Language Arts Year Plan Preview

Language Arts – YEAR PLAN

 Student will:

 1                    Listen critically to interpret and evaluate a poem. Complete sentences orally and in writing.

2                    Identify and use complete sentences.

3                    Recognize that a sentence begins with a capital letter and end with an end mark. Write sentences correctly.

4                    Recognize the importance of writing with capital letters correctly. To trace and write capital letters.

5                    Complete assessment on sentences.

                                                                                                                    

6                    Identify the parts of a sentence. Write complete sentences by combining a naming and a telling part.

7                    Identifying the naming parts and the telling parts of a sentence. To add naming parts or telling parts to incomplete sentences.

8                    Add sentence parts to form complete sentences. Write complete sentences about a topic.

9                    Identify and write rhyming words.

10                Complete assessment on parts of a sentence.

Summer Reading Kick Off Party

Our 25 MUST reads!

1.

A story that is not only a MUST but a less obvious must, and seemingly hard to find when you are looking! 2.

NO collection is complete without some Dr. SEUSS! I have NEVER met a child that did not love a little rhythmic FUNNY tales with made-up words! 3.

I STRONGLY believe Jamie Lee Curtis is an under-advertized BRILLIANT children's author. I have two of her texts, "Today I Feel Silly" and "I Like Me". Her messages are clear and concise AND easy for even the youngest child to understand. 4.

Brings back the true value or imagination. 5.

Truly funny tale, to bring perspective to the whine we have in our home. 6.

PERFECT tale of being different and overcoming differences, a true MUST have for any classroom or home collection. 7.

A truly beautiful story of a parents unconditional, undying love for their child. I cannot get enough of these! 8.

Brilliant author and illustrator combination for this unlikely collection of children's readers. ALL can bring out the imaginative nature in every child and parent to boot! 9.

Everyone should have this in the bookshelf! 10.

So far I have found 3 Llama, Llama books and we like them all. A predictable rhyme is always a favorite for a child, talking animals are a win too!

11.

I was introduced to this book, by my favorite person, and the story is one that reaches my heart deeply. It has an unbelievably beautiful message of the way love multiplies with children. 12.

A cute African set story of a father's love, REALLY great gift for a new dad or father's day gift. 13.

A cute story to open a feelings conversation with little ones, preschoolers and early elementary students, especially those who are having difficulty using words to express how they are feeling. 14.

A lovely story to share with any stinky face in your life, AND an unconventional way to express the love that is shared unconditionally parent to child. 15.

I love tales that are written from the point of view of another culture that have the universal message of love. 16.

"The Kissing Hand" and it's sequel "The Kiss Goodbye" are great, sweet stories to read to a child when something new is happening or the parent or loved one (or even the child) is going to be away for a short period of time. 17.

Truly ANY story with the ideal that a parent loves their child for no reason other than they are their child is a book I want in my home. 18.

Heart-warming story, it makes us all smile!

19.

No bookshelf is complete without a silly collection. I am partial to all the "There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a ...." Kids love the traditional Fly tale, but I think they seek comfort in the jump from tradition using the predictable rhyme in the tales of the 'Chick', 'Bat', and 'Snow'. 20.

Does a SUPER awesome job at showing a child the UNDYING, UNCONDITIONAL love a parent has for a child. 21.

A great bedtime story for winding down a little one. 22.

My favorite bedtime story, it is one so far that I think has truly captured a mother's love in child's language. 23.

No MUST READ book list would be complete without "The Giving Tree", a true tale of giving of oneself for the good of another. 24.

One of TWO, that I have found... I wish there were MORE! I have never met a child or parent who was not captivated by the bright illustrations or creative story-lines... a MUST read with a pirate lover at home. 25.

An imaginative story to create predictive skills for even the youngest readers.

Fact versus Fantasy

A very simple lesson.

I have pre-cut photos from a magazine and online that the children will sort into two different groups.

