Get help with English Language Arts, Grade 1
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The official Saskatchewan English Language Arts, Grade 1 curriculum
Saskatchewan defines English Language Arts, Grade 1 by strands and outcomes. MapleMind teaches the same curriculum reorganized for one-skill-at-a-time tutoring — the table shows exactly where every official strand lands, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit below.
Official source Saskatchewan's official curriculumRead it on the government site — curriculum.gov.sk.ca ↗| Official strand | Outcomes | Where MapleMind teaches it |
|---|---|---|
| Strand CR | 4 | Comprehend and Respond |
| Strand CC | 4 | Compose and Create |
| Strand AR | 2 | Assess and Reflect |
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How MapleMind teaches English Language Arts, Grade 1 — every unit, lesson, and skill
Every skill below runs as a short session: a plain-words lesson, a worked example, solving it together, then a five-question skill check that earns up to three stars. Guided Mode keeps it teaching instead of answer-handing — turning it off needs a parent's password.
Unit 1Comprehend and RespondOfficial strand · Strand CR
Growing as a viewer, listener, and reader: understanding stories, pictures, and information about who we are, the people around us, and caring for our world.
Stories About Me, My Friends, and Our World
- Responding to stories about who I amCR1.1 — Understand and respond to grade-level texts about identity, and relate them to your own feelings, ideas, and experiences.
- Responding to stories about the people around usCR1.1 — Understand and respond to grade-level texts about community, and relate them to your own feelings, ideas, and experiences.
- Responding to stories about caring for our worldCR1.1 — Understand and respond to grade-level texts about social responsibility, and relate them to your own feelings, ideas, and experiences.
- Understanding pictures and picture-videosCR1.2 — View and understand the messages, feelings, and features in pictures, photographs, simple graphs, diagrams, and other visual texts.
- Listening and retelling what I heardCR1.3 — Listen to books read aloud, people speaking, and directions, and retell the order and key points — who, what, when, where, why, and how.
- Reading and understanding stories and informationCR1.4 — Read and understand grade-appropriate stories, information texts, scripts, and poems by following the sequence, the key points, and the problem and solution.
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- CR1.1
Comprehend and respond to a variety of grade-level texts (including contemporary and traditional visual, oral, written, and multimedia) that address: • identity (e.g., All About Me)
- CR1.2
View and comprehend the explicit messages, feelings, and features in a variety of visual and multimedia texts (including pictures, photographs, simple graphs, diagrams, pictographs, icons, and illustrations).
- CR1.3
Listen to and comprehend a variety of texts (including a book read aloud, a person speaking, and directions) to retell the sequence and key points (who, what, when, where, why, and how).
- CR1.4
Read and comprehend grade-appropriate texts (including narratives, informational texts, scripts, and poems) by relating the sequence (i.e., beginning, middle, and end), the key points (who, what, when, where, and why), and the problems and solutions.
Unit 2Compose and CreateOfficial strand · Strand CC
Growing as someone who represents, speaks, and writes: sharing thoughts about who we are, the people around us, and caring for our world through pictures, talk, and writing.
Sharing My Ideas About Me, My Friends, and Our World
- Sharing my thoughts about who I amCC1.1 — Compose and create visual, oral, and written texts that present your thoughts about identity.
- Sharing my thoughts about the people around usCC1.1 — Compose and create visual, oral, and written texts that present your thoughts about community.
- Sharing my thoughts about caring for our worldCC1.1 — Compose and create visual, oral, and written texts that present your thoughts about social responsibility.
- Showing ideas with pictures, drama, and modelsCC1.2 — Represent key ideas and events in order and with detail, in different ways such as drama, pictures, sounds, movement, charts, models, and drawings.
- Speaking clearly so others understandCC1.3 — Speak clearly and loudly enough about ideas, experiences, preferences, questions, and conclusions in order, using expression and drama when it fits.
- Writing a short story or information textCC1.4 — Write and share stories and short information texts about familiar events and experiences, in a minimum of five sentences.
The official wording — 4 outcomes in this unit
- CC1.1
Compose and create a range of visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts that explore and present thoughts on: • identity (e.g., Feelings)
- CC1.2
Represent key ideas and events, in a logical sequence and with detail, in different ways (including dramatization, pictures, sounds, physical movement, charts, models, and drawings).
- CC1.3
Speak clearly and audibly about ideas, experiences, preferences, questions, and conclusions in a logical sequence, using expression and dramatization when appropriate.
- CC1.4
Write and share stories and short informational texts about familiar events and experiences in a minimum of five sentences.
Unit 3Assess and ReflectOfficial strand · Strand AR
Thinking about our own learning: noticing what good viewers, listeners, readers, speakers, and writers do, and setting little goals to get even better.
Thinking About How I Learn
- Noticing what good readers and writers doAR1.1 — With teacher guidance, identify what good viewers, listeners, readers, representers, speakers, and writers do.
- Setting a little goal to get betterAR1.2 — With the teacher, set and keep track of goals for more effective viewing, listening, reading, representing, speaking, and writing.
The official wording — 2 outcomes in this unit
- AR1.1
Identify, with teacher guidance, what good viewers, listeners, readers, representers, speakers, and writers do.
- AR1.2
Set and monitor, in consultation with the teacher, goals for more effective viewing, listening, reading, representing, speaking, and writing experiences.
Printable workbook · A keepsake of the year
A English Language Arts, Grade 1 workbook worth keeping
Built from the same official curriculum as this page. Before and after each skill above, your student colours in how sure they feel — so the two of you can see, on one page, what's clicking and what needs another look. It's a quiet way to follow how the year is really going.
By June it's full of their own handwriting: units worked through, confidence grown, a mid-year check-in, notes from parent-teacher night, and a certificate at the end. Less a worksheet, more a record of the year worth keeping on the shelf.
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Common questions
Can MapleMind help my child with English Language Arts, Grade 1?
Yes. MapleMind's AI tutor covers all 14 skills in Saskatchewan's English Language Arts, Grade 1 — your child picks the exact skill, and the tutor teaches it step by step: a short lesson, a worked example, solving together, then a skill check to show it stuck.
Is MapleMind aligned to Saskatchewan's official curriculum?
Yes. Every skill in this course maps to an official outcome code from Saskatchewan's Grade 1 English Language Arts curriculum, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit on this page — with the official government source linked so you can check it yourself.
What does MapleMind cost?
It's free to start — 5 tutoring chats and a practice quiz every day, no credit card. A Pro subscription ($9.99/month or $49.99/year CAD, 7-day free trial) unlocks unlimited tutoring, practice, and exam simulations.
What if my child is stuck on just one topic?
That's the point of skill-level tutoring: open English Language Arts, Grade 1 in the app, tap the exact skill from the list on this page, and the tutor teaches just that — no wading through lessons your child doesn't need.
Does MapleMind work in French or other languages?
Yes — 14 languages, including French. Both the app and the tutor's explanations switch to the language your child chooses.
Where can I see the official Saskatchewan curriculum for English Language Arts, Grade 1?
The official source is linked on this page — Saskatchewan's official curriculum. The outline here follows it: every MapleMind skill carries its official outcome code, and the ministry's own wording is quoted under each unit.
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