ELA - First Grade Monday, May 11 – Friday, May 15

PURPOSE Learning Standards:

Reading: I can describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. (RL.1.3)

Writing: I can write an opinion piece in which I introduce the topic, state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure. (W.1.1)

Foundational Skills: I can read and spell words that have oo in them. (RF.1.3) Foundational Skills: I can read and spell grade appropriate words. (RF.1.3)

WATCH

Monday:

Watch Story Elements Powerpoint (PDF Version) Watch this video to learn about the sound that oo makes in words Short oo

and Long oo

Tuesday: Read The Cowgirl Who Cried Coyote, focusing on details that describe

the main character. (Mute the sound if you can read this book by yourself.)

Wednesday: Reread The Cowgirl Who Cried Coyote, paying attention to the setting

of the story.

Thursday: Reread The Cowgirl Who Cried Coyote, paying attention to the order of

events in the story.

Friday: Read Could a Tiger Be a Pet? (Mute the sound if you can read this by yourself.) Could a Tiger Be a Pet? (Screen-Free Version) See Product for activity.

PRACTICE

Monday:

Practice included in Monday’s Powerpoint.

See Tricky Word List

Word Sort-Sort /oo/ words (this activity can be done all week)

Tuesday:

Remember characters are who the story is about. We will look for key details the writer used

that tell us about the main character. We learn details about characters by what they say, how

they act, and what they look like. We look for character details in the pictures and words.

Complete a Character Web. Think about the main character. Look for describing words or

phrases in the story to add to the web. (Possible answers: cowgirl, bored, had a job, planned

a trick, cried for help, sad, learned a lesson).

Complete one choice board activity.

Read this story and look and listen for the oo sound. To the Moon

As you read any book, find words that have the oo sound in them. (Screen Free Activity)

Wednesday:

The setting is when and where the story takes place. Fill out the setting web using words and

picture clues from your story. Write the word “setting” in the center circle. Write any other

settings or details about the setting in the other circles on the web. (Possible answers: ranch,

outside, near a creek, cornfield).

Complete one choice board activity.

Building Words: See how many words you can make out of these letters (a, o, o, b, l, l, n, s). Highlight the vowels. Remember every word must have a vowel. Challenge: All of the letters make a mystery word. Can you figure it out? (answer: balloons) (Screen Free Activity)

Thursday:

Readers can use key details to retell a story. Complete the story sequence chart of events by

writing a sentence about the beginning, middle, and end of the story, The Cowgirl Who Cried

Coyote. Draw your favorite event. (Possible answers: The cowgirl’s job was to keep the

sheep safe. She was very bored so she tricked the workers more than once by saying a

coyote was after the sheep. They didn’t believe her when there was a real coyote and she

was sad that she lost all of her sheep.)

Complete one choice board activity.

Friday: Work on the Product: Opinion Writing Prompt

DISCUSS

Monday: What sound does oo make in these words: moon, book?

Thursday: Have an adult call out the following words. Finger spell and write these words: school, woodpecker, bloom. Discuss why they choose the letters they did to spell the words. (Screen Free Activity)

PRODUCT

Friday:

After reading Could a Tiger Be My Pet, answer this writing prompt:

In your opinion, which animal in Could a Tiger Be My Pet do you think the narrator gave the

best reason for not having as a pet? Explain your opinion.

Use the Opinion Organizer to plan your writing. Revise and edit your writing and then write a

final copy on a clean sheet of paper. Watch for spelling, letter spacing, capital letters at the

beginning of sentences and ending marks at the end of sentences. Share with a family

member.

Screen Free Activities for the week of May 11

Tricky Words

Read through the list to find 5 words your child knows how to read and spell and 5 words s/he doesn’t know how to read and spell. Make flashcards of these words to use throughout the week.

Word Sort

Cut out the words and the headers. Sort the words according to how the vowel team (oo) makes its

sound. You can sort these words every day this week and then glue them on a sheet of paper on Friday.

/oo/ in

book

/oo/ on

moon

Rule

Breakers

cookie

flood

look

broom

scooter

cool

football

stood

choose

rooster

smooth

pool

goodbye

door

too

understood

looked

balloon

Character Web

Setting Web

Story Sequence Chart

Screen Free Activities

This week’s focus is reading literature books.

Have your student read a fiction book daily for 15-30 minutes.

Reading Activities: Complete one activity per day.

● Word Hunt: In your book, find a word you think is interesting and ask yourself the following

questions. What do I think the word means? Why do I think the author used this word? Look

up the word in the dictionary to confirm the meaning.

● Retell your book using the story elements writing frame:

The story is about___. The story takes place___. The action begins when___. Then___.

Next___. After that___. The story ends when___.

● Use the statements/question below to make sure you understand the book you read.

○ Describe the main character using 3 key details from the story.

○ Describe the setting using 3 key details from the story.

○ Find an illustration in your book, what does this illustration teach you about the

character or setting?

● Create a 2 minute book talk to share your book with a family member or friend. Tell them a

little bit about the book and your opinion of the book.

● Create a different ending to the book. Tell your story to someone.

Writing Activities:

Sentence Writing Activities: Level 1

Convert the sentence fragments into sentences.

Example: a tiny seed- The tiny seed grows into a beautiful plant.

1. the teacher 2. walks to the cafeteria 3. play with toys

Sentence Writing Activities: Level 2

The topic is the zoo. Write a statement, question, exclamation and command sentence about the zoo.

Statement:_____________________

Question:______________________

Exclamation:___________________

Command:_____________________

Oral Language Activities for Kindergarten and First Grade

Pick a topic from the choices below. Together with your child, come up with as many words that

describe that topic.

Transportation Ice cream flavors Types of sports

Colors Words that begin with “h” Animals

Vocabulary:

Student’s Choice: Define 6 new or unfamiliar words that you have read in either your book or in fiction

passage. Next, choose the graphic organizer that you would like to complete your vocabulary words

for the week.

1) Frayer Model

2) Create a foldable

In your foldable please include:

● Word (outside flap)

● Definition (inside flap)

● A sentence using the word in a sentence (inside)

● Give one or two synonyms for the word (inside) or draw a picture

3) Graphic Organizer

Foldables:

Graphic Organizer: