IXL Weekly Boost skill plan - Language arts 1st grade

IXL Weekly Boost skill plan - Language arts 1st grade

Boost learning with IXL's week-by-week skill plan, which provides comprehensive coverage of first grade language arts topics!

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1	Week 1
Reading foundations		1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Sort by the number of syllables
Reading foundations
1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Sort by the number of syllables

Vocabulary		1. Sort words into categories 2. Which word is not like the others?
Vocabulary
1. Sort words into categories 2. Which word is not like the others?

Grammar and mechanics		1. Put the letters in ABC order
Grammar and mechanics
1. Put the letters in ABC order

2	Week 2
Reading foundations		1. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word 2. Which word does not rhyme?
Reading foundations
1. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word 2. Which word does not rhyme?

Reading strategies		1. Which could happen in real life?
Reading strategies
1. Which could happen in real life?

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify statements
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify statements

3	Week 3
Reading foundations		1. Complete the rhyme 2. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes
Reading foundations
1. Complete the rhyme 2. Complete the poem with a word that rhymes

Sight words		• Coming soon: Read sight words: set 1
Sight words
• Coming soon: Read sight words: set 1

Reading strategies		1. What is the picture about?
Reading strategies
1. What is the picture about?

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify questions
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify questions

4	Week 4
Reading foundations		1. Which two words start with the same sound? 2. Which letter does the word start with?
Reading foundations
1. Which two words start with the same sound? 2. Which letter does the word start with?

Vocabulary		1. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture 2. Compare pictures using adjectives
Vocabulary
1. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture 2. Compare pictures using adjectives

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify exclamations
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify exclamations

5	Week 5
Reading foundations		1. Which two words end with the same sound? 2. Which letter does the word end with?
Reading foundations
1. Which two words end with the same sound? 2. Which letter does the word end with?

Reading strategies		1. Which feeling matches the picture?
Reading strategies
1. Which feeling matches the picture?

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify commands
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify commands

6	Week 6
Reading foundations		1. Blend each sound in a word together 2. Put the sounds in order
Reading foundations
1. Blend each sound in a word together 2. Put the sounds in order

Reading strategies		1. What will happen next?
Reading strategies
1. What will happen next?

Grammar and mechanics		1. Choose the right end mark
Grammar and mechanics
1. Choose the right end mark

7	Week 7
Reading foundations		1. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 2. Complete the short a word
Reading foundations
1. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 2. Complete the short a word

Sight words		• Coming soon: Read sight words: set 2
Sight words
• Coming soon: Read sight words: set 2

Grammar and mechanics		1. Find the complete sentences
Grammar and mechanics
1. Find the complete sentences

8	Week 8
Reading foundations		1. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 2. Complete the short o word
Reading foundations
1. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 2. Complete the short o word

Reading strategies		1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters
Reading strategies
1. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters

Grammar and mechanics		1. Sort common and proper nouns
Grammar and mechanics
1. Sort common and proper nouns

9	Week 9
Reading foundations		1. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 2. Complete the short i words
Reading foundations
1. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 2. Complete the short i words

Reading strategies		1. What am I?
Reading strategies
1. What am I?

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify proper nouns
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify proper nouns

10	Week 10
Reading foundations		1. Choose the picture that matches the short u word 2. Complete the short u word
Reading foundations
1. Choose the picture that matches the short u word 2. Complete the short u word

Reading strategies		1. Order images in a story
Reading strategies
1. Order images in a story

Grammar and mechanics		1. Form regular plurals with -s and -es
Grammar and mechanics
1. Form regular plurals with -s and -es

11	Week 11
Reading foundations		1. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 2. Complete the short e word
Reading foundations
1. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 2. Complete the short e word

Reading strategies		1. Who is the narrator?
Reading strategies
1. Who is the narrator?

