English Language Arts Houghton Mifflin Harcourt JOURNEYS COMMON CORE

Grade: Unit: Lesson: Kindergarten 1 4Essential Question: Read Aloud Book: Big BookWhat kinds of work do people do? Pizza at Sally’s

Realistic FictionEverybody WorksInformational Text

The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Lion and the MouseFairy Tale and Fable (Traditional Tales)

Writing: Reading Literature & Informational Text: Foundational Skills:Narrative Writing Focus Trait: Ideas

Comprehension Skills and StrategiesTARGET SKILL • Text and Graphic Features • Genre TARGET STRATEGY • Analyze/Evaluate

HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDSandPhonological AwarenessBeginning SoundsWords in Oral SentencesPhonicsLetter: MmFluencyPause for Punctuation

Language:Vocabulary Strategies: Classify and Categorize, Words for JobsGrammar: Action Verbs in the Present Tense

Planning for English Language Development:Begin with High-Utility Words Tier 1 Words *=Spanish cognatesHigh-Utility Words help, home, make, work

Language Support Card 4 Building Background Videos Teacher’s Edition p. E32

Move on to Challenging Vocabulary Tier 2 &3 Words *=Spanish cognatesWords to Know and

Vocabulary in Context CardsReading/Language Arts Terms consonant*, informational text *, analyze*, evaluate*, text feature*, graphic feature*, classify*, categorize*, fairy tale, action verb*, verb* story, detail* Teacher’s Edition pp. E32, E34Scaffolding ComprehensionBuilding Background

Language Support Card 4 Building Background Videos

Comprehension Teacher’s Edition pp. E33, E34, E36, E38, E40

Text and Graphic Features Teacher’s Edition pp. E33, E35, E37

Scaffolding WritingNarrative WritingStory Sentences p. T349

Teacher’s Edition p. E41 Common Core Writing Handbook: Story Sentences

Scaffolding GrammarGrammar: Action Verbs in the Present Tense, p. T354

Teacher’s Edition P. E39o Language Transfer Issue: Verbso Language Support Card 4: Prepositional Phrases

Whole GroupReading 60 Minutes

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HIGH-FREQUENCY WORDSandI-R-2: LI-7: reading high frequency words with automaticity.Phonemic AwarenessBeginning SoundsWords in Oral SentencesI-R-2: PE-1: identifying the initial sound (not letter) of a spoken word.PhonicsLetter/Sound: MmI-R-2: LI-5: matching and naming upper case and lower case letters with different fonts.I-R-2: HI-6: producing letter sounds represented by the single lettered consonants and vowels.FluencyReading Rate

o Interactive Instructional Flip Charto Phonological Awareness, p. 22o Words to Know, p.23o Phonics, p.24o Comprehension/Retelling, p.25o Writing, p.26o Grammar, p.27

o Student Book Storieso “Mm,” pp. 40-43o “I Like Mm,” pp. 44-47

Grammar60 Minutes

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Writing60 Minutes

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Vocabulary Strategies: Classify and Categorize, Words for jobsGrammar: Action verbs in the present tenseI-L-1 (Verbs): HI-3: using the present progressive verb tense.I-LS-2: HI-9: naming and describing objects, people, and events.I-L-2(Vocabulary): HI-1: naming and sorting common objects and pictures into self-selected categories and providing rationale.

o Interactive Instruction Flip Chart

GrammarChildren will learn about action verbs in the present tense and use these verbs to complete sentences. Children review nouns and make sentences by putting together nouns and verbs. I-L-1 (Verbs): HI-3: using the present progressive verb tense.I-L-1 (Verbs): HI-1: using the simple present tense verbs with subject-verb agreement.

o Interactive Instruction Flip Chart

WritingChildren will learn about composing stories using exact verbs. Children will write a story about something that happened to them.I-W-1:HI-1: writing narratives using simple sentences that include sight words, CVC words, and phonetic spelling to express ideas.

Everybody WorksInformational TextChildren will read Everybody Works To

o Learn about different jobs people do in the community.

o Explore what kind of work they would like to do someday.

I-R-3: HI-3: using key words, phrases, and complete sentences to answer open-ended comprehension questions when responding to text.The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Lion and the MouseFairy Tales and Fable (Traditional Tales)Children will read “The Elves and the Shoemaker” and “ The Lion and the Mouse” to

o Compare to Everybody Works, focusing on who does what kind of work in each selection.

o Discuss how working together helps the community.

Pizza at Sally’sRealistic FictionChildren will read Pizza at Sally’s to

o Enjoy a story about a woman who owns a pizza shop.

o Discuss the value of working hard and contributing to the community.

I-R-3: HI-3: using key words, phrases, and complete sentences to answer open-ended comprehension questions when responding to text.I-R-3: HI-4: sequencing a story or event including the beginning, middle, and end using transition words. (e.g., first, next, last)

ELL Whole Group Additional Whole Group ResourcesScaffolded Support

Notes throughout the Teacher’s Edition scaffold instruction to each language proficiency level.

Vocabulary in Context Card 4 Provide visual support and additional practice for High-Frequency Words.

Lesson 4 Blackline Masters Words to Know, 4.1 Leveled Reader Think About It, 4.2-4.5 Leveled Practice for Letter Names and Words to Know, SR 4.1-4.3,

A4.1-4.3, ELL 4.1-4.3Additional Resources

Reading Log, p.11 Vocabulary Log, p.12 Listening Log, p.13 Instructional Routines, pp. 14-24 Handwriting Models, pp. 33-84

ELL Small GroupELL Leveled Reader-Let’s Sell Things

Sheltered text connects to the Big Book’s topic, High-Frequency Words, Strategy, and Skill.

Contains the same content as the On-Level Reader but uses more accessible language

Small Group PlannerTeacher-LedVocabulary Reader Our Jobs, Differentiate Instruction, p. T363Differentiate Words to Know using Context Card 4, p. T361Differentiate Comprehension: Text and Graphic Features; Analyze/Evaluate Strategy, p. T365Leveled Reader Let’s Sell Things, p.T371Differentiate Fluency: Pause for Punctuation, p. T367Differentiate Vocabulary Strategies: Classify and Categorize Words for Jobs p. T373Options for Re-teaching: pp. T374-T375Reread Mm or I Like Mm What are my other children doing?Listen to Audio of Everybody WorksComplete Leveled Practice, ELL 4.1 Listen: Follow along with Audio of Everybody WorksReread: Partners reread Our JobsListen to audio of “The Elves and The Shoemaker,” “The Lion and the Mouse”Reread: Partners reread Let’s Sell Things! and MmListen to audio of “The Elves and The Shoemaker,” “The Lion and the Mouse”Reread: Partners reread I Like MmReread: Choose among this week’s stories

Complete and share Literacy Center activitiesELL Extra SupportELL Lesson 4 Resources

Builds background for the main topic and promotes oral language. Develops high-utility vocabulary and academic language.

Building Background Video Clip for Lesson 4: “Fire Departments”

AssessmentProgress MonitoringAssess and monitor students’ progress to determine who is on track and who needs help. Clear prescriptions identify targeted instruction to address the students’ needs and get them back on track.Respond to Assessment

Phonological Awareness, p. T295 Phonics, p.T307 Words to Know, p. T309 Comprehension, p. T324 Comprehension, p.T334 Retelling, p. T325 Vocabulary Strategies, p. T343

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