Grade 1 ELA Weeks 27–28: Student Textbook
Five lessons each week. Read the passage, discuss the skill, practice aloud, and write independently. Revisit difficult words as needed.
Week 27: Writing: informational paragraph
Core reading: A sunflower grows from a seed. Roots take in water from the soil. A stem holds up the plant. Leaves use sunlight to help the plant grow. The flower can produce new seeds.
Day 131: Understand
Learning task: Answer: What do roots do? Underline the words in the reading that helped you answer.
Before you finish: Read your work aloud and check that each sentence makes sense.
Day 132: Vocabulary
Learning task: Choose two interesting words from the passage. Explain each in your own words and use one in a new sentence.
Before you finish: Read your work aloud and check that each sentence makes sense.
Day 133: Read fluently
Learning task: Read the passage aloud twice. Mark one place where punctuation tells you to pause. Retell the passage without looking.
Before you finish: Read your work aloud and check that each sentence makes sense.
Day 134: Write and revise
Learning task: Write a topic sentence, three facts, and a closing sentence. Reread and improve one word choice.
Before you finish: Read your work aloud and check that each sentence makes sense.
Day 135: Independent check
Learning task: Without looking at earlier answers, respond to: What do roots do? Then write three original connected sentences about the topic.
Before you finish: Read your work aloud and check that each sentence makes sense.
Week 28: Writing: opinion paragraph
Core reading: Our neighborhood should plant more trees. Trees give shade on hot days. Birds can rest in their branches. Trees also make outdoor spaces pleasant for families.
Day 136: Understand
Learning task: Answer: What is the author’s opinion? Underline the words in the reading that helped you answer.
Before you finish: Read your work aloud and check that each sentence makes sense.
Day 137: Vocabulary
Learning task: Choose two interesting words from the passage. Explain each in your own words and use one in a new sentence.
Before you finish: Read your work aloud and check that each sentence makes sense.
Day 138: Read fluently
Learning task: Read the passage aloud twice. Mark one place where punctuation tells you to pause. Retell the passage without looking.
Before you finish: Read your work aloud and check that each sentence makes sense.
Day 139: Write and revise
Learning task: Write a five-sentence opinion with two reasons. Reread and improve one word choice.
Before you finish: Read your work aloud and check that each sentence makes sense.
Day 140: Independent check
Learning task: Without looking at earlier answers, respond to: What is the author’s opinion? Then write three original connected sentences about the topic.
Before you finish: Read your work aloud and check that each sentence makes sense.