First Grade Language Arts

Reading Accomplishments

1.1.01 Develop oral language.  
a.
 Show evidence of expanding oral language through vocabulary growth.  
b.
 Implement rules for conversation (e.g., raise hands, take turns, focus attention on speaker).  
c.
 Understand, follow and give oral directions.  
d.
 Participate in group discussions.  
e.
 Participate in creative responses to text (e.g., choral reading, discussion and drama).  
f.
 Respond to questions from teacher and other group members.  
g.
 Begin to narrate a personal story.  
h.
 Dramatize or retell what has been learned, heard or experienced.  
i.
 Use familiar texts for recitations.  
1.1.02

Develop listening skills.

  
a.
 Listen attentively to speaker for specific information.  
b.
 Use appropriate listening skills (e.g., do not interrupt, face speaker, ask questions).  
c.
 Listen and respond to a variety of media (e.g., books, audio tapes, videos). Anderson Fairy Tales - Students can listen to three narrated and cleverly animated tales, play some interactive games, and learn about Andersen's life.
d.
 Recognize the difference between formal and informal languages.  
e.
 Understand and follow simple, three step oral directions.  
1.1.03

Demonstrate knowledge of concepts of print.

  
a.
 Understand that printed materials provide information.  
b.
 Demonstrate directionality by reading left to right and top to bottom.  
c.
 Track print when being read to aloud.  
d.
 Read and explain own writings and drawings.  
e.
 Identify parts of a book (e.g., title page, table of contents).  
f.
 Recognize that groups of words make sentences.  
g.
 Understand punctuation (e.g., period, question mark).  
1.1.04

Develop and maintain phonemic awareness.

  
a.
 Recognize words that begin with the same sounds.  
b.
 Recognize words that end with the same sounds.  
c.
 Identify rhyming words.

Rhyming Word Match - Concentration game

Reggie the Rhyming Rhino - Match rhyming words from Scholastic.

River Rhyming - from BBC - Help Max cross the river by choosing the rhyming words.

d.
 Blend sounds together to form one-syllable words. Word Match - From Saxon - Students match word to picture.
e.
 Segment one-syllable words into sounds.  
f.
 Change targeted sounds to modify or change words.  
g.
 Show awareness of syllables by clapping, counting or moving objects.  
1.1.05 Develop and use decoding strategies.  
a.
 Use knowledge of letter-sound correspondence knowledge and structural analysis to decode grade appropriate words.  
b.
 Decode phonetically regular, one-syllable words.  
c.
 Use decoding strategies, such as sounding out words, comparing similar words, breaking words into smaller words, and looking for word parts (e.g., compound words, word families, blends, and digraphs).

Blend Concentration - From Saxon - Match pictures to beginning blends.

Phonics Millionaire - Fun PPT from Jefferson County

Word Families - PPT from Connie Campbell

d.
 Apply long and short vowel rules when decoding.  
e.
 Begin to decode unknown words automatically.  
1.1.06 Read to develop fluency, expression, accuracy and confidence Mrs. Bear Rebus Story - Includes a printable worksheet with the same story.
a.
 Begin to read orally with accuracy and confidence using appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression.  
b.
 Reflect punctuation of written text while reading orally.  
c.
 Participate in guided, oral readings.  
d.
 Demonstrate the automatic recognition of high frequency words.

4 In A Row - Download and print these gameboards for sight word practice. There is a blank gameboard to create your own.

Festive Words - Jefferson Co. PP with 1st grade Dolch words - quiz on rhyming words at end.

Western Word Round-Up - PP#2 with 1st grade Dolch words - from Jefferson Co.

Words of Wonder - Another Dolch word PP from Jefferson Co.

e.
 Read with increasing fluency and confidence from a variety of texts through paired readings, shared reading, choral reading, teacher-led reading, and reading from tapes.  
f.
 Read independently daily.  
g.
 Recite familiar texts to develop fluency, expression, accuracy and confidence.  
1.1.07

Develop and extend reading vocabulary.

  
a.
 Build vocabulary by listening to literature, participating in discussions, and reading self-selected texts.  
b.
 Build vocabulary through frequent read-alouds.  
c.
 Participate in shared reading.  
d.
 Manipulate word families, word walls, and word sorts.  
e.
 Match oral words to print words.  
f.
 Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words by using apicture dictionary, picture clues, context clues and structural analysis.  
g.
 Add endings to base words (e.g., -ed, -ing, and -es).  
h.
 Identify simple abbreviations.  
1.1.08

Develop and use pre-reading strategies.

  
a.
 Develop a purpose for listening/reading.  
b.
 Participate in activities to build background knowledge to derive meaning from text.  
c.
 Make predictions about text.  
d.
 Use illustrations to preview text.  
1.1.09

Use active comprehension strategies to derive meaning while reading and check for understanding after reading.

  
a.

