IXL skill plan | 1st grade plan for The Superkids Reading Program

1	Unit 1
Semester 1 - Adventures of the Superkids
Unit 1		Phonemic awareness 1. Which two words start with the same sound? Phonics and spelling 2. Choose the correct digraph 3. Read sight words: he, her, his, I, my, she Vocabulary and grammar 4. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 5. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns 6. Choose the correct possessive pronoun Comprehension 7. Order images in a story 8. Match each effect to its cause
Unit 1
Phonemic awareness 1. Which two words start with the same sound? Phonics and spelling 2. Choose the correct digraph 3. Read sight words: he, her, his, I, my, she Vocabulary and grammar 4. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 5. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns 6. Choose the correct possessive pronoun Comprehension 7. Order images in a story 8. Match each effect to its cause

2	Unit 2
Semester 1 - Adventures of the Superkids
Unit 2		Phonemic awareness 1. Blend each sound in a word together 2. Identify the short vowel sound in a word Phonics and spelling 3. Complete the word with the right digraph 4. Read sight words: what, when, who, why Vocabulary and grammar 5. Who, what, when, where, or why? 6. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression 7. Identify questions Comprehension 8. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 9. Identify book parts and features
Unit 2
Phonemic awareness 1. Blend each sound in a word together 2. Identify the short vowel sound in a word Phonics and spelling 3. Complete the word with the right digraph 4. Read sight words: what, when, who, why Vocabulary and grammar 5. Who, what, when, where, or why? 6. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression 7. Identify questions Comprehension 8. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 9. Identify book parts and features

3	Unit 3
Semester 1 - Adventures of the Superkids
Unit 3		Phonemic awareness 1. Which two words end with the same sound? Phonics and spelling 2. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word 3. Complete the consonant-l-e words Vocabulary and grammar 4. Choose the synonyms 5. Choose the antonyms 6. Use the correct present tense form: is, are Comprehension 7. Use text features
Unit 3
Phonemic awareness 1. Which two words end with the same sound? Phonics and spelling 2. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word 3. Complete the consonant-l-e words Vocabulary and grammar 4. Choose the synonyms 5. Choose the antonyms 6. Use the correct present tense form: is, are Comprehension 7. Use text features

4	Unit 4
Semester 1 - Adventures of the Superkids
Unit 4		Phonemic awareness 1. Identify each sound in a word Phonics and spelling 2. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear 3. Read sight words: a, are, do, for, have, look, me, the, was Vocabulary and grammar 4. Identify time-order words 5. Is the noun a person, animal, place, or thing? 6. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture 7. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence 8. Identify statements 9. Identify questions Comprehension 10. Order images in a story
Unit 4
Phonemic awareness 1. Identify each sound in a word Phonics and spelling 2. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear 3. Read sight words: a, are, do, for, have, look, me, the, was Vocabulary and grammar 4. Identify time-order words 5. Is the noun a person, animal, place, or thing? 6. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture 7. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence 8. Identify statements 9. Identify questions Comprehension 10. Order images in a story

5	Unit 5
Semester 1 - Adventures of the Superkids
Unit 5		Phonemic awareness 1. Which letter does the word start with? Phonics and spelling 2. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures 3. Read sight words: be, from, or, there, to, we Vocabulary and grammar 4. Find the words with related meanings 5. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 6. Select the sentence that tells about the present 7. Use conjunctions Comprehension 8. Which feeling matches the picture? 9. What is the picture about?
Unit 5
Phonemic awareness 1. Which letter does the word start with? Phonics and spelling 2. Match the -ed and -ing sentences to the pictures 3. Read sight words: be, from, or, there, to, we Vocabulary and grammar 4. Find the words with related meanings 5. Does the adjective tell you what kind or how many? 6. Select the sentence that tells about the present 7. Use conjunctions Comprehension 8. Which feeling matches the picture? 9. What is the picture about?

