Mrs. Harrington

Bayou Woods Elementary ELA Curriculum Planner for First Grade

Lesson Title: Kate’s Game Unit Title: Being Friends Name: 1^st Grade Week of: November 30-Dec. 4

Understandings- Listening to others can help me learn new things. I communicate to understand others. I communicate to help other understand me.

Assessment-- writing journal, handwriting, observations, & daily work Writing Focus- Personal Narratives

Monday Lesson # 3.1

What do friends do together?

Daily Routines_1,2,3__

-Class Meeting

Oral Language: _1,2,3,4,5__

*oral vocabulary

*Listening comprehension

Big Book- A Friend for Little

Bear

Story structure/predictions
*Phonemic Awareness

Phoneme identity

Word Study: 1,2,3,5_

Phonics: blend with long /a/ a_e

Spelling: pretest

Vocabulary: review words

Reading: _1,3,5__

Jane and Wade, 7F

Word Automaticity

Language Arts:_1,2,3,4,5_

Verbs

Personal narrative

Tuesday Lesson # 3.2

Will Cat’s game be good for all the pals?

Daily Routines_1,2,3__

-Class Meeting

Oral Language: _1,2,3,4,5__

*oral vocabulary

*Listening comprehension
Big Book- A Friend for Little Bear

Story structure/predictions

Phonemic Awareness

Phoneme blending

Word Study: 1,2,3,5_

Phonics: long/a/ a_e

Spelling: word sort

Vocabulary: review words

Reading: _1,3,5__

A Good Game for All

Echo read: Exclamation

Language Arts:_1,2,3,4,5_

Verbs

Personal narrative

Wednesday Lesson# 3.3

What game will Kate play?

Daily Routines_1,2,3__

-Class Meeting

Oral Language: _1,2,3,4,5__

*oral vocabulary

*Listening comprehension
Read Aloud Story- Anansi Saves Antelope

structure/prediction

*Phonemic Awareness

Phoneme Substitution

Word Study: 1,2,3,5_

Phonics:long /a/ a_e

Spelling: word sort

Vocabulary: review words

Reading: _1,3,5__

Kate’s Game

Echo read: Exclamation

Language Arts:_1,2,3,4,5_

Verbs and commas
Personal narrative

Thursday Lesson #3.4

What might Kate from Kate’s Game say in a letter to one of her friends?
Routines_1,2,3__

-Class Meeting

Oral Language: _1,2,3,4,5__

*oral vocabulary

*Listening comprehension

Close Friends

*Phonemic Awareness

Phoneme isolation

Word Study: 1,2,3,5_

Phonics: endings –ed, -ing

Spelling: Test Practice

Vocabulary: review words

Reading: _1,3,5__

Read Maps

Echo read: Exclamation

Language Arts:_1,2,3,4,5_

Personal narrative

Friday Lesson # 3.5

How did analyzing the story structure help you? How might it help you when you read another selection?

Daily Routines_1,2,3__

-Class Meeting

This day will

be used for

reviewing,

reteaching,

and

assessing.

REACT

1. Relating to Prior Knowledge 2.Experiencing Through Hand-on Discovery 3.Applying Knowledge to Real-World Situations 4.Cooperating To Solve Problems Collaboratively 5. Transferring Knowledge to New Situations

Differentiation-

Students will be taught on

their own level during

guided reading. Leveled

readers for each group.

G.O.-flow map

Technology-

www.macmillanmh.com

Differentiation-

Challenge-students can write and illustrate sentences using story vocabulary words.

G.O.-circle Map

Technology-

www.starfall.com

Differentiation-

Students will be taught on

their own level during

guided reading.

Leveled reader activities.

G.O.-Bubble map

Technology-

www.gamegoo.com

Differentiation-

Students will be taught on

their own level during

guided reading.

Leveled reader activities

G.O.-none

Technology-

www.macmillanmh.com

Differentiation-

Students will be taught on

their own level during

guided reading.

G.O.-none

Technology-

www.starfall.com

Learning Stations- Reading, Word Study, Listening, Math, Art, Computers Spelling Words-make, take, came, game, gate, late, black

Oral Vocabulary- friendship, relationship, encourage, rely, suggest flag, walk, all

High Frequency Words-hello, could, walk, pull, all, oh

HOT/Essential Questions- 1. Why is it important to listen to others? 2. How does looking, listening, speaking, reading, and writing help me to understand others? 3. How does looking, listening, speaking, reading, and writing help me to understand me?

Mrs. Harrington

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