BC Ed Plan – Grade 1 – Link to the BC Ministry website.
NOTE: To access the Learning Commons links below: For L4U (Library for U, our physical, campus library) please go to L4U and for OverDrive (our digital, online library), please go to OverDrive.
NOTE: To find usernames/passwords for the subscriptions below, please log into your Encom parent home page, choose “Curriculum Resources” and scroll down to the subscription(s) of your choice. For information about the various subscriptions go to Online Subscriptions and scroll down to the subscription of your choice.
NOTE: For practice tests for Gr. 1 subjects, please go to BC ExamBank.
Applied Skills
Learning Commons (Library)
Subscriptions
All the Right Type 4 Online offers junior level typing for K-3, using drills, games, etc.
BrainPOP Jr. (for K-3; find it at the bottom of the BrainPOP page) → Arts & Technology https://jr.brainpop.com/artsandtechnology/
Discovery Education https://app.discoveryeducation.ca/learn/explore# Scroll across to find “Careers & Work Place Skills” under K-2
Explora Primary →First log in to Explora with the username & password that you will find on your Curriculum Resources page in Encom, then scroll down to “Science and Health”.
Learn360 Technical & Vocational Education (In “Technical & Vocational Education”, go to the “Filters” on the right, first uncheck “all grade ranges”, then check “Pre-K-2” as in the screenshot under “Arts” below)
Tynker https://www.tynker.com/ (coding and programming)
World Book Early World of Learning (pre-K to 3) Watch, Machines, Getting Around
World Book Kids (K-5): Cooking Activities: Food Fun, Musical Instruments: Make Some Noise, Art Activities: Making with Paper Lesson Plans for Parents, and Science Projects. Tutorials for using World Book Kids.
Arts
Learning Commons (Library)
See OverDrive and L4U: search under topic (E.g. Art, Dance, Music, Drama, etc.)
Subscriptions
BrainPOP Jr. → https://jr.brainpop.com/artsandtechnology/
Curio.ca (Note that many of the videos in Curio.ca will have Teacher’s Guides included.) → https://curio.ca/en/video/the-curse-of-clara-a-holiday-tale-12451/ (age 5-8)
Discovery Education https://app.discoveryeducation.ca/learn/explore# Scroll across to find Visual & Performing Arts under K-2
Enchanted Learning (K-3) http://members.enchantedlearning.com/artscrafts/
Explora Primary – First log in to Explora with the username & password that you will find on your Curriculum Resources page in Encom, then scroll down to “Arts and Music”.
Learn360 Art or Music & Dance (Choose your subject, Art or Music & Dance, then go to the “Filters” on the right, first uncheck “all grade ranges”, then choose “Pre-K-2”)
World Book Kids (K-5): Art Activities Craft Room, Creature Feature, Make Your Own Palette, Colour Puzzle, Print a Design, Shape Pictures, Connecting the Music of Freedom, Make Some Noise, Paper Patterns, UFO Sighting, Lesson Plans for Parents. Tutorials for using World Book Kids.
Career Education
Note: The focus of Career Education in Gr. K – 3 is as follows:
- Goal setting
- Talking about appropriate risk taking
- Learning about roles and responsibilities at home
- Learning about jobs in the community
- Developing good work habits
Learning Commons (Library)
OverDrive Digital Library Resources: Let’s Meet a Police Officer, Important Jobs, Jobs if you Like Building Things, The Fire Station, The Fire Station (fiction Robert Munsch), The Winning Goal, Fireman Fred, If I built a House, If I built a Car, Monkey with a ToolBelt and the Seaside Shenanigans. The Boy who Loved Math The Librarian of Basra, No Dragons For Tea (fire safety)
Do Something for Others: The Kids Book of Citizenship
One of a Kind – Evan Moor
Subscriptions
BrainPOP Jr. https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstudies/communities/
https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstudies/economics/
Discovery Education https://app.discoveryeducation.ca/learn/explore# Scroll across to find “Careers and Work Place Skills” under K-2.
Start a blog with our subscription Kidblog (for K-8) and learn how to create community online in a safe scaffolded environment.
Learn360 Careers & Job Search or Guidance & Counseling (Choose your subject, then go to the “Filters” on the right, first uncheck “all grade ranges”, then check “Pre-K-2” as in the screenshot under “Arts” above)
World Book Early World of Learning (pre-K to 3) Machines (be sure to click on “open” and the “more fun” videos below the following) People at Work, Vroom! Vroom!
World Book Kids (K-5) Working on a House, Architectural Maze, Chemistry Search, Lesson Plans for Parents, Important People. Tutorials for using World Book Kids.
