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Skill plan for EL Education - 1st grade

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1	Module 1 Tools and Work
Unit 1 - Learning to Ask and Answer Questions: Getting to Know the Tools Around Us
Module lessons: 1—8		Reading informational 1. Read along about food Reading comprehension 2. Identify book parts and features 3. What is the picture about? Writing 4. Identify statements 5. Identify commands 6. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence Grammar and mechanics 7. Who, what, when, where, or why? Language 8. Sort words into categories 9. Which word is not like the others?
Module lessons: 1—8
Reading informational 1. Read along about food Reading comprehension 2. Identify book parts and features 3. What is the picture about? Writing 4. Identify statements 5. Identify commands 6. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence Grammar and mechanics 7. Who, what, when, where, or why? Language 8. Sort words into categories 9. Which word is not like the others?
Unit 2 - Reading Closely: Learning about the Habits of Character
Module lessons: 1—10		Reading literary 1. Read along with fantasy Reading comprehension 2. Which feeling matches the picture? 3. Which could happen in real life? 4. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Writing 5. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture 6. Find the complete sentences Grammar and mechanics 7. Identify questions
Module lessons: 1—10
Reading literary 1. Read along with fantasy Reading comprehension 2. Which feeling matches the picture? 3. Which could happen in real life? 4. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Writing 5. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture 6. Find the complete sentences Grammar and mechanics 7. Identify questions
Unit 3 - Writing to Show Understanding: Creating a Magnificent Thing
Module lessons: 1—13		Reading literacy 1. Read along with realistic fiction Reading comprehension 2. Order images in a story 3. What am I? Writing 4. Complete the sentence 5. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence 6. Compare pictures using adjectives 7. Use sense words 8. Use color words Grammar and mechanics 9. Statement, question, command, or exclamation?
Module lessons: 1—13
Reading literacy 1. Read along with realistic fiction Reading comprehension 2. Order images in a story 3. What am I? Writing 4. Complete the sentence 5. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence 6. Compare pictures using adjectives 7. Use sense words 8. Use color words Grammar and mechanics 9. Statement, question, command, or exclamation?
Module 1 - Skills Block
Cycle 1: Lessons 1—5		Rhyme 1. Which word does not rhyme? Syllables 2. How many syllables does the word have? 3. Which two words start with the same sound? Consonants and vowels 4. Find the vowels in a word 5. Identify each sound in a word 6. Sort short and long vowel words
Cycle 1: Lessons 1—5
Rhyme 1. Which word does not rhyme? Syllables 2. How many syllables does the word have? 3. Which two words start with the same sound? Consonants and vowels 4. Find the vowels in a word 5. Identify each sound in a word 6. Sort short and long vowel words

Cycle 2: Lessons 6—15		Consonant sounds 1. Which two words end with the same sound? Short a 2. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 3. Complete the short a word 4. Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture Blending and segmenting 5. Blend each sound in a word together 6. Put the sounds in order High-frequency words 7. Read sight words: a, an, can, has, is, the, this
Cycle 2: Lessons 6—15
Consonant sounds 1. Which two words end with the same sound? Short a 2. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 3. Complete the short a word 4. Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture Blending and segmenting 5. Blend each sound in a word together 6. Put the sounds in order High-frequency words 7. Read sight words: a, an, can, has, is, the, this

Cycle 3: Lessons 16—20		Consonant sounds 1. Which letter does the word start with? Consonant digraphs 2. Choose the correct digraph Short i 3. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 4. Complete the short i words 5. Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture High-frequency words 6. Read sight words: and, at, his, in, like, look, this, with
Cycle 3: Lessons 16—20
Consonant sounds 1. Which letter does the word start with? Consonant digraphs 2. Choose the correct digraph Short i 3. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 4. Complete the short i words 5. Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture High-frequency words 6. Read sight words: and, at, his, in, like, look, this, with

