Board Approval Date: 08/28/2017

McGraw-Hill Wonders * First Grade Pacing Guide

Duration Wee Phonics Structural Analysis Phonological Awareness Comprehension Grammar Writing
(days) k (U 1-3) Skill / Strategy
Vocab. Strategy
(U 4-6)
5 SS W1
Start
4 SS W2
Smart 5 SS W3
5 Short /a/ Inflected ending -s Rhyme, Phoneme Isolation, Phoneme Key details Sentences Ideas
1
Blending, Phoneme Segmentation
5 Short /i/ Double final Alliteration, medial sound Key details Word Order Ideas
2 consonants categorization, phoneme blending,
phoneme segmentation
5 Initial L-Blends Inflected ending -s Contrast vowel sounds, phoneme Key details Statements Ideas
3 blending, phoneme substitution,
Unit 1
phoneme segmentation
4 Short /o/ ABC order Phoneme categorization, Key details Use Questions & Organization
4 segmentation & deletion, Rhyme, illustrations / Exclamation
Blending photos s
5 Initial R-Blends Possessives Phoneme categorization, Key details Writing Organization
5 and S-Blends segmentation, deletion and blending Use illustrations / Sentences
photos
5 Short /e/: Adding –ed (no Phoneme blending, isolation and Character, setting Nouns Organization
6
Spelled e,ea spelling change) segmentation & events
5 Short /u/ Contractions with ‘s Phoneme identity, blending, Character, setting Singular & Organization
7 segmentation, Rhyme & events; use Plural Nouns
illustrations
5 -nd, -nk, -nt, - Introduce 2 syllable Phoneme categorization, blending, Main Topic & Key Possessive Ideas
Unit 2 8 st, -sk, -mp words substitution and segmentation Details Nouns
inflected -ing
6 Digraphs th, Closed syllables Phoneme isolation, categorization, Character, setting Common & Organization
9 sh, -ng blending & segmentation and events; Use Proper
Illustrations Nouns
4 Digraphs ch, - Plural nouns -es Phoneme segmentation, counting, Main Topic & Key Irregular Ideas
10
tch, wh, ph addition & blending Details Plural Nouns
5 Long /a/ (a_e) Contractions with Phoneme identity, addition, Character, Setting Verbs Word Choice
11
NOT substitution, and segmentation & Plot
5 Long /i/ (i_e) Plurals with CVCe Phoneme deletion segmentation, & Plot: Sequence Present- Word Choice
12
words blending; Alliteration Tense Verbs
5 Soft /c/ Soft -ed and –ing (drop Phoneme segmentation & blending; Plot: Cause & Past & Future Word Choice
13
/g/ -dge final e) Rhyme Effect Tense Verbs
Unit 3
4 Long /o/, /u/, CVCe syllables Phoneme segmentation, isolation & Connections with Is & Are Ideas
14 /e/ (CVCe) blending Text: Compare &
Contrast
5 Variant vowel -ed and –ing Phoneme segmentation, blending Connections with Contractions Ideas
15 with digraphs (double final and deletion Text: Sequence with not
/oo/ and /u/ consonant)
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7 Long /a/: a, ai, ABC order to the Use a Dictionary Plot: Sequence Was & Were Word Choice
16
ay 2nd letter
7 Long /e/: e, Prefixes re-, un-, Context Clues: Sentence Clues Main Idea & Key Has & Have Organization
17
ee, ea, ie pre- Details
5 Long /o/: o, Open syllables Word Categories Main Idea & Key Go & Do Organization
18
Unit 4 oa, oe, ow Details
4 Long /i/: i, y, Inflected endings: Context Clues: Sentence Clues Point of View See & Saw Organization
19
igh, ie change y to i
4 Long /e/: y, Compound words Root Words Connections Adverbs that Word Choice
20 ey within Text: tell when
Sequence
5 R-Controlled Irregular plurals Context Clues: Multiple Meanings Point of View Words that Sentence
21
ar Join Fluency
5 R-Controlled Inflected ending – Shades of Meaning / Intensity Plot: Cause & Adjectives Word Choice
22
er, ir, ur, or er Effect
5 R-Controlled Abbreviations Prefixes Connections Adjectives Word Choice
23 or, ore, oar within Text: that
Unit 5 Problem & Solution Compare
5 Dipthongs ou, Comparative Suffixes Plot: Problem & Other Sentence
24
ow endings –er, -est Solution Adjectives Fluency
5 Dipthongs oi, Final stable syllables Inflectional Endings Connections Prepositions Organization
oy within Text: Cause &
25
& Effect Prepositional
Phrases
5 Variant vowels Suffixes –ful, -less Synonyms Theme Pronouns Sentence
with digraphs Fluency
26
oo, u_e, ew,
ue, ui, ou
7 Variant vowles Vowel team Antonyms Author’s Purpose Possessive Voice
with digraphs syllables Pronouns
27
a, aw, au,
Unit 6 augh, al
5 Silent letters: Compound words Similies Plot: Cause & Special Voice
28
we, kn, gn Effect Pronouns
5 3 Letter Inflected endings – Compound Words Theme I & Me Sentence
29 blends: scr, spl, ed, -ing Fluency
spr, str, thr, shr
5 R-Controlled: R-Controlled vowel Metaphors Author’s Purpose Adverbs that Ideas
30
air, are, ear syllables tell How