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Language Arts-
1st Grade Lesson Plan

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Language Arts and Language Arts Extensions Lesson Plan
1st Grade Curriculum
Total Activities: 672
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Chapter -" Consonants and Short Vowels "-The student will engage in a series of instructional assessment activities that target the sounds and letters of the alphabet. The student will build sight word vocabulary integrated with the sounds of the alphabet in a decodable story.

 

Lesson Code Lesson Title and Description LA Number
1

Sights and Sounds of m, r, h, s, d, t, and a-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the letters m, r, h, s, d, t and their sounds and the letter a and its short sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA001 LA002 LA003 LA004

 

2

Sights and Sounds of p, z, k, qu, and i-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the letters p, z, k, the letter combination qu and their sounds, and the letter i and its short sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA005 LA006 LA007 LA008

 

3

Sights and Sounds of v, j, w, n, y, and e-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the letters v, j, w, n, y and their sounds, and the letter e and its short sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA009 LA010 LA011 LA012

 

4

Sights and Sounds of f, b, c, and u-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the letters f, b and their sounds, the letter c and its hard sound, and the letter u and its short sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA013 LA014 LA015 LA016

 

5

Sights and Sounds of x, g, l, and o-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the letters x, g, l and their sounds and the letter o and its short sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA017 LA018 LA019 LA020

 

Chapter -" Digraphs and Vowels"-The student will engage in a series of instructional assessment activities that target the sounds and letters of the consonant digraphs ck, sh, th; the long vowel digraph ea; and the r-controlled vowel ar. The student will build sight word vocabulary integrated with these sounds in a decodable story. The student will interact with this story through the Think and Respond activity.

 

Lesson Code Lesson Title and Description LA Number
1

Sights and Sounds of ck-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the consonant digraph ck and its sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonological awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA021 LA022 LA023 LA024 LA025

 

2

Sights and Sounds of ea-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the long vowel digraph ea and its sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA026 LA027 LA028 LA029 LA030

 

3

Sights and Sounds of sh-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the consonant digraph sh and its sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA031 LA032 LA033 LA034 LA035

 

4

Sights and Sounds of th-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the consonant digraph th and its sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA036 LA037 LA038 LA039 LA040

 

5

Sights and Sounds of ar-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the r-controlled vowel ar and its sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, songs, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA041 LA042 LA045 LA046 LA047

 

6

Review ck, ea, sh, th, and ar-The student will review and demonstrate understanding of the consonant digraphs ck, sh, th; the long vowel digraph ea; and the r-controlled vowel ar and their sounds. The student will apply knowledge of high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonics activities that incorporate recognition and application and a culminating decodable story featuring previously taught high frequency words and sound-spellings.

 

LA048 LA049 LA050 LA051 LA052 LA053 LA054

Chapter -" Digraphs and Long Vowels "-The student will engage in a series of instructional assessment activities that target the sounds and letters of the consonant digraphs ng, ch, and the long vowel a. The student will build sight word vocabulary integrated with these sounds in a decodable story. The student will interact with this story through the Think and Respond activity.

 

Lesson Code Lesson Title and Description LA Number
1

Sights and Sounds of ng-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the consonant digraph ng and its sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA055 LA056 LA057 LA058 LA059

 

2

Sights and Sounds of Long a-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the vowel a and its long sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA060 LA061 LA062 LA063 LA064

 

3

Sights and Sounds of ch-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the consonant digraph ch and its sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA065 LA066 LA067 LA068 LA069

 

4

Review ng, long a, ch, and sh-The student will review and demonstrate understanding of the consonant digraphs ng, ch; the long vowel a; and contrast between the sounds of the digraphs ch and sh. The student will apply knowledge of high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonics activities that incorporate recognition and application and a culminating decodable story featuring previously taught high frequency words and sound-spellings.

 

LA070 LA071 LA072 LA073 LA074 LA075

 

Chapter -"R-controlled Vowels, Digraph, Soft c "-The student will engage in a series of instructional assessment activities that target the sounds and letters of the r-controlled vowels er, ir, and ur; the consonant digraph wh, and the soft sound of the consonant c. The student will build sight word vocabulary integrated with these sounds in a decodable story. The student will interact with this story through the Think and Respond activity.

 

Lesson Code Lesson Title and Description LA Number
1

Sights and Sounds of er, ir, and ur-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the r-controlled vowels er, ir, and ur and their sounds. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA076 LA077 LA078 LA079 LA080

 

2

Sights and Sounds of wh-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the consonant digraph wh and its sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA081 LA082 LA083 LA084 LA085

 

3

Sights and Sounds of Soft c-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the letter c and its soft sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA086 LA087 LA088 LA089 LA090

 

4

Review er, ir, ur, wh, and c-The student will review and demonstrate understanding of the r-controlled vowels er, ir, ur, and their sounds, the consonant digraph wh and its sound; and the letter c and its soft sound. The student will apply knowledge of high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonics activities that incorporate recognition and application with a culminating decodable story featuring previously taught high frequency words and sound-spellings.

