The 1st Grade Reading Comprehension: Quarter 3 was released last year, and time got away from me, but I wanted to make sure you had the chance to see what all is included in Quarter 3. I think you are going to love everything that is included in this reading comprehension curriculum!
Throughout the curriculum, students will be exposed a variety of reading comprehension strategies through non-fiction and fiction texts. Building vocabulary will hold a strong focus throughout the curriculum, helping students gain a deeper understanding of what they are reading. Furthermore, students will learn to make connections between what they are reading and what they already know, while thinking deeply about what they have read.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN QUARTER 3:
This comprehensive First Grade Reading Comprehension curriculum is made up of 36 weekly books. Each book comes with four lesson plans. Quarter 3 includes the third 9 weeks of the curriculum. Here is the scope that outlines the books in each week. Note that The Bill Martin Jr. Big Book of Poetry and the National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry will be used throughout the entire year.
BOOK 1: Over and Under the Snow
LESSON PLANS
Each book has 5 lessons that can be taught throughout the week.
I’ve made book marks with prompting questions that you can use as you are reading the text aloud to your students. These questions help students think deeper about the text.
KWL CHART
Before you read the book, ask students what they know and would like to know about the topic. Then once you have read the book to your students, revisit this poster and ask students what they learned about the topic from the book.
VOCABULARY FOCUS
There are 6 vocabulary words pulled from each book. You can introduce these words before reading the book to your students to help them understand what is happening in the book as you are reading it.
I’ve made multiple versions for your convenience: full-page for each word, 3 to a page, and a combined poster.
Types of Trees
In this activity, students learn about what makes trees deciduous or coniferous.
Asking & Answering Questions
This activity prompts students to reflect on the information that they gathered from the reading of the book. It also has students come up with a question for something they learned.
Making Connections & Organizing Information
The Making Connections activity helps students understand the connections between the animals they might find above and below the surface of the snow. Then students can take some of the information they have used in that activity and extend it to the Organizing Information activity.
CRAFT
At the end of each week, students will complete a fun craft to show what they learned from the book. The craft for this week is creating a diagram to show where the animals dwell during the winter time.
Book 2: Night Sky
Night Sky is the second book in the First Grade Reading Comprehension Curriculum: Quarter 3. This non-fiction book gives plenty of fun facts about space.
VOCABULARY FOCUS
There are 6 vocabulary words pulled from each book. You can introduce these words before reading the book to your students to help them understand what is happening in the book as you are reading it.
I’ve made multiple versions for your convenience: full-page for each word, 3 to a page, and a combined poster.
Moon Phases
This center teaches students about what the moon looks like during the different phases.
Chapter Lap Book
For chapter books, students will focus on a different skill each day and add a portion of a lap book to show what they have learned. By the end of the week, the lap book is a culmination of the various topics that they learned about.
The lesson plans give you specific instruction on where each item is to be placed.
CRAFT
For this craft, students create a model of how the earth rotates around the sun and the moon rotates around the earth.
BOOK 3: The Darkest Dark
This story offers a story of inspiration. It was written by Chris Hadfield, and astronaut who has completed multiple space missions, and shows how he was encouraged to explore the unknown at a young age.
VOCABULARY FOCUS
Here are the vocabulary posters for the Darkest Dark.
KWL CHART
Before you read the book, ask students what they know and would like to know about the topic. Then once you have read the book to your students, revisit this poster and ask students what they learned about the topic from the book.
Solar System
This center teaches students about the order of the planets.
Character Study
This activity gives students the opportunity to dive deep to get to know the main character of the story using details from the text about what he thinks, looks like and does.
Problem and Solution Center
Chris, the main character of the book, experiences some difficulty going to sleep at night. His parents offer solutions and there is one that worked. Students document this on the Problem & Solution page.
CRAFT
For this craft, students build a rocket ship that explains the problem that Chris had and the solutions that were offered.
BOOK 4: Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System
Magic School Bus books are always a favorite for students and teachers alike! This book continues the study of space with an exciting adventure lead by Ms. Frizzle.
LESSON PLANS
Here is a sample of the lesson plans and focus reading comprehension question cards.
KWL CHART
Before you read the book, ask students what they know and would like to know about the topic of space. By now, your students should have plenty that they already know about space, but may have some interesting questions as well.
VOCABULARY FOCUS
Here are the vocabulary posters for The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System.
Planet Positions From the Sun
This game reinforces the order of the planets that they learned about in the previous book and turns it into a fun game! Students roll the die, move their marker and name the position of the planet or something interesting about the planet.
Locating Information
In this activity, students look at a page and state the information that they find in the various parts of the page.
Identifying Fiction and Non-Fiction Elements
In The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System, there are many fiction and non-fiction elements for students to identify and categorize. That makes this the perfect book to practice this skill.
Compare and Contrast
In Quarter 2, students were introduced to The Magic School Bus Time of the Dinosaurs. After students have read The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System students can compare and contrast the different events that took place in both books.
CRAFT
When making this craft, students identify the fiction and non-fiction parts. Then they identify the beginning, middle and end of the fiction parts of the book.
BOOK 5: Oh No, Astro!
The First Grade Reading Comprehension: Quarter 3 continues with this adorable fiction book.
Genre and Predictions
Students have the opportunity to do a picture walk through the book and decide if the book is fiction or non-fiction and predict what the story might be about.
VOCABULARY FOCUS
Here are the vocabulary posters for Oh No, Astro!
NON-FICTION TEXT CONNECTION
The non-fiction text connection for Oh No, Astro! introduces students to what the asteroid belt is.
Constellation Center
This additional center lets students practice copying common constellations. Dark paper and a white crayon work perfect together to make these!
Craft
This craft retells the story about what happened to Astro as he traveled to earth.
BOOK 6: Counting on Katherine
The sixth book of First Grade Reading Comprehension: Quarter 3 continues with Counting on Katherine, a biography about Katherine Johnson, a woman who helped Apollo 13 return to Earth safely.
Craft
This craft compares the life of Katherine Johnson with Chris Hadfield.
BOOK 7: Letters From Space
The seventh book of First Grade Reading Comprehension: Quarter 3 continues with Letters From Space written by Clayton Anderson, another astronaut.
Here’s the craft for the book. Students write a letter to their parents pretending they are in outer space.
I will post more pictures once I get them done, so stay tuned!
To see Quarter 1 of the 1st Grade Reading Comprehension, Click Here.
To see Quarter 1 of the Kindergarten Reading Comprehension, Click Here.
To see Quarter 2 of the 1st Grade Reading Comprehension, Click Here.
To see Quarter 2 of the Kindergarten Reading Comprehension, Click Here.
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