Unit 1 Amazing Words and Story Words



First Grade Reading Street (Taken from )

|2014 Edition - Unit 4.1: Mama’s Birthday Present (Genre: Realistic Fiction) |

|Big Question: How can a surprise be a treasure? |

|Selection Words: |Spelling Words: |

|1. celebrate – have a party or another activity to honor a special event |way |

|2. cherish – love and understand how important something is |tail |

|3. grateful - thankful |play |

|4. delicate – easily hurt or broken |day |

|5. rarest – least common |may |

|6. loot – things that are found or stolen |rain |

|7. genuine – real |gray |

|8. break – smash or damage something |mail |

| |afraid |

|Amazing Words: |10. train |

|1. celebrate – have a party or another activity to honor a special event | |

|2. cherish – love and understand how important something is |High Frequency Words: |

|3. grateful - thankful |about |

|4. delicate – easily hurt or broken |enjoy |

|5. rarest – least common |give |

|6. loot – things that are found or stolen |surprise |

|7. genuine - real |worry |

| |would |

|Comprehension: Draw Conclusions, Monitor and Clarify | |

|Fluency: Expression and Intonation | |

|Writing: Organizations, Friendly Letter | |

|Grammar: Adjectives | |

|Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend Phonemes, Rhyming Words, Change Initial Phonemes | |

|Phonics: Singular and Plural Possessives | |

|Spelling: Vowel Digraphs ai, ay | |

|Listening and Speaking: Give Descriptions | |

First Grade Reading Street (Taken from )

|2014 Edition - Unit 4.2: Cinderella (Genre: Fairy Tale) |

|Big Question: How can a story be a treasure? |

|Selection Words: |Spelling Words: |

|1. twelve o’clock – either midday (noon) or midnight, when night ends and morning begins |eat |

|2. castle – a large building with high walls and towers |sea |

|3. prince – the son of a king or queen |each |

|4. pumpkin – a large, roundish, orange fruit that grows on a vine |team |

|5. coach – a big carriage with seats that is pulled by horses |please |

|6. woman – a grown-up girl who is an adult |dream |

|7. married – when two people are married, they become husband and wife |treat |

|8. with joy; with good fortune |beach |

| |clean |

|Amazing Words: |10. lean |

|1. delightful – really pleasant | |

|2. imagination – when we think of something new that we have never seen or heard before |High Frequency Words: |

|3. original - new |colors |

|4. carve – to make by cutting |draw |

|5. tangle – twisted together or knotted in a confusing way |drew |

|6. peer – look at closely to try to get information |great |

|7. royal – related to a king or queen |over |

|8. sighed – let out a long loud breath, usually because of tiredness or relief |show |

| |sign |

|Comprehension: Theme, Visualize | |

|Fluency: Accuracy and Rate | |

|Writing: Word Choice, Invitation | |

|Grammar: Adjectives for Colors and Shapes | |

|Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend Phonemes, Create Words, Change Final Phonemes | |

|Phonics: Adding Endings | |

|Spelling: Vowel Digraph ea | |

|Listening and Speaking: Share Information and Ideas | |

First Grade Reading Street (Taken from )

|2014 Edition - Unit 4.3: A Trip to Washington, D.C. (Genre: Expository Text) |

|Big Question: What treasures can we find in our country? |

|Selection Words: |Spelling Words: |

|capital – the center of government for a country or state |boat |

|country – the land of a group of people with one government |road |

|documents – papers that record information or facts |snow |

|government – a group of people who rule a country, state, or city |row |

| |yellow |

|Amazing Words: |loaf |

|nation – a country or the people who live in a country |coat |

|symbol – an object that stands for something else |soap |

|tourist – a person who travels for fun |blow |

|abandon – leave behind |10. pillow |

|splinter – sharp, thin pieces of wood | |

|sunken – underneath the water |High Frequency Words: |

|harbor – an area of quiet water where ships are safe |found |

|statue – a figure of stone, metal, wood, or clay that is made to look like a person or animal |mouth |

| |once |

|Comprehension: Facts and Details |took |

|Fluency: Expression and Intonation |wild |

|Writing: Focus/Ideas/ Descriptive Poem | |

|Grammar: Adjectives for Size | |

|Phonemic Awareness: Isolate Initial Phonemes, Create Words, Changes Phonemes | |

|Phonics: Three-Letter Consonant Blends | |

|Spelling: Digraphs oa, ow | |

|Listening and Speaking: Poetry Presentation | |

First Grade Reading Street (Taken from )

