Overview
Reading Wonders is the first and only reading program designed specifically for the Common Core State Standards for Reading/Language Arts. Combining research-based instruction with new tools to meet today’s challenges, every component and every lesson is designed for effective and efficient CCSS instruction.
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The program provides unmatched support for
Using a rich range of diverse print and digital media, Wonders provides the instructional support and materials you will only find in a program that was created to teach to the rigor, intent, and depth of the new Common Core State Standards.
Reading Wonders is the first and only reading program designed specifically for the Common Core State Standards for Reading/Language Arts. Combining research-based instruction with new tools to meet today’s challenges, every component and every lesson is designed for effective and efficient CCSS instruction.
Watch a program overview17:45
The program provides unmatched support for
- Building a strong reading foundation
- Accessing complex text
- Finding and using text evidence
- Engaging in collaborative conversations
- Writing to sources
Using a rich range of diverse print and digital media, Wonders provides the instructional support and materials you will only find in a program that was created to teach to the rigor, intent, and depth of the new Common Core State Standards.
McGraw-Hill Reading Unit 1 Lesson Plan
Grade Level: First Grade
Common Core Standards:
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.4; RL.1.7; RL.1.10; RF.1.4b; W.1.5; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 1)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.4; RL.1.2; RL.1.10; RF.1.4b; W.1.5; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 2)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.4; RL.1.2; RL.1.10; RF.1.4b; W.1.5; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 3)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.1; RL.1.7; RL.1.10; RF.1.4b; W.1.3; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 4)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.1; RL.1.7; RL.1.10; RF.1.4b; W.1.3; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 5)
RF.1.2; RI.1.5; W.1.4; W.1.5; W.1.3 (Week 6)
Essential Questions:
What do you do at your school? (Week 1)
What is it like where you live? (Week 2)
What makes a pet special? (Week 3)
What do friends do together? (Week 4)
How does your body move? (Week 5)
Week 1:
AT SCHOOL
Week 2:
WHERE I LIVE
Week 3:
OUR PETS
Week 4:
LET’S BE FRIENDS
Week 5:
LET’S MOVE
Week 6:
REVIEW AND ASSESS
Unit 1 Week 1
Vocabulary:
common; learn; object; recognize; subjects
Phonological Awareness:
Identify Rhyme, Phoneme Isolation, Phoneme Blending, Phoneme Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
Short a
Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Endings -s
High Frequency Words:
does, not, school, what
Comprehension Strategy:
Visualize
Comprehension Skill:
Key Details
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Fluency:
Phrasing
Writing:
Trait: Ideas
Grammar:
Sentences
Mechanics:
Sentence Capitalization
Unit 1 Week 2
Vocabulary:
bored; city; country; feast; scurried
Phonological Awareness:
Alliteration, Phoneme Categorization, Phoneme Blending, Phoneme Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
Short i
Structural Analysis:
Double Final Consonants
High Frequency Words:
down, out, up, very
Comprehension Strategy:
Visualize
Comprehension Skill:
Key Details
Genre:
Fantasy
Fluency:
Intonation
Writing:
Trait: Ideas
Grammar:
Word Order
Mechanics:
Sentence Punctuation (Periods)
Unit 1 Week 3
Vocabulary:
care; companion; groom; popular; train
Phonological Awareness:
Contrast Vowel Sounds, Phoneme Blending, Phoneme Substitution, Phoneme Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
i-Blends
Structural Analysis:
Plural Nouns (-s)
High Frequency Words:
be, came, good, pull
Comprehension Strategy:
Visualize
Comprehension Skill:
Key Details
Genre:
Fantasy
Fluency:
Phrasing
Writing:
Trait: Ideas
Grammar:
Statements
Mechanics:
Capitalization and Punctuation
Unit 1 Week 4
Vocabulary:
chore; collect; cooperate; deliver; relationship
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Categorization, Phoneme Segmentation, Phoneme Deletion, Rhyme, Phoneme Blending
Phonics/Spelling:
Short o
Structural Analysis:
Alphabetical Order
High Frequency Words:
fun, make, they, too
Comprehension Strategy:
Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill:
Key Details
Genre:
Informational Text/Nonfiction
Fluency:
Phrasing
Writing:
Trait: Organization
Grammar:
Questions and Exclamations
Mechanics:
Question and Exclamation Marks
Unit 1 Week 5
Vocabulary:
agree; difficult; exercise; exhausted; physical
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Categorization, Phoneme Segmentation, Phoneme Deletion, Phoneme Blending
Phonics/Spelling:
r-Blends and s-Blends
Structural Analysis:
Possessives
High Frequency Words:
jump, move, run, two
Comprehension Strategy:
Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill:
Key Details
Genre:
Information Text/Nonfiction
Fluency:
Phrasing
Writing:
