Ontario Grade 1 Language - FULL YEAR BUNDLE - NEW 2023 Curriculum

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FULL YEAR BUNDLE - Teaching made easy! This NO PREP bundle includes everything you need to teach the NEW 2023 Grade 1 Language Curriculum.

Grade 1 - New Ontario 2023 Language Curriculum – Foundations of Language Strand. This resource covers all expectations and learning goals in the Grade 1, 2023 Ontario Language Curriculum – Foundations of Language Strand.

 There are 441 activity sheets that align perfectly to cover all expectations in the NEW Ontario 2023 Language Curriculum. Included are 30 weeks of activities that cover the curriculum strategically, allowing teachers to use spiral teaching to ensure they are covering the entire curriculum.

 With the focus of the new curriculum on explicit teaching of vocabulary and Science of Reading methods, we have created 30 word lists for students to study. Your students will review all phonemes, with explicit teaching of different phonemes each week. Each vocabulary list has a consonant and vowel focus, to ensure students are exposed to all phonemes in a progressively difficult manner.

 Included in this unit are the overall expectations:

B1: Oral and Non-Verbal Communication – over 15 activities to cover all specific expectations

 B2: Language Foundations for Reading and Writing – included in the weekly activities, students will perform word work to improve their spelling, reading strategies, fluency, and vocabulary.

 B3: Language Conventions for Reading and Writing – included in the weekly activities, students will learn about parts of speech, grammar, capitalization and punctuation.

 We have also covered Strand A in Language - Literacy Connections and Applications. We have included curriculum connections for all our activities, so you can see exactly what you will be covering by completing each activity. We know this will help when writing report cards!

 In addition, we have included a full-year long range plan that outlines what concepts from the curriculum you will be teaching each week, and what prefixes/suffixes/letter blends will be covered.

 Some of the concepts covered:

• Printing Practice
• Mastering Alphabetic Principles and Letter Identification
• Identifying Beginning Sounds and Ending Sounds
• Understanding Vowel Sounds and Silent 'E' Rules
• Enhancing Reading Accuracy with Phonics
• Developing Spelling Proficiency and Word Structure
• Position-Based Tendencies
• Understanding and Using Base Words
• Exploring Word Formation with Prefixes and Suffixes
• Distinguishing Sentence Types and Applying Correct Punctuation
• Differentiating Singular and Plural Nouns
• Recognizing Common Adjectives
• Verbs: Tense, Agreement, and Usage
• Understanding Common Adverbs
• Identifying Common Conjunctions
• Expanding Vocabulary with Suffixes (-s, -es, -ies, -ing, -ed)
• Enhancing Language with Prefixes (un, re, dis, non)
• Sentence Construction: Fragments vs. Complete Sentences
• Types of Sentences: Interrogative, Exclamatory, Imperative, Declarative
• Capitalization Rules: Beginning of Sentences
• Vocabulary Development and Sentence Building
• Fluency readings for each week using the word list for that week
• Oral communication activities – Simon Says, Listening Ears Drawing, Mystery Box Storytime, Picture Predictions
• Oral communication activities – Puppet Chat Time, Emoji Faces, Mime It Right, Silent Stories, Feelings in Phrases
• Oral communication activities – Grammar Chain Stories, Sentence Scramble, Picture Word Web, and more!
• Weekly quizzes (30 different assessments)
• Answer pages for all activities

Grade 1 - New Ontario 2023 Language Curriculum – Composition: Expressing Ideas and Creating Texts Strand. This resource covers all expectations and learning goals in the Grade 1, 2023 Ontario Language Curriculum – Composition: Expressing Ideas and Creating Texts Strand.

 There are 391 activity sheets that are aligned to cover all expectations in the NEW Ontario 2023 Language Curriculum. Included are 10 blocks of content, each covering a different text form. Within each block, the overall and specific expectations are met.

 This is a language program developed by a language teacher. We have included exemplars for students to formulate success criteria so they can improve their writing quality. Moreover, we’ve chunked the progressions involved with producing quality writing to ensure all students can progress.

 Included in this unit are the overall expectations:

D1. Developing Ideas and Organizing Content: hands-on activities, group work, and many independent work opportunities to develop these skills

 D2. Creating Texts – printing practice and writing assignments

 D3. Publishing, Presenting, and Reflecting – group work revision activities, success criteria, and rubrics as well as opportunities for students to present and reflect on their work.

 We have also covered Strand A in Language - Literacy Connections and Applications. We have included curriculum connections for all our activities, so you can see exactly what you will be covering by completing each activity. We know this will help you when writing report cards!