Grammar and mechanics		1. Irregular plurals: select the word that matches the picture
Grammar and mechanics
1. Irregular plurals: select the word that matches the picture

12	Week 12
Reading foundations		1. Identify the short vowel sound in a word 2. Complete the word with the right short vowel
Reading foundations
1. Identify the short vowel sound in a word 2. Complete the word with the right short vowel

Vocabulary		1. Choose the synonyms 2. Choose the antonyms
Vocabulary
1. Choose the synonyms 2. Choose the antonyms

Grammar and mechanics		1. Select the possessive noun that matches the picture
Grammar and mechanics
1. Select the possessive noun that matches the picture

13	Week 13
Reading foundations		1. Spell the short vowel word 2. Complete the sentence with the correct short vowel word
Reading foundations
1. Spell the short vowel word 2. Complete the sentence with the correct short vowel word

Sight words		• Coming soon: Read sight words: set 3
Sight words
• Coming soon: Read sight words: set 3

Reading strategies		1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character
Reading strategies
1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character

Grammar and mechanics		1. Form the singular possessive
Grammar and mechanics
1. Form the singular possessive

14	Week 14
Reading foundations		1. Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture 2. Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture
Reading foundations
1. Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture 2. Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture

Reading strategies		1. Use text features
Reading strategies
1. Use text features

Grammar and mechanics		1. Choose the correct personal pronoun
Grammar and mechanics
1. Choose the correct personal pronoun

15	Week 15
Reading foundations		1. Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture 2. Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture
Reading foundations
1. Choose the short u sentence that matches the picture 2. Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture

Reading strategies		1. Read along with fantasy
Reading strategies
1. Read along with fantasy

Grammar and mechanics		1. Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun
Grammar and mechanics
1. Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun

16	Week 16
Reading foundations		1. Choose the correct digraph 2. Complete the word with the right digraph
Reading foundations
1. Choose the correct digraph 2. Complete the word with the right digraph

Reading strategies		• Coming soon: Read along with passages about famous people
Reading strategies
• Coming soon: Read along with passages about famous people

Grammar and mechanics		1. Choose the correct possessive pronoun
Grammar and mechanics
1. Choose the correct possessive pronoun

17	Week 17
Reading foundations		1. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 2. Spell the digraph word
Reading foundations
1. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 2. Spell the digraph word

Vocabulary		1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures
Vocabulary
1. Multiple-meaning words with pictures

Grammar and mechanics		1. Use the correct possessive pronoun
Grammar and mechanics
1. Use the correct possessive pronoun

18	Week 18
Reading foundations		1. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 2. Does the word start with a consonant blend?
Reading foundations
1. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 2. Does the word start with a consonant blend?

Sight words		• Coming soon: Read sight words: set 4
Sight words
• Coming soon: Read sight words: set 4

Reading strategies		1. Read along with realistic fiction
Reading strategies
1. Read along with realistic fiction

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify action verbs
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify action verbs

19	Week 19
Reading foundations		1. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend 2. Does the word end with a consonant blend?
Reading foundations
1. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend 2. Does the word end with a consonant blend?

Reading strategies		1. Read along about food
Reading strategies
1. Read along about food

Grammar and mechanics		1. Select the sentence that tells about the present
Grammar and mechanics
1. Select the sentence that tells about the present

20	Week 20
Reading foundations		1. Fill in the missing consonant blend 2. Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph
Reading foundations
1. Fill in the missing consonant blend 2. Sort by initial consonant blend or digraph

Vocabulary		1. Find the words with related meanings 2. Describe the difference between related words
Vocabulary
1. Find the words with related meanings 2. Describe the difference between related words

Grammar and mechanics		1. Select the sentence that tells about the past
Grammar and mechanics
1. Select the sentence that tells about the past

21	Week 21
Reading foundations		1. Choose the word that has a different vowel sound 2. Sort short and long vowel words
Reading foundations
1. Choose the word that has a different vowel sound 2. Sort short and long vowel words

Vocabulary		1. Order related words based on meaning
Vocabulary
1. Order related words based on meaning

