Lesson Plans for Dec. 3-7

Language Arts COS 1-6


* Students will : Review previously taught skills for Unit 2 Assessment

• Reading Comprehension: realism/fantasy, cause/effect, author’s purpose, sequence, compare/contrast

• Phonics: long a, long i, long o, long u, long e/ee

• Grammar: proper nouns, special titles, days/months/holidays, one/more than one, nouns in a sentence

*Students will : Begin Unit 3

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with long e and long i: y

• read with comprehension and identify Compare/Contrast

• Introduce action verbs

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math: CC.1G.1-2 – ALCOS 19-20

Students will:

• Complete calendar activities, spiral review, daily data & problem of the day

• Distinguish between defining attributes versus non-defining attributes

Lesson Plans Nov. 26 - 30

Language Arts : COS # 1,2,3,4,5,6


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with short long e, ee

• nouns in a sentence

• read with comprehension and identify compare/contrast

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math: CC.1G.1-2

Students will:

• Complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• Distinguish between defining attributes versus non-defining attributes among 2D & 3D shapes

Social Science: COS# 3

Students will:

• Discuss & identify characteristics Reindeer & Christmas

Lesson Plans for November 13-16

Language Arts


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with long u (CVCe)

• inflected ending -ed

• read with comprehension and identify Author’s Purpose

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math:

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• demonstrate computational fluency of basic addition and subtraction

• demonstrate relationships between operations



Social Science:

Students will:

• Discuss & identify characteristics Thanksgiving

Lesson Plans for Nov. 5-9

Language Arts COS #1,23,4,5


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with short long o (CVCe)

• contractions n’t, ‘m, ‘ll

• read with comprehension and identify Sequence

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math: COS # 1-6,8, 9,

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• demonstrate computational fluency of basic addition and subtraction

• demonstrate relationships between operations

• determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equation relating three whole numbers

Social Science: COS #3,9

Students will:

• Discuss & identify characteristics and culture of Native Americans, Pilgrims and Thanksgiving

Lesson Plans for the Week of 10/29 - 11/2

Language Arts – COS #2,3,4,5


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with long i (CVCe)

• digraphs wh, ch, tch

• read with comprehension and identify Author’s Purpose

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math: – COS # 1, 4, 8 9,17, 18

Students will:

• Complete calendar activities, daily data problem of the day & spiral review

• Understand subtraction as an unknown- addend problem

• Determine the unknown whole number in and addition or subtraction equation relating three whole numbers.

Social Science: – COS #8

Students will:

• Investigate, discuss & identify characteristics of weather (air)

Lesson Plans for Oct. 22-26

Language Arts - COS # 2, 4, 5, & 6


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with long a (CVCe)

• read with comprehension and identify Cause/Effect

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math: - COS # 1,2, 3, CC 1.OA.1

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• demonstrate conceptual understanding of subtraction

Social Science: COS #4

Students will:

• Discuss & identify characteristics of Insects/Spiders

• Discuss and participate in Red Ribbon Week activities. Drug Prevention

Lesson Plans for October 15th-19th

Weekly Objectives


Language Arts: COS # 2-5
A Big Fish for Max

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with short sh/th

• introduce vowel sounds in ball

• read with comprehension and identify Main Idea

• Proper Nouns

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math: CC1.OA.1, ALCOS 1, 3,5, 6, 7

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• demonstrate conceptual understanding addition & subtraction strategies

Social Science: COS #4

Students will:

• Discuss & identify characteristics Fall/Pumpkins

Lesson Plans Oct. 8-12

Language Arts:: COS # 1-6


Students will :

Unit 1 Review:

• Character/setting

• Realism/Fantasy

• Main Idea

• short vowel sounds

• naming/action parts of a sentence

• telling sentences

• asking sentences

Math: COS # 1,3,5,6,7 CC1.OA.1

Students will:

• complete calendar/mountain math skills, daily data & problem of the day

• demonstrate conceptual understanding of subtraction

Social Science: COS #3

Students will:

• Discuss Christopher Columbus

• Discuss & identify characteristics about Fire Safety

Lesson Plans 10/1-10/5

Language Arts: COS #


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with short “u”

• read with comprehension and identify Cause/Effect

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math: COS # 1,3,6,7, CC1.OA.1

Students will:

• complete calendar skills, daily data & problem of the day

• demonstrate conceptual understanding of addition and subtraction

Social Science: COS #

Students will:

• Continue to discuss characteristics of Autumn/Fall

Lesson Plans for Sept. 24-28

Language Arts: COS 1,2,4,5,6


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with short “e”

• read with comprehension and identify Realism & Fantasy

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math: COS 1,3,5,7, CC1.OA.1

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• demonstrate concepts of numbers sense (understanding combining situations)

