First Grade Pacing Guide At-a-Glance 2016-2017
Month/Week Week Units Stories/Strategies/Skills Genre Writing
*August 23-26 Week 1 Setting Routines
Aug. 29-Sept.2 Week 2 HMH Back To School Week Domain Writing Prompt
Unit 1: Around the Neighborhood
Essential Questions: What is important about being a friend? What clues tell you how a character feels? Why is the order of story events important? What information do words and pictures give? How does the setting make a story interesting?
*Sept. 6-9 Week 3 HMH Unit 1 Lesson 1 What is a Pal? Main Idea/Summarize
Informational Text Getting Started
Establishing writing routines
The Writing Process
Benchmark Paper scored using all 6 Traits
Sept. 12-16 Week 4 HMH Unit 1 Lesson 2 Storms! Understanding Characters/Infer/Predict
Informational Text
Sept. 19-23 Week 5 HMH Unit 1 Lesson 3 Curious George at School Sequence of Events/Monitor/Clarify
Fantasy
*Sept. 26-29 Week 6 HMH Unit 1 Lesson 4 Lucia’s Neighborhood Text/Graphic Features/Question
Informational Text
Oct. 3-7 Week 7 HMH Unit 1 Lesson 5 Gus Takes the Train Story Structure/Analyze/Evaluate
Fantasy
Oct.10-14 Week 8 Reteach/Remediate/Enrich
Unit 2: Sharing Time Essential Questions: What lessons can you learn from story characters? How do animals communicate? Why is the order of story events important? How do words and pictures help tell a story? How do the parts of a story work together?
Oct. 17-21 Week 9 HMH Unit 2 Lesson 6 Jack and the Wolfe Understanding Characters/Summarize
Fable
Modes: Narrative/Informational/Explanatory
Ideas-Finding a Big Idea
Organization-Bold Beginnings
Voice-Express a Feeling
Word Choice-Applying Strong Verbs
Sentence Fluency-Building a Complete Sentence
Conventions-Applying Grammar
Presentation Writing Projects scored with Trait Rubrics.
*Oct. 24-27 Week 10 HMH Unit 2 Lesson 7 How Animals Communicate Details/Infer/Predict
Informational Text
*Oct. 31-Nov.4 Week 11 HMH Unit 2 Lesson 8 A Musical Day Sequence of Events/Analyze/Evaluate
Realistic Fiction
Nov. 9-11 Week 12 HMH Unit 2 Lesson 9 Dr. Seuss Text/Graphic Features/Question
Biography
Nov. 14-18 Week 13 HMH Unit 2 Lesson 10 A Cupcake Party Story Structure/Visualize
Fantasy
* Nov. 21-22 Week 14 Reteach/Remediate/Enrich
Unit 3: Nature Near and Far Essential Questions: Why do authors write stories? Why is the order of story events important? What changes do the different seasons cause? What clues help you figure out why events happen? How are animals the same and different?
Nov.28-Dec. 2 Week 15 HMH Unit 3 Lesson 11 Sea Animals Author’s Purpose/Analyze/Evaluate
Informational Text Modes: Narrative/Informational/Explanatory
Ideas-Focus on the Big Ideas
Organization-Create a Mighty Middle
Voice-Communicating with Sparkle and Pizzazz
Word Choice-Picking “Just Right” Words
Sentence Fluency-Starting Sentences in Different Ways
Conventions-Applying Grammar
Presentation Writing Projects scored with Trait Rubrics.
Dec.5- 9 Week 16 HMH Unit 3 Lesson 12 How Leopard Got His Spots Sequence of Events/Question
Folktale
Dec. 12-16 Week 17 HMH Unit 3 Lesson 13 Seasons Cause/Effect/Visualize
Informational Text
WINTER BREAK
Jan. 2-6 Week 18 HMH Unit 3 Lesson 14 The Big Race Conclusions/Infer/Predict
Fantasy
Jan. 9-13 Week 19 HMH Unit 3 Lesson 15 Animal Groups Compare/Contrast/Monitor/Clarify
Informational Text
*Jan. 17-20 Week 20 Reteach/Remediate/Enrich
Unit 4: Exploring Together Essential Questions: What is important to know about the Moon? How are ways to travel the same and different? Why do authors write nonfiction? What clues help you figure out how characters feel? What makes a story funny?
