Name ___Carrie H. DeLong__________
September
School _______Creekside___________
Content
Skills
Assessments
Critical concepts, topics , themes
Precise skills that can be
assessed, observed, or described
action verbs
Demonstrations of learning
observable evidence
nouns
1.2c Two step directions
Follow two-step directions
1.5 Print knowledge
Understand that print is organized from
left to right
1.6 Phonetic Principles
 Letter recognition
a) Beginning-ending sounds
d) Short vowel sounds
f) Word patterns
h) High Frequency words
1.11 Print legibly
October
Subject __English_______ Grade _1st__
Recognize beginning and ending sounds,
short vowel sounds, various word
patterns, and high frequency words.
Follow two-step directions
1.4c Rhyming words
Identify rhyming words
1.5 Print knowledge
Understand that print is organized from
left to right
1.11 Print legibly
1.12e Capital letters and punctuation
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Write legibly using capital letters at the
beginning of sentences, correct
punctuation at the end, and correct
spacing.
1.12e Capital letters and punctuation
1.2c Two step directions
1.6 Phonetic Principles
 Letter recognition
a) Beginning-ending sounds
d) Short vowel sounds
f) Word patterns
h) High Frequency words
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Recognize beginning and ending sounds,
short vowel sounds, various word
patterns, and high frequency words.
Write legibly using capital letters at the
beginning of sentences, correct
punctuation at the end, and correct
spacing.
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Accelerated Reader
PALS test
STAR reading
Teacher observations
Teacher made assessments
Running records for fluency and
accuracy
Writing samples
Sight word recognition quizzes
Accelerated Reader
Rhyming sorts and games
Local 1.2c Assessment: directions
Local 1.4c Assessment: Rhyming
Local 1.6a Assessment: Print
Knowledge
Teacher observations
Teacher made assessments
Running records for fluency and
accuracy
Sight word recognition quizzes
Writing samples
Name ___Carrie H. DeLong__________
November
December
School _______Creekside___________
Subject __English_______ Grade _1st__
Content
Skills
Assessments
Critical concepts, topics , themes
Precise skills that can be
assessed, observed, or described
action verbs
Demonstrations of learning
observable evidence
nouns
1.5 Print Knowledge
1.6 Phonetic Principles
 Letter recognition
a) Beginning-ending sounds
b) Consonant Blends
d) Short vowel sounds
f) Word patterns
h) High Frequency words
1.7 Meaning clues
1.11 Print legibly
1.12 Writing
a) Prewriting
b) One topic
d) Complete sentences
f) Correct spelling
1.5 Print Knowledge
1.6 Phonetic Principles
 Letter recognition
 Contractions
 Inflected Endings
a) Beginning-ending sounds
b) Consonant Blends
d) Short vowel sounds
f) Word patterns
h) High Frequency words
1.7 Meaning clues
1.11 Print legibly
1.12 Writing
a) Prewriting
b) Complete sentences
f) Correct spelling
Understand that print is organized from
left to right
Identify and read consonant blends.
Write legibly using correct spelling and
in complete sentences having first
completed a prewriting
Identify and read short vowel sounds and
various word patterns
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Accelerated Reader
Short vowel sorts
Consonant blend sorts
Teacher observations
Teacher made assessments
Running records for fluency and
accuracy
Sight word recognition quizzes
Writing samples
Identify various high frequency words.
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Understand that print is organized
from left to right
Identify and read consonant
blends.
Identify and make contractions.
Understand and add inflected
endings.
Write legibly using correct
spelling and in complete
sentences having first completed
a prewriting
Identify and read short vowel
sounds and various word patterns
Answer questions about a story
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Accelerated Reader
Short vowel sorts
Contractions matching
Consonant blend sorts
Teacher observations
Teacher made assessments
Running records for fluency and
accuracy
Sight word recognition quizzes
Writing samples
Name ___Carrie H. DeLong__________
January
School _______Creekside___________
Subject __English_______ Grade _1st__
Content
Skills
Assessments
Critical concepts, topics , themes
Precise skills that can be
assessed, observed, or described
action verbs
Demonstrations of learning
observable evidence
nouns
1.5 Print Knowledge
1.6 Phonetic Principles
 Contractions
 Medial consonants
 Inflected Endings
a) Beginning-ending sounds
b) Consonant Blends
d) Short vowel sounds
f) Word patterns
h) High Frequency words
1.7 Meaning clues
1.11 Print legibly
1.12 Writing
a) Prewriting
b) One topic
d) Complete sentences
f) Correct spelling
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Understand that print is organized
from left to right
Identify and read consonant
blends.
Identify and make contractions.
Understand and add inflected
endings.
Write legibly using correct
spelling and in complete
sentences having first completed
a prewriting
Identify and read short vowel
sounds and various word patterns
Answer questions about a story
Identify medial consonants.
