1st Grade ELAR Unit 5

Big Idea:

• Reading Comprehension and Strategies: Reading to make and confirm predictions.
• Writing and Grammar: Legibly write three complete sentences using adjectives.
• Phonics: Correlating sounds (S blends, (tw, dw) and clusters) to read and write.

Student Expectations:

Priority TEKS

Reading

1.6(C) - The student is expected to: (C) make, correct, or confirm predictions using text features, characteristics of genre, and structures with adult assistance.

1.3(B) - The student uses newly acquired vocabulary expressively. The student is expected to: (B) use illustrations and texts the student is able to read or hear to learn or clarify word meanings.

Phonics

1.2(B)(ii) - The student is expected to: (B) demonstrate and apply phonetic knowledge by: (ii) decoding words with initial and final consonant blends, digraphs, and trigraphs (clusters).

Focus TEKS

Reading

1.3(D) - The student is expected to: (D) identify and use words that name actions, directions, positions, sequences, categories, and locations.

Writing

1.11(D)(iv) - The student is expected to: (D) edit drafts using standard English conventions, including: (iv) adjectives, including articles

Ongoing TEKS

Student Learning Targets:

• I will make and confirm predictions in books.
• I will write three complete sentences using at least 1 adjective.
• I will read and write s blends.
• I will read and write tw and dw blends.
• I will read and write words with clusters.

Essential Questions:

• Why is it important to confirm your predictions while you are reading?
• Why do we use adjectives?
• How can using phonics help you in reading and writing?

Extra Information:

Adopted Textbook: Texas Treasures, McMillian / McGraw-Hill

District Grading Policy

Fry Sight Word List

Texas Gateway Online Resource Center