*Jan. 25-27 Week 21 HMH Unit 4 Lesson 16 Let’s Go to the Moon Main Idea/Details/Compare/Contrast
Informational Text
Modes: Narrative/Informational/Explanatory
Ideas-Staying with the Big Idea
Organization-Finish with an excellent ending
Voice-Reaching Out to the Reader
Word Choice-Stretching for Never-Before-Tried Words
Sentence Fluency-Varying Sentence Lengths
Conventions-Applying Grammar
Presentation Writing Projects scored with Trait Rubrics.
Jan.10-Feb.3 Week 22 HMH Unit 4 Lesson 17 The Big Trip Compare/Contrast/Visualize
Fantasy
Feb. 6-10 Week 23 HMH Unit 4 Lesson 18 Where Does Food Come From? Author’s Purpose/Summarize
Informational Text
Feb. 13-17 Week 24 HMH Unit 4 Lesson 19 Tomas Rivera Conclusions/Monitor/Clarify
Biography
Feb. 20-24 Week 25 HMH Unit 4 Lesson 20 Little Rabbit’s Tale Cause/Effect/Infer/Predict
Folktale
Feb. 27-Mar. 3 Week 26 Reteach/Remediate/Enrich
Unit 5: Watch Us Grow Essential Questions: What do characters do when there is a problem? What clues tell you why animals look as they do? What causes events in a story to happen? Why do authors put events in a certain order? What clues tell you what a character is like?
*March 6-8 Week 27 HMH Unit 5 Lesson 21 “The Tree” Story Structure/Analyze/Evaluate
Fantasy
Modes: Narrative/Informational/Explanatory
Ideas-Using Juicy Details
Organization-Adding a Terrific Title
Voice-Saying Things in New Ways
Word Choice-Using Words to Create Meaning
Sentence Fluency-Smooth Sounding Sentences
Conventions-Applying Grammar
Presentation Writing Projects scored with Trait Rubrics.
March 13-17 Week 28 HMH Unit 5 Lesson 22 Amazing Animals Conclusions/Visualize
Informational Text
March 20-24 Week 29 HMH Unit 5 Lesson 23 Whistle for Willie Cause/Effect/Monitor/Clarify
Realistic Fiction
March 27-30 Week 30 HMH Unit 5 Lesson 24 A Butterfly Grows Sequence of Events/Question
Narrative Nonfiction
April 3-7 Week 31 HMH Unit 5 Lesson 25 The New Friend Understanding Characters/Summarize
Realistic Fiction
Spring Break
*Indicates a shortened school week due to work days or holidays. Revised 8.2016
Unit 6: Three Cheers for Us Essential Questions: How are ways to make art the same and different? How do words and photos together give information? How does a problem make a story interesting? How do some story events make other events happen? What can you learn from story characters?
April 24-28 Week 33 HMH Unit 6 Lesson 26 The Dot Compare/Contrast/Monitor/Clarify
Realistic Fiction Modes: Narrative/Informational/Explanatory
Putting the Traits All Together
Ideas
Organization
Voice
Word Choice
Sentence Fluency
Grammar & Usage
Presentations Writing Projects Scored with Trait Rubrics
May 1-5 Week 34 HMH Unit 6 Lesson 27 What Can you Do? Text/GraphicFeatures/Analyze/Evaluate
Informational Text
May 8-12 Week 35 Reteach/Remediate/Enrich
Week 35 HMH Unit 6 Lesson 28 “The Kite” Story Structure/Infer/Predict
Fantasy
May 15-19 Week 36 HMH Unit 6 Lesson 29 “A Boat Disappears” Cause/Effect/Visualize
Narrative Nonfiction
May 22-26 Week 37 HMH Unit 6 Lesson 30 Winners Never Quit! Understanding Characters/Summarize
Narrative Nonfiction Domain Scored Writing Prompt
*May 30-June 2 Week 38 Administer Assessments
June 5-10 Week 39 Administer Assessments