Read Alouds Comprehension Print Concepts Phonological/Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Handwriting High-Frequency Words Writing
Week 1
All About Me
Essential Question: Who Am I?
Genre Focus: Nursery Rhyme
Genre Read Aloud:
“1, 2, Buckle My Shoe”
Teacher’s Edition:
“Mary Had a Little Lamb”
Genre: Nursery Rhyme
Ask and Answer Questions
Character
Directionality
Concept of a Sentence
Concept of a Word
Parts of a Book, Capitalization, End
Punctuation, Word Spaces
Parts of a Book, Periods, Pronoun I
Phonological Awareness:
Onset and Rime
Syllable Segmentation
Rhyme
Phonemic Awareness:
Phoneme Isolation
Phoneme Identity
Phonics:
Identify and Blend: m, s, a,
p, t, n, r, i
Handwriting:
Writing position,
pencil grip
m, s, a, p, t, n, r, i
Review: a, can, do, go, has,
he, I, like, to, you
Write About the Text:
Nursery Rhyme
Week 2
Let’s Pretend
Essential Question: What can you imagine?
Genre Focus: Fairy Tale
Genre Read Aloud:
“Jack and the Beanstalk”
Teacher’s Edition:
“The Three Billy Goats Gru”
Genre: Fairy Tale
Reread, Ask and Answer Questions
Character
Return Sweep,
Capitalization
Word Spaces, Punctuation, Pronoun I,
Title Page
Match Print to Speech, Word Length,
Sentence Boundaries
Sentences, Quotation Marks, Title
Page
Sentences, Italics, Repeated Letters
Phonological Awareness:
Onset and Rime
Syllable Segmentation
Rhyme
Phonemic Awareness:
Phoneme Isolation
Phoneme Blending
Phonics:
Identify and Blend:
c, f, o, d, h, s, e, b, l, ll
Handwriting:
c, f, o, d, h, e, b, l
Review: this, is, my, look, little,
where, here, play, the, we
Write About the Text:
Fairy Tale
Week 3
Let’s Do Things Together
Essential Question: What happens during
my day?
Genre Focus:
Informational Text: Nonfiction
Genre Read Aloud:
“Work, Play, and Learn Together”
Teacher’s Edition:
“How Do We Get Around Today?”
Genre: Informational Text: Nonfiction
Visualize, Ask and Answer Questions
Character
Capitalize I, Punctuation
Sentence Boundaries
Sentences, Directionality, Return
Sweep
Sound-Letter Correspondence,
Directionality
Sound-Letter Correspondence,
Sentence Lengths
Phonological Awareness:
Rhyme
Phonemic Awareness:
Phoneme Blending
Phoneme Segmentation
Phonics:
Identify and Blend:
k, ck, u, g, w, x, v, qu, j, y, z
Handwriting:
k, u, g, w, x, v, q, j, y, z
Review: are, me, she, with, for,
and, have, said, see, was
Write About the Text:
Informational Text
L1.1041125
Grade 1 • Start Smart • Scope and Sequence
Getting to Know Us
Big Idea: What
makes you special?
Literature Big
Book
Interactive
Read Aloud
Shared Read Literature
Anthology
Leveled Readers Vocabulary Comprehension Print
Concepts
Phonological/
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Spelling/
Handwriting/
Structural Analysis
High-
Frequency
Words
Fluency Writing and Grammar Research
and Inquiry
Week 1
At School
Essential
Question:
What do you do at
your school?
Genre Focus:
Realistic Fiction
This School
Year Will Be the
Best!
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
“School Around
the World”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
“Jack Can”
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
Lexile: BR
Anchor Text:
Nat and Sam
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
Lexile: BR
Paired Selection:
“Rules at School”
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 180L
Main Selections:
Genre: Realistic Fiction
A: A Fun Day
Lexile: BR
O: We Like to Share
Lexile: 60L
ELL: We Like to Share
Lexile: 100L
B: Class Party
Lexile: 360L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “We Share”
O: “Look at Signs”
ELL: “Look at Signs”
B: “Our Classroom Rules”
Oral
Vocabulary
Words:
learn
subjects
common
object
recognize
Oral
Vocabulary:
Context Clues:
Sentence
Clues
Visualize
Main Story
Elements:
Character
Photographs
Book Handling Phonological
Awareness:
Identify Rhyme
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Isolation,
Phoneme
Blending,
Phoneme
Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
Short a
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper-
and Lowercase Aa
Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Ending -s
Decodable Readers:
Pam Can; Pack a Bag!
does
not
school
what
Accuracy
and Rate
Write About the Text:
Informational Text
Writing Skill:
Stretch Sounds to
Write Words
Writing Trait:
Focus on a Topic
Grammar: Sentences
Mechanics: Sentence
Capitalization
Project:
Take a Poll
about School
Week 2
Where I Live
Essential
Question:
What is it like
where you live?
Genre Focus:
Fantasy
Alicia’s
Happy Day
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
“City Mouse,
Country Mouse”
Genre: Fable
“Six Kids”
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 250L
Anchor Text:
Go, Pip!
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 30L
Paired Selection:
“A Surprise in the
City”
Genre: Personal
Narrative
Lexile: 50L
Main Selections:
Genre: Fantasy
A: What Can We See?
Lexile: BR
O: A Trip to the City
Lexile: 30L
ELL: A Trip to the City
Lexile: BR
B: Harvest Time
Lexile: 330L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “My Home”
O: “Where I Live”
ELL: “Where I Live”
B: “Where We Live”
Oral
Vocabulary
Words:
city
country
bored
feast
scurried
Oral
Vocabulary:
Context Clues:
Sentence
Clues
Visualize
Main Story
Elements:
Character
Bold Print
Book Handling Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Blending,
Alliteration,
Categorization,
Phoneme
Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
short i
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper-
and Lowercase Ii
Structural Analysis:
Double Final
Consonants
Decodable Readers:
Kim and Nick Zip!; Jill
and Jim
down
out
up
very
Accuracy
and Rate
Write About the Text:
Informational Text
Writing Skill:
Sentence Capitalization
Writing Trait: Descriptive
Details
Grammar: Word Order
Mechanics: Sentence
Punctuation (periods)
Project:
Interview
About a
Neighborhood
L1.1041125
Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Scope and Sequence
Getting to Know Us
Big Idea: What
makes you special?
Literature Big
Book
Interactive
Read Aloud
Shared Read Literature
Anthology
Leveled Readers Vocabulary Comprehension Print
Concepts
Phonological/
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Spelling/
Handwriting/
Structural Analysis
High-
Frequency
Words
Fluency Writing and Grammar Research
and Inquiry
Week 3
Our Pets
Essential
Question: What
makes a pet
special?
Genre Focus:
Fantasy
Cool Dog,
School Dog
Genre: Fantasy
“Our Pets”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
“A Pig for Cli”
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 280L
Anchor Text:
Flip
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 30L
Paired Selection:
“What Pets Need”
Genre: Nonfiction
Lexile: 370L
Main Selections:
Genre: Fantasy
A: Mouse’s Moon Party
Lexile: 120L
O: Pet Show
Lexile: 200L
ELL: Pet Show
Lexile: 20L
B: Polly the Circus Star
Lexile: 280L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “A Mouse in the House”
O: “Love That Llama!”
ELL: “Love That Llama!”
B: “Birds That Talk”
Oral
Vocabulary
Words:
care
train
groom
companion
popular
Oral
Vocabulary:
Use a
Dictionary
Visualize
Main Story
Elements:
Character, Setting
and Events
Labels
Track Print and
Return Sweep,
Title, Author,
Illustrator
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Blending,
Phoneme
Substitution,
Contrast Vowel
Sounds, Phoneme
Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
Beginning Consonant
Blends: l-blends
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper
and Lowercase Ll
Structural Analysis: -s
(plural nouns)
Decodable Readers:
Cli Has a Plan; A
Good Black Cat
be
come
good
pull
Accuracy
and Rate
Write About the Text:
Narrative
Writing Skill:
Use Word Bank
Writing Trait: Descriptive
Details
Grammar:
Statements and
Questions
Mechanics:
Capitalization and
Punctuation (periods &
question marks)
Project:
Plan for a Pet’s
Home
Week 4
Let’s Be Friends
Essential
Question: What
do friends do
together?
