*Standards to Introduce*

Language Arts	Fourth Six Weeks
Speaking and Listening Standards	Suggested Activities:
5. Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.	*Model during Interactive Writing *Point out illustrations and how they help us in de-coding (Rigby Readers great for this) United Streaming -Frog Where Are You? Discuss how detailed illustrations help guess where frog is
Standard: Language-Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
4.Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content. b.Use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes (-ed, re-, un-, pre-, -ful, -less) as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word.	*Group discussions *Thinking Maps *Grouping/Sorting Words Promethean Planet -inflectionalendings.flp-listen to and sort –ing,-ed,-s words -Inflected_Endings.flp -common_prefixes.flp -GRADE 1 2 3 Sample Activities.flipchart-based on Mailbox Magazine games -finding_base_words.flp Brain Pop Jr. -Reading and Writing-Word-Tenses Thinking Maps -Tree Maps- to sort words by inflections and affixes -Bubble/Circle Map- use one affix or inflection and brainstorm words that can be used with the given inflection or affix -Bridge Map-base word and affix or suffix to new word
5.With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings. d.Distinguish shapes of meaning among verbs to describing the same general action (walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the meaning. *Figurative Language	*Poetry-recite poetry together at group time *Draw pictures and label actions *Acting Out Stories Promethean Planet -UARTS Figurative Language United Streaming -Big Herb and His Verbs Thinking Maps: Use bubble maps, tree maps, bridge maps to list verbs with same action
Standard: Literature-Conventions of Standard English
*see Standards to Review

*Standards to Introduce*

Reading Standards for Informational Text	Fourth Six Weeks:
Standard: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas	Suggested Activities:
8. With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.	*Author’s Voice Activities *Thinking Maps
Reading Standards: Foundational Skills
Standard: Phonological Awareness	Suggested Activities:
2. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). e. Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syallable words to make new words.	*Starfall: Word Machine Activity Word Families *Tap word, build word, write word, read word *Dry Erase Board Activities
Standard: Fluency	Suggested Activities:
4. Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.	Rigby Readers – Harcourt Readers- Sight Word Readers

*Standards to Introduce*

Writing Standards	Fourth Six Weeks 20
Standard: Text Types and Purposes
1.Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book.	My favorite book is……… *Literature writing response *Thinking Maps *Writing Report
2.Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.	Using more detail (adjectives, sight words) *Journal Writing-Writing about own experiences *Report Writing *Look and Write Activity (Example attached)
3.Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.	*Writing response to literature *Journal writing *Story starters *Writing Conference- encourage more advance writing and inventive spelling, use of sight words and adjectives
Standard: Research and Build Present Knowledge	Suggested Activities: 21
7. Participate in shared research and writing projects	*Explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them (author’s voice) *School-Home Writing Link
Standard: Fluency	Suggested Activities:
4.Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.	*Rigby Readers *Harcourt Readers *Sight Word Readers *Spelling City: Which Word Completes the Sentence

