IXL skill plan | 1st grade plan for Core Knowledge Language Arts

1	Unit 1
Fables and Stories
Unit 1: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Which could happen in real life? 2. Which feeling matches the picture? Language 3. Use the correct article: a or an
Unit 1: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Which could happen in real life? 2. Which feeling matches the picture? Language 3. Use the correct article: a or an

Unit 1: Skills		Foundational skills 1. Sort consonants and vowels 2. Find the vowels in a word 3. Blend each sound in a word together 4. Identify each sound in a word 5. Which letter does the word start with? 6. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 7. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 8. Choose the correct digraph 9. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 10. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 11. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 12. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 13. Choose the picture that matches the short u word 14. Complete the word with the right short vowel 15. Spell the short vowel word Writing 16. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence Language 17. Identify questions 18. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture 19. Is the noun a person, animal, place, or thing?
Unit 1: Skills
Foundational skills 1. Sort consonants and vowels 2. Find the vowels in a word 3. Blend each sound in a word together 4. Identify each sound in a word 5. Which letter does the word start with? 6. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 7. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 8. Choose the correct digraph 9. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 10. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 11. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 12. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 13. Choose the picture that matches the short u word 14. Complete the word with the right short vowel 15. Spell the short vowel word Writing 16. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence Language 17. Identify questions 18. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture 19. Is the noun a person, animal, place, or thing?

2	Unit 2
The Human Body
Unit 2: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes 2. Read along about science and nature Vocabulary 3. Sort words into categories 4. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Unit 2: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes 2. Read along about science and nature Vocabulary 3. Sort words into categories 4. Multiple-meaning words with pictures

Unit 2: Skills		Foundational skills 1. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 2. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 3. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 4. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 5. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture 6. Sort short and long vowel words 7. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 8. Complete the silent e words Reading comprehension 9. Read short a stories Writing 10. Find the complete sentences Language 11. Select the nouns 12. Sort common and proper nouns
Unit 2: Skills
Foundational skills 1. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 2. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 3. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 4. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 5. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture 6. Sort short and long vowel words 7. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 8. Complete the silent e words Reading comprehension 9. Read short a stories Writing 10. Find the complete sentences Language 11. Select the nouns 12. Sort common and proper nouns

3	Unit 3
Different Lands, Similar Stories
Unit 3: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read along with fantasy 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Vocabulary 3. Find the words with related meanings
Unit 3: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read along with fantasy 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Vocabulary 3. Find the words with related meanings

Unit 3: Skills		Foundational skills 1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Put the sounds in order 3. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 4. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend 5. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 6. Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow 7. Complete the short a word 8. Complete the short i words Reading comprehension 9. Order images in a story 10. Read short i stories Writing 11. Capitalize the names of people and pets Language 12. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture 13. Identify action verbs 14. Select the sentence that tells about the present 15. Select the sentence that tells about the past 16. Identify proper nouns
Unit 3: Skills
Foundational skills 1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Put the sounds in order 3. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 4. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend 5. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 6. Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow 7. Complete the short a word 8. Complete the short i words Reading comprehension 9. Order images in a story 10. Read short i stories Writing 11. Capitalize the names of people and pets Language 12. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture 13. Identify action verbs 14. Select the sentence that tells about the present 15. Select the sentence that tells about the past 16. Identify proper nouns

4	Unit 4
Early World Civilizations
Unit 4: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. What is the picture about? 2. Who is the narrator? 3. Read along about famous people 4. Use text features Language 5. Choose the correct personal pronoun
Unit 4: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. What is the picture about? 2. Who is the narrator? 3. Read along about famous people 4. Use text features Language 5. Choose the correct personal pronoun

Unit 4: Skills		Foundational skills 1. Change the first sound in a word 2. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 3. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture 4. Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 5. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes 6. Complete the short o word Reading comprehension 7. Read short o stories Writing 8. Use color words 9. Use sense words 10. Compare pictures using adjectives Language 11. Capitalize days and months 12. Select the sentence that tells about the future 13. Place sentences on a timeline 14. Form and use the regular past tense 15. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear 16. Form the singular possessive 17. Form pronoun-verb contractions 18. Form contractions with "not"
Unit 4: Skills
Foundational skills 1. Change the first sound in a word 2. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 3. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture 4. Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur 5. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes 6. Complete the short o word Reading comprehension 7. Read short o stories Writing 8. Use color words 9. Use sense words 10. Compare pictures using adjectives Language 11. Capitalize days and months 12. Select the sentence that tells about the future 13. Place sentences on a timeline 14. Form and use the regular past tense 15. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear 16. Form the singular possessive 17. Form pronoun-verb contractions 18. Form contractions with "not"

5	Unit 5
Early American Civilizations
Unit 5: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Order images in a story 2. Compare and contrast in informational passages Vocabulary 3. Describe the difference between related words Language 4. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns
Unit 5: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Order images in a story 2. Compare and contrast in informational passages Vocabulary 3. Describe the difference between related words Language 4. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns

