1ST GR LIT: UNIT 5, Weeks 1-3

Learning Goals:

• I can read and understand a fantasy story.
• I can respond to a fantasy story by writing a new story.
• I know about ways we can work together to make our lives better.

Key Concepts:

• This week our class will be focusing on how we can work together to make our lives better. We will discuss some of the rights and responsibilities of people.

• I’ll say a word. You look at the list of words below and tell me which one means almost the same thing as the word I say. Listen as I say each word: 1. response, 2. active, 3. eyeballs, 4. disaster, 5. gate, 6. plenty, 7. carried, and 8. insist.

• I’ll write your spelling words on separate slips of paper, but with missing letters that stand for the vowel sound. Then we will turn the slips upside down. Pick a word, I’ll say the word, and you write the missing letters.

Comprehension: Comprehension: Theme (click on the link to access the reading)

• Let’s think about a story with this theme: “Working together makes our lives better.” First, color the pictures below that have this theme, and cross out the others. Then choose one picture and tell me a story about the theme.

Learning Goals:

• I can read and understand a nonfiction text.
  
• I can respond to a nonfiction text by writing a new text.
• I know about different people who help others.

Key Concepts:

• This week our class will be focusing on who helps us. We will name and discuss neighborhood people that help us and other people who help society.
  

Words to Know: brother, picture, love, mother, friend, often, father, accept

• First let’s read all the words aloud. Then I’ll say a word. You read a word from the list that is the opposite of the word I say. Listen carefully as I say each word: 1. never, 2. enemy, 3. sister, 4. mother, 5. father, 6. hate, and 7. reject.

Spelling/Phonics: haul, cause, saw, claw, paw, dawn; review: moon, soup

• I’ll show you all of the words. You read them aloud. Then I will cover the words. Let’s see how many of the words you can remember and write correctly. We can try it again if you forget some words.

Comprehension: Comprehension: Author's Purpose (click on the link to access the reading)

• An author might write a story to entertain us, persuade us, or to give information. Let’s read each story together. What is the author’s purpose for each story?

Learning Goals:

• I can read and understand realistic fiction.
• I can use text evidence to respond to realistic fiction.
• I know about how weather can affect us.
• I can write an opinion text.
  

Key Concepts:

• This week our class will be focusing on how weather affects us. We will discuss how weather changes from day to day and identify patterns in weather.

• I’ll say two words from the list. You make up a sentence using both words in it. Then I will take a turn. We will keep making up sentences for word pairs until we have used all the words in sentences.

• Penny game

Comprehension: Comprehension: Events/Cause and Effect (click the link to access the story)

• Let’s read the story together. Then we can work together to figure out the causes and effects for the events in the story.