Social Science: COS 8

Students will:

• Discuss and identify characteristics of fall/apples

• Discuss Johnny Appleseed

Lesson Plans for Sept. 17-21

Language Arts: COS 1,2,3,4,5


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with inflected ending –s & -ing

• read with comprehension and identify Main Idea

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math: COS 1,3,7- CC1.OA.1

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• make numbers in different ways

Social Science: COS 2,3

Students will:

• Discuss & identify characteristics about balance & motion

• Roll objects down slopes

• Construct toys that demonstrate spinning

Lesson Plans Sept. 10-14

Language Arts


Students will :

• blend and segment phonemes

• blend phonemes

• add ending phonemes /s/ and /z/

• isolate initial and final sounds

• review short o and –s plurals

• decode, write, and spell short ‘o’ words

• recognize character and setting

• read with comprehension

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

Math:

Students will:

• complete calendar activities

• make observations of data

• understand concepts of addition

Social Science:

Students will:

• explore and discover ways to balance various objects

• make observations and comparisons of balanced objects

construct objects that demonstrate spinning

Lesson Plans for Sept. 4-7

LA: TSW blend and segment phonemes


TSW blend phonemes

TSW isolate initial and final sounds

TSW decode, write, and spell short /i/ and final x

TSW recognize realism and fantasy

TSW read with comprehension

TSW read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

Math:

TSW complete calendar activities

TSW demonstrate concepts of

number sense

TSW demonstrate concept of

addition

SS:

TSW discuss families

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Lesson Plans for Aug. 27-31

Language Arts: COS#1,2,4,5,6


Students will:

• Complete calendar activities

• Blend and segment phonemes

• Isolate final sounds

• Identify position of sounds

• Decode, write, and spell short /a/ & /ck/words

• Recognize characters

• Read with comprehension

• Read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

Math: COS# K.1-5, 9, 18

Students will:

• complete calendar activities

• make observations of data

• understand and identify patterns

• demonstrate concepts of number sense 1- 20

Social Science:

Students will:

Complete “All About Me” activities

Lesson Plans for Aug. 20-24

Language Arts:


-TSW review the alphabet

-TSW recognize/Write letters Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Zz

-TSW match sounds to words

-TSW segment words into syllables

-TSW read high frequency words: see, the, you, I, come, a, from, am, go, we, have, little, do, are, look, they, like with

Math:

-TSW complete calendar activities

-TSW make observations, pose

question, and make prediction from data

-TSW review number/words 1-20

-TSW be introduce patterns

Social Science:

-TSW discuss classroom/school rules, routines, procedures, & manners

Welcome to First Grade!

Let’s Dive into the First Grade



Dear Parents,

Welcome to one of the most incredible years your child will have in his/her school career! First grade is exciting because of the many new adventures in the world of learning.

The first grade will have an Open House on Thursday, August 16 from 12-6 pm. Please feel free to come by anytime! Our classrooms are located on the first grade blue hall. We look forward to meeting you and sharing with you all the news for the upcoming year. You will receive pertinent information concerning your child and the school year.

Please bring your child's supplies to the meeting. The supply list is updated on our blog. You do not have to put your child's name on his/her supplies except for the T-shirts and inside the pillowcase. Be sure to mark your calendar for August 16th to learn more about making this an incredible year for you and your child.

Thanks,
First Grade Blue Pod

Lesson Plans for May 14-18

Language Arts


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with prefixes un & re, vowel sounds i & o

• read with comprehension and identify theme

• identify & use pronouns

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple stories

Math:

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• Review Previously taught skills

Social Science:

Students will:

Discuss and identify characteristics of Ocean and Ocean Animals

Lesson Plans May 7-11

Language Arts


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with vowel sound in boy

• read with comprehension and identify main idea

• introduce pronouns

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math:

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• identify the hour and half hour using analog and digital clocks

Social Science:

Students will:

Discuss and identify characteristics of the Rainforest & Mother’s Day

Lesson Plans 4/30-5/4

Language Arts


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with vowel sounds in book

• read with comprehension and identify compare/contrast

• introduce how sentences begin and end

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math:

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• Compare objects according to length, weight, capacity or volume using a variety of nonstandard units and standard.

• identify the hour using analog and digital clocks

Social Science:

Students will:

• Discuss and identify characteristics of the Rainforest

Lesson Plans 4/23 - 4/27

Language Arts (Mole and Baby Bird)


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with the vowel sounds in out

• read with comprehension and identify sequence

• introduce exclamations

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math:

Students will:

• Complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• Compare objects according to length weight, or volume using a variety of nonstandard units and standard.

