AL RUSHED AMERICAN

PRIVATE SCHOOL

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

SUMMER BOOKLET
GRADE ONE

Academic Year 2020-2021

 TABLE OF CONTENT
STANDARD PAGE
LEARNING TARGET
CODE S
Determine:
What happened in the story at the beginning?
RL.1.1 What happened after that? What happened at 3-5
the end of the story?

Identify:
L.1.4.A
The meanings of the words.
Identify:
RF.1.3.F
The base word and the ending.
Identify:
RF.1.2.A
Long and short vowels.

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Learning Target:
Identify the meanings of the words and use them in sentences.

words to Know
Read the words. Draw lines to match
the words that go together.
Word Bank

blue far live w

a
t
e
r
cold little thei w
r h
e
r
e
1.blue alive

2. cold place

3. far belongs to them

4. little rain

5. live small

6. their sky

7.water snow
 8. where not close

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Learning Target:
Identify the meanings of the words.

Words to Know
Circle the best word for the sentence.

Words to
Know
blu far thei wate
e live r r
col little wher
d e

1. We will make it .

blue little

2. It was too for us to

play. cold little

3. Nan and Pops far

away. cold live

4. I have some if I am

hot. far water

Learning Target:
Spell and pronounce words correctly.

Words with th
Circle the word that names each picture.

1. 2.

thank thumb path math

thin bath
3. 4.

path pat bath thank think

thin
5. 6.
tree tooth thin trip thin thick
.
Learning Target
Identify the base word and the ending.

Base words and -s,

-es, -ing
Add -s or -es, and -ing to each
base word.
Base + -s or -es +-
Word ing
1. help helps helps

2. ask asks askes

3. add adds addes

Learning Target
Identify the meanings of the words and use them in sentences.

Words to Know
Write the word from the box that completes each
sentence.
Words to
Know
liv their little blu
e wate wher e
col r e far
d

1.We sat by the and ate our lunch.

2. It was so that we had to play inside.

3. will we go for our field trip?

4. I want to in a big city.

5. John and Abby made cookies for friends.

6. We had a bit of rain.

Learning Target
Spell and pronounce words correctly.

Words with th
Write the word from the box that completes each
sentence.
Word
Bank
both wit toot
thum h h
b thi thin
s k

1.I I have to go to the dentist.

2. My has been loose for a long time.

3. I wiggle it every day with my .

4. It is one.

5. Mom and I look at it.

6. Mom will sit me when I go to the dentist.

Learning Target
Spell and pronounce words correctly.

Words with th
Read each word. Then write another word with the th
in the same position.

1. cloth 2. think

3. path 4. than

5.
booth

Write a th word shown

above to complete each
sentence.

6.I ran a game at the school fair.

7.We use a soft to fix the cut

on Bud’s leg.
8. We walked along the in the woods.
Learning Target
Identify the base word and the ending.

Base words and

-s, -es, -ed, -ing
Read the sentence. Circle the
ending on the word in bold. Print
the base word
on the line.

1.The baby duck quacked.

2. Anna spilled the cup of milk.

3. Farmer John is planting his corn.

4. Ellen brushes her doll’s hair.

Learning Target
Define the meanings of the words and use them in sentences.

Words to Know
Use the words in the box to complete the sentences.
Words to
Know
blu col little their
e d wher wate
liv far e r
e

1.My cap is red and .

2. is my hat?

3. The frogs in a pond.

4. How is it?

5. My doll has a dress.

6. My friends live away.
Learning Target
Spell and pronounce words correctly.

Words with th
Say the name of each picture. Underline the th in the
name of each picture.

1 2
. .

bat thum
h b
3 4
. .

thin clot
k h
5 6
. .

bot pat
h h
Learning Target
Spell and pronounce words correctly.

Words with th
Listen to the words with th. Circle the picture it
names.

1. bath

2. thumb

3. thin

4. tooth

5. cloth
Learning Target
Define the base word and the endings.

Base words and

-s, -es, -ed, -ing
Listen to the name of each picture. Read along.Add
the endings -s, -es, -ed, or -ing to each base word. Say
the new words.
Base + ing + s
Word

1. Cook

Base
Word
+ +
ed es
2. brush

3. mix
Learning Target
Define the meanings of the words and use them in sentences.

Vocabulary
Answer Numbers 1 through 8. Choose the best word to
complete each sentence.

1 Gram and Gramp do not by us.

give
live
take

2 They are away.

far
of

one

3 Gramp and I like to swim in the .

eat
water
what
4 I toss a bit on him.

like
little
look

5 “It is ,” Gramp calls.

cold

come
cot

6 Thad and Beth have a gift for mom.

fast
now
their
7 They put it in a bag.

blue

look
take

8 “ are the pens?” asks Thad.

Was

Where
Why
Learning Target
Identify long and short vowels.

Phonics:
Say the name of each picture. Circle the word that matches the picture.

1.
nail name

2.
hid hay

3.

tray train

4.

mill mail

5.

jay jam

Standard: L.1.4.A Use

sentence-level context as a clue to

Learning Target:
Define the meanings of the words.
Answer Numbers 1 through 10. Choose the
best word to complete each sentence.

1 Mom had a box her.

math
path
with

2 It was small and .

bath

than
thin

3 “Gram sent box to you,” Mom said.

moth
path
this
4 I looked in the box to
find some ,
red socks.

that

thick
this

5 I yelled, “The socks are a grand gift!”

Them
Then
Thrill

6 “Can I play with

jet?” Seth asked.
bath
cloth
that

7
“Yo
u
mus
t do
you
r
,”
said
Dad
.
m
a
t
h

t
h
e
m

t
h
i
n
Standard: RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a
text.
Learning Target: Students will be able to ask and answer questions
in a text.
Read the article “Growing Pumpkins” before
answering Numbers 1 through 10.

Growing
Pumpkins
Pumpkins are big.
We see them in the fall.
Here is how a pumpkin grows.
Dig a little hole in the
ground. Put some pumpkin
seeds in it. Push the ground
over the seeds. Then water
them.

Before long, you will see a green

stem. This plant grows.
It makes small
pumpkins. The
pumpkins get very big.
You can pick a pumpkin when it
gets big. You can make good food
with pumpkins.
Now answer Numbers 1 through 10.
Base your answers on the article
“Growing Pumpkins.”

1 Why did the author write “Growing

Pumpkins”? to make me feel sad

to get me to grow pumpkins
to tell me facts about pumpkins

2 Why does the author show a picture of

pumpkins growing?
to show that pumpkins have seeds
to show that pumpkins grow in the fall
to show that pumpkins grow on the ground

3 What can you learn from the picture of

pumpkins growing?

Pumpkins are very small.

Pumpkins do not grow fast.
Leaves grow on pumpkin vines.
 4Read this sentence from the article.

Dig a little hole in the ground.

Which picture shows the meaning of the word

ground as it is used in the sentence above?

5 Why do seeds need

water? to help them

grow
to give them a bath
to keep them in the ground

6 Why does the author tell about pumpkin

seeds? to tell how to eat the seeds

to tell how to find the seeds
to tell how to plant the seeds
 7 Which BEST helps you know what a
pumpkin looks like?

the picture
the name of the
article the words in
the article

8 Read this sentence from the article.

You can make good food with pumpkins.

Which picture shows the meaning of the word

food as it is used in the sentence above?

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9 What can you learn from the picture
of the pumpkin at the END of the
article?
The pumpkin skin has
lines. The pumpkin skin
has spikes. The pumpkin
skin has wings.

1 Why would you read “Growing

0
Pumpkins”? to know why seeds
grow
to know how big pumpkins get
to know how to grow pumpkins