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CO.1.1.Oral Expression and Listening

Oral Expression and Listening

1.1.2. Verbal and nonverbal language is used to express and receive information. Students can:

1.1.2.b. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. (CCSS: SL.1.2)

Flip Charts Grade 1 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

1.1.3. Identifying and manipulating phonemes in spoken words allow people to understand the meaning of speech. Students can:

1.1.3.a. Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). (CCSS: RF.1.2)

1.1.3.a.i. Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words. (CCSS: RF.1.2a)

Flip Charts Letters A & B

Flip Charts Letters E & F

Flip Charts Letters I & J

Flip Charts Letters O & P

Flip Charts Letters U & V

Flip Charts Long Vowel - Silent e

Flip Charts Phonemic Awareness Early Childhood Language Arts

Flip Charts Short Vowels

Flip Charts The Alphabet Early Childhood Language Arts

Flip Charts Vowel Sounds

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Long and Short Vowel Discrimination

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Long/Short Vowels

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Short Vowel Discrimination

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Short Vowel Sound

1.1.3.a.ii. Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends. (CCSS: RF.1.2b)

Flip Charts Consonant Blends & Digraphs

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Beginning Digraphs

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Consonant Blends and Digraphs

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Ending Digraphs

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Words with Ending Blends

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Words with Initial Blends

1.1.3.a.iii. Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words. (CCSS: RF.1.2c)

Flip Charts Beginning Sounds

Flip Charts Ending Sounds

Flip Charts Letters A & B

Flip Charts Letters C & D

Flip Charts Letters E & F

Flip Charts Letters G & H

Flip Charts Letters I & J

Flip Charts Letters K & L

Flip Charts Letters M & N

Flip Charts Letters O & P

Flip Charts Letters Q & R

Flip Charts Letters S & T

Flip Charts Letters U & V

Flip Charts Letters W & X

Flip Charts Letters Y & Z

Flip Charts Phoneme Segmentation

Flip Charts Phonemic Awareness Early Childhood Language Arts

Flip Charts Prefixes

Flip Charts Suffixes

Flip Charts The Alphabet Early Childhood Language Arts

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Beginning Sounds

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Ending Sounds

1.1.3.a.iv. Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes). (CCSS: RF.1.2d)

Flip Charts Phoneme Segmentation

Flip Charts Phonemic Awareness Early Childhood Language Arts

CO.1.2.Reading for All Purposes

Reading for All Purposes

1.2.1. Comprehending and fluently reading a variety of literary texts are the beginning traits of readers. Students can:

1.2.1.a. Use Key Ideas and Details to:

1.2.1.a.i. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. (CCSS: RL.1.1)

Flip Charts English Language Arts Grade 2 Flip Chart Set

Flip Charts Grade 2 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

1.2.1.a.ii. Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. (CCSS: RL.1.2)

Flip Charts English Language Arts Grade 2 Flip Chart Set

Flip Charts Grade 2 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Flip Charts Reading Readiness Early Childhood Language Arts

Flip Charts Retelling Stories

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Story Retell

1.2.1.a.iii. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. (CCSS: RL.1.3)

Flip Charts Big W

Flip Charts Charting the Story

Flip Charts Comparing and Contrasting Text

Flip Charts Complete & Incomplete Sentences

Flip Charts Comprehension Cube

Flip Charts Describing Elements of Literature

Flip Charts Differentiating Between Textual Formats

Flip Charts Grade 1 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Flip Charts Grade 2 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Flip Charts Identifying Author’s Point of View

Flip Charts Identifying Story Narrator

Flip Charts Meaning from Illustrations

Flip Charts Meaning of Poems

Flip Charts Mountain Thinking

Flip Charts Puzzler

Flip Charts Responding to Text

Flip Charts Star Points

Flip Charts Tree Map

Flip Charts Understanding Informational Text

Flip Charts Understanding Key Details in a Story

Flip Charts Understanding Literature

Flip Charts Understanding Textual Information

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Settings

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Story Elements

1.2.1.a.iv. Make predictions about what will happen in the text and explain whether they were confirmed or not and why.

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Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Drawing Conclusions

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Predicting Endings

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Predictions

1.2.1.b. Use Craft and Structure to:

1.2.1.b.i. Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses. (CCSS: RL.1.4)

Flip Charts Grade 1 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Flip Charts Grade 2 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

1.2.1.b.ii. Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types. (CCSS: RL.1.5)

Flip Charts Genre Go Round

Flip Charts Grade 1 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literary Genres

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literary Genres

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Real or Fantasy

1.2.1.b.iii. Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text. (CCSS: RL.1.6)

Flip Charts Grade 1 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Flip Charts Grade 2 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

1.2.1.b.iv. Follow and replicate patterns in predictable poems.

