The Skills strand of the Core Knowledge Language Arts program teaches students the decoding skills needed for (future) independent reading. Each Skills lesson begins with a warm-up, reviewing previously taught content in reading, writing, and/or grammar. All reading times denoted below as demonstration stories or whole group, small group, or partner reading consist of a story preview, presentation, and discussion. For a unit-by-unit alignment of Skills learning objectives to the Common Core State Standards, please visit http://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-1-english-language-arts. Unit 1 (32 35 days) Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Sounds /p/, /k/, /g/, /n/, /a/ Spelled p P, c C, g G, n N, a A Short Vowel Sounds /i/, /o/, /t/, /d/ Spelled i I, o O, t T, d D Short Vowel Handwriting a A p P n N c C g G : Letters and Handwriting i I o O t T d D : Letters Syllable Short Vowel CVC (with Lesson 3 Tricky : a, I Identifying Nouns Review: Handwriting Letters Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Lesson 9 Lesson 10 Lesson 11 Sounds /m/, /f/, /v/ Spelled m M, f F, v V Short Vowel Sounds /s/, /z/, /h/ Spelled s S, z Z, h H Tricky : no, so, of Practice Reading Phrases Word Recognition Reading Independent Reading Reading Independent Reading Reading Independent Reading Reading Independent Reading Sister Sounds /s/ and /z/, /f/ and /v/ Tricky : is, to Large Card Chaining: One-Syllable Short Vowel Short Vowel Syllable Short Vowel CVC (with Handwriting m M f F v V : Letters Phrase Writing: One- Syllable Short Vowel (with Handwriting s S z Z h H : Letters and Vocabulary: Pictorial Representations Vocabulary: Pictorial Representations Vocabulary: Pictorial Representations Word Writing: Using Letters to Make Review: Handwriting Letters and 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 1
Lesson 12 Lesson 13 Lesson 14 Lesson 15 Lesson 16 Lesson 17 Lesson 18 Lesson 19 Lesson 20 Sounds /b/, /l/, /r/ Spelled b B, l L, r R Sounds /w/, /e/, /u/ Spelled w W, e E, u U Tricky : all, some Tricky : from, word Reading Phrases Sounds /j/, /y/ Spelled j J, y Y Tricky : are, have, were Reading Phrases Sounds /x/, /k/ Spelled x X, k K Short Vowel t Tricky : one, once Sounds /ch/, /sh/ Spelled ch, sh Short Vowel Tricky : do, two Sister Sounds /th/ and /th/ Short Vowel Practice Reading Phrases and Tricky : the, who Demonstration Story Sounds /ng/, /qu/ Spelled ng, qu Tricky : said, says Demonstration Story Identifying Nouns Identifying Nouns Short Vowel Short Vowel Short Vowel Short Vowel t Handwriting b B l L r R : Letters and Syllable Short Vowel CVC and CVCC (with Handwriting w W e E u U : Letters Word Writing: Tricky (with Review: Handwriting Letters and Handwriting j J y Y : Letters and Handwriting x X k K : Letters and Handwriting ch sh : Letters and Handwriting th : Letters and Handwriting ng qu : Letters and 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 2
Lesson 21 Lesson 22 Lesson 23 Lesson 24 Lesson 25 Lesson 26 Lesson 27 Lesson 28 Lesson 29 Lesson 30 Lesson 31 Review: Vowel Sounds Demonstration Story Review: Consonant and Vowel Sounds Sounds /k/, /b/, /d/, /f/, /g/, /l/, /m/, /s/ Spelled ck, bb, dd, ff, gg, ll, mm, ss Sounds /k/, /n/, /p/, /r/, /t/, /z/ Spelled cc, nn, pp, rr, tt, zz Sound /k/ Spelled c, ck, k, cc Sister Sounds /s/ and /z/ Tricky : was, when, why Demonstration Story Tricky : where, what, which Review: Tricky Tricky : here, there Review: Letter Names Demonstration Story Review: Tricky Identifying Nouns Identifying Nouns Review: Question Mark Identifying Nouns Review: Question Mark Short Vowel Short Vowel with Double-Letter Spellings Word Writing: One Syllable Short Vowel with Double-Letter Spellings (with 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 3
