IXL skill plan | 1st grade plan for National Geographic Reach for Reading

1	Unit 1 My Family
Part 1		Think and respond 1. Read along about food Word work 2. Is the noun a person, animal, place, or thing? 3. Select the nouns Respond and extend 4. Identify the purpose of a text Grammar 5. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture 6. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 7. Use the correct article: a or an 8. Identify articles Spelling 9. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 10. Complete the short a word 11. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 12. Complete the short i words
Part 1
Think and respond 1. Read along about food Word work 2. Is the noun a person, animal, place, or thing? 3. Select the nouns Respond and extend 4. Identify the purpose of a text Grammar 5. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture 6. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 7. Use the correct article: a or an 8. Identify articles Spelling 9. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 10. Complete the short a word 11. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 12. Complete the short i words

Part 2		Language 1. Read sight words: go, help, is, my, the Thinking map 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Think and respond 3. What will happen next? 4. Read along with realistic fiction Word work 5. Identify nouns in a sentence Grammar 6. Capitalize the names of people and pets 7. Sort common and proper nouns 8. Identify proper nouns Spelling 9. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 10. Complete the short o word 11. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 12. Complete the short e word
Part 2
Language 1. Read sight words: go, help, is, my, the Thinking map 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Think and respond 3. What will happen next? 4. Read along with realistic fiction Word work 5. Identify nouns in a sentence Grammar 6. Capitalize the names of people and pets 7. Sort common and proper nouns 8. Identify proper nouns Spelling 9. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 10. Complete the short o word 11. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 12. Complete the short e word

Writing Project		1. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence 2. Capitalize the names of places and geographic features 3. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture 4. Use singular and plural nouns
Writing Project
1. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence 2. Capitalize the names of places and geographic features 3. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture 4. Use singular and plural nouns

2	Unit 2 Shoot for the Sun
Part 1		Thinking map 1. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Think and respond 2. Read along about science and nature Word work 3. Sort words into categories Respond and extend 4. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word 5. Identify book parts and features Grammar 6. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 7. Use color words Spelling 8. Choose the picture that matches the short u word 9. Complete the short u word 10. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 11. Choose the correct digraph
Part 1
Thinking map 1. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Think and respond 2. Read along about science and nature Word work 3. Sort words into categories Respond and extend 4. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word 5. Identify book parts and features Grammar 6. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 7. Use color words Spelling 8. Choose the picture that matches the short u word 9. Complete the short u word 10. Complete the word to match the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 11. Choose the correct digraph

Part 2		Language 1. Read sight words: am, can, had, not, that, will Thinking map 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Think and respond 3. Read along with fantasy Word work 4. Which word is not like the others? Respond and extend 5. Which could happen in real life? Grammar 6. Identify adjectives Spelling 7. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 8. Does the word start with a consonant blend?
Part 2
Language 1. Read sight words: am, can, had, not, that, will Thinking map 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Think and respond 3. Read along with fantasy Word work 4. Which word is not like the others? Respond and extend 5. Which could happen in real life? Grammar 6. Identify adjectives Spelling 7. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 8. Does the word start with a consonant blend?

Writing Project		1. Identify time-order words 2. Use number words 3. Use sense words 4. How many syllables does the word have? 5. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier
Writing Project
1. Identify time-order words 2. Use number words 3. Use sense words 4. How many syllables does the word have? 5. Put two syllables together to create a word: easier

3	Unit 3 To Your Front Door
Part 1		Think and respond 1. Read about famous places Word work 2. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture Respond and extend 3. Identify the purpose of a text Grammar 4. Select the sentence that tells about the present Spelling 5. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend 6. Does the word end with a consonant blend? 7. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear
Part 1
Think and respond 1. Read about famous places Word work 2. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture Respond and extend 3. Identify the purpose of a text Grammar 4. Select the sentence that tells about the present Spelling 5. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend 6. Does the word end with a consonant blend? 7. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear

Part 2		Language 1. Read sight words set 4: every, could, how, over, put, there, who Thinking map 2. What is the picture about? Think and respond 3. Which word does not rhyme? Word work 4. Identify action verbs Grammar 5. To be: use the correct present tense form 6. To have: use the correct form Spelling 7. Complete the word with the right digraph 8. Spell the digraph word
Part 2
Language 1. Read sight words set 4: every, could, how, over, put, there, who Thinking map 2. What is the picture about? Think and respond 3. Which word does not rhyme? Word work 4. Identify action verbs Grammar 5. To be: use the correct present tense form 6. To have: use the correct form Spelling 7. Complete the word with the right digraph 8. Spell the digraph word