Cycle 4: Lessons 21—25		Consonant sounds 1. Which letter does the word end with? Short u 2. Choose the picture that matches the short u word 3. Complete the short u word 4. Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture Vowel sounds 5. Find the word with the same vowel sound High-frequency words 6. Read sight words: are, did, has, her, on, she Word recognition 7. Find a word in a sentence
Cycle 4: Lessons 21—25
Consonant sounds 1. Which letter does the word end with? Short u 2. Choose the picture that matches the short u word 3. Complete the short u word 4. Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture Vowel sounds 5. Find the word with the same vowel sound High-frequency words 6. Read sight words: are, did, has, her, on, she Word recognition 7. Find a word in a sentence

2	Module 2 What's Up in the Sky: A Study of the Sun, Moon, and Stars
Unit 1 - Reading Literature and Retelling: Exploring the Sun, Moon, and Stars through Story
Module lessons: 1—15		Reading literary 1. Read animal fantasy Reading comprehension 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 3. Order images in a story Writing 4. Put the sentences in order Grammar and mechanics 5. One or more than one? 6. Complete the sentence with the best verb 7. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns 8. Sort common and proper nouns 9. Place sentences on a timeline 10. Capitalize the names of people and pets Language 11. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Module lessons: 1—15
Reading literary 1. Read animal fantasy Reading comprehension 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 3. Order images in a story Writing 4. Put the sentences in order Grammar and mechanics 5. One or more than one? 6. Complete the sentence with the best verb 7. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns 8. Sort common and proper nouns 9. Place sentences on a timeline 10. Capitalize the names of people and pets Language 11. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Unit 2 - Reading to Learn and Writing to Understand: A Study of the Patterns of the Sun, Moon, and Stars
Module lessons: 1—12		Reading informational 1. Read along about science and nature Reading comprehension 2. Use text features 3. What is the picture about? 4. Who is the narrator? Grammar and mechanics 5. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 6. Select the best preposition to match the picture Language 7. Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives 8. Find the words with related meanings 9. Form compound words with pictures
Module lessons: 1—12
Reading informational 1. Read along about science and nature Reading comprehension 2. Use text features 3. What is the picture about? 4. Who is the narrator? Grammar and mechanics 5. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 6. Select the best preposition to match the picture Language 7. Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives 8. Find the words with related meanings 9. Form compound words with pictures
Unit 3 - Writing Narratives: Using Observations of the Sun to Write Narrative Poems
Module lessons: 1—13		Reading comprehension 1. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes Writing 2. Choose the sensory details that match the picture Grammar and mechanics 3. Identify adjectives 4. Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I" Language 5. Sort words into categories 6. Describe the difference between related words
Module lessons: 1—13
Reading comprehension 1. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes Writing 2. Choose the sensory details that match the picture Grammar and mechanics 3. Identify adjectives 4. Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I" Language 5. Sort words into categories 6. Describe the difference between related words
Module 2 - Skills Block
Cycle 5: Lessons 26—30		Short o 1. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 2. Complete the short o word 3. Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture Capitalization 4. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence High-frequency words 5. Read sight words: from, had, he, see
Cycle 5: Lessons 26—30
Short o 1. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 2. Complete the short o word 3. Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture Capitalization 4. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence High-frequency words 5. Read sight words: from, had, he, see

Cycle 6: Lessons 31—35		Consonant digraphs 1. Complete the word with the right digraph Short e 2. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 3. Complete the short e word 4. Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture Plural nouns 5. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture High-frequency words 6. Read sight words: am, for, get, no, to
Cycle 6: Lessons 31—35
Consonant digraphs 1. Complete the word with the right digraph Short e 2. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 3. Complete the short e word 4. Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture Plural nouns 5. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture High-frequency words 6. Read sight words: am, for, get, no, to

Cycle 7: Lessons 36—40		Consonant blends and digraphs 1. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 2. Spell the digraph word Short vowel sounds 3. Identify the short vowel sound in a word 4. Read short a stories 5. Read short e stories Long vowel patterns 6. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y High-frequency words 7. Read sight words: go, my, not, of, saw, will
Cycle 7: Lessons 36—40
Consonant blends and digraphs 1. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 2. Spell the digraph word Short vowel sounds 3. Identify the short vowel sound in a word 4. Read short a stories 5. Read short e stories Long vowel patterns 6. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y High-frequency words 7. Read sight words: go, my, not, of, saw, will

