Module 6 Phonics of the Week s Blends-Language Arts 1A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will be learning about s-blends, and you will be reviewing all the sight words you have learned over the past five weeks. You will also learn how to write details that support your topic sentence for the paragraph you have been working on. You will read the weekly story on your own, you will practice handwriting, and you will learn about pronouns. You will complete a fluency check.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 6.1 Phonics of the Week: S-Blends independent reading book
pen or pencil
2 6.2 Phonics of the Week: S-Blends independent reading book
pen or pencil
3 6.3 Phonics of the Week: S-Blends independent reading book
plastic cup
markers
crayons and colored pencils (optional)
pen or pencil
4 6.4 Phonics of the Week: S-Blends independent reading book
pen or pencil
5 6.5 Phonics of the Week: S-Blends independent reading book
pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 6.1 Phonics of the Week: S-Blends
  1. Recognize, identify, read, and spell words with s-blends.
  2. Recognize sight words.
  3. Read grade-level text with purpose, understanding, and accuracy.
  4. Supply facts to support a topic sentence.
2 6.2 Phonics of the Week: S-Blends
  1. Recognize sight words.
  2. Read grade-level text with purpose, understanding, and accuracy.
  3. Use pronouns in sentences.
3 6.3 Phonics of the Week: S-Blends
  1. Recognize, identify, read, and spell words with s-blend sounds.
  2. Recognize sight words.
  3. Read grade-level text with purpose, understanding, and accuracy.
  4. Use pronouns (e.g. I, me, my, they, them, their, anyone).
4 6.4 Phonics of the Week: S-Blends
  1. Recognize, identify, read, and spell words with s-blend sounds.
  2. Recognize sight words.
  3. Read grade-level text with purpose, understanding, and accuracy.
  4. Write supporting sentences for a paragraph.	
5 6.5 Phonics of the Week: S-Blends
  1. Recognize, identify, read, and spell words with s-blend sounds.
  2. Recognize sight words.
  3. Read grade-level text with purpose, understanding, and accuracy.

Module Key Words:

Key Words Sight Words Spelling Words
s Blends
Sight Words
Spelling
Writing
s-Blends
Story
Handwriting
Pronouns
Spelling Test
Sight Word Quiz
Fluency Check
 after
has
over
better
again
her
put
an
him
 sled
slip
slot
snap
snip
step
stub
still
spill
swan

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title

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
6.1 Phonics of the Week: S-Blends
  1. Name the s-blends and say what sound each blend makes.
  2. Use each word in a sentence: after, has, over, better, again, her, put, an, him (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).
  3. Spell each word: after, has, over, better, again, her, put, an, him (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).
  4. Use the word “sled” in a sentence.
  5. Spell the word “sled”.
  6. Use the word “slip” in a sentence.
  7. Spell the word “slip”.
6.2 Phonics of the Week: S-Blends
  1. Name the s-blends and say what sound each blend makes.
  2. Use each word in a sentence: after, has, over, better, again, her, put, an, him (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).
  3. Spell each word: after, has, over, better, again, her, put, an, him (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).
  4. Use the word “slot” in a sentence.
  5. Spell the word “slot”.
  6. Use the word “snap” in a sentence.
  7. Spell the word “snap”.
  8. What is a pronoun?
  9. Name some pronouns?
6.3 Phonics of the Week: S-Blends
  1. Name the s-blends and say what sound each blend makes.
  2. Use each word in a sentence: after, has, over, better, again, her, put, an, him (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).
  3. Spell each word: after, has, over, better, again, her, put, an, him (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).
  4. Use the word “snip” in a sentence.
  5. Spell the word “snip”.
  6. Use the word “step” in a sentence.
  7. Spell the word “step”.
6.4 Phonics of the Week: S-Blends
  1. Name the s-blends and say what sound each blend makes.
  2. Use each word in a sentence: after, has, over, better, again, her, put, an, him (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).
  3. Spell each word: after, has, over, better, again, her, put, an, him (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).
  4. Use the word “stub” in a sentence.
  5. Spell the word “stub”.
  6. Use the word “still” in a sentence.
  7. Spell the word “still”.
6.5 Phonics of the Week: S-Blends
  1. Name the s-blends and say what sound each blend makes.
  2. Use each word in a sentence: after, has, over, better, again, her, put, an, him (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).
  3. Spell each word: after, has, over, better, again, her, put, an, him (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).
  4. Use the word “spill” in a sentence.
  5. Spell the word “spill”.
  6. Use the word “swan” in a sentence.
  7. Spell the word “swan”.

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
6.1 Phonics of the Week: S-Blends Let's Blend with S!
  1. What is a blend?
  2. What are the s-blends in this video?
  3. What are some words you learned that have s-blends?
6.3 Phonics of the Week: S-Blends Snapping for S-Blends
  1. In their Language Arts notebook, have your student write down the s-blend words from the video and draw pictures for some of the.

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 The Magic Hockey Skates Allen Morgan
2 Little Millie Ford and Her New Skateboard Ashley Norris
3 The Three Little Pigs' Sledding Adventure Stephen Krensky 570L
4 Roll, Slope, and Slide: A Book About Ramps Michael Dahl
5 The Sweet Touch Lorna Balian AD660L
6 Snail Trail Ruth Brown
7 Fireman Small Wong Herbert Yee NP
8 Little Swan Jonathan London AD900L

Module Outing:

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

# Outing
1 Find a local ice skating rink that offers open skate times and take your student ice skating to celebrate s-blends such as skate, slip, and slide.