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Start Smart Routines and Background Information for Academic Success with Treasures
Background Knowledge and Concepts ABC books The Little Engine that Could The 3 Little Pigs Related Standard R1.1 R1.3 R1.4* R1.5* R1.6 R1.8* R1.10* R1.11* Twisters The Tortoise and the Hare Losing teeth around the world Inventors Alexander Graham Bell Strategy, Routine or Skill Match oral to printed words (track) Identify letters, words, sentences Know vocabulary: sound, beginning, ending, middle Know vocabulary: consonant, vowel Identify rhyme (intro) Blend phonemes vocabulary blend, blending routines Sounds of letters consonants (master) and short vowels (review) Sight words: Week 1 can, I, we, like, see, the, go, to, have, a Week 2 play, you, he is, she, and, said, are, do, this Week 3 what, for, here, little, was, my, look, has, where, with, me Define fluency Reading that sounds like talking. Classify grade appropriate categories of words Begin list of books read as a class continue throughout the year (Title, author) Print legibly review letter formation Recite rhymes
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Unit 2: Our Families Our Neighbors How do families and neighbors help one another?
Background Knowledge and Concepts Animal families, baby animals The Little Red Hen Hens, Squirrels Wheat to Bread Animal Homes, Camouflage Maps, How life changed from long ago How we help each other Homes around the world Veterinarians, Gardening Fairs, Bands, Dancing and Celebrations R1.4* Indentify medial sounds (review beginning and ending sounds) R1.8* Blend up to 4 phonemes into recognizable words R1.9* Segment single-syllable words into their components (up to 5 sounds) (use segmenting to spell independently) R1.10* Phonics sounds and letter patterns: WC1.8* Short, o, e, u, r-blends and s-blends, sh, th R1.14 -ed and -ing R1.13 Contractions and compound words (introduce) R1.11* Sight Words: WC1.8* 2-1 her, our, they, two 2-2 eat, no, of, some, who 2-3 live, many, out, place 2-4 again, could, make, one, then, three 2-5 all, put, show, together, under, want R1.15* Word families (include blends and consonant digraphs) 2-1 og, -op, -ot 2-2 eg, -en, -et 24 ug, -un, -ut R1.16* Fluency R1.17 Classify grade appropriate categories of words R2.2* Respond to who and what questions, right there questions (QAR intro) R3.1* Introduce plot, review characters and setting R3.3 Recollect, talk about books read during this unit R2.7* Introduce retelling narrative and expository text WC1.2* Singular and plural nouns WC1.6* Capitalize names of people (proper nouns) WC1.7 WS1.1* Select a focus when writing WS1.2 Describing words using descriptive verbs LS 2.1* Recite poems (Including nursery rhymes) 3
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Firefighters, Artists and musicians Making things (following directions) Recycling Traveling, Scrapbooks
Distinguish long and short vowel sounds Phonics sounds and letter patterns: a_e, i_e, o_e, u_e, e_e (silent e) ed and ing with silent e (drop the e), words ending in es soft c, soft g including dge pattern, ch, tch, wh, ph, silent letters-- kn, gn, wr 3 letter consonant blends, -ed, -ing with double consonants (p. 121F) R1.11* Sight Words: WC1.8* 3-1 away, school, today, way, why 3-2 call, funny, how, more, so, there, 3-3 every, from, into, people, soon, your 3-4 After, done, find, new, old, work 3-5 any, boy, by, goes, friends, girl, water R1.15* Word families: 3-1 ake, -ame, -ate 3-2 ide, -ike, -ine, -ice, -age R1.16* Fluency R1.17 Classify grade appropriate categories of words R2.2* Answer What happened ? questions, Introduce How? questions (e.g. How is _____like ____, How does ____ feel?) Introduce think and search questions. R2.3 Follow one step written instructions R2.5 Confirm predictions about what will happen next (intro) R2.7* Practice retelling R3.3 Recollect, talk about books read during this unit WC1.1* Write and speak complete coherent sentence-use verbs correctly including past tense verbs WC1.5 Use a period, exclamation point, or question mark at the end of a sentence WC1.6* WS1.3* Print legibly and space letters words and sentences appropriately WA2.1* Write brief narratives (introduce) WS1.2 Identifying describing words in poetry and other reading selections (notice describing words for future writing) LS2.2 Relate an important life event or personal experience in a simple sequence. (Use past tense verbs)
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Unit 5: Nature Watch What can we learn about the world of nature?
Background Knowledge and Concepts Nature How animals grow Storms, Weather Phases of the moon Benjamin Franklin Life long ago Space, Astronauts Lightning, Electricity Caterpillars and Butterflies Seasonal changes Scientists, Observing R1.7* Add, delete or change target sounds to change words (initial, final) R1.10* Phonics sounds and letter patterns: R1.12 er, ir, ur, adding er and est (including drop final e) R1.14 ar, abbreviations (Dr. Mr. Mrs. Etc.) ow, ou, ouse, oy, oi R1.13 compound words (master) R1.11* Sight Words: 5-3 great, know, sound, their, warm WC1.8 5-1 another, climbed, full, poor, 5-4 against, below, fall, orange, sure, yellow through 5-5 air, enough, eyes, learn, open 5-2 grew, house, knew, would R1.15* Word families: 5-2 arm, -arn, -art 5-3 ork, -orn 5-5 oy, oil R1.16* fluency R1.17 Classify grade appropriate categories of words R2.1 Sequence of events (Review, mastery) R2.2* Answer How? questions (How are __&__ alike and different) What would (you) (character) do if? questions R2.5 Confirm predictions about what will happen next (mastery) moved from unit 4 R2.7* Retell the central ideas of simple expository passages (mastery) R3.3* Record and discuss books and stories read during the unit. WC1.1* Speak and write in coherent sentences place adjectives correctly WS1.2 Use descriptive words when writing (mastery) WC1.3* Identify and use contractions in writing and speaking WA2.2 Write brief expository descriptions using sensory details (intro)
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