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English Language Development — Grade 1

Goal 1. Listening — Novice High, Objective NH 1.02

Goal 1. Listening

The learner will comprehend spoken English in a variety of personal, social, and academic contexts.

Level: Novice High

Students will begin to use simple words and phrases, while continuing to use forms of non-verbal communication to express ideas and demonstrate comprehension. They may use pictures, actions, and limited verbal responses to show their understanding. Learning objectives focus on familiar stories and retelling them with gestures and simple words, identifying parts of a book, learning the alphabet, distinguishing upper and lowercase letters, writing his or her own name, and following one-step and two-step directions.

Objective NH 1.02

Understand and follow one-step and two-step directions and instructions with modeling and prompting when spoken slowly and distinctly.

Resources aligned to this objective

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A'Planting We Will Go
This lesson is based on the book, The Tiny Seed, by Eric Carle. This story will be used to introduce the children to the concept that seeds change and grow into plants when conditions in the environment including temperature, light, water and soil are appropriate. Children will learn that plants produce seeds that can become new plants. Through extended activities, the children will experience first-hand the germination of seeds. They will become familiar with the parts of a plant and learn how each part works to produce a healthy plant.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Social Studies, English Language Development, and Mathematics)
By Karol Schriber.
Animal Adjectives
Students will describe animals as they review nouns and verbs associated with these animals. They will learn to use adjectives as they describe the animals. They will use this knowledge to write their stories about animals.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Computer Technology Skills, and English Language Development)
By Anita Baldwin, Ann Loftis, and Genevieve Kiser.
Calico Watercolor Cats
This two-class lesson focuses on students learning how to draw a cat using geometric shapes, learning and applying wet-on-wet technique of watercolor painting, and using crayon to create area surrounding cats. The final art product will be a mixed media painting of one cat and one kitten in an indoor or outdoor environment. Students will orally present their completed artwork using prepositions and nouns to describe the location of their cats.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Visual Arts Education and English Language Development)
By Barbara Zimmerman and Heidi Summers.
Supermarket Sweep Day 1
Students will talk about choices that families make when purchasing groceries. Students will make a booklet of frequently purchased grocery items.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and English Language Development)
By Angela Hunt and Melody Holmes.
Supermarket Sweep Day 2
Students will participate in a supermarket game and follow a shopping list. Students will compare the quantity of items “purchased” and graph results. Students will also learn a song about shopping in a supermarket.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 English Language Development and Mathematics)
By Angela Hunt and Melody Holmes.