Module 19 Long a, ai and ay-Language Arts 1B - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will be listening for the long a sound made by ai and ay. They will be introduced to your new weekly sight words (goes, those, been done) and spelling words (mail, rain, plain, train, chain, day, today). They will learn about facts and opinions. They will learn about the Break it Apart reading strategy. They will learn about nouns, adjectives and verbs. Students will complete a fluency check.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	19.1 - Long a: ai and ay	independent reading book scissors pen or pencil *Language Arts 1B Workbook, ISBN 978-1-63916-015-0 (optional)
2	19.2 Phonics of the Week: long a; ai and ay	independent reading book pen or pencil
3	19.3: Long a; ai and ay	watercolors paintbrush independent reading book crayons or colored pencils (optional) pen or pencil
4	19.4 - Long a; ai and ay	independent reading book pen or pencil
5	19.5 - Long a; ai and ay	independent reading book pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	19.1 - Long a: ai and ay	Recognize, identify, read and spell words with the long a; ai and ay sound. Recognize sight words. Read grade-level text with purpose, understanding and accuracy. Recognize, identify, read and spell words with the long a; ai and ay sound.
2	19.2 Phonics of the Week: long a; ai and ay	Recognize, identify, read and spell words with the long a; ai and ay sound. Recognize sight words. Read grade-level text with purpose, understanding and accuracy. Recognize, identify, read and spell words with the long a; ai and ay sound.
3	19.3: Long a; ai and ay	Recognize, identify, read and spell words with the long a with ai and ay sound. Recognize sight words. Identify nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
4	19.4 - Long a; ai and ay	Recognize, identify, read and spell words with the long a sound with ai and ay. Recognize sight words. Identify if a statement is a fact or opinion.
5	19.5 - Long a; ai and ay	Recognize, identify, read and spell words with the long a sound with ai and ay. Recognize sight words.

Module Key Words:

Key Words	Sight Words	Spelling Words
Long a: ai and ay fact opinion reading strategies noun adjective verb fluency	goes those been done	mail rain plain train chain day today say play maybe

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
3	19.3: Long a; ai and ay	3	Sight Words
3	19.3: Long a; ai and ay	5	Story: Rain, Rain Go Away
5	19.5 - Long a; ai and ay	2	Phonics: Long a; ai and ay Word Wrap-Up
5	19.5 - Long a; ai and ay	4	Spelling Test
5	19.5 - Long a; ai and ay	5	Story and Fluency Check: Rain, Rain Go Away

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
19.1 - Long a: ai and ay	What sound does long a make? What are some vowel teams that make the long a? What words have the long a sound? Use each word in a sentence: goes, those, done, been, mail, rain, plain, train, chain, day, today (Read the words one at a time giving your first grader a chance to give a sentence for that word before you read the next word to them). Spell each word: goes, those, done, been, mail, rain, plain, train, chain, day, today (Read the words one at a time giving your first grader a chance to spell each word before you read the next word to them). What is a fact? What is an opinion?
19.2 Phonics of the Week: long a; ai and ay	What sound does long a make? What are some vowel teams that make the long a? What words have the long a sound? Use each word in a sentence: goes, those, done, been, mail, rain, plain, train, chain, day, today (Read the words one at a time giving your first grader a chance to give a sentence for that word before you read the next word to them). Spell each word: goes, those, done, been, mail, rain, plain, train, chain, day, today (Read the words one at a time giving your first grader a chance to spell each word before you read the next word to them). What is a fact? What is an opinion? What is the "Break it Apart" Reading Strategy? What is a noun? Give an example of a noun? What is an adjective? Give an example of an adjective.
19.3: Long a; ai and ay	What sound does long a make? What are some vowel teams that make the long a? What words have the long a sound? Use each word in a sentence: goes, those, done, been, mail, rain, plain, train, chain, day, today (Read the words one at a time giving your first grader a chance to give a sentence for that word before you read the next word to them). Spell each word: goes, those, done, been, mail, rain, plain, train, chain, day, today (Read the words one at a time giving your first grader a chance to spell each word before you read the next word to them). What is a fact? What is an opinion? What is the "Break it Apart" Reading Strategy? What is a noun? Give an example of a noun? What is an adjective? Give an example of an adjective. What is a verb? Give an example of a verb.
19.4 - Long a; ai and ay	What sound does long a make? What are some vowel teams that make the long a? What words have the long a sound? Use each word in a sentence: goes, those, done, been, mail, rain, plain, train, chain, day, today (Read the words one at a time giving your first grader a chance to give a sentence for that word before you read the next word to them). Spell each word: goes, those, done, been, mail, rain, plain, train, chain, day, today (Read the words one at a time giving your first grader a chance to spell each word before you read the next word to them). What is a fact? What is an opinion? What is the "Break it Apart" Reading Strategy? What is a noun? Give an example of a noun? What is an adjective? Give an example of an adjective. What is a verb? Give an example of a verb.
19.5 - Long a; ai and ay	What sound does long a make? What are some vowel teams that make the long a? What words have the long a sound? Use each word in a sentence: goes, those, done, been, mail, rain, plain, train, chain, day, today (Read the words one at a time giving your first grader a chance to give a sentence for that word before you read the next word to them). Spell each word: goes, those, done, been, mail, rain, plain, train, chain, day, today (Read the words one at a time giving your first grader a chance to spell each word before you read the next word to them). What is a fact? What is an opinion? What is the "Break it Apart" Reading Strategy? What is a noun? Give an example of a noun? What is an adjective? Give an example of an adjective. What is a verb? Give an example of a verb.

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
19.1 - Long a: ai and ay	The Long a Sound with ai and ay	What sound does ai an ay make? What words have ai and ay in them?
19.1 - Long a: ai and ay	Fact or Opinion	What is a fact? What is an opinion? Give examples of facts from the video. Give examples of opinions from the video.
19.2 Phonics of the Week: long a; ai and ay	Nouns	What is a noun? Give examples of nouns.
19.2 Phonics of the Week: long a; ai and ay	Amazing Adjectives	What is an adjective? Give examples of adjectives.
19.3: Long a; ai and ay	Verbs	What is a verb? Give examples of verbs.

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	Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain	Verna Aardema	NP
2	It Came in the Mail	Ben Clanton	480L
3	Steam Train, Dream Train	Sherri Duskey Rinker	AD610L
4	Freight Train	Donald Crews
5	Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day	Judith Viorst	AD840L

Module Outing:

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

#	Outing
1	The long a sound ai is found in the words mail and train. See if your local post office will give your student a tour to see how the mail works, or go to a local train museum or train station to learn more about or observe trains.