Genre Focus:
Informational Text
Friends All
Around
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
“Games Long
Ago”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
“Toss! Kick! Hop!”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
Lexile: 290L
Anchor Text:
Friends
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 60L
Paired Selection:
“There Are Days
and There Are
Days”
Genre: Poetry
Lexile: NP
Main Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: Friends Are Fun
Lexile: 130L
O: Friends Are Fun
Lexile: 110L
ELL: Friends Are Fun
Lexile: 100L
B: Friends Are Fun
Lexile: 350L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Poetry
A: “I Like to Play”
O: “I Like to Play”
ELL: “I Like to Play”
B: “I Like to Play”
Oral
Vocabulary
Words:
cooperate
relationship
deliver
chore
collect
Oral
Vocabulary:
Word
Categories
Ask and Answer
Questions
Topic and Relevant
Details
Rhyme
Book Handling
and Labels,
Title, Author
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Categorization,
Phoneme
Segmentation,
Phoneme
Deletion, Identify
and Produce
Rhyme, Phoneme
Blending
Phonics/Spelling:
Short o
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper-
and Lowercase Oo
Structural Analysis:
Alphabetical Order (one
letter)
Decodable Readers:
Bob Is a Fun Pal; Dog
and Fox
fun
make
they
too
Accuracy
and Rate
Write About the Text:
Informational Text
Extended Writing:
Personal Narrative
Writing Process:
Expert and Student
Models; Plan; Draft
Writing Skill:
Left-to-right progression
Writing Trait:
Supporting Details
Grammar: Exclamations
and Interjections
Mechanics: Exclamation
Marks (in exclamations
and interjections)
Project:
Take a Poll
about Friends
L1.1041125
Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Scope and Sequence
Getting to Know Us
Big Idea: What
makes you special?
Literature Big
Book
Interactive
Read Aloud
Shared Read Literature
Anthology
Leveled Readers Vocabulary Comprehension Print
Concepts
Phonological/
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Spelling/
Handwriting/
Structural Analysis
High-
Frequency
Words
Fluency Writing and Grammar Research
and Inquiry
Week 5
Let’s Move!
Essential
Question: How
does your body
move?
Genre Focus:
Informational Text
Move!
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
“The Monkey’s
Fiddle”
Genre: Folktale
“Move and Grin!”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
Lexile: 370L
Anchor Text:
Move It!
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 60L
Paired Selection:
“My Family Hike”
Genre: Personal
Narrative
Lexile: 210L
Main Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: We Can Move!
Lexile: 170L
O: We Can Move!
Lexile: 200L
ELL: We Can Move!
Lexile: 190L
B: We Can Move!
Lexile: 390L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Poetry
A: “What’s Under Your Skin?”
O: “What’s Under Your Skin?”
ELL: “What’s Under Your
Skin?”
B: “What’s Under Your Skin?”
Oral
Vocabulary
Words:
physical
exercise
agree
exhausted
dicult
Oral
Vocabulary:
Context Clues:
Sentence
Clues
Ask and Answer
Questions
Topic and Relevant
Details
Bold Print
Special Text
Treatments,
Title, Author
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Categorization,
Phoneme
Segmentation,
Phoneme
Deletion,
Phoneme
Blending
Phonics/Spelling:
Beginning Consonant
Blends: r-blends and
s-blends
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper-
and Lowercase Ss
Structural Analysis:
Possessives
Decodable Readers:
Snap, Skip, Trot!; Snip
and Trip Can Move
jump
move
run
two
Accuracy
and Rate
Write About the Text:
Informational Text
Extended Writing:
Personal Narrative
Writing Process:
Revise; Edit and
Proofread; Publish,
Present, and Evaluate
Writing Skill:
Spacing between Words
Writing Trait:
Supporting Details
Grammar:
Writing Sentences
Mechanics:
Capitalization and
Punctuation (periods,
question and
exclamation marks)
Project:
How We Move
in Sports
Week 6 Reading Digitally Fluency Connect to Content: Social Studies Extend Your Learning
Extend, Connect, and Assess
“Time for Kids: World Games”
Genre: Online Article
Reader’s Theater:
“Look at Me Now”
Genre Read-Aloud: “Playground Pushes and Pulls on the
Playground”
Activities:
Experiment with Motion
Write a Letter
Choose Your Own Book
L1.1041125
Grade 1 • Unit 1 • Scope and Sequence
Getting to Know Us
Big Idea: What
makes a community?
Literature Big
Book
Interactive
Read Aloud
Shared Read Literature
Anthology
Leveled Readers Vocabulary Comprehension Print
Concepts
Phonological/
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Spelling/
Handwriting/
Structural Analysis
High-
Frequency
Words
Fluency Writing and Grammar Research
and Inquiry
Week 1
Jobs Around
Town
Essential
Question: What
jobs need to
be done in a
community?
Genre Focus:
Realistic Fiction
Millie Waits for
the Mail
Genre: Fantasy
“Jobs Around
Town”
Genre:
Nonfiction
“Good Job, Ben!”
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
Lexile: 130L
Anchor Text:
The Red Hat
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
Lexile: BR
Paired Selection:
“Firefighters at
Work”
Genre: Nonfiction
Lexile: 290L
Main Selections:
Genre: Realistic Fiction
A: Pick Up Day
Lexile: 70L
O: Ben Brings the Mail
Lexile: 200L
ELL: Ben Brings the Mail
Lexile: 70L
B: At Work with Mom
Lexile: 330L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “The Recycling Center”
O: “At the Post Oce”
ELL: “At the Post Oce”
B: “Tools for the School Nurse”
Oral
Vocabulary
Words:
occupation
community
equipment
fortunately
astonishing
Oral
Vocabulary:
Morphology:
Suxes
Make and Confirm
Predictions
Main Story
Elements:
Character, Setting,
Events
Labels
Ellipses and
Dashes, Title,
Author
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Blending,
Phoneme
Isolation,
Phoneme
Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling: Short
e spelled e and ea
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting:
Upper- and Lowercase
Ee
Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Ending -ed
(no spelling change)
Decodable Readers:
Ted Gets a Job;
I Sell Crabs
again
help
new
there
use
Accuracy
and Rate
Write About the Text:
Opinion
Writing Skill:
Write on the Lines
Writing Trait:
Ideas: Focus on an Idea
Grammar: Nouns
Mechanics:
Commas in a Series
Project:
Interview a
Community
Worker
Week 2
Buildings All
Around
Essential
Question: What
buildings do you
know? What are
they made of?
Genre Focus:
Fantasy
Three Little
Dassies
Genre: Fantasy
“Three Little
Pigs”
Genre: Folktale
“Cubs in a Hut”
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 390L
Anchor Text:
The Pigs, the Wolf,
and the Mud
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 320L
Paired Selection:
“Homes Around the
World”
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 370L
Main Selections:
Genre: Fantasy
A: What a Nest!
Lexile: 170L
O: Staying Afloat
Lexile: 150L
ELL: Staying Afloat
Lexile: 10L
B: City Armadillo,
Country Armadillo
Lexile: 330L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “Stone Castles”
O: “A Day on a Houseboat”
ELL: “A Day on a Houseboat”
B: “City or Country?”