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Accelerated Reader
Short vowel and consonant blend
sorts
Teacher observations
Teacher made assessments
Running records for fluency and
accuracy
Sight word recognition quizzes
Writing samples
Local 1.5c Assessment
Local 1.6b Assessment
Local 1.6df Assessment
Local 1.7 Assessment
Mid-year PALS
Name ___Carrie H. DeLong__________
February
March
School _______Creekside___________
Subject __English_______ Grade _1st__
Content
Skills
Assessments
Critical concepts, topics , themes
Precise skills that can be
assessed, observed, or described
action verbs
Demonstrations of learning
observable evidence
nouns
1.6 Phonetic principles
 Inflected endings
 Medial consonants
 Contractions
g) Compound words
h) High frequency words
1.9 Comprehension
d) Make predictions
f)Characters/ Settings
1.10 ABC Order and Dictionary skills
1.11 Print legibly
1.12 Writing
c) Descriptive words
f) Correct spelling
g) Share writings
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1.6 Phonetic principles
 Inflected endings
 Medial consonants
 Contractions
c) Consonant diagraphs
g) Compound words
h) High frequency words
1.9 Comprehension
d) Make predictions
f)Characters/ Settings
1.10 ABC Order and Dictionary skills
1.11 Print legibly
1.12 Writing
c) Descriptive words
f) Correct spelling
g) Share writings
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Identify high frequency words
Identify and make contractions
Understand and add inflected
endings
Make predictions when reading
Identify the characters and
setting when reading a story
Arrange words in ABC order
Write legibly using correct
spelling and descriptive words.
Share final drafts with peers
Understand how to use a
dictionary
Identify and read compound
words
Identify high frequency words
Identify and make contractions
Understand and add inflected
endings
Make predictions when reading
Identify the characters and
setting when reading a story
Arrange words in ABC order
Write legibly using correct
spelling and descriptive words.
Share final drafts with peers
Understand how to use a
dictionary
Identify and read compound
words and consonant diagraphs
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Teacher observations
Teacher made assessments
Running records for fluency and
accuracy
Sight word recognition quizzes
Writing samples
Accelerated Reader
Questions after reading
Compound word matching games
Teacher observations
Teacher made assessments
Running records for fluency and
accuracy
Sight word recognition quizzes
Writing samples
Accelerated Reader
Questions after reading
Compound word matching games
Consonant diagraph games
Name ___Carrie H. DeLong__________
April
May
School _______Creekside___________
Subject __English_______ Grade _1st__
Content
Skills
Assessments
Critical concepts, topics , themes
Precise skills that can be
assessed, observed, or described
action verbs
Demonstrations of learning
observable evidence
nouns
1.6 Phonetic Principles
 R-controlled
 Inflected endings
 Comparative endings
 Diphthong (ow/ou/oi)
 Medial consonants
 Multi-syllabic words
1.9 Comprehension
e) 5WH
g) Beginning/Middle/ End
h) Main Idea
1.11 Print legibly
1.12 Writing
c) Descriptive words
f) Correct spelling
g) Share writings
h) Use technology
1.9 Comprehension
e) 5WH
g) Beginning/Middle/ End
h) Main Idea
1.11 Print legibly
1.12 Writing
c) Descriptive words
f) Correct spelling
g) Share writings
h) Use technology
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Read words with r-controlled
vowels
Identify and add comparative
endings
Read words with medial
consonants and diphthong
Read and identify the beginning,
middle, and end of a story
Read and identify the main idea
of a story.
Write legibly using correct
spelling and descriptive words.
Share final drafts with peers
Use technology to publish
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Read and identify the beginning,
middle, and end of a story
Read and identify the main idea
of a story.
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Write legibly using correct
spelling and descriptive words.
Share final drafts with peers
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Use technology to publish
Teacher observations
Teacher made assessments
Running records for fluency and
accuracy
Sight word recognition quizzes
Writing samples
Accelerated Reader
Question cards
Spelling tests
Local 1.9d Assessment
Local 1.9f Assessment
Local 1.6c Assessment
Local 1.6g Assessment
Local 1.10 Assessment
PALS
Teacher observations
Teacher made assessments
Running records for fluency and
accuracy
Accelerated Reader
Question cards
Name ___Carrie H. DeLong__________
June
School _______Creekside___________
Subject __English_______ Grade _1st__
Content
Skills
Assessments
Critical concepts, topics , themes
Precise skills that can be
assessed, observed, or described
action verbs
Demonstrations of learning
observable evidence
nouns
1.9 Comprehension
e) 5WH
g) Beginning/Middle/ End
h) Main Idea
1.11 Print legibly
1.12 Writing
c) Descriptive words
f) Correct spelling
g) Share writings
h) Use technology
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Author Studies including
activities reinforcing
o identifying the beginning,
middle, and end of a story
o main idea
o using descriptive words
o going through the writing
process.
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Teacher observations
Teacher made assessments
Writing assignments
Book reports