First Grade English Language Arts Curriculum - Reading, Writing and Grammar

🌟𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿❜𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀!🌟

If you’re looking for a fun, engaging way to boost your learner’s writing, reading, and grammar skills, you’re in the right place!  This class sparks excitement for learning, providing a creative and supportive space for your learner to grow.✨

🎉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀?

Your learner will:
     ✍️  𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
     📖  𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆
     📝  𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀

✨This class is great for homeschoolers or as a supplement for public school learners!

🔹 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲-𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀:  Enjoy dynamic, live lessons with interactive participation.

🔹 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸: Reinforce learning with fun reading assignments and worksheets.

🔹 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀: Dedicated time for writing, reading, and grammar.

🔹 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘆: Engaging activities and clear examples to make grammar fun!

🔹 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 & 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴: All learners are welcome in our supportive classroom community.

🔹𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻:  We learn a new phonics concept each week.

💬 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: We wrap up each session with optional off-topic sharing, allowing your child to connect with classmates and share a bit about their day.

🌟𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲:  With stand-alone weekly lessons, your learner can join at any point without needing to catch up.

📚  𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹:  Perfect for learners at Reading A to Z Levels D-J or 80L-500L. Not sure? Feel free to reach out for help!

𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲! 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻, 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. 😊

🌟𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻:🌟

Week of September 9 - We will read and understand a short fiction text.

Week of September 16 - We will learn about sentence writing.

Week of September 23 - We will learn about long and soft vowel sounds.

Week of September 30 - We will learn about question marks and exclamation marks.

Week of October 7  - We will learn about characters.

Week of October 14 - We will write a personal narrative.

Week of October 21 - We will learn past, present, and future tense.

Week of October 28 - We will read and write poetry.

Week of November 4 - We will do a close read of a nonfiction text.

Week of November 11- We will work on opinion writing.

Week of November 18 - We will learn about nouns.

Week of November 25 - We will do a close read of a fiction text.

Week of December 2 - We will learn about facts and opinions.

Week of December 9 - We will learn about using commas for words in a series.

Week of December 16 - We will learn about verbs.

2 Week Break

Week of January 6 - We will write a friendly letter.

Week of January 13 - We will learn about problems and solutions.

Week of January 20 - We will learn to classify information.

Week of January 27 - We will do a close read of a nonfiction text.

Week of February 3 - We will read and write poetry.

Week of February 10 - We will write procedurally.

Week of February 17 - We will learn about plural nouns.

Week of February 24- We will compare and contrast.

Week of March 3 - We will write descriptively.

Week of March 10- We will read and write about two fiction texts.

Week of March 17 - We will write a narrative.

Week of March 24 - We will learn about adjectives.

Week of March 31 - We will learn cause and effect.

Week of April 7 - We will work on using frequently occurring conjunctions.

Week of April 14 - We will work on opinion writing.

Week of April 21 - We will work on using frequently occurring prepositions.

Week of April 28 - We will learn about the main idea and details.

Week of May 5 - We will learn about and write interviews.

Week of May 12 - We will read and understand a nonfiction text.

Week of May 19 - We will make inferences and draw conclusions.

Week of May 26 - We will write a personal narrative.

Week of June 2 - We will read and understand a fiction text.

Week of June 9- We will learn about the author’s purpose (entertain).

Week of June 16 - We will learn about the author’s purpose (inform).