Required Materials |
Engage NY Skills Set
Reimers, Fernando; Chopra, Vidur; Chung, Connie; Higdon, Julia; O'Donnell, E. (2016-07-28). Empowering Global Citizens: A World Course. Kindle Edition. Project Read Scope and Sequence Project Read Volume I Project Read Volume 2 Story Map Organizer Retell Graphic Organizer Fiction Assessment Checklist doc Narrative Writing Rubric |
Required Texts |
The Sandwich Swap
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Foundational Reading and Skills Daily/u/
Doubling - (-ss,- ll, -ff, -zz) Sound/symbol Relationship -nk -ng |
Using the workshop model, students work on foundational reading skills as outlined by the Project Read Scope and Sequence, Project Read Lesson Structure, literary reading using grade-level independent and read aloud trade-books, and narrative writing using Lucy Caulkins as the foundation.
Handwriting lessons from Project Read Project Read Lessons: 9-11
Project Read Spelling: Lesson 10, Lesson 13 Engage NY Unit 1.1 Foundational Skills Focus on students writing responses in complete sentences with a capital at the beginning and ending punctuation. |
Lesson 1 (3-5 Days) |
In morning meeting, begin to establish the rituals and routines of the class. Have students engage in exercises to develop friendships and class rules and behavioral expectations using Responsive Classroom Strategies for morning meeting.
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Lesson 2 (3 Days) |
Home school communication is critical. The best communication comes directly from students. Use this Read Write Think Lesson to establish Home Journals
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Lesson 3 (1 Week) |
Lesson 4 (4 Weeks) |
Students engage in various fictional text about friends, friendships, and being a respectful member of a community. Teachers provide opportunities for discussion, book talks, dialog, and presentation. Using stories, explicitly teach students about understanding the message of the story and story structure; describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
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Lesson 5 (1 Week) |
Lesson 5 (2 Weeks) |
Students will begin the Lucy Calkins Narrative Writing Unit, and complete the unit in Unit 1.2.
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Suggested Readings |
The New Bear at School 670L
Ruby the Copy Cat 500L by Peggy Rathmann First Grade Jitters by Robert Quackenbush First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg Brand New Pencils, Brand New Books 620L by Diane deGroat |
Unit Academic Vocabulary
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Reading
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Writing
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Language
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Speaking & Listening
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Foundational
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Fry Words |
Sight Words |
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you, the, of,
a, to, in, is, that, it, he, was, for, on, are, as, with, his, they, I, at, be, this, have, your, were, what |
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are put what |
