Will this help with my child's 1st grade ELA homework?

Yes. Find the topic your child is working on, follow the step-by-step lesson, then practice with similar exercises to build confidence.

What ELA topics are covered for 1st grade in Pennsylvania?

Topics include phonics, sight words, reading comprehension, sentence structure, and foundational writing skills aligned to Pennsylvania Core Standards.

Is there a state ELA test for 1st graders in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania's PSSA ELA testing begins in Grade 3. Grade 1 ELA builds the reading and writing foundation students need for those later assessments.

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Will this help with my child's 1st grade ELA homework?

Yes. Find the topic your child is working on, follow the step-by-step lesson, then practice with similar exercises to build confidence.

What ELA topics are covered for 1st grade in Pennsylvania?

Topics include phonics, sight words, reading comprehension, sentence structure, and foundational writing skills aligned to Pennsylvania Core Standards.

Is there a state ELA test for 1st graders in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania's PSSA ELA testing begins in Grade 3. Grade 1 ELA builds the reading and writing foundation students need for those later assessments.

Can my child use StudyPug on a tablet or phone?

Yes. StudyPug works on computers, tablets, and phones so your child can access lessons and practice exercises at home or on the go.

Can I try StudyPug before paying?

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Pennsylvania

1st Grade ELA

Pennsylvania 1st Grade ELA Curriculum

Lessons and practice for every 1st grade ELA topic. Aligned to Pennsylvania Core Standards so your child keeps up with what school teaches.

Pennsylvania 1st Grade ELA Curriculum | StudyPugHelp

ID	Standard	StudyPug Topic
1.1.1	CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.A:	Forming All Letter Cases Uppercase and Lowercase Recognition

1.1.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.B:

Using Proper Noun Forms Forming Possessive Nouns

Common Words Word Types

1.1.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.C:

Matching Noun Verb Agreement

1.1.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.D:

Using Personal Possessive Pronouns

1.1.5

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.E:

Expressing Time Through Verbs

1.1.6

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.F:

Using Common Describing Words

1.1.7

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.G:

Using Common Conjunctions

1.1.8

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.H:

Using Determiners In Writing

1.1.9

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.I:

Using Frequent Prepositions

1.1.10

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.J:

Creating Different Sentence Types Expanding Simple Sentences

Complete Sentences

1.1.11

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.A:

Capitalizing Dates And Names

Basic Writing Rules

1.1.12

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.B:

Ending Sentences With Punctuation

Punctuation Marks in Sentences

1.1.13

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.C:

Using Commas In Dates Separating Words In

1.1.14

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.D:

Spelling Common Pattern Words

1.1.15

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.E:

Spelling Words Through Sound Patterns

1.2.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4.A:

Finding Word Meanings Through Context

Root Words and Multiple Meanings

1.2.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4.B:

Decoding Words Using Affixes

1.2.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.4.C:

Identifying Common Root Words

1.2.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.5:

Understanding Word Relationships

1.2.5

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.5.A:

Sorting Words Into Categories

Word Meaning Categories

1.2.6

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.5.B:

Defining Words By Category Attributes

1.2.7

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.5.C:

Connecting Words To Real Uses

Using Learned Words in Daily Speech

1.2.8

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.5.D:

Distinguishing Verb Intensity Differences Comparing Similar Action

1.2.9

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.6:

Using Conjunctions From Reading

Learning Words at Grade Level

2.1.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1.A:

Following Discussion Rules

Taking Turns in Talks

2.1.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1.B:

Building On Others Comments

Build on Others Ideas in Discussions

2.1.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1.C:

Clarifying Discussion Topics Through Questions

Taking Turns and Asking Questions

2.1.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.2:

Questioning Key Text Details

Key Ideas Across Media Types

2.1.5

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.3:

Gathering Speaker Information Through Questions

Answer Questions About Messages

2.2.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.4:

Describing People Places Events Clearly

Use Clear Voice and Volume

2.2.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.5:

Adding Visuals To Clarify Ideas

Draw to Share Facts

2.2.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.6:

Producing Complete Sentences

Complete Sentences with Clear Volume

3.1.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.1:

Writing Opinion Pieces Stating Book Opinions Giving

Stating Opinions with Support

3.1.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.2:

Writing Facts About Topics

Write Facts with Opening and Closing

3.1.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.3:

