Free K-5 Math and Reading Lessons
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1st Grade Lessons
Action Verbs — 1st Grade Lesson
Students will identify action verbs in sentences and use them to describe what someone or something does.
Verbs · 15 min
Addition — 1st Grade Lesson
Students will add within 20, recall addition facts to 10, and use strategies like counting on and making ten.
Addition · 20 min
Capitalization — 1st Grade Lesson
Students will use capital letters at the start of sentences, for names, and for the word I.
Capitalization · 15 min
Comparing Numbers — 1st Grade Lesson
Students will compare numbers to 120 using greater than, less than, and equal, and put numbers in order.
Comparing Numbers · 20 min
Compound Words — 1st Grade Lesson
Students will identify compound words and build them by joining two smaller words.
Compound Words · 15 min
Consonant Digraphs — 1st Grade Lesson
Students will read and spell words with the consonant digraphs sh, ch, th, and wh, and know that two letters make one sound.
Phonics · 15 min
Geometry — 1st Grade Lesson
Students will name common 2D and 3D shapes and describe them by their sides, corners, and faces.
Geometry · 20 min
Nouns — 1st & 2nd Grade Lesson
Students will identify nouns as people, places, or things, and form simple plural nouns.
Nouns · 15 min
Reading Comprehension — 1st Grade Lesson
Students will retell a short story, answer who/what/where questions, and identify what the story is mostly about.
Reading Comprehension · 20 min
Sight Words — 1st Grade Lesson
Students will recognize and read common 1st grade sight words instantly to build reading fluency.
Sight Words · 15 min
Skip Counting — 1st Grade Lesson
Students will skip count by 2s, 5s, and 10s to 100 and recognize the patterns.
Skip Counting · 20 min
Subtraction — 1st Grade Lesson
Students will subtract within 20, connect subtraction to addition, and solve take-away and comparison problems.
Subtraction · 20 min
2nd Grade Lessons
Adjectives — 2nd Grade Lesson
Students will identify adjectives and use them to make writing more vivid and specific.
Adjectives · 15 min
Commas — 2nd Grade Lesson
Students will use commas in lists of three or more, and in dates, greetings, and closings.
Commas · 15 min
Contractions — 2nd Grade Lesson
Students will form and read contractions and place the apostrophe where letters were removed.
Contractions · 15 min
Data and Graphs — 2nd Grade Lesson
Students will collect data, record it in tally charts and graphs, and answer questions by reading the data.
Data & Graphs · 25 min
Measurement — 2nd Grade Lesson
Students will estimate and measure length using standard units, and read temperatures on a thermometer.
Measurement · 20 min
Money — 2nd Grade Lesson
Students will identify coin values, count coin collections, and make change up to one dollar.
Money · 25 min
Place Value — 2nd Grade Lesson
Students will understand the value of digits in three-digit numbers, read and write numbers in expanded form, and compare place value.
Place Value · 20 min
Pronouns — 2nd Grade Lesson
Students will identify pronouns and use the correct pronoun to replace a noun.
Pronouns · 15 min
Punctuation — 2nd Grade Lesson
Students will use end punctuation correctly and begin using commas and apostrophes in their writing.
Punctuation · 15 min
Reading Comprehension — 2nd Grade Lesson
Students will identify the main idea, find supporting details, put events in order, and make predictions while reading.
Reading Comprehension · 20 min
Sight Words — 2nd Grade Lesson
Students will instantly recognize the full 2nd grade sight word list and read them fluently in connected text.
Sight Words · 15 min
Silent E — 2nd Grade Lesson
Students will understand how a silent e changes a short vowel to a long vowel and will read CVCe words.
Phonics · 15 min
Spelling — 2nd Grade Lesson
Students will spell common 2nd grade words, apply spelling patterns, and use a simple study routine.
Spelling · 20 min
Telling Time — 2nd Grade Lesson
Students will read and write time to the nearest 5 minutes using analog and digital clocks, including half past, quarter past, and quarter to.
Telling Time · 20 min
Word Problems — 2nd Grade Lesson
Students will solve addition and subtraction word problems to 100 and explain their thinking.
Word Problems · 25 min
Kindergarten Lessons
Beginning Sounds — Kindergarten Lesson
Students will hear and identify the beginning sound in a word and match it to the correct letter.
Beginning Sounds · 15 min
CVC Words — Kindergarten Lesson
Students will blend three letter sounds to read CVC words (consonant-vowel-consonant) and sort words by word family.
