Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.1.3: Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Farmer's Corn | 57-58 |
| Talking Trees | 59-60 |
| The Strong Princess | 61-62 |
| King Cheese | 63-64 |
| Paul Bunyan’s Dinner | 65-66 |
| Bigfoot! | 67-68 |
| The Lady with a Lamp | 69-70 |
| I Dare You | 71-72 |
| The Good Mother | 73-74 |
| Franklin’s Problem | 75-76 |
| Smokey the Bear | 77-78 |
| The Small Girl | 79-80 |
| Tamales | 81-82 |
| The Firefighter | 83-84 |
| The Bean Plant | 85-86 |
| The Stray Cat | 87-88 |
| The Computer | 89-90 |
| Going Camping | 91-92 |
| Surfer Jin | 93-94 |
| The Apple Thief | 95-96 |
| School Mice | 97-98 |
| Uncle Steve's Glasses | 99-100 |
| Sammy Seal | 101-102 |
| Big Mouth | 103-104 |
| Casey Can | 105-106 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.1.2: Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Farmer's Corn | 57-58 |
| Talking Trees | 59-60 |
| The Strong Princess | 61-62 |
| King Cheese | 63-64 |
| Paul Bunyan’s Dinner | 65-66 |
| Bigfoot! | 67-68 |
| The Lady with a Lamp | 69-70 |
| I Dare You | 71-72 |
| The Good Mother | 73-74 |
| Franklin’s Problem | 75-76 |
| Smokey the Bear | 77-78 |
| The Small Girl | 79-80 |
| Tamales | 81-82 |
| The Firefighter | 83-84 |
| The Bean Plant | 85-86 |
| The Stray Cat | 87-88 |
| The Computer | 89-90 |
| Going Camping | 91-92 |
| Surfer Jin | 93-94 |
| The Apple Thief | 95-96 |
| School Mice | 97-98 |
| Uncle Steve's Glasses | 99-100 |
| Sammy Seal | 101-102 |
| Big Mouth | 103-104 |
| Casey Can | 105-106 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RL.1.1: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Farmer's Corn | 57-58 |
| Talking Trees | 59-60 |
| The Strong Princess | 61-62 |
| King Cheese | 63-64 |
| Paul Bunyan’s Dinner | 65-66 |
| Bigfoot! | 67-68 |
| The Lady with a Lamp | 69-70 |
| I Dare You | 71-72 |
| The Good Mother | 73-74 |
| Franklin’s Problem | 75-76 |
| Smokey the Bear | 77-78 |
| The Small Girl | 79-80 |
| Tamales | 81-82 |
| The Firefighter | 83-84 |
| The Bean Plant | 85-86 |
| The Stray Cat | 87-88 |
| The Computer | 89-90 |
| Going Camping | 91-92 |
| Surfer Jin | 93-94 |
| The Apple Thief | 95-96 |
| School Mice | 97-98 |
| Uncle Steve's Glasses | 99-100 |
| Sammy Seal | 101-102 |
| Big Mouth | 103-104 |
| Casey Can | 105-106 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RL.1.4: Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Talking Trees | 59-60 |
| King Cheese | 63-64 |
| Paul Bunyan’s Dinner | 65-66 |
| Bigfoot! | 67-68 |
| The Lady with a Lamp | 69-70 |
| I Dare You | 71-72 |
| The Good Mother | 73-74 |
| Franklin’s Problem | 75-76 |
| The Small Girl | 79-80 |
| Tamales | 81-82 |
| Going Camping | 91-92 |
| Surfer Jin | 93-94 |
| School Mice | 97-98 |
| Sammy Seal | 101-102 |
| Big Mouth | 103-104 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RL.1.9: Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Strong Princess | 61-62 |
| The Lady with a Lamp | 69-70 |
| The Good Mother | 73-74 |
| Tamales | 81-82 |
| Sammy Seal | 101-102 |
| Big Mouth | 103-104 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RL.1.10: With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| The Farmer's Corn | 57-58 |
