Module 3 Phonics of the Week r blends-Language Arts 1A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will be learning about r-blends, and you will be introduced to your new sight words and spelling words. You will also listen to the weekly story and read a poem. You will be introduced to possessive nouns. You will complete a fluency check.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 3.1 Phonics of the Week: r-Blends independent reading book
pen or pencil
2 3.2 Phonics of the Week: r-Blends independent reading book
pen or pencil
3 3.3 Phonics of the Week: r Blends independent reading book
crayons or colored pencils
plain paper
water colors
paint brush
scissors
glue
pen or pencil
4 3.4 Phonics of the Week: r Blends independent reading book
pen or pencil
5 3.5 Phonics of the Week: r Blends independent reading book
pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 3.1 Phonics of the Week: r-Blends
  1. Recognize, identify, read, and spell words with r-blends sound.
  2. Recognize sight words.
  3. Recognize possessive nouns.
2 3.2 Phonics of the Week: r-Blends
  1. Recognize, identify, read, and spell words with the r-blend sound.
  2. Recognize sight words.
  3. Recognize possessive nouns.
  4. Read grade-level text.
  5. Print upper and lower case letters.
3 3.3 Phonics of the Week: r Blends
  1. Recognize, identify, read, and spell words with r-blend sound.
  2. Recognize sight words.
  3. Read grade-level text.
4 3.4 Phonics of the Week: r Blends
  1. Recognize, identify, read, and spell words with the r-blend sound.
  2. Recognize sight words.
  3. Recognize possessive nouns.
5 3.5 Phonics of the Week: r Blends
  1. Recognize, identify, read, and spell words with the r-blend sounds.
  2. Recognize sight words.
  3. Read grade-level text with appropriate understanding.

Module Key Words:

Key Words Sight Words Spelling Words
r blends
sight words
spelling words
story
poem
possessive nouns
r-Blends
Handwriting
Spelling
Writing
Spelling Test
Reading Quiz
Fluency Check
 an
him
round
shall
 drop
drum
crib
crab
grab
gram
frog
from
trap
trim

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
2 3.2 Phonics of the Week: r-Blends 3 Sight Words
2 3.2 Phonics of the Week: r-Blends 6 Handwriting
3 3.3 Phonics of the Week: r Blends 4 Spelling
3 3.3 Phonics of the Week: r Blends 5 Story
4 3.4 Phonics of the Week: r Blends 3 Handwriting and Spelling Practice
4 3.4 Phonics of the Week: r Blends 4 Poem: Frog's Brain
5 3.5 Phonics of the Week: r Blends 2 Phonics: r-Blends Word Wrap Up
5 3.5 Phonics of the Week: r Blends 5 Story and Fluency Check

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
3.1 Phonics of the Week: r-Blends
  1. Name the r-blends and say the sound they make.
  2. Use each word in a sentence: an, him, round, shall (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: an, him, round, shall (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 “drop” in a sentence.
  5. Spell the word “drop”.
  6. Use the word “drum” in a sentence.
  7. Spell the word “drum”.
  8. What is a possessive noun?
3.2 Phonics of the Week: r-Blends
  1. Name the r-blends and say the sound they make.
  2. Use each word in a sentence: an, him, round, shall (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: an, him, round, shall (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 “crib” in a sentence.
  5. Spell the word “crib”.
  6. Use the word “crab” in a sentence.
  7. Spell the word “crab”.
  8. What is a possessive noun?
3.3 Phonics of the Week: r Blends
  1. Name the r-blends and say the sound they make.
  2. Use each word in a sentence: an, him, round, shall (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: an, him, round, shall (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 “grab” in a sentence.
  5. Spell the word “grab”.
  6. Use the word “gram” in a sentence.
  7. Spell the word “gram”.
3.4 Phonics of the Week: r Blends
  1. Name the r-blends and say the sound they make.
  2. Use each word in a sentence: an, him, round, shall (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: an, him, round, shall (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 “frog” in a sentence.
  5. Spell the word “frog”.
  6. Use the word “from” in a sentence.
  7. Spell the word “from”.
  8. What is a possessive noun?
3.5 Phonics of the Week: r Blends
  1. Name the r-blends and say the sound they make.
  2. Use each word in a sentence: an, him, round, shall (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: an, him, round, shall (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 “trap” in a sentence.
  5. Spell the word “trap”.
  6. Use the word “trim” in a sentence.
  7. Spell the word “trim”.
  8. What is a possessive noun?

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
3.1 Phonics of the Week: r-Blends Let's Blend with R's
  1. What is a blend?
  2. What are some r-blends you learned about from this video?
3.3 Phonics of the Week: r Blends Hopping Frogs
  1. What words did you hear with r-blends?

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.