Phonics · 15 min
Initial Blends — Kindergarten Lesson
Students will read and spell words that begin with two-letter consonant blends like bl, cl, fl, and gr.
Phonics · 15 min
Letter Tracing — Kindergarten Lesson
Students will trace and write uppercase and lowercase letters using correct starting points and stroke order.
Letter Tracing · 15 min
Reading Comprehension — Kindergarten Lesson
Students will understand simple stories by answering who, what, and where questions and retelling events in order.
Reading Comprehension · 15 min
Rhyming Words — Kindergarten Lesson
Students will identify words that rhyme, generate rhyming words, and sort words into rhyming families.
Phonics · 15 min
Sight Words — Kindergarten Lesson
Students will recognize common sight words by sight and read them in simple sentences.
Sight Words · 15 min
4th Grade Lessons
Commonly Confused Words — Complete Lesson
Students will tell apart frequently confused word pairs (affect/effect, than/then, loose/lose, etc.) and choose the correct word in context.
Vocabulary · 20 min
Context Clues — Complete Lesson
Students will use context clues — definition, synonym, example, and inference — to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Vocabulary · 20 min
Decimals — 4th Grade Lesson
Students will understand tenths and hundredths, read and write decimal numbers, and compare them.
Decimals · 25 min
Factors and Multiples — 4th Grade Lesson
Students will find factor pairs, list multiples, and identify prime and composite numbers to 100.
Factors & Multiples · 25 min
Fractions — 4th Grade Lesson
Students will find equivalent fractions, add and subtract fractions with like denominators, and find a fraction of a whole number.
Fractions · 25 min
Homophones — Complete Lesson
Students will distinguish common homophones (words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings) and choose the right one in context.
Vocabulary · 20 min
Long Division — 4th Grade Lesson
Students will divide multi-digit numbers by 1-digit divisors using long division, including remainders.
Division · 30 min
Multiplication — 4th Grade Lesson
Students will multiply multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm with place value understanding.
Multiplication · 25 min
Prefixes and Suffixes — Complete Lesson
Students will identify common prefixes and suffixes, understand how they change a root word's meaning, and use them to decode unfamiliar words.
Vocabulary · 20 min
Reading Comprehension — 4th Grade Lesson
Students will make inferences, identify text structure (cause/effect, compare/contrast, sequence), and compare ideas across texts.
Reading Comprehension · 25 min
Rounding — 4th Grade Lesson
Students will round numbers to the nearest ten, hundred, and thousand, and use rounding to estimate sums.
Rounding · 25 min
Synonyms and Antonyms — Complete Lesson
Students will identify synonyms (words with the same meaning) and antonyms (words with opposite meanings) and use them to make writing more precise.
Vocabulary · 20 min
5th Grade Lessons
Decimals — 5th Grade Lesson
Students will add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals with understanding of place value.
Decimals · 30 min
Fractions — 5th Grade Lesson
Students will add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions, including mixed numbers and unlike denominators.
Fractions · 30 min
Measurement and Volume — 5th Grade Lesson
Students will convert between measurement units and calculate the volume of rectangular prisms.
Measurement · 25 min
Order of Operations — 5th Grade Lesson
Students will evaluate expressions with parentheses, exponents, and all four operations in the correct order.
Order of Operations · 25 min
Reading Comprehension — 5th Grade Lesson
Students will summarize a text in their own words, identify the theme, analyze point of view, and compare how authors present ideas.
Reading Comprehension · 25 min
3rd Grade Lessons
Division — 3rd Grade Lesson
Students will understand division as sharing into equal groups and use multiplication facts to solve division problems.
Division · 25 min
Fractions — 3rd Grade Lesson
Students will understand fractions as equal parts of a whole, identify equivalent fractions with models, and compare fractions with like denominators.
Fractions · 25 min
Multiplication — 3rd Grade Lesson
Students will understand multiplication as equal groups, recall multiplication facts to 12, and use arrays and the distributive property.
Multiplication · 25 min
Reading Comprehension — 3rd Grade Lesson
Students will find the main idea, explain cause and effect, describe character traits with evidence, and answer questions using the text.
Reading Comprehension · 20 min
Subject-Verb Agreement — 3rd Grade Lesson
Students will make subjects and verbs agree in number — singular subjects take singular verbs, plural subjects take plural verbs.
Subject-Verb Agreement · 20 min
Verb Tenses — 3rd Grade Lesson
Students will identify past, present, and future verb tenses and change verbs from one tense to another.
Verbs · 20 min