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Reading Wonders
Unit 1 - 6
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1 st Grade
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Unit 1 Week 1 At School
Oral Vocabulary common
learn object recognize
subjects High-Frequency Words
does not school
what
Spelling man can
nap tap hat cat does not
Grammar: Sentences
Mechanics: Sentence Capitalization Phonics: Short a
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings –s
Phonological Awareness: Identify Rhyme, Phoneme Isolation, Phoneme Blending, Phoneme Segmentation
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Key Details
Unit 1 Week 2 Where I Live
Oral Vocabulary bored
country city feast scurried High-Frequency Words
down out very up
Spelling win pin
hit sit miss kiss
nap can
out up
Grammar: Word Order
Mechanics: Sentence Punctuation (periods) Phonics: Short i
Structural Analysis: Double Final Consonants
Phonological Awareness: Alliteration, Phoneme Categorization, Phoneme Blending, Phoneme Segmentation
Genre: Fantasy
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Key Details
Unit 1 Week 3 Our Pets
Oral Vocabulary companion care
groom popular
train High-Frequency Words
come be good pull
Spelling clip flip flag slip black
plan win sit be
Grammar: Statements pull
Mechanics: Capitalization and Punctuation Phonics: L blends
Structural Analysis: Plural Nouns
Phonological Awareness: Contrast Vowel Sounds, Phoneme Blending, Phoneme Substitution, Phoneme Segmentation
Genre: Fantasy
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Key Details
Unit 1 Week 4 Let’s Be Friends
Oral Vocabulary chore
collect cooperate
deliver relationship High-Frequency Words
make fun they too
Spelling hop top hog log hot lot black flip
they too
Grammar: Questions and Exclamations
Mechanics: Question and Exclamation Marks Phonics: Short o
Structural Analysis: Alphabetical Order
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Categorization, Phoneme Segmentation, Phoneme Deletion, Rhyme, Phoneme Blending
Genre: Informational Text/ Nonfiction
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Key Details
Unit 1 Week 5 Let’s Move
Oral Vocabulary agree
difficult exercise exhausted
physical High-Frequency Words
jump move two run
Spelling spill grab spin grass
drop drip hop lot
move two
Grammar: Writing Sentences
Mechanics: Capitalization and Punctuation Phonics: r-blends and s-blends
Structural Analysis: Possessives
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Categorization, Phoneme Segmentation, Phoneme Deletion, Phoneme Blending
Genre: Informational Text/ Nonfiction
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Key Details
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Unit 2 Week 1 Jobs Around Town
Oral Vocabulary astonishing
community equipment fortunately
occupation High-Frequency Words
again help there new
use
Spelling beg leg men hen head bread
grass spin there
again
Grammar: Nouns
Mechanics: Commas in Sentences Phonics: Short e
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings –ed
Phonological Awareness: Phonemic Awareness, Phoneme Blending, Phoneme Isolation, Phoneme Segmentation
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting,
Events
Unit 2 Week 2 Buildings All Around
Oral Vocabulary collapsed
furious materials
refused shelter High-Frequency Words
could live then one three
Spelling run fun nut cut bug rug head men could
Grammar: Singular and Plural Nouns one
Mechanics: Apostrophes with Contractions Phonics: Short u
Structural Analysis: Contractions with –’s
Phonological Awareness: Rhyme, Phoneme Identity, Phoneme Blending, Phoneme Segmentation
Genre: Fantasy
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Character,
Setting, Events
Unit 2 Week 3 A Community in Nature
Oral Vocabulary depend
habitat hibernate
tolerate tranquil High-Frequency Words
eat no under of
who
Spelling lend send
fast past sink wink
bug run who of
Grammar: Possessive Nouns
Mechanics: Apostrophes and Possessive Nouns Phonics: End Blends
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -ing
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Categorization, Phoneme Blending, Phoneme Substitution, Phoneme Segmentation
Genre: Informational Text/ Nonfiction Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Main Topic and
Key Details
Unit 2 Week 4 Let’s Help
Oral Vocabulary admire
connections enjoy
leadership rely
High-Frequency Words call all
day her want
Spelling fish shop
ship with thing
sang fast wink want
call
Grammar: Common and Proper Nouns Mechanics: Capitalize Proper Nouns
Phonics: Consonant Digraphs th, sh, -ng Structural Analysis: Closed Syllables
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Isolation, Phoneme Categorization, Phoneme Blending, Segmentation
Genre: Fantasy
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Character,
Setting, Events
Unit 2 Week 5 Follow the Map
Oral Vocabulary height
locate model
route separate High-Frequency Words
around many by place walk
Spelling whip whale catch match
chin graph
shop with many around
Grammar: Irregular Plural Nouns
Mechanics: Capital Letters and Periods Phonics: Digraphs ch, -tch, wh, ph
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -es
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Segmentation, Phoneme Addition, Phoneme Blending
Genre: Informational Text/ Nonfiction Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Main Topic and
Key Details
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Unit 3 Week 1 What Time Is It?