Flip Charts Grade 1 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Flip Charts Grade 2 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

1.2.1.c. Use Integration of Knowledge and Ideas to:

1.2.1.c.i. Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events. (CCSS: RL.1.7)

Flip Charts English Language Arts Grade 2 Flip Chart Set

Flip Charts Grade 1 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Flip Charts Grade 2 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Flip Charts Reading Readiness Early Childhood Language Arts

Flip Charts Rebus Story

1.2.1.c.ii. Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories. (CCSS: RL.1.9)

Flip Charts Comparing Stories

Flip Charts Grade 1 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Flip Charts Grade 2 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Flip Charts Reading Readiness Early Childhood Language Arts

1.2.1.d. Use Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity to:

1.2.1.d.i. With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1. (CCSS: RL.1.10)

Flip Charts Grade 1 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Flip Charts Grade 2 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

1.2.1.e. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension: (CCSS: RF.1.4)

1.2.1.e.iii. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary. (CCSS: RF.1.4c)

Flip Charts Determining the Meaning of Words in Context

Flip Charts I Can Figure It Out

Flip Charts Search

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Inferences

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Context Clues

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Text Feature Meaning

1.2.2. Comprehending and fluently reading a variety of informational texts are the beginning traits of readers. Students can:

1.2.2.a. Use Key Ideas and Details to:

1.2.2.a.i. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. (CCSS: RI.1.1)

Flip Charts Grade 2 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

1.2.2.a.ii. Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. (CCSS: RI.1.2)

Flip Charts Grade 2 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea

1.2.2.a.iii. Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text. (CCSS: RI.1.3)

Flip Charts Grade 2 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea

1.2.2.a.iv. Activate schema and background knowledge to construct meaning.

Flip Charts English Language Arts Grade 2 Flip Chart Set

Flip Charts Grade 2 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

1.2.2.b. Use Craft and Structure to:

1.2.2.b.i. Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text. (CCSS: RI.1.4)

Flip Charts Grade 1 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

1.2.2.b.ii. Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text. (CCSS: RI.1.5)

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Parts of a Book

1.2.2.b.iii. Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text. (CCSS: RI.1.6)

Flip Charts Grade 1 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Flip Charts Grade 2 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Flip Charts Reading Readiness Early Childhood Language Arts

Flip Charts Rebus Story

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea

1.2.2.c. Use Integration of Knowledge and Ideas to:

1.2.2.c.i. Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas. (CCSS: RI.1.7)

Flip Charts Grade 1 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Flip Charts Grade 2 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Flip Charts Reading Readiness Early Childhood Language Arts

Flip Charts Rebus Story

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Main Idea

1.2.2.c.ii. Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text. (CCSS: RI.1.8)

Flip Charts Grade 2 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

1.2.2.c.iii. Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures). (CCSS: RI.1.9)

Flip Charts Grade 1 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Flip Charts Reading Readiness Early Childhood Language Arts

Flip Charts Rebus Story

1.2.2.d. Use Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity to:

1.2.2.d.i. With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1. (CCSS: RI.1.10)

Flip Charts Book Sense

Flip Charts Genre Go Round

Flip Charts Grade 2 Common Core: Strategies Language Arts

Flip Charts Reading Readiness Early Childhood Language Arts

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Literary Genres

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Literary Genres

1.2.2.e. Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. (CCSS: RF.1.4)

1.2.2.e.iii. Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary. (CCSS: RF.1.4c)

Flip Charts Determining the Meaning of Words in Context

Flip Charts I Can Figure It Out

Flip Charts Search

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Inferences

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Context Clues

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Text Feature Meaning

1.2.3. Decoding words require the application of alphabetic principles, letter sounds, and letter combinations. Students can:

1.2.3.a. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. (CCSS: RF.1.3)

1.2.3.a.i. Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs (two letters that represent one sound). (CCSS: RF.1.3a)

Flip Charts Consonant Blends & Digraphs

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Beginning Digraphs

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Consonant Blends and Digraphs

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Ending Digraphs

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Words with Ending Blends

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Words with Initial Blends

1.2.3.a.iii. Know final -e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds. (CCSS: RF.1.3c)

Flip Charts Letters A & B

Flip Charts Letters E & F

Flip Charts Letters I & J

Flip Charts Letters O & P

Flip Charts Letters U & V

Flip Charts Long Vowel - Silent e

Flip Charts Phonemic Awareness Early Childhood Language Arts

Flip Charts Short Vowels

Flip Charts The Alphabet Early Childhood Language Arts

Flip Charts Vowel Sounds

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Long and Short Vowel Discrimination

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Long/Short Vowels

1.2.3.a.iv. Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a printed word. (CCSS: RF.1.3d)

Flip Charts Counting Syllables

Flip Charts Phonemic Awareness Early Childhood Language Arts

Flip Charts Syllables

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Syllables

1.2.3.a.v. Decode two-syllable words following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables. (CCSS: RF.1.3e)

Flip Charts Counting Syllables

Flip Charts Phonemic Awareness Early Childhood Language Arts

Flip Charts Syllables

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Syllables

1.2.3.a.vi. Read words with inflectional endings. (CCSS: RF.1.3f)

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Continuous Action (-ing)

1.2.3.a.vii. Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words. (CCSS: RF.1.3g)

Flip Charts High Frequency Words

Flip Charts Reading Readiness Early Childhood Language Arts

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Frequently Misspelled Words

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide High Frequency Words II

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide High Frequency Words I

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide High Frequency Words II

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Sight Words I

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sight Words II

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sight Words III

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Sight Words IV

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Mathematics Vocabulary

1.2.3.a.viii. Use onsets and rimes to create new words (ip to make dip, lip, slip, ship).