Oral
Vocabulary
Words:
shelter
materials
collapsed
furious
refused
Oral
Vocabulary:
Shades of
Meaning/
Intensity
Make and Confirm
Predictions
Main Story
Elements:
Character, Setting,
Events
Captions
Quotations,
Title, Author
Phonological
Awareness:
Identify and
Produce Rhyme
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme Identity,
Phoneme
Blending,
Phoneme
Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
Short u
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper-
and Lowercase Uu
Structural Analysis:
Contractions with ’s
Decodable Readers:
Can Bud Stop Bug?;
It’s Up to Us
could
live
one
then
three
Accuracy
and Rate
Write About the Text:
Informational Text
Writing Skill:
Return Sweep
Writing Trait: Ideas:
Descriptive Details
Grammar:
Singular and Plural
Nouns
Mechanics: Apostrophes
with Contractions
Project:
Choose a
Building
L1.1041125
Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Scope and Sequence
Getting to Know Us
Big Idea: What
makes a community?
Literature Big
Book
Interactive
Read Aloud
Shared Read Literature
Anthology
Leveled Readers Vocabulary Comprehension Print
Concepts
Phonological/
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Spelling/
Handwriting/
Structural Analysis
High-
Frequency
Words
Fluency Writing and Grammar Research
and Inquiry
Week 3
A Community in
Nature
Essential
Question: Where
do animals live
together?
Genre Focus:
Informational Text
Babies in the
Bayou
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
“Animals in the
Desert”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
“The Best Spot”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
Lexile: 160L
Anchor Text:
At a Pond
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 190L
Paired Selection:
“Way Down Deep”
Genre: Poetry
Lexile: NP
Main Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: Meerkat Family
Lexile: 170L
O: Meerkat Family
Lexile: 210L
ELL: Meerkat Family
Lexile: 170L
B: Meerkat Family
Lexile: 370L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Poetry
A: “I Live in a House!”
O: “I Live in a House!”
ELL: “I Live in a House!”
B: “I Live in a House!”
Oral
Vocabulary
Words:
habitat
depend
hibernate
tranquil
tolerate
Oral
Vocabulary:
Multiple
Meanings
Reread
Author’s Purpose
Poetry: Repetition
and Alliteration
Distinguish
Sentences,
Title, Author
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Blending,
Phoneme
Substitution,
Phoneme
Categorization,
Phoneme
Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
Ending Consonant
Blends
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper-
and Lowercase Tt
Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Ending
-ing (no spelling
change)
Decodable Readers:
In a Land of Grass;
Stomp and Romp
eat
no
of
under
who
Accuracy
and Rate
Write About the Text:
Informational Text
Writing Skill:
Sentence Capitalization
Writing Trait:
Ideas: Focus on a Topic
Grammar: Singular and
Plural Possessive Nouns
Mechanics: Apostrophe
with Possessive Nouns
(singular and plural
possessives)
Project:
Where
Animals Live
Week 4
Let’s Help
Essential
Question: How do
people help out in
the community?
Genre Focus:
Fantasy
The Story of
Martin Luther
King Jr.
Genre:
Biography
“Luis’s Library”
Genre:
Informational
Text (Biography)
“Thump Thump
Helps Out”
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 510L
Anchor Text:
Nell’s Books
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 200L
Paired Selection:
“Kids Can Help!”
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 350L
Main Selections:
Genre: Fantasy
A: The Sick Tree
Lexile: 40L
O: Squirrels Help
Lexile: 200L
ELL: Squirrels Help
Lexile: 190L
B: Wow, Kitty!
Lexile: 390L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Nonfiction
A: “Beach Clean-Up”
O: “Food Drive”
ELL: “Food Drive”
B: “Sharing Skills”
Oral
Vocabulary
Words:
leadership
admire
enjoy
rely
connections
Oral
Vocabulary:
Inflectional
Endings
Reread
Main Story
Elements:
Character, Setting,
Events
List
Special Text
Treatments,
Title, Author,
Illustrator
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Isolation,
Phoneme
Categorization,
Phoneme
Blending,
Phoneme
Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
Consonant Digraphs sh,
th, -ng
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper-
and Lowercase Ff
Structural Analysis:
Closed Syllables
Decodable Readers:
Dash Has a Wish; Help
in a Flash; The Helping
Gang; Send a Big
Thanks!
all
call
day
her
want
Accuracy
and Rate
Write About the Text:
Narrative
Extended Writing:
Fantasy
Writing Skill:
End Punctuation
Writing Trait:
Organization: Beginning,
Middle, End
Writing Process:
Expert and Student
Models; Plan; Draft
Grammar: Common and
Proper Nouns
Mechanics: Capitalize
Proper Nouns (people,
pets, places, and things)
Project:
Interview a
Helper
L1.1041125
Grade 1 • Unit 2 • Scope and Sequence
Getting to Know Us
Big Idea: What
makes a community?
Literature Big
Book
Interactive
Read Aloud
Shared Read Literature
Anthology
Leveled Readers Vocabulary Comprehension Print
Concepts
Phonological/
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Spelling/
Handwriting/
Structural Analysis
High-
Frequency
Words
Fluency Writing and Grammar Research
and
Inquiry
Week 5
Follow the Map
Essential
Question: How
can you find your
way around?
Genre Focus:
Informational Text
Me on the Map
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
“Map It!”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
“Which Way on
the Map?”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
Lexile: 160L
Anchor Text:
Fun with Maps
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: NP
Paired Selection:
“North, East, South,
or West?”
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 360L
Main Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: How Maps Help
Lexile: 130L
O: How Maps Help
Lexile: 230L
ELL: How Maps Help
Lexile: 60L
B: How Maps Help
Lexile: 420L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “On the Map”
O: “On the Map”
ELL: “On the Map”
B: “On the Map”
Oral
Vocabulary
Words:
locate
route
height
model
separate
Oral
Vocabulary:
Prefixes
Reread
Topic and Relevant
Details
Maps
Reading
Sentences
Across Pages,
Title, Author,
Illustrator
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Segmentation,
Phoneme Addition,
Phoneme Blending
Phonics/Spelling:
Consonant Digraphs
ch, -tch, wh, ph
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper-
and Lowercase Cc
Structural Analysis:
-es (plural nouns)
Decodable Readers:
A Map Match; A Fun
Chest; Phil and Steph
Get Lost; Maps and
Graphs
around
by
many
place
walk
Accuracy
and Rate
Write About the Text:
Informational Text
Extended Writing:
Fantasy
Writing Skill:
Capitalize Proper Nouns
Writing Trait:
Ideas: Supporting Details
Writing Process:
Revise; Edit and
Proofread; Publish,
Present, and Evaluate
Grammar:
Irregular Plural Nouns
Mechanics: Capital Letters
and Periods
(in sentences)
Project:
Make a
School Map
Week 6 Reading Digitally Fluency Connect to Content: Social Studies Extend Your Learning
Extend, Connect, and Assess
“Time for Kids: Help Your Community!”
Genre: Online Article
Reader’s Theater:
“I Speak, I Say, I Talk”
Genre Read-Aloud:
“Follow the Map”
Activities:
Make a Community Map
Write a Letter
Choose Your Own Book
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Changes Over Time
Big Idea: What can
happen over time?
Literature Big
Book
Interactive
Read Aloud
Shared Read Literature
Anthology
Leveled Readers Vocabulary Comprehension Print
Concepts
Phonological/
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Spelling/
Handwriting/
Structural Analysis
High-
Frequency
Words
Fluency Writing and Grammar Research
and Inquiry
Week 1
What Time Is It?
Essential
Question: How do
we measure time?
Genre Focus:
Fantasy
A Second Is a
Hiccup
Genre: Poetry
“Measuring
Time”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
“Nate the Snake
Is Late”
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 460L
Anchor Text:
On My Way
to School
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 330L
Paired Selection:
“It’s About Time!”
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 270L
Main Selections:
Genre: Fantasy
A: Busy’s Watch
Lexile: 40L
O: Kate Saves the Date!
Lexile: 220L
ELL: Kate Saves the Date!
Lexile: 330L
B: Uncle George Is Coming
Lexile: 320L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “Make a Clock”
O: “Use a Calendar”
ELL: “Use a Calendar”
B: “So Many Clocks!”