Derive meaning while reading by

  1. asking questions about text.
  2. recognizing errors in reading as they occur and self-correct.
  3. participating in discussions about text and relating to personal experiences.
  4. creating graphic organizers (e.g., charts, lists).
  5. predicting and adjusting outcomes during read-alouds.
  
b.
 Check for understanding after reading by
    1. recalling three to four step sequence of events.
    2. retelling stories in their own words using sequencing words (i.e. first, next, last).
    3. drawing conclusions based on what has been read.
    4. recognizing main idea in pictures, picture books and texts.
Alphabet Soup - from PBSKids. Read the joke and spell the missing word with the letters in the soupbowl. If the word is correctly unscrambled, the punchline will be revealed.
1.1.10

Introduce informational skills to facilitate learning.

  
a.
 Recognize the family and community as sources of information.  
b.
 Recognize a variety of print items as sources of information (e.g. books, magazines, maps, charts, and graphs).  
c.
 Recognize sources of information (e.g., books, maps, graphs, charts).  
d.
 Use graphic organizers to aid in understanding material from informational text (e.g., charts, graphs, web).  
e.
 Visit libraries to use and view appropriate material.  
1.1.11

Develop skills to facilitate reading to learn in a variety of content areas.

  
a.
 Begin to develop content specific vocabulary. Clown Colors - Use the clown picture and the word list to answer the questions. Type the correct answer.
b.
 Use text features to locate information (e.g., maps, charts, illustrations and table of contents).  
1.1.12

Read independently for a variety of purposes.

  
a.
 Read for literary experience.  
b.
 Read to gain information.  
c.
 Read to perform a task.  
d.
 Read for enjoyment.  
e.
 Read to expand vocabulary.  
f.
 Read to build fluency.  
1.1.13

Experience various literary and media genres.

 
a.
 Read and view various literary (e.g., picture books, storybooks, fairy tales, poetry, lyrics to songs) and media (e.g., illustrations, the arts, films, videos) genres.  
b.
 Explore non-fiction.  
c.
 Identify characters, events, and settings in print and non-print text.  
d.
 Recognize main character(s) in print and non-print text.  
e.
 Determine whether a selection is real or fantasy. Real or Make-Believe #1 - #2 - Students click on the pictures to identify real or make-believe animals, etc.
f.
 Recognize rhyme in Mother Goose and other rhyming books.  
g.
 Retell a story in correct sequence (e.g., using books, videos, films).  
h.
 Determine the problem in a story and discover its solution through classroom discussion.  
1.1.14

Develop and maintain a motivation to read.

  
a.
 Visit libraries/media centers and regularly check out materials.  
b.
 Share storybooks, poems, newspapers, and environmental print.  
c.
 Explore a wide variety of literature through read alouds, tapes, and independent reading. A Space Story - Rebus story about space.
d.
 Identify favorite stories, informational text, authors, and illustrators.  
e.
 Engage in a variety of literacy activities voluntarily (e.g., self-select books and stories).  
f.
 Choose to read as a leisure activity.  

Writing Accomplishments

1.2.01

Use a variety of pre-writing strategies.

  
a.
 Brainstorm ideas with teacher and peers.  
b.
 Draw pictures to generate ideas.  
c.
 Construct graphic organizers (e.g., webs, charts, diagrams) as a small or large group to organize information.  
d.
 Use a variety of sources to gather information.  
1.2.02

Write for a variety of purposes.

  
a.
 Write to acquire and exhibit knowledge (e.g., word families, numbers, shapes, sensory words and sentences).  
b.
 Write to entertain (e.g., stories and poems).  
c.
 Write to inform (e.g., write simple directions, journals, friendly letters).  
1.2.03

Show evidence of drafting and revision with written work.

  
a.
 Compose first drafts using appropriate parts of the writing process with an emphasis on planning and self-correction.  
b.
 Write in complete, coherent sentences.  
c.
 Use descriptive words when writing.  
d.
 Use temporary spelling to spell independently as necessary.  
e.
 Arrange events in logical/sequential order when writing or dictating.  
f.
 Participate in teacher-led experience stories.  
g.
 Reread draft and delete extraneous information.  
h.
 Vary sentence types.  
1.2.04

Include editing before the completion of finished work.