Writing Sequential Event Stories Using Time Order

Order Events With Details and Closure

3.2.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.5:

Strengthening Writing With Details

Plan Edit with Teacher Support

3.2.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.6:

Publishing Writing With Digital Tools

Digital Tools for Writing Tasks

3.3.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.7:

Exploring How To Books Together Writing Instructions

Work Together on Class Research

3.3.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.8:

Recalling Personal Experience Information Gathering Information From

4.1.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.1.A:

Recognizing Sentence Features

Caps and Punctuation Marks

4.2.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2.A:

Identifying Long Short Vowel Sounds

Manipulate Long and Short Vowel Sounds

4.2.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2.B:

Blending Sounds Into Words

Blending Phonemes

4.2.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2.C:

Segmenting Single Syllable Word Sounds

Segmenting Words into Sounds and Rhymes

4.2.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2.D:

Breaking Words Into Individual Sounds

4.3.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.A:

Recognizing Consonant Digraph Sounds

Letter Sound Pairs and Writing

4.3.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.B:

Decoding Single Syllable Words

Decoding Regular Words

4.3.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.C:

Understanding Final E Patterns Recognizing Long Vowel

4.3.4

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.D:

Counting Syllables Using Vowel Sounds

4.3.5

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.E:

Decoding Two Syllable Words

4.3.6

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.F:

Reading Words With Endings

4.3.7

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.G:

Reading Irregular Sight Words

4.4.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4.A:

Reading With Purpose

Reading at Accurate Speed with Comprehension

4.4.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4.B:

Reading Text With Expression

Accurate Reading with Expression

4.4.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4.C:

Using Context For Word Recognition

5.1.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.1:

Exploring Essential Text Elements

Finding Evidence to Answer Questions

5.1.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.2:

Identifying Main Topics In Text

Finding Key Details and Messages

5.1.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.3:

Connecting Text Elements Together

Finding Main Ideas and Key Details

5.2.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.4:

Clarifying Word Meanings Through Questions

5.2.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.5:

Using Text Features For Information

Using Organization Headings

5.2.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.6:

Separating Pictures From Words

Pictures Help Tell the Story

5.3.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.7:

Using Pictures To Find Key Ideas

5.3.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.8:

Detecting Evidence Behind Author Claims

Authors Main Purpose

5.3.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.9:

Comparing Two Same Topic Texts

Identify Informational Texts

5.4.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.10:

Reading Informational Texts

6.1.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1:

Probing Essential Text Elements

Key Details in Stories

6.1.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2:

Retelling Stories With Key Details

Main Story Elements

6.1.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3:

Describing Story Elements With Details

Story Elements and Sequence

6.2.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4:

Finding Feeling Words In Stories

Feeling and Sensory Words

6.2.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.5:

Distinguishing Stories From Information Books

Identifying Stories and Books

6.2.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.6:

Identifying Story Narrators

Key Details and Characters

6.3.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7:

Using Pictures To Describe Stories

6.3.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.9:

Comparing Story Character Experiences

6.4.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.10:

Reading Grade Appropriate Prose Reading Grade Appropriate

Recognizing Poems

Pennsylvania 1st Grade ELA: Building the Foundation

First grade is a critical year for reading and writing development. Pennsylvania 1st grade students are expected to master foundational phonics skills, recognize high-frequency sight words, and begin forming complete sentences. StudyPug supports every one of these skills with clear, guided lessons and practice exercises that follow Pennsylvania Core Standards in ELA.

What Pennsylvania 1st Graders Learn in ELA

Phonics and word recognition, including consonant blends and vowel patterns
Reading and understanding short stories and informational texts
Identifying key details, characters, and main ideas in a text
Writing complete sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation
Building vocabulary through context and word relationships

How StudyPug Supports 1st Grade ELA in Pennsylvania

StudyPug breaks every Pennsylvania Grade 1 ELA topic into manageable lessons with worked examples and guided practice. Parents can use it to support homework help, and students can revisit any lesson as many times as they need. All content is aligned to what Pennsylvania schools teach in 1st grade.

Preparing for Later ELA Assessments

Pennsylvania's PSSA ELA assessment begins in Grade 3. The reading comprehension and writing skills developed in 1st grade form the foundation for that test. Starting strong in Grade 1 gives Pennsylvania students a head start on meeting state expectations in the years ahead.