*Standards to Review*

Language Arts	First and Second, Third Six Weeks
Speaking and Listening Standards	Suggested activities:
1.Participate in conversations with peers and adults. a.Follow rules for discussions and listening about the topics and texts under discussion. b.Continue conversations with multiple exchanges	*Teacher prompted discussion groups at small group reading time
2.Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or orally presented information by asking and answering questions about key details.	*Use beginning (triangle), middle (square), end (circle) in small group to have students tell about text Education City-1^st Grade-Language Arts-Literature -Slither River
3.Ask and answer questions in order to seek abtain information.	*After a picture walk generate questions about text and then read to answer Questions (KWL chart)
4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events. (picture walks)	*Story questions that are randomly pulled out. *Beach ball question. *KWL Charts *Thinking Maps *Venn Diagrams to compare people, places, things and events
5.Add drawings or other visual displays to describe and add additional detal.	*Do an author/illustrator study and draw pictures to add details like the authors/illustrators books show *Thinking Maps or lists to point out details in illustrations *Venn Diagram to compare illustrations in the same or different books
6.Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.	*Role playing *Share journal writing
Standard: Language- Vocabulary Acquisition and Use
4.Determine or clarify the meaning 0f unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content. a.Identify new meanings for familiar words	*Revisit Shared Reading Books using new vocabulary for discussing content *Label the room with new words that familiar to previous labels used *Pull words out of a jar and have students tell a different word with the same meaning Thinking Maps -Bridge Map-linking familiar words (these can be put up in the room for future reference) -Tree Map-labeled with words and listed familiar words under each Branch
5.Explore word relationships. a. sort common objects into catagories b. Demonstrate understanding of frequently used verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposite. (antonyms) c. Identify real-life connections with words	*Read the room *Interesting words….Environmental Print *Present words that will be seen a lot in a particular story. *Bridge Maps *Rigby Readers Level A-write words for pictures as a whole group then tape words into books to come back and read Promithian Planet -b. Antonyms_Quiz.flipchart
6. Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.	*Have students practice and recite poems in front of class *Give oral book reports
Standard: Language- Conventions of Standard English
1. Demonstrate understanding of standard English grammer and usage when writing or speaking. a.Print and use many upper and lower case letters. b.Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs c.Form regular plural nouns -s/-es d.Understand and use question words e.Use most frequently occurring prepositions f. Produce and expand complete sentences	*Book Tubs *ABC Books *Reading Center-alphabet books *Point out words in Rigby readers that begin with upper/lower case letters Promethean Planet -beginning_and_ending_sounds.flp -WinterIsHere.flp Internet4classrooms.com Letter Order: -a. ABC Ordering-asks what letter comes next -a. ABCD Watermelon- pick the missing letter -a. Spring Bee-put the letter flowers in alphabetical order Education City-1^st Grade-Language-Check for Understanding -Terror Temple Thinking Maps f. Flow Map-words for sentences in flow map form a.Bridge Map-linking upper ane lower case letters d.Circle Maps-labeled who, what, when, where, why brainstorm questions for each (see if different more complex questions are shared than those at the beginning of the year)
2.Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammer and usage when writing or speaking. a.Capitalize first word in sentence and pronoun I. b.Recognize and name ending punctuation c.Write a letter or letters for consonant and vowel sounds d.Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on sound letter relationships.	*Cover discussions *Picture walks *Interchangeable words but bringing back to fiction and nonfiction. *When discussing classroom, school, playground rules. *Sort nouns and verbs *Point out nouns and verbs in books/Rigby readers Education City-1^st Grade-Language Arts-Check for Understandin -a. Out to Play -b. Super Soccer 1 and 2 Internet4classrooms.com Language Arts: Words and Pictures -d. CVC words -c. Consonant Clusters -c. Long Vowel Sounds Internet4classrooms.com Phonics Practice -d. Blending Bowl-football players blend beginning and ending sounds -d. CVC Words- students select the word that matches the picture -d. Fuzzy Lion Ears- choose from three different letters to complete a given words -d. Free Worksheets- free phonics worksheets-can download and work at group time on active board. -d. Pounce the Word that Matches the Sound- click on the CVC word that is heard -d. Word Formation- printable cards for students to cut out words individually and create new words United Streaming Phonics In Context: Word Beginnings, Middle and End Phonics In Context: Short and Long Vowels Starfall.com c. http://www.starfall.com/n/skills/silent-e silent e video d. http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/silent-e make words with silent e

*Standards to Review*

Reading	First, Second, Third, 6 Weeks
Craft and Structure	Suggested Activities
4.Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.	*Reading strategies *Vocabulary Introduction *Picture Walks *Predictions
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Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
9.Identify basic similarities in differences between two texts	*Double Bubble Map *Venn Diagram
Print Concept	Suggested Activities
b. Recognize words are represented by sequence of letters. d. Name all upper and lowercase letters of alphabet.	*Magnetic Letter activities *Dry Erase Board activities *Alphabet Chart *Letter Factory *Education City
Phonological Awareness
2. Demonstrate understanding syllables and phonemes. a. Rhymes b.Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables d.Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in (CVC) words.	*Nursery Rhymes *Rhyme Card Match *Poems *Education City *Clap syllables *Letter Patterns *Letter Patterns *Starfall: Word Activities *Internet4Classrooms Activities *Build Words 23
Phonics and Word Recognition	Suggested Activities
3. Grade level phonics and word analysis a. One to one letter sound correspondence b. Read Sight Words c. Long and Short Vowels	*Tap Letter Sounds *Education City *Letter Patterns *Rigby Readers *Word Match *Spelling City *Education City *Word Building *Starfall *Flip Charts *Harry Kindergarten *Word Work
Key Ideas and Details
2. Retell Familiar Stories	*Thinking Maps *Beach Ball Questions *Puppets/ Flannel Board
Writing	24
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
7.Shared Research and writing	*Shared Writing