6	Unit 6
Semester 1 - Adventures of the Superkids
Unit 6		Phonemic awareness 1. Find the word with the same vowel sound 2. Which letter does the word end with? Phonics and spelling 3. Sort short and long vowel words 4. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 5. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 6. Spell the short vowel word 7. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 8. Read sight words: here, of, only, out, said, your Vocabulary and grammar 9. Choose the antonyms 10. Use words with prefixes and suffixes 11. Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I" Comprehension 12. What will happen next? 13. Read along about science and nature
Unit 6
Phonemic awareness 1. Find the word with the same vowel sound 2. Which letter does the word end with? Phonics and spelling 3. Sort short and long vowel words 4. Match the short a and long a words to pictures 5. Choose the short i or long i word that matches the picture 6. Spell the short vowel word 7. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 8. Read sight words: here, of, only, out, said, your Vocabulary and grammar 9. Choose the antonyms 10. Use words with prefixes and suffixes 11. Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I" Comprehension 12. What will happen next? 13. Read along about science and nature

7	Unit 7
Semester 1 - Adventures of the Superkids
Unit 7		Phonemic awareness 1. Put the sounds in order Phonics and spelling 2. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear 3. Complete the silent e words 4. Form regular plurals with -s and -es Vocabulary and grammar 5. Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives 6. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture Comprehension 7. Order events in a story 8. Compare and contrast in informational passages
Unit 7
Phonemic awareness 1. Put the sounds in order Phonics and spelling 2. Complete the verb with the ending that you hear 3. Complete the silent e words 4. Form regular plurals with -s and -es Vocabulary and grammar 5. Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives 6. Regular plurals: select the word that matches the picture Comprehension 7. Order events in a story 8. Compare and contrast in informational passages

8	Unit 8
Semester 1 - Adventures of the Superkids
Unit 8		Phonemic awareness 1. Which two words have the same vowel sound? 2. Complete the word with the right short vowel Phonics and spelling 3. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 4. Complete the vowel team words 5. Read sight words: any, could, new, some, want, were Vocabulary and grammar 6. Sort words into categories 7. Homophones with pictures 8. Identify adjectives 9. Select the sentence that tells about the past Comprehension 10. Read along with fantasy 11. Identify time-order words
Unit 8
Phonemic awareness 1. Which two words have the same vowel sound? 2. Complete the word with the right short vowel Phonics and spelling 3. Choose the picture that matches the vowel team word 4. Complete the vowel team words 5. Read sight words: any, could, new, some, want, were Vocabulary and grammar 6. Sort words into categories 7. Homophones with pictures 8. Identify adjectives 9. Select the sentence that tells about the past Comprehension 10. Read along with fantasy 11. Identify time-order words

9	Unit 9
Semester 2 - More Adventures of the Superkids
Unit 9		Phonemic awareness 1. Identify each sound in a word Phonics and spelling 2. Form contractions with "not" Vocabulary and grammar 3. Match the contractions 4. Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives 5. Form compound words with pictures Comprehension 6. Order events in a story 7. What is the picture about?
Unit 9
Phonemic awareness 1. Identify each sound in a word Phonics and spelling 2. Form contractions with "not" Vocabulary and grammar 3. Match the contractions 4. Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives 5. Form compound words with pictures Comprehension 6. Order events in a story 7. What is the picture about?

10	Unit 10
Semester 2 - More Adventures of the Superkids
Unit 10		Phonemic awareness 1. Put the sounds in order Phonics and spelling 2. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 3. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 4. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 5. Read sight words: about, before, down, first, four, many, over, too, two, work Vocabulary and grammar 6. Identify comparative and superlative adjectives 7. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 8. Compare pictures using adjectives Comprehension 9. Read along with realistic fiction 10. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages
Unit 10
Phonemic awareness 1. Put the sounds in order Phonics and spelling 2. Match the short e and long e words to pictures 3. Spell the long a word: silent e, ai, ay 4. Spell the long i word: silent e, ie, y 5. Read sight words: about, before, down, first, four, many, over, too, two, work Vocabulary and grammar 6. Identify comparative and superlative adjectives 7. Use context to identify the meaning of a word 8. Compare pictures using adjectives Comprehension 9. Read along with realistic fiction 10. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages

11	Unit 11
Semester 2 - More Adventures of the Superkids
Unit 11		Phonemic awareness 1. Sort short and long vowel words Phonics and spelling 2. Form pronoun-verb contractions 3. Is the syllable open or closed? Vocabulary and grammar 4. Homophones with pictures 5. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression 6. Choose the synonyms 7. Choose the correct personal pronoun Comprehension 8. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 9. Read along about famous people
Unit 11
Phonemic awareness 1. Sort short and long vowel words Phonics and spelling 2. Form pronoun-verb contractions 3. Is the syllable open or closed? Vocabulary and grammar 4. Homophones with pictures 5. Choose the picture that matches the idiomatic expression 6. Choose the synonyms 7. Choose the correct personal pronoun Comprehension 8. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 9. Read along about famous people

