Year one English Learner (EL) Resources

...Students will be able to retell a narrative and identify the beginning, middle, and end of a story....

Have students “cook” the right blends to make a fantastic word dish with beginning, middle, and ending letter sounds. In this lesson, your students will practise recognizing common CVC words.

Students will practise their comprehension skills as they retell the story, identifying what happens in the beginning, middle, and end.

...Write the words: character, setting, problem, solution, beginning, middle, and end on the board....

...Group together students needing additional support to brainstorm what happens in the beginning, middle, and ending....

...Have students turn and talk to a partner using each sentence frame to tell about their day at school so far....

...Encourage students to use the language, "In the beginning...in the middle...in the end......

...Have students turn and talk to a partner to retell the beginning, middle and ending of the rhyme....

..." Have the class help you put all three images in the correct order by assigning three corners of the room "beginning", "middle", and &quot...

...Ask students to practise prediciting the number of letters in their middle and last names....

...Have students share with a partner what they did first at school today using the sentence starter: "The first thing I did at school today was __ __ __ __....

...If time allows, have students individually identify the beginning, middle, and ending sound in a word as their exit ticket....

...Students will be able to identify the beginning, middle, and ending sounds in CVC words using visual and kinesthetic supports....

...Repeat for the middle and ending of the story. Ask students to think about the most important part of the story (answers will vary)....

..." Repeat with middle and end. Tell students that today they will get to practise retelling the story in their own words using their own puppets!...

...Copy of Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street by Mark Lee Variety of counting manipulatives Class set of the Count the Cones worksheet Teacher copy of the Teach...

..." Model how to say the word, then sound out the word by saying the first letter sound c and the last sound t and thinking aloud to get the middle vowel sound a....

...Invite them to describe events that happened at the beginning, middle, and end of the story....

...Sometimes the a sound comes in the beginning of a word like the word apple, and sometimes it comes in the middle of a word, like cat....

..." Intermediate Post visual vocabulary cards on the board for students to reference when they are writing (beginning, middle, end)....

...practise retelling the story using beginning, middle and end. Give each student three note cards and a marker....

...Arrange the students in groups of 3 or 4 and place a container of paint, glue, and crayons in the middle....

...Teacher set of Vocabulary Cards Teacher copy of the Glossary intermediateTIER 1 beginning: the first part end: the last part TIER 2 event: important things that happen middle...

...Ask students to identify where the long vowel sound is (beginning vs middle) referring to the sequence of movement as they clap to support their understanding....

..." (home/school) or "How do you get the school?" (walk/car/bike/bus) Create an anchor chart for reference....