Oral
Vocabulary
Words:
schedule
immediately
weekend
calendar
occasion
Oral
Vocabulary:
Antonyms
Make and Confirm
Predictions
Events: Beginning,
Middle, End
Bold Print
Capitalization
and
Punctuation,
Title, Author,
Illustrator
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme Identity,
Phoneme
Addition,
Phoneme
Substitution,
Phoneme
Blending,
Phoneme
Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling: Long
a spelled a_e
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper-
and Lowercase Dd
Structural Analysis:
Contractions with not
Decodable Readers:
Dave Was Late; Is It
Late?
away
now
some
today
way
why
Accuracy
and Rate
Write About the Text:
Narrative
Writing Skill:
Return Sweep
Writing Trait:
Word Choice:
Strong Verbs
Grammar: Verbs
Mechanics:
Commas in Series
Project:
Interview
About Your
Day
Week 2
Watch It Grow!
Essential
Question: How do
plants change as
they grow?
Genre Focus:
Drama
Mystery Vine
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
“The Great Big
Gigantic Turnip”
Genre: Folktale
(Russian)
“Time to Plant!”
Genre: Drama
Lexile: NP
Anchor Text:
The Big Yuca Plant
Genre: Drama
Lexile: NP
Paired Selection:
“How Plants Grow”
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 400L
Main Selections:
Genre: Drama
A: Corn Fun
Lexile: NP
O: Yum, Strawberries!
Lexile: NP
ELL: Yum, Strawberries!
Lexile: NP
B: A Tree’s Life
Lexile: NP
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “Ear of Corn”
O: “Strawberry Plant”
ELL: “Strawberry Plant”
B: “Inside Trees”
Oral
Vocabulary
Words:
assist
bloom
grasped
spied
sprout
Oral
Vocabulary:
Context Clues:
Sentence
Clues
Make and Confirm
Predictions
Main Story
Elements:
Sequence of
Events
Diagram
Punctuation
within
Sentences,
Title, Author
Phonological
Awareness:
Alliteration
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Deletion,
Phoneme
Segmentation,
Phoneme
Blending
Phonics/Spelling: Long
i spelled i_e
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper-
and Lowercase Vv
Structural Analysis:
Plurals (with CVCe
words)
Decodable Readers:
A Fine Plant; Plants
Take Time to Grow
green
grow
pretty
should
together
water
Accuracy
and Rate
Write About the Text:
Narrative
Writing Skill:
Capitalize “I”
Writing Trait:
Word Choice:
Sensory Details
Grammar:
Present-Tense Verbs
Mechanics: Capitalize
and Underline
Titles of Plays
Project:
From Seed
to Plant
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Changes Over Time
Big Idea: What can
happen over time?
Literature Big
Book
Interactive
Read Aloud
Shared Read Literature
Anthology
Leveled Readers Vocabulary Comprehension Print
Concepts
Phonological/
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Spelling/
Handwriting/
Structural Analysis
High-
Frequency
Words
Fluency Writing and Grammar Research
and Inquiry
Week 3
Tales Over Time
Essential
Question: What is
a folktale?
Genre Focus:
Folktale
Interrupting
Chicken
Genre: Fantasy
“The Foolish,
Timid Rabbit”
Genre: Folktale
(India)
“The Nice
Mitten”
Genre: Folktale
Lexile: 460L
Anchor Text:
The Gingerbread
Man
Genre: Folktale
Lexile: 320L
Paired Selection:
“Drakestail”
Genre: Folktale
Lexile: 430L
Main Selections:
Genre: Folktale
A: How Coquí Got Her Voice
(Puerto Rico)
Lexile: 300L
O: The Magic Paintbrush
(China)
Lexile: 230L
ELL: The Magic Paintbrush
(China)
Lexile: 240L
B: Rabbit Tricks Crocodile
Lexile: 420L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Poetry/Song
A: “El Coquí/The Coquí”
O: “Make New Friends”
ELL: “Wanted: A Friend”
B: “Fish School”
Oral
Vocabulary
Words:
eventually
foolish
hero
tale
timid
Oral
Vocabulary:
Compound
Words
Make and Confirm
Predictions
Moral
Descriptive Words
and Phrases
Quotation
Marks/Text
Styles, Title,
Author
Phonological
Awareness:
Identify and
Produce Rhyme
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Segmentation,
Phoneme
Blending
Phonics/Spelling:
Soft c, g/dge
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper-
and Lowercase Yy
Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Endings:
-ed and -ing
(drop final e)
Decodable Readers:
The King and Five Mice;
Tales from a Past Age
any
from
happy
once
so
upon
Accuracy
and Rate
Write About the Text:
Narrative
Writing Skill:
Word endings: -ed, -ing
Writing Trait:
Word Choice:
Specific Words
Grammar:
Past- and Future-
Tense Verbs
Mechanics:
Commas in Series
Project:
All About a
Folktale
Week 4
Now and Then
Essential
Question: How is
life dierent than it
was long ago?
Genre Focus:
Informational Text
The Last Train
Genre: Song
“Let’s Look at
Video Games!”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
“Life at Home”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
Lexile: 490L
Anchor Text:
Long Ago and Now
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 480L
Paired Selection:
“From Horse to
Plane”
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 370L
Main Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: Schools Then and Now
Lexile: 170L
O: Schools Then and Now
Lexile: 220L
ELL: Schools Then and Now
Lexile: 270L
B: Schools Then and Now
Lexile: 380L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “School Days”
O: “School Days”
ELL: “School Days”
B: “School Days”
Oral
Vocabulary
Words:
century
past
present
future
entertainment
Oral
Vocabulary:
Base Words
Reread
Details: Compare
and Contrast
Captions
Reading
Sentences
Across Pages,
Title, Author,
Illustrator
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Segmentation,
Phoneme
Isolation,
Phoneme
Blending
Phonics/Spelling: Long
o spelled o_e; Long
u spelled u_e; Long e
spelled e_e
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper-
and Lowercase Ww
Structural Analysis:
CVCe Syllables
Decodable Readers:
Those Old Classes;
That Old Globe
ago
boy
girl
how
old
people
Accuracy
and Rate
Write About the Text:
Opinion
Extended Writing:
Expository Text
Writing Skill:
Use Word Bank
Writing Trait: Ideas:
Focus on an Idea
Writing Process: Expert
and Student Models;
Plan; Draft
Grammar: Irregular
Verbs: Is and Are
Mechanics: Commas
in Dates
Project:
Interview
About Long
Ago
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Changes Over Time
Big Idea: What can
happen over time?
Literature Big
Book
Interactive
Read Aloud
Shared Read Literature
Anthology
Leveled Readers Vocabulary Comprehension Print
Concepts
Phonological/
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Spelling/
Handwriting/
Structural Analysis
High-
Frequency
Words
Fluency Writing and Grammar Research
and
Inquiry
Week 5
From Farm to
Table
Essential
Question: How do
we get our food?
Genre Focus:
Informational Text
Where Does
Food Come
From?
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
“The Little
Red Hen”
Genre: Folktale
“A Look at
Breakfast”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
Lexile: 340L
Anchor Text:
From Cows to You
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 500L
Paired Selection:
“The Five Food
Groups”
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 450L
Main Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: Apples from Farm
to Table
Lexile: 330L
O: Apples from Farm
to Table
Lexile: 550L
ELL: Apples from Farm
to Table
Lexile: 430L
B: Apples from Farm
to Table
Lexile: 580L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “A Dairy Treat”
O: “A Dairy Treat”
ELL: “A Dairy Treat”
B: “A Dairy Treat”
Oral
Vocabulary
Words:
delicious
nutritious
responsibility
enormous
delighted
Oral
Vocabulary:
Synonyms
Reread
Details: Time-Order
Diagram
Special Text
Treatments,
Title, Author
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Segmentation,
Phoneme Blending,
Phoneme Deletion
Phonics/Spelling:
Variant Vowel Spellings
with Digraphs: oo, u
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper-
and Lowercase Bb
Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Endings:
-ed and -ing (double
final consonant)
Decodable Readers:
A Good Cook; That
Looks Good
after
buy
done
every
soon
work
Accuracy
and Rate
Write About the Text:
Opinion
Extended Writing:
Expository Text
Writing Skill:
Stretch Sounds to
Write Words
Writing Trait: Ideas: Give
Reasons for an Opinion
Writing Process: Revise;
Edit and Proofread;
Publish, Present, and
Evaluate
Grammar: Contractions
with not
Mechanics: Apostrophes
in Contractions
Project:
Investigate
a Food
Week 6 Reading Digitally Fluency Connect to Content: Science Extend Your Learning
Extend, Connect, and Assess
“Time for Kids: Seasons Bring Change”
Genre: Online Article
Reader’s Theater:
Shadow Dance
Genre Read-Aloud:
“Twinsies”
Activities:
Observe a Plant
Write a Letter
Choose Your Own Book
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Animals Everywhere
Big Idea: What animals do
you know about? What are
they like?