12	Unit 12
Semester 2 - More Adventures of the Superkids
Unit 12		Phonemic awareness 1. Find the word with the same vowel sound Phonics and spelling 2. How many syllables does the word have? 3. Read sight words: always, because, been, now, our, their, they Vocabulary and grammar 4. Which word is not like the others? 5. Choose the antonyms 6. Use conjunctions Comprehension 7. Match each cause to its effect 8. Identify the purpose of a text
Unit 12
Phonemic awareness 1. Find the word with the same vowel sound Phonics and spelling 2. How many syllables does the word have? 3. Read sight words: always, because, been, now, our, their, they Vocabulary and grammar 4. Which word is not like the others? 5. Choose the antonyms 6. Use conjunctions Comprehension 7. Match each cause to its effect 8. Identify the purpose of a text

13	Unit 13
Semester 2 - More Adventures of the Superkids
Unit 13		Phonemic awareness 1. Put the sounds in order Phonics and spelling 2. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture 3. Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur Vocabulary and grammar 4. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes 5. Choose the right end mark 6. Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I" Comprehension 7. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 8. Read along about food
Unit 13
Phonemic awareness 1. Put the sounds in order Phonics and spelling 2. Choose the r-control word that matches the picture 3. Complete the word with the right r-controlled vowel: ar, er, ir, or, ur Vocabulary and grammar 4. Understand words with prefixes and suffixes 5. Choose the right end mark 6. Capitalize sentences and the pronoun "I" Comprehension 7. Use actions and dialogue to understand characters 8. Read along about food

14	Unit 14
Semester 2 - More Adventures of the Superkids
Unit 14		Phonemic awareness 1. Which two words have the same vowel sound? Phonics and spelling 2. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 3. Pick the soft g or soft c word that matches the picture 4. Read sight words: again, both, buy, cold, kind, know, right, wash Vocabulary and grammar 5. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 6. Put the letters in ABC order 7. Put the words in ABC order 8. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? Comprehension 9. Read animal fantasy 10. Use text features 11. Read about sports and hobbies
Unit 14
Phonemic awareness 1. Which two words have the same vowel sound? Phonics and spelling 2. Choose the diphthong word that matches the picture 3. Pick the soft g or soft c word that matches the picture 4. Read sight words: again, both, buy, cold, kind, know, right, wash Vocabulary and grammar 5. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 6. Put the letters in ABC order 7. Put the words in ABC order 8. Does the adverb tell you how, when, or where? Comprehension 9. Read animal fantasy 10. Use text features 11. Read about sports and hobbies

15	Unit 15
Semester 2 - More Adventures of the Superkids
Unit 15		Phonemic awareness 1. Blend each sound in a word together Phonics and spelling 2. Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow 3. Sort by the number of syllables 4. Is the syllable open or closed? Vocabulary and grammar 5. Capitalize the names of people and pets 6. Statement, question, command, or exclamation? 7. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow Comprehension 8. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 9. Read myths, legends, and fables 10. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages 11. Read about famous places
Unit 15
Phonemic awareness 1. Blend each sound in a word together Phonics and spelling 2. Complete the word with the right diphthong: oi, oy, ou, ow 3. Sort by the number of syllables 4. Is the syllable open or closed? Vocabulary and grammar 5. Capitalize the names of people and pets 6. Statement, question, command, or exclamation? 7. Spell the long o word: silent e, oa, ow Comprehension 8. Determine the themes of myths, fables, and folktales 9. Read myths, legends, and fables 10. Determine the topic and purpose of informational passages 11. Read about famous places

16	Unit 16
Semester 2 - More Adventures of the Superkids
Unit 16		Phonemic awareness 1. Sort short and long vowel words Phonics and spelling 2. Which word has a different vowel sound? 3. Complete words with variant vowels 4. Spell the silent e word 5. Read sight words: done, give, hold, live, old, once, walk, warm, write Vocabulary and grammar 6. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 7. Use sense words 8. Does the adjective compare two or more than two? 9. Identify action verbs Comprehension 10. Read realistic fiction 11. Put the sentences in order 12. Read about animals 13. Read along with realistic fiction
Unit 16
Phonemic awareness 1. Sort short and long vowel words Phonics and spelling 2. Which word has a different vowel sound? 3. Complete words with variant vowels 4. Spell the silent e word 5. Read sight words: done, give, hold, live, old, once, walk, warm, write Vocabulary and grammar 6. Choose the sensory details that match the picture 7. Use sense words 8. Does the adjective compare two or more than two? 9. Identify action verbs Comprehension 10. Read realistic fiction 11. Put the sentences in order 12. Read about animals 13. Read along with realistic fiction

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