Description
The 1st grade reading curriculum focus on understanding phonics concepts such as consonant combinations, knowing the names of sounds of all the consonants and vowels, reading, and summarizing simple stories with pictures. The writing curriculum focuses on vocabulary, punctuation, directionality, spacing, and letter formation. As students develop their reading comprehension, they will build their writing skills as well.
What you’ll learn?
- Phonics and phonemic awareness
- Reading proficiency
- Reading Comprehension
- Word strategy skills
- Proficiency in the use of a variety of accurate sentence structures and accurate grammatical structures.
- Writing skills
Course Breakdown
Week1- Read the story- A Tale of a Tail. Review the vocabulary from the story. Genre- Folktale. Phonics- Long A. Writing and Grammar -Word Choice/ Was and Were. Comprehension Skill – Sequence.
Week2 – Read the story– A Team of Fish. Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Nonfiction. Phonics- Long E. Writing and Grammar – Organization/ has and have. Comprehension Skill – Main Idea and Key details.
Week3 – Read the story– Go Wild. Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Nonfiction. Phonics- Long O. Writing and Grammar – Organization/Go and Do. Comprehension Skill – Main Idea and Key details.
Week4 – Read the story– Creep Low, Fly High. Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Fantasy. Phonics- Long I. Writing and Grammar – Organization/ See and Saw. Comprehension Skill – Point of View.
Week5 – Read the story– From Puppy to Guide Dog. Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Nonfiction. Phonics- Long E. Writing and Grammar – Word Choice/ Adverbs That tell When. Comprehension Skill – Sequence.
Week6 – Read the story– A Barn Full of Hats. Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Fantasy. Phonics- “ar”. Writing and Grammar –Sentence Fluency/ Words that join. Comprehension Skill – Point of View.
Week7- – Read the story– A Bird Named Fern. Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Fantasy. Phonics- er, ir,ur,or. Writing and Grammar – Word Choice/Adjectives. Comprehension Skill – Cause and Effect.
Week8 – Read the story– The Story of a Robot Inventor. Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Biography. Phonics- or,ore,oar. Word Choice/Adjectives That Compare. Comprehension Skill – Problem and Solution.
Week9 – Read the story- Now, What’s that Sound? Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Realistic Fiction. Phonics- OU, OW. Writing and Grammar – Sentence Fluency/Other Adjectives. Comprehension Skill – Problem and Solution.
Week10 – Read the story- Super Tools. Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Fantasy. Phonics- OO, U, U_E, EW, UE, UI, OU. Writing and Grammar – Sentence Fluency/Pronouns. Comprehension Skill – Theme.
Week11 – Read the story- All Kinds of Helpers. Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Nonfiction. Phonics- a, aw, au, augh , al. Writing and Grammar – Voice/ Possessive Pronouns. Comprehension Skill – Author’s Purpose.
Week 12- Read the story- Wrapped in Ice. Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Realistic Fiction. Phonics- Silent letters Wr, Kn, Gn . Writing and Grammar – Voice/ Indefinite Pronouns. Comprehension Skill – Cause and Effect.
Week 13- Read the story- A Spring Birthday. Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Realistic Fiction. Phonics- Three -Letter Blends. Writing and Grammar – Sentence Fluency/ Using I and Me. Comprehension Skill – Theme.
Week 14- Read the story- Share the Harvest and Give Thanks. Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Nonfiction. Phonics- air, are, ear. Writing and Grammar – Ideas/Adverbs That tell how. Comprehension Skill – Author’s Purpose.
Week 15- Read the story– Lissy’s Friends. Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Realistic Fiction. Phonics- Phoneme Blending. Writing and Grammar – Sentence Fluency/ Using I and Me. Comprehension Skill – Author’s Purpose.
Week 16- Read the story– A Rain School. Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Realistic Fiction. Writing and Grammar – The Use of Commas. Comprehension Skill – Cause and Effect.
Week 17– Read the story– The Nice Mitten. . Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Folktale. Phonics- Soft C and G. Comprehension Skill – Cause and Effect.
Week 18- Read the story– Life at Home. Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Nonfiction. Phonics- u_e, o_e, e_e. Comprehension Skill – Compare and Contrast.
Week 19- Read the story– A look at Breakfast. Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Nonfiction. Phonics- oo, u . Comprehension Skill – Sequencing.
Week 20- Read the story- Time to Plant. Review the Vocabulary from the story. Genre- Drama. Phonics- i_e. Comprehension Skill – Sequencing/ Use time order words in re-telling.
About the teacher
Mrs. Saima holds a bachelor’s degree in Education and dual bachelor’s degree in Science. She has taught English to children for 16 years. Currently, she is working as an online English instructor, teaching kids aged 4-14 years. She loves teaching and watching the young minds shape and mold into wonderful readers and writers. Her job as a facilitator is to develop enriching, engaging lessons that stretch the thinking of all the young students.
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