ELA Curriculum Map 2020

readers blend sounds
together?
How does stretching a
word help with reading
and spelling?
What happens when two
letters work together to
make one sound
(digraphs)?
How can sight word
knowledge make reading
easier?
(phonemes), including consonant blends c. isolate
and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final
sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable
words d. segment spoken single-syllable words
into their complete sequence of individual sounds
(phonemes)
1. RF. 3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and
word analysis skills in decoding words a. Know
the spelling-sound correspondences for common
consonant digraphs b. decode regularly spelled
one-syllable words g. recognize and read
appropriate irregularly spelled words
1.RF.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency
to support comprehension
Module 2
Wit and Wisdom Module
2: Creature Features
What can we discover
about animals’ unique
features?
Reading Literature
RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and
demonstrate understanding of their central
message or lesson.
Reading Informational Text
RI.1.2 Identify the main topic and retell key details
of the text.
RI.1.3 Describe the connection between two
individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information
in a text.
RI.1.5 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.
RI.1.8 Identify reasons the author gives to support
points in a text.
Writing
W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory text in which
they name a topic, supply some facts about the
topic, and provide some sense of closure.
W.1.6 With guidance and support from adults, use
CORE TEXTS
Picture Books, Literary
● Seven Blind Mice, Ed
Young
Picture Books, Informational
● Me…Jane, Patrick
McDonnell
● Never Smile at a Monkey,
Steve Jenkins
● Sea Horse: The Shyest
Fish in the Sea, Chris
Butterworth, John
Lawrence
● What Do You Do With a
Tail Like This?, Steve
Jenkins, Robin Page
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Fables
● “The Hare & the Tortoise,”
Aesop’s Fables
● “The Ants & the
Grasshopper,” Aesop’s
Fables
Focusing Question
Tasks (5) -Lesson 8, 12,
19, 22, 30
New Read Assessments
(2) -Lesson 21, 32
Socratic Seminars (2)
-Lesson 9, 20, 36
End of Module Task
-Lesson 33
Vocabulary Assessment
(2 parts) -Lesson 20, 33
Fundations Unit 4-7
Assessment
Completed by January
15
*See ​ELA Schedule