First Grade Language Arts Pacing Guide
Week
Standard
1
2
RF 1.1 Demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of print.
RF1.2 Demonstrate understanding of
spoken words, syllables, and sounds
(phonemes).
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Unpacked
Assessments and Kindergarten
Review
*I will demonstrate
understanding of basic features
of print.
Quarter 1
Essential Questions
*What are the important
features of a sentence?
Essential Vocabulary
features
organization
demonstrate
RF1.3g Recognize and read gradeappropriate irregularly spelled words. (o)
*I will demonstrate
understanding of spoken words.
*I will demonstrate
understanding of syllables.
*I will demonstrate
understanding of sounds.
*I will read the words on HFW
list A
*How do I distinguish spoken
words within a sentence?
*How do I recognize syllables
within a spoken word?
*How do I recognize the
phonemes within a word?
*How do I decode regularly
spelled single-syllable words?
L1.1a Print all upper and lower case letters.
(O)
L1.2e Spell untaught words phonetically,
drawing on phonemic awareness and
spelling conventions. (o)
*I will print all uppercase letters.
*I will print all lowercase letters.
*I will spell words by using the
sounds I hear. (phonetic
invented spellings)
*How do I print upper and
lowercase letters?
*How do I spell a word by using
the sounds I hear when the
word is spoken?
RL1.1 Ask and answer questions about key
details in a text.(O)
*I will ask questions about key
details in a text.
*I will answer questions about
key details in a text.
*I will speak single-syllable
words.
*How do I ask and answer
questions about key details in a
text?
Key details
Text
*How do I blend phonemes to
make a single-syllable word?
*How do I blend onsets and
rimes of single-syllable words?
*Why is it important to speak
in complete sentences?
Syllable
RF 1.2b Orally produce single-syllable
words by blending sounds (phonemes),
including consonant blends.
SL1.6 Produce complete sentences when
appropriate to task and situation.
*I will speak in complete
sentences.
*I will write in complete
Words
syllables
sounds (phonemes)
Irregular
High frequency
word
Uppercase
Lowercase
Phonemic
awareness
Complete
Sentences
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Quarter 1
sentences.
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RF1.1a Recognize the distinguishing
features of a sentence (e.g., first word,
capitalization, ending punctuation).
*I will recognize the parts of a
sentence.
*What are the important
features of a sentence?
RF1.2a Distinguish long from short vowel
sounds
*I will know the difference
between long and short vowel
sounds in spoken single-syllable
words.
*I will decode one-syllable
words.
*I will use correct spelling for
words with common spelling
patterns.
*I will sort words into concept
categories.
*How do I know the difference
between long and short
vowels?
*How do I sort words into
related categories?
Concept
Categories
*I will segment one-syllable
words into their individual
sounds.
*How do I segment singlesyllable words into singlesyllable sounds?
Segment
Syllable
Individual
RF1.2c Isolate and pronounce initial, medial
vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in
spoken single-syllable words.(o)
*Quarter 1: I will tell the initial,
medial, and final sounds in a
spoken single-syllable word.
*How do I segment beginning,
middle, and ending sounds in
words?
RI1.7 Use the illustrations and details in
text to describe its key ideas
*I will use the illustrations and
details in a text to describe its
key ideas.
*I will define words.
*I will sort words into
categories.
*How do I use the illustrations
and details in informational
texts to describe key ideas?
*How do I define words by
categories and by attributes?
Initial
Single-syllable
Medial
final
Describe
Key ideas
Details
Define
Categories
sort
RF 1.3b Decode regularly spelled onesyllable words. (o)
L1.2d Use conventional spelling for words
with common spelling patterns and for
frequently occurring irregular words.
L1.5a Sort words into categories (e.g.,
colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the
concepts the categories represent.
RF1.2d Segment spoken single-syllable
words into their complete sequence of
individual sounds (phonemes).
L1.5b Define words by category and by one
or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird
that swims; a tiger is a large cat with
stripes).
*How do I decode regularly
spelled single-syllable words?
*How do I spell words with
common spelling patterns?
Capitalization
Words
Sentences
Ending
Punctuation
Long vowels
Short vowels
Single-syllable
Distinguish
Syllable
Spelling
First Grade Language Arts Pacing Guide
W1.8 With guidance and support from
adults, recall information from experiences
or gather information from provided
sources to answer a question.
L1.2 Demonstrate command of the
conventions of standard English
capitalization and punctuation when
writing. (o)
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* How do I recall information
from experiences or gather
information from sources?
Recall
Gather
*How do I use correct
capitalization when I write?
*How do I use correct
punctuation at the end of
sentences?
*How do I identify who is
telling the story at various
points in a text?
*How do I take part in a
discussion?
Capitalization
Punctuation
*How do I identify real-life
connections between words
and their use?
Demonstrate
Understanding
Word relationships
Word meanings
RL1.5 Explain major differences between
books that tell stories and give information,
drawing on a wide reading of a range of
text types.
*I will demonstrate an
understanding of word
relationships.
*I will demonstrate an
understanding of word
meanings.
*I will explain the difference
between story books and
informational books.
(fiction/nonfiction)
*What is the difference
between books that tell stories
and books that give
information?
RF1.3a Know the spelling-sound
correspondences for common consonant
*I will know the common
consonant digraphs. (ch, wh, sh,
*How do I read words with
consonant digraphs?
Explain
Differences
Story-books
Informational books
Fiction
Nonfiction
Digraphs
RL1.6 Identify who is telling the story at
various points in a text.
SL1.1a Follow agreed-upon rules for
discussions (e.g., listening to others with
care, speaking one at a time about the
topics and texts under discussion).
L1.5 With guidance and support from
adults, demonstrate understanding of
figurative language, word relationships and
nuances in word meanings. (o)
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*I will recall information from
experiences to answer a
question.
*I will gather information from
sources to answer a question.
*I will use correct capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when I
write.
Quarter 1
*I will identify which character is
telling the story at different
points in the text.
*I will follow class rules when
we are talking.
Identify
character
Rules
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digraphs (two letters that represent one
sound).
th)
SL1.1 Participate in collaborative
conversations with diverse partners about
grade 1 topics and texts with peers and
adults in small and larger groups. (o)
*I will participate in
conversations with peers and
adults about grade one topics
and texts.
Assessments and Review
 (O): indicates on-going instruction is needed for the skill.
Quarter 1
*How do I listen so I can learn?
*How do I ask a good question?
Participate
Topics
Conversation
peers