Factual
and
Fantasy

Images such as:

Vocabulary (and texts) for Little Ones

Lesson 1: Sight Words – Basic - (the, to, a, I, you, said, for, look, is, little, was, not, my, me, big, come, where, away, here, help, find, funny, go, we, and)
Lesson 2: Story 1 - Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Lesson 3: Story 2 - Great Day for Up by Dr. Seuss
Lesson 4: Story 3 - We Look (Read with Dick and Jane)
Lesson 5: Sight Words – Colors (blue, yellow, white, gray, green, black, red, orange, brown, purple, gold, pink, silver)
Lesson 6: Story 4 - Rain by Robert Kalan
Lesson 7: Story 5 - Freight Train by Donald Crews
Lesson 8: Story 6 - I Went Walking by Sue Williams
Lesson 9: Story 7 - Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr and Eric Carle
Lesson 10: Sight Words – Numbers (one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, hundred, thousand, million)
Lesson 11: Story 8 - How Many Fish? by Caron Lee Cohen
Lesson 12: Story 9 - Bears on Wheels by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Lesson 13: Story 10 - Ten Apples Up on Top! by Theo. LeSieg
Lesson 14: Sight Words – Prepositions (across, around, over, through, under, in, out, down, between, on, by, from, at)
Lesson 15: Story 11 - Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins
Lesson 16: Story 12 - Bears in the Night by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Lesson 17: Story 13 - Go, Dog. Go! by P.D. Eastman
Lesson 18: Sight Words – Opposites (left, right, morning, night, wet, dry, old, new, high, low, front, back, slow, quick, his, her, loose, tight, heavy, light, hot, cold, clean, dirty, few, many, hard, easy, awake, asleep, early, late)
Lesson 19: Story 14 - The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
Lesson 20: Story 15 - Old Hat, New Hat by Stan and Jan Berenstain
Lesson 21: Story 16 - Piggies by Audrey & Don Wood
Lesson 22: Story 17 - Fred and Ted Go Camping by Peter Eastman
Lesson 23: Sight Words – Animals (duck, kitten, cricket, donkey, mouse, owl, butterfly, chicken, bird, horse, geese, rooster, monkey, puppy, spider, goat, sheep, mother, father, sister, brother)
Lesson 24: Story 18 - Biscuit Finds a Friend by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Lesson 25: Story 19 - Quick, Quack, Quick! by Marsha Arnold
Lesson 26: Story 20 - Biscuit Wants to Play by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Lesson 27: Story 21 - Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
Lesson 28: Story 22 - The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
Lesson 29: Story 23 - Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins
Lesson 30: Sight Words – Time (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, week, month, year, hour, minute, bedtime, hand, clock)
Lesson 31: Story 24 - Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Lesson 32: Story 25 - The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Lesson 33: Story 26 - Sunshine, Moonshine by Jennifer Armstrong
Lesson 34: Story 27 - Milk and Cookies by Frank Asch
Lesson 35: Story 28 - Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban
Lesson 36: Story 29 - Jamberry by Bruce Degen
Lesson 37: Story 30 - Fat Cat: A Danish Folktale retold by Margaret Read MacDonald
Lesson 38 - Story 31 - Bumpety Bump! by Pat Hutchins
Lesson 39 - Scripture Story 1 - The Lord's Prayer - Matthew 6:9-13
Lesson 40 - Scripture Story 2 - The Wise Man and the Foolish Man - Matthew 7:24-27

Phonics for Little Ones

Week 1: Sound /ck/ and the theme - clocks.
Week 2: Sound /ee/ and the theme - trees.
Week 3: Sound /sh/ and the theme - shells.
Week 4: Sound /ow/ and the theme - flowers.
Week 5: Sound /st/ and the theme - stamps.
Week 6: Sound /nd/ and the theme - band (music).
Week 7: Sound /fr/ and the theme - frogs.
Week 8: Sound /nt/ and the theme - printing.
Week 9: Sound /ay/ and the theme - days (of the week).
Week 10: Sound /ir/ and the theme - birds.
Week 11: Sound /c/ (soft) and the theme - circus.
Week 12: Sound /g/ (soft) the theme - giant.
Week 13: Sound /ff/ and the theme - giraffe.
Week 14: Sound /oo/ (long) and the theme - kangaroos.
Week 15: Sound /th/ and the theme - thunder.
Week 16: Sound /oy/ and the theme - toys.
Week 17: Sound /ph/ and the theme - telephone.
Week 18: Sound /aw/ and the theme - strawberries.
Week 19: Sound /oo/ (short) and the theme - books.
Week 20: Sound /ch/ and the theme - cheese.
Week 21: Sound /ar/ and the theme - farmer.
Week 22: Sound /wh/ and the theme - whales.
Week 23: Sound /ui/ and the theme - fruit.
Week 24: Sound /ng/ and the theme - singing.
Week 25: Sound /igh/ and the theme - light.
Week 26: Sound /ss/ and the theme - chess.
Week 27: Sound /oa/ and the theme - boats.
Week 28: Sound /ll/ and the theme - bells.
Week 29: Sound /ea/ and the theme - bread.
Week 30: Sound /wr/ and the theme - wrench (tools).
Week 31: Sound /dge/ and the theme - bridges.
Week 32: Sound /tch/ and the theme - matching.
Week 33: Sound /kn/ and the theme - knights.
Week 34: Sound /zz/ and the theme - jazz.
Week 35: Sound /rh/ and the theme - rhinocerous.
Week 36: Sound /sc/ and the theme - science.

