1st Grade Theme 7 Focus Walls

Theme 7: We Can Work It Out (People and animals find solutions to their problems.)

Week One

High Frequency Words

again turn both want gone hard or

Main Selection

Two boys share everything happily until they find a toad.

Genre of Main Selection: Realistic Fiction

(Examples of Realistic Fiction)

A story that could happen, but uses made-up characters.

Phonics Vowel Pairs /oa/ and /ow/

oa ow toast low coal show road mow loan blow soap grow

Poetry Link

Genre: Poetry

Comprehension Skill

Problem Solving

character problem solution

Characters in a story have a problem to solve. Characters try to find the best

possible solution.

Comprehension Strategy

Summarize

This is when you retell the story in your own words.

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Spelling Words

boat slow blow toad grow know coat show oat float flow load

Vocabulary Words

agree food book(s) hoptoad candy bars lemonade crayons share fault toys

Vocabulary Skills: Categorizing

Words are organized into groups of items

that have something in common. Toys Food bike lemonade game candy bars crayon cake

Grammar Skill: Proper Nouns for People and Animals

A proper noun names a specific person or animal. A

proper noun begins with a capital letter.

Examples:

Buzzy the bee flew to his hive.

The teacher told Mary to raise her hand.

Writing Skill: Writing Clearly with Naming Words

Writing clearly means writing exactly what one

means. We use specific naming words for people, animals, things, and places to give readers clear

information.

Example:

We play with it. (not clear) We play with the ball. (clear)

Friendship Words nice helpful share work together play happy



Week Two


afraid most any tall bear water follow idea

Main Selection

A boy helps a bear who is lost in the city find his way back to the

forest.

Genre of Main Selection: Fantasy

(Examples of Fantasy)

A story with make believe characters. These characters

may be talking animals.

Phonics The /oo/ sound for oo Compound Words

oo cook + book = cookbook look shook bird + seed = birdseed wood hoof mail + box = mailbox brook took

Social Studies Link

Genre: Nonfiction

Comprehension Strategy

Monitor and Clarify

In order to understand the story you can either look at the pictures, re-read, or

keep reading.

Comprehension Skill

Sequence of Events

First Next Last

A story follows a specific order. We use the words first, next, last to tell about this

order.


Spelling Words

book cook foot hoof hood wood stood notebook food cookbook good crook

Vocabulary Words

building(s) city disappears elevator friendly library park scare worry

Vocabulary Skills: Multiple Meaning Words

These are words that are spelled the

same and have more than one meaning. Example: We will go to the park after school. The man had to park his car.

Grammar Skill: Proper Nouns for Places and Things

A proper noun names a specific place or thing. A

proper noun begins with a capital letter.

Examples:

Buzzy the bee flew to Oak Street.

We went to Barnes and Nobles.

Writing Skill: Writing a Message

A message is a note that gives someone

information. A message includes whom the message is for, the actual message, and who wrote

the message.

Example:

Dad, I am going to the park to play volleyball with my

friends. John

City Words buildings truck taxis bridge subway skyscraper



Week Three


build wear shoe piece very under old start

Main Selection

A girl has her hands full when she offers a high-energy pig a pancake!

Genre of Main Selection: Fantasy/Realism

(Examples of Fantasy/Realism)

A story with make believe characters and settings. The events can happen in real life.

Phonics The ew, ue, ou, u, u_e, u-e for The ie, igh sound for /i/. /oo/.

ew ue ou ie igh threw blue through pie thigh fries tight

u_e u tube Julie

Health Link

Genre: Recipe Comprehension Strategy

Question

Ask yourself different questions as you read the story and then see if you find

the answer as you keep reading.

Comprehension Skill

Fantasy and Realism

Stories have elements that cannot

happen in real life and elements that can happen in real life. The characters and

settings are made-up, but the circumstances can happen.


Spelling Words

food too might pie moon zoo flight sigh room balloon night high soon moose tie

Vocabulary Words

born piano drop bubbles probably stir closet remind sift music flip crack maple syrup favorite

Vocabulary Skills: Syllabication

Words are made up of parts. When we say the word, we can clap it out to hear

the different parts. Example: house: 1 part bee: 1 part magic: 2 parts apple: 2 parts

Grammar Skill: Pronouns

Pronouns are words that are used to replace a

regular noun. Pronouns are used as a generalization, they are not specific.

Examples:

Mary saw the bee buzzing outside. She saw the bee buzzing outside.

John, Michael, and Jean are ready for story time.

They are ready for story time.

Writing Skill: Writing a Summary

A summary is written to re-tell a story using your

own words. It is a shortened form of the actual story.

Example:

This story is about a pig who wanted a pancake. After she had the pancake, there were many other silly things that she needed as the story went on. Each event caused something else to happen. The story ended with the author reminding us what to

think of if a pig wanted a pancake.

House Words roof window door house home apartment porch rooms kitchen


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