First Grade Houghton Mifflin Reading at a Glance

Theme 1 Week 1

Theme 1 Week 2

Theme 1 Week 3

Phonics Skills:  Consonants m,s,c,t; Short a words

 

High Frequency Words:  go, on, the

Phonics Skills:  Consonants n, f, p, Short a words

 

High Frequency Words:  and, here, jump, not, too, we

Phonics Skills:  Consonants b, r, h, g; Short I words

 

High Frequency Words:  a, find, have, one, to, who

Phonics Library: 

Tam Cat

Cat on the Mat

Cat Sat

 

Anthology:  On the Go

Mac the Cat

Phonics Library: 

Nan Cat

Fat Cat

Tap Tap

 

Anthology:  Cam and Pat

A Day at School

Phonics Library:

Can it Fit?

Who Can Hit?

One Big Fat Fig

 

Anthology:  A Big Hit

Pigs in a Rig

 

Theme 2 Week 1

Theme 2 Week 2

Theme 2 Week 3

Phonics Skills:  Consonants d, w, l, z; Short o Words

High Frequency Words:  five, four, in, once, three, two, upon, what

Phonics Skills:  Consonants y, k, v; Short e words

High Frequency Words:  do, for, I, is, me, my, said, you

Phonics Skills:  Consonants q, j, z; Short u words

High Frequency Words:  are, away, does, he, live, pull, they, where

Phonics Library

Dot Fox

Bob Pig and Dan Ox

Once Upon a Dig

 

Anthology:  A Lot! A Lot!

A Party for Bob

Phonics Library

Not Yet!

Big Ben

Get Wet, Ken!

 

Anthology:  Val Can Help

The Bunnies and the Fox

Phonics Library

The Bug Kit

Quit it, Zig!

Rug Tug

 

Anthology:  Quit it, Bug!

A Surprise for Zig Bug

 

 

Theme 3 Week 1

Theme 3 Week 2

Theme 3 Week3

Phonics Skills:  Double final consonants; Final Consonants ck, s as /z/; Plurals with –s; Short a

 

High Frequency Words:  animal, bird, cold, fall, flowers full, look, of, see

Phonics Skills:  Verb Ending –s, -ed, -ing; Possessives (‘s); Short i

 

High Frequency Words:

All, call, eat, every, first, never, paper, shall, why

Phonics Skills:  Consonant Clusters with r; Contractions with –‘s

 

High Frequency Words:

Also, blue, borwn,color, funny, green, like, many, some

Phonics Library

Cabs, Cabs, Cabs

Fall Naps

Pam Can Pack

 

Anthology:  Animals in the Cold

Seasons

Phonics Library

Lots of Picking

Bill Bird

Tim’s Cat

 

Anthology:  Ham and Eggs

Miss Jill’s Ice Cream Shop

Phonics Library

Let’s Trim the Track!

Brad’s Quick Rag Tricks

Fran Pig’s Brick Hut

 

Anthology:  The Trip

At the Aquarium

 


 

Theme 4 Week 1

Theme 4 Week 2

Theme 4 Week 3

Phonics Skills:  Consonant Clusters with l; Short o

 

High Frequency Words:  children, come, family, father, love, mother, people, picture, your

Phonics Skills:  Consonant Clusters with s; Silent gn, kn, wr; Short e

 

High Frequency Words:  friend, girl, know, play, read, she, sing, today, write

Phonics Skills:  Triple Clusters; Short u

 

High Frequency Words:  car, down, hear, hold, hurt, learn, their, walk, would

Phonics Library

Hot Dog

Tom’s Plan

Jock’s Hut

 

Anthology:  Fluff is Missing!

Go Away, Otto!

Phonics Library

Knock, Knock

Miss Nell

Deb and Bess

 

Anthology:  Zack and His Friends

Two Best Friends

Phonics Library

Buzzing Bug

Duff in the Mud

Jess and Mom

 

Anthology:  Dad’s Big Plan

Dog School

 

 

Theme 5 Week 1

Theme 5 Week 2

Theme 5 Week 3

Phonics Skills:  Digraphs sh, th, wh, ch, tch

 

High Frequency Words:  grow, light, long, more, other, right, room, small, these

Phonics Skills:  Logn a; Final nd, ng, nk

 

High Frequency Words:  could, house, how, over, own, so, world

 

 

Phonics Skills:

Long I; Contractions

 

High Frequency Words:  fly, give, good, her, little, our, try, was

Phonics Library

The Shed

Champ

Hen’s Chicks

 

Anthology:  Moving Day

 

