App Title: Super Why!

App Price: $3.99 on iOS, Android and Fire OS

(additional features available for purchase)
Subject Area: ELA Reading
Languages: English

Rationale for Curriculum Use: This interactive app is ideal for

emergent and early readers. The various games and activities add
excitement to learning and engage students in letter identification,
phonics, word building, rhyming, and sentence completion. Helpful
tools include a progress tracker and device notifications that allow teachers and parents to follow
the child’s progress with each of the 30 key word families.

NYS P-12 Common Core/NYS Standards:

 Standard Strand: Reading: Foundational Skills [RF] K-5

o Grade: 1
o Topic: Print Concepts
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.1 – Demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of print.
 1.1.A - Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word,
capitalization, ending punctuation).
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3 – Know and apply grade-level phonics and word
analysis skills in decoding words.
 1.3.A - Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant
digraphs.

 Standard Strand: Reading: Foundational Skills [RF] K-5

o Grade: 1
o Topic: Phonics and Word Recognition
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3 – Know and apply grade-level phonics and word
analysis skills in decoding words.
 1.3.A – Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant
digraphs.
 1.3.B – Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.

ISTE Teacher Standards:

 Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
o 2.a – Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools
and resources to promote student learning and creativity.

ISTE Student Standards:

 Technology Operations and Concepts
o 6.d – Transfer current knowledge to learning new technologies.
 App Title: Scribble Press – Creative Book Maker for Kids
App Price: $2.99-$4.99 on iOS and Android
Subject Area: ELA Writing
Languages: English

Rationale for Curriculum Use: This is a highly engaging book

creation and publication app that can be used for all levels of writing
enthusiasm and skill. Students can write and illustrate their own stories
using the premade templates (great for students that practice with
structured writing, punctuation, capitalization and spelling), or the blank books (great students who
are very imaginative and enjoy writing). Students can publish their books, print them, view other
students’ books, and collaborate with their peers using the “guest author” option.

NYS P-12 Common Core/NYS Standards:

 Standard Strand: Writing K-5

o Grade: 1
o Topic: Text Types and Purposes
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.3 – Write narratives in which they recount two or
more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what
happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of
closure.

 Standard Strand: Writing K-5

o Grade: 1
o Topic: Production and Distribution of Writing
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.6 – With guidance and support from adults, use a
variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration
with peers.

ISTE Teacher Standards:

 Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
o 1.a – Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and
inventiveness.
 Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
o 2.a – Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools
and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
 Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
o 4.a – Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information
and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the
appropriate documentation of sources.
ISTE Student Standards:

 Creativity and Innovation

o 1.b – Create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
 Communication and Collaboration
o 1.a – Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a
variety of digital environments and media.
 Digital Citizenship
o 1.a – Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and
technology.
o 1.b – Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports
collaboration, learning, and productivity.
 App Title: ABCya!
App Price: Free for iOS and Android
($39.99/mo. for ad-free teacher subscription – up to 30 devices, 300
more games on desktop, 200 more games on the app)
Subject Area: ELA and Math
Languages: English

Rationale for Curriculum Use: This is an educational games app that

is organized by grade level and subject area. It offers a wide variety of
word games, math games, skill games, and strategy games, that are aligned with the Common Core
Learning Standards. Some of the games include difficulty levels to gradually challenge students’
comprehension and application of strategies and skills. Students can also communicate and
collaborate with their peers during the multi-player games. Students are free to explore and choose
the activities and games based on their interests and skill levels. There is no assessment or progress
tracking, so students can review and practice at their own pace, or challenge themselves by
exploring higher-level academic content. This app is great for downtime in the classroom or at
home.

NYS P-12 Common Core/NYS Standards:

 Standard Strand: Mathematics K-12

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Operations and Algebraic Thinking
o CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.B.3 – Apply properties of operations as
strategies to add and subtract.
o CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.C.5 – Relate counting to addition and
subtraction (e.g., by counting on 2 to add 2).
o CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.C.6 – Add and subtract within 20,
demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such
as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a
number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 - 4 = 13 - 3 - 1 = 10 - 1 = 9); using the relationship
between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 - 8
= 4); and creating equivalent but easier or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by
creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13).

 Standard Strand: Language K-5

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Conventions of Standard English
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1 – Demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2 – Demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

 Standard Strand: Language K-5

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
 o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.5 – With guidance and support from adults,
demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.6 – Use words and phrases acquired through
conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using
frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g., because).

 Standard Strand: Reading: Foundational Skills [RF] K-5

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Print Concepts
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.1 – Demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of print.
o
 Standard Strand: Reading: Foundational Skills [RF] K-5
 Grade: 1
 Topic: Phonological Awareness
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2 – Demonstrate understanding of spoken words,
syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

 Standard Strand: Reading: Foundational Skills [RF] K-5

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Phonics and Word Recognition
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3 – Know and apply grade-level phonics and word
analysis skills in decoding words.

