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May 12: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 30.
Language (Spelling)
  • Students will spell dictated multisyllable words from The War of 1812 and the Tricky Word New Orleans, and will write four of the words in alphabetical order.
Reading
  • Students will partner read “Francis Scott Key and the National Anthem,” and will answer inferential and evaluative questions about key details in the text.
Writing
  • Students will read a paragraph and label the topic sentence and will identify and cross out sentences that do not stay on the topic. 
Knowledge:
  • Students will continue learning about the different versions of the Cinderella story.

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May 11: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 29.
Writing
  • Students will fill in a template outlining the writing process for reports. 
  • Students will read questions addressing information about the War of 1812, and will produce topic listings that cover the questions asked. 
  • Students will read sentences that go with a topic, and will write a topic sentence and a concluding sentence for each topic. 
Knowledge:
  • Students will continue learning about the different versions of the Cinderella story.

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May 10: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills lesson 28.
Writing
  • Students will select and mark the topic sentences and concluding sentences of paragraphs, will number the remaining sentences in correct order, and will identify and cross out sentences that do not stay on the topic.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will alphabetize words to the second letter. 
  • Students will read words with the tricky spelling ‘a’ and will use those words to complete fill-in-the-blank sentences. 
Knowledge:
  • Students will compare and contrast different Cinderella stories that have been read in class.

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May 9: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

FIELD DAY!!

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May 8: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lessons 26 and 27.
Reading
  • Students will partner read “The End of the War,” and will closely read the text by answering text-dependent questions, discussing Tier 2 vocabulary, and discussing challenging portions of the text.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will review /o/ > ‘a’ and ‘wa’, will read two- and three-syllable words featuring the sound/spelling, and will read sentences featuring words with /o/ > ‘a’ and ‘wa’ and match pictures with the sentences.
Language (Spelling)
  • Students will read and alphabetize multisyllable words from The War of 1812. 
Reading
  • Students will answer multiple-choice questions and one short-answer question assessing their knowledge of the information they have read in The War of 1812.
Writing
  • Students will read a letter and questions about the national anthem from Mr. Mowse.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read words with the tricky spelling ‘a’ > /a/, /ae/, /o/, and /ə/.
Differentiated Instruction
  • Students will identify examples of different parts of speech in “The End of the War,” will write sentences about Andrew Jackson, and will identify whether sentences are complete or incomplete. 
 
Knowledge:
  • Students will continue learning about different versions of the Cinderella story.

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May 5: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 25.
Language (Spelling)
  • Students will spell dictated one-, two-, and three-syllable words from The War of 1812, and will write four of the words in alphabetical order. 
Reading
  • Students will read “The End of the War” with purpose and understanding, and will answer multiple-choice questions and a short answer questions about key details in the text.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read one- and two-syllable words with /o/ > ‘a’ and ‘wa’, and will use these words to complete fill-in-the-blank sentences. 
Knowledge:
  • Students will continue learning about different versions of the Cinderella story.

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May 4: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 24.
Reading
  • Students will partner read “Andrew Jackson,” and will closely read the text by answering text-dependent questions, discussing Tier 2 vocabulary, and discussing challenging portions of the text.
Language (Grammar)
  • Students will rewrite sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation, will change singular nouns to plural nouns, will identify the verb tense of written sentences, will distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences, and will rewrite run-on sentences as single sentences.
Knowledge:
  • Students will continue learning about different versions of the Cinderella story.
  • Students will compare and contrast the different stories they have heard.

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May 3: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 23.
Reading
  • Students will read “Andrew Jackson” with purpose and understanding, will use digital dictionaries and digital/print glossaries to clarify the meaning of words, andwill write answers to questions about key details in the text in complete sentences.
Writing
  • Students will create a paragraph by writing three sentences to follow a short topic sentence.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will alphabetize one- and two-syllable words. 
Knowledge:
Students will continue learning about different versions of the Cinderella story.

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May 2: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 22.
Reading
  • Students will partner read “Francis Scott Key and the National Anthem,” and will closely read the text by answering text-dependent questions, discussing Tier 2 vocabulary, and discussing challenging portions of the text.
Writing
  • Students will learn that a topic sentence informs the reader about the subject of a paragraph, and will identify the topic sentences in three paragraphs. 
Differentiated Instruction
  • Students will read multisyllable words featuring /ee/ > ‘i’, and will use the words to complete fill-in-the-blank sentences, and will add details to create more complex sentences. 
Knowledge:
Students will continue to learn about different versions of the Cinderella story.

Due:

May 1: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 21.
Reading
  • Students will read “Francis Scott Key and the National Anthem” with purpose and understanding, will use digital dictionaries and digital/print glossaries to clarify the meaning of words, and will answer true/false questions about key details in the text.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will complete fill-in-the-blank sentences to review a variety of sound/spellings.
Language (Spelling)
  • Students will read and alphabetize one-, two-, and three-syllable words from The War of 1812.
Knowledge:
  • Students will begin listening to different versions of the Cinderella story. Students will compare and contrast the different versions.

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April 26: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

TN Ready Testing

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April 25: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

TN Ready Testing

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April 24: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

TN Ready Testing

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April 21: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

TN Ready Testing

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April 20: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

TN Ready Testing

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April 19: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

TN Ready Testing

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April 18: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

TN Ready Testing

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April 17: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

TN Ready Testing

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April 14: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

TN Ready Test review

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April 13: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

TN Ready Test review

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April 12: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

TN Ready test review

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April 11: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

TN Ready Test Review

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April 6: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 15.
Language (Spelling)
  • Students will spell dictated words featuring the spellings ‘ge’, ‘dge’, and ‘tion’, and the Tricky Word Europe, and will write three of the words in alphabetical order.
Reading
  • Students will read “The Attack on Washington, D.C.” with purpose and understanding, will use digital dictionaries and digital/print glossaries to clarify the meaning of words, and will arrange written sentences describing key events from the text in correct sequential order.
Language (Grammar)
  • Students will correct run-on sentences by rewriting each as two sentences, or combining the ideas of the run-on sentence to create one sentence, and will identify the correct use of apostrophes. 
Knowledge
  • Students will review information they have learned in domain 12.
  • Students will identify the main purpose of the read aloud.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Martin Luther King Jr.: The Defender of the Dream".
Vocabulary
Extraordinary: incredible or out of ordinary

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April 5: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lessons 13 & 14.
Reading
  • Students will read “A Famous Ship” with purpose and understanding, will utilize text features such as the table of contents to locate chapters and the glossary to clarify the meaning of words, and will answer written multiple-choice questions about key details in the text. 
  • Students will partner read “A Famous Ship”, will closely read the text by answering questions text-dependent questions, discussing Tier 2 vocabulary, and discussing  challenging portions of the text, and will answer written multiple-choice questions about key details in the text. 
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read words with the tricky spelling ‘i’ > /ee/ and will place the words on the appropriate branch of the Spelling Tree. 
  • Students will sort words with ‘i’ > /i/, /ie/, or /ee/ into the appropriate columns.
  • Students will read words with the tricky spelling ‘i’, and will complete fill-in-the-blank sentences with words featuring the tricky spelling ‘i’. 
Knowledge:
  • Students will review information about Susan B Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, Mary McCleod Bethune, and Jackie Robinson.
  • Students will explain the connection between a bus and Rosa Park's fight for civil rights.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Rosa Parks: The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement".
Vocabulary
Boycott: an action in which a group of people join together and refuse to do business with a company or organization as a way of expressing strong disapproval

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April 4: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 12.
Reading
  • Students will partner read “The War Starts” and will closely read the text by answering text-dependent questions, discussing Tier 2 vocabulary, and discussing challenging portions of the text.
Language (Grammar)
  • Students will distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences, will correct run-on sentences by rewriting each as two sentences, adding correct capitalization and punctuation, and will combine the ideas of a run-on sentence to create one sentence.
  • Students will identify adjectives and adverbs in oral sentences. 
 
Knowledge:
  • Students will explain what Mary McLeod Bethune did to help African American girls.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Jackie Robinson: Champion of Equality".
Vocabulary
Challenge: to question whether something is right or wrong 

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April 3: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 11.
Reading
  • Students will read “The War Starts” with purpose and understanding, will utilize text features such as the table of contents to locate chapters and the glossary to clarify the meaning of words, will answer true/false questions about key details in the text, and will place key events in the text in correct chronological order.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read words with /k/ > ‘ch’, and will complete fill-in-the-blank sentences with words featuring /k/ > ‘ch’.
Language (Spelling)
  • Students will read and alphabetize words featuring the spellings ‘ge’, ‘dge’, and ‘tion’, and the Tricky Word Europe.
Knowledge:
  • Students will continue to learn about people who fought for a cause.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, Mary McLeod Bethune.
Vocabulary
Proud: feeling great honor or a sense of satisfaction 

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March 31: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 10.
Language
  • Students will spell dictated words with r-controlled vowel patterns and the Tricky Word war, and will write four of the words in alphabetical order. 
  • Students will complete written sentences by adding a predicate to each subject, and will identify the subject and predicate in each sentence. 
Differentiated Instruction
  • Students will practice working with a variety of letter-sound correspondences, will independently read “Trouble with the British,” and will identify various uses of common nouns, proper nouns, adjectives, and verbs in the text. 
Knowledge
  • Students will review information they have learned about civil rights, Susan B. Anothony, and Abraham Lincoln.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Eleanor Roosevelt: A Voice for Human Rights".
  • Students will discuss how Eleanor Roosevelt fought for human rights.
Vocabulary
Admirable: deserving of respect or admiration
 
 

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March 30: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 9.
Reading
  • Students will reread “The War Hawks” in small groups, will answer written true/false questions, citing where they found the answer in the text, and will write ashort speech, adopting the viewpoint of a War Hawk. 
Language
  • Students will identify verbs and adverbs in oral and written sentences, and will identify the verb modified by each adverb. 
Knowledge
  • Students will continue Domain 12, Fighting for a Cause.
  • Students will review what they learned about Susan B Anothony and the rights she fought for.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Susan B Anothony: An Advocate for Women's Rights".
Vocabulary
Ballots: slips of paper, or electronic methods, used to cast or record votes
 

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March 29: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 8.
 