 In addition, we have included a full-year long range plan that outlines what concepts from the curriculum you will be teaching each week.

 Some of the concepts covered:

• Letter Formation Practice: Correct patterns, size, spacing
• Word Printing Activities: Emphasizing placement and clarity
• Basic Sentence Structure: Fundamental sentence-writing guidelines
• Descriptive Sentence Development: Enhancing simple sentences
• Scrambled Sentences: Organizing jumbled words correctly
• Writing in Voices: Expressing different tones
• Sentence Picture Prompts: Visual writing inspiration
• Paragraph Writing Basics: Main idea focus
• Topic Sentence Crafting: Starting paragraphs effectively
• Concluding Sentence Techniques: Ending paragraphs clearly
• Paragraph Publishing Steps: Editing and finalizing
• Text Form Exploration: Discovering writing varieties
• Idea Brainstorming Methods: Generating creative content
• Mind Mapping: Visual idea organization
• Procedural Writing Structure: Step-by-step instruction writing
• Sequencing Tasks: Ordering instructions logically
• Publishing Instructions: Finalizing procedural texts
• Formal Letter Framework – Using appropriate greeting, signature
• Informal Letter Style
• Understanding Writing Voices: Audience-tailored writing
• Narrative Elements: Setting and characters
• Expressing Emotions: Describing feelings in writing
• Narrative Structure: Beginning, middle, end
• Publishing Narratives: Revising personal stories
• Opinion Debate Prep: Discussing varied topics
• Fact vs. Fiction: Strengthening arguments
• Persuasive Fact Finding: Researching to convince
• Publishing Opinions: Finalizing persuasive texts
• Poetry Writing: Acrostic, haiku, limericks
• Report Crafting: Research, structure, publish
• Answer pages for all activities

Grade 1 - New Ontario 2023 Language Curriculum – Reading Comprehension Strand. This resource covers all expectations and learning goals in the Grade 1, 2023 Ontario Language Curriculum – Reading Comprehension Strand.

 There are 295 activity sheets that align to cover all expectations in the NEW Ontario 2023 Language Curriculum. These activities can be used on their own, or to compliment the Composition Strand. Students will learn each of the expectations as they progress through the different text forms that follow the same pattern as the Composition unit.

 We’ve included a variety of activities, including independent reading responses, group activities, assignments, experiments, and hands-on activities to keep your students engaged.

 Included in this unit are the overall expectations:

C1. Knowledge about Texts – taught using 10 different text forms, including letters, procedural writing, and reports.

 C2. Comprehension Strategies – we’ve included a stand-alone independent reading comprehension package (BINGO and other responses), and these strategies are taught throughout the 295-page unit.

 C3. Critical Thinking in Literacy – taught throughout the resource (biases, inferences, literary devices, etc.)

 We have also covered Strand A in Language - Literacy Connections and Applications. We have included curriculum connections for all our activities, so you can see exactly what you will be covering by completing each activity. We know this will help when writing report cards!

 In addition, we have included a full-year long range plan that outlines what concepts from the curriculum you will be teaching each week/block.

 Some of the concepts covered:

• What is reading comprehension?
• Before reading: comprehension strategies – activating prior knowledge and reasons for reading
• During reading: comprehension strategies – questioning, making connections, inferences, predictions, visualizing
• After reading: comprehension strategies – summarizing, making inferences, visualizing
• Independent reading response package – booklet
• Letter writing – making inferences
• Email versus letters – text forms and text patterns
• Sentence structure in letter writing
• Narratives – myths
• Indigenous cultural stories
• Narrator’s point of view
• Different points of view in stories
• Literary devices in narratives – alliteration, onomatopoeia, and rhymes
• Sequencing the plot of a short story
• Cause and effect in short stories
• Procedural writing – following instructions to draw and make objects
• Comparing procedural writing – with visuals and without
• Text features in reports – headings, subheadings, table of contents, charts, pictures
• Summarizing reports – main idea
• Poetry – haiku, limerick, acrostic, and rhyming poems
• Visualizing poetry
• Indigenous poetry – critical thinking
• Literary devices in poetry – rhyme and alliteration
• Book reviews – finding bias and different points of view
• Graphic texts – timelines, comics, diagrams, infographics, maps
• Biographies – Isaac Newton, Tooth Fairy, Chris Hadfield, Mother Teresa
• Researching facts about a famous person
• Writing a biography about a friend
• Answer pages for all activities

 This is a comprehensive bundle that will save you hours of planning! It has everything you need to feel confident that you are covering the NEW Ontario Language curriculum.