SL.1.1 Speaking & Listening worksheets With Answers for Grade 1

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Enhance your Grade 1 students' speaking and listening skills with our engaging SL.1.1 worksheets! Tailored for early learners, these worksheets encourage effective communication through fun activities. Each worksheet comes with answer keys, making it easy for teachers to assess and provide feedback. Students will explore conversation skills, learn to ask relevant questions, and practice active listening in diverse contexts. These worksheets are aligned with CCSS for English Language Arts, ensuring they meet educational standards while fostering a love for language. Download our SL.1.1 Speaking & Listening worksheets today and help your students thrive in vital communication skills!


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Special Moves: En Passant

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Promoting a Pawn Worksheet
Promoting a Pawn Worksheet

Promoting a Pawn Worksheet

Teach your kids all about pawns with this fun worksheet! Pawns may seem restricted, but experienced players can guide them across the board. If a pawn reaches the last rank, the player can upgrade it to a more powerful piece (e.g. queen, knight), or promote it if it captures an enemy piece. Give them the tools to master the game!
Promoting a Pawn Worksheet
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Check or Checkmate: Part 2 Worksheet
Check or Checkmate: Part 2 Worksheet

Check or Checkmate: Part 2 Worksheet

Chess is a fun and competitive way for your child to practice strategic thinking, problem-solving and critical reasoning. This free PDF will help them sharpen their skills, by analyzing boards and marking ones where the king can escape check. An invaluable skill when playing on real boards.
Check or Checkmate: Part 2 Worksheet
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En Passant: Tricky Pawn Capture Worksheet
En Passant: Tricky Pawn Capture Worksheet

En Passant: Tricky Pawn Capture Worksheet

When a pawn moves two squares from its initial position and enters a square controlled by an enemy, the enemy can capture it as if it had moved one square. This move is called "en passant" (in passing). Ask your child which square the black pawn will land on after capturing the white pawn en passant using the provided chessboard.
En Passant: Tricky Pawn Capture Worksheet
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En Passant: Writing it Down Worksheet
En Passant: Writing it Down Worksheet

En Passant: Writing it Down Worksheet

Properly documenting moves in chess is often overlooked. En passant captures require your child to note the starting and ending squares (e.g. d5xe6) with an "X" in between them. Ask your children to review the worksheet and ensure they've notated the captures correctly. (80 words)
En Passant: Writing it Down Worksheet
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Check or Checkmate: Part 1 Worksheet
Check or Checkmate: Part 1 Worksheet

Check or Checkmate: Part 1 Worksheet

Kids can learn and strengthen problem-solving and strategic thinking skills with this free chess worksheet. They'll have fun as they look at the pair of chessboards and decide which is check and which is checkmate. It's the perfect way to get them playing the game and making checkmates without even realising they're exercising their brains!
Check or Checkmate: Part 1 Worksheet
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En Passant Bingo Worksheet
En Passant Bingo Worksheet

En Passant Bingo Worksheet

To teach kids to perfect the en passant move in chess, use this worksheet. It has pictures which depict when a pawn is in danger of being captured. By looking through the pictures, kids can easily understand and perfect the move.
En Passant Bingo Worksheet
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Writing it Down Worksheet
Writing it Down Worksheet

Writing it Down Worksheet

To document pawn promotion, add "=<piece name>" to the move notation. For example: e7-e8=Q. Ask your child to look at the chessboard and take note of the moves. Check the notations are correct. (80 words)
Writing it Down Worksheet
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Promotion Practice Worksheet
Promotion Practice Worksheet

Promotion Practice Worksheet

Test your kids' promotions skills with this worksheet! Ask them to find the pictures in which the pawns are correctly promoted. Remember, when a pawn reaches the last rank it may be promoted to a queen, bishop, knight or rook. In addition, a pawn can be promoted when it captures a chess piece on the last rank.
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SL.1.1 is a vital standard for grade 1 students that focuses on effectively participating in collaborative conversations. Parents and teachers should care about this standard because it lays the groundwork for essential communication skills necessary for academic and social success.

Engaging in conversations allows children to express their ideas clearly and to listen actively to others. This skill promotes critical thinking as students learn to articulate their thoughts, ask questions, and build on the ideas of their peers. Good communication also enhances their ability to work in groups, a necessary component in both classroom and future professional settings.

Moreover, this standard emphasizes the importance of turn-taking and respectful discourse. Learning to listen attentively teaches empathy and fosters relationships among students, positively impacting their emotional and social development. Parents and teachers, as primary role models, can encourage these skills through everyday interactions and structured activities like group discussions or storytelling.

In essence, focusing on SL.1.1 in early education cultivates not only effective communicators but also confident learners, which are foundational skills that benefit children throughout their academic journeys and into their adult lives. By supporting this standard, adults are nurturing a generation that values collaboration, creativity, and articulate expression.