Reading
  • Students will read “The War Hawks” with purpose and understanding, will utilize text features such as the table of contents to locate chapters and the glossary to clarify the meaning of words, and will answer oral questions about key details in the text.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read words with /er/ > ‘ar’ and ‘or’ and will recognize and distinguish between words that use ‘ar’, ‘or’, or ‘er’ to represent the /er/ sound.
Language
  • Students will identify verbs and adverbs in oral sentences.
 
Knowledge:
  • Students will begin Domain 12, Fighting for a Cause.
  • Students will review the words fighting and cause. 
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "People Who Fought for A Cause".
Vocabulary
Courage: bravery when facing a difficult situation or danger

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March 28: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 7.
Reading
  • Students will listen to the read-aloud “America in 1812, Part II,” and will answer literal and inferential questions about key details in the text.
Language 
  • Students will learn that an adverb is a word that describes a verb, and will identify adverbs, nouns, and verbs in oral sentences.
Knowledge:
  • Students will test over domain 11, Immigration. 

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March 27: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 5 and 6.
Language
  • Students will spell dictated words featuring /n/ > ‘n’, /r/ > ‘wr’ and ‘r’, /w/ > ‘w’ and ‘wh’, /j/ > ‘g’ and ‘j’, and /f/ > ‘f’, ‘ff’, and ‘ph’, and will write three of the words in alphabetical order.
Reading
  • Students will read “Trouble with the British” with purpose and understanding, will utilize text features such as the table of contents to locate chapters and the glossary to clarify the
  • meaning of words, and will answer multiple-choice questions about key details in the text. 
Lesson 6:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 6.
Reading
  • Students will reread “Trouble with the British” in pairs with purpose and understanding, and will answer written multiple-choice questions about key details in the text.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read and sort words with the tricky spelling ‘ea’ > /ee/ or /e/.
Language (Spelling)
  • Students will read and alphabetize words featuring r-controlled vowel patterns and will use the words in oral sentences. 
Knowledge
  • Students will review Domain 11.

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March 23: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 4.
Reading
  • Students will listen to the read-aloud “America in 1812, Part I,” will answer literal and inferential questions about key details in the text, and will identify details about the history of the United States after the Revolutionary War based on information in the read-aloud. 
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read words featuring /e/ > ‘ea’. 
Knowledge
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Immigration and Citizenship".
  • Students will review citizenship and the importance of the U.S. Constitution. 
Vocabulary
Guaranteed: made certain; promised that something will be done or that a person will receive something.
 

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March 22: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 3.
Reading
  • Students will identify the table of contents and the glossary in The War of 1812, will learn how these text features are organized, will review the introduction to the Reader with the guidance of the teacher, and will demonstrate understanding of the chronology of events by arranging timeline cards in the correct sequence.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read words with /e/ > ‘ea’, and will complete fill-in-the blank sentences with words featuring /e/ > ‘ea’. 
Knowledge
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "We the People".
  • Students will share what they know about the United States government.
Vocabulary
Disagreements: arguments or differences of opinion
 

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March 21: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 2.
Reading
  • Students will learn about the difference between fiction and nonfiction books, will be introduced to various genres of nonfiction texts, and will display an understanding of nonfiction texts by correctly identifying features of nonfiction genres.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read words with the following spelling alternatives: /n/ > ‘n’ and ‘kn’, /r/ > ‘wr’ and ‘r’, /w/ > ‘w’ and ‘wh’, /j/ > ‘g’ and ‘j’, and /f/ > ‘f’, ‘ff’, and ‘ph’.
  • Students will read word pairs with n/ > ‘n’ and ‘kn’, /r/ > ‘wr’ and ‘r’, /w/ > ‘w’ and ‘wh’, /j/ > ‘g’ and ‘j’, and /f/ > ‘f’, ‘ff’, and ‘ph’, and will answer yes/no questions onwhether bolded spellings in the word pairs stand for identical sounds.
Knowledge
  • Students will review what they have learned about immigration.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Becoming a Citizen".
  • Students will explain what a citizen is and describe how someone becomes a naturalized citizen of the United States.
Vocabulary
Naturalized Citizen: someone who immigrates to a new country and after going through a process, becomes a citizen of that country
Citizen: a person who has rights given to them by a country's government and has responsibilities that go along with those rights
 

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March 20: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will begin Unit 6. Students will engage in Skills 6 lesson 1. 
Foundational Skills
  • Students will identify the following spelling alternatives: /n/ > ‘n’ and ‘kn’, /r/ > ‘wr’ and ‘r’, /w/ > ‘w’ and ‘wh’, /j/ > ‘g’ and ‘j’, and /f/ > ‘f’, ‘ff’, and ‘ph’. 
  • Students will decode words with /f/ > ‘f’, ‘ff’, and ‘ph’ and fill in blanks in sentences with words that have /f/ > ‘ph’.
Language
  • Students will identify common nouns, proper nouns, adjectives, and verbs in written sentences, will distinguish between the past, present, and future tense inwritten sentences, and will identify the correct use of apostrophes.
  • Students will read and alphabetize words with /n/ > ‘n’ and ‘kn’, /r/ > ‘wr’, ‘r’, and ‘rr’, /w/ > ‘w’ and ‘wh’, /j/ > ‘g’ and ‘j’, and /f/ > ‘f’, ‘ff’, and ‘ph’, and the Tricky Word Britain.
Knowledge:
  • Students will continue learning about immigration.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "A Mosaic of Immigrants".
  • Students will review what they have learned about immigration.
Vocabulary
Settlers: people who makes their homes in a new place 

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March 10: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 Lesson 28.
Students will continue Unit 5 assessments.
 
  • Make up common assessments for students who were absent.

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March 9: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 27.
Decoding Assessment
  • Students will identify the word said by the teacher from a choice of four written words.
Language (Spelling)
  • Students will spell words from the word lists in Lessons 1, 6, 11, 16, and 21.
Alphabetizing Assessment
  • Students will arrange words in alphabetical order.
Reading
  • Students will read “The Final Battle,” and will answer written comprehension questions about key details in the text. 
Common Assessment
  • Students will complete part 4 of the common assessment.

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March 8: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 26.
Reading Comprehension Assessment
  • Students will read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. Students will read words featuring schwa ‘a’ and ‘e’.
  • Students will use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
Language
  • Students will read and alphabetize words with the suffixes -le, -el, and -tion.
Grammar Assessment
  • Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
  • Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. 
Common Assessment
  • Students will complete part 3 of the common assessment.

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March 7: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 25.
Language
  • Students will spell words with the suffixes –tion, –el, and –le, and the Tricky Word schwa, and will alphabetize words featuring these suffixes.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read words with the tricky spelling ‘ou’.
Reading
  • Students will read “Battle Plans” with purpose and understanding and will summarize the main characters and key details of the story. 

Common Assessment
  • Students will complete part 2 of the common assessment.

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March 6: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 24.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will sort words with ‘o_e’ > /oe/ and /u/.
Language
  • Students will read sentences and determine which words make up the subject and which words make up the predicate.
Reading
  • Students will read “Revenge” with purpose and understanding and will answer written comprehension questions about key details in the text. 

Common Assessment
  • Students will complete part 1 of the common assessment.

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March 3: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 24. 
Foundational Skills
  • Students will sort words with ‘o_e’ > /oe/ and /u/. 
Language 
  • Students will read sentences and determine which words make up the subject and which words make up the predicate. 
Reading
  • Students will read “Revenge” with purpose and understanding and will answer written comprehension questions about key details in the text.
Knowledge
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "A Land of Opportunity".
  • Students will explain why the United States is known was the "Land of Opportunity".
Vocabulary
Supported: helped or encouraged
 

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March 2: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 23.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read a story featuring words with ‘o’ > /o/, /oe/, and /u/, and will use context clues to determine the correct pronunciation of the words.
Language
  • Students will complete a chart with the correct present-, past-, and future-tense verb forms for respective pronouns.
Reading
  • Students will partner read “Looking for the Enemy,” and will close read the story by identifying vocabulary, answering text-dependent questions, and discussing difficult portions of the text.
Knowledge
  • Students will continue learning about immigration.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Gold Mountain".
Vocabulary
Exhausting: extremely tiring

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March 1: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 22.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will put a list of words in alphabetical order. [RF.2.3d]
  • Students will read words with the tricky spelling ‘e’ and will identify the sound made by ‘e’ in written words.
Reading
  • Students will partner read “Breaking the Spell” with purpose and understanding and will answer written comprehension questions about key details in the text. 

Knowledge
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "From Ireland to New York City."
 

