ELA21.1.R3

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.R3
Expand background knowledge and build vocabulary through discussion, reading, and writing.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

Relating experiences through discussions, writing, and reading will help build background knowledge and improve vocabulary.

Skills

Students are able to:

Connect new concepts to prior experiences to increase background knowledge through discussions, reading, and writing.
Construct the meaning of words through discussions, reading, and writing.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Background knowledge can increase by relating experiences to new ideas, topics, and words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.
Vocabulary will increase by constructing the meaning of words while participating in discussions, reading, and writing.

Vocabulary

Background knowledge
Vocabulary
Discussion

Aligned Learning Resources

Listening Comprehension Read Aloud-Who Was Ruby Bridges?

All-American Diva, Ruby Bridges

Casting Shadows Across Literacy and Science

Let's Read It Again: Comprehension Strategies for English-Language Learners

Blast Off! Vocabulary Instruction Using a Virtual Moon Trip

A-Z: Learning About the Alphabet Book Genre

Awareness of Alliteration: Enhancing Writing Through Mentor Texts

Investigating Animals: Using Nonfiction for Inquiry-Based Research

Predicting and Gathering Information With Nonfiction Texts

Safety Tips With Officer Buckle and Gloria

Designing Elements of Story in Little Blue and Little Yellow

Whom Does He Look Like?

Hey Diddle, Diddle! Generating Rhymes for Analogy-Based Phonics Instruction

Design by Adaptive Theme