Interactive
Read Aloud
Shared Read Literature
Anthology
Leveled Readers Vocabulary Comprehension Print
Concepts
Phonological/
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Spelling/
Handwriting/
Structural Analysis
High-
Frequency
Words
Fluency Writing and Grammar Research
and Inquiry
Week 1
Animal Features
Essential Question:
How do animals’ bodies
help them?
Genre Focus: Folktale
“The Elephant’s
Child”
Genre: Folktale
“Snail and Frog
Race”
Genre: Folktale
Lexile: 270L
Anchor Text:
Little Rabbit
Genre: Folktale
Lexile: 180L
Paired Selection:
“Animals Can Go
Fast!”
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 300L
Main Selections:
Genre: Folktale
A: The King of the Animals
(Africa)
Lexile: 350L
O: Snail’s Clever Idea
Lexile: 450L
ELL: Snail’s Clever Idea
Lexile: 400L
B: Plop!
Lexile: 540L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “Lions and Elephants”
O: “Snails: Small, Slow, and
Slimy”
ELL: “Snails: Small, Slow, and
Slimy”
B: “Animal Traits”
Oral Vocabulary
Words:
feature
appearance
determined
predicament
relief
Academic
Vocabulary:
special
splendid
Vocabulary:
Use a Dictionary
Ask and Answer
Questions
Main Story Elements:
Sequence of Events
Chart
Glossary
Title
Phonological
Awareness:
Identify and
Produce Rhyme
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Categorization,
Phoneme
Blending,
Phoneme
Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling: Long a
spelled a, ai, ay
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper- and
Lowercase Nn
Structural Analysis:
Alphabetical Order
(two letters)
Decodable Readers:
April the Agent; A Basic
Dog; Snail Mail; Tails
about
animal
carry
eight
give
our
Accuracy Write About the Text:
Informational Text
Writing Trait:
Word Choice:
Descriptive Words
Review Trait: Ideas:
Focus on a Topic
Grammar: Irregular
Verbs: Was and Were
Mechanics: Apostrophe
with Contractions
Project:
Animal Bodies
Week 2
Animals Together
Essential Question:
How do animals help
each other?
Genre Focus:
Informational Text
“Animals Working
Together”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
“A Team of Fish”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
Lexile: 340L
Anchor Text:
Animal Teams
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 480L
Paired Selection:
“Busy as a Bee”
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 500L
Main Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: Penguins All Around
Lexile: 340L
O: Penguins All Around
Lexile: 450L
ELL: Penguins All Around
Lexile: 340L
B: Penguins All Around
Lexile: 610L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “Animals Work Together!”
O: “Animals Work Together!”
ELL: “Animals Work Together!”
B: “Animals Work Together!”
Oral Vocabulary
Words:
behavior
beneficial
dominant
instinct
endangered
Academic
Vocabulary:
partner
danger
Vocabulary:
Context Clues/
Sentence Clues
Ask and Answer
Questions
Topic and Relevant
Details
Captions
Glossary
Title
Phonological
Awareness:
Identify and
Produce Rhyme
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme Identity,
Phoneme
Segmentation,
Phoneme
Blending
Phonics/Spelling: Long e
spelled e, ee, ea, ie
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper- and
Lowercase Gg
Structural Analysis:
Prefixes re-, un-, pre-
Decodable Readers:
The Green Eel; Clean Up
the Team
because
blue
into
or
other
small
Phrasing Write About the Text:
Opinion
Writing Trait:
Organization: Introduce
the Topic
Review Trait: Ideas: Give
Reasons for an Opinion
Grammar: Irregular
Verbs: Has and Have
Mechanics:
Capitalization and End
Punctuation
Project:
Animal Teams
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Animals Everywhere
Big Idea: What animals do
you know about? What are
they like?
Interactive
Read Aloud
Shared Read Literature
Anthology
Leveled Readers Vocabulary Comprehension Print
Concepts
Phonological/
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Spelling/
Handwriting/
Structural Analysis
High-
Frequency
Words
Fluency Writing and Grammar Research
and Inquiry
Week 3
In the Wild
Essential Question:
How do animals survive in
nature?
Genre Focus:
Informational Text
“Animals in
Winter”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
“Go Wild!”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
Lexile: 540L
Anchor Text:
Vulture View
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 70L
Paired Selection:
“When It’s Snowing”
Genre: Poetry
Lexile: NP
Main Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: Go, Gator!
Lexile: 320L
O: Go, Gator!
Lexile: 510L
ELL: Go, Gator!
Lexile: 270L
B: Go, Gator!
Lexile: 590L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Poetry
A: “Ducklings”
O: “Ducklings”
ELL: “Ducklings”
B: “Ducklings”
Oral Vocabulary
Words:
communicate
provide
superior
survive
wilderness
Academic
Vocabulary:
search
seek
Vocabulary:
Word Categories
Ask and Answer
Questions
Topic and Relevant
Details
Poetry: Stanzas and
Line Breaks
Author
Illustrator
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Categorization,
Phoneme
Blending, Contrast
Vowel Sounds,
Phoneme
Substitution
Phonics/Spelling:
Long o spelled o, oa,
ow, oe
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper- and
Lowercase Pp
Structural Analysis:
Open Syllables
Decodable Readers:
Toads; Joan and Elmo
Swim; A Doe and a Buck;
Joe Goes Slow
find
food
more
over
start
warm
Rate Write About the Text:
Informational Text
Extended Writing:
Poetry
Writing Trait: Ideas: Main
Ideas
Review Trait: Ideas:
Supporting Details
Writing Process: Expert
and Student Models;
Plan; Draft
Grammar: Irregular
Verbs: Go and Do
Mechanics: Capitalize
Proper Nouns
Project:
Animal Life
Cycle
Week 4
Insects!
Essential Question:
What insects do you know
about? How are they alike
and dierent?
Genre Focus: Fantasy
“Insect Hide and
Seek”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
“Creep Low, Fly
High”
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 290L
Anchor Text:
Hi! Fly Guy
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 200L
Paired Selection:
“Meet the Insects”
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 400L
Main Selections:
Genre: Fantasy
A: Where Is My Home?
Lexile: 170L
O: The Hat
Lexile: 290L
ELL: The Hat
Lexile: 230L
B: Come One, Come All
Lexile: 330L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “Wings”
O: “Let’s Look at Insects!”
ELL: “Let’s Look at Insects!”