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February 24: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 21.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read words with ‘a’ > /a/, /ae/, and /ә/. 
Reading
  • Students will partner read “The Wizard” with purpose and understanding and will summarize the key events of the story.
Language 
  • Students will read words ending in ‘le’, ‘el’, and ‘tion’ and the Tricky Word schwa. 
Knowledge
  • Students will continue learning about immigration.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "From Ireland to New York City."
Vocabulary
Afford: to have enough of something, especially money or time, available to buy or do something
 

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February 23: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 20.
Language
  • Students will spell words with the Tricky Spelling ‘y,’ and the Tricky Word edge.
Differentiated Instruction
  • Students will decode words with the common suffix –tion and will correctly alphabetize a list of words.
  • Students will write narratives in which they recount a short sequence of events; include details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings; and provide a sense of closure.
  • Students will focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing, with guidance and support from adults and peers.
Reading
  • Students will read “Betrayed” with purpose and understanding and will answer written comprehension questions about key details in the text. 
Knowledge
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, Life in the City.
  • Students will review what they learned about Charles Steinmetz in the previous read aloud.
  • Students will discuss and describe what life was like in major cities of America from 1880-1920.
Vocabulary
Traditional: customary or long-established; being done in the same way over a long period of time
 

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February 22: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 19.
Language and Foundational Skills
  • Students will identify verbs in oral sentences as present or past tense and will identify the vowel sound and spelling in each verb.
Language
  • Students will convert present-tense verbs to the future tense.
Writing
  • Students will work in pairs to write a new ending to a story from Sir Gus and will use an editing checklist to edit the new ending. 
Knowledge
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, Charles Steinmetz Comes to America.
  • Students will discuss why people immigrate.
Vocabulary
Opportunity: a chance; a possibility
 

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February 21: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 18.
Language
  • Students will identify the verbs in oral sentences and will indicate whether the verbs are in the present or past tense.
Writing
  • Students will work in pairs to brainstorm alternative endings to the story “Fire!”
Reading
  • Students will read “The King’s Birthday,” and will write a summary of the characters and key events in the text. 
Knowledge
  • Students will begin domain 11, Immigration.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, E Pluribus Unum.
Vocabulary
Pull Factors: the reasons that draw people toward something else
Push Factors: the reasons that drive people away from something

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February 20: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

President's Day
  • No school for students 

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February 17: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students engage in Skills 5 lesson 17.
Language
  • Students will identify the verbs in sentences, will distinguish between the present and past tense, and will provide the present- and past-tense versions of verbs.
Writing
  • Students will brainstorm an alternative ending to a chapter from Sir Gus and will write a new ending for the chapter.
Knowledge
  • Students will identify two body systems that work to keep the body healthy. 
  • The students will listen to the read aloud, "A Healthy Human Body".
Vocabulary
Recovery: a return to good health
 

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February 16: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 16.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will decode words with the common suffix /sh/ + /ə/ + /n/ > ‘tion’.
Reading
  • Students will partner read “The Fearsome Beast,” and will close read the text by identifying Tier 2 vocabulary, answering text-dependent questions, and discussing difficult passages in the text.
Language 
  • Students will read words with ‘y’ > /ee/, /i/, /ie/, and /y/. 
Knowledge
  • Students will continue to learn about the human body.
  • Students will review the importance of nutrients. 
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "A Well-Balanced Diet".
Vocabulary
Variety: a range of different things

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February 15: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 15.
Language
  • Students will spell words featuring /ee/ > ‘ie’, and the Tricky Word water. [RF.2.3e; L.2.2d]
Foundational Skills
  • Students will decode words with the common suffix /sh/ + /ə/ + /n/ > ‘tion’ and will complete fill-in-the-blank sentences with words featuring –tion.
Reading
  • Students will read “The Fearsome Beast” with purpose and understanding and will answer literal and inferential questions about key details in the text. 

Knowledge
  • Students will take a pausing point to discuss all they have learned about the human body.
  • Students will write about the human body.

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February 14

FIELD TRIP 

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February 13: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 14.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read words with /u/, /ə/, and /ə/ + /l/ with different spelling alternatives.
Differentiated Instruction
  • Students will capitalize the names of people and places. 
  • Students will use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
Reading
  • Students will partner read “The Letter,” and will close read the text by answering text-dependent questions, identifying Tier 2 vocabulary, and discussing challenging portions of the text. 
Knowledge
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Nutrients".
Vocabulary 
Essential: necessary or very important 
 

Due:

February 10: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 13.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read words with with / / + /l/ > ‘el’ and ‘le’.
  • Students will decode two-syllable words with CVC and open vowel patterns, and two-syllable words with / u/ + /l/.
Reading
  • Students will read “The Letter” with purpose and understanding and will answer literal and inferential questions about key details in the text. 

Knowledge
  • Students will continue learning about the human body.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The Excretory System".
Vocabulary
Toxic: poisonous

Due:

February 9: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 12. 
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read words with /ə / > ‘a’ and ‘e,’; /ə/ +/l/ > ‘al,’ ‘il,’ and ‘ul’; and /u/ > ‘o’, ‘o_e’, and ‘ou.’
Language
  • Students will demonstrate command of the conventions of English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
  • Students will capitalize the first letters of holidays and geographic names.
 
Knowledge
  • Students will continue to learn about the human body.
  • Students will discuss how cells, tissues, and organs are related.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The Digestive System".
Vocabulary
Absorb: to take in or soak up a substance, often gradually
 

Due:

February 8: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 11.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read and sort words with /ə/ + /l/ > ‘ul,’ ‘al,’ and ‘il.’ [RF.2.3e]
Reading
  • Students will partner read “The King’s Ghost” with purpose and understanding and will answer literal and inferential questions about key details in the text.
Language
  • Students will read and practice spelling words with /ee/ > ‘ie.’
Knowledge
  • Students will continue learning about the human body.
  • Students will review the connections between cells and tissues.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Organs".
Vocabulary
Nourish: to provide with food or other substances necessary for growth
 

Due:

February 7: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 10.
Language
  • Students will spell dictated words featuring /ie/ > ‘igh’ and ‘y,’ and the Tricky Word kingdom.
  • Students will read and correctly identify the subjects and predicates of sentences.
CKLA Knowledge
  • Students will take a pausing point to focus on writing. 

Due:

February 2: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 9.
Language
  • Students will review the use of apostrophes to form contractions and to show possession.
  • Students will understand and identify compound subjects and predicates.
Reading
  • Students will partner read “The Boat Ride” with purpose and understanding, will write a summary of the events of the story, and will match subjects with predicates based on the events in the story. 
CKLA Knowledge
  • Students will continue in Domain 10, The Human Body.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, Cells and Tissues.
  • Students will discuss the connections between cells and tissues.
Vocabulary
Functions: roles, jobs, or purposes that support a particular activity
 

Due:

February 1: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 8.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read short sentences with words featuring spellings for /ie/, /oe/, /e/, /ee/, and /ae/. 
  • Students will correctly spell words featuring /ə/ and /u/ sound/spellings. 
Reading
  • Students will read “Fire!” with purpose and understanding, will write complete sentences to answer comprehension questions about key details in the text, and will list four nouns, four verbs, and four adjectives found in the story. 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will continue learning about the human body. 
  • Students will review the 5 senses.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, Anton van Leeuwenhoek.
Vocabulary
Observations: information gathered by closely watching something or someone
 

Due:

January 31: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 7.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will learn the sound/spellings /ə/ > 'a' and 'e' and will read two- and three-syllable words with these features. [RF.2.3e]
 
Language
  • Students will identify the subject and predicate in sentences and will complete fill-in-the-blank sentences with a noun, a verb, and an adjective. [L.2.3]
 
Reading
  • Students will reread "The Hungry Troll" with partners, will close read the story by answering questions, discussing vocabulary, and discussing challenging passages.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will begin domain 10, The Human Body.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, The Amazing Human Body.
Vocabulary
Systems: a set of connected parts that work together to perform a job
 

Due:

January 30: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 6. 
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read words with the vowel teams /u/ > ‘ou’ and ‘o_e’, /ee/ > ‘ie’ and ‘ey’, and/ie/ > ‘i_e’, ‘i’,and ‘y’. 

Language
  • Students will read words with /ie/ > ‘igh’ and ‘y’ and will place the words in alphabetical order. [L.2.1]
  • Students will identify the noun, verb, adjective, subject, and predicate in a sentence.
 
Knowledge:
  • Students will take the domain 9 assessment over the Civil War.
  • Please review the vocabulary words for this unit with your student. 

Due:

January 27: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 5.
Spelling:
  • Students will spell dictated words featuring the suffixes –y and –ly, and the Tricky Word alphabet.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read words in sorted columns with /u/ > ‘o_e,’ ‘ou’, and ‘o’, and will answer questions using words from the columns.
Reading
  • Students will read “The Hungry Troll” with purpose and understanding and will answer questions about key details in the text.
  • Students will write a short-answer response expressing an opinion about the text.
Knowledge
  • Students will review all they have learned about the civil war in preparation for their domain assessment.

Due:

January 26: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 4. 
Language
  • Students will recognize the suffix –ous indicates a word is an adjective and will pair adjectives with nouns. 

Reading
  • Students will partner read “All’s Well that Ends Well,” and will close read the text by answering text-dependent questions, discussing vocabulary, and discussing challenging parts of the text.
  • Students will learn the multiple meanings of the word well and will identify when a specific use of the word is employed in “All’s Well that Ends Well.” 
Knowledge
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The End of the War".
  • Students will summarize key details about the Civil War.
Vocabulary
United: joined together as one
 
 

Due:

January 25: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 3.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read words with /u/ > ‘ou’ and ‘o_e’. 
  • Students will complete fill-in-the-blank sentences, using syllable chunking and sentence context to determine the correct pronunciation and meaning of words.
Language
  • Students will identify adjectives and the nouns they describe in oral sentences.
Reading
  • Students will read “The Thief” with purpose and understanding.
  • Students will answer questions about key details in the text. 