Lesson 32 Pausing Point Review: Tricky Review: Sound Spelling, Tricky, Alphabet Practice Reading Phrases Chaining Dictation Review: Handwriting Letters Word and Phrase Writing: One-Syllable Short Vowel (with Additional practice offered with Take-Home Material. Occasionally, Take-Home Material consists of a review of prior content not practiced during the lesson it is correlated with. In such cases, the marker () appears on a blank line. Further, in all cases of reading practice, the story is one previously read which parents are encouraged to have their children read aloud to them. t Chaining appears in both columns as both Chaining for Reading and Chaining for Spelling are practiced in this lesson. 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 4
Unit 2 (19 22 days) Lesson 1 Vowel Digraph ee Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Demonstration Story Long Vowel Tricky : he, she, be, me, we Demonstration Story Vowel Digraph a_e Review: Vowel Digraphs Demonstration Story Tricky : they, their Whole Group Reading Vowel Digraph i_e Review: Tricky Demonstration Story Vowel Digraph o_e Identifying Proper Nouns with Long Vowel Digraphs Long Vowel Long Vowel with Long Vowel Digraphs Long Vowel with Long Vowel Digraphs Lesson 9 Identifying Nouns Long Vowel Handwriting ee : Letters and Syllable with Long Vowel Digraphs, Pictorial Representation Syllable with Long Vowel Digraphs Syllable with Long Vowel Digraphs Handwriting o_e : 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 5
Lesson 10 Lesson 11 Lesson 12 Lesson 13 Lesson 14 Lesson 15 Lesson 16 Lesson 17 Tricky : my, by Demonstration Story Review: Tricky Vowel Digraph u_e Demonstration Story Tricky : you, your Review: Tricky Demonstration Story Review: Sound Spelling Review: Sound Spelling, Tricky Identifying Nouns Review: Identifying Nouns Review: Identifying Nouns Review: Identifying Nouns Review: Sound Spelling, Tricky Lesson 18 Word Recognition Lesson 19 : Identifying Nouns Long Vowel with Long Vowel Digraphs with Long Vowel Digraphs Syllable with Long Vowel Digraphs Syllable with Long Vowel Digraphs Syllable with Long Vowel Digraphs Sentence, Pictorial Representation 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 6
Pausing Point Review: Sound Spelling, Tricky Review: Identifying Nouns Dictation Identification: One-Syllable with Long Vowel Digraphs Review: Handwriting with Vowel Digraphs, Tricky Syllable with Long Vowel Digraphs (with, Pictorial Representation Additional practice offered with Take-Home Material. Occasionally, Take-Home Material consists of a review of prior content not practiced during the lesson it is correlated with. In such cases, the marker () appears on a blank line. Further, in all cases of reading practice, the story is one previously read which parents are encouraged to have their children read aloud to them. 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 7
Unit 3 (19 22 days) Lesson 1 Sound /oo/ Spelled oo Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Whole Group Reading (with Tricky Word because Review: Sound /oo/ (with Review: Tricky Sound /oo/ Spelled oo (with Tricky Spelling oo Tricky : could, should, would Spelling Introduction: same, green, stone, line, make, hide, seed, they Spelling Spelling Introduction: frog, moth, quote, wood, took, spoon, tooth, why Handwriting oo : Letters and Planning a Fictional Narrative Response to Text Drafting a Fictional Narrative Editing a Fictional Narrative Handwriting oo : Letters and Planning and Drafting a Book Report Editing a Book Report Syllable oo (with Lesson 8 Identifying Verbs Writing a Book Report Syllable (with Lesson 9 Sound /ou/ Spelled ou Handwriting ou : Letters and Lesson 10 Lesson 11 Tricky Word down Whole Group Reading Review: Tricky Yes/No Questions Identifying Verbs Spelling Syllable (with Spelling Introduction: brook, stood, booth, room, south, proud, shout, down Vocabulary: Pictorial Representations Syllable (with 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 8