Trait: Organization
Grammar:
Writing Sentences
Mechanics:
Capitalization and Punctuation
McGraw-Hill Reading Unit 2 Lesson Plan
Grade Level: First Grade
Common Core Standards:
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.3; RF.1.4b; W.1.5; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 1)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.3; RF.1.4b; W.1.2; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 2)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.1; RL.1.2; RF.1.4b; W.1.2; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 3)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.1; RL.1.3; RF.1.4b; W.1.3; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 4)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.1; RL.1.2; RF.1.4b; W.1.5; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 5)
RF.1.4; RI.1.5; W.1.; W.1.7; W.1.5 (Week 6)
Essential Questions:
What jobs need to be done in a community? (Week 1)
What building do you know? What are they made of? (Week 2)
Where do animals live together? (Week 3)
How do people help out in the community? (Week 4)
How can you find your way around? (Week 5)
Week 1:
JUST AROUND TOWN
Week 2:
BUILDINGS ALL AROUND
Week 3:
A COMMUNITY IN NATURE
Week 4:
LET’S HELP
Week 5:
FOLLOW THE MAP
Week 6:
REVIEW AND ASSESS
Unit 2 Week 1
Vocabulary:
astonishing; community; equipment; fortunately; occupation
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Blending; Phoneme Isolation; Phoneme Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
Short e
Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Endings -ed
High Frequency Words:
again, help, new, there, use
Comprehension Strategy:
Make and Confirm Predications
Comprehension Skill:
Character, Setting, Events
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Fluency:
Intonation
Writing:
Trait: Organization
Grammar:
Nouns
Mechanics:
Commas in a Series
Unit 2 Week 2
Vocabulary:
collapsed; furious; materials; refused; shatter
Phonological Awareness:
Rhyme; Phoneme Identity; Phoneme Blending; Phoneme Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
Short u
Structural Analysis:
Contractions with –‘s
High Frequency Words:
could, live, one, then, there
Comprehension Strategy:
Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill:
Character, Setting, Events
Genre:
Fantasy
Fluency:
Expression
Writing:
Trait: Organization
Grammar:
Singular and Plural Nouns
Mechanics:
Apostrophes with Contractions
Unit 2 Week 3
Vocabulary:
depend; habitat; hibernate; tolerate; tranquil
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Categorization; Phoneme Blending; Phoneme Substitution; Phoneme Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
End Blends
Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Endings -ing
High Frequency Words:
eat, no, of, under, who
Comprehension Strategy:
Reread
Comprehension Skill:
Main Topic and Key Details
Genre:
Informational Text/Nonfiction
Fluency:
Phrasing
Writing:
Trait: Ideas
Grammar:
Possessive Nouns
Mechanics:
Apostrophes with Possessive Nouns
Unit 2 Week 4
Vocabulary:
admire; connections; enjoy; leadership; rely
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Isolation; phoneme Categorization; Phoneme Blending; Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
Consonant Diagraphs th, sh, -ng
Structural Analysis:
Closed Syllables
High Frequency Words:
all, call, day, her, want
Comprehension Strategy:
Reread
Comprehension Skill:
Character, Setting, Events
Genre:
Fantasy
Fluency:
Intonation
Writing:
Trait: Organization
Grammar:
Common and Proper Nouns
Mechanics:
Capitalize Proper Nouns
Unit 2 Week 5
Vocabulary:
height; locate; model; route; separate
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Segmentation; Phoneme Addition; Phoneme Blending
Phonics/Spelling:
Consonant Diagraphs ch, -tch, wh, ph
Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Ending -es
High Frequency Words:
around, by, may, place, walk
Comprehension Strategy:
Reread
Comprehension Skill:
Main Topic and Key Details
Genre:
Informational Text/Nonfiction
Fluency:
Phrasing
Writing:
Trait: Ideas
Grammar:
Irregular Plural Nouns
Mechanics:
Capital Letters and Periods
McGraw-Hill Reading Unit 3 Lesson Plan
Grade Level: First Grade
Common Core Standards:
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.3; RF.1.4b; W.1.5; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 1)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.3; RF.1.4b; W.1.5; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 2)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.3; RF.1.4b; W.1.5; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 3)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.1; RL.1.3; RF.1.4b; W.1.1; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 4)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.1; RL.1.2; RF.1.4b; W.1.1; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 5)
RF.1.4; RI.1.5; W.1.6; W.1.2 (Week 6)
Essential Questions:
How do we measure time? (Week 1)
How do plants change as they grow? (Week 2)
What is a folktale? (Week 3)
How is life different than it was long ago? (Week 4)
How do we get our food? (Week 5)
Week 1:
WHAT TIME IS IT?