Social Science:

Students will:

• Discuss, identify and describe the characteristics of insects

Lesson Plans for 4/16 - 4/20

Language Arts


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with the vowel sound in how

• read with comprehension and identify character, setting, plot

• introduce commands

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math:

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• Unit 8 Assessment: Addition using three addends, addition and subtraction using two-digit numbers, and fact families.

• Compare Objects according to length, weight, or volume using standard and non standard units.

Social Science:

Students will:

• Discuss & identify characteristics of plants

Lesson Plans for 4/9 - 4/13

Language Arts


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with the vowel sound as in boy, oi & oy

• read with comprehension and summarize

• introduce pronouns

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math:

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• Demonstrate addition using three addends

• Demonstrate addition and subtraction using two-digit numbers.

• Demonstrate relationships between operations (fact families)

Social Science:

Students will:

• Discuss & identify characteristics of plants

Lesson Plans for April 2-6

Language Arts


Unit 4 Review:

• HFW

• Phonics

• Draw Conclusions

• Theme

• Author’s Purpose

• Realism/Fantasy

• Character, Setting, Plot

• Cause/Effect

Math:

Students will:

• Complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• Demonstrate addition using three addends

• Demonstrate addition and subtraction using two-digit numbers.

Social Science:

Students will:

• Discuss & identify characteristics of Easter Holiday

Newsletter for Autrey, Brown, Henderson and Nelson for the week of March 19-March 23




****Read weekly!!! Firstgradebluepod.blogspot.com****



• ALL TESTS will be given on Thursday, March 22 because of our fieldtrip on Friday.

• Report cards for 3rd nine weeks will come home on THIS Thursday, March 22nd.

• Spring Pictures are THIS Wednesday, March 21st.

• Next Gotcha party will be this Thursday, March 22nd. Please remind your child that they must have 5 Gotchas for the party. These can be earned for good behavior.

• On Friday, March 23rd Coosada is having a balloon release to help raise money for Relay for Life. Each balloon will be released at 2:00 so we will be back in time from the field trip. Please send $2.00 if you would like to release a balloon.

• We are going on a fieldtrip Friday, March 23rd to see, “The Lorax.” Please send your permission form, lunch order and $13.00 by Monday, March 19th. All chaperones must provide their own transportation. We are not buying ANY concessions at the theater because we are eating lunch after the movie. Parents if you have not ordered a child’s lunch, you are responsible for getting your own lunch.

• Spring Break is March 26-30. Enjoy your break!

• Kindergarten registration will start on Tuesday, April 2nd at 9:00. This will also be the day you can request teachers for next year.

• April 6th will be a holiday.

• Spring Fling is Saturday, April 14th.

• PHONE NUMBER HAS TO BE WRITTEN ON ANY CHECK THAT COMES TO SCHOOL!!!

• There are new spelling words/sight words and a homework sheet for Unit 4 in your child’s notebook.



Spelling: The next spelling test will be March 22nd

Remember 3rd nine weeks dictation sentences will be graded. Practice!!!

Words are: slowly, quickly, careful, useful, painful, playful, sadly, gladly, nicely, wonderful, because, across

* Please use correct letter formation on spelling homework



Reading: Thursday, March 22nd, take a test on, Henry and Mudge and Mrs. Hopper’s House.

We will learn about /oo/ in moon. We will also learn about the suffixes –ly and –ful. We will learn that the suffix –ly means “in a ____way” and the suffix –ful means “full of.” Our reading skill will be cause and effect. Our grammar skill will be to learn about adjectives that compare.

High-Frequency words: told, because, only, dance, across, opened, shoes



Beginning, 3rd nine weeks, your child will have to read the test by themselves. We will also take some of the test online and some on paper.



Math: We will review adding and subtracting double digit numbers without regrouping (22+23=45) (34-13=21) and 3 numbers (2+3+1=6).





Social Science: We will be talking about spring. Please send any resources (books, pictures, magazines) about spring.

Lesson Plans for March 19-23

Language Arts


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with suffixes – ly, -ful and vowels in moon

• read with comprehension and identify cause/effect

• introduce adjectives that compare

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math:

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• Demonstrate an understanding of adding and subtracting two-digit numbers

• Solve simple word problems using a variety of strategies and distinguishing between relevant and irrelevant information.

Social Science:

Students will:

discuss and identify characteristics of Spring

Lesson Plans for March 12-16

Language Arts


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell compound words

• read with comprehension and identify character, setting, plot

• introduce adjectives for how many

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math:

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• Demonstrate an understanding of adding and subtracting two-digit numbers.

Social Science:

Students will:

• Discuss and identify characteristics of the spring season

Discuss and identify characteristics of the St. Patrick’s Day

Lesson Plans: March 5-9

Language Arts


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with long i: ie & igh

• read with comprehension and identify realism/fantasy

• introduce adjectives for what kind

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math:

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• Demonstrate an understanding of adding and subtracting two-digit numbers.