Knowledge
  • Students will continue learning about the United States Civil War.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Ulyssess S. Grant".
Vocabulary
 Defeat: failure to win
 

Due:

January 24: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read words with /u/ > ‘o’, and will sort and write words with /u/ > ‘o’ and ‘u.’
Reading
  • Students will read “The Beginning” with purpose and understanding. Students will answer literal and inferential questions about key details in the text.
Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The Emancipation Proclamation".
  • Students will discuss Abraham Lincoln and how he was a brave president. 
Vocabulary
Abolished: done away with; ended
 
 

Due:

January 23: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will begin Skills 5. Students will engage in Skills 5 lesson 1.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will identify the alternative sound/spelling correspondences /u/ > ‘o’, ‘ou’, and ‘o_e’, and will read and sort words with these spellings.
Language
  • Students will identify nouns and verbs in oral sentences, and will add adjectives to describe nouns, using the terms adjective and noun to describe individual words.
  • Students will read two-syllable words ending in –y or –ly, and the Tricky Word alphabet. 
Knowledge:
  • Students will continue learning about the United States Civil War.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Clara Barton".
Vocabulary
Wounded: injured or hurt
 
 

Due:

January 20: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 lesson 23.
  • In lessons 23-25 students will complete the Skills 4 assessment.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Visit" and will answer questions about the key details of the text.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will hear dictated words and select the correct word from a list of words.
Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Robert E. Lee".
  • Students will distinguish between the Union and the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Vocabulary
Advisors: people who give suggestions or advice
 

Due:

January 19: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 lesson 23.
  • In lessons 23-25 students will complete the Skills 4 assessment.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Visit" and will answer questions about the key details of the text.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will hear dictated words and select the correct word from a list of words.
Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The War Begins".
Vocabulary
Civilians: People who are members of society and are not part of the military or police force
 
 

Due:

January 18: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 lesson 23.
  • In lessons 23-25 students will complete the Skills 4 assessment.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Visit" and will answer questions about the key details of the text.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will hear dictated words and select the correct word from a list of words.
Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The Division of the United States".
  • Students will explain why the South seceded from the Union, and how President Lincoln felt about the secession.
Vocabulary
Confederacy: the government formed by the states in the South after they withdrew from the United States
 

Due:

January 17: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 lesson 23.
  • In lessons 23-25 students will complete the Skills 4 assessment.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Visit" and will answer questions about the key details of the text.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will hear dictated words and select the correct word from a list of words.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Abraham Lincoln".
  • Students will discuss Abraham Lincoln and his importance during the U.S. Civil War.
Vocabulary
Expand:  to spread out and become greater in size

Due:

January 13: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 lesson 22.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Tally" independently and answer multiple choice questions about the key details in the text.
Language:
  • Students will identify correct proper nouns, identify parts of speech in sentences, rewrite incorrect sentences, rewrite singular nouns as plural nouns, and complete fill-in-the-blank sentences with the correct form of the verb to be. 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The Controversy Over Slavery".
  • Students will compare and contrast different parts of the United States prior to the U.S. Civil War.
Vocabulary
Economy: the system in which people make, buy, sell, and trade items or their services
 

Due:

January 12: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 Lesson 21.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will read words with the sound /aw/. 
  • Students will focus the different spellings that can be used to make this sound. 
  • Students will complete fill-in-the blank sentences.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Inventory" with purpose and understanding.
  • Students will answer questions about the key details of the story.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will continue learning about the U.S. Civil War.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Harriet Tubman Part 2".
Vocabulary
Rebellious: resisting the control of someone else
 

Due:

January 11: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 lesson 20.
Language:
  • Students will take their spelling test with words using the different way to spell /ee/.
  • Students will spell the tricky word, people.
  • Students will identify common nouns, proper nouns, and verbs in written sentences. Students will convert singular nouns to plural nouns in writing and will answer multiple choice questions by identifying the grammatically correct version of proper nouns.
  • Students will edit a letter in small groups, adding correct punctuation, proper capitalization, and end punctuation where necessary.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will begin Domain 9, The U.S. Civil War.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, Harriet Tubman part 1.
Vocabulary
Value: the way in which something is useful or important
 

Due:

January 10: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 lesson 19.
Language:
  • Students will complete fill-in-the-blank sentences with the correct form of the present or past tense verb to be.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Grocery" with purpose and understanding. 
  • Students will answer questions about the story.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will complete the Domain 8 assessment. 

Due:

January 9: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 lesson 18.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read and spell one and two syllable words with 'y'.
  • Students will recognize the different sounds 'y' can make.
Language:
  • Students will write the endings -s and -es to singular nouns to form plural nouns. 
  • Students will change 'y' to 'i' when adding -es to the end of nouns and verbs. 
Reading:
  • Students will partner read "Keeping It Up" with purpose and understanding.
  • Students will answer questions about what they read.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will review Domain 8 in preparation for their domain assessment.

Due:

January 6: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 Lesson 17.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will discriminate between the /ee/ and /e/ sounds.
  • Students will also discriminate between the /oe/ and /o/ sounds and /ie/ and /i/.
  • Students will read and spell one syllable words with 'y' and 'ey'.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Bakery" with purpose and understanding. 
  • Students will closely read the text by answering text dependent questions.
  • Students will discuss vocabulary and difficult passages from the text.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will review all they have learned about Insects.
  • Students will prepare for their upcoming domain test by reviewing the read alouds they have heard and vocabulary terms. 

Due:

January 5: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 Lesson 16.
Reading:
  • Students will partner read "The Florist" with purpose and understanding and will answer literal and inferential questions about key details of the text. 
Writing:
  • Students will use a planning template to write ideas for a persuasive letter, will use a persuasive letter template to write a draft of a persuasive letter.
  • Students will also use an editing checklist to edit their writing.
Language:
  • Students will read words with the following spellings: 'e_e', 'ee', 'ea' and the tricky word people.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Friend or Foe?"
  • Students will explain why humans and insects can be both helpful and harmful to each other.
Vocabulary
Foe: enemy or opponent 
 
 
 

Due:

January 4: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 Lesson 15. 
Language:
  • Students will review and edit the previously completed persuasive letter draft.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Daydream" with purpose and understanding.
  • Students will close read the text by answering questions, discussing Tier 2 vocabulary, and difficult passages from the text.
  • Students will write 4 to 5 sentences describing what happened in the story.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Armored Tanks of the Insect World".
  • Students will review key characteristics of insects and make a list of the insect they know. 
Vocabulary
Mimicry: the close resemblance of one plant or animal to another
 
 

Due:

January 3: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 lesson 14.
Language:
  • Students will complete fill in the blank sentences with the present tense verb to be and will identify present tense forms of the verb to be written in sentences.
Writing:
  • Students will brainstorm ideas for a new persuasive argument. Students will use these ideas to draft a persuasive letter and use an editing checklist to review the draft.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will continue learning about insects.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Insects that Glow and Sing".

Due:

December 16 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

  • Students will review what they have learned in Skills 4.
  • Students will participate in different holiday activities as well. 

Due:

December 15 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will take a pausing point to review different skills they have learned in Skills 4.
 
Knowledge:
  • Students will discuss Christmas in the United States. 
  • Students will share their own Christmas traditions. 

Due:

December 14 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 Lesson 13.
Language:
  • Students will correct and rewrite sentences. 
  • Students will add correct capitalization and punctuation to proper nouns.
Writing:
  • Students will use a planning template to brainstorm ideas for a new persuasive argument. 
  • Students will use these ideas to write a draft of a persuasive letter.
  • Students will also use an editing checklist to review their draft. 
Knowledge:
  • Students will learn about Christmas in Germany.

Due:

December 13 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 Lesson 12.
Language:
  • Students will provide examples of common and proper nouns.
  • Students will practice correct capitalization when writing proper nouns.
  • Students will also identify nouns and verbs within different sentences.
Writing:
  • Students will use a planning template to brainstorm ideas for a persuasive argument. 
  • Students will use these ideas to draft a persuasive letter.
Knowledge:
  • Students will continue learning about Christmas around the world.
  • Students will learn about the different Christmas traditions in Italy. 
 

Due:

December 12 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 Lesson 11. 
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will review the /ee/ sound and the spellings that create the sound.
  • Students will also read words with the /ee/ sound.
Reading:
  • Students will read "Wall Street" and answer questions about the story.
Language:
  • Students will read and spell words with 'ow'.
  • Students will also read and spell the tricky word, your.
 
 
Knowledge:
 
This week students will be taking a pausing point to learn about Christmas around the world.
  • Students will learn about a different country each day.
  • Students will focus on Mexico and the traditions that are held there for Christmas. 

Due:

December 9 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 Lesson 10.
Spelling:
  • Students will take their weekly spelling test.
  • This week's words focus on r-controlled vowel sounds.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Subway" with a partner. 
  • Students will answer short-answer questions about the text. 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Social Insects: Ants and Termites".
  • Students will explain how ants and termites are social insects.
Vocabulary
Destructive: causing a large amount of damage or harm
 

Due:

December 8 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 Lesson 9.
Language:
  • Students will read short sentences and identify nouns and actions verbs.
  • Students will provide proper nouns to replace common nouns in each sentence.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will read one and two syllable words containing /ow/.
  • Students will discuss the different sound /ow/ can make. 
  • For example: snow vs howl
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Subway".
  • Students will read closely by answering questions and discussing key details and vocabulary.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Social Insects: Bees and Wasps".
  • Students will review the meaning of the words social and solitary.
Vocabulary
Cooperate: to work together for the good of everyone
 

Due:

December 7 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 Lesson 8.
Language:
  • Students will read short sentences and identify the action verbs in each sentence.
  • Students will act out the sentence.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will read multisyllable words with the sound /oe/.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Diner".
  • Students will discuss vocabulary in the story.
  • Students will answer questions about the text.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will continue domain 8, Insects.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Life Cycles of Insects".
  • Students will review the life cycle of a butterfly.
Vocabulary
Progression: a connected series of events
 
 
 
 

Due:

December 6 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 Lesson 7.
Language:
  • Students will write the correct singular or irregular plural nouns in fill-in-the-blank sentences.
Reading:
  • Students will read, "The Corner Market". 
  • Students will discuss key details that help them answer questions about the text.
Language:
  • Students will write simple phrases, adding 's to proper nouns to indicate possession.
Example: Christina's backpack
 
 
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will continue to complete the Winter Benchmark testing, so there will not be a read aloud today.

Due:

December 5 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 Lesson 6.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will read words with 'y'. 
  • Students will discuss the different sounds this letter makes.
Language:
  • Students will write words with the endings -s and -es when changing singular nouns to plural nouns. For example: bench vs benches
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Gym" and answer questions about the story.
Language:
  • Students spelling words will focus on the following spellings: /er/, /ir/, /ur/, /or/, and /ar/.
CKLA Knowledge: 
  • Students will be complete the Winter Benchmark test, which will take our Knowledge time for today.
 

