Unit 1 Week1

Phonics sound: Short vowel a

Reading/Writing Workshop story: “Jack Can”

Literature Anthology story: “Nat and Sam”

Spelling words: man, hat, can, nap, cat, tap, sad, sat, not, does

High Frequency Words: does, not, school, what

 

Unit 1 Week2

Phonics sound: short vowel i

Reading/Writing Workshop story: “Six Kids”

Literature Anthology story: “Go, Pip!”

Spelling words: pin, win, hit, sit, miss, kiss, nap, can, out, up

High Frequency Words: down, out, up, very

 

Unit 1 Week3

Phonics sound: l-blends

Reading/Writing Workshop story: “A Pig for Cliff”

Literature Anthology story: “Flip”

Spelling words: clip, flip, slip, flag, black, plan, win, sit, be, pull

High Frequency Words: be, come, good, pull

 

Unit 1 Week4

Phonics sound: short vowel o

Reading/Writing Workshop story: “Toss! Kick! Hop!”

Literature Anthology story: “Friends”

Spelling words: hop, top, log, hog, hot, lot, flip, black, they, too

High Frequency Words: fun, make, they, too

 

Unit 1 Week 5

Phonics sound: r and s blends

Reading/Writing Workshop story: “Move and Grin!”

Literature Anthology story: “Move It!”

Spelling words: spill, spin, grab, grass, drop, drip, hop, lot, two, move

High Frequency Words: jump, move, run, two

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Unit 2 Week1

Phonics sound: Short vowel e

Reading/Writing Workshop story: “Good Job, Ben!”

Literature Anthology story: “The Red Hat”

Spelling words: leg, beg, men, hen, head, bread, grass, spin, there, again

High Frequency Words: again, help, new, there, use

Structural analysis: inflectional ending –ed

Grammar: Nouns

Unit 2 Week2

Phonics sound: short vowel u

Reading/Writing Workshop story: “Cubs in a Hut”

Literature Anthology story: “The Pigs, the Wolf, and the Mud”

Spelling words: run, fun, nut, cut, bug, rug, men, head, could, one

High Frequency Words: could, live, one, then, three

Structural analysis: Contractions with ‘s

Grammar: Singular and Plural nouns

Unit 2 Week3

Phonics sound: end blends such as st, nd, nk, and mp

Reading/Writing Workshop story: “The Best Spot”

Literature Anthology story: “At a Pond”

Spelling words: lend, send, fast, past, sink, wink, run, bug, of, who

High Frequency Words: eat, no, of, under, who

Structural analysis: inflectional ending -ing

Grammar: possessive nouns

Unit 2 Week4

Phonics sound: th, sh, -ng

Reading/Writing Workshop story: “Thump Thump Helps Out”

Literature Anthology story: “Nell’s Books”

Spelling words: fish, shop, ship, with, thing, sang, fast, wink, want, call

High Frequency Words: all, call, day, her, want

Structural analysis: closed syllables

Grammar: Common and proper nouns

Unit 2 Week 5

Phonics sound: digraphs ch, -tch, wh, ph

Reading/Writing Workshop story: “Which Way on the Map?”

Literature Anthology story: “Fun With Maps”

Spelling words: whip, whale, catch, match, chin, graph, shop, with, many, around

High Frequency Words: around, place, by, walk, many

Structural analysis: Inflectional endings -es

Grammar: Irregular Plural Nouns