Ajial Bilingual School

Language Arts Scope and Sequence Grade 1

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Lesson 1
Anchor Text
What is a Pal?
Friends For Ever
Target Skill
Main idea
Informational text
Target Strategy
Summarize
Phonics
Short a
Consonants-n,d
Consonants -p,f
High Frequency Words
And, be, help, you, play, with
Grammar Skills
Nouns
Writing Mode
Labels
Ideas / Lesson 6
Anchor Text
Jack And The Wolf
Why The 3 little Pigs
Target Skill
Understanding characters
Story message
Target Strategy
Summarize
Phonics
Review short a
Consonants and ck
Phonogram: ack
High Frequency Words
Away, call, come, every, hear, said
Grammar Skills
Complete Sentences
Writing Mode
Sentences
Ideas / Lesson 11
Anchor Text
At Home In The Ocean
Water
Target Skill
Authors purpose
Target Strategy
Analyze/ evaluate
Phonics
Digraph “th”
Base words and “s, es, ed, ing Endings”
High Frequency Words
Blue, cold, far, little, live, their, water, where
Grammar Skills
Proper Nouns
Writing Mode
Write to Inform
Ideas / Lesson 16
Anchor Text
Let’s Go To The Moon
Mae Jemison
Target Skill
Main idea and details
Authors purpose
Target Strategy
Questions
Phonics
Long o (CV, CVCe)
Long u (CVCe)
High Frequency Words
Around, because, before, bring, carry, light, show, think
Grammar Skills
Questions
Writing Mode
Narrative Sentences
Ideas / Lesson 21
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Frogs and Toad Together
Garden Good Guys
Target Skill
Story structure
Repetition
Target Strategy
Analyze / evaluate
Phonics
r-controlled vowel ar
r-Controlled vowels or, ore
Phonograms –ar, -ore
High Frequency Words
few, night, loudly, window, noise, story, shall, world
Grammar Skills
Subject Pronouns
Writing Mode
Narrative Writing: Story Sentences / Lesson 26
Anchor Text
The Dot
Artists Create Art!
Target Skill
Compare and contrast
Figurative language
Target Strategy
Monitor/ clarify
Phonics
Base Words with –ed, -ing Endings
Long e Spelling Patterns y, ie
High Frequency Words
above, pushed, teacher, bear, studied, toward, even, surprised
Grammar Skills
Exclamations
Writing Mode
Opinion Writing: Sentence
Lesson 2
Anchor Text
The Storm
Storms!
Target Skill
Understanding characters
Realistic fiction
Target Strategy
Inform / predict
Phonics:
Short i
Consonants-r,h,z,s
Consonants- b,g
Phonograms: -it
High Frequency Words
For, what, have, he, look, too
Grammar Skills
Possessives
Writing Mode
Captions
Ideas / Lesson 7
Anchor Text
How Animals Communicate?
Insect Messages
Target Skill
Main idea and details
Text and traffic features
Target Strategy
Inform/ predict
Phonics:
Review Short i
Clusters with r
Phonogram: ip
High Frequency Words
Animal, how, make, of, some, why
Grammar Skills
Comma in a series
Writing Mode
Poetry
Word Choice / Lesson 12
Anchor Text
How Leopard Got His Spots
The Rain Forest
Target Skill
Sequence of events
Story lessons
Target Strategy
Questions
Phonics:
Digraphs “ch, tch”
Pssessives with ‘s
Phonogram “atch
High Frequency Words
Been, never, own, brown, off, very, know, out
Grammar Skills
Proper Nouns
Writing Mode
Instruction
Sentence Fluency / Lesson 17
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The Big Trip
Lewis and Cark’s Big Trip
Target Skill
Compare and contrast
Dialogue
Target Strategy
Visualize
Phonics:
Long e (CV, CVCe)
Vowel Pairs ee, ea
Final “ng, nk”
Phonogram “ink”
High Frequency Words
About, by, car, could, don’t, maybe, sure, there
Grammar Skills
Compound Sentences
Writing Mode
Narrative about self
Ideas / Lesson 22
Anchor Text
Amazing Animal
The Ugly Duckling
Target Skill
Using context
Conclusion
Target Strategy
Visualize
Phonics
r-Controlled Vowels er, ir, ur
High Frequency Words
baby, follow, years, begins, learning, young, eight, until
Grammar Skills
The Pronouns / and Me
Writing Mode
Narrative Writing: Story Sentences / Lesson 27
Anchor Text
What Can You DO?
