First Grade Pacing Guide

This curriculum is created from Time4Learning,com, Brainpopjr.com, Spellingcity.com, http://unctv.pbslearningmedia.org, and Words Their Way Fifth Edition.

Weeks 1-3 Overview

Week 1

Vocabulary

 

Fluency
  • Read Easy Choice Text (10 Min.)
  • LAE: Background Story 10259-10263

Comprehension
  • Story Elements- story elements identifying main characters
  • Read and Respond: Care for Pie?
  • LA248-LA249
  • Brainpopjr.com- Reading & Writing- Story Elements- Character

Orthography/ Phonics
  • Sights and Sounds of m, r, h, s, d, t, and a:
  • LA001- LA004
  • Sights and Sounds of p, z, k, qu, and i
  • LA005 – LA008
  • WTW Sort 2 at/an/ap
  • LAE: Letters, Sounds, & Words- 10477- 100490
  • Book 2 I Can Read! Batman "Feline Felonies"
Week 2

Vocabulary
  • game, ticket, clothes, pocket

Fluency
  • Read Easy Choice Text for (15 min.)
  • LAE: Background Story 10278-10282 & 10495 

Comprehension
  • Sequence Events
  • Read and Respond: The Ticket
  • LA263-LA267
  • Brainpopjr.com- Reading & Writing- Story Elements- Plot
  • Who What Where

Orthography/Phonics
  • Sights and Sounds of v, j, w, n, y, and e:
  • LA009 – LA012
  • Sights and Sounds of f, b, c, and u
  • LA013- LA016
  • Sights and Sounds of x, g, l, and o
  • LA017- LA020
  • WTW Sort 4 ip/ig/ill
  • Sort 42 educationextras.com
  • LAE: Sounds, Letters, and Words- 10329-10335
  • Book 4 I Can Read! Batman "The Dragon Disaster"
Week 3

Vocabulary

Fluency
  • Read  Choice Text for (15 min.)
  • LAE: Background Story- 10265-10269

Comprehension
  • Story Elements-  identifying setting
  • Read and Respond: My Funny Freckle
  • LA250-LA251
  • Brainpopjr.com- Reading & Writing- Story Elements- Setting

Orthography/Phonics
  • Sights and Sounds of ck:
  • LA021-LA025
  • Some saved -ack worksheets (will continue them later)
  • WTW sort 6 op/ot/og 
  • Sort 38 educationextras.com
  • Sights and Sounds of ea: 
  • LA026-LA030
  • WTW Sort 8 ug/ut/un
  • LAE: Sounds, Letters, & Words- 10368-10401
  • Book 5 I Can Read! Batman "Gotham's Villains Unleashed"
  • Book 6 I Can Read! Batman "Batman's Foes"

Week 1 Day by Day  (Week 1 is focused on Reading only)

Weeks 4-6

Week 4

Vocabulary
  • horse, forest, parrot, sunset

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 20 min.
  • LAE: Background Story- 10299-10303

Comprehension
  • Details
  • Read and Respond: Chester the Happy Horse
  • LA258-LA262

Orthography/Phonics
Week 5

Vocabulary
 

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 20 min.
  • LAE: Background- 10311-10315

Comprehension
  • Shades of Meaning- nuances in meaning & Main Idea
  • Read and Respond: My Grass is Red
  • LA252-LA253
  • Brainpopjr.com- Reading & Writing- Comprehension- Main Idea


Orthography/Phonics
Week 6

Vocabulary
 

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 20 min.
  • LAE: Background- 10324-10328


Comprehension
  • Supporting Details & Quotation Marks
  • Read and Respond: My Cow Will Not Moo
  • LA254-LA255

Orthography/Phonics
  • WTW Sort 7 et/eg/en
  • Review ck, ea, sh, th, ar
  • LA048-LA054
  • LAE: Sounds, Letters, & Words- 10380-10402
  • Brainpopjr.com-Reading and Writing-Reading skills-Choosing a book
  • Book 3 I Can Read! Batman "The Mayhem of Metallo"

Weeks 7-9

Week 7

Vocabulary
  • puddles, umbrella, raincoat, boots

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 20 min.
  • LAE: Background-10336-10340

Comprehension
  • Story Elements- Identifying Conflict
  • Read and Respond: The Missing Boots
  • LA288-LA292

Orthography/Phonics
  • Sights and Sounds- ng, long a, 
  • Ng- LA055-LA059
  • Long a- LA060-LA064
  • LAE: Sounds, Letters, & Words- 10533-10538
Week 8

Vocabulary
  • spider, cereal, whiskers, slippers

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 20 min.