 

LA091 LA092 LA093 LA094 LA095

 

Chapter -"Long Vowels, Suffixes, Plurals"-The student will engage in a series of instructional assessment activities that target the sounds and letters of CVCe words i_e and o_e; the suffixes ed and ing; and plurals s and es. The student will build sight word vocabulary integrated with these sounds in a decodable story. The student will interact with this story through the Think and Respond activity.

 

Lesson Code Lesson Title and Description LA Number
1

Sights and Sounds of i_e-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the vowel i and its long sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA096 LA097 LA098 LA099 LA100

 

2

Sights and Sounds of o_e-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the vowel o and its long sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA101 LA102 LA103 LA104 LA105

 

3

Sights and Sounds of ed-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the suffix ed and its sounds. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA106 LA107 LA108 LA109 LA110

 

4

Sights and Sounds of ing-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the suffix ing and its sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, songs, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA111 LA112 LA535 LA536 LA113 LA114 LA115

 

5

Sights and Sounds of s, es -The student will demonstrate knowledge of the plurals s, es and their sounds. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA116 LA117 LA118 LA119 LA120

 

6

Review i_e, o_e, ed, ing, s, es-The student will demonstrate understanding of the vowels i and o and their long sounds; the suffixes ed and ing; and the plurals s and es and their sounds. The student will apply knowledge of high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonics activities that incorporate recognition and application with a culminating decodable story featuring previously taught high frequency words and sound-spellings.

 

LA121 LA122 LA123 LA124 LA125 LA126 LA127

 

Chapter -"Soft g and R-controlled Vowels"-The student will engage in a series of instructional activities that target the sounds and letters of the r-controlled vowels or and ore and the soft sound of the consonant g. The student will build sight word vocabulary integrated with these sounds in a decodable story. The student will interact with this story through the Think and Respond activity.

 

Lesson Code Lesson Title and Description LA Number
1

Sights and Sounds of Soft g-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the letter g and its soft sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA128 LA129 LA130 LA131 LA132

 

2

Sights and Sounds of or and ore-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the r-controlled vowels or and ore and their sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA133 LA134 LA135 LA136 LA137

 

3

Review ge, or, and ore-The student will demonstrate understanding of the letter g and its soft sound; and the r-controlled vowels or and ore and their sound. The student will apply knowledge of high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonics activities that incorporate recognition and application with a culminating decodable story featuring previously taught high frequency words and sound-spellings.

 

LA138 LA139 LA140 LA141

 

Chapter -"Long, Variant, and Vowel Digraphs"-The student will engage in a series of instructional assessment activities that target the sounds and letters of CVCe words a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, and u_e; the variant vowel all; and the vowel digraphs ai and ay. The student will build sight word vocabulary integrated with these sounds in a decodable story. The student will interact with this story through the Think and Respond activity.

 

Lesson Code Lesson Title and Description LA Number
1

Sights and Sounds of a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, and u_e -The student will demonstrate understanding of the vowels a, e, i, o, u and their long sounds. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA142 LA143 LA144 LA145 LA146

 

2

Sights and Sounds of all-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the variant vowel all and its sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonemic awareness, phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA147 LA148 LA149 LA150 LA151

 

3

Sights and Sounds of ai and ay-The student will demonstrate knowledge of the vowel digraphs ai, ay and their long sound. The student will also demonstrate knowledge of three high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonics, high frequency, and reading activities that incorporate explicit instruction and application.

 

LA152 LA153 LA154 LA155

 

4

Review CVCe's, all, ai, and ay-The student will demonstrate understanding of the vowels a, e, i, o, u and their long sounds; the variant vowel all and its sound, and the vowel digraphs ai and ay and their long sound. The student will apply knowledge of high frequency words. This is accomplished through a series of phonics activities that incorporate recognition and application with a culminating decodable story featuring previously taught high frequency words and sound-spellings.

 

LA156 LA157 LA158 LA159 LA160

 

Chapter -"Long Vowels "-The student will engage in a series of instructional assessment activities that target the sounds and letters of the vowel pair ee; the long sound of i with the igh spelling; and the long sound of e with the y spelling. The student will build sight word vocabulary integrated with these sounds in a decodable story. The student will interact with this story through the Think and Respond activity.

 

Lesson Code Lesson Title and Description