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First Grade Skills Unit 6 Unit PlanFirst Grade Skills Unit 6 Unit Plan
Publisher
Core Knowledge Foundation
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Grade
1st
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 mo 5 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Year
2013
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Unit Plan

First Grade Skills Unit 6

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This First Grade Skills Unit 6 unit plan also includes:
  • CKLA Unit 6: First Grade Skills—Grace (.html)
  • Entire Unit (.zip)
  • Student Workbook: First Grade Skills Unit 6 (.pdf)
  • Student Reader: First Grade Skills Unit 6 (.pdf)
  • Assessment and Remediation Guide: First Grade Skills Unit 6 (.pdf)
  • Consonant Flip Book (.pdf)
  • Vowel Flip Book (.pdf)
  • Spelling Cards (.pdf)
  • Large Letter Cards (.pdf)
  • Individual Code Chart (.pdf)
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A unit explores alternative spellings, ways to include nouns, pronouns, adjectives, and prepositions in sentences, and writing personal narratives. Over 25 lessons, first graders participate in whole group and small group instruction. Complete guided and independent practice and show what they know through a series of assessments. 

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

spelling, irregular spellings, spelling patterns, spelling rules, Writing, personal narrative writing, personal narratives, Narrative Writing, the writing process, nouns, pronouns, Grammar, adjectives, prepositions, writing sentences

Instructional Ideas

  • Instead of required homework, create an independent practice center or make the extra practice at home optional
  • Create a unit portfolio to place assessments and finished products in; share the portfolio with families

Classroom Considerations

  • The sixth unit in a series of seven created for first graders by Core Knowledge—units in this series should be taught in order
  • Set aside ample prep time to gather materials and make copies

Pros

  • The unit comes well-organized with lots of information
  • Thoroughly detailed lesson plans make conducting them easier

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.1.1 RL.1.10 RF.1.2.d RF.1.3.b 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.1.3 W.1.5 W.1.6 SL.1.4 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.i 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.c L.1.6

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