Plot: Sequence. Events in a story happen in an order, or sequence. Read a Leveled Reader story with a partner. Mix up the Retelling Cards.

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1 Plot: Sequence Events in a story happen in an order, or sequence. Read a Leveled Reader story with a partner. Mix up the Retelling Cards. READING Have your partner put the cards back in order. Use them to retell the story, using the words first, next, and last. Retelling Cards Interactive Games and Activities Grade 1 7

2 First, Next, Last Tell your partner a made-up story about you and a pet. Draw what you did first in the story. 15 Guess the Story Think about a story or a movie you like. Draw at least three pictures to show the sequence of events. Draw what you did next and last. READING Trade with a partner. Use the pictures to retell the story. Can you guess the story?

3 Fluency Practice reading out loud. Focus on how your voice sounds and on reading each word. Take turns reading a story aloud. Don t try to read fast. Read correctly and with expression. READING 47 seconds 42 seconds Time your partner s reading. Write down the time. Read the story again. Check your time. stopwatch pencils Interactive Games and Activities Grade 1 24

4 Read Aloud Read a story to yourself. Read the story aloud together. pencils or pens Fix the Mistakes! Read a story out loud with a partner. As your partner reads, write down any errors he or she makes. Discuss the errors. Write the words that were hard to read. Practice reading those words. pencils or pens READING Have your partner read the story again. Were there fewer mistakes?

5 I like to eat apples! Apples taste sweet. They are the best because they are crunchy. They taste good baked in pies, too! Opinion An opinion tells how you feel about something. Max wrote about his favorite fruit. Read what Max wrote. Point to the reasons why Max likes apples. WRITING Write about your favorite fruit. Give reasons why you like it. Read what you wrote to a partner. Interactive Games and Activities Grade 1 26

6 Favorite Weather I like warm weather because I like to swim. Choose Your Seat Where would you like to sit in your classroom? Write a letter to your teacher. Explain why you should sit in this seat. Do you prefer warm weather or cool weather? Tell a partner: I like weather because. Write a sentence and draw a picture to show what you said. Dear Teacher, pencils WRITING Have your partner proofread your letter.

7 Word Choice: Specific Words The story tells about a silly mouse. The mouse is a cook! He makes tasty food. It is a fun story. Kwame wrote what he thinks about a story. He used just the right words to describe the character and the story. Write about a story you have read. Use specific words to tell about the characters and the story. Draw a picture for your writing. WRITING Interactive Games and Activities Grade 1 14

8 Your Home Tell your partner about a place in your home. Use specific words. pencils 15 List the specific words you used. Describe an Object Find an object in the classroom. Write a description of it. Use specific words in your description. Don t tell your partner what it is. Work with your partner. Think of other specific words you could use. WRITING Have your partner draw a picture using the description you wrote.

9 Long i -ide -ine -ike -ile Write -ine, -ide, -ile, and -ike on separate note cards. Think of three words with long i that end with -ine. Write each word on a note card. Repeat with -ide, -ile, and -ike. Play a matching game. Match the word cards to the cards with the same long i sound-spelling. note cards PHONICS/W0RD STUDY Interactive Games and Activities Grade 1 12

10 High-Frequency Words -ile Build Those Words Use Word-Building Cards. Make and write words with -ine, -ide, -ile, and -ike. Add -s to make more than one. Write three sentences that use your words. Write -ile on a note card. Write one or more letters in front to make a word. Read the word aloud. Try again with different letters in front. Write pretty, water, grow, should. Then make up sentences using all your words. l i n e note cards pencils Word-Building Cards pencil 15 PHONICS/WORD STUDY

11 Helping Plants Grow Plants grow. Some grow fast. Others grow slowly and get very big. Talk to your partner about what plants need to grow. Write a sentence about three things plants need to grow. SCIENCE Discuss with your partner about the most important thing that plants need to grow. pencils or crayons Research and Inquiry Grade 1 12

12 Parts of a Plant petals leaf stem What a Plant Needs Draw a plant. Write the name of the plant under your drawing. Label the parts of the plant. Think of a plant. Talk with a partner about what that kind of plant needs to grow. Draw and label the parts of the plant. List two things the plant needs to grow. SCIENCE