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