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Core Knowledge First Grade ELA Skills Curriculum
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Core Knowledge First Grade ELA Skills Curriculum

Collector: Ann V.
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Lesson Planet Curated

The Core Knowledge First Grade ELA Skills Curriculum is comprised of seven units that focus on reading skills development and practice. Each lesson begins with a warm-up, introduces the concept, and provides engaging activities that permit scholars to practice their new skills. Take-home opportunities are also provided. Lessons are carefully scaffolded, richly detailed, and aligned to standards.

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Concepts

back to school, sequencing, Grammar, adjectives, beginning reading, commas in a series, conjunctions, consonant digraphs, decoding, decoding words, descriptive writing, digraphs, fables, following directions, friendly letters, high frequency words, irregular plural nouns, long vowels, multisyllabic words, nouns, past tense verbs, personal narrative writing, personal narratives, plural nouns, prepositions, present tense verbs, root words, sentences, spelling patterns, spelling rules, suffixes, syllables, the five senses, the writing process, types of sentences, verbs, vowel digraphs, vowel sounds, vowels, -ar words, answering questions, constructing sentences, demonstrative pronouns, graphemes, irregular shapes, irregular spellings, middle sounds, r-controlled vowels, responding to reading, sense of hearing, sense of sight, sense of smell, sense of taste, sense of touch, subject-verb agreement, vowel patterns, letter-sound correspondence, spelling, Writing, the long /u/ sound, the long /i/ sound, the long /o/ sound, the long /a/ sound, the future tense, formatting a letter, the long /e/ sound, the ee vowel digraph, -or words, -er words, sense of vision

Resource Details

Grade
1st
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Curriculum Sets
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Common Core

RL.1.1 RL.1.2 RL.1.3 RL.1.4 RL.1.6 RL.1.7 RL.1.9 RL.1.10 RF.1.1.a RF.1.2.b RF.1.2.c RF.1.2.d RF.1.3.a RF.1.3.b RF.1.3.c RF.1.3.d RF.1.3.e RF.1.3.f RF.1.3.g RF.1.4.a RF.1.4.b RF.1.4.c W.1.1 W.1.2 W.1.5 W.1.6 W.1.8 SL.1.1.a SL.1.1.b SL.1.2 SL.1.4 SL.1.5 SL.1.6 L.1.1.a L.1.1.b L.1.1.d L.1.1.e L.1.1.f L.1.1.g L.1.1.h L.1.1.j L.1.2.a L.1.2.b L.1.2.c L.1.2.d L.1.2.e L.1.4.a L.1.4.b L.1.4.c L.1.6

Collection Items

    First Grade Skills Unit 1

    First Grade Skills Unit 1

    Unit Plan
    Student Workbook: First Grade Skills Unit 1 (.pdf)

    Student Workbook: First Grade Skills Unit 1 (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    Student Reader: First Grade Skills Unit 1 (.pdf)

    Student Reader: First Grade Skills Unit 1 (.pdf)

    eBook
    Big Book: First Grade Skills Unit 1 (.pdf)

    Big Book: First Grade Skills Unit 1 (.pdf)

    eBook
    Assessment and Remediation Guide: First Grade Skills Unit 1 (.pdf)

    Assessment and Remediation Guide: First Grade Skills Unit 1 (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)

    Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)

    eBook
    Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)

    Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)

    eBook
    Spelling Cards (.pdf)

    Spelling Cards (.pdf)

    Printable
    Large Letter Cards (.pdf)

    Large Letter Cards (.pdf)

    Printable
    Individual Code Chart (.pdf)

    Individual Code Chart (.pdf)

    Student Reference
    First Grade Skills Unit 2

    First Grade Skills Unit 2

    Unit Plan
    Student Workbook: First Grade Skills Unit 2 (.pdf)

    Student Workbook: First Grade Skills Unit 2 (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    Student Reader: First Grade Skills Unit 2 (.pdf)

    Student Reader: First Grade Skills Unit 2 (.pdf)

    eBook
    Big Book: First Grade Skills Unit 2 (.pdf)

    Big Book: First Grade Skills Unit 2 (.pdf)

    eBook
    Assessment and Remediation Guide: First Grade Skills Unit 2 (.pdf)

    Assessment and Remediation Guide: First Grade Skills Unit 2 (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)

    Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)

    eBook
    Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)

    Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)

    eBook
    Spelling Cards (.pdf)

    Spelling Cards (.pdf)

    Printable
    Large Letter Cards (.pdf)