Christian Studies
Learning Commons (Library)
OverDrive: Browse the ‘Bible’ tab, and in L4U search under ‘Bible’ as keyword.
Subscriptions
RightNowMedia subscription – Tons of children’s series, including Veggie Tales, What’s in the Bible, The TorchLighter series, Adventures in Odyssey, and Wonderful World of Science. → RightNow Media
Curriculum and Unit Study Kits
Grade 1 Kits to meet BC Learning Standards for Science and Social Studies and some Language Arts/STEAM applications.
Supplementary kits for hands on activities to be found in L4U.
Curriculum Correlations from Homeschool textbooks for Grade 1: ACSI Science, Berean Builders, Come Sit by Me
First Peoples
Learning Commons (Library)
OverDrive: The topic of First Peoples is covered well with wondering questions in the ‘Communities’ digital kit (find it in the OverDrive Digital Library under ‘Curriculum and Unit Study’).
Books in OverDrive include :
Grizzly’s Home by Robert James Challenger
The Salmon Twins Caroll Simpson
The Old Ways by Susan Chapman
In L4U do a topic search for First Nations Fiction and Non Fiction.
Subscriptions
Curio.ca – (age 5-8) https://curio.ca/en/video/inon-or-the-conquest-of-fire-2877/ ; https://curio.ca/en/video/the-creation-of-birds-3011/
Discovery Education https://app.discoveryeducation.ca/learn/explore Scroll across to find “Social Studies” → “Canadian Studies” under K-2. Choose from the menu shown below:
ERAC K-12 Resource Collection (K-3) https://k12.bcerac.ca/?Curated=aboriginal&GradeK=true&Grade1=true&Grade2=true&Grade3=true. This will also give you ideas of books to search for in the OverDrive library or your local public library.
Learn360 First Peoples or First Nations ((Once in the “First Peoples” screen, go to the “Filters” on the right, first uncheck “all grade ranges”, then check “Pre-K-2” as in the screenshot under “Arts” above)
Foreign Languages
Learning Commons (Library)
OverDrive eLibrary: ⇒ Collections tab ⇒ More Collections tab ⇒ Core French and ⇒ French Immersion for many French readers and curriculum.
Everybody Bonjours: Leslie Kimmelman
French: F is For French; F comme français, A French Alphabet
On L4U do a search with the keyword ‘French’ to find 15 pages of resources.
Subscriptions
BrainPOP French: https://fr.brainpop.com/
BrainPOP Spanish: https://esp.brainpop.com/ and https://www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/hispanicheritage/
Curio.ca https://curio.ca/en/curriculums/british-columbia-6/francais-langue-seconde-immersion-366/
Discovery Education https://app.discoveryeducation.ca/learn/explore# Scroll across to find “World Languages” under K-2 for interesting things about Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian and Spanish.
Enchanted Learning (K-3)http://members.enchantedlearning.com/languages/
ERAC K-12 Resource Collection will show recommended book lists: (K-3) https://k12.bcerac.ca/?GradeK=true&Grade1=true&Grade2=true&Grade3=true&Language=French
Learn360 World Languages (Once in the “World Languages” screen, go to the “Filters” on the right, first uncheck “all grade ranges”, then check “Pre-K-2” as in the screenshot under “Arts” above)
SAS® Curriculum Pathways SAS® Curriculum Pathways Choose “Browse Resources” and “Spanish” and K-5.
Language Arts
Learning Commons (Library)
Grade 1 Fiction Reading List– linked to OverDrive for easy access (Language Arts). Many of the OverDrive picture books come in read aloud versions and fixed format allowing for easier reading.
Socio-Emotional Picture Booklist
Novel/Literature Studies available
Subscriptions
BrainPOP Jr. https://jr.brainpop.com/readingandwriting/ Includes Authors, Reading Skills, Story Elements, Comprehension, Phonics, Word, Sentence, Communication, Writing, Reading & Writing Movies.
Discovery Education https://app.discoveryeducation.ca/learn/explore# Scroll across to find “English/Language Arts” under K-2
Enchanted Learning (K-3) http://members.enchantedlearning.com/languages/english/
Explora Primary → First log in to Explora with the username & password that you will find on your Curriculum Resources page in Encom, then scroll down to “Language Arts”.
Kidblog – a safe, online environment for students to write and share their learning. (K-8+)More information can be found at Kidblog on HCS website
Learn360 English & Language Arts (Once in the “English & Language Arts” screen, go to the “Filters” on the right, first uncheck “all grade ranges”, then check “Pre-K-2” as in the screenshot under “Arts” above)
NoveList K-8: Suggests the perfect book for your student to read! Find in the EBSCOhost site at NoveList. More information at EBSCOhost site → scroll down the page to NoveList.
