Reading - Skills  1

Five Short Vowel Sounds 

• the sound /i/ spelled ‘i’ (it) 

• the sound /e/ spelled ‘e’ (pet) 

• the sound /a/ spelled ‘a’ (pat) 

• the sound /u/ spelled ‘u’ (but) 

• the sound /o/ spelled ‘o’ (hop) 

Twenty-Five Consonant Sounds 

• the sound /p/ spelled ‘p’ (pot) and ‘pp’ (napping) 

• the sound /t/ spelled ‘t’ (top) and ‘tt’ (sitting) 

• the sound /d/ spelled ‘d’ (dot) and ‘dd’ (add) 

• the sound /k/ spelled ‘c’ (cat), ‘k’ (kid), ‘cc’ (hiccup), and ‘ck’ (black) 

• the sound /g/ spelled ‘g’ (gift) and ‘gg’ (egg) • the sound /n/ spelled ‘n’ (nut) and ‘nn’ (running) 

• the sound /h/ spelled ‘h’ (hot) 

• the sound /s/ spelled ‘s’ (sun) and ‘ss’ (dress) 

• the sound /f/ spelled ‘f’ (fit) and ‘ff’ (stuff) 

• the sound /v/ spelled ‘v’ (vet) 

• the sound /z/ spelled ‘z’ (zip), ‘zz’ (buzz), and ‘s’ (dogs) 

• the sound /m/ spelled ‘m’ (mad) and ‘mm’ (swimming) 

• the sound /b/ spelled ‘b’ (bat) and ‘bb’ (rubbing) 

• the sound /l/ spelled ‘l’ (lip) and ‘ll’ (bell) 

• the sound /r/ spelled ‘r’ (red) and ‘rr’ (ferret) 

• the sound /w/ spelled ‘w’ (wet) 

• the sound /j/ spelled ‘j’ (jump) 

Tricky Words:  (from the reader)  a, I, no, so, of, is, to, all, some, from, word, are, have, were, one, once, do, two, the, who, said, says, was, when, why, where, what, which, here, and there

Decodable Reader/Genre - About halfway through Skills 1, students will begin to read decodable stories in the Reader Snap Shots. The stories are told from Beth’s point of view. Beth is a young girl who travels from the United States to the United Kingdom to visit friends. 

Grammar - Specific grammar lessons and exercises address various parts of speech and language usage conventions, such as capitalization and punctuation, as identified in the Common Core State Standards. Students first learn these concepts and practice them orally. Then they are reinforced in written text. You will also find grammar teaching opportunities in demonstration stories. Students will also practice grammar in the daily Warm-Ups. Grammar instruction starts in Unit 1, with an introduction to nouns. 

Writing - In this unit, students will explore the genre of narrative writing. They will learn to identify important elements of stories before, during, and after informational read-aloud. They will practice planning for narrative writing by note-taking as a group with a Story Map, Personification Chart, and Somebody Wanted But So Then organizer. Students will work independently to draw and write or dictate one-sentence retellings of read-aloud.

At Home Practice: We will occasionally send home "At Home" practice papers. Some will be activities and others are stories to read. It is not required. However, it is great practice. 

Math - Number Partners with ten

At home practice - Take a look at the Parent Letters that come home on Mondays. It will show you what we are working on for the week and give you ideas on things that you can work on with your child at home.

Social studies - Community

Community, Authority Figures, and Rules and Laws

Shoe Tying Club

First grade is excited to announce we are starting a Shoe Tying Club! Students who are able to show they are shoe tying pros can sign our big poster hung in the pod! Please continue helping your child practice this skill. If they do not wear shoes that tie, we will have shoes available for them to show off their skills.  

Double Bubble Club

We are very excited to announce that we are starting a Double Bubble Club! Students who are able to memorize their doubles from 1 to 10 will earn a certificate and get to hang it on the wall in the pod with our doubles poster. Please practice at home and let your teacher know when you are ready to be tested.