Module 7 Phonics of the Week l Blends-Language Arts 1A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will be learning about l-blends, and you will be introduced to your new weekly sight words and spelling words. You will also learn how to write a concluding 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 verbs. You will complete a fluency check.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 7.1 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends independent reading book
scissors
pen or pencil
2 7.2 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends independent reading book
pen or pencil
3 7.3 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends independent reading book
flashlight
flour
pan
index cards
stapler
crayons and colored pencils (optional)
pen or pencil
4 7.4 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends independent reading book
pen or pencil
5 7.5 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends independent reading book
pen or pencil

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 7.1 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends
  1. Recognize, identify, read, and spell words with l-blends.
  2. Recognize sight words.
  3. Read grade-level text with purpose, understanding, and accuracy.
  4. Write a concluding sentence.
2 7.2 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends
  1. Recognize, identify, read, and spell words with the l-blend sound.
  2. Recognize sight words.
  3. Read grade-level text with purpose, understanding, and accuracy.
  4. Understand verbs.
3 7.3 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends
  1. Recognize, identify, read, and spell words with l-blend sounds.
  2. Recognize sight words.
  3. Read grade-level text with purpose, understanding, and accuracy.
  4. Use verbs to show past, present, and future.
4 7.4 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends
  1. Recognize, identify, read, and spell words with l-blend sounds.
  2. Recognize sight words.
  3. Read grade-level text with purpose, understanding, and accuracy.
  4. Write a concluding sentence.
5 7.5 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends
  1. Recognize, identify, read, and spell words with l-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
l-Blends
Sight Words
Spelling
Writing
handwriting
verbs
Grammar
Story
Spelling Test
Sight Word Quiz
Reading Quiz
Fluency Check
 as
just
take
slow
 clap
clam
clip
flag
flip
plan
plum
glad
slab
slam

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
7.1 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends
  1. Name the l-blends and say what sound each blend makes.
  2. Use each word in a sentence: as, just, take, slow (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: as, just, take, slow (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 “clap” in a sentence.
  5. Spell the word “clap”.
  6. Use the word “clam” in a sentence.
  7. Spell the word “clam”.
7.2 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends
  1. Name the l-blends and say what sound each blend makes.
  2. Use each word in a sentence: as, just, take, slow (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: as, just, take, slow (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 “clip” in a sentence.
  5. Spell the word “clip”.
  6. Use the word “flag” in a sentence.
  7. Spell the word “flag”.
  8. What is a verb?
  9. Name three verbs.
7.3 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends
  1. Name the l-blends and say what sound each blend makes.
  2. Use each word in a sentence: as, just, take, slow (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: as, just, take, slow (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 “flip” in a sentence.
  5. Spell the word “flip”.
  6. Use the word “plan” in a sentence.
  7. Spell the word “plan”.
  8. What are the three verb tenses?
7.4 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends
  1. Name the l-blends and say what sound each blend makes.
  2. Use each word in a sentence: as, just, take, slow (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: as, just, take, slow (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 “plum” in a sentence.
  5. Spell the word “plum”.
  6. Use the word “glad” in a sentence.
  7. Spell the word “glad”.
  8. What are the three verb tenses?
7.5 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends
  1. Name the l-blends and say what sound each blend makes.
  2. Use each word in a sentence: as, just, take, slow (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: as, just, take, slow (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 “slab” in a sentence.
  5. Spell the word “slab”.
  6. Use the word “slam” in a sentence.
  7. Spell the word “slam”.
  8. What are the three verb tenses?

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
7.1 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends 7.1 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends
  1. What is a blend?
  2. What are the blends from this video that have l in them?
7.2 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends Verb
  1. What is a verb?
  2. What are some verbs that are action words?
  3. What are some verbs that are being words?
7.3 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends Lighting up L-Blends
  1. In their Language Arts notebook, have your student draw and write the L-Blends from the video.
7.3 Phonics of the Week: L-Blends Verb Tenses
  1. What are the three verb tenses?
  2. What does past mean?
  3. What does present mean?
  4. What does future mean?

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 F Is for Flag Wendy Cheyette Lewison
2 The Digger and the Flower Joseph Kuefler
3 Little Blue Truck Alice Schertle AD390L
4 Clap Your Hands Lorinda Bryan Cauley 410L
5 Glad Monster, Sad Monster Ed Emberley AD670L
6 Quiet Please, Owen McPhee! Trudy Ludwig AD530L
7 Ira Sleeps Over Bernard Waber 310L

Module Outing:

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

# Outing
1 Visit a flower shop and ask the florist to share how they make floral arrangements with your student.