B: “Compare Insects”
Oral Vocabulary
Words:
dierent
flutter
imitate
resemble
protect
Academic
Vocabulary:
beautiful
fancy
Vocabulary:
Context Clues/
Sentence Clues
Visualize
Narrator
Headings
Table of
Contents
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Categorization,
Phoneme Identity,
Phoneme
Segmentation,
Phoneme
Substitution
Phonics/Spelling:
Long i spelled i, igh, y, ie
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper- and
Lowercase Zz
Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Endings
(change y to i)
Decodable Readers:
Jay Takes Flight; Be Kind
to Bugs; Why Hope Flies;
Glowing Bugs Fly By
caught
flew
know
laugh
listen
were
Appropriate
Phrasing
Write About the Text:
Informational Text
Extended Writing:
Poetry
Writing Trait:
Organization: Concluding
Statement
Review Trait: Ideas:
Descriptive Details
Writing Process: Revise;
Edit and Proofread;
Publish, Present, and
Evaluate
Grammar: Irregular
Verbs: See and Saw
Mechanics: Underline
Titles of Books
Project:
Compare Two
Insects
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Week 6 Reading Digitally Fluency Connect to Content: Science Extend Your Learning
Extend, Connect, and Assess
“Time for Kids: Teeth at Work”
Genre: Online Article
Reader’s Theater:
Fooba Wooba John
Passages:
“Crocodiles”
“Sloths”
Activities
Two-Column Chart
Observe Animal Needs
Choose Your Own Book
Animals Everywhere
Big Idea: What animals do
you know about? What are
they like?
Interactive
Read Aloud
Shared Read Literature
Anthology
Leveled Readers Vocabulary Comprehension Print
Concepts
Phonological/
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Spelling/
Handwriting/
Structural Analysis
High-
Frequency
Words
Fluency Writing and Grammar Research
and Inquiry
Week 5
Working with Animals
Essential Question:
How do people work with
animals?
Genre Focus:
Informational Text
“Ming’s Teacher”
Genre: Folktale
(China)
“Time for Kids:
From Puppy to
Guide Dog”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
Lexile: 680L
Anchor Text:
Time for Kids: Koko
and Penny
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 370L
Paired Selection:
“Save Our Bees!”
Genre: Opinion
Tex t
Lexile: 450L
Main Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: Teach a Dog!
Lexile: 270L
O: Teach a Dog!
Lexile: 330L
ELL: Teach a Dog!
Lexile: 220L
B: Teach a Dog!
Lexile: 440L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “Working with Dolphins”
O: “Working with Dolphins”
ELL: “Working with Dolphins”
B: “Working with Dolphins”
Oral Vocabulary
Words:
advice
career
remarkable
soothe
trust
Academic
Vocabulary:
clever
signal
Vocabulary:
Base Words
Visualize
Details: Time-Order
Graph
Table of
Contents
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Categorization,
Phoneme
Deletion,
Phoneme
Blending,
Phoneme Addition
Phonics/Spelling: Long e
spelled y, ey
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper- and
Lowercase Mm
Structural Analysis:
Compound Words
Decodable Readers:
Race Pony!; Study with
Animals
found
hard
near
woman
would
write
Intonation Write About the Text:
Informational Text
Writing Trait:
Organization: Introduce
the Topic
Review Trait: Word
Choice: Specific Words
Grammar: Adverbs That
Tell When
Mechanics: Commas in
a Series
Project:
Caring for
Animals
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Figure It Out
Big Idea: How can we
make sense of the world
around us?
Interactive
Read Aloud
Shared Read Literature
Anthology
Leveled Readers Vocabulary Comprehension Print
Concepts
Phonological/
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Spelling/
Handwriting/
Structural Analysis
High-
Frequency
Words
Fluency Writing and Grammar Research
and Inquiry
Week 1
See It, Sort It
Essential Question:
How can we classify and
categorize things?
Genre Focus: Fantasy
“Goldilocks”
Genre: Folktale
“A Barn Full of
Hats”
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 320L
Anchor Text:
A Lost Button (from
Frog and Toad Are
Friends)
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 340L
Paired Selection:
“Sort It Out”
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 210L
Main Selections:
Genre: Fantasy
A: Nuts for Winter
Lexile: 170L
O: Dog Bones
Lexile: 360L
ELL: Dog Bones
Lexile: 260L
B: Spark’s Toys
Lexile: 390L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “Sort by Color!”
O: “Sorting Balls”
ELL: “Sorting Balls”
B: “Sorting Fruit”
Oral Vocabulary
Words:
distinguish
classify
organize
entire
startled
Academic
Vocabulary:
trouble
whole
Strategy:
Context Clues:
Multiple
Meanings
Make and Confirm
Predictions
Narrator
Photographs and
Illustrations
Glossary Phonemic
Awareness:
Contrast Vowel
Sounds, Phoneme
Categorization,
Phoneme
Blending,
Phoneme
Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
r-Controlled Vowel ar
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper- and
Lowercase Hh
Structural Analysis:
Plurals: Change -y to -ies
Decodable Readers:
Charm Scarves; Car Parts
four
large
none
only
put
round
Automaticity Write About the Text:
Opinion
Writing Trait: Sentence
Fluency: Vary Sentence
Length
Review Trait: Word
Choice: Descriptive
Words
Grammar: Words That
Join
Mechanics: Capitalize
Proper Nouns (places)
Project: Sort a
Collection
Week 2
Up in the Sky
Essential Question: What
can you see in the sky?
Genre Focus: Fantasy
“Why the Sun
and Moon Are in
the Sky”
Genre: Folktale:
Pourquoi
(Nigerian)
“A Bird Named
Fern”
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 360L
Anchor Text:
Kitten’s First Full
Moon
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 550L
Paired Selection:
“The Moon”
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 440L
Main Selections:
Genre: Fantasy
A: Little Blue’s Dream
Lexile: 280L
O: Hide and Seek
Lexile: 310L
ELL: Hide and Seek
Lexile: 310L
B: The Foxes Build a Home
Lexile: 420L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “Hello, Little Dipper!”
O: “Our Sun Is a Star!”
ELL: “Our Sun Is a Star!”
B: “Sunrise and Sunset”
Oral Vocabulary
Words:
certain
observe
remained
thoughtful
vast
Academic
Vocabulary:
leaped
stretched
Vocabulary:
Shades of
Meaning/
Intensity
Make and Confirm
Predictions
Events: Cause and
Eect
Descriptive Words and
Phrases
Table of
Contents
Phonological
Awareness:
Identify and
Produce Rhyme
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Substitution,
Phoneme
Blending,
Phoneme Deletion
Phonics/Spelling:
r-Controlled Vowels or, ir,
ur, er
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper- and
Lowercase Kk
Structural Analysis:
Sux -er
Decodable Readers:
Sir Worm and Bird Girl;
Bird in the Sky; Ginger
and the Stars; Bats Under
the Dark Sky
another
climb
full
great
poor
through
Intonation Write About the Text:
Informational Text
Writing Trait: Word
Choice: Strong Verbs
Review Trait: Ideas:
Focus on an Idea
Grammar: Adjectives
Mechanics:
Capitalization and
End Marks
Project: The
Sun Helps Us
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Figure It Out
Big Idea: How can we
make sense of the world
around us?
Interactive
Read Aloud
Shared Read Literature
Anthology
Leveled Readers Vocabulary Comprehension Print
Concepts
Phonological/
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Spelling/
Handwriting/
Structural Analysis
High-
Frequency
Words
Fluency Writing and Grammar Research
and Inquiry
Week 3
Great Inventions
Essential Question:
What inventions do you
know about?
Genre Focus: Biography
“Great
Inventions”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
“The Story of a
Robot Inventor”
Genre:
Biography
Lexile: 420L
Anchor Text:
Thomas Edison,
Inventor
Genre: Biography
Lexile: 510L
Paired Selection:
“Windshield
Wipers” and
“Scissors”
Genre: Poetry
Lexile: NP
Main Selections:
Genre: Biography
A: The Wright Brothers
Lexile: 410L
O: The Wright Brothers
Lexile: 500L
ELL: The Wright Brothers
Lexile: 430L
B: The Wright Brothers
Lexile: 660L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Poetry
A: “Fly Away, Butterfly”
O: “Fly Away, Butterfly”
ELL: “Fly Away, Butterfly”
B: “Fly Away, Butterfly”
Oral Vocabulary
Words:
complicated
curious
device
imagine
improve
Academic
Vocabulary:
idea
unusual
Vocabulary:
Prefixes
Ask and Answer
Questions
Details: Problem
and Solution
Descriptive Words and
Phrases
Author Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Categorization,
Phoneme
Substitution,
Phoneme
Blending,
Phoneme Addition
Phonics/Spelling:
r-Controlled Vowels or,
ore, oar
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper- and
Lowercase Rr
Structural Analysis:
Abbreviations
Decodable Readers:
Born to Learn; Sport Stars;
A Board That Can Soar;
Hard Chores
began
better
guess
learn
right
sure
Automaticity Write About the Text:
Informational Text
Writing Trait:
Organization: Order of
Events
Review Trait: Fluency:
Varying Sentence Length
Grammar: Adjectives
That Compare (-er and
-est)
Mechanics: Capitalize
Days, Months, and
Holidays
Project:
Find out About
an Inventor
Week 4
Sounds All Around
Essential Question:
What sounds can you
hear? How are they made?