Cycle 8: Lessons 41—45		Short vowels 1. Complete the word with the right short vowel 2. Read short i stories 3. Read short o stories Consonant blends 4. Does the word start with a consonant blend? Question words 5. Who, what, when, where, or why? High-frequency words 6. Read sight words: say, what, when, where, who, why
Cycle 8: Lessons 41—45
Short vowels 1. Complete the word with the right short vowel 2. Read short i stories 3. Read short o stories Consonant blends 4. Does the word start with a consonant blend? Question words 5. Who, what, when, where, or why? High-frequency words 6. Read sight words: say, what, when, where, who, why

Cycle 9: Lessons 46—50		Short vowels 1. Spell the short vowel word 2. Read short u stories Consonant blends 3. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck Inflectional endings 4. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear
Cycle 9: Lessons 46—50
Short vowels 1. Spell the short vowel word 2. Read short u stories Consonant blends 3. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck Inflectional endings 4. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear

Cycle 10: Lessons 51—55		Consonant blends 1. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend Short vowels 2. Complete the sentence with the correct short vowel word
Cycle 10: Lessons 51—55
Consonant blends 1. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend Short vowels 2. Complete the sentence with the correct short vowel word

Cycle 11: Lessons 56—60		Consonant blends 1. Choose the picture that matches the word: ng, nk 2. Does the word end with a consonant blend? 3. Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph High-frequency words 4. Read sight words: all, by, could, said, some, then, there, think
Cycle 11: Lessons 56—60
Consonant blends 1. Choose the picture that matches the word: ng, nk 2. Does the word end with a consonant blend? 3. Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph High-frequency words 4. Read sight words: all, by, could, said, some, then, there, think

3	Module 3 Growing as Researchers: Birds' Amazing Bodies
Unit 1 - Learning to Read Informational Texts: Building Background Knowledge about Birds
Module lessons: 1—10		Reading informational 1. Read about animals Reading comprehension 2. What is the picture about? 3. Compare and contrast in informational passages Grammar and mechanics 4. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? Language 5. Describe the difference between related words
Module lessons: 1—10
Reading informational 1. Read about animals Reading comprehension 2. What is the picture about? 3. Compare and contrast in informational passages Grammar and mechanics 4. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? Language 5. Describe the difference between related words
Unit 2 - Building Research Skills: Birds' Bodies
Module lessons: 1—17		Reading informational 1. Read about sports and hobbies Reading comprehension 2. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages 3. Use text features Writing 4. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 5. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 6. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Grammar and mechanics 7. Use conjunctions 8. Use sense words Language 9. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 10. Order related words based on meaning
Module lessons: 1—17
Reading informational 1. Read about sports and hobbies Reading comprehension 2. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages 3. Use text features Writing 4. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 5. Choose topic sentences for expository paragraphs 6. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Grammar and mechanics 7. Use conjunctions 8. Use sense words Language 9. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 10. Order related words based on meaning
Unit 3 - Writing to Show our Research: Building Expertise about Birds' Bodies
Module lessons: 1—12		Reading informational 1. Read about famous places Reading comprehension 2. What am I? Writing 3. Add descriptive details to sentences 4. Complete the sentence 5. Choose the right end mark Grammar and mechanics 6. Use subordinating conjunctions
Module lessons: 1—12
Reading informational 1. Read about famous places Reading comprehension 2. What am I? Writing 3. Add descriptive details to sentences 4. Complete the sentence 5. Choose the right end mark Grammar and mechanics 6. Use subordinating conjunctions
Module 3 - Skills Block
Cycle 12: Lessons 61—65		Syllables 1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier Short vowels 3. Identify the short vowel sound in a word High-frequency words 4. Read sight words: said, they, was, why, you
Cycle 12: Lessons 61—65
Syllables 1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier Short vowels 3. Identify the short vowel sound in a word High-frequency words 4. Read sight words: said, they, was, why, you

