll find materials aligned to Common Core State Standards (CCSS). This page houses print-ready PDFs and digital PDF worksheets, packets, and lessons aligned to the CCSS standards for English Language Arts. Speaking and Listening, Standard 1 (SL1) is “Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.” This standard applies to grades K-12.

(Click to browse all Common Core sheets and Next Generation Learning Standards worksheets by filterable standards. View our helpful Common Core Standard Alignment Menu.)

1st Grade Kindness Activities

These 1st grade kindness worksheets help students practice literacy skills while learning about kindness and empathy. Activities focus on alphabetical order, sentence structure, writing, and critical thinking, encouraging students to recognize kind actions and reflect on their own choices. Students will complete tasks like sorting kindness words, writing responses to…

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Activities

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month! Established in 1991, this celebratory event has brought both honor and recognition to the communities who belong to this group, which includes more than 75 countries in Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. In addition, we can’t forget Hawaii, a tropical…

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Cuisine Activity

Asian American and Pacific Islander communities have a wealth of different foods that they enjoy in everyday life and during unique occasions. Specific countries also have specialty cuisine. For example, Japan enjoys sushi while in Korea, families love kimchi. As your students complete this Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage…

Asian American and Pacific Islander Famous Figures Activity

The Asian American and Pacific Islander community has many famous figures. Read about entertainer, Dwayne Johnson (“The Rock”), inventor, Steven Chen, and scientist, Kalpana Chawla. Learn about their proud connections to heritage and how their lives took shape to lead them to their passions. Readers will enjoy a one-page reading…

Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Celebrations Activity

All over the globe, people have unique celebrations. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is a wonderful time to integrate lesson plans, discussions, field trips, and classroom fun that honors this community. Allow students to explore a world of color and joyful celebration through this one-page reading about Holi…

Sports Trivia – Basketball

TEACHER DIRECTIONS: Welcome to the Reading Vine’s Trivia Trail: “Sports Trivia: Basketball!” In this three-part journey, you’ll guide students through an informational reading, trivia quiz game, and an exit ticket where they can reflect on what they’ve learned and design their own trivia questions. Print off the PDF lesson material…

Black History Month Trivia

TEACHER DIRECTIONS: Welcome to the Reading Vine’s Trivia Trail: “Trivia: Black History Month!” In this three-part journey, you’ll guide students through an informational reading, trivia quiz game, and an exit ticket where they can reflect on what they’ve learned and design their own trivia questions. Print off the PDF lesson…

Earth Day Trivia Activity

Welcome to the Reading Vine’s Trivia Trail: “Trivia: Earth Day!” Earth Day is a celebration that reminds everyone to take care of the planet. In this three-part journey, you’ll guide students through an informational reading, trivia quiz game, and an exit ticket where they can reflect on what they’ve learned…

Daylight Savings Trivia Activity

Welcome to St. Patrick’s Day Trivia! People all across the world change the time on the clocks inside their homes. Cell phones will change this time all on their own. This is called Daylight Savings Time (DST). Daylight Savings changes the amount of daylight we have depending on the time…

Eid al-Fitr Trivia Activity

Welcome to Eid al-Fitr trivia! Eid al-Fitr, pronounced “eed-uhl-fee-truh,” is a celebration that marks the end of an event called Ramadan, which is part of the Muslim faith. In this three-part activity, you’ll guide students through an informational reading, trivia quiz game, and an exit ticket where they can reflect…