Due:

December 2 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 Lesson 5. 
Language:
  • Students will take their spelling test. 
  • Students will spell words with 'au', 'aw', 'oi', 'oy'. and 'oo'.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will review the sounds/spellings for /ie/.
  • Students will read words with the 'igh' spelling. 
Language:
  • Students will read words with 'igh' and will use those words to complete fill in the blank sentences.
  • Students will also use what the learned about synonyms and antonyms to help them complete the fill in the blank sentences.
Reading:
  •  Students will read "Dwight's Lights" with a partner.
  • Students will answer multiple choice questions about the story.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "What makes an Insect an Insect?".
  • Students will review how insects interact with their habitats. Students learned this in lesson 1 of Domain 8.
  • Students will identify the common characteristics of an insect.
Vocabulary:
  • Microscopic: very small
 

Due:

December 1 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 Lesson 4.
Language:
  • Students will read simple phrases to identify the action verbs.
  • Students will act out the phrases as a way to help them locate the verb in each phrase.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will review the spellings for the /ie/ sound.
  • Students will read words to decide if it is making the /i/ sounds or the /ie/ sound. For example: bit vs bite
  • Students will complete fill in the blank sentences with words that have these sounds and spellings.
Reading:
  • Students will read "Drummer's Grove" in pairs and will answer questions.
  • Students will discuss different vocabulary words found in the story as well.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will begin domain 8, Insects.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Insects Everywhere!".
  • Students will recall what they learned about certain insects when learning about cycles.
Vocabulary:
Habitats: the specific environments in which plants and animals live and thrive
 

Due:

November 30: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 Lesson 3.
Language:
  • Students will read singular nouns and then decide if they need to add -s or -es to make the noun plural. For example: Singular Noun: Cat            Plural Nouns: Cats
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will learn that the letter y can make the /i/ sound. For example: myth
  • Students will read words with this spelling.
Reading:
  • Students will partner read "Brooklyn".
  • Students will answer questions about what they read. Students will give key details from the text to answer these questions.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will complete the Domain 7 test over Westward Expansion.

Due:

November 29: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 4 Lesson 2.
Language:
  • Students will decide if a word is a common or proper noun.
  • For example: Common Noun: Boy Proper Noun: Jack
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will review the /er/ sound. 
  • Students will read words with the different spellings they reviewed/learned in lesson 1 of Skills 4.
Reading:
  • Students will independently read the story "Morning".
  • Students will answer questions about what they have read.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will review all they have learned in Domain 7 about westward expansion in preparation for their domain test on Wednesday, November 30th.
  • Students will play a Kahoot game to review.
 

Due:

November 28: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will begin Skills unit 4. 
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will say words with the /er/ sound. 
  • Students will read words with 'er', 'ir', and 'ur'.
  • Students will read the tricky word "all".
Language:
  • Students will read and spell words with the sound/spelling /aw/. Students will use the spellings 'aw' and 'au' to create the /aw/ sound.
  • Students will also work with 'oi' and 'oy'.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, Buffalo Hunters.
  • Students will review information they learned about the transcontinental railroad.

Due:

November 22: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 3 Lesson 24.
Writing:
  • Students will use an editing checklist to review their personal narratives.
  • Students will work with a partner to edit their narratives.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The Buffalo Hunters".
  • Students will review what they learned about the Transcontinental Railroad.
Vocabulary Word
Solemnly: in an unsmiling or serious manner  
 

Due:

November 18 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 3 Lesson 25.
Foundational Skills:
  • Student will listen to words and circle the word said aloud.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Splash Artist' and answer questions about the text.
Language:
  • Students will label written words as nouns or verbs and will underline the verbs in a sentence.
  • Students add -s or -es to words.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Working on the Transcontinental Railroad".
  • Students will identify the main topic of the read aloud.
Vocabulary Word
Convenient: being close by or useful to accomplish a specific purpose
 

Due:

November 17: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 3 Lesson 23.
Language:
  • Students will identify nouns and verbs in sentences.
Writing:
  • Students will complete the planning template for their personal narrative.
  • Students will use the five Ws to help them plan their personal narrative.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The Pony Express".
  • Students will identify the main topic of the read aloud.
Vocabulary
Endurance: the ability to go on for a long period of time despite pain or discomfort.
 
 

Due:

November 16: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 3 Lesson 22.
Language:
  • Students will identify action verbs in sentences.
Writing:
  • Students will use a planning template and the five Ws graphic to plan a personal narrative as a class.
  • Students will provide ideas to complete the graphic organizer.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Westward on the Oregon Trail".
  • Students will identify the main topic of the story.
Vocabulary Word
Territory: A specific area of land that belongs to a government, but it is not yet an official state or province.

Due:

November 15: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 3 Lesson 21.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will read one and two syllable words with the sound/spellings "au", "augh", and "aw'.
  • Students will answer yes or no questions featuring these spellings.
Writing:
  • Students will follow along as the teacher read the personal narrative "The Big Storm".
  • Students will read the Five Ws graphic explaining the elements of a good personal narrative.
  • Students will fill out a story map summarizing the story.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The Trail of Tears".
  • Students will describe the forced journey known as the Trail of Tears.
Vocabulary Word
Encountered: met someone or something unexpectedly
 

Due:

November 14: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills lesson 20.
Spelling:
  • Student will respond to word by writing their antonyms.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will read one and two syllable with the sound/spelling 'augh'.
  • Students will add words with a new spelling tree.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Dispute" in pairs. 
  • Students will discuss vocabulary and answer questions about the text.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The Story of Sequoyah".
  • Students will discuss the main topic of the story.
Vocabulary Word
 Create:  to make or produce something new. 
 
 
 

Due:

November 11: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 3 Lesson 19.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will be asked to pinpoint the following vowel sounds in different words: /a/, /ae/, and /aw/.
  • Students will read one and two syllable words with the /aw/ sound
 
Reading:
  • Students will read "Jump!" in pairs. 
  • Students will discuss vocabulary in the text and will write 5 adjectives describing a character.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will take a pausing point to review all they have learned so far about Westward Expansion. 

Due:

November 10: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 3 Lesson 18.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will read words with the /ue/ sound. For example: cute and cue
  • Students will use these words to answer questions.
Reading: 
  • Students will read "Jump!" with a partner.
  • Students will answer multiple choice questions about the story.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will continue learning about westward expansion.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The Journey of a Twelve-Year-Old on the Erie Canal".
  • Students will describe what life was like traveling on the Erie Canal in the 19th century.
Vocabulary Word
Transport: to carry or move from one place to another
 

Due:

November 9: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 3 Lesson 17.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will read one and two syllable words with /ue/. 
Language:
  • Students will provide both synonyms and antonyms for words.
  • Students will also discuss plural and singular nouns.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Mr. Fulton's Journey". 
  • Students will summarize what it was like to travel west on the Oregon Trail.
Vocabulary Word
Voyage: a long trip, usually to a place that is far away.
 

Due:

November 7: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 3 Lesson 16.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will provide words with the /ue/ sounds and will read words with this sound. Example: Cute
Reading:
  • Students will read, "The Soccer Twins Part 2" and will answer questions about the story.
Language:
  • Students will read and spell words with various long-vowel patterns and r-controlled vowel.
  • Students will discuss antonyms.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will begin a new domain about westward expansion.
  • Students will review what they have learned about geography and the history of the United States.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Going West".
Vocabulary Word
 Sights: things or places seen or worth seeing
 

Due:

November 4: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 3 Lesson 15.
Language/ Spelling:
  • Students will complete their weekly spelling assessment.
Language/ Grammar:
  • Students will convert singular nouns to plural nouns by identifying consistent spelling patterns.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will take a quiz on what they have learned so far in Skills 3.
  • Students will hear words with /ae/, /oe/, /and /ie/ sounds and will circle the words heard. 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will take the domain 6 assessment of Cycles in Nature.

Due:

November 3: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 3 Lesson 14.
Language:
  • Students will put scrambled sentences in the correct order and will identify common and proper nouns in the sentences. 
  • Students will use correct capitalization and correct punctuation when completing this activity. 
Reading: 
  • Students will read "The Soccer Twins, Part 1".
  • Students will answer questions about what they read.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will review all they have learned about cycles in nature. 
  • Students will play a Kahoot to review. 
 

Due:

November 2: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in Skills 3 Lesson 13.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will distinguish between the long and short vowel sounds.
  • Students will identify and read one and two syllable words with long and short vowel sounds.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Big Race in pairs. Students will answer multiple choice questions about the story.
 
 
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The Water Cycle".
  • Students will identify the three states of the water cycle.
Vocabulary Word
Precipitation: water that falls from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
 

Due:

November 1 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 3 Lesson 12
Foundational Skills
  • Students will identify the /i/ and /ie/ sounds in words. Example: bit vs bite
  • Students will review the sounds/spellings for the /ie/ sound.
Language:
  • Students will distinguish between common and proper nouns. 
  • Students will identify common and proper nouns in sentences.
CKLA Knowledge
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, The Life Cycle of a Butterfly.
  • Students will review what a cycle in nature is.
  • Students will explain the role of metamorphosis in the life cycle of a butterfly.
Vocabulary Word
Transparent: clear; see through
 

Due:

October 31 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skill 3 Lesson 11.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will provide words with the /ie/ sound. 
  • Students will begin discussing the different spellings for the /ie/ sound.
Reading
  • Students will read "The Big Race" in pairs and will close read the text by answering questions about the story.
Spelling
  • Students will spell words with /kn/,/wr/, and /wh/
  • Tricky Word: all
 
CKLA Knowledge
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, The Life Cycle of a Frog.
Vocabulary Word
Burrow: to make a hole or passage into or under something 
 
 

Due:

October 28 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in lesson 10 of Skills 3.
Language:
  • Students will spell and write words with tricky spellings when they complete their weekly spelling assessment.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will answer written questions with words that have the /oe/ sound.
Reading:
  • Students will read "Kim's Training".
  • Students will answer questions about what they read.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will take a pausing point to review what they have learned about cycles in nature.
  • Students will learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin.