Cycle 13: Lessons 66—70		Syllables 1. Sort by the number of syllables Short vowels 2. Complete the word with the right short vowel Compound words 3. Form compound words with pictures
Cycle 13: Lessons 66—70
Syllables 1. Sort by the number of syllables Short vowels 2. Complete the word with the right short vowel Compound words 3. Form compound words with pictures

Cycle 14: Lessons 71—75		Syllables 1. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder 2. Is the syllable open or closed? Vowel sounds 3. Find the word with the same vowel sound High-frequency words 4. Read sight words: do, much, thank, yes
Cycle 14: Lessons 71—75
Syllables 1. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder 2. Is the syllable open or closed? Vowel sounds 3. Find the word with the same vowel sound High-frequency words 4. Read sight words: do, much, thank, yes

Cycle 15: Lessons 76—80		Vowel sounds 1. Which two words have the same vowel sound? Short and long vowels 2. Match the short a and long a words to pictures Silent e 3. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture High-frequency words 4. Read sight words: are, like, make, then, they, will, yes
Cycle 15: Lessons 76—80
Vowel sounds 1. Which two words have the same vowel sound? Short and long vowels 2. Match the short a and long a words to pictures Silent e 3. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture High-frequency words 4. Read sight words: are, like, make, then, they, will, yes

Cycle 16: Lessons 81—85		Short and long vowels 1. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 2. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture Silent e 3. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture
Cycle 16: Lessons 81—85
Short and long vowels 1. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 2. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture Silent e 3. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture

Cycle 17: Lessons 86—90		Short and long vowels 1. Match the short e and long e words to pictures Silent e 2. Complete the silent e words High-frequency words 3. Read sight words: fly, kind, many, take, these, too, your Decodable text 4. Read silent e stories
Cycle 17: Lessons 86—90
Short and long vowels 1. Match the short e and long e words to pictures Silent e 2. Complete the silent e words High-frequency words 3. Read sight words: fly, kind, many, take, these, too, your Decodable text 4. Read silent e stories

Cycle 18: Lessons 91—95		Silent e 1. Spell the silent e word Inflectional endings 2. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures Syllables 3. Complete the two-syllable words High-frequency words 4. Read sight words: all, are, from, long, play, some
Cycle 18: Lessons 91—95
Silent e 1. Spell the silent e word Inflectional endings 2. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures Syllables 3. Complete the two-syllable words High-frequency words 4. Read sight words: all, are, from, long, play, some

4	Module 4 Caring for Birds
Unit 1 - Analyzing Literature: Stories of Bird Helpers
Module lessons: 1—9		Reading literary 1. Read myths, legends, and fables Reading comprehension 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Order events in a story Writing 4. Combine sentences: subjects 5. Is the sentence simple or compound? Grammar and mechanics 6. Identify the subject of a sentence 7. Identify the predicate of a sentence Language 8. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 9. Does the adjective compare two or more than two?
Module lessons: 1—9
Reading literary 1. Read myths, legends, and fables Reading comprehension 2. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 3. Order events in a story Writing 4. Combine sentences: subjects 5. Is the sentence simple or compound? Grammar and mechanics 6. Identify the subject of a sentence 7. Identify the predicate of a sentence Language 8. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 9. Does the adjective compare two or more than two?
Unit 2 - Supporting Opinions: The Story of Pale Male
Module lessons: 1—10		Reading informational 1. Read about animals Reading literary 2. Read realistic fiction Reading comprehension 3. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages Writing 4. Complete the fact and opinion sentences 5. Complete the opinion passage with a reason Grammar and mechanics 6. Use the correct article: a or an 7. Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun 8. Choose the correct possessive pronoun 9. Capitalize days and months Language 10. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures
Module lessons: 1—10
Reading informational 1. Read about animals Reading literary 2. Read realistic fiction Reading comprehension 3. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages Writing 4. Complete the fact and opinion sentences 5. Complete the opinion passage with a reason Grammar and mechanics 6. Use the correct article: a or an 7. Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun 8. Choose the correct possessive pronoun 9. Capitalize days and months Language 10. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures
Unit 3 - Taking Action through Literacy and Artwork: Caring for Birds
Module lessons: 1—17		Reading informational 1. Read about sports and hobbies Reading comprehension 2. Match each cause to its effect Writing 3. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence Grammar and mechanics 4. Identify adjectives 5. Identify comparative and superlative adjectives 6. Identify articles Language 7. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 8. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes
Module lessons: 1—17
Reading informational 1. Read about sports and hobbies Reading comprehension 2. Match each cause to its effect Writing 3. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence Grammar and mechanics 4. Identify adjectives 5. Identify comparative and superlative adjectives 6. Identify articles Language 7. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 8. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes
Module 4 - Skills Block
Cycle 19: Lessons 96—100		Consonant digraphs 1. Complete the word with the right digraph R-controlled vowels 2. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture High-frequency words 3. Read sight words: again, but, could, does, knew, or, would
Cycle 19: Lessons 96—100
Consonant digraphs 1. Complete the word with the right digraph R-controlled vowels 2. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture High-frequency words 3. Read sight words: again, but, could, does, knew, or, would