Week 2:
WATCH IT GROW!
Week 3:
TALES OVER TIME
Week 4:
NOW AND THEN
Week 5:
FROM FARM TO TABLE
Week 6:
REVIEW AND ASSESS
Unit 3 Week 1
Vocabulary:
calendar; immediately; occasion; schedule; weekend
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Identity; Phoneme Addition; phoneme Substitution; Phoneme Blending; Phoneme Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
Long a; a_e
Structural Analysis:
Contractions with not
High Frequency Words:
away, now, same, today, way, why
Comprehension Strategy:
Make and Confirm Predications
Comprehension Skill:
Character, Setting, Plot
Genre:
Fantasy
Fluency:
Intonation
Writing:
Trait: Word Choice
Grammar:
Verbs
Mechanics:
Commas in a Series
Unit 3 Week 2
Vocabulary:
assist; bloom; grasped; spied; sprout
Phonological Awareness:
Alliteration; Phoneme Deletion; Phoneme Segmentation; Phoneme Blending
Phonics/Spelling:
Short u
Structural Analysis:
Long i; i_e
High Frequency Words:
green, grow, pretty, should, together, water
Comprehension Strategy:
Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill:
Plot: Sequence
Genre:
Play
Fluency:
Phrasing
Writing:
Trait: Word Choice
Grammar:
Present-Tense Verbs
Mechanics:
Capitalize and Underline Titles of Plays
Unit 3 Week 3
Vocabulary:
eventually; foolish; hero; tale; timid
Phonological Awareness:
Rhyme; Phoneme Blending; Phoneme Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
Soft c, Soft g, dge
Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Endings –ed, -ing
High Frequency Words:
any, from, happy, once, so, upon
Comprehension Strategy:
Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill:
Plot: Cause and Effect
Genre:
Folktale
Fluency:
Expression
Writing:
Trait: Word Choice
Grammar:
Past- and Future-Tense Verbs
Mechanics:
Commas in a Series
Unit 3 Week 4
Vocabulary:
century; entertainment; future; past; present
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Segmentation/Isolation Blending
Phonics/Spelling:
Long o, o_e; Long u,u_e; Long e, e_e
Structural Analysis:
CVCe Syllables
High Frequency Words:
ago, boy, girl, how, old, people
Comprehension Strategy:
Reread
Comprehension Skill:
Connections Within Text: Compare and Contrast
Genre:
Informational Text/Nonfiction
Fluency:
Phrasing
Writing:
Trait: Ideas
Grammar:
Is and Are
Mechanics:
Commas in Dates
Unit 3 Week 5
Vocabulary:
delicious; delighted; enormous; nutritious; responsibility
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Segmentation; Phoneme Blending; Phoneme Deletions
Phonics/Spelling:
/u/: oo, u
Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Ending –ed, -ing
High Frequency Words:
after, buy, done, every, soon, work
Comprehension Strategy:
Reread
Comprehension Skill:
Connections Within Text: Sequence
Genre:
Informational Text/Nonfiction
Fluency:
Intonation
Writing:
Trait: Ideas
Grammar:
Contractions with Not
Mechanics:
Apostrophes in Contractions
McGraw-Hill Reading Unit 4 Lesson Plan
Grade Level: First Grade
Common Core Standards:
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.5; RL1.1; RL.1.3; RF.1.4b; W.1.3; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 1)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.4c; RL.1.1; RL.1.2; RF.1.4b; W.1.2; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 2)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.5a; RL.1.1; RL.1.2; RF.1.4b; W.1.2; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 3)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.4c; RL.1.4; RF.1.4b; W.1.1; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 4)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.4c; RL.1.7; RL.1.3; RF.1.4b; W.1.3; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 5)
RF.1.4; RI.1.5; W.1.7; W.1.3 (Week 6)
Essential Questions:
How do animals’ bodies help them? (Week 1)
How do animals help each other? (Week 2)
How do animals survive in nature? (Week 3)
What insects do you know about? How are they alike and different? (Week 4)
How do people work with animals? (Week 5)
Week 1:
ANIMAL FEATURES
Week 2:
ANIMALS TOGETHER
Week 3:
IN THE WILD
Week 4:
INSECTS!
