Lesson 1: Let’s Tap By Alex Moran

1. Lesson 1: Let’s Tap By Alex Moran Genre: Nonfiction Dear Families, Each week we will read a new story in the Storytown curriculum. We will have a new set of skills weekly. Below you will find all of the skills that will be covered this week while we are reading the story Let’s Tap! Reviewing the skills and the spelling words, high frequency words, and robust vocabulary words daily with your child will help the student learn them and will reinforce what is being taught at school. The more we work as a team for your child, the more they will learn! Thank you for your continued support! Fairless First Grade Team Spelling Words Writing Skill Grammar Skill am at cat can ran man map tap a the Labels: Names something or someone; 1 or 2 words; begins with capital letter Writing sentences: Begin with a capital, end with a period High Frequency Words let’s help now Robust Vocabulary bothered If you are bothered, you are upset or unhappy. distance If you are at a distance from someone or something, you are far away, not close. form If you form something, you make it or shape it. attention If you pay attention, you listen or watch very carefully. perform If you perform, you do something such as sing, dance, act, or read a poem for a group of people. supportive If you are supportive of someone, you help them believe they can do something.

2. Lesson 2: The Van By Holly Keller Genre: Fantasy Dear Families, Below you will find all of the skills that will be covered this week while we are reading the story The Van. Reviewing the skills and the spelling words, high frequency words, and robust vocabulary words daily with your child will help the student learn them and will reinforce what is being taught at school. The more we work as a team for your child, the more they will learn! Thank you for your continued support! Fairless First Grade Team Spelling Words Writing Skill Grammar Skill hat had sad sat bat bag at can help now Sentences: Name what or who you write about, tell about it, use capital letter and end marks correctly Word Order: words have an order in telling sentences High Frequency Words in too no Robust Vocabulary nearby If something is nearby, it is close to you. fright If you feel fright, you are scared. escape To escape means to get away from someone or something. cram When you cram many things into something, you fill it with too much. solution If you have a solution to a problem, you know how to fix it. You have an answer. strategy If you have a strategy for something, you have a plan.

3. Lesson 3: Big Rigs By Paulette R. Novak Genre: Nonfiction Dear Families, Below you will find all of the skills that will be covered this week while we are reading the story Big Rigs. Reviewing the skills and the spelling words, high frequency words, and robust vocabulary words daily with your child will help the student learn them and will reinforce what is being taught at school. The more we work as a team for your child, the more they will learn! Thank you for your continued support! Fairless First Grade Team Spelling Words Writing Skill Grammar Skill hat had sad sat bat bag at can help now Sentences About Me: Naming Parts of a sentence: High Frequency Words so get soon hold home Robust Vocabulary sensed especially memorize capacity proud haul

4. Lesson 4: Get Up, Rick! By Holly Keller Genre: Fantasy Dear Families, Below you will find all of the skills that will be covered this week while we are reading the story Get Up, Rick!. Reviewing the skills and the spelling words, high frequency words, and robust vocabulary words daily with your child will help the student learn them and will reinforce what is being taught at school. The more we work as a team for your child, the more they will learn! Thank you for your continued support! Fairless First Grade Team Spelling Words Writing Skill Grammar Skill hat had sad sat bat bag at can help now Caption Sentences: Telling Parts of Sentences: High Frequency Words late oh yes Robust Vocabulary pouted ambled politely routine considerate unexpected

5. Lesson 5: Dot and Bob By Holly Keller Genre: Realistic Fiction Dear Families, Below you will find all of the skills that will be covered this week while we are reading the story Dot and Bob. Reviewing the skills and the spelling words, high frequency words, and robust vocabulary words daily with your child will help the student learn them and will reinforce what is being taught at school. The more we work as a team for your child, the more they will learn! Thank you for your continued support! Fairless First Grade Team Spelling Words Writing Skill Grammar Skill hat had sad sat bat bag at can help now Sentences About Things: Telling Sentences: High Frequency Words find much thank Robust Vocabulary horrible invigorated presented sweltering aid persistent

6. Lesson 6: All on the Map By Holly Keller Genre: Nonfiction Dear Families, Below you will find all of the skills that will be covered this week while we are reading the story All on the Map. Reviewing the skills and the spelling words, high frequency words, and robust vocabulary words daily with your child will help the student learn them and will reinforce what is being taught at school. The more we work as a team for your child, the more they will learn! Thank you for your continued support! Fairless First Grade Team Spelling Words Writing Skill Grammar Skill hat had sad sat bat bag at can help now Sentences About Places: Questions: High Frequency Words how make of some Robust Vocabulary commotion muffle overflowing symbol search locate