The Grade 1 Trade Pack includes age-appropriate texts that feature heavily in the units. They are teaching texts, meant to be used in read aloud or shared reading to model effective reading strategies and provide background knowledge.
- Dinosaur Chase by Hugh Price
- Frog And Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
- Gossie And Gertie by Olivier Dunrea
- Hang On, Monkey! by Susan B. Neuman
- Iris And Walter And The Field Trip by Elissa Haden Guest
- Ish by Peter Reynolds
- Kazam's Birds by Amy Ehrlich
- Mr. Putter & Tabby Drop the Ball by Cynthia Rylant
- Ollie The Stomper by Olivier Dunrea
- One More Time by James Marshall
- Owls by Mary R. Dunn
- The Runaways by Laura M. Kvasnosky
- Super Storms by Seymour Simon
- Tumbleweed Stew by Susan Stevens Crummel
- Upstairs Mouse, Downstairs Mole by Wong Herbert Yee
Because some teachers may want to purchase class sets and others may already own these popular books, these are available as an optional, but recommended, purchase.