Lessons

Grade 1

Lesson

4

:

Sharing Stories About Grit

Lesson
4
:

Sharing Stories About Grit

Grade

Grade 1

UNIT

2

•

Grit

Last Updated:

May 28, 2025

Unit 2, Lesson 4, “Sharing Stories About Grit,” reinforces the vocabulary word grit. Students will practice their reading skills by reading their stories to a partner and their listening skills by listening to their partner’s stories. Then, students will participate in a class discussion about the different ways students showed grit. Finally, students will write two examples of how other students showed grit, on their worksheets, using complete sentences.

Copy to Drive

Download PDF

Copy to Drive

Download PDF

SUGGESTED TIME:

20 minutes

‍

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

  • Read aloud to a partner to support development of English pronunciation, syntax, and grammar
  • Listen to a partners’ reading to develop active listening skills 
  • Participate in a class discussion to develop active listening and conversation skills 
  • Write complete sentences to practice correct English syntax and grammar

‍

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Prohuman Grade 1 Unit 2 Worksheet 4: Sharing Stories About Grit

‍

VOCABULARY:

  • Grit: I keep trying to reach my goals even when it is hard. I don’t give up.

‍

ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET

‍

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.1

Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.

✔

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.1.A

Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation).

✔

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2

Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

✔

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3

Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

✔

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

✔

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4.C

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

✔

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

✔

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.4

Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.

✔

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1

Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

✔

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1.A

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).

✔

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1.B

Build on others' talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others through multiple exchanges

✔

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.6

Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation

✔

‍

‍

‍

‍

‍

CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET

‍

Performance Character A

Know, understand, and practice the character strengths of self-discipline, responsibility, goal setting and grit

✔

Performance Character B

Apply and demonstrate the character strengths of self-discipline, responsibility, goal setting and grit

✔

Self-Awareness A2

Identify personal strengths (e.g., honesty, curiosity, listening)

✔

Self-Management A3

Explain the different ways people respond to problems and challenges (e.g., ask for help, try harder, learn from mistakes)

✔

Social-Awareness A

Demonstrate the ability to empathize and take the perspective of others, including demonstrating awareness of cultural differences and respect for human dignity

✔

Social-Awareness A3

Demonstrate the ability to listen carefully and intentionally to others

✔

Social-Awareness A6

Be able to tell stories and listen to stories told by others

✔

Interpersonal/ Relationship Skills 1

Initiate and engage in conversation and social interactions with classmates, peers, and adults

✔

Interpersonal/ Relationship Skills 7

Play games and appropriately participate in small group classroom activities

✔

Responsible and Ethical Decision-Making 1

Describe a rule or principle that everyone should strive to live by (e.g., be kind, be honest, try your best)

✔

‍

‍

‍

‍

LESSON PROCEDURE

  1. Today we will read our stories about grit (on the previous lesson’s worksheet) with a partner.
  2. Circle the room to support the students as they take turns reading their stories to their partner. (10 min) 
  3. Now we will talk about how students in our class showed grit. Who would like to raise their hand and tell me how they showed grit? Write 3 examples on the board, with the student’s name and a brief description of what they said. (5 min)
  4. Finally, we will write on our worksheet two sentences about what we’ve heard. For example, a sentence could be, “John showed grit by thinking he could learn how to rollerblade, and he tried very hard until he learned how to rollerblade without falling.”

‍

‍

‍

GRADE 1 UNIT 2 WORKSHEET 4: SHARING STORIES OF GRIT

‍

‍

Grit: I keep trying to reach my goals even when it is hard. I don’t give up.

‍

ACTIVITY: Write 2 complete sentences about how your classmates showed grit.

‍

1.

‍

2. 

‍

‍

Prohuman K-12 Curriculum © 2025 by Prohuman Foundation is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

unlock all lessons:

Thank you! Your submission has been received!
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.