Module 15 Letter Rr-Language Arts KA - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will be learning about uppercase R and lowercase r, and how to write them on a handwriting page. You will complete an activity with words that start with r and print off the new sight words for your word wall. You will listen to and read your weekly story, "What Am I?" You will watch a video about r and complete a worksheet on word families. You will practice reading word family words. You will learn about story settings.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	15.1 Letter Rr	independent reading book pen or pencil
2	15.2 Letter Rr	independent reading book pen or pencil 2 pieces of cardstock scissors
3	15.3 Letter Rr	independent reading book pen or pencil
4	15.4 Letter Rr	independent reading book pen or pencil
5	15.5 Letter Rr	independent reading book pen or pencil crayons or colored pencils (optional)

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	15.1 Letter Rr	Recognize sight words. Correctly print the upper and lowercase letters <i>R</i> and <i>r</i>. Identify words that start with r.
2	15.2 Letter Rr	Read with purpose and understanding, accuracy, and at appropriate rate. Read high-frequency words on sight. Add a sound to make a new word.
3	15.3 Letter Rr	Read high-frequency words on sight. Add a sound to make a new word.
4	15.4 Letter Rr	Read high-frequency words on sight. Read with purpose and understanding, accuracy, and at appropriate rate. Read CVC words that start with r.
5	15.5 Letter Rr	Read high-frequency words on sight. Identify the story's setting.

Module Key Words:

Key Words	Sight Words
Letter Rr sight words oral retell word families setting	am red yellow

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	15.1 Letter Rr	6	Handwriting- Rr
2	15.2 Letter Rr	4	Story- "What Am I?"
2	15.2 Letter Rr	5	Story Retell- "What Am I?
2	15.2 Letter Rr	6	Writing- Word Families
3	15.3 Letter Rr	2	Handwriting- Sight Words
4	15.4 Letter Rr	2	Writing- Setting
5	15.5 Letter Rr	2	Independent Reading Assessment
5	15.5 Letter Rr	3	Activity- Setting
5	15.5 Letter Rr	4	Word Wrap-up!

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
15.1 Letter Rr	What sound does the letter Rr make? Use the word “am” in a sentence. How do you spell the word “am”? Use the word “red” in a sentence. How do you spell the word “red”? Use the word “yellow” in a sentence. How do you spell the word “yellow”? What are some words that start with the letter Rr?
15.2 Letter Rr	What sound does the letter Rr make? Use the word “am” in a sentence. How do you spell the word “am”? Use the word “red” in a sentence. How do you spell the word “red”? Use the word “yellow” in a sentence. How do you spell the word “yellow”? What are some words that start with the letter Rr? What is a word family? Name a group of words that would be in a word family. What are the five things you need to talk about when retelling a story (answer: characters, setting, problem, events, solution/ending, plus add your favorite part)?
15.3 Letter Rr	What sound does the letter Rr make? Use the word “am” in a sentence. How do you spell the word “am”? Use the word “red” in a sentence. How do you spell the word “red”? Use the word “yellow” in a sentence. How do you spell the word “yellow”? What are some words that start with the letter Rr? What is a word family? Name a group of words that would be in a word family.
15.4 Letter Rr	What sound does the letter Rr make? Use the word “am” in a sentence. How do you spell the word “am”? Use the word “red” in a sentence. How do you spell the word “red”? Use the word “yellow” in a sentence. How do you spell the word “yellow”? What are some words that start with the letter Rr? What is a word family? Name a group of words that would be in a word family. What is the setting of a story?
15.5 Letter Rr	What sound does the letter Rr make? Use the word “am” in a sentence. How do you spell the word “am”? Use the word “red” in a sentence. How do you spell the word “red”? Use the word “yellow” in a sentence. How do you spell the word “yellow”? What are some words that start with the letter Rr? What is a word family? Name a group of words that would be in a word family. What is the setting of a story?

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
15.1 Letter Rr	Letter Rr	What sound does Rr make? How do you write the letter Rr? What words start with Rr?
15.2 Letter Rr	Word Families	What makes up a word family? Name a group of words that would be a word family.
15.5 Letter Rr	Letter Rr Wrap Up	What sound does the letter Rr make? How do you write the letter Rr? What words start with the letter Rr? What are word families? What is the setting of a story?

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	Red Riding Hood	James Marshall	520L
2	A Rainbow of my Own	Don Freeman	520L
3	The Rainbow Fish	Marcus Pfister	AD610L
4	My Friend Rabbit	Eric Rohmann	350L
5	Rumpelstiltskin	Paul Galdone

Module Outing:

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

#	Outing
1	Picking from a Rainbow: Go to a grocery store with your student and challenge them to find fruits and vegetables that represent each color in a rainbow. Make a rainbow snack tray to share.