Writing Project		1. Greetings and closings of letters 2. Use action verbs 3. One or more than one? 4. Put the sounds in order
Writing Project
1. Greetings and closings of letters 2. Use action verbs 3. One or more than one? 4. Put the sounds in order

4	Unit 4 Growing and Changing
Part 1		Language 1. Read sight words set 5: ask, five, just, long, read, then, want Thinking map 2. Order images in a story Think and respond 3. Read animal fantasy Word work 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Respond and extend 5. Use text features Grammar 6. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns 7. Choose the correct personal pronoun Spelling 8. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words 9. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 10. Match the contractions 11. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 12. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures
Part 1
Language 1. Read sight words set 5: ask, five, just, long, read, then, want Thinking map 2. Order images in a story Think and respond 3. Read animal fantasy Word work 4. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Respond and extend 5. Use text features Grammar 6. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns 7. Choose the correct personal pronoun Spelling 8. Use spelling patterns to sort long and short vowel words 9. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 10. Match the contractions 11. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 12. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures

Part 2		Language 1. Read sight words set 7: also, fly, know, live, old, soon, why Thinking map 2. What is the picture about? Think and respond 3. Read about animals Respond and extend 4. Which could happen in real life? Grammar 5. Choose the correct possessive pronoun 6. Select the possessive noun that matches the picture 7. Form the singular possessive Spelling 8. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 9. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 10. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture
Part 2
Language 1. Read sight words set 7: also, fly, know, live, old, soon, why Thinking map 2. What is the picture about? Think and respond 3. Read about animals Respond and extend 4. Which could happen in real life? Grammar 5. Choose the correct possessive pronoun 6. Select the possessive noun that matches the picture 7. Form the singular possessive Spelling 8. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 9. Choose the short o or long o word that matches the picture 10. Choose the short u or long u word that matches the picture

Writing Project		1. Put the sentences in order 2. Identify time-order words 3. Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I" 4. Homophones with pictures 5. Spell the short vowel word
Writing Project
1. Put the sentences in order 2. Identify time-order words 3. Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I" 4. Homophones with pictures 5. Spell the short vowel word

5	Unit 5 Creatures Features
Part 1		Thinking map 1. Compare and contrast in informational passages Think and respond 2. Read along with fantasy Word work 3. Choose the synonyms Respond and extend 4. Read along about famous people Grammar 5. Find the complete sentences 6. Is it the naming or action part of the sentence? 7. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence Spelling 8. Pick the soft g or soft c word that matches the picture 9. Sort soft and hard g words with soft and hard c words
Part 1
Thinking map 1. Compare and contrast in informational passages Think and respond 2. Read along with fantasy Word work 3. Choose the synonyms Respond and extend 4. Read along about famous people Grammar 5. Find the complete sentences 6. Is it the naming or action part of the sentence? 7. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence Spelling 8. Pick the soft g or soft c word that matches the picture 9. Sort soft and hard g words with soft and hard c words

Part 2		Language 1. Read sight words: and, but, is, this, too, what, where Thinking map 2. Sort words into categories Think and respond 3. Read about sports and hobbies Word work 4. Choose the antonyms Respond and extend 5. Use text features Grammar 6. Complete the sentence with the best verb Spelling 7. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 8. Spell the long e word: ee, ea 9. Form pronoun-verb contractions 10. Form contractions with "not" 11. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear
Part 2
Language 1. Read sight words: and, but, is, this, too, what, where Thinking map 2. Sort words into categories Think and respond 3. Read about sports and hobbies Word work 4. Choose the antonyms Respond and extend 5. Use text features Grammar 6. Complete the sentence with the best verb Spelling 7. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 8. Spell the long e word: ee, ea 9. Form pronoun-verb contractions 10. Form contractions with "not" 11. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear

Writing project		1. Complete the sentence 2. Complete the word with the right short vowel 3. Complete the sentence with the best subject 4. Find the words with related meanings
Writing project
1. Complete the sentence 2. Complete the word with the right short vowel 3. Complete the sentence with the best subject 4. Find the words with related meanings

6	Unit 6 Up in the Air
Part 1		Thinking map 1. Match each effect to its cause Think and respond 2. Read along about science and nature Word work 3. Form compound words with pictures Respond and extend 4. Read myths, legends, and fables Grammar 5. Identify statements 6. Identify questions 7. Identify exclamations 8. Identify commands Spelling 9. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow 10. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 11. Sort by the number of syllables 12. Is the syllable open or closed?
Part 1
Thinking map 1. Match each effect to its cause Think and respond 2. Read along about science and nature Word work 3. Form compound words with pictures Respond and extend 4. Read myths, legends, and fables Grammar 5. Identify statements 6. Identify questions 7. Identify exclamations 8. Identify commands Spelling 9. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow 10. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 11. Sort by the number of syllables 12. Is the syllable open or closed?