Children's Literature

Babcock, Chris – No Moon, No Milk
Bolam, Emily – (Chunky Farm) Cow
Doyle, Malachy – Cow
Dubanevich, Arlene – Calico Cows
Hiskey, Iris – The Little Calf That Couldn’t Moo
Johnson, Paul Brett – The Cow Who Wouldn’t Come Down
Lewis, Kim – Little Calf
MacVeety, Sue – Helper Cow
Most, Bernard – The Cow That Went Oink
Phillips, Mildred – And the Cow said Moo!
Speed, Toby – Two Cool Cows
Alborough, Jez – Hug
Bentley, Dawn – Who’s in the Jungle?
Cousins, Lucy – Jazzy in the Jungle
Faulkner, Keith – The Tallest, Shortest, Longest, Greenest, Brownest Animal in the Jungle
McDonnell, Flora - Splash!
Royston, Angela – (Eye Openers) Jungle Animals
Russell, Naomi - Guess Who's in the Jungle
Taylor, Thomas – The Loudest Roar
Dunn, Judy – The Little Kitten
Fleming, Denise – Mama Cat Has Three Kittens
Galdone, Paul – Three Little Kittens
Jewell, Nancy – Five Little Kittens
McCue, Lisa – Kittens Love
Pfloog, Jan – Kittens Are Like That
Volkmann, Roy – Curious Kittens
Karlin, Nurit – I See, You Saw
London, Jonathan – I See the Moon and the Moon Sees Me
MacKinnon, Debbie – Eye Spy Colors
Seuss, Dr. – The Eye Book
Showers, Paul – Look at Your Eyes
Briggs, Kelly Paul – Lighthouse Lullaby
Fearrington, Ann – Who Sees the Lighthouse?
Gibbons, Gail – Beacons of Light – Lighthouses
Hoff, Syd – The Lighthouse Children
Swift, Hildegarde H. – The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge
Amery, Heather – Noah’s Ark (Usborne Bible Tales)
Ehlert, Lois – Planting a Rainbow
Feeney, Stephanie – Hawaii is a Rainbow
Fowler, Allan – All the Colors of the Rainbow
Freeman, Don – A Rainbow of my Own
Hayward, Linda – Noah’s Ark
Kalan, Robert – Rain
Schwartz, Betty Ann – What Makes a Rainbow? (Pop-Up)
Warren, Jean – Huff and Puff’s Hawaiian Rainbow
Allen, Marky – There are 508 Stars in the Sky
Brady, Kymberli W. – The Sleepy Little Star
Branley, Franklyn, M. – The Big Dipper
Branley, Franklyn, M. – The Sky is Full of Stars
Friedersdorf, Melanie – Where Do Falling Stars Go?
Runnells, Treesha – Ten Wishing Stars
Trapani, Iza – Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Asch, Frank – The Sun is My Favorite Star
Branley, Franklyn M. – The Sun: Our Nearest Star
Gibbons, Gail – Sun Up, Sun Down
Hines, Anna Grossnickle – What Can You Do in the Sun?
Kleven, Elisa – Sun Bread
Albee, Sarah – No Cookies?
Albee, Sarah – The Oreo Cookie Counting Book
Asch, Frank - Milk and Cookies
Brett, Jan – Gingerbread Baby
Cousins, Lucy – Maisy Makes Gingerbread
Galdone, Paul – The Gingerbread Boy
Lass, Bonnie & Philemon Sturges – Who Took the Cookies from the Cookie Jar?
Numeroff, Laura J. – The Best Mouse Cookie
Seymour, Jane and James Keach – Yum!: A Tale of Two Cookies
Calmenson, Stephanie – Engine, Engine, Number Nine
Crews, Donald – Freight Train
Lenski, Lois – The Little Train
Lewis, Kevin – Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo
Piper, Watty – The Little Engine That Could
Sturges, Philemon – I Love Trains!
Asch, Frank – Happy Birthday, Moon
Asch, Frank – Mooncake
Carle, Eric – Papa, Please get the Moon for Me
Moss, Jeff - I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon
Smith, Linda – When Moon Fell Down
Alborough, Jez – Duck in the Truck
Flack, Marjorie – Angus and the Ducks
Flack, Marjorie & Kurt Wiese - The Story About Ping
McCue, Lisa - Ducklings Love
