1st Grade

The following sample titles are available in the Lowell Public Schools. Theyre great options for read alouds, small group / whole class discussions, and brief writing responses.

I Am America by Charles R. Smith, Jr.

I, Too, Am America by Langston Hughes

Underground by Shane Evans

We March by Shane Evans

F is for Flag by Wendy Cheyette Lewinson

All 1st grade classrooms in the district should have access to the 5 titles listed here. Each schools library has a variety of additional titles that can be used to address Common Core standards in Social Studies. If youd like to use one of the texts listed here but cannot find it in your school, please contact me a few days in advance I can get you one. Thanks! mneagle@lowell.k12.ma.us