Kindergarten: Add or substitute individual sounds in simple, one-syllable words to make new words.

Grade(s): 1

Subject(s): English Language Arts

Year: 2015

Understanding Diagraphs
Understanding Diagraphs

Lesson

The students will be able to create words using ending diagraphs. They will do this by forming word lists and creating a mini-story to show their understanding.

Ending with a Blend
Ending with a Blend

Lesson

The students will be able to form various words using common word parts. They will learn how to drop the beginning part and add new ones, as well as changing out the ending word part.

Vowel Sounds-Syllables
Vowel Sounds-Syllables

Lesson

The students will be able to use the knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables.

Retelling
Retelling

Lesson

The students will be able to retell a text; beginning, middle and end, while using key details to determine the theme in a text heard or read.

Making Predictions
Making Predictions

Lesson

The students will be able to make predictions using prior knowledge, pictures, illustrations, title, and information about the author and illustrator.

Cinderella Stories
Cinderella Stories

Lesson

Students will have the opportunity to dive into three different versions of the story Cinderella. Over the course of a week, students will compare and contrast the three stories.

The Season of Falling Leaves
The Season of Falling Leaves

Lesson

The students will analyze and interpret data from observations to describe how changes in the environment cause plants to respond in different ways. This lesson will focus on seasons, particularly...

Syllables
Syllables

Lesson

The students will learn how to break words into two syllables.

Story Character Feelings
Story Character Feelings

Lesson

Students will listen to and analyze the text; Wangari's Trees Of Peace. They will determine setting, point of view and feelings of characters at different points in the story.

Mo Willems Author Study
Mo Willems Author Study

Lesson

This is a two week unit that uncovers Mo Willems's author's craft. The first week is full of Mo Willems's pigeon books and the second week includes Knuffle Bunny and Piggie and Elephant books. The...