Lesson 12 Lesson 13 Sound /oi/ Spelled oi (with Review: Sounds Identifying Past- and Present-Tense Verbs Lesson 14 Lesson 15 Sound /aw/ Spelled aw Spelling Lesson 16 Lesson 17 Lesson 18 Lesson 19 Pausing Point Review: Tricky Whole Group Reading (with Small Group/Partner Reading Review: Tricky (with Word Recognition Story Comprehension Review: Sound Spelling, Tricky, with Vowel Digraphs Practice Reading Phrases and (with Identifying Present- and Past-Tense Verbs Review: Identifying Verbs, Identifying Nouns Dictation Identification: One-Syllable, Phrases, and Handwriting oi : Letters and, Pictorial Representation (with Syllable Handwriting aw : Letters and Sounds Pictorial Representation Syllable Syllable, Pictorial Representation (with Story Comprehension Syllable, Tricky (with Review: Handwriting with Double-Letter Consonant Sounds, Pictorial Representation (with Additional practice offered with Take-Home Material. Occasionally, Take-Home Material consists of a review of prior content not practiced during the lesson it is correlated with. In such cases, the marker () appears on a blank line. Further, in all cases of reading practice, the story is one previously read which parents are encouraged to have their children read aloud to them. 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 9
Unit 4 (28 31 days) Lesson 1 Sound /er/ Spelled er Spelling Introduction: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Review: Sound /er/ Speller er Whole Group Reading (with Medial Sounds Sound /ar/ Spelled ar Whole Group Reading Review: Medial Sounds (with Contractions Contractions Spelling with /er/ and /ar/ Lesson 6 Contractions Spelling Introduction: sharp, fern, start, spoil, verb, shark, crawl, because Syllable (with Handwriting er : Letters and Syllable (with Handwriting ar : Letters and Syllable with /er/ and /ar/ Syllable (with Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Lesson 9 Minimal Pairs Sound /or/ Spelled or Two-Syllable Tricky : yesterday, today, tomorrow Two-Syllable Two-Syllable Handwriting or : Letters and Identifying Nouns and Verbs Dictation: Tricky with Digraph Vowel Sounds or an r- Controlled Syllable Word Writing: Tricky Syllable with Digraph Vowel Sounds or an r-controlled Syllable 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 10
Lesson 10 Lesson 11 Lesson 12 Lesson 13 Lesson 14 Chaining: Two-Syllable Spelling Whole Group Reading Chaining with Two- Syllable (with Clapping and Reading Two-Syllable Review: Vowel Sounds Verb Identification: Present and Past Tense Past, Present, and Future Verb Tenses Spelling Introduction: barking, carpet, zipper, perfume, border, morning, forest, today Dictation Identification: Two-Syllable (with Lesson 15 Spelling Lesson 16 Whole Group Reading Verb Identification Spelling Introduction: sounded, lifted, pointed, parked, waved, grinned, tripped, have Lesson 17 Identifying Nouns and Verbs Lesson 18 Chaining: Two-Syllable with Endings ness and less t Using Adjectives t Word Writing: Two- Syllable (with Sentence Writing (with Fill-inthe-Blank, Sentence Word Writing: Two- Syllable, Past-Tense Verbs (with and Two-Syllable (with Lesson 19 Past-Tense Verbs Word Writing: Two- Syllable, Past-Tense Verbs (with 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 11