|2014 Edition - Unit 4.4: A Southern Ranch (Genre: Expository Text) |

|Big Question: Why do we treasure special places? |

|Selection Words: |Spelling Words: |

|cattle – cows, bulls, and steers |lie |

|roundup – act of driving or bringing cattle together |tie |

|cow – animal of the ox family raised for meat of milk |high |

|sold – exchanged for money |might |

|point – the rider at the front of the herd when rounding up cattle |right |

|front – the leading position in a line |night |

| |bright |

|Amazing Words: |light |

|impression – a lasting effect or picture of someone of something |pie |

|familiar – something you know well |10. tight |

|favorite – something you like best | |

|memory – the part of the mind that remembers things; something you remember from the past |High Frequency Words: |

|errand – a short trip to do something |above |

|stampede – a sudden rush of a group of many large animals |eight |

| |laugh |

|Comprehension: Facts and Details |moon |

|Fluency: Accuracy, Rate, and Expression |touch |

|Writing: Sentences, Realistic Story | |

|Grammar: Adjectives for What Kind | |

|Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend Phonemes, Change Phonemes, Segment & Blend Syllables | |

|Phonics: Consonant Patterns kn, wr | |

|Spelling: Vowel Digraphs ie, igh | |

|Listening and Speaking: Purpose of Media | |

First Grade Reading Street (Taken from )

|2014 Edition - Unit 4.5: Peter’s Chair (Genre: Realistic Fiction) |

|Big Question: What treasures can we share at home? |

|Selection Words: |Spelling Words: |

|1. biscuits – small treats for dogs |backpack |

|2. cookie – small, flat sweet cakes |outside |

|3. cradle – small bed for a baby |baseball |

|4. crocodile –large reptile with a long body, short legs, thick skin, and a long tail |herself |

|5. curtain – cloth hung across a window to keep light out |flashlight |

|6. idea –a plan |bluebird |

| |lunchbox |

|Amazing Words: |suitcase |

|1. jealous – wish you had what another person has |inside |

|2. relatives – people who belong to the same family |10. brainstorm |

|3. sibling – your brother or sister | |

|4. secret – something you don’t tell very many people |High Frequency Words: |

|5. porridge – food like oatmeal |picture |

|6. collector – someone who gather things together |remember |

|7. flourish – do something with an excited action |room |

|8. seriousness - not in a joking way |stood |

| |thought |

|Comprehension: Theme, Story Structure | |

|Fluency: Appropriate Phrasing | |

|Writing: Conventions, Thank-You Note | |

|Grammar: Adjectives for How Many and Articles | |

|Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend Syllables, Change Phonemes, Segment and Blend Syllables | |

|Phonics: Vowel Digraphs ue, ew, ui | |

|Spelling: Compound Words | |

|Listening and Speaking: Purposes of Media | |

First Grade Reading Street (Taken from )

|2014 Edition - Unit 4.6: Henry & Mudge & Mrs. Hooper’s House |

|(Genre: Realistic Fiction) Big Question: What treasures can we share with neighbors? |

|Selection Words: |Spelling Words: |

|1. gargoyle – stone carving in the shape of a scary animal or person |slowly |

|2. heart –shape of the candy often given out on Valentine’s Day |careful |

|3. shiny - bright |quickly |

|4. tuxedo – formal suit for men that is usually black in color |useful |

|6. waltz – dance slowly with graceful steps |painful |

| |playful |

|Amazing Words: |sadly |

|1. discover – find for the first time |gladly |

|2. dwell – to live in |nicely |

|3. resident – person who lives in a certain place |10. wonderful |

|4. welcome – let someone know you are glad to see them | |

|5. admire – think a lot of someone | |

|6. sadness - feeling of unhappiness |High Frequency Words: |

|7. substantial – a lot of something |across |

|8. tremendous – very big or large |because |

| |dance |

|Comprehension: Cause and Effect |only |

|Fluency: Expression and Intonation |opened |

|Writing: Organization, Directions |shoes |

|Grammar: Adjectives That Compare |told |

|Phonemic Awareness: Segment and Blend Two-Syllable Words, Segment and Blend Phonemes, Change Phonemes | |

|Phonics: Vowel Sound in moon: oo | |

|Spelling: Suffixes –ly, -ful | |

|Listening and Speaking: Purposes of Media | |

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