1st Language Arts

Subject ___Language Arts________ GREENEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS - CURRICULUM MAPPING GRID Grade Level: ___1___

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STRANDS	August	September	October	November	December	January	February	March	April	May
Reading Development	Book 1 Distinguish between numbers and letters. Recognize upper and lowercase letter. Know order of alphabet. Color words Initial sounds Guided oral reading Establish purpose for reading	Book 2 Final sounds Rhyming Words Word Families/ phonograms and patterns Print represents spoken language. Space between words. Distinguish between letters and words.	Continue Letter Sounds Short vowels (Initial and medial) Decoding Words have a specific sequence of letters/correct spellings Divide sentences into words	Book 3 Blends Phonemes Double final consonants Use context clues	Real and Fantasy Character Hard and soft c/g	Book 4 Long vowels Digraphs Silent letters and schwa Blending/ segmenting Vowel patterns	Reality and Fantasy Parts of a book: title page, illustrations.	Book 5 Medial consonants Sounds of y r-controlled vowels/words Predicting Sequence Cause and Effect	Book 5/6 Diphthongs Vowel Patterns Fluency Intonation Sequence	Book 6 Theme Drawing conclusions Plot Daily independent reading. Preview and predict Draw inferences
Writing	Beginning Letter Formation (lower and upper case) Writing name correctly	Use graphic organizers (thinking maps) Telling sentences Topics Brainstorming Discussing Journals	Questions/answers Asking sentences Follows rules of conversation Making lists Clustering Sentences, paragraphs, stories.	Writing to prompts Publishing	Express ideas Special titles Days of the week/Months of the year Abbreviations	Classify and categorize	Narrative writing	Recall and retell story details and sequence Paraphrase and summarize Cause/effect	Compare/ Contrast Draw conclusions	Express ideas Complete sentences Write descriptions Write dialogue Commands
Usage	First letter capitalized	Plurals	Inflectional endings (s, ing) Capitalization and punctuation for comprehension	Drawing conclusions Compare and Contrast	Self-correcting strategies	Inflectional (ed) Present/past tense Contractions		Singular/plural possessives Nouns: common/proper Compound Words	Commas: city/state Parts of a letter Dates	Read and follow directions Give oral directions Understand story elements: Character, plot, and setting
Grammar	Naming words Vocabulary words/HF Group discussions	Word order in sentences. Sentence structure (simple)	Naming and Action parts Subject/predicate	Contractions Special names Singular and Plural nouns	Adjectives	Action words Verbs: regular/ Irregular linking	Subject/verb agreement	Prepositions Name self last Pronoun I	Pronouns Capitalization: titles, addresses, initials, and dates.	ABC order
Mechanics	Capitalization and punctuation (. ?)	Punctuation marks(. ? !)	Punctuation		Synonyms antonyms, homonyms Multiple-meaning	Punctuation			Apostrophe Multisyllabic words	Quotation marks Exclamations
Research/ Presentation
Speaking/ Listening	Color words Words for shapes and sizes Number words	Good listening skills Listen and responds to variety of media.		Following simple directions	Recites and responds to familiar stories and rhymes	Express Ideas	Choral Reading	Dress/share favorite book	Give directions
Related Literature	Big Books Tapes/Videos Songs/Rhymes Chart (continue)	Big Books Leveled/Phonics readers	Songs/Rhymes chart	Big Books Leveled/Phonics readers	Songs/Rhymes chart	Big Books Leveled/Phonics Readers	Songs/Rhymes chart	Dr. Seuss Books	Songs/Rhymes chart
Field Studies	Class Plays Community Productions							Community Readers Parade of storybook characters
Technology	CCC Selection tapes Songs and Rhymes	CCC Selection tapes Songs and Rhymes	CCC Selection tapes Songs and Rhymes	CCC Selection tapes Songs and Rhymes	CCC Selection tapes Songs and Rhymes	CCC Selection tapes Songs and Rhymes	CCC Selection tapes Songs and Rhymes	CCC Selection tapes Songs and Rhymes	CCC Selection tapes Songs and Rhymes	CCC Selection tapes Songs and Rhymes
Assessment	Oral High Frequency Word Checklist Reading Development Checklist	High Frequency checklist Selection test: Vocabulary/ Comprehension	Oral Reading Checklist Selection test: Vocabulary/ Comprehension	Oral Reading Checklist Selection test: Vocabulary/ Comprehension	Oral Reading checklist Selection test: Vocabulary/ Comprehension	Oral Reading checklist Selection test: Vocabulary/ Comprehension	Oral Reading checklist Selection test: Vocabulary/ Comprehension	Oral Reading checklist Selection test: Vocabulary/ Comprehension	Oral Reading checklist Selection test: Vocabulary/ Comprehension	Oral Reading checklist Selection test: Vocabulary/ Comprehension