First Grade Reading and Grammar Scope and Sequence 2015 – 2016
(Bold indicates a new topic)
QUARTER 1
QUARTER 2
QUARTER 3
Reading
Reading
Reading
 Decoding using Letter
 Decoding using Letter
 Decoding using Letter Patterns
Patterns
Patterns
 Vocabulary Development
 Vocabulary
 Vocabulary Development
 Comprehension / Main Idea
Development
 Comprehension / Main Idea
 Sequencing Events
 Comprehension / Main
 Sequencing Events
 Retelling
Idea
 Retelling
 Story Mapping (beginning,
 Sequencing Events
 Story Mapping (beginning,
middle, end)
 Retelling
middle, end)
 Sight Words
 Story Mapping
 Sight Words
 Rhyming Words
(beginning, middle, end)
 Rhyming Words
 Making Predictions
 Sight Words
 Making Predictions
 Identifying Story Elements
 Identifying Story Elements
 Fiction and Non-fiction Texts
Grammar
 Context / Syntax Clues
 Alphabetical Order
Grammar
 High Frequency Words
 Punctuation /
 Alphabetical Order
Capitalization
 Punctuation / Capitalization Grammar
 Simple Sentence
 Simple Sentence Structure
 Alphabetical Order
Structure
 Spelling Patterns (i.e. cvc
 Punctuation / Capitalization
 Spelling Patterns (i.e.
words, beginning / ending
 Simple Sentence Structure
cvc words, beginning /
consonants)
 Spelling patterns (i.e. cvc
ending consonants)
 Spelling Patterns (long
words, beginning / ending
vowel phonemes, blends,
consonants)
word families)
 Spelling patterns (long vowel
 Contractions
phonemes, blends, word
 Word Endings
families)
 Contractions
 Word Endings (Suffixes)
 Verbs
QUARTER 4
Reading
 Decoding using letter patterns
 Vocabulary Development
 Comprehension / Main Idea
 Sequencing Events
 Retelling
 Story Mapping (beginning,
middle, end)
 Sight Words
 Rhyming Words
 Making Predictions
 Identifying Story Elements
 Fiction and Non-fiction Texts
 Context / Syntax Clues
 High Frequency Words
Grammar
 Alphabetical Order
 Punctuation / Capitalization
 Simple Sentence Structure
 Spelling Patterns (i.e. cvc
words, beginning / ending
consonants)
 Spelling Patterns (long vowel
phonemes, blends, word
families)
 Contractions
 Word Endings (Suffixes)
 Verbs
 Subject / Verb Agreement