by Carmen Tafolla Additional Resources for

Reading Street First Grade

Unit 4 Week 1 by

Look Who’s in First Grade

This packet includes all of the resources you will need to supplement Reading Street Unit 4 Week 1: “Mama’s Birthday Present” Included in this packet:

Common Core State Standards covered in this unit

“I Can” learning target statements that correspond with activities

Story title poster

Question of the Week poster

Amazing Words poster

High Frequency Words poster

Spelling Words poster

Amazing Words cards with definitions

Word work for spelling and high frequency words + handwriting practice

Spelling list to send home

Spelling word search

Phonics word sort cut and paste sheet and recording sheet

ABC Order with spelling words

Quick Write—writing about giving a gift

Drawing Conclusions poster

Drawing Conclusion Memory Match Riddle Card game

Drawing Conclusion writing activities

Adjective poster

Adjective and Noun cards and recording sheet

Friendly Letter sample

Friendly Letter writing paper

RF.1.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

RF.1.3g. Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.

L.1.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar usage when writing or

speaking.

L.1.1a Print all upper- and lowercase letters.

L.1.1 b Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.

L.1.1c Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences.

L.1.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling

when writing.

L.1.2a Capitalize dates and names of people.

L.1.2d Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring

irregular words.

L.1.2e Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.

l.1.5c Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g. note places at home that are cozy).

RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or

lesson.

RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, settings, or events.

W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic,

and provide some sense of closure.

Common Core State Standards covered in this unit:

I can read first grade sight words.

high frequency words CCSS RF.1.3g

I can connect words I hear and read to my world.

Amazing Words CCSS L.1.5c

I can spell first grade words using spelling patterns.

spelling words CCSS L.1.2d

I can print all lowercase letters.

trace and write CCSS L.1.1a

I can name the sounds each letter makes.

phonics word sort CCSS RF.1.3

I can write an informative piece where I name a topic and

write facts about the topic. quick write CCSS W.1.2

I can use illustrations to describe a story’s main

events. drawing conclusions writing activities CCSS RL.1.7

I can use adjectives to describe nouns

awesome adjectives CCSS RL.1.1f

by Carmen Tafolla

How can a surprise

be a treasure?

celebrate cherish grateful delicate rarest loot

genuine

about enjoy give surprise worry would

train way tail play day may rain gray

mail afraid about would

celebrate

cherish

special activities in honor of a

person or day

to love something or

someone that is important to you

delicate

rarest

grateful to be

thankful for something

easily broken

a thing that is hard to find or almost never

found

genuine

loot a collection of special treasures

things that are real and

not fake

about///////////////////////// enjoy///////////////////////// give////////////////////////// surprise/////////////////////// worry///////////////////////// would/////////////////////////

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train//////////way///////////// tail///////////play///////////// day//////////may//////////// rain//////////gray//////////// mail//////////afraid/////////// about////////would////////////

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Weekly Spelling Words

1. train 2. way 3. tail 4. play 5. day 6. may 7. rain 8. gray 9. mail 10. afraid 11. about 12. would

Weekly Spelling Words

1. train 2. way 3. tail 4. play 5. day 6. may 7. rain 8. gray 9. mail 10. afraid 11. about 12. would

Spelling Test Name ______________________

1. ___________________ 7. ___________________

2. ___________________ 8. ___________________

3. ___________________ 9. ___________________

4. ___________________ 10. ___________________

5. ___________________ 11. ___________________

6. ___________________ 12. ___________________

Challenge Word

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Dictation Sentence

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a f e m q i c d r p x t a i l h k b e w e g h a k r c k n e v b p i o j o p l a y d n b m e f a m o u u h u e c f r i t r a i n r u r s t e l u h r u h j n i f e m g a k r g d a y a o m i d l h x f r l e a h c y s i m r d c b u e o a g r i h c p e d s k o b c u w a y m p n e u d f a k h m a y u e h f i h

Spelling Word Search

Word Bank

train way tail play day may rain gray mail

afraid about would

a f e m q i c d r p x t a i l h k b e w e g h a k r c k n e v b p i o j o p l a y d n b m e f a m o u u h u e c f r i t r a i n r u r s t e l u h r u h j n i f e m g a k r g d a y a o m i d l h x f r l e a h c y s i m r d c b u e o a g r i h c p e d s k o b c u w a y m p n e u d f a k h m a y u e h f i h

Spelling Word Search

Word Bank

train way tail play day may rain gray mail

afraid about would

Cut out the words. Sort them by the vowel

spelling pattern. Glue them on the Word Sort

Recording Sheet.

train way tail play

day may gray rain

mail afraid wait stain

aim stay main bay

pay braid tray clay

Phonics Word Sort

Name ________________

ay ai

Phonics Word Sort

ABC Order Cut out the words and put them in ABC order. Write the

high frequency words on the lines in ABC order.

1. _____________________

2. _____________________

3. _____________________

4. _____________________

5. _____________________

6. _____________________

7. _____________________

8. _____________________

9. _____________________

10. _____________________

11. _____________________

12 _____________________

train

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z

day

may

rain

gray

mail

afraid

about

would

tail

play

way

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Write about a gift you would like to give to someone.

Dear/Grandma, I/am/planning/a/surprise/for/////// Mom/on/Mother’s/Day.//First,/I////would/like/to/make/a/special/lunch/for/her.//Next,/I/would/like/to/////plant/flowers/in/a/special/flower///pot/that/I/made./Then/I/would/like/to/surprise/her/with/a//visit/from//you/and/Grandpa.//What/do/you/think/of/my/plan?/ Your/granddaughter, Emma

Greeting

Body

Closing

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Readers must look for clues to figure out some parts of a story.

Sometimes authors do not tell readers everything they need to know to

understand a story.

Mix the picture and clue cards together. Lay them face down in rows. Each player will turn over two cards at a time. Try to

match the picture card with the clue card.

present cake party hat

party whistle

cupcake balloons

I am in a box.

I am covered with paper.

I have a bow.

What am I?

I am sweet.

I have frosting.

I have candles.

What am I?

I am pointy on one end.

I am shaped like a cone.

You wear me on your head.

What am I?

I make noise.

You blow on me.

I curl up when there is no air in

me.

What am I?.

I am small.

I am sweet.

I am covered with frosting.

What am I?

I am filled with air.

I float.

I am round.

What am I?

Draw conclusions about what is happening in the picture. Write about your conclusions.

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Draw conclusions about what is happening in the picture. Write about your conclusions.

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words that describe nouns

Adjectives can describe color, size, and shape.

flowers

costumes

slide

cocoa ghost

tractor octopus

pirate park

green purple red

steep friendly huge

scary cute big

hot yummy beautiful

Awesome Adjectives! Match the adjective cards with the noun cards. Write the matches below.

adjective noun

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