Part 2		Language 1. Read sight words: can, like, made, see, that, where Think and respond 2. Read along with realistic fiction Respond and extend 3. Choose the sensory details that match the picture Grammar 4. Who, what, when, where, or why? Spelling 5. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew 6. Complete words with variant vowels 7. Which word has a different vowel sound?
Part 2
Language 1. Read sight words: can, like, made, see, that, where Think and respond 2. Read along with realistic fiction Respond and extend 3. Choose the sensory details that match the picture Grammar 4. Who, what, when, where, or why? Spelling 5. Spell the long u word: silent e, ue, oo, ew 6. Complete words with variant vowels 7. Which word has a different vowel sound?

Writing project		1. Choose the right end mark 2. Statement, question, command, or exclamation? 3. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence 4. Spell the silent e word
Writing project
1. Choose the right end mark 2. Statement, question, command, or exclamation? 3. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence 4. Spell the silent e word

7	Unit 7 Then and Now
Part 1		Thinking map 1. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages Think and respond 2. Read about famous places Word work 3. Put the letters in ABC order 4. Use dictionary entries Respond and extend 5. Compare pictures using adjectives Grammar 6. Select the sentence that tells about the past 7. Identify the irregular past tense Spelling 8. Complete the words with silent letters 9. Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur
Part 1
Thinking map 1. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages Think and respond 2. Read about famous places Word work 3. Put the letters in ABC order 4. Use dictionary entries Respond and extend 5. Compare pictures using adjectives Grammar 6. Select the sentence that tells about the past 7. Identify the irregular past tense Spelling 8. Complete the words with silent letters 9. Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur

Part 2		Language 1. Read sight words: could, do, how, I, not, think Thinking map 2. Which feeling matches the picture? 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Think and respond 4. Read realistic fiction Word work 5. Put the words in ABC order Grammar 6. Select the sentence that tells about the future Spelling 7. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture 8. Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: er, ir, ur 9. Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives
Part 2
Language 1. Read sight words: could, do, how, I, not, think Thinking map 2. Which feeling matches the picture? 3. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters Think and respond 4. Read realistic fiction Word work 5. Put the words in ABC order Grammar 6. Select the sentence that tells about the future Spelling 7. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture 8. Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: er, ir, ur 9. Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives

Writing project		1. Greetings and closings of letters 2. Use sense words 3. Form and use the regular past tense 4. Homophones with pictures
Writing project
1. Greetings and closings of letters 2. Use sense words 3. Form and use the regular past tense 4. Homophones with pictures

8	Unit 8 Get Out the Map!
Part 1		Language 1. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word: review sets 1–7 Think and respond 2. Read about animals Word work 3. Use words with prefixes and suffixes Respond and extend 4. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose Grammar 5. Identify adverbs Spelling 6. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 7. Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow
Part 1
Language 1. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word: review sets 1–7 Think and respond 2. Read about animals Word work 3. Use words with prefixes and suffixes Respond and extend 4. Choose the text that matches the writer's purpose Grammar 5. Identify adverbs Spelling 6. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 7. Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow

Part 2		Language 1. Spell the sight word Thinking map 2. What will happen next? Think and respond 3. Read animal fantasy Word work 4. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes Respond and extend 5. Which could happen in real life? Grammar 6. Select the best preposition to match the picture Spelling 7. Complete the consonant-l-e words 8. Complete the two-syllable words 9. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word
Part 2
Language 1. Spell the sight word Thinking map 2. What will happen next? Think and respond 3. Read animal fantasy Word work 4. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes Respond and extend 5. Which could happen in real life? Grammar 6. Select the best preposition to match the picture Spelling 7. Complete the consonant-l-e words 8. Complete the two-syllable words 9. Complete the sentence with a two-syllable word

Writing project		1. Put the sentences in order 2. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence 3. Complete the vowel team words 4. Complete the opinion passage with a reason
Writing project
1. Put the sentences in order 2. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence 3. Complete the vowel team words 4. Complete the opinion passage with a reason

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