 Standard Strand: Reading: Foundational Skills [RF] K-5

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Fluency
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4 – Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to
support comprehension.

 Standard Strand: Speaking and Listening K-5

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Comprehension and Collaboration
o 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.

 Standard Strand: Speaking and Listening K-5

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.4 – Describe people, places, things, and events
with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
ISTE Teacher Standards:

 Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

o 2.a – Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools
and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
o 2.b – Develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students
to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their
own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own
progress.

ISTE Student Standards:

 Technology Operations and Concepts

o 6.b – Select and use applications effectively and productively.
o 6.d – Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
 App Title: Starfall
App Price: Free for iOS, Android and Fire OS
Subject Area: ELA and Math (Free Choice App #2)
Languages: English

Rationale for Curriculum Use: This interactive and engaging literacy

app teaches students how to enjoy reading while teaching fluency and
comprehension skills and strategies. Students of all reading levels,
including ELL/ENLs and students with disabilities, can easily navigate the app and explore literacy
concepts such as phonics, word recognition, blending sounds, etc. at their own pace. There is also
a “sound it out” feature that helps students identify each individual phoneme. Students can also
practice addition and subtraction with word problems, telling time, place value, and measurement.
This is an ideal app for students to use at home to practice ELA and Math skills and strategies.

NYS P-12 Common Core/NYS Standards:

 Standard Strand: Mathematics K-12
 Grade: 1
 Topic: Operations and Algebraic Thinking
o CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.OA.A.1 – Use addition and subtraction within 20 to
solve word problems involving situations of adding to, taking from, putting
together, taking apart, and comparing, with unknowns in all positions, e.g., by using
objects, drawings, and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to
represent the problem.1

 Standard Strand: Mathematics K-12

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Numbers and Operations in Base Ten
o CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.B.2 – Understand that the two digits of a two-
digit number represent amounts of tens and ones.
o CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.NBT.B.3 – Compare two two-digit numbers based
on meanings of the tens and ones digits, recording the results of comparisons with
the symbols >, =, and <.

 Standard Strand: Mathematics K-12

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Measurement and Data
o CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.MD.A.1 – Order three objects by length; compare
the lengths of two objects indirectly by using a third object.
o CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1.MD.B.3 – Tell and write time in hours and half-
hours using analog and digital clocks.

 Standard Strand: Reading: Foundational Skills [RF] K-5

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Fluency
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4.A – Read on-level text with purpose and
understanding.
  Standard Strand: Reading: Foundational Skills [RF] K-5
 Grade: 1
 Topic: Phonological Awareness
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2.B – Orally produce single-syllable words by
blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2.D – Segment spoken single-syllable words into
their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes).

 Standard Strand: Reading: Literature K-5

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.10 – With prompting and support, read prose and
poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.

ISTE Teacher Standards:

 Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

o 2.c – Customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse
learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.
 Model Digital Age Work and Learning
o 3.a – Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current
knowledge to new technologies and situations.

ISTE Student Standards:

 Technology Operations and Concepts

o 6.b – Select and use applications effectively and productively.
o 6.d – Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
 App Title: The Sounding Out Machine
App Price: $3.99 on iOS and Android
Subject Area: Students with Disabilities (ELA Reading)
Languages: English

Rationale for Curriculum Use: This app serves as an assistive

reading device for students who struggle with reading fluency and
comprehension as a result of auditory processing disorder, dyslexia,
or any other learning disability. Students can take a picture of a page
in their texts (books, etc.) and use the “word window” to enlarge a
difficult word on that page. The app then shows students how to use phonics strategies to blend
phonemes together and sound out difficult words. It also shows students how to chunk words.
Teachers can also have student reports emailed to them to track students’ progress. There is also a
digital card or marker that students can use to track the text as they read for students who need
extra support.

NYS P-12 Common Core/NYS Standards:

 Standard Strand: Reading: Foundational Skills [RF] K-5

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Phonological Awareness
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2 – Demonstrate understanding of spoken words,
syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2.B – Orally produce single-syllable words
by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2.C – Isolate and pronounce initial, medial
vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.

 Standard Strand: Reading: Foundational Skills [RF] K-5

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Phonics and Word Recognition
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3 – Know and apply grade-level phonics and word
analysis skills in decoding words.
 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.B – Decode regularly spelled one-
syllable words.
 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3.E – Decode two-syllable words
following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables.

 Standard Strand: Reading: Foundational Skills [RF] K-5

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Fluency
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4 – Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to
support comprehension.
ISTE Teacher Standards:

 Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

o 2.a. – Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools
and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
o 2.c – Customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse
learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.
o 2.d – Provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative
assessments aligned with content and technology standards, and use resulting data
to inform learning and teaching.