  
a.
 Apply elements of language (e.g., end marks, capitalization) and use complete sentences when writing and editing.  
b.
 Use classroom resources (e.g., word walls, picture dictionaries, teacher, peers, appropriate technology, student generated word books) to support the writing process.  
c.
 Use knowledge of letter sounds, word parts, and word segmentation to monitor and correct spelling.  
d.
 Create readable documents with legible handwriting.  
e.
 Identify words or phrases that could be added to clarify meaning, after writing or dictating a story.  
1.2.05

Evaluate own and others' writing.

  
a.
 Use a simple rubric to evaluate writing/pictures and group work (e.g., happy face, stickers).  
b.
 Discuss and react to writing.  
c.
 Review personal collection to determine progress.  
1.2.06 Experience numerous publishing opportunities  
a.
 Prepare a variety of written work (e.g., published books, classroom books, experience stories).  
b.
 Use technology to publish writing.  
c.
 Share completed work.  
d.
 Create individual and classroom books.  
  Incorporate illustrations and photographs.  
1.2.07

Write narrative accounts.

  
a.
 Write simple stories.  
b.
 Write short accounts of personal experiences.  
c.
 Write group stories with a beginning, middle and ending.  
1.2.08

Write frequently across content areas.

  
a.
 Summarize concepts presented in science (e.g., illustration, dictating sentences or composing simple sentences).  
b.
 Write stories using concepts presented in social studies.  
c.
 Write in math journals, create math stories, and write explanations for problem solving.  
d.
 Participate in shared writings about the arts and class activities.  
1.2.09 Write expressively using original ideas, reflections, and observations  
a.
 Write, when given time, place, and materials.  
b.
 Maintain, with teacher assistance, samples of writing and drawings that express opinions and judgments (e.g., portfolio, journals, student-made books).  
c.
 Dictate stories (e.g., to tape recorder, to adult, to older student).  
1.2.10

Write in response to literature.

  
a.
 Write different endings to a story.  
b.
 Summarize a story using simple sentences and illustrations.  
c.
 Create class books based on literature selections.  
d.
 Create and/or use an illustration, sign, or rebus symbols to respond to literature.  
1.2.11

Write in a variety of modes and genres.

  
a.
 Write friendly notes and messages.  
b.
 Write stories.  
c.
 Write in journals.  
d.
 Write rhymes and poems. Acrostic Poems - From ReadWriteThink. After a brief introduction, students are asked to enter a topic of choice, brainstorm words and phrases that remind them of that topic, then construct a poem with the help of "hint words." Completed poems can be printed.

 

Elements of Language Accomplishments

1.3.01

Demonstrate knowledge of standard English usage.

  
a.
 Use nouns appropriately (e.g., singular and plural, possessives). Clean Up Your Grammar - Sort the words into Nouns & Verbs.
b.
 Use verbs(action words) appropriately (e.g., tense and agreement with simple subject).  
c.
 Use pronouns appropriately (e.g., subject and object agreement).  
d.
 Use adjectives appropriately (e.g., vivid description words).  
1.3.02

Demonstrate knowledge of standard English mechanics.

  
a.
 Capitalize the first word of a sentence, first and last names, pronoun "I" and proper nouns.  
b.
 Use correct punctuation at the end of simple declarative sentences and questions.  
c.
 Identify and use contractions. Contraction Concentration - A printable game that can be used several ways.
d.
 Write legibly in manuscript, using proper spacing between letters of a word and words of a sentence.  
1.2.03

Demonstrate knowledge of standard English spelling.

 Kat's Jumble Game Show - Click on a letter-then spell a word correctly. Picture clues.
a.
 Spell high-frequency words correctly. Spelling Game - Students choose which word is spelled correctly and type it.
b.
 Spell words correctly as appropriate to grade level. Unscramble - Students unscramble the letters to make a familiar word.
c.
 Spell three- and four-letter short vowel words and phonetically spell sight words correctly.  
d.
 Alphabetize words to the first letter.

Alphabet Mix-Up - Put the alphabet back in the right order.

Alphabetical Order - Click and drag to put the words in ABC order.

e.
 Begin to develop dictionary skills through the use of a picture dictionary.  
1.3.04

Demonstrate knowledge of correct sentence structure.

  
a.
 Use appropriate language structure in oral and written communication (e.g., subject-verb agreement, correct pronoun choice, and logical/appropriate correct word order). Guess The Covered Word - High-frequency word PP from Jefferson County.
b.
 Identify complete sentences.  
c.
 Write a simple sentence.  
d.
 Identify and correct incomplete sentences  
e.
 Combine two simple sentences into a compound sentence using the word "and."  
f.
 Identify statements and questions by noting ending punctuation when writing and intonation when speaking.