1st Grade Biliteracy Unit Framework

English

August 24 – September 25

What are my rights and responsibilities as a citizen of the classroom, school, and larger community?

• Biliteracy Unit Framework
• Assessment Packet
• Grade Level Resources to Support the Unit
• Instructional Sequence Chart

Standards: RL 1.1, RL 1.2, RL 1.3, RL 4, RL 10 · W 1.1, W 1.5, W 1.7, W 1.4, W 1.10

Foundational Skills: Standards at a Glance · Foundational Skills Unit 1

Short a · Short i · Short o · s-blends

Sight Words: does, school, down, up, be, good, fun, they, jump, run, again, new, use, live, then, eat, of, who, call, her, around, many, walk

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Spanish

August 24 – September 25

Cycle 1 Assessment: September 28–October 1

Patrones del sol, la luna y las estrellas: ¿Se pueden usar los patrones del sol, la luna y las estrellas para hacer predicciones de observaciones futuras?

• Biliteracy Unit Framework
• Assessment Packet
• Grade Level Resources to Support the Unit
• Instructional Sequence Chart

Standards: RI 1.1, RI 1.3, RI 1.4, RI 1.5, RI 10 · W 1.2, W 1.4, W 1.5, W 1.10

Foundational Skills: Standards at a Glance · Foundational Skills Unit 1

/a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, /u/ · /m/ ma, me, mi, mo, mu · /p/ pa, pe, pi, po, pu · /t/ ta, te, ti, to, tu · /l/ la, le, li, lo, lu · /s/ sa, se, si, so, su · /n/ na, ne, ni, no, nu · /d/ da, de, di, do, du

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English

September 28 – October 30

Cycle 2 Assessment: November 2–November 5

How do the symbols, icons, and traditions of the United States provide a sense of community?

• Biliteracy Unit Framework
• Assessment Packet
• Grade Level Resources to Support the Unit
• Instructional Sequence Chart

Standards: RI 1, RI 2, RI 5, RI 7, RI 10 · W.2, W.7, W.8, W.4, W.10

Foundational Skills: Standards at a Glance · Foundational Skills Unit 2

Short u · End blends · th, sh, -ng · -tch, wh, ph

Sight Words: three, no, under, all, day, want, by, place, not, what, out, very, come, pull, make, too, move, two, help, there, could, one

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Spanish

September 28 – October 30

Luz y sonido: ¿Cómo se pueden utilizar la luz o el sonido para enviar mensajes a distancia?

• Biliteracy Unit Framework
• Assessment Packet
• Grade Level Resources to Support the Unit
• Instructional Sequence Chart

Standards: RL 1.1, RL 1.2, RL 1.7, RL 1.9, RL 1.10 · W 1.3, W 1.5, W 1.6, W 1.7, W 1.8, W.10

Foundational Skills: Standards at a Glance · Foundational Skills Unit 2

/b/ ba, be, bi, bo, bu · /b/ va, ve, vi, vo, vu · /f/ fa, fe, fi, fo, fu · /rr/ ra, re, ri, ro, ru · /r/ ra, re, ri, ro, ru · /h/ ha, he, hi, ho, hu · /j/ ja, je, ji, jo, ju, ge, gi · /k/ ka, ke, ki, ko, ku, ca, co, cu, que, qui

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English

November 9 – January 15

Cycle 3 Assessment: January 19–January 22

How does where I live affect how I live?

• Biliteracy Unit Framework
• Assessment Packet
• Grade Level Resources to Support the Unit
• Instructional Sequence Chart

Standards: RL 1, RL 4, RL 7, RL 9, RL 10 · W.3, W.5, W.6, W.4, W.10

Foundational Skills: Standards at a Glance · Foundational Skills Unit 3

Long a: a_e · Long i: i_e · Soft c, soft g, dge · Long o: o_e · Long u: u_e · Long e: e_e · /u/ oo, u

Sight Words: after, done, soon, about, carry, give, because, into, other, find, more, start, caught, know, listen, found, near, would, away, some, way, green, pretty, together, any, happy, so, ago, girl, old

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Spanish

November 9 – February 26

Cycle 4 Assessment: March 1–March 4

Padres y sus descendencias: ¿Cómo se relacionan los patrones con las relaciones entre padres e hijos?

• Biliteracy Unit Framework
• Assessment Packet
• Grade Level Resources to Support the Unit
• Instructional Sequence Chart

Standards: RI 1.1, RI 1.6, RI 1.7, RI 1.8, RI 1.9, RI 1.10 · W 1.1, W 1.5, W 1.6, W 1.7, W 1.8, W.10

Foundational Skills: Standards at a Glance · Foundational Skills Unit 3

/y/ ya, ye, yi, yo, yu · /ñ/ ña, ñe, ñi, ño, ñu · /ch/ cha, che, chi, cho, chu · /y/ lla, lle, lli, llo, llu · /w/ wa, we, wi, wo, wu · /cl/ cla, cle, cli, clo, clu · /cr/ cra, cre, cri, cro, cru · /g/ ga, go, gu, gue, gui

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English

January 25 – February 26

How are our lives different from those who have lived in the past and how is it the same?

• Biliteracy Unit Framework
• Assessment Packet
• Grade Level Resources to Support the Unit
• Instructional Sequence Chart

Standards: RI 1, RI 3, RI 8, RI 9, RI 10 · W.1, W.5, W.6, W.4, W.10

Foundational Skills: Standards at a Glance · Foundational Skills Unit 4

Long a: a, ai, ay · Long e: e, ee, ea, ie · Long o: o, oa, ow, oe · Long i: i, y, igh, ie · Long e: y, ey

Sight Words: now, today, why, grow, should, water, from, once, upon, boy, how, people, buy, every, work, animal, eight, our, blue, or, small, food, over, warm, flew, laugh, were, hard, woman, write

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Spanish

March 8 – April 23

Assessment Cycle 4: March 1–March 4

Organismos y la luz solar: ¿Cómo podemos resolver problemas relacionados con el organismo en su entorno y la luz solar?

• Biliteracy Unit Framework
• Assessment Packet
• Grade Level Resources to Support the Unit
• Instructional Sequence Chart

Standards: RL 1, RL 2, RL 3, RL 5, RL 10 · W 1.1, W 1.6, W 1.7, W 1.8, W.10

Foundational Skills: Standards at a Glance · Foundational Skills Unit 4

ce, ci, za, zo, zu · ai, au, ay, ei, eu, ey, oi, oy · ia, ie, io, iu, ua, ue, ui, uy · /tr/ tra, tre, tri, tro, tru · güe, güi · /bl/ bla, ble, bli, blo, blu · /br/ bra, bre, bri, bro, bru · /pl/ pla, ple, pli, plo, plu · /pr/ pra, pre, pri, pro, pru · /x/ xa, xe, xi, xo, xu

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