1st Grade ELAR Unit 1

Big Idea:

• Reading Comprehension and Strategies: Independently reading self-selected books for increasing periods of time.
• Writing and Grammar: Legibly writing sentences that form a complete thought using the conventions of print (capitals, spaces, and punctuation).
• Phonics: Correlating sounds (consonant and vowels) with letters or groups of letters to read and write.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

1.1(C) - The student develops oral language through listening, speaking, and discussion. The student is expected to: (C) share information and ideas about the topic under discussion, speaking clearly at an appropriate pace and using the conventions of language (speak and write in complete sentences)

Reading

1.5 - The student reads grade-appropriate texts independently. The student is expected to self-select text and interact independently with text for increasing periods of time

Writing

1.11(D) - The student uses the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible and uses appropriate conventions. The student is expected to (D) edit drafts using standard English conventions, including: (viii) capitalization for the beginning of sentences and the pronoun “I”; (ix) punctuation marks at the end of declarative, exclamatory, and interrogative sentences

Phonics

1.2(B)(i) - The student is expected to: (B) demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by: (i) decoding words in isolation and in context by applying common letter sound correspondences

Focus TEKS

Reading

1.9(A) - The student is expected to: (A) demonstrate knowledge of distinguishing characteristics of well-known children's literature such as folktales, fables, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes.

Writing

1.2(F) - Develop handwriting by printing words, sentences, and answers legibly leaving appropriate spaces between words.

Phonics

1.2(D) - The student develops word structure knowledge through phonological awareness, print concepts, phonics, and morphology to communicate, decode, and spell. The student is expected to: (D) demonstrate print awareness by identifying the information that different parts of a book provide.

1.2(A)(vi) - The student is expected to: (A) demonstrate phonological awareness by: (vi) manipulating phonemes within base words.

1.2(A)(iv) - The student is expected to: (A) demonstrate phonological awareness by: (iv) recognizing the change in spoken word when a specified phoneme is added, changed, or removed

1.2(b) vi - The student is expected to: (B) demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by: (vi) identifying and reading at least 100 high-frequency words from a research-based list

Ongoing TEKS

*Ongoing throughout year - 1.1(A), 1.1(B), 1.1(D), 1.1(E), 1.7(E), 1.7(F), 1.2(C)(i), 1.2(C)(ii), 1.2(C)(iii), 1.2(C)(iv), 1.4 (Fluency)

1.10(E) -Ask question - Who is telling the story?

Student Learning Targets:

• I will independently read a book I have chosen.
• I will write a sentence that starts with a capital letter.
• I will write a sentence with spaces in between the words.
• I will write a sentence that ends with a period.
• I will write a complete sentence using a capital letter, spaces and a period.
• I will capitalize the letter “I” in a sentence.

Essential Questions:

• Why is it important to write a sentence?
• Why is it important to use capital letters and periods?
• Why do we read?
• Why will reading independently for a longer period of time help me in the future?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Texas Treasures, McMillian / McGraw-Hill

District Grading Policy

Fry Sight Word List

Texas Gateway Online Resource Center