Reading Eggs http://readingeggs.com for reading comprehension, grammar and spelling. Your support teacher will sign you up for this.
SAS® Curriculum Pathways SAS® Curriculum Pathways Choose “Browse Resources” and “English Language Arts” and K-5.
SuccessMaker for Gr. 1 Language Arts, email bjohnson@onlineschool.ca for info.
World Book Early World of Learning (pre-K to 3) Welcome to Reading choose Read, then either “Trek’s Travels” or “Welcome to Reading”. (These are stories that will be read to your students) Reading Games: Word Games ; Colouring Pages
World Book Kids (K-5) Write It Down, Mixed-up Mammals, F-i-n-g-e-r S-i-g-n-s, Lesson Plans for Parents, Games for Language Arts: (choose “Subject” at the top of the page) Language Arts Games, How to Use the Dictionary. Tutorials for using World Book Kids.
Mathematics
Math Correlations for Grade 1: Horizons, Jump Math, Math U See, Saxon Math, Singapore Math
Learning Commons (Library)
OverDrive: Type in the keyword ‘mathematics’ and you will find workbooks, reference books and STEM related materials.
L4U: Type in the keyword ‘mathematics’ and you will find textbooks, and reference books.
Subscriptions:
BrainPOP Jr. https://jr.brainpop.com/math/
Curio.ca Choose “Resources” → “Curricula” → BC → “Mathematics” (from the left-hand navigation)
Discovery Education https://app.discoveryeducation.ca/learn/explore# Scroll across to find “Mathematics” under K-2
Enchanted Learning (K-3) http://members.enchantedlearning.com/math/
Explora Primary → First log in to Explora with the username & password that you will find on your Curriculum Resources page in Encom, then scroll down to “Math”.
IXL https://ca.ixl.com/math/ (Jr. kindergarten and up) To sign up for IXL Math, go to https://forms.kccnet.ca/view.php?id=131030
Learn360 Mathematics (Once in the “Mathematics” screen, go to the “Filters” on the right, first uncheck “all grade ranges”, then check “Pre-K-2” as in the screenshot under “Arts” above)
Math Buddies – Online program which uses Singapore Math. Gr. K-5. More information can be found at Math Buddies in HCS Website
SAS® Curriculum Pathways SAS® Curriculum Pathways Choose “Browse Resources” and “Mathematics” and K-5.
SuccessMaker for Gr. 1 Math, email bjohnson@onlineschool.ca for info
World Book Kids (K-5) Count Like a Roman, Count Like an Ancient Egyptian, Decode Your Name; Logic Puzzles; Triangle Hunt, Lesson Plans for Parents; Math Games (choose subject at the top of the page). Tutorials for using World Book Kids.
OverDrive Digital Library Resources
Grade 1 OverDrive Resources Page – with a variety of OverDrive Resources for Social Studies, Science, Language Arts and Mathematics, including workbooks, reference books and Christian fiction.
Themed Resources on OverDrive (non-fiction interests for passions and hobbies/interests)
Read-Around-The-World Picture Books
Physical and Health Education
Learning Commons (Library)
Health resource page all grades.
OverDrive resources: Taking Care of my Godly Body, Lintball Leo’s Not So Stupid Questions about Your Body.
Subscriptions
Subscriptions to meet BC’s New Curriculum for Physical and Health Education.
BrainPOP Jr. https://jr.brainpop.com/health/
Curio.ca Choose “Resources” → “Curricula” → BC → “Physical & Health Education” (from the left-hand navigation)
Discovery Education https://app.discoveryeducation.ca/learn/explore# Scroll across to find “Health” under K-2
Enchanted Learning (K-3) http://members.enchantedlearning.com/health/
Explora Primary → First log in to Explora with the username & password that you will find on your Curriculum Resources page in Encom, then scroll down to “Science and Health”.
Learn360 Health or Sports & Fitness (Choose your subject, then go to the “Filters” on the right, first uncheck “all grade ranges”, then check “Pre-K-2” as in the screenshot under “Arts” above)
World Book Early World of Learning (pre-K to 3) Health, Sports & Hobbies, (be sure to click on “open” and the “more fun” videos below the following) Me, Myself and I
World Book Kids (K-5) One Hit Away, Gold Medal Maze, Lesson Plans for Parents. Tutorials for using World Book Kids.