Oral Vocabulary calendar
immediately occasion schedule weekend High-Frequency Words
away some now today
why way
Spelling make
take came game gate
late chin graph
some today
Grammar: Verbs
Mechanics: Commas in a Series Phonics: Long a: a_e
Structural Analysis: Contractions with not
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Identity, Phoneme Addition, Phoneme Substitution, Phoneme Blending, Phoneme Segmentation
Genre: Fantasy
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Character, Setting,
Plot
Unit 3 Week 2 Watch It Grow!
Oral Vocabulary assist
bloom grasped
spied sprout High-Frequency Words
green grow pretty should together
water
Spelling like spike
ride hide bike mine make came water should
Grammar: Present-Tense Verbs
Mechanics: Capitalize and Underline Titles of Plays Phonics: Long i: i_e
Structural Analysis: Plurals
Phonological Awareness: Alliteration, Phoneme Deletion, Phoneme Segmentation, Phoneme Blending
Genre: Play
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Sequence
Unit 3 Week 3 Tales Over Time
Oral Vocabulary eventually
foolish hero
tale timid High-Frequency Words
from any happy
once upon so
Spelling rice nice page wedge age
ledge like ride from
once
Grammar: Past- and Future-Tense Verbs
Mechanics: Apostrophes and Possessive Nouns Phonics: Soft c, Soft g, dge
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending –ed, -ing
Phonological Awareness: Rhyme, Phoneme Blending, Phoneme Segmentation
Genre: Folktale
Comprehension Strategy: Make and Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Cause and
Effect
Unit 3 Week 4 Now and Then
Oral Vocabulary century
entertainment future
past present High-Frequency Words
boy ago girl how old people
Spelling hope
nose note rope cute cube
nice ledge people ago
Grammar: Is and Are
Mechanics: Commas in Dates
Phonics: Long o: o_e; Long u: u_e; Long e: e_e
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending –ed, -ing
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Segmentation, Phoneme Isolation, Phoneme Blending
Genre: Informational Text/ Nonfiction Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Connections Within
Text: Compare and Contrast
Unit 3 Week 5 From Farm to Table
Oral Vocabulary delicious
delighted enormous nutritious responsibility High-Frequency Words
after done buy every
soon work
Spelling book
look cook took hood wood nose cute done buy
Grammar: Contractions with Not
Mechanics: Apostrophes in Contractions Phonics: /ů/: oo, u
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending –ed, -ing
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Segmentation, Phoneme Blending, Phoneme Deletion
Genre: Informational Text/ Nonfiction Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Connections Within
Text: Sequence
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Unit 4 Week 1 Animal Features
Vocabulary appearance determined
feature predicament
relief special splendid
High-Frequency Words
about animal
carry eight give
our
Spelling mail rain chain
play way took day hood our carry
Grammar: Was and Were
Mechanics: Apostrophes with Contractions Phonics: Long a
Structural Analysis: Alphabetical Order
Phonological Awareness: Rhyme, Phoneme Categorization/
Blending/ Segmentation Genre: Folktale
Comprehension Strategy: Ask/Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Sequence
Unit 4 Week 2 Animals Together
Vocabulary behavior beneficial
dominant endangered
instinct danger partner High-Frequency Words
because blue
into other or
small
Spelling feed me beak we keep seat
play rain because
other
Grammar: Has and Have
Mechanics: Capitalization and End Punctuation Phonics: Long e
Structural Analysis: Prefixes re-, un-, pre-
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Identity, Phoneme Segmentation, Rhyme, Phoneme Blending
Genre: Informational Text
Comprehension Strategy: Ask/ Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Key Details
Unit 4 Week 3 In the Wild
Vocabulary communicate
provide superior
survive wilderness
search seek High-Frequency Words
find food more
over start warm
Spelling toe low
boat we no keep
over row more oat
Grammar: Go and Do
Mechanics: Capitalize Proper Nouns Phonics: Long o
Structural Analysis: Open Syllables
Phonological Awareness: Phonemic Categorization, Phoneme Blending, Contrast Sounds, Phoneme Segmentation
Genre: Informational Text
Comprehension Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Main Idea and Key Details
Unit 4 Week 4 Insects!