Week 5:
WORKING WITH ANIMALS
Unit 4 Week 1
Vocabulary:
appearance; determined; feature; predicament; relief
Phonological Awareness:
Rhyme; Phoneme Categorization/ Blending/ Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
Long a
Structural Analysis:
Alphabetical Order
High Frequency Words:
about, animal, carry, eight, give, our
Vocabulary Words:
special, splendid
Use a Dictionary
Comprehension Strategy:
Ask/Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill:
Plot: Sequence
Genre:
Folktale
Fluency:
Intonation
Writing:
Trait: Word Choice
Grammar:
Was and Were
Mechanics:
Apostrophes with Contractions
Unit 4 Week 2
Vocabulary:
behavior; beneficial; dominant; endangered; instinct
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Identity; Phoneme Segmentation; Rhyme; Phoneme Blending
Phonics/Spelling:
Long e
Structural Analysis:
Prefixes re-, un-, pre-
High Frequency Words:
because, blue, into, or other, small
Vocabulary Words:
danger, partner
Context Clues: Sentence Clues
Comprehension Strategy:
Ask/Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill:
Main Idea and Key Details
Genre:
Informational Text
Fluency:
Phrasing
Writing:
Trait: Organization
Grammar:
Has and Have
Mechanics:
Capitalization and End Punctuation
Unit 4 Week 3
Vocabulary:
communicate; provide; superior; survive; wilderness
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Categorization; Phoneme Blending; Contrast Sounds; Phoneme Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
Long o
Structural Analysis:
Open Syllables
High Frequency Words:
find, food, more, over, start, warm
Vocabulary Words:
search, seek
Word Categories
Comprehension Strategy:
Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill:
Main Idea and Key Details
Genre:
Informational Text
Fluency:
Expression
Writing:
Trait: Organization
Grammar:
Go and Do
Mechanics:
Capitalize Proper Nouns
Unit 4 Week 4
Vocabulary:
different; flutter; imitate; resemble; protect
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Categorization/ Identity/Segmentation/ Substitution
Phonics/Spelling:
Long i
Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Endings
High Frequency Words:
caught, flew, know, laugh, listen, were
Vocabulary Words:
beautiful, fancy
Context Clues: Sentence Clues
Comprehension Strategy:
Visualize
Comprehension Skill:
Point of View
Genre:
Fantasy
Fluency:
Appropriate Phrasing
Writing:
Trait: Organization
Grammar:
See and Saw
Mechanics:
Underline Titles of Books
Unit 4 Week 5
Vocabulary:
advice; career; remarkable; soothe; trust
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Categorization/ Deletion/Blending/ Addition
Phonics/Spelling:
Long e
Structural Analysis:
Compound Words
High Frequency Words:
found, hard, near, woman, would, write
Vocabulary Words:
clever, signal
Root Words
Comprehension Strategy:
Visualize
Comprehension Skill:
Connections Within Text/Sequence
Genre:
Informational Text
Fluency:
Intonation
Writing:
Trait: Word Choice
Grammar:
Adverbs That Tell When
Mechanics:
Commas in a Series
McGraw-Hill Reading Unit 5 Lesson Plan
Grade Level: First Grade
Common Core Standards:
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.4a; RL1.2; RF.1.4b; W.1.2; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 1)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.5d; RL.1.3; RF.1.4b; W.1.5; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 2)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.4b; RL.1.1; RL.1.3; RF.1.4b; W.1.2; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 3)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.4b; RL.1.1; RL.1.3; RF.1.4b; W.1.2; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 4)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.4c; RL.1.1; RL.1.3; RF.1.4b; W.1.3; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 5)
RF.1.4; RI.1.5; W.1.4; W.1.7; W.1.3 (Week 6)
Essential Questions:
How can we classify and categorize things? (Week 1)
What can you see in the sky? (Week 2)
What inventions do you know about? (Week 3)
What sounds can you hear? How are they made? (Week 4)
How do things get built? (Week 5)
Week 1:
SEE IT, SORT IT
Week 2:
UP IN THE SKY
Week 3:
GREAT INVENTIONS
Week 4:
SOUNDS ALL AROUND
Week 5:
BUILD IT!