Lesson 20 Lesson 21 Review: Sounds /ar/ and Spelling Descriptive Writing: /er/ Planning Word Writing: Two- Syllable (with (with Descriptive Writing: Drafting Lesson 22 Past-Tense Marker ed Descriptive Writing: Planning and Research Using Informational Text Word Writing: Two- Syllable, Past-Tense Verbs Lesson 23 Descriptive Writing: Drafting Lesson 24 Review: Word Reading Descriptive Writing: Editing Word Writing: Two- Syllable, Compound (with Lesson 25 Grammar Dictation Dictation Descriptive Writing: Review Lesson 26 Lesson 27 Lesson 28 Pausing Point Reading Comprehension Word Reading in Isolation Reading Comprehension Word Reading in Isolation Reading Comprehension Word Reading in Isolation Review: Recognizing and Isolating Sounds, Tricky, Minimal Pairs Reading Phrases and Reading Decodable Stories Identifying Verbs and Adjectives in Phrases/ Understanding Past, Present, and Future Tense Dictation Identification: One-Syllable Review: Handwriting Letters and and Two-Syllable (with, Paragraph Additional practice offered with Take-Home Material. Occasionally, Take-Home Material consists of a review of prior content not practiced during the lesson it is correlated with. In such cases, the marker () appears on a blank line. Further, in all cases of reading practice, the story is one previously read which parents are encouraged to have their children read aloud to them. t Chaining appears in both columns as both Chaining for Reading and Chaining for Spelling are practiced in this lesson. 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 12
Unit 5 (22 25 days) Lesson 1 Plural Nouns Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Spelling Alternatives p and pp for /p/ Tricky Word how Whole Group Reading (with Spelling Alternatives b and bb for /b/ Spelling Alternatives c k cc ck for /k/ (with Spelling Alternatives c k cc ck for /k/ Spelling Alternatives ch and tch for /ch/ Spelling Alternatives g and gg for /g/ (with Spelling Alternatives j g ge for /j/ Root Plural Nouns Statements and Questions Root Statements and Questions Statements and Questions Spelling Introduction: horn, porch, short, park, barns, herd, verb, said Spelling Spelling Introduction: chips, much, catch, fetch, marsh, shine, flash, how Syllable Singular and Plural Nouns (with ; Two-Syllable with ed and ing Endings Syllable Singular and Plural Nouns (with Word Writing: Two- Syllable with ed and ing Endings (with Handwriting?. : Marks and Word Writing: Two- Syllable with ed and ing Endings (with Sentence Writing: Correcting Punctuation and Capitalization and Two-Syllable (with Sentence Writing: Correcting Punctuation and Capitalization Response to Image, Pictorial Representation, Pictorial Representation 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 13
Lesson 9 Lesson 10 Lesson 11 Lesson 12 Lesson 13 Lesson 14 Tricky Spelling g for /g/ Review: Plural Nouns and /j/ (with Review: Sound Spelling (with Spelling Alternatives t tt ed for /t/ Review: Sister Sounds Spelling Alternatives d dd ed for /d/ Tricky Word (stage)coach (with Spelling Alternatives f ff for /f/ Spelling Alternatives v ve for /v/ Tricky Word picture (with Statements, Questions, and Exclamations Statements, Questions, and Exclamations Statements, Questions, and Exclamations Spelling Spelling Introduction: jumping, jars, germ, gem, charged, fringe, magic, your and Two-Syllable with g > /g/ or /j/ (with Paragraph and Two-Syllable with t, tt, or ed > /t/ (with Handwriting!?. : Marks and and Two-Syllable with d, dd, ed > /d/ (with and Two-Syllable (with Handwriting!?. : Marks and Fill-inthe-Blank, Sentence, Pictorial Representation (with Word Writing- One- and Two-Syllable (with Sentence (with Lesson 15 Spelling Introduction to Opinion Writing 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 14
