Module 9: R Blends- Language Arts 1 - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, learners will focus on recognizing and reading r blends—words that begin with blends like br, cr, and dr. They will practice blending sounds and syllables to build and decode r-blend words and explore rhyming words that contain these blends. Learners will develop vocabulary skills by using context clues to understand new words and will identify adjectives to describe nouns in sentences. They will also practice recalling the main idea and key details from both stories and informational texts. As learners read, they will interpret the beginning, middle, and end of stories and demonstrate comprehension by drawing or retelling these parts. They will also learn to modify r-blend words to create new words by changing or deleting sounds. By the end of the module, learners will confidently read r-blend words, understand story structure, use descriptive language, and read decodable texts fluently.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	9.1 R Blends	Spelling Notebook Handwriting Notebook Sound Notebook Journal Notebook crayons or colored pencils (assorted colors) Words of the Week Notebook small bean bag to throw paper
2	9.2 R Blends	Handwriting Notebook Journal Notebook modeling clay
3	9.3 R Blends	Spelling Notebook Handwriting Notebook Journal Notebook scissors
4	9.4 R Blends	Spelling Notebook Handwriting Notebook Journal Notebook fly swatter or spatula tape 7 note cards crayons or colored pencils (assorted colors)
5	9.5 R Blends	Handwriting Notebook Spelling Notebook Journal Notebook highlighter

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	9.1 R Blends	Identify r blends in words. Identify rhyming r blend words. Use context clues to define tier II vocabulary words. Interpret the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
2	9.2 R Blends	Construct an r-blend word by blending two syllables. Identify the middle phoneme or vowel sound in a word. Define adjective. Identify the main (central) idea and key details in an informational text.
3	9.3 R Blends	Distinguish the phonemes in an r-blend word. Recall the main topic and key details from a story or paragraph. Identify adjectives in a sentence. Recognize and decode high-frequency words.
4	9.4 R Blends	Modify the r blend to make a new word. Recognize r blends in words. Draw a picture of the middle, beginning, and end of a story.
5	9.5 R Blends	Modify an r-blend word by deleting the beginning blend sound to make a new word. Read and show comprehension of decodable sentences containing r-blend words. Demonstrate the ability to independently read the decodable book with fluency.

Module Key Words:

Key Words	Words of the Week	Spelling Words	Vocabulary Words
heart words flash words r blends context clues r blends main topic key details adjectives beginning middle end modify	an him round not go	drum crib crab gram frog trap got clap glad stub	lively creak surround whirl trust

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
2	9.2 R Blends	7	Vocabulary
4	9.4 R Blends	9	Writing

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Notes
1	9.1 R Blends	In this lesson, students will practice identifying the r-blends in words. Following the lesson, you can have your learner practice writing words with r-blends, like frog, crumb, drop, crib, drip, and free. You can play a sorting game with your learner by having them cut out their r-blend words. Then, ask your learner to sort the words by r-blends. For example, group the words with fr, dr, and cr together. Continue to practice defining these vocabulary words: lively, surround, trust, whirl, and creak. Read a story and have your learner recall details from the beginning, middle, and end.
2	9.2 R Blends	To help your learner practice r-blends, read two-syllable words that contain r-blends, like gravel. Ask your learner to repeat the word and identify the r-blend, /gr/. Practice identifying the middle phoneme or vowel sound in simple r-blend words by having your learner say the sound they hear in the middle of a word like frog or trip. You can practice adjectives with your learner by having them objects. Explain that adjectives are words that describe or tell more about things, such as soft pillow or red dress. Finally, as you read the Decodable Book together, encourage your learner to use their knowledge of letter-sound relationships to decode unfamiliar words.
3	9.3 R Blends	In this lesson, students will practice identifying, segmenting, and reading r-blend words. Following the lesson, you can have your learner practice segmenting r-blend words with three or four phonemes by clapping or tapping out the sounds. You can write the Words of the Week (an, him, round, not, go) on the sidewalk and have your learner jump to the correct word as you read it aloud. Your learner can continue to practice vocabulary words and identifying adjectives in stories. You can also read nonfiction texts to your learner and help them identify the main topic and key details of each text.
4	9.4 R Blends	In this lesson, students will focus on recognizing r-blend in words. After the lesson, encourage your learner to write r-blend words like brag, crash, grip, truck, and print. Play a memory game by writing r-blend words on notecards and having your learner group words with the same r-blends together. Additionally, practice vocabulary words, by using them in everyday conversation. Encourage your learner to use the words in sentences. To build comprehension, read a story with your learner and ask them to draw a picture or write a sentence about the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
5	9.5 R Blends	In this lesson your learner will practice modifying r-blend words. They will delete the beginning r blends in words and replace them to make new words. After this lesson, you can encourage your learner to try changing words like brick to lick or drop to pop. If your learner needs extra support, you can cross off the r blend and write the known ending of the new word. This will help them focus on the modification of the word. Encourage your learner to read simple sentences with r-blend words and then ask questions to monitor their understanding. You can practice vocabulary words like lively, surround, trust, whirl, and creak, and Heart Words like round and go. Finally, help your learner read the Decodable Book independently, offering praise and support to ensure your learner’s enthusiasm for reading and their confidence in reading continues to be positive.

Guiding Questions
Suggested Books

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
9.1 R Blends	What is the r blend sound?
9.2 R Blends	What are adjectives?
9.3 R Blends	What is the main idea?
9.4 R Blends	Can you decode r blend words?

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

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	Dragons Love Tacos	Adam Rubin	AD520L
2	I Don't Want to Be a Frog	Dev Petty	AD380L
3	Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes	Margie Palatini	AD480L
4	Old MacDonald Had a Truck	Steve Goetz	AD630L
5	When Dads Don't Grow Up	Marjorie Blain Parker
6	How a Seed Grows	Helene J. Jordan	470L
7	The Day the Crayons Quit	Drew Daywalt	AD730L
8	Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?	Bill Martin Jr.	AD200L
9	Pretzel	Margret Rey	AD460L
10	A House for Hermit Crab	Eric Carle	540L

Module Outing:

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

#	Outing
1	R-Blend Scavenger Hunt: Pick a place to go where your student can find words that have r-blends, for example, a nature trail (frogs), a grocery store (grapes, pretzels, truffles, etc.), have them write what they find in their Language Arts notebook. Another option is to go to a greenhouse and look at all of the plants to identify the ones with r-blends and talk about how things grow.