Unit 5 Week 1
Vocabulary:
classify; distinguish; entire; organize; startled
Phonological Awareness:
Contrast Sounds; Phoneme Categorization/ Blending/ Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
Words with /ar/
Structural Analysis:
Irregular Plurals
High Frequency Words:
four, none only, large, put, round
Vocabulary Words:
trouble, whole
Context Clues: Multiple Meanings
Comprehension Strategy:
Make/Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill:
Point of View
Genre:
Fantasy
Fluency:
Phrasing
Writing:
Trait: Sentence Fluency
Grammar:
Words That Join
Mechanics:
Capitalize Proper Nouns
Unit 5 Week 2
Vocabulary:
certain; observe; remained; thoughtful; vast
Phonological Awareness:
Rhyme; Phoneme Substitution/Blending/ Deletion/ Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
Words with /ur/
Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Ending -er
High Frequency Words:
another, climb, full, great, poor, through
Vocabulary Words:
leaped, stretched
Shades of Meaning/ Intensity
Comprehension Strategy:
Make/Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill:
Plot: Cause and Effect
Genre:
Fantasy
Fluency:
Intonation
Writing:
Trait: Word Choice
Grammar:
Adjectives
Mechanics:
Capitalization and End Punctuation
Unit 5 Week 3
Vocabulary:
complicated; curious; device; imagine; improve
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Categorization/ Substitution/ Blending/Addition
Phonics/Spelling:
Words with /or/
Structural Analysis:
Abbreviations
High Frequency Words:
began, better, guess, learn, right, sure
Vocabulary Words:
idea, unusual
Prefixes
Comprehension Strategy:
Ask/Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill:
Connections Within Text: Problem and Solution
Genre:
Nonfiction/Biography
Fluency:
Phrasing
Writing:
Trait: Word Choice
Grammar:
Adjectives That Compare
Mechanics:
Capitalize Proper Nouns
Unit 5 Week 4
Vocabulary:
distract; nervous; senses; squeaky; volume
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Substitution/ Isolation/Blending/ Segmentation
Phonics/Spelling:
Diphthongs ou, ow
Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Endings –er, -est
High Frequency Words:
color, early, instead, nothing, oh, thought
Vocabulary Words:
scrambled, suddenly
Suffixes
Comprehension Strategy:
Ask/Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill:
Plot: Problem and Solution
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Fluency:
Expression
Writing:
Trait: Sentence Fluency
Grammar:
Other Adjectives
Mechanics:
Capitalize/Underline Book Titles
Unit 5 Week 5
Vocabulary:
contented; intend; marvelous; project; structure
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Blending/ Segmentation/ Categorization
Phonics/Spelling:
Diphthongs oi, oy
Structural Analysis:
Final Stable Syllables
High Frequency Words:
above, build, fall knew, money, toward
Vocabulary Words:
balance, section
Inflectional Endings
Comprehension Strategy:
Ask/Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill:
Connections Within Text: Cause and Effect
Genre:
Informational Text
Fluency:
Intonation and Phrasing
Writing:
Trait: Organizations
Grammar:
Prepositions/ Prepositional Phrases
Mechanics:
Abbreviations
McGraw-Hill Reading Unit 6 Lesson Plan
Grade Level: First Grade
Common Core Standards:
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.5; RL1.1; RL.1.2; RF.1.4b; W.1.5; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 1)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.5; RL.1.1; RL.2.6; RF.1.4b; L.1.1d; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 2)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.5; RL.1.1; RL.1.3; RF.1.4b; W.1.5; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 3)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; RL.1.4b; RL.1.4; RL.1.2; RF.1.4b; W.1.5; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 4)
L.1.5c; RF.1.2; RF.1.3; RF.1.3g; L.1.5; RL.1.1; RL.2.6; RF.1.4b; W.1.2; RF.1.1; I.1.2 (Week 5)
RF.1.4; RI.1.5; W.1.4; W.1.7; W.1.3 (Week 6)
Essential Questions:
How can we work together to make our lives better? (Week 1)
Who helps you? (Week 2)
How can weather affect us? (Week 3)
What traditions do you know about (Week 4)
Why do we celebrate holidays? (Week 5)
Week 1:
TAKING ACTION
Week 2:
MY TEAM
Week 3:
WEATHER TOGETHER
Week 4:
SHARING TRADITIONS
Week 5:
CELEBRATE AMERICA!