Lesson 16 Lesson 17 Spelling Alternatives r rr wr for /r/ (with Spelling Introduction: trucker, kitten, parked, duck, add, planned, offer, was and Two-Syllable with r, rr, wr > /r/ (with Writing an Opinion Paragraph (Whole Group) Writing and Opinion Paragraph (Independent) Lesson 18 Sentence Building Editing an Opinion Paragraph Lesson 19 Lesson 20 Lesson 21 Lesson 22 Pausing Point Spelling Alternatives l ll for /ll/ Review: Tricky Review: Two-Syllable (with Word Recognition (with Review: Sound Spelling, Tricky, Minimal Pairs, Sister Sounds, Tricky Spellings (with Syllable with l, ll > /l/ (with Review: Adjectives Spelling Grammar Review: Statements, Questions, and Exclamations; Building Chaining: One- and Two- Syllable Dictation Identification: One- and Two-Syllable Word Writing: Two- Syllable (with Response to Text Review: Handwriting Letters and and Two-Syllable (with Sentence Writing (with, Friendly Letter (with Additional practice offered with Take-Home Material. Occasionally, Take-Home Material consists of a review of prior content not practiced during the lesson it is correlated with. In such cases, the marker () appears on a blank line. Further, in all cases of reading practice, the story is one previously read which parents are encouraged to have their children read aloud to them. 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 15
Unit 6 (25 28 days) Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Spelling Alternative c for /s/ Tricky Spelling c for /s/ and /k/ Spelling Introduction: swimming, rotten, hidden, batter, shredded, popping, nodded, their Introduction to Personal Narratives Planning a Personal Narrative (Whole Group) and Two-Syllable Word with c > /k/ or /s/ (with Lesson 3 Review: Tricky Spelling c Writing a Personal Narrative (Whole Group) Lesson 4 Spelling Alternatives ce se for /s/ Planning and Writing a Personal Narrative (Individual) Syllable with ce or se > /s/ (with Lesson 5 Spelling Editing and Publishing a Personal Narrative Lesson 6 Review: Tricky Spelling c, Spelling Alternatives for /s/ Whole Group Reading Reading Comprehension (with Spelling Introduction: sun, kiss, cent, prince, jazz, pigs, zip, here Sentence (with Lesson 7 Nouns and Pronouns Word Writing: Pronouns Lesson 8 Review: Tricky Spelling g, Spelling Alternatives for /j/ Lesson 9 Nouns and Pronouns Word Writing: Pronouns, One-Syllable (with Lesson 10 Spelling Alternative kn for /n/ Spelling and Two-Syllable Word with s, ss, or c > /s/ (with 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 16
Lesson 11 Lesson 12 Review: Spelling Alternatives for /s/ and /n/ Review: Tricky Spelling Introduction: maps, mice, hammer, trimmed, skipped, scrub, space, could or Two-Syllable with n, nn, or kn > /n/ (with, One-Syllable with ed and ing Endings Lesson 13 Nouns and Pronouns Word Writing: Pronouns Lesson 14 Building with Adjectives and Prepositions Lesson 15 Review: Plural Nouns Spelling Syllable Plural Nouns (with Lesson 16 Spelling Alternative wh for /w/ Spelling Introduction: knit, kneel, nose, center, nugget, running, winner, which Lesson 17 Dictation: Consonant Sounds Lesson 18 Lesson 19 Spelling Alternative n for /ng/ Tricky Spelling n for /n/ and /ng/ Syllable with n > /n/ or /ng/ (with Lesson 20 Review: Pronouns Spelling Lesson 21 Review: Root and Endings Lesson 22 Dictation: with Vowel Digraphs Word Writing: Two- Syllable with ed or ing Endings 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 17
Lesson 23 Lesson 24 Lesson 25 Pausing Point Tricky Word cow and Two- Syllable (with Word Recognition Wiggle Cards Story Comprehension Wiggle Cards Review: Sound Spelling, Tricky Review: Building with Adjectives and Prepositions, Pronouns Dictation Identification: One- and Two-Syllable and Two-Syllable (with Planning and Drafting Descriptions Additional practice offered with Take-Home Material. Occasionally, Take-Home Material consists of a review of prior content not practiced during the lesson it is correlated with. In such cases, the marker () appears on a blank line. Further, in all cases of reading practice, the story is one previously read which parents are encouraged to have their children read aloud to them. 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 18