The Wind And The Sun
Target Skill
Author’s Purpose
Using Context
Target Strategy
Analyzing/ evaluate
Phonics
Base Words with Inflections –er, -est (change y to i)
Syllable -le
High Frequency Words
always, different, enough, happy, high, near, once, stories
Grammar Skills
Kinds of Sentences
Writing Mode
Opinion Writing: Opinion Sentence
Lesson 3
Anchor Text
Curious Jeorge at School
School Long Ago
Target Skill
Sequence of events
Authors word choice
Target Strategy
Monitor / clarify
Phonics
Short o
Consonants: l,x
Inflection- s
High Frequency Words
Do, find, funny, sing, no, they
Grammar Skills
Action Verbs
Writing Mode
Sentences
Word Choice / Lesson 8
Anchor Text
A Musical Day
Drums
Target Skill
Sequence of events
Narrator
Target Strategy
Analyze and evaluate
Phonics
Review short o
Clusters with “I”
Phonogram: “ip”
High Frequency Words
Her, now, our, she, today, would
Grammar Skills
Statements
Writing Mode
Thank-you Note
Word Choice / Lesson 13
Anchor Text
Seasons
4 Seasons For Animals
Target Skill
Cause/ effect
Sound words
Target Strategy
Visualize
Phonics
Digraphs “sh, wh, ph
Contractions with ‘s, n’t
High Frequency Words
Down, fall, goes, green, grow, new, open, yellow
Grammar Skills
Subjects and Verbs
Writing Mode
Write to Inform
Ideas / Lesson 18
Anchor Text
Where Does Food Come From
Jack And The Beanstalk
Target Skill
Authors purpose
Conclusions
Target Strategy
Summarize
Phonics
Vowel Pairs “ai, ay”
Contractions ‘ll, ‘d
Phonogrames “ay, ain”
High Frequency Words
First, food, ground, right, sometimes, these, under, your
Grammar Skills
Months, Days, Holidays
Writing Mode
Friendly Letter
Sentence Fluency / Lesson 23
Anchor Text
Whistle For Willie
Pet Poems
Target Skill
Cause and effect
Figurative language
Target Strategy
Monitor/ clarify
Phonics
Vowel Digraph /oo/oo
Syllable
Pattern CVC
High Frequency Words
again, boy, nothing, along, father, together, began, house
Grammar Skills
Possessive Pronouns
Writing Mode
Narrative Writing: Story Sentences / Lesson 28
Anchor Text
The Kite From Days with frog and toad
Measuring weather
Target Skill
Story structure
Fantasy
Target Strategy
Infer/ predict
Phonics
Long i Spelling Patterns igh, y, ie
Inflections –ed, -ing, -er, -est, -es
High Frequency Words
across, ball, cried, head, heard, large, second, should
Grammar Skills
Adjectives
Writing Mode
Opinion Writing: Opinion Sentence
Lesson 4
Anchor Text
Lucia’s Neighborhood
City Mouse and Country Mouse
Target Skill
Text and graphic features
Authors word choice
Target Strategy
Question
Phonics:
Short e
Consonants: y, w
Consonants: k, v, j
Phonogram: et
High Frequency Words
All, me, does, my, here, who
Grammar Skills
Adjectives
Writing Mode
Class Story
Word Choice / Lesson 9
Anchor Text
Dr. Suess
Two Poems From Dr. Suess
Target Skill
Text and graphic features
Biography
Target Strategy
Question
Phonics:
Review Short “e”
Blends with “s”
High Frequency Words
After, draw, pictures, read, was, write
Grammar Skills
Singular and Plural Nouns
Writing Mode
Description
Ideas / Lesson 14
Anchor Text
The Big Race
Rules And Laws
Target Skill
Conclusions
Cause and effect
Target Strategy
Inform/ predict
Phonics:
Long a (CVCe)
Phonogram “ake
Soft c, g, dge
Phonogram “ace”
High Frequency Words
Four, five, into, over, starts, three, two, watch
Grammar Skills
Verbs and Time
Writing Mode
Report
Ideas / Lesson 19
Anchor Text
Tomas Rivra
Life Then And Now
Target Skill
Sequence of events
Using context
Target Strategy
Monitor/ clarify
Phonics:
Vowel Pairs “oa, ow”
Contractions ‘ve, ‘re
Phonograms “ow, oat”
High Frequency Words
Done, great, laugh, paper, soon, talk, were, work
Grammar Skills
Future Tense
Writing Mode
Personal Narrative
Organization / Lesson 24
Anchor Text
A Tree Is A Plant
Grow Apples Grow!
