English Language Arts, Grade 1

Unit 1: Speaking and Listening

Talking and listening to share feelings, ideas, and opinions; asking and answering questions; giving and following simple directions; joining conversations; and using kind, respectful language with classmates.

• Sharing feelings, asking questions, and giving opinions
• Talking in groups and sharing out loud
• Kind words and getting along

Unit 2: Reading and Viewing

Enjoying reading, learning how print works, using clues to read words and make meaning, matching spoken to printed words, recognizing sight words, responding to texts, and noticing different kinds of text.

• Enjoying reading and knowing concepts of print
• Using clues to read new words
• Matching words and knowing sight words

• Exploring many kinds of simple texts
• Sharing what you think about a text
• Noticing kinds and parts of texts

Unit 3: Writing and Representing

Using writing and drawing to share meaning, making texts in familiar forms, learning writing-process steps, spelling with sounds and print conventions, staying engaged as a writer, and beginning to use technology and find information.

• Using writing and drawing to share a message
• Making texts for a reader

• Getting your ideas down (rehearsing and drafting)
• Making writing better and sharing it

• Using sounds to spell words
• Directionality, spacing, and sentences

• Sticking with writing and taking pride
• Choosing to write every day

• Trying technology to write and combine information
• Finding and sharing information