Vocabulary different
flutter imitate resemble
protect beautiful
fancy High-Frequency Words
caught flew know laugh listen
were
Spelling find night pie
boat by no kind caught
right listen
Grammar: See and Saw
Mechanics: Underline Titles of Books Phonics: Long i
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Categorization/ Identity/
Segmentation/ Substitution Genre: Fantasy
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Point of View
Unit 4 Week 5 Working with Animals
Vocabulary advice career remarkable
soothe trust clever
signal High-Frequency Words
found hard
near woman
would write
Spelling sandy key bumpy
puppy my night funny
wash penny would
Grammar: Contractions with Not
Mechanics: Apostrophes in Contractions Phonics: Long e
Structural Analysis: Compound Words
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Categorization/ Deletion/
Blending/ Addition
Genre: Informational Text/ Nonfiction Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Connections Within
Text: Sequence
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Unit 5 Week 1 See It, Sort It
Vocabulary classify distinguish
entire organize
startled trouble
whole High-Frequency Words
four none only large round put
Spelling cart harm
barn happy
arm key four art yarn none
Grammar: Was and Were
Mechanics: Apostrophes with Contractions Phonics: Words with /är/ ar
Structural Analysis: Irregular Plurals
Phonological Awareness: Contrast Sounds, Phoneme Categorization/ Blending/ Segmentation
Genre: Fantasy
Comprehension Strategy: Make/ Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Point of View
Unit 5 Week 2 Up In The Sky
Vocabulary certain observe remained thoughtful
vast leaped stretched High-Frequency Words
another climb
full great
poor through
Spelling work her
bird barn
arm Fur fern climb
dirt through
Grammar: Adjectives
Mechanics: Capitalization and End Punctuation Phonics: Words with/ûr/
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Ending -er
Phonological Awareness: Rhyme, Phoneme Substitution/
Blending/ Deletion/ Segmentation Genre: Fantasy
Comprehension Strategy: Make/ Confirm Predictions
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect
Unit 5 Week 3 Great Inventions
Vocabulary complicated
curious device imagine improve
idea unusual High-Frequency Words
began better
guess learn right sure
Spelling born
soar corn core her dirt more learn roar sure
Grammar: Adjectives That Compare Mechanics: Capitalize Proper Nouns Phonics: Words with /ôr/
Structural Analysis: Abbreviations
Phonological Awareness: Phonemic Categorization/
Substitution/ Blending/ Addition Genre: Nonfiction/ Biography
Comprehension Strategy: Ask/ Answer Questions Comprehension Skill: Connections Within Text:
Problem and Solution
Unit 5 Week 4 Sounds All Around
Vocabulary distract
nervous senses squeaky
volume scrambled
suddenly High-Frequency Words
color early instead nothing thought oh
Spelling mouth cow
town born mouse
roar nothing how
early out
Grammar: Other Adjectives
Mechanics: Capitalize/ Underline Book Titles Phonics: Diphthongs ou, ow
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings –er, -est
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Substitution/ Isolation/
Blending/Segmentation Genre: Realistic Fiction
Comprehension Strategy: Ask/ Answer Questions
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Problem and Solution
Unit 5 Week 5 Build It
Vocabulary contented
intend marvelous
project structure
balance section High-Frequency Words
above build
fall knew money toward
Spelling spoil
coin boy town
join mouse
build joy fall toy
Grammar: Prepositions/ Prepositional Phrases Mechanics: Abbreviations
Phonics: Diphthongs oi, oy
Structural Analysis: Final Stable Syllables
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Blending/ Segmentation/
Categorization
Genre: Informational Text
Comprehension Strategy: Ask/Answer Questions Comprehension Skill: Connections Within Text:
Cause and Effect
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Unit 6 Week 1 Taking Action
Vocabulary argument
conflict fair risk shift demand emergency High-Frequency Words
answer brought
busy door enough
eyes
Spelling moon
soup tune flew toy coin blue enough
fruit door
Grammar: Pronouns
Mechanics: Capitalize I Phonics: Variant Vowel /ü/
Structural Analysis: Suffixes –ful, -less
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Identity/ Segmentation/
Substitution, Rhyme, Syllable Deletion Genre: Fantasy
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Theme
Unit 6 Week 2 My Action
Vocabulary decision distance
inspire respect
swiftly accept
often High-Frequency Words
brother father
friend love mother picture
Spelling haul dawn cause
moon soup saw
claw love friend paw
Grammar: Possessive Pronouns
Mechanics: Days, Months, Holidays Phonics: Variant Vowel /ô/
Structural Analysis: Vowel Team Syllables
Phonological Awareness: Phoneme Categorization/ Reversal/
Blending/Segmentation/ Substitution Genre: Informational Nonfiction
Comprehension Strategy: Reread
Comprehension Skill: Author’s Purpose
Unit 6 Week 3 Weather Together
Vocabulary creative
cycle frigid predict scorching
country gathers High-Frequency Words
been children
month question
their year
spelling gnat write wrong gnu
know cause
knife dawn been their
Grammar: Special Pronouns
Mechanics: Commas in Dates and Letters Phonics: Silent Letters
Structural Analysis: Compound Words
Phonological Awareness: Phonemic Categorization/
Segmentation/ Substitution Genre: Realistic Fiction
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Plot: Cause and Effect
Unit 6 Week 4 Sharing Traditions
Vocabulary ancient
drama effort movement
tradition difficult
nobody High-Frequency Words
before front heard
push tomorrow
your
spelling strike
three spray know splash
write split your scrape
heard
Grammar: Using I and me
Mechanics: Commas in Dates and Letters Phonics: Three-Letter Blends
Structural Analysis: Inflectional Endings –ed, -ing Phonological Awareness: Syllable Addition, Phoneme Segmentation/ Blending/ Substitution
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Comprehension Strategy: Visualize
Comprehension Skill: Theme
Unit 6 Week 5 Celebrate America!
