| Luptak, Joli / Language Arts / First Grade / Elementary School |
Unit 1
Week |
Weekly Theme |
Main Selection |
Phonics/Spelling Skill |
Comprehension Strategy |
Grade 1 Unit 1 |
1 |
We Are Special (idea: how each of us is unique. What we like to do etc...) |
Pam and Sam |
short /a/a; consonants c, m, n, p, r, s, t |
Analyze Story Structure |
2 |
Ready, Set, Move! |
I Can! Can You? |
short /a/a; consonants b, f, g, h, k/ck, l, v |
Analyze Story Structure |
3 |
Growing Up |
How You Grew--TFK |
short /i/i; consonants d, j, qu, w, x, y, z |
Analyze Text Structure |
4 |
Pets |
Pet Tricks |
r blends /br/br-, /kr/cr-, /fr/fr-, /gr/gr-, /tr/tr- |
Analyze Story Structure |
5 |
Teamwork |
Soccer |
blends /nd/-nd, /st/-st, /nt/-nt, /nk/-nk |
Analyze Text Structure |
Week |
Comprehension Skill |
Fluency |
Paired Selection Title |
Paired Selection Strategy & Skill |
Grade 1 Unit 1 |
1 |
Character |
Read exclamations |
Our Best Days |
Text Feature: Photographs |
2 |
Sequence |
Pausing for Sentence Punctuation |
Run, Jump, Swim! |
Text Feature: Labels |
3 |
Sequence |
Read Patterns |
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Study Skill: Book Parts |
4 |
Setting |
Read Exclamations |
What Pets Need |
Text Feature: List |
5 |
Author's Purpose |
Pausing for Sentence Punctuation |
Guess What! |
Literary Elements: Rhyme |
Unit 2
Week |
Weekly Theme |
Main Selection |
Phonics/Spelling Skill |
Comprehension Strategy |
Grade 1 Unit 2 |
1 |
Animal Families |
Animal Moms and Dads |
short /o/o |
Summarize |
2 |
Helping Out |
Little Red Hen |
short /e/e |
Summarize |
3 |
Where Animals Live |
A Prairie Dog Home-TFK |
digraphs /sh/sh, /th/th |
Summarize |
4 |
Sing and Dance |
Fun Kids' Band, The |
short /u/u |
Visualize |
5 |
Let's Laugh |
On My Way to School |
blends /bl/bl-, /kl/cl-, /gl/gl-, /fllfl-, /pl/pl-, /sl/sl |
Visualize |
Week |
Comprehension Skill |
Fluency |
Paired Selection Title |
Paired Selection Strategy & Skill |
Grade 1 Unit 2 |
1 |
Main Idea and Details |
Read Patterns |
Over in the Meadow |
Literary Elements: Rhythmic Patterns |
2 |
Retell |
Read Questions |
From Wheat to Bread |
Text Feature: Diagram |
3 |
Main Idea and Details |
Read Questions |
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Study Skill: Dictionary |
4 |
Retell |
Read Dialogue |
Shake a Rattle |
Text Feature: Directions |
5 |
Sequence |
Read Exclamations |
Take a Riddle Ride |
Text Feature: Signs and Symbols |
Unit 3
Week |
Weekly Theme |
Main Selection |
Phonics/Spelling Skill |
Comprehension Strategy |
Grade 1 Unit 3 |
1 |
Being Friends |
Kate's Game |
long /ā/a_e |
Analyze Story Structure |
2 |
Kids Around the World |
Kids Can Help |
s blends /sl/sl-, /sm/sm-, /sn/sn-, /sp/sp-, /st/st-, /sw/sw |
Analyze Text Structure |
3 |
Me and My Shadow |
Short Shadows, Long Shadows--TFK |
digraphs /ch/ch, -tch;/hw/wh- |
Analyze Text Structure |
4 |
Our Families |
Smile, Mike! |
long /ī/i_e |
Generate Questions |
5 |
Family Time |
Gram and Me |
blends /skr/scr-, /spl/spl-, /spr/spr-, /str/str |
Generate Questions |
Week |
Comprehension Skill |
Fluency |
Paired Selection Title |
Paired Selection Strategy & Skill |
Grade 1 Unit 3 |
1 |
Make Predictions |
Read Exclamations |
When You Mail a Letter |
Text Feature: Map |
2 |
Compare and Contrast |
Pausing for Sentence Punctuation |
Poems by Kids |
Literary Elements: Word Choice |
3 |
Main idea and details |
Read Questions |
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Study Skill: Periodicals/Newspaper |
4 |
Make Predictions |
Read Dialogue |
Family Fun: Contrast two extended families (big/small) and chart kid's relatives in each |
Text Feature: Chart: Comparing number of relatives |
5 |
Character and Setting |
Read Dialogue |
Celebrate Chinese New Year |