Genre Focus: Realistic
Fiction
“The Squeaky
Bed”
Genre: Folktale
(Puerto Rico)
“Now, What’s
That Sound?”
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
Lexile: 240L
Anchor Text:
Whistle for Willie
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
Lexile: 520L
Paired Selection:
“Shake! Strike!
Strum!”
Genre: How-To Text
Lexile: 290L
Main Selections:
Genre: Realistic Fiction
A: Thump, Jangle, Crash
Lexile: 180L
O: Down on the Farm
Lexile: 390L
ELL: Down on the Farm
Lexile: 170L
B: Going on a Bird Walk
Lexile: 420L
Paired Selections:
Genre: How-To (Procedural)
A: “How to Make Maracas”
O: “How to Make a Rain Stick”
ELL: “How to Make a Rain Stick”
B: “How to Make a Wind Chime”
Oral Vocabulary
Words:
distract
nervous
senses
squeaky
volume
Academic
Vocabulary:
suddenly
scrambled
Vocabulary:
Suxes
Ask and Answer
Questions
Events: Problem
and Solution
Directions
Title Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Substitution,
Phoneme
Isolation,
Phoneme
Blending
Phonics/Spelling:
Diphthongs ou, ow
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper and
Lowercase Xx
Structural Analysis:
Comparative Inflectional
Endings -er, -est
Decodable Readers:
Up or Down Sounds;
Sounds Around Us
color
early
instead
nothing
oh
thought
Expression Write About the Text:
Narrative
Extended Writing:
How-To Article
Writing Trait: Sentence
Fluency: Vary Sentence
Beginnings
Review Trait:
Organization: Beginning/
Middle/End
Writing Process: Expert
and Student Models;
Plan; Draft
Grammar: Using a, an,
this, and that
Mechanics: Capitalize/
Underline Book Titles
Project:
Experiment
with Sounds
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Extend, Connect, and Assess
“Time for Kids: Great Ideas!”
Genre: Online Article
Reader’s Theater:
Supper with the Queen
Passages:
“The Night Sky”
“Billions of Stars”
Activities:
Venn Diagram
Observe the Sky
Choose Your Own Book
Figure It Out
Big Idea: How can we
make sense of the world
around us?
Interactive
Read Aloud
Shared Read Literature
Anthology
Leveled Readers Vocabulary Comprehension Print
Concepts
Phonological/
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Spelling/
Handwriting/
Structural Analysis
High-
Frequency
Words
Fluency Writing and Grammar Research
and Inquiry
Week 5
Build It!
Essential Question:
How do things get built?
Genre Focus:
Informational Text
“The Sheep,
the Pig, and the
Goose Who Set
Up House”
Genre: Folktale
(from Norway)
“Time for Kids:
The Joy of a
Ship”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
Lexile: 560L
Anchor Text:
Time for Kids:
Building Bridges
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 550L
Paired Selection:
“Small Joy”
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 490L
Main Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: What Is a Yurt?
Lexile: 430L
O: What Is a Yurt?
Lexile: 440L
ELL: What Is a Yurt?
Lexile: 390L
B: What Is a Yurt?
Lexile: 620L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “Treehouses”
O: “Treehouses”
ELL: “Treehouses”
B: “Treehouses”
Oral Vocabulary
Words:
contented
intend
marvelous
project
structure
Academic
Vocabulary:
balance
section
Vocabulary:
Inflectional
Endings
Ask and Answer
Questions
Details: Cause
and Eect
Captions
Table of
Contents
Title
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Blending,
Phoneme
Segmentation,
Phoneme
Categorization
Phonics/Spelling:
Diphthongs oi, oy
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper- and
Lowercase Jj
Structural Analysis:
Final Stable Syllables
Decodable Readers:
Joy’s Birdhouse; Beavers
Make Noise
above
build
fall
knew
money
toward
Intonation
and Phrasing
Write About the Text:
Opinion
Extended Writing: How-
To Article
Writing Trait: Ideas: Give
Reasons for an Opinion
Review Trait:
Organization: Concluding
Statement
Writing Process: Revise;
Edit and Proofread;
Publish, Present, and
Evaluate
Grammar: Prepositions/
Prepositional Phrases
Mechanics:
Abbreviations (capitals
and periods with Mr.,
Mrs., Ms., Dr.)
Project: How
to Build a(n)
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Together We Can!
Big Idea: How does
teamwork help us?
Interactive
Read Aloud
Shared Read Literature
Anthology
Leveled Readers Vocabulary Comprehension Print
Concepts
Phonological/
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Spelling/
Handwriting/
Structural Analysis
High-
Frequency
Words
Fluency Writing and Grammar Research
and Inquiry
Week 1
Taking Action
Essential Question: How
can we work together to
make our lives better?
Genre Focus: Fantasy
“The Cat’s Bell”
Genre: Fable
“Super Tools”
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 430L
Anchor Text:
Click, Clack, Moo:
Cows That Type
Genre: Fantasy
Lexile: 380L
Paired Selection:
“Be a Volunteer!”
Genre: Opinion
Tex t
Lexile: 520L
Main Selections:
Genre: Fantasy
A: Two Hungry Elephants
Lexile: 290L
O: What a Feast!
Lexile: 500L
ELL: What a Feast!
Lexile: 350L
B: Beware of the Lion!
Lexile: 480L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “Dogs Helping People”
O: “Helpers Bring Food”
ELL: “Helpers Bring Food”
B: “Pete Seeger”
Oral Vocabulary
Words:
fair
conflict
shift
risk
argument
Academic
Vocabulary:
demand
emergency
Vocabulary:
Synonyms
Reread
Theme
Captions
Glossary Phonological
Awareness:
Identify and
Produce Rhyme,
Syllable Deletion
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme Identity,
Phoneme
Segmentation,
Phoneme
Substitution
Phonics/Spelling: Variant
Vowel Spellings oo, ou,
u_e, ew, ui, ue, u
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Upper- and
Lowercase Qq
Structural Analysis:
Suxes -full and -less
Decodable Readers:
Rooster and Goose;
Choose a Room; The
Flute Youth; Group Rules;
Lewis and His New Suit;
A Cruise Crew; Sue and
Lucy; A True Team
answer
brought
busy
door
enough
eyes
Expression Write About the Text:
Write a Letter
Writing Trait:
Organization: Paragraph
Review Trait: Word
Choice: Strong Verbs
Grammar: Pronouns I,
you, he, she, it, we, they
Mechanics: Capitalize I
Project:
Poll about
Taking Action
Week 2
My Team
Essential Question: Who
helps you?
Genre Focus:
Informational Text
“Anansi’s Sons”
Genre: Folktale
(Trickster Tale)
“All kinds of
Helpers”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
Lexile: 530L
Anchor Text:
Meet Rosina
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 420L
Paired Selection:
“Abuelita’s Lap”
Genre: Poetry
Lexile: NP
Main Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: Helping Me, Helping You!
Lexile: 310L
O: Helping Me, Helping You!
Lexile: 400L
ELL: Helping Me, Helping You!
Lexile: 290L
B: Helping Me, Helping You!
Lexile: 540L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “Fire!”