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds – Ducks Disappearing
Peters, Lisa Westberg – Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck
Simmons, Jane – Come Along, Daisy!
Carr, Jan – Big Truck and Little Truck
Lenski, Lois – The Little Auto
Lenski, Lois – The Little Fire Engine
Price, Mathew – Little Red Car in the Snow
Rey, H. A. – Curious George and the Dumptruck
Sis, Peter – Trucks, Trucks, Trucks
Barnes, Laura T., - Twist and Ernest
Brett, Jan – Fritz and the Beautiful Horses
Burton, Virginia Lee – Calico the Wonder Horse/Saga of Stewy Stinker
Darrow, Sharon – Old Thunder and Miss Raney
Heilbroner, Joan – Robert the Rose Horse
Ongman, Gudrun – The Sleep Ponies
Inkpen, Mick – Splosh!
Kalan, Robert – Rain
Martin, Bill Jr. and John Archambault – Listen to the Rain
Ray, Mary Lyn – Red Rubber Boot Day
Root, Phyllis – Soggy Saturday
Stojic, Manya – Rain
Canizares, Susan – Butterfly
Ehlert, Lois – Waiting for Wings
Gibbons, Gail – Monarch Butterfly
Sandved, Kjell B. – The Butterfly Alphabet
Sundgaard, Arnold – The Lamb and the Butterfly
Ryder, Joanne – Where Butterflies Grow
Brown, Margaret Wise – Sheep Don’t Count Sheep
Lewis, Kim – Emma’s Lamb
Lewis, Kim – Little Baa
Sloat, Teri – Farmer Brown Shears His Sheep: A Yarn About Wool
Sundgaard, Arnold – The Lamb and the Butterfly
Bellah, Melanie – Bow Wow! Meow! A First Book of Sounds
Brown, Margaret Wise – Bunny’s Noisy Book
Lewison, Wendy Cheyette – Eleanor’s Enormous Ears
McGovern, Ann – Too Much Noise
Perkins, Al – The Ear Book (Bright and Early Books)
Trumbauer, Lisa – Animal Ears
Barton, Byron – Boats
Collicutt, Paul – This Boat
Corey, Shana – Boats
Crampton, Gertrude – Scuffy the Tugboat: And His Adventures Down the River
Crews, Donale – Harbor
Gibbons, Gail – Boat Book
Gramatky, Hardie – Little Toot
Lensky, Lois – The Little Sailboat
Rockwell, Anne – Ferryboat Ride!
Trapani, Iza – Row Row Row Your Boat
Bernthal, Mark S. – Barney’s Big Balloon
Lamorisse, Albert – The Red Balloon
McGrory, Anik – Mouton’s Impossible Dream
Rey, H. A., - Curious George and the Hot Air Balloon
Roland, Timothy – Come Down Now, Flying Cow
Asch, Frank – Like a Windy Day
Ets, Marie Hall – Gilberto and the Wind
Hines, Anna Grossnickle – What Can You Do in the Wind?
Hutchins, Pat – The Wind Blew
Pegram, Laura – A Windy Day
Rydell, Katy – Wind Says Good Night
Wilhelm, Hans – It’s Too Windy!
Berenstain, Stan & Jan – The Berenstain Bears’ Four Seasons
Gibbons, Gail – The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree
MacDonald, Golden – The Little Island
Schulman, Janet – A Bunny for All Seasons
Sendak, Maurice – Chicken Soup with Rice: A Book of Months
Tafuri, Nancy – Snowy Flowy Blowy: A Twelve Months Rhyme
Tudor, Tasha – Around the Year
Bridwell, Norman – Clifford’s First Snow Day
Ehlert, Lois – Snowballs
Marzollo, Jean – I am Snow
Rockwell, Anne – The First Snowfall
Tresselt, Alvin – White
Bridwell, Norman – Clifford the Big Red Dog
Capucilli, Alyssa Satin – Biscuit
Flack, Marjorie – Angus Lost
Perkins, Al – The Digging-est Dog
Brown, Margaret Wise – Home for a Bunny
McCue, Lisa – Snuggle Bunnies
Pledger, Maurice – An Adventure with Billy Bunny
Walton, Rick – One More Bunny
Barton, Byron – Airport
Barton, Byron – Planes
Crews, Donald – Flying
Lenski, Lois – The Little Airplane
Rockwell, Anne F. – I Fly
Sturges, Philemon - I Love Planes!
Wilson-Max, Ken – The Little Red Plane