ELA Standards
We've built over 300 research-based writing, grammar, and proofreading activities organized by the Common Core standards. We are a nonprofit organization, and all of our activities are and will always be free. Each of our activities takes approximately 10-15 minutes. Teachers using Quill in a 1:1 classroom tend to assign Quill activities as a warm up exercise at the beginning of a class or as a group activity with the whole class.
1.1b Use common, proper, and possessive nouns
Common & Proper Nouns 1
Students practice capitalizing common and proper nouns by rewriting sentences using the correct underlined option.
Form & Use Possessives 2
Students practice using possessive nouns by rewriting sentences using the correct underlined option.
1.1c Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs
Regular Plural Nouns 1
Students practice using plural nouns by rewriting sentences using the correct underlined option.
Regular Plural Nouns 2
Students practice forming the past tense by rewriting sentences, changing the underlined present tense verb to past tense.
Subject-Verb Agreement 9
Students practice subject-verb agreement by rewriting sentences using the correct underlined option.
1.1e Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future
Future Tense 1
Students practice forming the future tense by rewriting sentences, changing the underlined present tense verb to future tense.
Past Perfect 1
Students practice using the past perfect tense by rewriting sentences using the correct underlined option.
Past Perfect Progressive 1
Students practice using the past perfect progressive tense by rewriting sentences using the correct underlined option.
Proofreading Future Perfect - Squirrels
Students rewrite the underlined verbs throughout a text in the future perfect tense.
Proofreading Verb Tenses - Buying Apples
Students find and correct verb tense errors within a text.
Proofreading Verb Tenses - Peregrine Falcons
Students choose the correct verb tense from the underlined choices throughout a text.
Proofreading Verb Tenses - Pigeons
Students choose the correct past or present perfect verb from the underlined choices throughout a text.
1.1g Conjunctions: and, but, or, so
Choosing Between And, But, Or, & So 1
Students practice choosing between "and," "but," "or," and "so" by rewriting sentences using the correct underlined option.
Proofreading And, But, Or, & So - Making the Soccer Team
Students choose the correct coordinating conjunction from the underlined choices throughout a text.
1.1h Use articles
A & An 6
Students practice using "a" and "an" by rewriting sentences using the correct underlined option.
Lesson 1: Choosing Between A, An, and The
Students learn to choose between a, an, and the before a noun. This is lesson 1 of 2 in the articles lesson series.
Lesson 2: Using The with Proper Nouns
Students learn when to use the before proper nouns and when no article is needed. This is lesson 1 of 2 in the articles lesson series.
Proofreading A & An - Glacier National Park
Students choose the correct article from the underlined choices throughout a text.
Proofreading Articles & Demonstrative Pronouns - A Story about Magic
Students choose the correct pronouns and articles from the underlined choices throughout a text.
Proofreading A & The - The Grand Canyon
Students choose the correct article from the underlined choices throughout a text.
Using The with Proper Nouns 1
Students practice deciding when to use "the" before a noun by rewriting sentences, filling in the blank with one of the provided options.
Using The with Proper Nouns 2
Students practice deciding when to use "the" before a noun by rewriting sentences, filling in the blank with one of the provided options.
1.1h Use demonstratives
That & This 1
Students practice using "this" and "that" by rewriting sentences using the correct underlined option.
These & Those 1
Students practice using "these" and "those" by rewriting sentences using the correct underlined option.
1.1i Frequently occurring prepositions
As, By, & Like 1
Students practice using prepositions by rewriting sentences using the correct underlined option.
Between & Beyond 1
Students practice recognizing the difference between "between" and "beyond" by rewriting sentences with the correct underlined option.
Lesson 1: Using In, At, and On to Show Time
Students learn to use in, at, and on to show time. This is lesson 1 of 2 in the prepositions lesson series.
Lesson 2: Using In, At, and On to Show Location
Students learn to use in, at, and on to show location. This is lesson 2 of 2 in the prepositions lesson series.
Place-Based At, In, & On 1
Students practice using prepositions by rewriting sentences using the correct underlined option.
Place-Based At, In, & On 2
Students practice using prepositions by rewriting sentences using the correct underlined option.
Prepositional Phrases with In & On - Grand Teton National Park
Students practice using prepositions by combining sentences.
Prepositions of Direction 1
Students practice using prepositions by rewriting sentences using the correct underlined option.
Prepositions of Direction 2
Students practice using prepositions by rewriting sentences using the correct underlined option.
Prepositions of Time 1
Students practice using prepositions by rewriting sentences using the correct underlined option.
Proofreading At, In, & On - Seeing a Moose
Students choose the correct preposition from the underlined choices throughout a text.
Proofreading In & On - Great Smoky Mountains National Park
At various points throughout the text, students must choose between the provided prepositions to complete the text.
1.2a Capitalize dates and names of people
Capitalizing Dates & Holidays 1
Students rewrite sentences, adding the correct capitalization.
Capitalizing Dates & Holidays 2
Students rewrite sentences, adding the correct capitalization.
Capitalizing Dates, Holidays, & Seasons 1
Students rewrite sentences, adding the correct capitalization.
Capitalizing Names of People & the Pronoun "I" 1
Students rewrite sentences, adding the correct capitalization.
1.2c Use commas for dates and lists
Commas in Dates 1
Students rewrite sentences, adding commas in the appropriate places.
Commas in Lists 1
Students rewrite sentences, adding commas to lists.
Commas in Lists 2
Students rewrite sentences, adding commas to dates and lists.
Proofreading Commas in Lists & Dates - Diary Entries
Students add commas to lists and dates throughout a text.
1.2 Use spaces with punctuation
Spaces with Periods 1
Students rewrite sentences, adding in spaces between two sentences.
CCSS Grade 1 Formative Assessments
Proofreading - A Fox & A Crow Story
Students find and correct a variety of errors within a text.