| Talking Trees | 59-60 |
| The Strong Princess | 61-62 |
| King Cheese | 63-64 |
| Paul Bunyan’s Dinner | 65-66 |
| Bigfoot! | 67-68 |
| The Lady with a Lamp | 69-70 |
| I Dare You | 71-72 |
| The Good Mother | 73-74 |
| Franklin’s Problem | 75-76 |
| Smokey the Bear | 77-78 |
| The Small Girl | 79-80 |
| Tamales | 81-82 |
| The Firefighter | 83-84 |
| The Bean Plant | 85-86 |
| The Stray Cat | 87-88 |
| The Computer | 89-90 |
| Going Camping | 91-92 |
| Surfer Jin | 93-94 |
| The Apple Thief | 95-96 |
| School Mice | 97-98 |
| Uncle Steve's Glasses | 99-100 |
| Sammy Seal | 101-102 |
| Big Mouth | 103-104 |
| Casey Can | 105-106 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.1.1: Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Raining Fish | 1-2 |
| A City Without Cars | 3-4 |
| A Salt Mine | 5-6 |
| The Biggest Antique Ever Sold | 7-8 |
| A Big Food Fight | 9-10 |
| Day and Night Are the Same | 11-12 |
| The Most Bones | 13-14 |
| The Hungry Shark | 15-16 |
| Why Astronauts Sneeze | 17-18 |
| The Quiet Flyer | 19-20 |
| Impossible to Sink | 21-22 |
| Cleaning Without Soap | 23-24 |
| Left Foot, Right Foot | 25-26 |
| Why the Tree Was Scraped | 27-28 |
| Talking with Signs | 29-30 |
| The First Rubber Ball | 31-32 |
| A Secret | 33-34 |
| Seventeen Years Underground | 35-36 |
| Don't Open the Window! | 37-38 |
| A Fruit That Can’t Go on a Train | 39-40 |
| Silly Laws | 41-42 |
| Hurricane Names | 43-44 |
| What Frank Forgot | 45-46 |
| Walking to a Lesson | 47-48 |
| Gorilla Lady | 49-50 |
| From No Good to Good | 51-52 |
| Losing Eighty Times | 53-54 |
| No One Knew | 55-56 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.1.3: Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Raining Fish | 1-2 |
| The Biggest Antique Ever Sold | 7-8 |
| Day and Night Are the Same | 11-12 |
| The Most Bones | 13-14 |
| The Hungry Shark | 15-16 |
| Why Astronauts Sneeze | 17-18 |
| Cleaning Without Soap | 23-24 |
| Why the Tree Was Scraped | 27-28 |
| Talking with Signs | 29-30 |
| Seventeen Years Underground | 35-36 |
| A Fruit That Can’t Go on a Train | 39-40 |
| Hurricane Names | 43-44 |
| What Frank Forgot | 45-46 |
| Walking to a Lesson | 47-48 |
| Gorilla Lady | 49-50 |
| No One Knew | 55-56 |
Key Ideas and Details
ELA.RI.1.2: Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Raining Fish | 1-2 |
| A City Without Cars | 3-4 |
| A Salt Mine | 5-6 |
| The Biggest Antique Ever Sold | 7-8 |
| A Big Food Fight | 9-10 |
| Day and Night Are the Same | 11-12 |
| The Most Bones | 13-14 |
| The Hungry Shark | 15-16 |
| Why Astronauts Sneeze | 17-18 |
| The Quiet Flyer | 19-20 |
| Impossible to Sink | 21-22 |
| Cleaning Without Soap | 23-24 |
| Left Foot, Right Foot | 25-26 |
| Why the Tree Was Scraped | 27-28 |
| Talking with Signs | 29-30 |
| The First Rubber Ball | 31-32 |
| A Secret | 33-34 |
| Seventeen Years Underground | 35-36 |
| Don't Open the Window! | 37-38 |
| A Fruit That Can’t Go on a Train | 39-40 |
| Silly Laws | 41-42 |
| Hurricane Names | 43-44 |
| What Frank Forgot | 45-46 |
| Walking to a Lesson | 47-48 |
| Gorilla Lady | 49-50 |
| From No Good to Good | 51-52 |