Comprehension
  • Predict Outcomes (Predict in RWW)
  • Read and Respond: Ling and Chen
  • LA303-LA307
  • Brainpopjr.com- Reading & Writing- Comprehension- Make Predictions

Orthography

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Week 9

Vocabulary
  • pilgrims, England, Native, Americans, feast

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 20 min.
  • LAE: Background- 10348-1053

Comprehension
  • Context Clues
  • Read and Respond: The First Thanksgiving
  • LA313-LA317
  • OTLA315V2

Orthography/Phonics

Weeks 10-12

Week 10

Vocabulary
  • card, fold, crayons, candles

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 25 min.
  • LAE: Background- 10471- 10473

Comprehension
  • Sequence Events- in a narrative
  • Read and Respond: A Birthday Card for Mom
  • LA268- LA272
  • Brainpopjr.com- Reading & Writing- Comprehension- Sequence

Orthography/Phonics
Week 11

Vocabulary
  • Cafeteria, litter, janitor, fence

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 25 min.
  • Authentic Task OTLA343p
  • LAE: Background- 10471- 10476

Comprehension
  • Story Elements- identifying characters, setting, and plot
  • Read and Respond: LA343-LA347

Orthography
Week 12

Vocabulary
  • Brainpopjr.com- Reading & Writing- Word-Plural nouns

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 25 min.
  • LAE: Background- 10429-10434

Comprehension
  • Summarizing
  • Read and Respond: My Dog Will Not Bark
  • LA256-LA257

Orthography/Phonics

Weeks 13-15

Week 13

Vocabulary
  • Cloud, mud, sandwich, bird

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 30 min.
  • LAE: Background- 10360- 10365

Comprehension
  • Authors Purpose
  • Read and Respond: Sara
  • LA278-LA282

Orthography
  • Inflectional Endings ing, ed 
  • -ed LA106-LA110
  • -ing LA111-LA115
  • “ed” Giant Family
  • “ed” Commercial
  • Brainpopjr.com-Reading and Writing- Writing- Writing with the senses
  • WTW sort 20 b. Short Vowels
  • Books 7, 9, and 10 I Can Read! Batman 
Week 14 (Jan. 27-Jan.31)

Vocabulary
  • picnic, basket, swings, blanket

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 30 min.
  • LAE: Background- 10422-10428

Comprehension
  • Inferences & Context Clues
  • Read and Respond: The Picnic
  • LA308-LA312
  • Brainpopjr.com- Reading & Writing- Comprehension- Make Inferences

Orthography
  • s & es Sort 45 educationextras.com
  • s/es LA116-LA120
  • Review- LA121-LA127
  • WTW Sort 21 a. blends
  • Brainpopjr.com- Reading & Writing- Phonics- silent e
  • LAE: Sounds, Letters, & Words- 10422- 10428
Week 15


Vocabulary
  • Sock, mitten, asleep, bed

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 30 min.
  • LAE: Background- 10403- 10408

Comprehension
  • Authors Viewpoint
  • Read and Respond: Jake and Sniff
  • LA283-LA287

Orthography

Weeks 16-18

Week 16

Vocabulary
  • Plant, weed, seeds, soil

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 30 min.
  • LAE: Background- 10501- 10506

Comprehension
  • Locate Info in a Graph
  • Read and Respond: How to Plant Seeds
  • LA293-LA297
  • OTLA293P

Orthography/Phonics
Week 17

Vocabulary
  • rain, lake, river, evaporation
  • Dictionary

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 30 min.
  • LAE: Background- 10514- 10519

Comprehension
  • Context Clues; Dictionaries; Cause & Effect
  • Read and Respond: Rain
  • LA323-LA327
  • OTLA323V
  • OTLA323P
  • Brainpopjr.com- Reading & Writing- Comprehension- Cause and Effect