Flip Charts ag & am

Flip Charts an & at

Flip Charts ap & aw

Flip Charts ay & et

Flip Charts en & ed

Flip Charts ew & it

Flip Charts in & ip

Flip Charts Onsets & Rimes

Flip Charts op & ow

Flip Charts ot & ut

Flip Charts Phonemic Awareness Early Childhood Language Arts

Flip Charts ug & un

Flip Charts Word Families Early Childhood Language Arts

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Word Families

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Mathematics Vocabulary

1.2.4. Understanding word structure, word relationships, and word families needs to be demonstrated to begin to read. Students can:

1.2.4.a. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies. (CCSS: L.1.4)

1.2.4.a.i. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase. (CCSS: L.1.4a)

Flip Charts Determining the Meaning of Words in Context

Flip Charts I Can Figure It Out

Flip Charts Search

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Inferences

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Context Clues

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Text Feature Meaning

1.2.4.a.iii. Identify frequently occurring root words (e.g., look) and their inflectional forms (e.g., looks, looked, looking). (CCSS: L.1.4c)

Flip Charts Determining the Meaning of Words in Context

Flip Charts I Can Figure It Out

Flip Charts Search

Flip Charts X-Marks the Spot

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Inferences

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Context Clues

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Root Words

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game Text Feature Meaning

1.2.4.b. With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings. (CCSS: L.1.5)

1.2.4.b.i. Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent. (CCSS: L.1.5a)

Flip Charts Bracketed Boxes

Flip Charts Get Connected

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Categorizing Words

1.2.4.b.ii. Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes). (CCSS: L.1.5b)

Flip Charts Reading Readiness Early Childhood Language Arts

Flip Charts Word Chain

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Challenge Words

1.2.4.b.iii. Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at home that are cozy). (CCSS: L.1.5c)

Flip Charts Reading Readiness Early Childhood Language Arts

Flip Charts Word Chain

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Challenge Words

1.2.4.b.iv. Distinguish shades of meaning among verbs differing in manner (e.g., look, peek, glance, stare, glare, scowl) and adjectives differing in intensity (e.g., large, gigantic) by defining or choosing them or by acting out the meanings. (CCSS: L.1.5d)

Flip Charts Verbs

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Verbs

1.2.4.c. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g., because). (CCSS: L.1.6)

Flip Charts Word Study

Flip Charts Writing Readiness Early Childhood Language Arts

1.2.4.d. Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print. (CCSS: RF.1.1)

1.2.4.d.i. Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation). (CCSS: RF.1.1a)

Flip Charts Punctuation Marks

Flip Charts Writing Readiness Early Childhood Language Arts

1.2.4.d.ii. Create new words by combining base words with affixes to connect known words to new words.

Flip Charts Beginning Sounds

Flip Charts Habitat & Niche

Flip Charts Prefixes

Flip Charts What are Ecosystems Vocabulary

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Prefixes

1.2.4.d.iii. Identify and understand compound words.

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Compound Words

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar

CO.1.3.Writing and Composition

Writing and Composition

1.3.1. Exploring the writing process develops ideas for writing texts that carry meaning. Students can:

1.3.1.d. With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed. (CCSS: W.1.5)

Flip Charts Writing a Story

Flip Charts Writing Readiness Early Childhood Language Arts

1.3.2. Appropriate spelling, conventions, and grammar are applied when writing. Students can:

1.3.2.a. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. (CCSS: L.1.1)

1.3.2.a.ii. Use common, proper, and possessive nouns. (CCSS: L.1.1b)

Flip Charts Nouns

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Nouns

1.3.2.a.iii. Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop). (CCSS: L.1.1c)

Flip Charts Nouns

Flip Charts Plurals

Flip Charts Writing Readiness Early Childhood Language Arts

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Nouns

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Plural Ending -es

1.3.2.a.iv. Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their, anyone, everything). (CCSS: L.1.1d)

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar

1.3.2.a.ix. Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward). (CCSS: L.1.1i)

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar

1.3.2.a.v. Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I will walk home). (CCSS: L.1.1e)

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Past Tense (-ed)

1.3.2.a.vi. Use frequently occurring adjectives. (CCSS: L.1.1f)

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Grammar

1.3.2.a.x. Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts. (CCSS: L.1.1j)

Flip Charts Complete the Sentence

Flip Charts Writing Readiness Early Childhood Language Arts

1.3.2.b. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. (CCSS: L.1.2)

1.3.2.b.iii. Use end punctuation for sentences. (CCSS: L.1.2b)

Flip Charts Punctuation Marks

Flip Charts Writing Readiness Early Childhood Language Arts

1.3.2.b.v. Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular words. (CCSS: L.1.2d)

Flip Charts Common Words

Flip Charts Writing Readiness Early Childhood Language Arts

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Frequently Misspelled Words

Quiz, Flash Cards, Worksheet, Game & Study Guide Spelling

1.3.2.b.vi. Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions. (CCSS: L.1.2e)