Due:

October 27: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will engage in lesson 9 of Skills 3.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will review the sounds and spellings they have learned in previous lessons.
  • Students will read one and two syllable words with the /oe/ sound. Example: Float
Reading:
  • Students will read the story, "Val's Training" and will answer questions about what they read.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?".
  • Students will discuss what they have learned so far about cycles in Domain 6.
Vocabulary Word
  • Replenished: replaced or refilled 
 
 

Due:

October 26: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in lesson 8 of Skills 3.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will hear and distinguish between the short and long sound of the letter 'o'. For example: hop vs hope
  • Students will read one and two syllable words with the tricky spelling /o/.
Reading: 
  • Students will read "The Swimming Sisters". 
  • Students will answer questions about what they have read. 
  • Students will discuss different vocabulary words found in the story.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will continue learning about cycles in nature.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The Life Cycle of Trees".
Vocabulary Word
Germination: the process in which a seed begins to grow into a plant
 
 

Due:

October 25: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in lesson 7 of Skills 3.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will read one and two syllable words that have the long /oe/ sound. 
  • Students will analyze the different spellings in the words.
  • Students will practice all spellings of the /oe/ sound. 
Language: 
  • Students will unscramble sentences and identify the nouns in each sentence.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The Life Cycle of a Plant".
  • Students will describe the life cycle of a flowering plant.
Vocabulary Word
Protective: helpful at keeping someone of something safe 
 

Due:

October 24 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in lesson 6 of Skills Unit 3. 
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will think of words that have the long /oe/ sound
  • Students will give words with the following spellings: 'o_e', 'o', 'oe', and 'oa'.
  • Students will read yes or no questions that contain words with the /ae/ sound.
Reading:
  • Students will read the story, "Miss Baker".
  • Students will answer questions about the story.
Language:
  • Students will spell words with tricky spellings. 
  • Students will practice tricky 'c' and tricky 'g'.
  • For example: cent and germ
CKLA Knowledge
  • Students will continue to learn about the cycles of nature.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Four Seasons in One Year".
  • Students will use a graphic organizer to analyze the four seasons.
Vocabulary Word
Adapt: to adjust or change to better suit one's environment
 

Due:

September 21: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Language:
  • Students will take their weekly spelling assessment.
  • Students will spell words with /er/, /ar/, and /or/.
  • Tricky Word: Some
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will read word with 'ai', 'ay', 'a_e' and 'a'.
  • Students will spell words with 'ai', 'ay', 'a_e' and 'a'.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The Reasons for the Seasons".
Vocabulary Word
Tilt: to slant or place at an angle. 
 
 

Due:

September 20: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will review the sounds and spellings of 'c' and 'ce'.
  • Students will review the sounds and spellings of 'g' and 'ge'.
  • Students will read two syllable words with the tricky spelling 'a'.
Reading:
  • Students will read the story "Born to Spell".
  • Students will answer questions and discuss different vocabulary words found within the story.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will begin a new domain about the cycles of nature. 
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The Cycle of Daytime and Nighttime".
  • Students will provide examples of cycles.
  • Students will discuss the rotation of the Earth and how it causes daytime and nighttime.
Vocabulary Word
Stage: a particular time in the growth of something
 

Due:

October 19 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Unit 3 Lesson 3.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will compare and contrast one-syllable words with the short "a" sound with two syllable words with the long a sound.
  • Students will review all the spellings they have learned for the long "a" sound.
  • Students will spell one syllable words with 'ai', 'ay' 'a_e' and 'a'.
Reading:
  • Students will read "And Then There Were Two".
  • Students will answer questions about the text.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will test over the War of 1812.
 

Due:

October 18 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will engage in Skills 3 Lesson 2.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will discuss the difference between the short and long vowel sound of the letter a. 
  • Students will read words with 'ai' and 'ay'. For example: hay and bail
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Spelling Bee",
  • Students will answer questions about the story.
  • Students will also identify words from the story that long and short a sounds.
CKLA Knowledge
  • Students will listen to the read aloud "Peace and Pirates".
  • Students will review the role Andrew Jackson played in the War of 1812.
Vocabulary Words
Dejected: very sad
Jubilant: very happy 
 
 

Due:

October 17 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will be beginning a new unit in Skills. Students will start Skills 3 Lesson 1. 
  • Students will learn multiple new vowel sounds in this unit.
Lesson 1
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will discuss words with the /a/ sound and will work as a class to produce words with the following spellings, 'a_e' like cake, 'a' like label, 'ai' like bail, and 'ay' like hay.
  • Students will sort words with these spellings when the class begins creating spelling trees.
  • Students will review tricky words taught in units 1 and 2. 
Reading:
  • Students will read "A Letter From the Publisher". This is the first story in the Skill 3 reader. 
  • Students will answer questions about the text.
Language: 
  • Students will practice spelling words with /er/, /or/, /and /ar/.
  • Tricky word: Some
CKLA Knowledge
  • Students will continue learning about the War of 1812. 
  • Students will summarize what they learned about the Battle of Baltimore. 
Vocabulary Word
Astonished: feeling surprise or amazement 
 

Due:

October 7 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will continue their pausing point pages to review what they learned in Unit 2.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will take a pausing point to review what they have learned about the War of 1812.
 

Due:

October 6 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will continue their pausing point pages to review skills learned in Unit 2.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Broad Stripes and Bright Stars".
  • Students will summarize the events of the attack on Washington D.C.
Vocabulary Word
Inspired: caused someone to do or think something
 
 
 

Due:

October 5: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will continue with the pausing point pages they began yesterday. 
  • Students will work on different skills learned in Unit 2.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The Attack on Washington D.C.".
  • Students will explain how the United States benefited from the water ways in the United States during the War of 1812.
Vocabulary Word
Quench: to put something out or to lessen or reduce it
 

Due:

October 4: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will take a pausing to review skills they learned in Unit 2.
  • Students will complete pausing point pages to continue practicing these skills.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the story, "Another War Already?" as they continue their study of the War of 1812.
  • Students will review information they learned from the read aloud Mr. & Mrs. Madison.
Vocabulary Word
Economy: the system in which people buy, sell, or trade items or their services.
 

Due:

October 3 CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will complete the Unit 2 assessment.
  • Students will use the skills learned in unit 2 to complete the assessment. 
  • Students will read a story, using sounds learned in unit 2, and answer comprehension questions.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will continue learning about the War of 1812.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Mr. & Mrs. Madison".
  • Students will review the causes of the war of 1812.
Vocabulary Word
Magnificent: great, beautiful, or impressive
 
 

Due:

September 30: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Unit 2 Lesson 15
Language:
  • Students will take their weekly spelling tests.
  • This week's words focus on contractions.
  • Tricky Word: their
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Panther" and will answer questions about what they read.
  • Students will use a writing template to write about their favorite tale from Bedtime Tales.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will take a pausing point to continue to work on paragraph writing.

Due:

September 28: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Unit 2 Lesson 14
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will work in pairs to review all the vowel sounds by reading each of the sounds/spellings aloud to each other.
Language:
  • Student will review antonyms by matching words with their antonyms.
Writing:
  • Students will edit their drafts of the book report on "The Hare and the Hedgehog". 
  • Student will write a final copy of their book report.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will continue learning about the War of 1812 as the listen to the read aloud, "America in 1812, Part 2". 
  • Students will review some of the causes of the War of 1812.
Vocabulary Word
Patience: the ability to wait for a long time without being upset
 

Due:

September 28: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
Unit 2 Lesson 13
Writing:
  • Students will use an editing checklist to edit a friend's book report about "The Hare and the Hedgehog". 
  • Students will make suggestions to improve their friend's writing.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Pancake, Part 2".
  • Students will answer multiple-choice questions about the story.
  • Students will put the story in order with a cut and paste activity. 
Language:
  • Students will learn the meaning of the word antonym and will come up with antonyms when given certain questions.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will begin Unit 5, The War of 1812.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "America in 1812, Part 1".
  • Students will review important events in American history that happened before the War of 1812. 
Vocabulary Word
Represent: to speak for or take action in place of someone else
 

Due:

September 27: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Unit 2 Lesson 12 
Writing:
  • Students will use a planning organizer to write a book report about "The Hare and the Hedgehog".
  • Students will write about the characters, setting, and plot of the story.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Pancake, Part 1".
  • Students will answer questions about the text.
  • Students will discuss vocabulary words that students may not know.
  • Students will write three to four sentences explaining how they can tell the story is fiction.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will test over Domain 4, Greek Myths.
  • Students will be test on each read aloud story, as well as, domain vocabulary.
Please be sure to study with your student.