Orthography/Phonics
Week 18

Vocabulary
  • Earth, volunteer, trash, pollution
  • Homophones Vocabulary Builder
  • Brainpopjr.com- Reading & Writing- Word- Homonyms
  • Glossary

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 30 min.
  • LAE: Background- 10442-10447

Comprehension
  • Glossaries; Context Clues 
  • Read and Respond: Earth Day
  • LA298-LA302

Orthography/Phonics

Weeks 19-21

Week 19

Vocabulary
  • dribble, hoop, limp, injury

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 30 min.
  • LAE: Background- 10455- 10460

Comprehension
  • Shades of Meaning; Drawing Conclusions 
  • Read and Respond: Amy’s Bad Day
  • LA-333-LA337

Orthography/Phonics
Week 20

Vocabulary
  • Hurricane, tornado, funnel, spin
  • Nouns School House Rock
  • Brainpopjr.com- Reading & Writing- Word- Noun

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 30 min.
  • LAE: Background- 10468- 10482

Comprehension
  • Shades of Meaning; Context Clues; Drawing Conclusions
  • Read and Respond: Strong Storms
  • LA338-LA342
  • OTLA340V

Orthography/Phonics
Week 21

Vocabulary
  • helmet, cleats, stretching, muscles 

Fluency
  • Read Chapter Text for 30 min.
  • LAE: Background-10527-10532

Comprehension
  • Identify Cause and Effect
  • Read and Respond: Play it Safe
  • LA348-LA352
  • OTLA348P
  • Brainpopjr.com- Reading & Writing- Comprehension- Cause and Effect

Orthography/Phonics

Weeks 22-24

Week 22

Vocabulary
  • romp, glide, sled, sweater
  • Adjective Unpack Your Adjectives
  • Brainpopjr.com- Reading & Writing- Word- Adjectives and Adverbs

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 30 min.

Comprehension
  • Context Clues
  • Read and Respond: Seasons
  • LA328-LA332

Orthography
Week 23

Vocabulary
  • penguins, feathers, snow, sea
  • prewrite, draft, edit, publish 

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 30 min.
  • LAE: Background- 10354- 10359 & 10400

Comprehension
  • Supporting Details
  • Read and Respond: Penguins
  • LA273-LA277
  • OTLA275V2

Orthography/Phonics
Week 24

Vocabulary
  • Fruit, dinner, market, telphone

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 30 min.
  • LAE: Sounds, Letters, and Words- 10317-10323

Comprehension
  • Read and Interpret Maps
  • Read and Respond: Tommy’s Homework
  • LA318-LA322

Orthography
  • aw & Contractions
  • Spelling city
  • aw- LA223-LA227
  • contractions- LA228-LA231
  • Dolch Nouns List 2
  • Brainpopjr.com-Reading and Writing-Word-Contractions

Weeks 25-27

Week 25

Vocabulary 

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 30 min.

Comprehension
  • Summarizing 

Orthography
  • Sights and Sounds- oy and oi
  • oy and oi- LA232-LA236
  • Compound words- LA237-LA240
  • Review- LA241-LA247
  • Dolch Nouns List 4 
  • Brainpopjr.com-Reading and Writing-Sentence-Capital and Lowercase
Week 26

Vocabulary 

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 30 min.

Comprehension
  • Cause & Effect
  • Brainpopjr.com- Reading & Writing- Comprehension- Cause and Effect

Orthography
  • Brainpopjr.com- Reading and Writing- Communication- Listening and Speaking
Week 27

Vocabulary

Fluency
  • Read Choice Text for 30 min.

Comprehension
  • Questioning

Orthography
  • Brainpopjr.com- Reading and Writing- Communication- Sending a Letter

Additional Reading Assignments for All Students

Reading/Writing Binder
  • Story and poem print outs and original writings to read

Bible Workshop
  • Books of the Bible flashcards (book of the bible on one side and important picture from that book on the other) used for sequencing and memorizing the books of the Bible
  • Sequencing cards to retell the story
  • Compare two stories on the same video with graphic organizers