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First Grade Skills Unit 2 Unit PlanFirst Grade Skills Unit 2 Unit Plan
Publisher
Core Knowledge Foundation
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Grade
1st
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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Duration
28 days
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2013
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Unit Plan

First Grade Skills Unit 2

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  • Student Workbook: First Grade Skills Unit 2 (.pdf)
  • Student Reader: First Grade Skills Unit 2 (.pdf)
  • Big Book: First Grade Skills Unit 2 (.pdf)
  • Assessment and Remediation Guide: First Grade Skills Unit 2 (.pdf)
  • Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)
  • Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)
  • Spelling Cards (.pdf)
  • Large Letter Cards (.pdf)
  • Individual Code Chart (.pdf)
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Nineteen lessons make-up a four-week-long unit that explores long vowel sounds, nouns, and 11 high-frequency words. Lessons scaffold information to gain confidence in reading a decodable text and answering questions. Routines include reviews, introductions, small group work, reading time, and independent practice.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

spelling, irregular spellings, spelling patterns, spelling rules, vowel sounds, the ee vowel digraph, long vowels, vowel digraphs, vowels, vowel patterns, the long /a/ sound, the long /e/ sound, the long /o/ sound, the long /u/ sound, digraphs, nouns, reading, beginning reading, decoding, decoding words

Instructional Ideas

  • Create anchor charts with reminders about tricky spellings rules such as the "magic e"
  • Complete work in leveled reading groups

Classroom Considerations

  • The second unit of a series of seven, created by Core Knowledge for first graders
  • Put aside ample prep time to make copies and gather supplies

Pros

  • The unit is richly detailed, making conducting lessons easier

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.1.1 RL.1.3 RL.1.7 RL.1.10 RF.1.1.a RF.1.2.b RF.1.2.c RF.1.2.d RF.1.3.b RF.1.3.c RF.1.3.g RF.1.4.a RF.1.4.b SL.1.5 SL.1.6 L.1.1.a L.1.1.b L.1.1.d L.1.1.f L.1.1.g L.1.1.h L.1.1.j L.1.2.b L.1.2.d L.1.6

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