Due:

September 26: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Unit 2 Lesson 11
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will review the following sounds/spellings: /or/ and /ar/
For example: /ar/ in car
  • Students will read one-syllable words with these spellings.
  • Students will complete fill-in-the-blank sentences with words that contain these spellings.
Language:
  • Students will use commas and quotation marks to designate when someone is speaking in text.
  • Students will practice using correct capitalization and punctuation when writing sentences.
  • Students will use apostrophes to form contractions. Example: can't
  • Students will write the following tricky word: Their
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Atalanta and the Golden Apples".
  • Students will analyze the character's reactions to the events in the playground. 
Vocabulary Word
Resist: to turn down or say no to something
 

Due:

September 23: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills 
Language:
  • Students will take their weekly spelling test.
  • Students will spell word with -ing.
  • Tricky Word: were
 
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will read the following tricky words: they and their
Reading: 
  • Students will read "How the Hedgehog Tricked the Hare".
  • Students will answer questions about what they read in the story.
  • Students will write answers to the questions they are asked.
CKLA Knowledge
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Oedipus and the Riddle of the Sphinx".
  • Students will use details from the story to identify the central message of the myth.
Vocabulary Word
Insistent: ordered or demanded something
 
 

Due:

September 22: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Language:
  • Students will review the difference between dialogue and narration.
  • Students will use quotation marks to show dialogue in a text.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Hare and the Hedgehog". 
  • Students will answer question answer questions about the story.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, 'Other Adventures of Hercules".
  • Students will use information from the text to predict the events in the myth.
Vocabulary Word
Guidance: advice or help 
 

Due:

September 21: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will review the sounds/spellings for /oi/ and /oy/.
  • Students will discuss these spellings and notice how they make the same sound.
  • Students will read words with/oi/ and /oy/. For example: boy and boil.
Writing: 
  • Students will use the draft they wrote in lesson 6 to edit and make corrections by using an editing checklist.
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Hercules". 
  • Students will analyze the characters from Greek myths and describe their actions.
Vocabulary Word
Aimlessly: without purpose or plan
 

Due:

September 20: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Foundational Skills: 
  • Students will use the sounds/spellings /ou/ and /ow/.
  • Students will read different words with this spellings and discuss the difference in spellings.
  • Students will write words that use these spellings/sounds.
Writing:
  • In lesson 7 of unit 2, students will focus on writing a fictional narrative. 
  • Students will plan using the organizer from lesson 6. Students will write their own draft to retell the story, "The Milk".
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "Daedalus and Icarus".
  • Students will describe the main characters of the story.
Vocabulary Word
Proof: evidence that something is true
 

Due:

September 19: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will read the following tricky words: are, were, and some.
Writing:
  • Students will listen as the teacher rereads the story, "The Milk".
  • Students will complete a graphic organizer to help them rewrite the story.
Language:
  • Students will add -ing to the end of words.
  • Students will drop the "e" on the end of words when adding -ing.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the story, "Theseus and the Minotaur" as the continue to learn about different Greek myths.
  • Students will identify information they have learned about Greek Myths in the past.
Vocabulary Word
Unraveling: unwinding, or coming apart
 
 
 

Due:

September 16: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Language:
  • Students will take their weekly spelling assessment.
  • This assessment focuses on correctly spelling words with -ed. 
  • Tricky word: you
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will read words with 'oo'. Example: igloo 
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Frog Race".
  • Students will answer questions about the story.
 
CKLA Knowledge
  • Students will take a pausing point to review what they have learned about Greek Myths.

Due:

September 15: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Language: 
  • Students will match contractions with the words that make up the contraction.
  • Students will recognize that quotation marks are used for dialogue in a text. 
  • Students will practice using quotation marks. 
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will read the following tricky words: all, who 
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Jumping Frog" with a partner.
  • Students will answer questions about the story.
CKLA Knowledge
  • Students will listen to the story, "Arachne and the Weaver".
Vocabulary Word
Flattered: complimented
 

Due:

September 14: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Language:
  • Students will unscramble sentences. Students will focus on capital letter and punctuation in a sentence.
  • Students will be using interrogative and declarative sentences.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will read words with 'ee', 'ea', and 'e_e'.
  • Examples: tree, tea, and Pete
Reading:
  • Students will reread "The Milk" with a partner.
  • Students will discuss different aspects of the text and answer questions about the text.
 
CKLA Knowledge: 
  • Students will listen to the story "Demeter and Persephone". 
  • Students will discuss the purpose of a myth.
Vocabulary Word
Pine: long for
 

Due:

September 13: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will read and write one syllable words with  "o_e". Example: Poke
  • Students will read and write one syllable words with "u_e". Example: Cute
  • Students will read tricky words my, by, and have.
Language:
  • Students will review contractions by matching word pairs with their contractions.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Milk" and will answer questions about the story.
CKLA Knowledge
  • Students will listen to the story, "Prometheus and Pandora".
Vocabulary Word
Amusing: pleasantly funny or entertaining

Due:

September 12: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will begin Unit 2.
  • Lesson 1 of Unit 2 begins by reviewing long vowel sounds.
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read tricky words I, you, your, and street.
  • Students will read and write one syllable words containing 'a_e'. Example: cake 
  • Students will read and write one syllable words containing 'i_e'. Example: bike
Reading
  • Students will read "Mike's Bedtime". 
  • Students will answer questions about the story.
Language
  • Students will continue to work on reading and writing words with -ed.
 
CKLA Knowledge
  • Students will begin a new unit about Greek Myths,
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, "The Twelve Gods of Mount Olympus".
Vocabulary
Spectators: observers
 

Due:

September 9: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
  • Students will review skills taught in Unit 1 when completing pausing point pages.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will take the domain assessment.
  • Students will be asked to recall all they have learned about ancient Greek civilization.
  • Domain vocabulary words will be assessed. 

Due:

September 8: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
  • Students will take a pausing point to review skills learned in Unit 1.
  • Some of these skills include: adding -ing and -ed to a word, reading tricky words, and reading words with the sounds /s/.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the read aloud, Alexander the Great Part 2.
  • Students will answer questions about the story.
Vocabulary
Invader: someone who enters a place, such as a country, by force in order to conquer it 
 
 

Due:

September 7: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
Students will complete the CKLA Unit 1 Assessment.
  • Students will work on reading a story and answering comprehension questions about the story. 
  • Students will choose correct punctuation for a sentence.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
Students will continue learning about ancient Greek civilizations.
  • Students will listen to the story, Alexander the Great Part 1. 
Vocabulary Word
  • Tame: to train to obey

Due:

September 2: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Language: 
  • Students will spell words with the suffix -ing, double consonant spellings, and the tricky word how when they complete their spelling test.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will review the following tricky words: he, she, we, be, me, the, a, was, from, of, to, do, down, how, what, where, why, once, one, and two.
  • Students will read words with 's'.
 
CKLA Knowledge
  • Students will continue learning about ancient Greek civilizations.
  • Students will listen to the read aloud Thermopylae: The Persians Strike Again.
Vocabulary
Channel: a route between two bodies of water.
 

Due:

September 1: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will review the following tricky words: he, she, we, be, me, the, a, was, from, of, to, do, down, how, what, where, why, once, once, and two.
  • Students will read words with -ed and will discuss how this shows past tense. Students will learn the different sounds that -ed makes.
Reading:
  • Students will reread "The Milk" with their partner or group. Students will answer multiple choice questions about the story,
CKLA Knowledge
  • Students will listen to the story "Marathon".
  • Students will record information about the ancient Greek civilization using a graphic organizer.
  • Students will discus the main events of the story and explain why the Battle of Marathon was important.
Vocabulary Word
Tribute: a gift or compliment
 

Due:

August 31: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Foundational Skill:
  • In lesson 18, students will focus on reading tricky words. Students will focus on the following words: once, one, and two
  • Students will read sorted words by the sounds /s/ and /ch/.
Language:
  • Students will rearrange scrambled sentences to create complete sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Milk" as a class. Students will answer questions about the story.
 
CKLA Knowledge
  • Students will listen to the story, "Athens: The Birthplace of Democracy".
  • Students will be asked to describe the city-states Sparta and Athens.
  • Students will discuss democracy.
Vocabulary Word
Democracy: a way of governing, or ruling that gives people the power to choose their leaders and laws.
 

Due:

August 30: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will review the following sounds and spellings: /j/ > 'ge' and /v/ > 've'.
Example: 've' in twelve
  • Students will read words in sorted rows that include these spellings.
  • Students will read the Tricky words what, where, why, and from.
Language:
  • Students will rearrange scrambled sentences to create complete sentences with proper capitalization and puncuation.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Fish" aloud and will answer questions about the story.
 
CKLA Knowledge
  • Students will listen to the story, "Athens and the Olive Tree".
  • Students will explain why the city of Athens was named after the goddess, Athena.
Vocabulary Word
Ideal: perfect
 

Due:

August 29: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will review the consonant diagraph sounds and spellings
For example:
/kn/ in knot
/qu/ in quit
  • Students will circle letter to form words matching a series of pictures and will write the words.
Reading:
  • Students will read "The Ham". Students will answer questions about the story.
Language:
  • Students will segment, blend, and spell a variety of two-syllable, short vowel words and the tricky word, how.
 
CKLA Knowledge
  • Students will listen to the story "All for Sparta" as they continue to learn about Ancient Greek civilization.
  • Students will explain what city-states were and why they developed. 
Vocabulary Word
Spartan: harsh and strict 
 

Due:

August 26: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
 
Language:
  • Students will spell one and two syllable words with short vowel patterns and the tricky word, she.
Foundational Skills:
  • Students will read words with tricky spelling "c"
Example: cent
  • Students will sort and write words with the letter c.
 
Reading
Students will read "The Snack Mix" in their reading group.
 
 
CKLA Knowledge:
 
Students will take a pausing point to review what they have learned about Ancient Greek Civilizations.

Due:

August 25: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
Foundational Skills
  • Students will read the following tricky words: do, to, down, and how.
  • Students will review the following tricky words: he, she, we, be, me, the, a, was, and of.
  • Students will read words with the tricky spelling of the letter G. For example: gym, gem, giraffe.
 
Reading
  • Students will read "The Snack Mix" with the reading groups and will answer questions about the story.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the story "The Olympic Games".
  • Students will recall details they have learned about ancient Greek civilizations.
  • Students will be asked to describe the Olympic games of ancient Greece and how it has influence our lives today.
  • Students will understand and use the term, "where there's a will, there's a way". 
 