ISTE Student Standards:

 Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making

o 4.d – Use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative
solutions.
 Technology Operations and Concepts
o 6.b – Select and use applications effectively and productively.
o 6.d – Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
 App Title: Duolingo
App Price: Free on iOS, Android and Fire OS
Subject Area: ENL/ELL (ELA Reading and Writing)
Languages: English, Spanish, French, Polish, German, Chinese,
Turkish, etc.

Rationale for Curriculum Use: This app is ideal for beginner English
Language Learners, because the lessons are broken down into small
sections, so students can focus on one skill or strategy at a time. For
example, students may begin with a lesson comprised of pictures, then work their way up to a
lesson with small words, and then a lesson with small phrases and so on. Students can also work
at their own pace and choose lessons at their comfort level. Students also receive personalized
feedback to track their own progress. There is also a teacher dashboard where teachers can track
students’ progress.

NYS P-12 Common Core/NYS Standards:

 Standard Strand: Reading: Foundational Skills [RF] K-5

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Print Concepts
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.1 – Demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of print.

 Standard Strand: Speaking and Listening K-5

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Comprehension and Collaboration
o 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.

 Standard Strand: Language K-5

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Conventions of Standard English
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1 – Demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

 Standard Strand: Reading: Foundational Skills [RF] K-5

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Phonological Awareness
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2 – Demonstrate understanding of spoken words,
syllables, and sounds (phonemes).
ISTE Teacher Standards:

 Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

o 2.b – Develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students
to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their
own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own
progress.
o 2.c – Customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse
learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.

ISTE Student Standards:

 Technology Operations and Concepts

o 6.b – Select and use applications effectively and productively.
o 6.d – Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
 App Title: Marble Math Junior
App Price: $2.99 on iOS, Android and Fire OS
Content Area #1 - Subject Area: Math
Languages: English

Rationale for Curriculum Use: This app combines the gamification

of marble mazes with math word problems to create a highly engaging
learning experience. Students enjoy creating their own avatar and
moving their marble around to collect answers. Students practice shape
recognition, addition, subtraction, and telling time. Students also apply decision-making and
strategy skills as they focus on the math problems and navigating through the maze and collecting
rewards. This version of the app is created for emergent and early readers, so students can touch
the words at the top of the screen to have the math problem read to them. Teachers can also
customize the skills and levels (1-3) that they want each student to practice.

NYS P-12 Common Core/NYS Standards:

 Standard Strand: Mathematics K-12

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Geometry
o K.G.1 – Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe
the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in
front of, behind, and next to.

 Standard Strand: Mathematics K-12

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Measurement and Data
o 1.MD.3 – Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital
clocks.

 Standard Strand: Mathematics K-12

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Operations and Algebraic Thinking
o 1.OA.6 – Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and
subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 =
8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 – 4 = 13
– 3 – 1 = 10 – 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g.,
knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 – 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier
or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12
+ 1 = 13).
ISTE Teacher Standards:

 Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

o 2.b - Develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students
to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their
own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own
progress.
o 2.c - Customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse
learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.

ISTE Student Standards:

 Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making

o 6.c – Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed
decisions.
 Technology Operations and Concepts
o 6.b – Select and use applications effectively and productively.
o 6.d – Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
 App Title: National Geographic Kids
App Price: Free on iOS, Android and Fire OS
Content Area # 2 - Subject Area: Science and ELA
Languages: English

Rationale for Curriculum Use: This app is a great way to teach literacy
skills and strategies through science and social studies, which supports
STEM and STEAM education initiatives. The app provides a vast
collection of multimedia resources on interesting topics such as animals, habitats, countries, and
cultures. Students can watch videos, play games, and read animal profiles. Teachers can also use
these resources as well as suggested experiments for extension activities. National Geographic
Kids also provides a balance of grade-appropriate informational and literary texts. The engaging
content provides students with opportunities to develop their foundational reading skills.

NYS P-12 Common Core/NYS Standards:

 Standard Strand: Science Learning Standards P-12

 Grade: 1
 Topic: K. Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: Animals, Plants, and Their
Environment
o K-LS1-1 – Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals
(including humans) need to survive.

 Standard Strand: Reading: Foundational Skills [RF] K-5

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Print Concepts
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.1 – Demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of print.

 Standard Strand: Reading: Foundational Skills [RF] K-5

 Grade: 1
 Topic: Fluency
o CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4 – Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to
support comprehension.

ISTE Teacher Standards:

 Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

o 2.a – Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools
and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
o 2.b – Develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students
to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their
own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own
progress.
ISTE Student Standards:

 Technology Operations and Concepts

o 6.b – Select and use applications effectively and productively.
o 6.d – Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.