Target Skill
Sequence of events
Figurative language
Target Strategy
Question
Phonics
Vowel Digraphs / Spelling Patterns oo, ou, ew, ue, u, u_e
High Frequency Words
ready, country, soil, kinds, earth, almost, covers, warms
Grammar Skills
Indefinite Pronouns
Writing Mode
Narrative Writing: Story / Lesson 29
Anchor Text
Hi! Fly Guy
Busy Bugs
Target Skill
Understanding characters
Authors word choice
Target Strategy
Visualize
Phonics
Suffixes –ful, -ly, -y
Long Vowel Spelling Pattern
High Frequency Words
caught, took, listen, thought, minute, idea, beautiful, friendship
Grammar Skills
Adverbs
Writing Mode
Opinion Writing: Opinion Paragraph
Lesson 5
Anchor Text
Gus Takes The Train
City Zooo
Target Skill
Story structure
Fantasy
Target Strategy
Analyze/ evaluate
Phonics
Short u
Consonants: qu, z
High Frequency Words
Friend, full, good, hold, many, pull
Grammar Skills
Adjectives
Writing Mode
Class Story
Ideas / Lesson 10
Anchor Text
A Cup Cake Part
Happy Times
Target Skill
Tory structure
Dialogue
Target Strategy
Visualize
Phonics
Review Short “u”
Final blends
Phonogram: “ump”
High Frequency Words
Eat, give, one, put, small, take
Grammar Skills
Using a, an, the
Writing Mode
Description
Organization / Lesson 15
Anchor Text
Animal Groups
Animal Picnic
Target Skill
Compare and contrast
Text and graphic features
Target Strategy
Monitor/ clarify
Phonics
Long “I” (CVCe)
Digraphs kn, wr,gn, mb
Phonograms “ine, ite”
High Frequency Words
Bird, both, eyes, fly, long, or, those, walk
Grammar Skills
Verb to be
Writing Mode
Report
Word Choice / Lesson 20
Anchor Text
Little Rabbit’s Tale
Silly Poems
Target Skill
Cause and effect
Story lesson
Target Strategy
Inform / predict
Phonics
Compound words
Short Vowel “e/ea”
High Frequency Words
Door, old, want, more, mother, try, wash, use
Grammar Skills
Preposition
Writing Mode
Personal Narrative
Word Choice / Lesson 25
Anchor Text
The New Friend
Symbols Of Our Country
Target Skill
Understanding character
Narrator
Target Strategy
Summarize
Phonics
Vowel Combinations ou, ow, oi, oy, au, aw
High Frequency Words
buy, myself, school, city, party, seven, family, please
Grammar Skills
Contractions
Writing Mode
Narrative Writing: Story Sentences / Lesson 30
Anchor Text
Winners Never Quit!
Be a Team Player
Target Skill
Main idea and details
  • Narrative Nonfiction
Target Strategy
Summarize
Phonics
Syllable Pattern CV
Prefixes un-, re-
High Frequency Words
brothers, everyone, field, loved, most, only, people, sorry
Grammar Skills
Adjectives That Compare
Writing Mode
Opinion Writing: Opinion Sentence