 
 

Due:

August 24: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
Foundational Skills
  • Students will continue to review double consonant sounds and spellings.
  • Students will practice blending syllables in two syllable words.
  • Students will read words with shorts vowels.
  • Students will practice writing words with -ing.
Reading
  • Students will read "The Chicken Nugget" with their reading groups. 
  • Students will answer multiple choice questions about the story.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
  • Students will listen to the story, "Mount Olympus, Part 2".
  • Students will recall details they have learned about Ancient Greek civilizations in the previous stories.
  • Students will help retell the story by discussing what happened in the story.
Vocabulary Word
Mission: a special job or task
 
 
 

Due:

August 23: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
Foundational Skills
  • Students will asked to read and pronounce the following tricky words: was, of, and a.
  • Students will continue learning about and reviewing double consonant letter sounds and spellings.
 Grammar
  • Students will practice editing incorrect sentences. Students will review capitalization of the first word in a sentence and the proper use of question mark at the end of a sentence.
Reading
  • Students will read "The Chicken Nugget" as a class and will answer questions about what they have read.
 
 
CKLA Knowledge:
 
Students will listen to the story "Mount Olympus, Part 1".
Students will recall key details about ancient Greece.
 
Vocabulary Word
Summoned: called forth or requested to come
 
 
 
 

Due:

August 22: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills: 
Students will read and pronounce the following "tricky" words: the, he, she, we, be, and me.
 
Students will begin reviewing double consonant sounds and spellings. 
For example: /b/ in "babble"
/k/ in "back"
 
Students will read the story "The Hot Dog". Students will answer questions about the story.
 
 
CKLA Knowledge:
 
Students will begin CKLA Domain 3 The Ancient Greek Civilization.
 
Students will listen to the story "The Ancient Greeks".
Students will review the key components of a civilization and recall key details about ancient Greek Civilization. 
 
Vocabulary Word
Independently: on your own

 

Due:

August 19: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

Skills:
 
Students will continue CKLA assessments in Lesson 10.
  • Students will complete the Word Reading assessment.
Students who have completed all assessments will continue to work on Activity pages 10.1-10.3 in their CKLA Unit 1 workbook.
 
 
Knowledge:
 
Students will complete the Domain Assessment.
 
Students will be assessed on each domain story, as well as domain vocabulary.
 
 

Due:

August 18: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

Skills: 
 
Students will continue CKLA Assessments in lesson 9.
  • Students will read words with short vowels. For example, /e/ as in "pet". 
  • Students will read words with consonant diagraphs. For example, /sh/ as in "share".
Students will read "Sink or Float" and will answer multiple choice questions about the details of the story.
 
 
Knowledge:
Students will continue learning about tall tales.
Students will listen to the story, "Casey Jones".
  • Students will be asked to find similarities and differences before "Casey Jones" and the previously read story, "John Henry".
 
Vocabulary Word:
Legendary: Well known; famous
 
Please study vocabulary words each night with your student.
 
Listen to today's story here:
 
 

Due:

August 17: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
Student assessments will continue in lesson 8.
Students will read words with consonant clusters, diagraphs, short vowels, tricky words, and more.
Students will read "The Beach", and answer multiple choice questions about the story.
 
 
CKLA Knowledge:
Students will continue their study of tall tales.
Students will review the characteristics of a tall tale and will identify the characters from previous stories.
 
The students will listen to the story, "John Henry".
 
Vocabulary Word: Feats
Please study vocabulary each night.
 

Due:

August 16: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills: 
Students will continue with beginning of the year assessments in lesson 7.
 
Students will read words with consonant clusters, diagraphs, short vowels, and tricky words.
Example: chair, me
 
CKLA Knowledge:
In lesson 7, students will listen to another tall tale, "Pecos Bill".
Students will review the characteristics of a tall tale and talk about the examples in yesterday's story, "Paul Bunyan". 
 
Students will discuss the differences between real and fictional elements.
 
Vocabulary Word: Tamed
Please study vocabulary each night.
 

Due:

August 15: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
 
The focus of Skills Lessons 6-10 is to better understand each student's reading knowledge and ability. 
Over the next 5 lessons, students will be assessed to ensure they will become successful readers.
 
During the first assessment, students will read "Snacks" to the teacher. This story is comprised of one syllable words. Students will then answer eight multiple choice questions on their own.
 
 
CKLA Knowledge:
Students will continue unit 1 on fairy tales and tall tales with lesson 5. 
 
The students will listen to the story "Paul Bunyan". 
Students will focus on the different examples of exaggeration used within the story.
 
 
Vocabulary Word: Admiration
Please study vocabulary each night.
 
 
 

Due:

August 12: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
In lesson 5, student will review 8 consonant sounds and spellings, including /qu/, in one syllable words with short vowels. 
Students will also focus on spelling words with short vowels.
 
The teacher will read "The Big Dig" aloud. Students will read along to practice reading with accuracy and expression. Students will answer questions about the story.
 
CKLA Knowledge: 
 
Students will take a pausing point to focus on writing.
 
Students will answer one of the following prompts:
1. If a magic fish could grant me a wish, I would wish for......
2. When the emperor realized he could not see the magic clothes, he should have....
3. An important lesson to be learned from the "Beauty and the Beast" is.....
 
Students will be asked to demonstrate their understanding of fairy tales when answering the prompt.
 

Due:

August 11: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
Students will continue to review skills learned in first grade in lesson 4.
The following sounds will be reviewed: /th/, /ng/, /sh/, and /ch/.
 
Students will focus on reading words with the sounds, as well as, being able to recognize a new word when a sound changes.
For example: lip > hip
 
The teacher will read "The Bone Man" aloud, as students follow along. Students will answer questions about the story.
 
CKLA Knowledge:
Students will continue learning about fairy tales and tall tales in lesson 4.
 
Students will continue yesterday's story when the teacher reads, "Beauty and the Beast, Part 2."
Students will identify the different characters in the story, as well as, the characteristics of a fairy tale.
 
Vocabulary Word: Constant
Please study vocabulary word each night.
 

Due:

August 10: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
In lesson 3, students will review the following consonant sounds and spellings: /k/, /g/, /f/, /v/, /l/, and /h/. Students will also spell different words with these letters.
 
Students will focus on writing words with /o/.
 
The teacher will read "The Hike" while students listen and read along. Students will asked to answer questions about the story.
Students may also be asked to read a sentence of the story.
 
 
CKLA Knowledge:
Students will continue learning about fairy tales and tall tales.
 
Students will compare and contrast aspects of the stories they heard the last two days. 
  • What are the similarities of "The Fisherman and His Wife" and "The Emperor's New Clothes'?
  • What are the differences?
Students will listen to the story, "Beauty and the Beast, Part 1".  Students will identify the characteristic of a fairy tale in this story.
 
Vocabulary Word: Fortune
Please practice vocabulary words each night.
 

Due:

August 9: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
Students will continue with CKLA Skills Unit 1. 
Lesson 2 focuses on reviewing the following sounds and spellings: /e/,/u/,/o/,/k/, and /g/. 
 
Students will spell words with /i/.
 
The teacher will read "The Campsite" aloud while students read along with the teacher. Students will also answer questions about the story read.
 
 
CKLA Knowledge:
The students will continue to learn about fairy tales and tall tales in Lesson 2 of CKLA Knowledge Unit 1.
The students will review the characteristics of a fairy tale before listening to the story "The Emperor's New Clothes".
 
Students will analyze and discuss the actions of the characters in "The Emperor's New Clothes."
 
 
Vocabulary Word: Curious
Please review and discuss Unit 1 vocabulary each day with your student.
 

Due:

August 8: CKLA Skills and Knowledge

CKLA Skills:
Skills lessons 1-5 focus on reviewing what students have learned in 1st grade.
Unit 1 Lesson 1 will review the following sounds: /a/, /i/, /p/, /b/, /t/, and /d/.
 
Students will also read and spell one syllable words. 
 
The teacher will read "Kate Visits Nan" with the students. Students will be asked to answer questions about the story.
 
 
CKLA Knowledge:
CKLA Knowledge Unit One focuses on Fairy Tales and Tall Tales.
 
During lesson one, students will listen to the story "The Fisherman and His Wife".
Students will review what they have learned about fairy tales and other types of fiction.
Students will be asked to make predictions about the story and characters within it.
 
Each story contains a vocabulary word that students will focus on. These vocabulary words will be on the Unit test and it is important for students to study them each night.
Vocabulary Word: Displeases
 

Due:

August 2- August 5

August 2nd- August 5th will be spent welcoming our students back for another school year.
 
Teachers will thoroughly review classroom and school procedures with their students in order to prepare for a fun, learning filled school year.
 * Teachers will discuss procedures for the following areas: classroom, restroom, playground, cafeteria, and hallway.
*An example of the hallway procedures is posted below in a PowerPoint. 
 
Throughout the week, students will engage in read alouds of different texts. These texts help to reinforce the procedures discussed in the first few days of the school year.
Each text is listed below.
 
First Day Jitters by Julie Danneberg
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
All Are Welcome by Alfred A. Knopf
Holler Loudly by Cynthia Leitich Smith
A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue by Julia Cook
Be Kind by Pat Zietlow Miller
Wordy Birdy by Tammi Sauer
Bullies Never Win by Margery Cuyler
I Repeat, Don't Cheat! by Margery Cuyler
How do Dinosaurs Go to School? by Jane Yolen
What Does It Mean To Be Kind? By Rana DiOrio
The Very Impatient Caterpillar by Ross Burach
David Goes to School by David Shannon
My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook
Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes
If You Take a Mouse to School by Laura Numeroff 
The Berenstain Bears Go To School by Stan Berenstain
Even Steven and Odd Todd by Kathryn Cristaldi
Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein
Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon by Patty Lovell
Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners by Laurie Keller
Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy
 
 
Students may use their iPads to read on GetEpic.com if time allows throughout the day.
 
 
Teachers may use GoNoodle.com to reward student's hard work with a brain break. GoNoodle is a great resource that helps students be able to move around the classroom for a few minutes before refocusing on the next academic task.
 
At dismissal, students will watch PBS Kids until they are called to leave.