    Large Letter Cards (.pdf)

    Printable
    Individual Code Chart (.pdf)

    Individual Code Chart (.pdf)

    Student Reference
    First Grade Skills Unit 3

    First Grade Skills Unit 3

    Unit Plan
    Student Workbook: First Grade Skills Unit 3 (.pdf)

    Student Workbook: First Grade Skills Unit 3 (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    Student Reader: First Grade Skills Unit 3 (.pdf)

    Student Reader: First Grade Skills Unit 3 (.pdf)

    eBook
    Big Book: First Grade Skills Unit 3 (.pdf)

    Big Book: First Grade Skills Unit 3 (.pdf)

    eBook
    Assessment and Remediation Guide: First Grade Skills Unit 3 (.pdf)

    Assessment and Remediation Guide: First Grade Skills Unit 3 (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)

    Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)

    eBook
    Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)

    Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)

    eBook
    Spelling Cards (.pdf)

    Spelling Cards (.pdf)

    Printable
    Large Letter Cards (.pdf)

    Large Letter Cards (.pdf)

    Printable
    Individual Code Chart (.pdf)

    Individual Code Chart (.pdf)

    Student Reference
    First Grade Skills Unit 4

    First Grade Skills Unit 4

    Unit Plan
    Student Workbook: First Grade Skills Unit 4 (.pdf)

    Student Workbook: First Grade Skills Unit 4 (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    Student Reader: First Grade Skills Unit 4 (.pdf)

    Student Reader: First Grade Skills Unit 4 (.pdf)

    eBook
    Assessment and Remediation Guide: First Grade Skills Unit 4 (.pdf)

    Assessment and Remediation Guide: First Grade Skills Unit 4 (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)

    Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)

    eBook
    Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)

    Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)

    eBook
    Spelling Cards (.pdf)

    Spelling Cards (.pdf)

    Printable
    Large Letter Cards (.pdf)

    Large Letter Cards (.pdf)

    Printable
    Individual Code Chart (.pdf)

    Individual Code Chart (.pdf)

    Student Reference
    First Grade Skills Unit 5

    First Grade Skills Unit 5

    Unit Plan
    Student Workbook: First Grade Skills Unit 5 (.pdf)

    Student Workbook: First Grade Skills Unit 5 (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    Student Reader: First Grade Skills Unit 5 (.pdf)

    Student Reader: First Grade Skills Unit 5 (.pdf)

    eBook
    Assessment and Remediation Guide: First Grade Skills Unit 5 (.pdf)

    Assessment and Remediation Guide: First Grade Skills Unit 5 (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)

    Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)

    eBook
    Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)

    Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)

    eBook
    Spelling Cards (.pdf)

    Spelling Cards (.pdf)

    Printable
    Large Letter Cards (.pdf)

    Large Letter Cards (.pdf)

    Printable
    Individual Code Chart (.pdf)

    Individual Code Chart (.pdf)

    Student Reference
    First Grade Skills Unit 6

    First Grade Skills Unit 6

    Unit Plan
    Student Reader: First Grade Skills Unit 6 (.pdf)

    Student Reader: First Grade Skills Unit 6 (.pdf)

    eBook
    Assessment and Remediation Guide: First Grade Skills Unit 6 (.pdf)

    Assessment and Remediation Guide: First Grade Skills Unit 6 (.pdf)

    Teacher Reference
    Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)

    Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)

    eBook
    Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)

    Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)

    eBook
    Spelling Cards (.pdf)

    Spelling Cards (.pdf)

    Printable
    Large Letter Cards (.pdf)

    Large Letter Cards (.pdf)

    Printable
    Individual Code Chart (.pdf)

    Individual Code Chart (.pdf)

    Student Reference
    First Grade Skills Unit 7

    First Grade Skills Unit 7

    Unit Plan
    Student Workbook: First Grade Skills Unit 7 (.pdf)

    Student Workbook: First Grade Skills Unit 7 (.pdf)

    Worksheet
    Student Reader: First Grade Skills Unit 7 (.pdf)

    Student Reader: First Grade Skills Unit 7 (.pdf)

    eBook
    Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)

    Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)

    eBook
    Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)

    Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)

    eBook
    Spelling Cards (.pdf)

    Spelling Cards (.pdf)

    Printable
    Large Letter Cards (.pdf)

    Large Letter Cards (.pdf)

    Printable
    Individual Code Chart (.pdf)

    Individual Code Chart (.pdf)

    Student Reference
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