Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on
grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
- Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
- Use frequently occurring affixes as a clue to the meaning of a word.
- Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, looking).
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Description |
| It’s Mine! A Book About Sharing and Cooperation | In this lesson students will use details from the story It's Mine! by Leo Lionni to describe story elements, determine unknown words, and understand the moral or lesson of the text. This will be done with teacher support, in pairs, and by working independently. The lessons will conclude with a piece of opinion writing to show students’ perspective on the text. |
| Be Brave and Fearless: A Closer Look at Sheila Rae, the Brave | In this reading lesson, students will identify and describe story elements and retell the major events in the story Sheila Rae, the Brave by Kevin Henkes. Students will also identify the moral or the lesson learned in the story and write an opinion paragraph about the main characters as they explore the concept of bravery. |
| Mr. Duck Means Business: A Reading and Writing Lesson | Students will be engaged with the adorably illustrated and written children's book, Mr. Duck Means Business. They will discuss the story elements, practice retelling it, and create an expository writing piece about how the main character changed from the beginning to the end of the book. |
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Description |
| Vocabulary: Affix Match | In this activity, students will match affixes to their meanings by playing a memory game. |
| Vocabulary: Word Fill-In | In this activity, students will choose words to complete sentences. |
| Vocabulary: Semantic Map | In this activity, students will brainstorm words related to a topic and use books and/or reference materials to answer questions about unknown words on a semantic map. |
| Vocabulary: Four Square Vocabulary Map | In this activity, students will describe a vocabulary word using a four square map. |
| Vocabulary: Multiple Meaning Bugs | In this activity, students will identify the multiple meanings of words. |
| Phonics: Base Word Sort | In this activity, students will identify word components (base word and affixes) by doing a sort. |
| Phonics: Parting Words | In this activity, students will identify and segment base words and inflections. |
| Phonics: Covering the Bases | In this activity, students will identify base words and inflections. |
| Vocabulary: Affix Action | In this activity, students will produce words with affixes to complete sentences while playing a board game. |
| Vocabulary: Ask-Explain-List | In this activity, students will demonstrate understanding of words by applying them to a variety of contexts. |
| Vocabulary: Build-A-Word | In this activity, students will add affixes to base words to make new words, then use the new words in sentences. |
| Vocabulary: Inside Information | In this activity, students will write simple definitions, sentences, and examples of target words in a graphic organizer. |
| Vocabulary: Meaning Exchange | In this activity, students will identify the meaning of words in context by playing a matching game. |
| Vocabulary: Meaning Maker | In this activity, students will identify unknown words, determine their meaning, and rewrite sentences to demonstrate their understanding. |
| Vocabulary: Meaning Map | In this activity, students will identify attributes of words and record them on a graphic organizer. |
| Vocabulary: Multiple Meaning Match | In this activity, students will identify the multiple meanings of words in context. |
| Vocabulary: Oh My Word! | In this activity, students will write simple definitions, sentences, and synonyms of words on a recording sheet. |
| Vocabulary: What-A-Word | In this activity, students will identify words to complete text. |
| Vocabulary: Word Express | In this activity, students will identify the meaning of words in context. |
| Vocabulary: Word Filler | In this activity, students will identify words to complete sentences. |
| Vocabulary: Word Web | In this activity, students will identify the multiple meaning of words by constructing a web. |
| Vocabulary: Word Wise | In this activity, student will determine the meaning of words. NOTE: To fully meet the expectations of the aligned standards, students will need to identify unknown words in text they are reading and use strategies to determine the meanings of the unknown words. |
| Vocabulary: Word Wizard | In this activity, students will determine the meaning of words of interest in text. |
| Vocabulary: Word Wrap | In this activity, students will describe a target word using a graphic organizer. |
| Vocabulary: Word-O-Nary | In this activity, students will write simple definitions, sentences, and synonyms of targeted words found in content-area text. |