Cycle 20: Lessons 101—105		R-controlled vowels 1. Choose the r-control sentence that matches the picture 2. Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur High-frequency words 3. Read sight words: about, again, around, could, does, old, over, would
Cycle 20: Lessons 101—105
R-controlled vowels 1. Choose the r-control sentence that matches the picture 2. Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur High-frequency words 3. Read sight words: about, again, around, could, does, old, over, would

Cycle 21: Lessons 106—110		Short and long vowels 1. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words Vowel teams 2. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 3. Complete the vowel team words High-frequency words 4. Read sight words: after, eat, good, only, should, very, would
Cycle 21: Lessons 106—110
Short and long vowels 1. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words Vowel teams 2. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 3. Complete the vowel team words High-frequency words 4. Read sight words: after, eat, good, only, should, very, would

Cycle 22: Lessons 111—115		Long vowel patterns 1. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 2. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow 3. Use spelling patterns to sort long a words 4. Use spelling patterns to sort long o words Syllables 5. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word High-frequency words 6. Read sight words: again, always, both, does, may
Cycle 22: Lessons 111—115
Long vowel patterns 1. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 2. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow 3. Use spelling patterns to sort long a words 4. Use spelling patterns to sort long o words Syllables 5. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word High-frequency words 6. Read sight words: again, always, both, does, may

Cycle 23: Lessons 116—120		Long vowel patterns 1. Spell the long e word: ee, ea 2. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew 3. Use spelling patterns to sort long e words 4. Use spelling patterns to sort long u words Vowel teams 5. Complete the word with the right vowel team High-frequency words 6. Read sight words: every, little, one, soon, three, under
Cycle 23: Lessons 116—120
Long vowel patterns 1. Spell the long e word: ee, ea 2. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew 3. Use spelling patterns to sort long e words 4. Use spelling patterns to sort long u words Vowel teams 5. Complete the word with the right vowel team High-frequency words 6. Read sight words: every, little, one, soon, three, under

Cycle 24: Lessons 121—125		Long vowel patterns 1. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 2. Use spelling patterns to sort long i words R-controlled vowels 3. Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: er, ir, ur Vowel teams 4. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture 5. Read vowel team stories
Cycle 24: Lessons 121—125
Long vowel patterns 1. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 2. Use spelling patterns to sort long i words R-controlled vowels 3. Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: er, ir, ur Vowel teams 4. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture 5. Read vowel team stories

Cycle 25: Lessons 126—130		Open and closed syllables 1. Is the syllable open or closed? Two-syllable words 2. Complete the two-syllable words High-frequency words 3. Read sight words: about, always, come, have, one, only, through
Cycle 25: Lessons 126—130
Open and closed syllables 1. Is the syllable open or closed? Two-syllable words 2. Complete the two-syllable words High-frequency words 3. Read sight words: about, always, come, have, one, only, through

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