1st Grade Learning Language Arts Through Literature Level Blue Ebook

Learning Language Arts Through Literature is a complete language arts program for first grade through high school.

Integrated Language Arts skills
Using an integrated approach to teaching, students learn the skills appropriate for each grade level in the context of quality literature.
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Real literature
Reading real books instead of basal stories makes reading more attractive to the student. This creates a deeper understanding and generates greater interest in grammar, writing mechanics, vocabulary, spelling, and other language skills. The goal of any language arts program should be to equip the student for a lifetime of communication through the written and spoken word.

Easy-to-use
All levels are written for a 36 week school year. Grades 1-8 include a Teacher’s Book written in a conversational format making it easy to use with little or no preparation time for the teacher. Student Activity Books are available for the 1st - 8th grade. All levels include review activities and assessments.

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE:

Phonics / Spelling 
auditory discrimination - beginning sounds - blends - consonant sounds - decoding new words - ending sounds - long vowel sounds - short vowel sounds - sight words - silent e - vowel pairs - word families
Reading 
character development - context clues - compound words - comprehension - describing characters - dialogue - drawing conclusions - following directions - inferences - left to right progression - maps - moral of a story - oral reading - plot - poetry - predicting outcome - reading aloud - recalling detail - retelling story - rhyme - setting - types of stories
Grammar 
adjectives - alphabet - alphabetical order - antonyms - apostrophes - capitalization - exclamation marks - homonyms - nouns - periods - plurals - possessive nouns - proper nouns - punctuation - synonyms - verbs
Composition 
composing sentences - composing paragraphs - composing stories - letter writing - narration - narration based on a picture - writing sentences
Research and Study Skills 
dictionary - encyclopedia - library - map skills - parts of a book: title page, table of contents, author, illustrator, publisher - reference skills - research - thesaurus - verifying information
Higher Order Thinking Skills 
alphabetical order - categorizing - compare and contrast - context clues - describing - details - drawing conclusions - evaluation of a story - fact and opinion - following directions - grouping - inferences - interpreting illustrations - making a list - matching - memorization - ordinal sequencing - patterns - personal application - predicting outcome - real and make-believe - story recall - sequencing
Creative Expression 
charades - choral reading - coloring - drama - drawing - illustrating sentences - illustrating stories - making a book - memory game - narrating from a picture - puppets - telling a story
Penmanship 
drawing shapes - lower case letters manuscript - upper case letters manuscript - punctuation - numbers - sentences

The Common Sense Reading Program, the Blue Book, for first grade skills, is the perfect reading program for beginning readers. The updated third edition is even easier to use with clearer instructions and a colorized companion Student Booklet. Lessons include: phonics instruction using the "Successful Reading for Beginners" series. Your student begins reading stories right away!

​36 weekly lessons divided into easy-to-use daily plans. Lessons require little or NO preparation! Read-aloud stories and "real books" provide a basis for language arts skills: phonics, reading, spelling, grammar, and higher order thinking skills, even handwriting included!

• A systematic phonics approach includes: short and long vowels, consonant blends, word families, and sight words.
• Handwriting instruction teaches upper and lower case letters, numbers, and punctuation! Illustrated practice sheets encourage your student to do his best.
• Games, word-wheels, flip books, and MORE hands-on projects and activities are effective for ALL types of learners.

THE FOLLOWING SUPPLEMENTAL READERS WHICH ARE TAUGHT IN THIS LEVEL ARE NOT INCLUDED BUT CAN BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY, OBTAINED ONLINE OR BORROWED FROM A LIBRARY:

• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
• The Story of Ferdinand by Leaf Munro
• Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
• The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
• Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban
• Old Hat New Hat by Stan and Jan Berenstain
• Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
• The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
• Blueberries for Sale by Robert McCloskey
• Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
• The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown

EBOOKS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE:

• Student Edition
• Teacher's Edition
• Bridge Readers (6 titles)
• Long Vowel Readers
• Short Vowel Readers
• Materials Packet

SEE SAMPLE PAGES: HERE

GRADE LEVEL: 1