Grammar and mechanics		1. Place sentences on a timeline
Grammar and mechanics
1. Place sentences on a timeline

22	Week 22
Reading foundations		1. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 2. Match the short e and long e words to pictures
Reading foundations
1. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 2. Match the short e and long e words to pictures

Sight words		• Coming soon: Read sight words: set 5
Sight words
• Coming soon: Read sight words: set 5

Reading strategies		1. Read along about science and nature
Reading strategies
1. Read along about science and nature

Grammar and mechanics		1. Form and use the regular past tense
Grammar and mechanics
1. Form and use the regular past tense

23	Week 23
Reading foundations		1. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 2. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture
Reading foundations
1. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 2. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture

Reading strategies		1. Read animal fantasy
Reading strategies
1. Read animal fantasy

Grammar and mechanics		1. Use the correct article: a or an
Grammar and mechanics
1. Use the correct article: a or an

24	Week 24
Reading foundations		1. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture 2. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words
Reading foundations
1. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture 2. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words

Reading strategies		1. Read about animals
Reading strategies
1. Read about animals

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify articles
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify articles

25	Week 25
Reading foundations		1. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 2. Complete the silent e words
Reading foundations
1. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 2. Complete the silent e words

Reading strategies		1. Choose the sight word that you hear 2. Read realistic fiction
Reading strategies
1. Choose the sight word that you hear 2. Read realistic fiction

Grammar and mechanics		1. Use sense words
Grammar and mechanics
1. Use sense words

26	Week 26
Reading foundations		1. Spell the silent e word 2. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture
Reading foundations
1. Spell the silent e word 2. Choose the silent e sentence that matches the picture

Reading strategies		1. Read about sports and hobbies
Reading strategies
1. Read about sports and hobbies

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify adjectives
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify adjectives

27	Week 27
Reading foundations		1. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 2. Complete the vowel team words
Reading foundations
1. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 2. Complete the vowel team words

Reading strategies		• Coming soon: Read narrative poetry
Reading strategies
• Coming soon: Read narrative poetry

Grammar and mechanics		1. Select the best preposition to match the picture
Grammar and mechanics
1. Select the best preposition to match the picture

28	Week 28
Reading foundations		1. Complete the word with the right vowel team 2. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture
Reading foundations
1. Complete the word with the right vowel team 2. Choose the vowel team sentence that matches the picture

Sight words		1. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word
Sight words
1. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word

Reading strategies		1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Reading strategies
1. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Grammar and mechanics		1. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence
Grammar and mechanics
1. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence

29	Week 29
Reading foundations		1. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture 2. Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur
Reading foundations
1. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture 2. Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur

Reading strategies		1. Read about famous places
Reading strategies
1. Read about famous places

Grammar and mechanics		1. Use conjunctions
Grammar and mechanics
1. Use conjunctions

30	Week 30
Reading foundations		1. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 2. Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow
Reading foundations
1. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 2. Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow

Vocabulary		1. Use words with prefixes and suffixes 2. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes
Vocabulary
1. Use words with prefixes and suffixes 2. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes

Grammar and mechanics		1. Identify time-order words
Grammar and mechanics
1. Identify time-order words

31	Week 31
Reading foundations		1. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 2. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder
Reading foundations
1. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier 2. Put two syllables together to create a word: harder

Reading strategies		1. Read myths, legends, and fables
Reading strategies
1. Read myths, legends, and fables

Grammar and mechanics		1. Match the contractions
Grammar and mechanics
1. Match the contractions

32	Week 32
Reading foundations		1. Complete the two-syllable words 2. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word
Reading foundations
1. Complete the two-syllable words 2. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word

Sight words		1. Spell the sight word
Sight words
1. Spell the sight word

Grammar and mechanics		1. Capitalize the names of people and pets
Grammar and mechanics
1. Capitalize the names of people and pets