Week 6:
REVIEW AND ASSESS
Unit 6 Week 1
Vocabulary:
argument; conflict; fair; risk; shift
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Identity/ Segmentation/ Substitution, Rhyme, Syllable Deletion
Phonics/Spelling:
Variant Vowel /u/
Structural Analysis:
Suffixes –ful, -less
High Frequency Words:
answer, brought, busy, door, enough, eyes
Vocabulary Words:
demand, emergency
Synonyms
Comprehension Strategy:
Reread
Comprehension Skill:
Theme
Genre:
Fantasy
Fluency:
Dialogue
Writing:
Trait: Sentence Fluency
Grammar:
Pronouns
Mechanics:
Capitalize i
Unit 6 Week 2
Vocabulary:
decision; distance; inspire; respect; swiftly
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Categorization/ Reversal/Blending/ Segmentation/ Substitution
Phonics/Spelling:
Variant Vowel /o/
Structural Analysis:
Vowel Team Syllables
High Frequency Words:
brother, father, friend, love, mother, picture
Vocabulary Words:
accept, often
Antonyms
Comprehension Strategy:
Reread
Comprehension Skill:
Author’s Purpose
Genre:
Informational Nonfiction
Fluency:
Intonation
Writing:
Trait: Voice
Grammar:
Possessive Pronouns
Mechanics:
Days, Months, Holidays
Unit 6 Week 3
Vocabulary:
creative; cycle; frigid; predict; searching
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Categorization/ Segmentation/ Substitution
Phonics/Spelling:
Silent Letters
Structural Analysis:
Compound Words
High Frequency Words:
been, children, month, question, their, year
Vocabulary Words:
country, gathers
Similes
Comprehension Strategy:
Visualize
Comprehension Skill:
Plot: Cause and Effect
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Fluency:
Phrasing
Writing:
Trait: Voice
Grammar:
Special Pronouns
Mechanics:
Commas in Dates and Letters
Unit 6 Week 4
Vocabulary:
ancient; drama; effort; movement; tradition
Phonological Awareness:
Syllable Addition; Phoneme Segmentation/ Blending/Substitution
Phonics/Spelling:
Three Letter Blends
Structural Analysis:
Inflectional Endings –ed, -ing
High Frequency Words:
before, front, heard, push, tomorrow, your
Vocabulary Words:
difficult, nobody
Compound Words
Comprehension Strategy:
Visualize
Comprehension Skill:
Theme
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Fluency:
Phrasing
Writing:
Trait: Sentence Fluency
Grammar:
Using I and me
Mechanics:
Commas in Dates and Letters
Unit 6 Week 5
Vocabulary:
design, display, pride, purpose, represent
Phonological Awareness:
Phoneme Reversal/ Blending/Deletion/ Addition, Syllable Deletion/Addition
Phonics/Spelling:
Words with /ar/
Structural Analysis:
r-Controlled Vowel Syllables
High Frequency Words:
favorite, few, gone, surprise, wonder, young
Vocabulary Words:
nation, unite
Metaphors
Comprehension Strategy:
Reread
Comprehension Skill:
Author’s Purpose
Genre:
Informational Text
Fluency:
Phrasing
Writing:
Trait: Ideas
Grammar:
Adverbs That Tell How
Mechanics:
Abbreviation