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Standard RI

RI Reading–Informational Text

Grade(s): 1

Subject(s): English Language Arts

Year: 2015

Reading like Experts!
Reading like Experts!

Lesson

The students will learn how to read informational texts by asking themselves, 'What is this part saying? What kind of feeling is occurring, and how should I voice it?' Students should demonstrate...

Chatting About Nonfiction
Chatting About Nonfiction

Lesson

The students will be able to chat about the pages they are reading by looking closely at the pages. They will study not only the words but the pictures. They will ask themselves what happened before...

Tricky Y
Tricky Y

Lesson

The students will learn that the letter 'Y' can sound just like other letters. (Specific to this lesson, 'Long I' and 'Long E'.) They will do this by being able to read and write words that end with Y...

Learning from Informational Texts
Learning from Informational Texts

Lesson

The students will be able to ask themselves after reading a book, 'What have I learned about this topic? Am I smarter about the topic now?' They will also learn strategies to help them do this...

Word Endings
Word Endings

Lesson

The students will be able to decode words and read words with inflectional endings, specifically words ending in -ed.

One Word from Sophia
One Word from Sophia

Lesson

The students will be able to demonstrate understanding of a story in deeper meaning. They will learn how to ask questions while reading a story to demonstrate their understanding of a text.

Hot Chocolate Sentences
Hot Chocolate Sentences

Lesson

The students will be able to create a sentence containing 3 sentence features by using the hot chocolate sentence metaphor.

Syllables
Syllables

Lesson

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

Making a difference in the world
Making a difference in the world

Lesson

One person can make a difference. A young woman reflects on her community and how cutting down all the trees has effected the lives of her people. What can one person do to help save her community.