Long-Range Planning 2014-2015

Grade One: English Language Arts

Month

September Early
October

Early October
November

Thematic Focus (and

concepts introduced)

Back to School
(Printing and Letter
Sounds)

Halloween,
Thanksgiving, Autumn,
Remembrance Day
(Poetry and Story
Writing)

Resources

Performance
Assessment(s)

-Illustrative Examples
for English Language
Arts (from AB
Learning)

-Writing printing book

samples

-Dolch Sight-words

-Journal Entries

-Smart board activities

-CSSD Grade One Writing

Exemplars

- Writing samples

-McCracken Phonics
-Collections
(Emergent & Early)

*Spelling, journal writing and

additional ongoing ELA
activities will also be
assessed.

-Making Words

December

January midFebruary

Mid-February March

Winter, Advent,
Christmas (Letters and
Postcards)

Winter, New Year

(Sentence Structure,
punctuation)

Valentines Day,
Friendship (Fairy Tales
and Fiction)

- Empowering Writers:
Getting Ready to Write
K,1
Learn alberta:
Bookflix
- Learn Alberta:
Teaching Books.net
-Teacher-made
resources

-Group and individual

activities and discussions
-Observation
-Self-assessments
-Checklists
-Performance tasks
-Teacher-students
conferences

Curriculum
ongoing, inte
other subj

General Outco
Share personal
to oral, print and
- talk with other
- make observa
with oral, print a
General Outco
Express Ideas
(p8POS)
General Outco
-Experience Va
from Texts, and
(p30POS)
General Outco
-Generate Idea
Ideas and Stru
General Outco
-Express Ideas
(p8POS)
General Outco
-Share Ideas a
General Outco
-Attend to Gram
Spelling and A
Punctuation (p7
*Connection wit
General Outco
- Revise and
- Enhance L
General Outco
Attend to Capit
(p74/78POS)
General Outco
-Appreciate the
General Outco
-Experiment wit
General Outco
-Attend to Gram
General Outco
-Present Inform
Use Effective O
Demonstrate A

General Outco
-Focus Attentio
and Plan to Ga

April May

Spring, Next Year

(Animal Research
Project)

June

Extend and Explore

Weekly Activities and Curriculum Connections

Review Passages in Text: General Outcome 2.1 Use Comprehension Strategies and Use Textual
Cues (p18/22 POS)
Retells: General Outcome 2.1 Use Prior Knowledge, Use Comprehension Strategies and Use
Textual Cues (p18/22 POS), General Outcome 2.2 Construct Meaning from Texts (p34 POS),
General Outcome 2.3 Understand Techniques and Elements (p28POS)
Story Time: General Outcome 2.2 Experience Various Texts (p30POS) and General Outcome 2.3
Understand Forms and Genres (p38POS)
Silent Reading: General Outcome 2.2 Experience Various Texts (p30POS)
Buddy Reading: General Outcome 2.2 Construct Meaning from Texts (p30POS), General Outcome
4.1 Expand Knowledge of Language (p70POS)
Journal Writing: General Outcome 2.4 Generate Ideas, Elaborate on the Expression of Ideas and
Structure Texts (p42 POS) and General Outcome 4.2 Attend to Conventions (p74/78POS), General
Outcome 1.2 Combine Ideas and Extend Understanding (p12POS)
Book Reviews: General Outcome 1.1 Express Preferences and Express Ideas and Develop
Understanding (p8POS) and Combine Ideas (p9POS), General Outcome 2.1 Use Prior Knowledge
and Use Comprehension Strategies (p18/22 POS)
Working With Words Guide: High Frequency Word Activities, Word Solving and Building, Language
Predictability Lessons
Working With Words: General Outcome 2.1 Use Phonics and Structural Analysis (p26POS)
Printing: General Outcome 4.1 Enhance Legibility (p66POS)
Self-Assessment of Personal Learning: General Outcome 1.1 Set Goals (p8POS)
Sharing Time: General Outcome 1.1 Express Ideas and Develop Understanding (p8POS) and 1.2
Consider the Ideas of Others (p12POS) and General Outcome 4.3 Present and Share (p82POS)
Spelling Words: General Outcome 2.1 Use Comprehension Strategies and Use Textual Cues
(p18/22 POS) and General Outcome 4.2 Attend to Spelling (p74POS), General Outcome 4.1
Expand Knowledge of Language (p70POS)
Visual Journals: General Outcome 4.1 Enhance Artistry (p70POS), General Outcome 1.1
Discover and Explore (all) (p8POS)

Students have the alphabet (both capital and lowercase letters) on their desks for reference. They also
have individual Picture Dictionaries that have a word and a picture of the word to expand their
vocabulary. They also use the Word Wall, which has high frequency words posted. General Outcome 2.1
Use References p26 (POS)
Integrated into Social Studies, Religion and Health: General Outcome 5.1 Appreciate Diversity, Relate
Texts to Culture, Celebrate Accomplishments and Events and Use Language to Show Respect (p88POS)

General Outco
-Use a Variety
and Evaluate S
General Outco
-Organize Infor
Evaluate Inform
Information, an
(p56/60POS)
Complete un