Text Feature: Numerical List |
Unit 4
Week |
Weekly Theme |
Main Selection |
Phonics/Spelling Skill |
Comprehension Strategy |
Grade 1 Unit 4 |
1 |
Birds |
Pelican Was Hungry |
long /ō/o_e |
Monitor Comprehension: Reread |
2 |
Recycling |
June Robot Cleans Up |
long /ū/u_e |
Monitor Comprehension: Reread |
3 |
What's the Weather? |
Stormy Weather-TFK |
long /ā/ay, ai |
Monitor Comprehension: Reread |
4 |
What Scientists Do |
Meet Ben Franklin |
long /ē/e, ee, ea |
Summarize |
5 |
Favorite Stories |
Little Rabbit |
long /ē/-y |
Summarize |
Week |
Comprehension Skill |
Fluency |
Paired Selection Title |
Paired Selection Strategy & Skill |
Grade 1 Unit 4 |
1 |
Make Inferences |
Pausing for Sentence Punctuation |
Seagull |
Literary Elements: Repetition |
2 |
Draw Conclusions |
Read Exclamations |
A Bottle Takes a Trip |
Text Feature: Floor plan |
3 |
Compare and Contrast |
Pausing for Sentence Exclamations |
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Study Skill: Telephone Directory |
4 |
Make Inferences |
Read Exclamations |
A Close Look |
Text Feature: Bold Print |
5 |
Beginning, middle, and end |
Read Patterns |
Henny Penny |
Literary Elements: Repetition |
Unit 5
Week |
Weekly Theme |
Main Selection |
Phonics/Spelling Skill |
Comprehension Strategy |
Grade 1 Unit 5 |
1 |
Express Yourself |
Olivia |
long /ō/o, oa, ow |
Visualize |
2 |
Watch It Go |
The Kite |
long /ī/i, y, igh |
Visualize |
3 |
Inventions |
Kids' Inventions--TFK |
r-controlled vowel /är/ar |
Generate Questions |
4 |
I Can Do It |
Whistle for Willie |
r-controlled vowel /ôr/or |
Generate Questions |
5 |
How Does It Grow? |
Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds, A |
r-controlled vowel /ûr/er, ir, ur |
Generate Questions |
Week |
Comprehension Skill |
Fluency |
Paired Selection Title |
Paired Selection Strategy & Skill |
Grade 1 Unit 5 |
1 |
Fantasy and Reality |
Pausing for Sentence Punctuation |
Cats in Art |
Text Feature: Captions |
2 |
Problem and Solution |
Read Dialogue |
Toys that Fly |
Text Feature: Diagrams |
3 |
Cause and Effect |
Read Questions |
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Study Skill: Using the library-card catalogue /online, resources |
4 |
Make Inferences |
Pausing for Sentence Punctuation |
A Winning Swimmer |
Text Feature: Graphs |
5 |
Classify and Categorize |
Read Patterns |
Flowers at Night by Aileen Fisher |
Literary Elements: Rhyming Pattern |
Unit 6
Week |
Weekly Theme |
Main Selection |
Phonics/Spelling Skill |
Comprehension Strategy |
Grade 1 Unit 6 |
1 |
Bugs, Bugs, Bugs! |
Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery |
diphthong /ou/ou, ow |
Monitor Comprehension: Reread |
2 |
Exploring Space |
Blue Jay Finds a Way |
variant vowel /ů/oo |
Monitor Comprehension: Reread |
3 |
At Work |
Cool Jobs--TFK |
variant vowel /ü/oo |
Monitor Comprehension: Reread |
4 |
Watching Animals Grow |
Tiger Cub Grows Up, A |
variant vowel /ô/au, aw |
Summarize |
5 |
Let's Build |
Sand Castle |
diphthong /oi/oi, oy |
Summarize |
Week |
Comprehension Skill |
Fluency |
Paired Selection Title |
Paired Selection Strategy & Skill |
Grade 1 Unit 6 |
1 |
Use Illustrations |
Read Exclamations |
The World of Insects |
Text Feature: Heads |
2 |
Make Predictions |
Pausing for Sentence Punctuation |
Meet Ellen Ochoa |
Text Feature: Question/Answer format |
3 |
Classify and Categorize |
Pausing for Sentence Punctuation |
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Study Skill: Media center and internet |
4 |
Compare and Contrast |
Pausing for Sentence Punctuation |
The Tiger by Douglas Florian |
Literary Elements: Word Play |
5 |
Cause and Effect |
Read Patterns |
Build with Sand and Ice |
Text Feature: Captions |
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