Unit 5: Skills		Foundational skills 1. Change the last sound in a word 2. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder 3. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 4. Sort soft and hard g words with soft and hard c words 5. Does the word end with a consonant blend? 6. Complete the short u word Reading comprehension 7. What am I? 8. Read short u stories Writing 9. Complete the sentence 10. Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I" 11. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Language 12. Identify statements 13. Identify exclamations 14. Identify nouns in a sentence 15. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture 16. Use action verbs 17. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures 18. Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives
Unit 5: Skills
Foundational skills 1. Change the last sound in a word 2. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder 3. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 4. Sort soft and hard g words with soft and hard c words 5. Does the word end with a consonant blend? 6. Complete the short u word Reading comprehension 7. What am I? 8. Read short u stories Writing 9. Complete the sentence 10. Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I" 11. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Language 12. Identify statements 13. Identify exclamations 14. Identify nouns in a sentence 15. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture 16. Use action verbs 17. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures 18. Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives

6	Unit 6
Astronomy
Unit 6: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read about sports and hobbies Vocabulary 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 3. Choose the antonyms Writing 4. Complete the opinion passage with a reason Language 5. Choose the correct possessive pronoun 6. Use the correct possessive pronoun
Unit 6: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read about sports and hobbies Vocabulary 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 3. Choose the antonyms Writing 4. Complete the opinion passage with a reason Language 5. Choose the correct possessive pronoun 6. Use the correct possessive pronoun

Unit 6: Skills		Foundational skills 1. Change the vowel sound in a word 2. Complete the word with the right digraph 3. Complete the two-syllable words 4. Spell the soft g or soft c word 5. Complete the words with silent letters 6. Fill in the missing consonant blend 7. Complete the short e word Reading comprehension 8. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 9. Read animal fantasy 10. Read short e stories Writing 11. Identify time-order words 12. Add descriptive details to sentences Language 13. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 14. Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun 15. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 16. Identify adjectives 17. Select the best preposition to match the picture
Unit 6: Skills
Foundational skills 1. Change the vowel sound in a word 2. Complete the word with the right digraph 3. Complete the two-syllable words 4. Spell the soft g or soft c word 5. Complete the words with silent letters 6. Fill in the missing consonant blend 7. Complete the short e word Reading comprehension 8. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 9. Read animal fantasy 10. Read short e stories Writing 11. Identify time-order words 12. Add descriptive details to sentences Language 13. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 14. Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun 15. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 16. Identify adjectives 17. Select the best preposition to match the picture

7	Unit 7
The History of the Earth
Unit 7: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous places Vocabulary 2. Order related words based on meaning Language 3. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence 4. Use conjunctions 5. Greetings and closings of letters
Unit 7: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read about famous places Vocabulary 2. Order related words based on meaning Language 3. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence 4. Use conjunctions 5. Greetings and closings of letters

Unit 7: Skills		Foundational skills 1. Change the sound in a word: review 2. Complete the sentence with the correct short vowel word 3. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture 4. Complete the word with the right vowel team 5. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture 6. Choose the r-control sentence that matches the picture 7. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 8. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words 9. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word Reading comprehension 10. Read realistic fiction 11. Read vowel team stories Writing 12. Use time-order words 13. Put the sentences in order Language 14. Choose the right end mark 15. Use singular and plural nouns 16. One or more than one? 17. Complete the sentence with the best verb 18. Complete the sentence with the best subject 19. Commas with a series
Unit 7: Skills
Foundational skills 1. Change the sound in a word: review 2. Complete the sentence with the correct short vowel word 3. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture 4. Complete the word with the right vowel team 5. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture 6. Choose the r-control sentence that matches the picture 7. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 8. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words 9. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word Reading comprehension 10. Read realistic fiction 11. Read vowel team stories Writing 12. Use time-order words 13. Put the sentences in order Language 14. Choose the right end mark 15. Use singular and plural nouns 16. One or more than one? 17. Complete the sentence with the best verb 18. Complete the sentence with the best subject 19. Commas with a series

8	Unit 8
Animals and Habitats
Unit 8: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. What will happen next? 2. Read about animals 3. Use text features Vocabulary 4. Which word is not like the others? Writing 5. Capitalize the names of places and geographic features 6. Spell the sight word 7. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 8. Complete the fact and opinion sentences
Unit 8: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. What will happen next? 2. Read about animals 3. Use text features Vocabulary 4. Which word is not like the others? Writing 5. Capitalize the names of places and geographic features 6. Spell the sight word 7. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 8. Complete the fact and opinion sentences

9	Unit 9
Fairy Tales
Unit 9: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Which could happen in real life? 2. Read myths, legends, and fables Vocabulary 3. Find the words with related meanings
Unit 9: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Which could happen in real life? 2. Read myths, legends, and fables Vocabulary 3. Find the words with related meanings

10	Unit 10
A New Nation: American Independence
Unit 10: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. What is the picture about? 2. Read about famous places Vocabulary 3. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Language 4. Place sentences on a timeline
Unit 10: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. What is the picture about? 2. Read about famous places Vocabulary 3. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression Language 4. Place sentences on a timeline

11	Unit 11
Frontier Explorers
Unit 11: Knowledge		Reading comprehension 1. Read about sports and hobbies Vocabulary 2. Homophones with pictures Writing 3. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence Language 4. Statement, question, command, or exclamation?
Unit 11: Knowledge
Reading comprehension 1. Read about sports and hobbies Vocabulary 2. Homophones with pictures Writing 3. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence Language 4. Statement, question, command, or exclamation?

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