1ST GR LIT: UNIT 3, WEEKS 4-6

• I can read and understand a nonfiction text.
• I can write an opinion about a nonfiction text.
• I know about how life was different long ago.
  
• I can write a nonfiction text.
  

Key Concepts:

• This week our class will be focusing on how life is different today than it was long ago. We will discuss how toys have changed and how transportation has changed, as well as how these changes affect our lives today.

• Let’s make up a story about something that happened long ago. Read each word. Tell me what it means. Then we can make up a sentence using the word. We can put our sentences together to tell our story.

• I’m going to say a word. If the word has the same long vowel sound as in the word lone, raise one hand. If the word has the same long vowel sound as in the word mute, raise both hands.

Comprehension: Details/Compare and Contrast (click on the link to access the reading)

• First, we will read different ways children go to school. Next, we will read the labels in each circle. Then I will read a way children go to school. You tell me where to write it in the diagram and explain your answer.

• I can read and understand a nonfiction text.
• I can use text evidence to respond to a nonfiction text.
• I know about how to find my way around.
  
• I can write a fantasy story.
  

Key Concepts:

• This week our class will be focusing on how we get our food. We will also be discussing how growing things are made into food.

• Let’s discuss each word. Then we will make up a sentence for each word to tell about food. We will take turns. I will start.

• I will write each word by scrambling the letters. You will have to unscramble the letters to guess the word on the list. (Scrambled words: oobk, ookl, ckoo, ktoo, hdoo, oodw)

• Let’s look at the pictures and read the sentences. Then we can write the number 1, 2, 3, or 4 on the lines to show the correct order of events.