Unit 7 (20 23 days) Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Spelling Alternatives for /ae/ Whole Group Reading Spelling Introduction: fade, knocked, knitting, pitch, wrapper, hands, drinking, by Syllable with ai and ay > /ae/ (with Syllable with ai and ay > /ae/ (with Lesson 3 Review: Plural Nouns Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 (with (with Noun-Verb Agreement Noun-Verb Agreement Spelling Spelling Introduction: rain, hair, explain, stay, stray, display, escape, your Word Writing: Nouns and Verbs, One- and Two- Syllable (with Paragraph Word Writing: Nouns and Verbs (with Lesson 7 Commas in a Series, Friendly Letter Lesson 8 (with Review: Root and Endings Word Writing: Two- Syllable with ed and ing Endings Sentence Writing Sentence (with Lesson 9 Review: Punctuation Lesson 10 Review: Punctuation Spelling Lesson 11 Spelling Alternatives for /oe/ Lesson 12 Building with Conjunctions Spelling Introduction: classmate, airplane, gain, brainstorm, railway, layer, playground, who Syllable with oa > /oe/ or ai, ay > /ae/ (with 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 19
Lesson 13 Whole Group Reading, Pictorial Representation Instructional Writing: Introduction Lesson 14 Instructional Writing: Sequencing Steps Lesson 15 Lesson 16 (with (with Spelling Instructional Writing: Giving Good Oral Instructions Instructional Writing: Planning and Drafting Lesson 17 Instructional Writing: Editing and Publishing Lesson 18 Noun-Verb Agreement Commas in a Series Lesson 19 Lesson 20 Lesson 21 Pausing Point Silent Reading Comprehension Fluency Word Reading in Isolation Review: Spelling Alternatives Review: Quotation Marks, Commas Dictation Identification: Sounds,, Phrases, and and Two-Syllable (with and Two-Syllable (with Additional practice offered with Take-Home Material. Occasionally, Take-Home Material consists of a review of prior content not practiced during the lesson it is correlated with. In such cases, the marker () appears on a blank line. Further, in all cases of reading practice, the story is one previously read which parents are encouraged to have their children read aloud to them. 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 20
Scope and Sequence Skills Strand Grade 2 The Skills strand of the Core Knowledge Language Arts program teaches students the decoding skills needed for (future) independent reading. Each Skills lesson begins with a warm-up, reviewing previously taught content in reading, writing, and/or grammar. All reading times denoted below as demonstration stories or whole group, small group, or partner reading consist of a story preview, presentation, and discussion. For a unit-by-unit alignment of Skills learning objectives to the Common Core State Standards, please visit http://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-2-english-language-arts. Unit 1 (22 25 days) Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Basic Code Spellings for /a/, /i/, /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/ Short Vowel Whole Group Reading Basic Code Spellings for /o/, /e/, /u/, /k/, /g/ Short Vowel Whole Group Reading Basic Code Spellings for /k/, /j/, /v/, /f/, /h/, /l/ Short Vowel Whole Group Reading Basic Code Spellings for /th/, /th/, /n/, /ng/, /sh/, /ch/ Short Vowel Whole Group Reading Basic Code Spellings for /s/, /z/, /m/, /w/, /r/, /y/, /x/, /qu/ Short Vowel Whole Group Reading Short Vowel Short Vowel Short Vowel Short Vowel Short Vowel Syllable Short Vowel Syllable Short Vowel Syllable Short Vowel Syllable Short Vowel Syllable Short Vowel 2013 Core Knowledge Foundation 1