First Grade Unit Seven

First Grade
Pacing Guides:
Unit Seven Support

Extending Readerly and Writerly Life

As educators, we realize that one of the unique challenges is that many of the children we teach do not see themselves as readers and writers beyond the walls of our classrooms. The primary purpose of this unit is to allow teachers to draw their year to a close in a way that allows children to celebrate their successes as readers and writers while at the same time encourages them to look closely at ways to be ‘real readers and writers’ in their lives beyond the school day and into the summer. Closure for the school year will include the completion of some end-of-year assessments and teacher-guided reflections. First grade students will explore the possibilities for summer reading and writing and will be encouraged to set goals for summer reading and writing. First grade readers and writers will be encouraged to begin thinking of themselves as second grade readers and writers.

District Provided Resources/Materials:
Big Books
Classroom Libraries
Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists (A reference tool for word study K-12)

Suggested Professional Reading Online:
http://www.cylc.org/nylc/fuel/ (Website of the authors of The Daily Five--membership fee required)
http://www.choiceliteracy.com/ (Free newsletter, partial access without membership fee)

Suggested Professional Reading Offline:

Helpful Web Resources:
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems16.html (Poems, songs & fingerplays to celebrate spring)
http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems6.html (Poems, songs & fingerplays to celebrate summer)
http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/transition-rhymes.htm (Transition time fingerplays, poetry & songs)
http://www.kididdles.com/ (Online lyrics to 100’s of familiar children’s music, organized thematically and alphabetically)
http://www.mrsjonesroom.com/songs/alphlist.html (Mrs. Jones Sing Along Songs for darned near everything you can think of)

Books About Summer:
The Night Before Summer Vacation (Katie Davis)
Last Day Blues (Julie Danneberg)
When It’s The Last Day of School (Maribeth Boelts)
No More Pencils, No More Books, No More Teacher’s Dirty Looks (Diane DeGroat)
Carl’s Summer Vacation (Alexandra Day)

Books About Going to Second Grade:
Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown (Paula Danziger)
Herbie Jones Sails into Second Grade (Suzy Kline)
A Kiss Goodbye (Audrey Penn)

Assessments (A star indicates a required assessment):
DRA2 Reading Assessment
TCSD No Excuse Checklist
TCSD Chunk Checklist

Please See Assessment Calendar
for Assessment Window and Collection Deadlines !