| Losing Eighty Times | 53-54 |
| No One Knew | 55-56 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.1.5: Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Raining Fish | 1-2 |
| A Salt Mine | 5-6 |
| The Biggest Antique Ever Sold | 7-8 |
| The Most Bones | 13-14 |
| Cleaning Without Soap | 23-24 |
| Left Foot, Right Foot | 25-26 |
| Why the Tree Was Scraped | 27-28 |
| Walking to a Lesson | 47-48 |
| Gorilla Lady | 49-50 |
Craft and Structure
ELA.RI.1.4: Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Raining Fish | 1-2 |
| A City Without Cars | 3-4 |
| A Salt Mine | 5-6 |
| The Biggest Antique Ever Sold | 7-8 |
| A Big Food Fight | 9-10 |
| Day and Night Are the Same | 11-12 |
| The Most Bones | 13-14 |
| The Hungry Shark | 15-16 |
| Why Astronauts Sneeze | 17-18 |
| The Quiet Flyer | 19-20 |
| Impossible to Sink | 21-22 |
| Cleaning Without Soap | 23-24 |
| Left Foot, Right Foot | 25-26 |
| Why the Tree Was Scraped | 27-28 |
| Talking with Signs | 29-30 |
| The First Rubber Ball | 31-32 |
| A Secret | 33-34 |
| Seventeen Years Underground | 35-36 |
| Don't Open the Window! | 37-38 |
| A Fruit That Can’t Go on a Train | 39-40 |
| Silly Laws | 41-42 |
| Hurricane Names | 43-44 |
| What Frank Forgot | 45-46 |
| Walking to a Lesson | 47-48 |
| Gorilla Lady | 49-50 |
| From No Good to Good | 51-52 |
| Losing Eighty Times | 53-54 |
| No One Knew | 55-56 |
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
ELA.RI.1.8: Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Raining Fish | 1-2 |
| Day and Night Are the Same | 11-12 |
| The Most Bones | 13-14 |
| The Hungry Shark | 15-16 |
| Why Astronauts Sneeze | 17-18 |
| The Quiet Flyer | 19-20 |
| Impossible to Sink | 21-22 |
| Cleaning Without Soap | 23-24 |
| Left Foot, Right Foot | 25-26 |
| Why the Tree Was Scraped | 27-28 |
| Talking with Signs | 29-30 |
| A Secret | 33-34 |
| A Fruit That Can’t Go on a Train | 39-40 |
| What Frank Forgot | 45-46 |
| Walking to a Lesson | 47-48 |
| Gorilla Lady | 49-50 |
| From No Good to Good | 51-52 |
| Losing Eighty Times | 53-54 |
| No One Knew | 55-56 |
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
ELA.RI.1.10: With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.
| Passage | Pages |
|---|---|
| Raining Fish | 1-2 |
| A City Without Cars | 3-4 |
| A Salt Mine | 5-6 |
| The Biggest Antique Ever Sold | 7-8 |
| A Big Food Fight | 9-10 |
| Day and Night Are the Same | 11-12 |
| The Most Bones | 13-14 |
| The Hungry Shark | 15-16 |
| Why Astronauts Sneeze | 17-18 |
| The Quiet Flyer | 19-20 |
| Impossible to Sink | 21-22 |
| Cleaning Without Soap | 23-24 |
| Left Foot, Right Foot | 25-26 |
| Why the Tree Was Scraped | 27-28 |
| Talking with Signs | 29-30 |
| The First Rubber Ball | 31-32 |
| A Secret | 33-34 |
| Seventeen Years Underground | 35-36 |
| Don't Open the Window! | 37-38 |
| A Fruit That Can’t Go on a Train | 39-40 |
| Silly Laws | 41-42 |
| Hurricane Names | 43-44 |
| What Frank Forgot | 45-46 |
| Walking to a Lesson | 47-48 |
| Gorilla Lady | 49-50 |
| From No Good to Good | 51-52 |
| Losing Eighty Times | 53-54 |
| No One Knew | 55-56 |
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