O: “Fire!”
ELL: “Fire!”
B: “Fire!”
Oral Vocabulary
Words:
decision
distance
inspire
respect
swiftly
Academic
Vocabulary:
accept
often
Vocabulary:
Antonyms
Reread
Author’s Purpose
Stanzas and Line
Breaks
Author Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Categorization,
Phoneme
Reversal,
Phoneme
Blending,
Phoneme
Segmentation,
Phoneme
Substitution
Phonics/Spelling:
Variant Vowel Spellings
with Digraphs: au, aw, a,
augh, al
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: A Story
Structural Analysis:
Vowel-Team Syllables
Decodable Readers:
Paul’s Paw; Thank You
Authors!; Not Too Small;
My Baseball Coach; A
Walk with Mayor Moose;
Teacher Talk
brother
father
friend
love
mother
picture
Intonation Write About the Text:
Informational Text
Writing Trait: Voice: Use
Own Voice
Review Trait:
Organization: Introduce
the Topic
Grammar: Possessive
Pronouns
Mechanics: Capitalize
Days, Months, and
Holidays
Project:
Interview a
Helper
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Together We Can!
Big Idea: How does
teamwork help us?
Interactive
Read Aloud
Shared Read Literature
Anthology
Leveled Readers Vocabulary Comprehension Print
Concepts
Phonological/
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Spelling/
Handwriting/
Structural Analysis
High-
Frequency
Words
Fluency Writing and Grammar Research
and Inquiry
Week 3
Weather Together
Essential Question: How
can weather aect us?
Genre Focus: Realistic
Fiction
“Paul Bunyan
and the Popcorn
Blizzard”
Genre: Folktale
(Tall Tale)
“Wrapped in Ice”
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
Lexile: 320L
Anchor Text:
Rain School
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
Lexile: 440L
Paired Selection:
“Rainy Weather”
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 470L
Main Selections:
Genre: Realistic Fiction
A: Snow Day
Lexile: 390L
O: Heat Wave
Lexile: 460L
ELL: Heat Wave
Lexile: 370L
B: Rainy Day Fun
Lexile: 420L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “A Mountain of Snow”
O: “Stay Safe When It’s Hot”
ELL: “Stay Safe When It’s Hot”
B: “Let’s Stay Dry!”
Oral Vocabulary
Words:
creative
cycle
frigid
predict
scorching
Academic
Vocabulary:
country
gathers
Vocabulary:
Similes
Visualize
Events: Cause
and Eect
Headings
Table of
Contents
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Categorization,
Phoneme
Segmentation,
Phoneme
Substitution
Phonics/Spelling:
Silent Letter Consonant
Digraphs: wr, kn, gn
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: A Story
Structural Analysis:
Compound Words
Decodable Readers: Miss
Wright’s Job; A Lighthouse
Stops Wrecks; Know
About Snowstorms; The
Rusty Knight
been
children
month
question
their
year
Intonation Write About the Text:
Write to Sources
Extended Writing:
Opinion
Writing Trait: Ideas: Main
Idea
Review Trait: Ideas:
Descriptive Details
Writing Process: Expert
and Student Models;
Plan; Draft
Grammar: Special
Pronouns (anyone,
everyone, anything,
everything, nothing)
Mechanics: Commas in
Dates and Letters
Project:
The Weather
in My State
Week 4
Sharing Traditions
Essential Question:
What traditions do you
know about?
Genre Focus: Realistic
Fiction
“Let’s Dance!”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
“A Spring
Birthday”
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
Lexile: 380L
Anchor Text: Lissy’s
Friends
Genre: Realistic
Fiction
Lexile: 460L
Paired Selection:
“Making Paper
Shapes”
Genre: How-To Text
Lexile: 520L
Main Selections:
Genre: Realistic Fiction
A: The Quilt
Lexile: 380L
O: Latkes for Sam
Lexile: 410L
ELL: Latkes for Sam
Lexile: 290L
B: Patty Jumps!
Lexile: 440L
Paired Selections:
Genre: How-To (Procedural)
A: “Making a Quilt Square”
O: “What Is a Taco?”
ELL: “What Is a Taco?”
B: “How to Play Four Square”
Oral Vocabulary
Words:
ancient
drama
eort
movement
tradition
Academic
Vocabulary:
dicult
nobody
Vocabulary:
Compound
Words
Visualize
Theme
Directions
Author Phonological
Awareness
Syllable Addition
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Segmentation,
Phoneme
Blending,
Phoneme
Substitution
Phonics/Spelling:
Three-Letter Consonant
Blends: scr, spl, spr, str,
thr, shr
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Dates
Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Endings -ed
and -ing
Decodable Readers:
Three Shrimp; A Thrilling
Dance
before
front
heard
push
tomorrow
your
Phrasing Write About the Text:
Write a Letter
Extended Writing:
Opinion
Writing Trait: Sentence
Fluency: Varying
Sentence Types
Review Trait:
Organization: Beginning/
Middle/End
Writing Process: Revise;
Edit and Proofread;
Publish, Present, and
Evaluate
Grammar: Subjective
and Objective Pronouns
Mechanics: Commas in
Dates and Letters
Project:
Interview
about
Traditions
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Week 6 Reading Digitally Fluency Connect to Content: Social Studies Extend Your Learning
Extend, Connect, and Assess
“Time for Kids: This Land Is Our Land”
Genre: Online Article
Reader’s Theater:
That Goat Has GOT to Go!
Passages:
“Max’s Plan”
“Let’s Recycle!”
Activities:
Venn Diagram
Take Action Poster
Choose Your Own Book
Together We Can!
Big Idea: How does
teamwork help us?
Interactive
Read Aloud
Shared Read Literature
Anthology
Leveled Readers Vocabulary Comprehension Print
Concepts
Phonological/
Phonemic
Awareness
Phonics/Spelling/
Handwriting/
Structural Analysis
High-
Frequency
Words
Fluency Writing and Grammar Research
and Inquiry
Week 5
Celebrate America!
Essential Question: Why
do we celebrate holidays?
Genre Focus:
Informational Text
“Celebrate the
Flag”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
“Share the
Harvest and Give
Thanks”
Genre:
Informational
Tex t
Lexile: 650L
Anchor Text:
Time for Kids:
Happy Birthday,
U.S.A.!
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 490L
Paired Selection:
“Time for Kids:
Martin Luther King,
Jr. Day”
Genre:
Informational Text
Lexile: 500L
Main Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: It’s Labor Day!
Lexile: 440L
O: It’s Labor Day!
Lexile: 620L
ELL: It’s Labor Day!
Lexile: 360L
B: It’s Labor Day!
Lexile: 660L
Paired Selections:
Genre: Informational Text
A: “A Celebration of Trees”
O: “A Celebration of Trees”
ELL: “A Celebration of Trees”
B: “A Celebration of Trees”
Oral Vocabulary
Words:
design
display
pride
purpose
represent
Academic
Vocabulary:
nation
unite
Vocabulary:
Metaphors
Reread
Author’s Purpose
Captions
Table of
Contents
Phonological
Awareness
Syllable Deletion,
Syllable Addition
Phonemic
Awareness:
Phoneme
Reversal,
Phoneme
Blending,
Phoneme
Deletion,
Phoneme Addition
Phonics/Spelling:
r-Controlled Vowels air,
are, ear
Dierentiated Spelling
Lists available
Handwriting: Letter
Structural Analysis:
r-Controlled Vowel
Syllables
Decodable Readers:
A Pair at the Fair; Lights
in the Air; The Bears
Prepare a Feast; Leaders
Care
favorite
few
gone
surprise
wonder
young
Phrasing Write About the Text:
Opinion
Writing Trait: Voice:
Author’s Voice
Review Trait: Ideas: Give
Reason’s for Opinion
Grammar: Adverbs That
Tell How
Mechanics:
Abbreviations (capitals
and periods with Mr.,
Mrs., Ms., Dr.)
Project:
Find Out
About a
Holiday
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