Social Science:

Students will:

Discuss and identify characteristics of our “Solar System”

Lesson Plans: Feb. 27 - March 2

Language Arts


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with long o: oa, ow

• read with comprehension and identify author’s purpose

• introduce adjectives for sizes

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math:

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• review place value, money, skip counting

Social Science:

Students will:

Discuss and identify characteristics of Read Across America Week/Dr. Seuss

Lesson Plans - Feb. 20-24

Language Arts


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with long e: ea

• read with comprehension and identify theme

• introduce adjectives for shapes and colors

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math:

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• Demonstrate whole number relationships, including counting forward from a given number to 100 by ones, twos, fives, and tens; counting backwards from a given number

• Students will identify, determine the monetary value, and count sets of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters

•

Social Science:

Students will:

Identify and discuss Famous Americans

Lesson Plans Feb. 13 - 17

Language Arts COS # 1-5 & 14


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with long a: ai & ay

• read with comprehension and identify draw conclusions

• introduce adjectives

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math: COS # 1, 5, & 13

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• Students will identify, determine the monetary value, and count sets of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters

Social Science: COS SS#3 S#4

Students will:

• Students will discuss and identify characteristics of Valentine’s Day

Students will discuss and identify characteristics of animals and their habitat

Lesson Plans Feb. 6 - 10

Language Arts COS #1-6


Unit 3 Review:

• HF Words- always, become, day, everything, nothing, stays, things, any enough, ever, every own, sure, were, away, car, friends, house, our, school,, very, afraid, again, few, how, read, soon, done, know, push, visit, wait, before, does, good-bye, oh, right, won’t

• Phonics – vowel sounds of y, long vowels cv, compound words, final ng, and nk, controlled or, ore, ar, er, ir, and ur, ending es, ed, ing, er and est, contractions, and dge.

• Compare/Contrast

• Theme

• Draw Conclusions

• Sequence

• Plot

• Verbs



Math:

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• make numbers in different ways

• Demonstrate concepts of number sense of two-digit numbers identifying the value of each digit and determining a number when given the quantity of tens and ones.

• Students will identify, determine the monetary value, and count sets of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters

Social Science:

Students will:

• Discuss & identify characteristics of Valentine’s Day

Lesson Plans for January 30 - February 3, 2012

Language Arts


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with –er and -est

• read with comprehension and identify sequence

• contractions with not

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math:

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• Demonstrate concepts of counting forward and backward by 1, 2, 5, & 10

• Demonstrate concepts of number sense of two-digit numbers identifying the value of each digit and determining a number when given the quantity of tens and ones.

Social Science:

Students will:

• Discuss and identify characteristics of Groundhogs Day

Celebrate 100th day of school

Lesson Plans January 23 - 27

Language Arts1,2,3,4, & 5


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with er, ir, & ur

• read with comprehension and identify draw conclusions

• Grammar: am, is, are, was, and were

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math: # 1,5 & 13

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• Demonstrate concepts of number sense of two-digit numbers identifying the value of each digit and determining a number when given the quantity of tens and ones.

Social Science: S #4

Students will:

Describe survival traits of living things (AMTI – Animals Two by Two).

Lesson Plans for Jan. 17 - 20

Language Arts #1,2,4,5,6, &14


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words that add -ed

• read with comprehension and identify plot

• identify verbs for now and the past

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math: #1,2,4,8,9,12, & 13

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• review for Unit 4/5 test

• fractions

• pattern blocks

• 2 & 3 D shapes

Social Science: #3

Students will:

• Discuss historical events and people

• continue discussions of winter and arctic animals M

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Lesson Plans: Jan. 9 - 13

Language Arts # 1,2,4,5 & 6


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words that add -es

• read with comprehension and identify theme

• identify verbs that do not add s

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math: #1,2,4,8,9,12, & 13

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• demonstrate computational fluency of basic addition and subtraction

• Differentiate among plane shapes and identify solid shapes in the environment

• Identify and create simple fractions

Social Science: # 4 & 8

Students will:

Discuss and Identify characteristic of winter and winter/arctic animals

Lesson Plans - Jan. 5 - 9

Language Arts #1,2,3,4,5 & 6


Students will :

• blend, segment, decode, write & spell words with ng/nk

• read with comprehension and identify plot/summarize

• identify verbs that add s

• read simple HF words, simple sentences and passages

• write simple sentences

Math:

Students will:

• complete calendar activities, daily data & problem of the day

• demonstrate computational fluency of basic addition and subtraction

• Differentiate among plane shapes and identify solid shapes in the environment

Social Science:

Students will:

• Discuss goals for the year

Discuss and identify characteristics of weather/winter