Science
Learning Commons (Library)
See Curriculum and Unit Study Kits, and OverDrive and L4U resources
For Grade 1 Science kits see this page.
Subscriptions
BrainPOP Jr. https://jr.brainpop.com/science/
Curio.ca Choose “Resources” → “Curricula” → BC → “Science” (from the left-hand navigation) OR Choose “Categories” → Math, Science & Technology (look for ages 
under the description of the videos)
Discovery Education https://app.discoveryeducation.ca/learn/explore# Scroll across to find “Science” under K-2
Enchanted Learning (K-3) http://members.enchantedlearning.com/science/
Explora Primary → First log in to Explora with the username & password that you will find on your Curriculum Resources page in Encom, then scroll down to “Science and Health” or “Animals”.
Learn360: Biology , Earth Science, Environmental Science, Family & Consumer Sciences or Physical Science (Choose your subject, then go to the “Filters” on the right, first uncheck “all grade ranges”, then check “Pre-K-2” as in the screenshot under “Arts” above)
PebbleGo https://www.pebblego.com/choose
RightNow Media: How Living Things Survive: City of the Bees; Experience with an Eel; Light and Sound: Light Unto My Path; Night Sky: Stars; Galaxy Buck; The Sun.
SAS® Curriculum Pathways SAS® Curriculum Pathways Choose “Browse Resources” and “Science” and K-5.
World Book Early World of Learning (pre-K to 3) Animals, Earth, Getting Around, Plants, (be sure to click on “open” and the “more fun” videos below the following) “Animal Homes, Animal Safari, Creepy Crawlies, Glub! Glub! Sea Animals, Plants, Rain Forest Animals, Rarr! Dinosaurs!, Weather
World Book Science Power (K-7) Science Power has lessons, labs, critical thinking activities, and curriculum correlations that connect to the actual science lessons. It also has Pre-Assessments, Post-Assessments and Lesson Reviews. World Book Science Power is aligned to the new BC curriculum and allows for inquiry-based learning.
World Book Kids (K-5) World of Animals, Lightning Strikes, Get to Know Your Food, Purifying Water, Winding Screws, Make Some Noise, Paper Maker, Sort and Match (Science Activities), Help the Zoologist, No Bones Word Hunt, Lesson Plans for Parents, Games about Animals and Science (choose “subject” at the top of the page), Science Projects. Tutorials for using World Book Kids.
Social Studies
Learning Commons (Library)
See Curriculum and Unit Study Kits, and OverDrive and L4U resources.
Socials kits see this page.
Subscriptions
BrainPOP Jr. https://jr.brainpop.com/socialstudies/
Curio.ca – (age 5-8) https://curio.ca/en/video/inon-or-the-conquest-of-fire-2877/ ; https://curio.ca/en/video/the-creation-of-birds-3011/
Discovery Education https://app.discoveryeducation.ca/learn/explore# Scroll across to find “Social Studies” under K-2
Enchanted Learning (K-3) http://members.enchantedlearning.com/socialstudies/
Explora Primary → First log in to Explora with the username & password that you will find on your Curriculum Resources page in Encom, then scroll down to “Social Studies” or “Geography”.
KNOWBC.com http://knowbc.com/
Learn360 Family & Consumer Sciences, Geography, Government, Social Studies or World Cultures (Choose your subject, then go to the “Filters” on the right, first uncheck “all grade ranges”, then check “Pre-K-2” as in the screenshot under “Arts” above)
PebbleGo https://www.pebblego.com/choose
SAS® Curriculum Pathways SAS® Curriculum Pathways Choose “Browse Resources” and “Social Studies” and K-5. (American content)
World Book Early World of Learning (pre-K to 3) People, Places (be sure to click on “open” and the “more fun” videos below the following) Me, Myself and I, People at Work
World Book Kids (K-5) Maps and More (Interactive Maps, World Book Atlas, Outline Maps and Flags), Pictures from History and Government (including Canadian) Activities: Class Map, Map Your Favourite Continent, Symbols of Oz (north/south/east/west), Around the Town, Find the Buried Treasure, Around the World, Lesson Plans for Parents, Games about Social Studies (choose subject at the top of the page), Important People, Compare Places. Tutorials for using World Book Kids.
Special Education
Click on this page here. All SE resources are to be found in the OverDrive eLibrary and L4U physical library.
Subscriptions Correlated for Grade 1
BC ExamBank http://bc.exambank.com/grade1.html
Brain Pop – Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies
Reading Eggs (reading, comprehension and spelling subscription)
Web Links
Weblinking Library Main Page and Weblinks for Grade 1
