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Journeys Lessons Grade 1

 

 

Lesson 1: What Is a Pal? by Nina Crews


Question to think about: What is important about being a friend?

 

Phonics: Using the letters d, f, n, p, and short a

 

Spelling Words: am, at, sat, man, dad, and mat 

Words to Know: and, be, help, play, with, and you

 

 

Comprehension: Finding the main idea (what is the story about) and summarize (Tell about the story using only a few sentences)

 

Vocabulary Strategies: Classify and categorize-using action words

 (Separate and group like items together)

 

Fluency Practice: Accuracy (Reading what is written without making mistakes)

Grammar: Using nouns-words that name people and animals

 

 

Writing: Writing about yourself and using labels to identify your picture

Decodable stories to read: Dan and NanNat CatNan and Dan, and Fan, Fan, Fan

 

Web Resources

 

Word Families SortClick on a

Construct a WordClick on at or an

Zac the Rat

Make a Word with -at

Phoneme Pop

Sound Match with Clifford

Nouns Brain Pop Jr. 

Chicken Coop

 

Get Your Mouth Moving Song

At the Library Song

Where's My Match?

Beginning Consonants

 

Picture Match

cvcPop Click on a

CVC Maker

Word Families Click on at or an

 

Sorting Short A Words Click on Unit 4

WebWord Find Short A Words

Word Builder Short A Words Click on Unit 4

 

 

 

Lesson 2: The Storm by Raul Colon

 

Question to think about: What clues tell you how a character feels?

 

Words to Know: for, have, he, look, too, and what

Spelling Words: if, is, him, rip, fit, and pin

 

Phonics: Using the letters r, h, /z/s, b, g, and short i; using -it

Comprehension: Understanding character and Infer/Predict. Readers make inferences when they use their own experiences along with information gathered from the text to create meaning or draw a conclusion that isn't directly said in the text.

 

Vocabulary Strategies: Context clues (Using the surrounding words to help you to figure out the meaning)

Fluency Practice: Accuracy (Reading what is written without making mistakes)

 

Grammar: Using nouns-words that name places and things

Writing: Writing about yourself and using captions with your picture

 

Decodable stories to read: Can It Fit?I RanSid Pig, and Pam

 

Web Resources

 

Make a Word with -ip

Construct a WordClick ig at or in

cvcPop Click on i

Picture Match 

 

Word Families SortClick on i         

Word Builder Short i Words

WebWord Find Short i Words

Sound Sea

 

 

The Big Hit

Beginning Consonants

Color Words

 

 

 

 

Lesson 3: Curious George at School by Margaret and H. A. Rey


Question to think about: Why is the order of story events important?

 

Words to Know: do, find, funny, sing, no, and they

Spelling Words: log, dot, top, hot, lot, and ox

 

Phonics: Using the letters l, x, and short o; Using -s at the end

Comprehension: Sequence of events(Putting the story in the order in which it happened) and monitor/clarify (thinking about what is happening in the story and if you get confused then stop and try to figure it out)

 

Vocabulary Strategies: Multiple-meaning words

Fluency Practice: Phrasing (putting 2 or 3 words together in a sentence) Looking at a period at the end of the sentence and knowing it means to stop and take a breath.

 

Grammar: Using action verbs

Writing: Writing sentences and thinking about word choice (deciding the words that will best express what it is that you want to say)

 

Decodable stories to read: Lil and Max, Did Dix Dog Do It?Max Fox and Lon Ox, and Is It Funny?

 

Web Resources

 

Word Families SortClick on o

cvcPop Click on o

Picture Match

Word Builder Unit 7 short o

 

Make a Word: -ot

Construct a WordClick on op or ot

Make a Word: -og

WebWord Find Short O Words

 

Chicken StackerClick on the o

Then and Now

On the Job PBS

Beginning Consonants

 

Sloppy Pop Song

Mox's Shop

Without An S

Koala Lou audio How it came about

Story ScrambleArthur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesson 4: Lucia's Neighborhood by George Ancona


Question to think about: What information do words and pictures give?

 

Words to Know: all, does, here, me, my, and who

Spelling Words: yet, web, pen, wet, leg, and hen 



Phonics: Using the letters y, w, k, v, j, andshort e; using -et

Comprehension: Text and graphic features and questions (thinking about questions you want answered before, during, and after you read the story)

 

Vocabulary Strategies: Alphabetical order

Fluency Practice: Intonation (rise and fall of your voice For example, your voice goes up at the end of a question.)

 

Grammar: Using adjectives-words that tell size and shape

Writing: Writing a class story and thinking about word choice

 

Decodable stories to read: PalsNedKen and Vic, and My Pets

 

Web Resources

 

Make a Word: -en

Word Families SortClick on e

cvcPop Click on e

Mr. Anker Tests

 

WebWord Find Short E Words

Word Sort Unit 8

Word Builder Unit 8

HMS Sweet ToothFind the periods for the end of the sentences.

 

ABC Gulp

Alpahbet Bears PawPark

Alphabetical Order

Alphabet Book Game

 

Connect the Dots

ABC Order With Lil' Mo 

ABC Order Saxon 

ABC Train

 

Peg the Hen

Construct a WordClick on ed or et

Make a Word: -et

Short e Practice 

 

 

Beginning Consonants

Picture Match

Word Families Click on en

Your NeighborhoodBen's Guide 

 

Work, Work, WorkSequencing 

Build a Neighborhood PBS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lesson 5: Gus Takes the Train by Russell Benfanti


Question to think about: How does the setting make a story interesting?

 

Words to Know: friend, full, good, hold, many and pull      

Spelling Words: up, bug, mud, nut, hug, and tub

 

Phonics: Using the letters qu, z, and short u

Comprehension: Story structure (the beginning, middle, and end of the story) and analyze/evaluate (to look at the text carefully)

 

Vocabulary Strategies: Antonyms (words that are the opposite)

Fluency Practice: Self-correction (correcting a mistake that was made)

 

Grammar: Using adjectives-using color and number words

Writing: Writing a class story and thinking about ideas

 

Decodable stories to read: Fun in the SunYams! Yum!Fun, Fun, Fun!, and Bud

 

Web Resources

 

Word Families SortClick on u

Picture Match

Make a Word with Clifford

Word Sort Unit 9

 

Make a Word: -ug

Construct a WordClick on un

cvcPop Click on u

Word Builder Unit 9

 

Gus the Duck

Pounce Decodable words

Word Families Click on ub

WebWord Find Short U Words

 

Pounce

Owl and Mouse Short Vowel Practice Hard