Module 18 Letter Vv-Language Arts KA - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will be learning about uppercase V and lowercase v and how to write them on a handwriting page. You will complete an activity with words that start with v and review your sight words. You will listen to and read your weekly story, "Eat Your Vegetables." You will watch a video and complete a worksheet about drawing descriptions. You will do a worksheet about the main idea.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	18.1 Letter Vv	independent reading book pen or pencil
2	18.2 Letter Vv	independent reading book pen or pencil crayons or colored pencils
3	18.3 Letter Vv	independent reading book pen or pencil
4	18.4 Letter Vv	independent reading book pen or pencil paper bags (4) scissors
5	18.5 Letter Vv	independent reading book pen or pencil crayons or colored pencils blocks, dolls, or stuffed animals (optional)

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	18.1 Letter Vv	Recognize sight words. Correctly print the upper and lowercase letters <i>V</i> and <i>v</i>. Identify words that start with v.
2	18.2 Letter Vv	Read with purpose and understanding, accuracy, and at appropriate rate. Read high-frequency words on sight. Draw pictures to represent provided descriptions.
3	18.3 Letter Vv	Read high-frequency words on sight. Match pictures to their descriptions.
4	18.4 Letter Vv	Read high-frequency words on sight. Read with purpose and understanding, accuracy, and at appropriate rate. Read CVC words that start with v. Identify the main idea.
5	18.5 Letter Vv	Read high-frequency words on sight. Identify the main idea.

Module Key Words:

Key Words	Sight Words
Letter Vv sight words oral retell drawing descriptions matching pictures and descriptions main idea	three to up two we where yellow am red did ate eat help black brown

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
3	18.3 Letter Vv	4	Video- Sight Words Review
5	18.5 Letter Vv	2	Independent Reading Assessment

Learning Coach Notes:

None

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title	Question
18.1 Letter Vv	What sound does the letter Vv make? Use each word in a sentence: three, to, up, two, we, where, yellow, am, red, did, ate, eat, help, black, brown (read one word at a time and give your student a chance to use each word in a sentence before moving on to the next word). Spell each word: three, to, up, two, we, where, yellow, am, red, did, ate, eat, help, black, brown (read one word at a time and give your student a chance to spell each word before moving on to the next word). What are some words that start with the letter Vv?
18.2 Letter Vv	What sound does the letter Vv make? Use each word in a sentence: three, to, up, two, we, where, yellow, am, red, did, ate, eat, help, black, brown (read one word at a time and give your student a chance to use each word in a sentence before moving on to the next word). Spell each word: three, to, up, two, we, where, yellow, am, red, did, ate, eat, help, black, brown (read one word at a time and give your student a chance to spell each word before moving on to the next word). What are some words that start with the letter Vv? What are the five things you need to talk about when retelling a story (answer: characters, setting, problem, events, solution/ending, plus add your favorite part)?
18.3 Letter Vv	What sound does the letter Vv make? Use each word in a sentence: three, to, up, two, we, where, yellow, am, red, did, ate, eat, help, black, brown (read one word at a time and give your student a chance to use each word in a sentence before moving on to the next word). Spell each word: three, to, up, two, we, where, yellow, am, red, did, ate, eat, help, black, brown (read one word at a time and give your student a chance to spell each word before moving on to the next word). What are some words that start with the letter Vv?
18.4 Letter Vv	What sound does the letter Vv make? Use each word in a sentence: three, to, up, two, we, where, yellow, am, red, did, ate, eat, help, black, brown (read one word at a time and give your student a chance to use each word in a sentence before moving on to the next word). Spell each word: three, to, up, two, we, where, yellow, am, red, did, ate, eat, help, black, brown (read one word at a time and give your student a chance to spell each word before moving on to the next word). What are some words that start with the letter Vv? What is the main idea of a story?
18.5 Letter Vv	What sound does the letter Vv make? Use each word in a sentence: three, to, up, two, we, where, yellow, am, red, did, ate, eat, help, black, brown (read one word at a time and give your student a chance to use each word in a sentence before moving on to the next word). Spell each word: three, to, up, two, we, where, yellow, am, red, did, ate, eat, help, black, brown (read one word at a time and give your student a chance to spell each word before moving on to the next word). What are some words that start with the letter Vv?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title	Video	Question
18.1 Letter Vv	Letter Vv	What sound does the letter Vv make? How do you write the letter Vv? What words start with the letter Vv?
18.4 Letter Vv	Main Idea	What is the main idea of a story?
18.5 Letter Vv	Letter Vv Wrap Up	What sound does the letter Vv make? How do you write the letter Vv? What words start with the letter Vv? What is the main idea in a story?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

What is the main idea?
What are three things new you learned?
How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

#	Book	Author	Lexile Level
1	Growing Vegetable Soup	Lois Ehlert	360L
2	The Vegetables we Eat	Gail Gibbons	AD660L
3	My Mouth is a Volcano!	Julia Cook	AD600L
4	Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin	Lloyd Moss	AD730L
5	A Trip To the Top of the Volcano with Mouse	Frank Viva

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

#	Outing
1	V is for violin. See if there is a local symphony playing in your area and take your student to view the concert. Another option is to visit a community garden and identifying the vegetables that are growing.