Grade 1 Reading and Composition

 Grade 1 Reading and Composition
  • Recommended Grade Level: 1
  • Course Price: $0.00

Course Overview:

In 1st Grade Reading and Composition, students will explore the patterns of literary and informational texts. The course begins by providing explicit instructions for academic vocabulary and comprehension skills. Then, each Unit guides students through the process of close reading. Students will read a variety of literature, including fun and classic pieces such as “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” and “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.” Students will practice using reading strategies to understand the literal meaning and purpose of a text. Students will also learn how to use evidence to make predictions and inferences about texts. At the end of each Unit, students will apply their learning of texts by composing their own texts.

Syllabus:

Unit 1: Phonograms and Their Sounds

Lessons:

  • Patterns
  • What are texts?
  • Project: My Name
  • What are predictions?
  • What are inferences?
  • What is a story?
  • What is an informational text?
  • What is a persuasive text?
  • What is a poem?
  • What are the parts of a book?
  • What is a digital text?

Unit 2: Poems

Lesson:

  • How do poets make patterns?
  • How do poets make descriptions?
  • Does “To the Bat” have patterns?
  • How do poets tell stories?
  • What are nursery rhymes?
  • How do nursery rhymes teach kids?
  • Can poems have information?
  • Can nursery rhymes have information?
  • What are acrostics?

 

Unit 3: "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"

Lesson:

  • What are details?
  • What are reading strategies?
  • What are folktales?
  • What happened first?
  • What happened next?
  • What are antonyms?
  • What are synonyms?
  • What are themes?

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