Phonics Library

Pets in a Tank

Gram’s Trip

Stuck in the House

 

Anthology:  Me on the Map

Phonics Library

Pine Lake

Fun Rides

Jim and Sal

 

Anthology:  The Kite

Spelling

Words with  sh/ch

Spelling

Long a

Spelling

 

Focus on Poetry

 

 

Theme 6 Week 1

Theme 6 Week 2

Theme 6 Week 3

Phonics Skills:  Long o and Long u; Final ft, lk, nt

 

High Frequency Words:  by, climb, found, morning, out, shout, show

Phonics Skills:  Long e; Vowel Pairs ee, ea

 

High Frequency Words:  cow, door, horse, now, table, there, through, wall

Phonics Skills:  Vowel Pairs ai and ay

 

High Frequency Words:

Been, evening, far, forest, goes, hungry, near, soon

Phonics Library

Duke’s Gift

Legs Gets His Lunch

The Nest

 

Anthology:  The Sleeping Pig

Phonics Library

Seal Beach

Pete and Peach

Gram’s Huge Meal

 

Anthology:  EEK! There’s a Mouse in the House

Phonics Library

Rain Day

Cub’s Long Day

Jay’s Trip

 

Anthology:  Red-Eyed Tree Frogs

Spelling Words

Spelling

Spelling

 

 

Theme 7 Week 1

Theme 7 Week 2

Theme 7 Week 3

Phonics Skills:  Vowel Pairs oa,ow

 

High Frequency Words:  again, both, gone, hard, or, turn, want

Phonics Skills:  Sounds for oo; Compound Words

 

High Frequency Words:  afraid, any, bear, follow, idea, most, tall, water

Phonics Skills:  Vowel Pairs oo, ew, ue, ou; Long I (igh, ie)

 

High Frequency Words:  build, old, piece, shoe, start, under, very, wear

Phonics Library

Pet Show

Nick is Sick

Don’s Boat

 

Anthology:  That Toad is Mine!

Phonics Library

Chan’s Gift

Ann Can’t Sleep

Rick and Dad Go Camping

 

Anthology:  Lost!

Phonics Library

Clues from Boots

Lou’s Tooth

A Clean Room

 

Anthology:  If you Give a Pig a Pancake

Spelling Words

Spelling

Spelling

 

Focus on Plays

 

 

Theme 8 Week 1

Theme 8 Week 2

Theme 8 Week 3

Phonics Skills:  Base Words and Endings –s, -ed,-ing

 

High Frequency Words:

About, because, draw, happy, part, teacher, tiny

Phonics Skills:  Vowel Pairs ou, ow; Syllabication

 

High Frequency Words:  always, arms, body, eight, ready, seven, warm

Phonics Skills:  Base Words and Endings –ed, -ing

 

High Frequency Words:  butter, carry, kind, person, put, saw, were, work

Phonics Library

A Fine Spring Day

Sunset Beach

Mom’s Spring Jobs

 

Anthology:  The Forest

Phonics Library

Hound Dog and Round Dog

Allen Camps Out

Scout the Grouch

 

Anthology:  Butterfly

Phonics Library

Hen’s Big Show

Writing Home

Sam Sundown’s Problem

 

Anthology:  Johnny Appleseed

Spelling Words

Spelling Words

Spelling

 

 

Theme 9 Week 1

Theme 9 Week 2

Theme 9 Week 3

Phonics Skills:  Sounds for y

 

High Frequency Words:  around, dance, else, ocean, open, talk, though

Phonics Skills:  Base Words with Endings –es; -ies; Prefixes re-, un-

 

High Frequency Words:  after, before, buy, done, off, pretty, school, wash

Phonics Skills:  Vowel Pairs oi, oy, au, aw; Suffixes –ful, -ly, -y

 

High Frequency Words:

Baby, edge, enough, garden, only, sharp, together, watched

Phonics Library

Fussy Gail

Sunny’s Buddy

I Spy

 

Anthology:  When I am Old With You

Phonics Library

Bo’s Bunnies

The Fleet Street Club

Peaches, Screeches

 

Anthology:  The New Friend

Phonics Library

Jenny’s Big Voice

Joy Boy

Shawn’s Soy Sauce

 

Anthology:  The Surprise Family

Spelling

Spelling

Spelling

 

 

Focus on Folktales

 

 

Theme 10 Week 1

Theme 10 Week 2

Theme 10 Week 3

Phonics Skills:  r-Controlled Vowels or,ore and er, ir, ur

 

High Frequency Words:  began, break, divide, head, laugh, second, sure

Phonics Skills:  r-Controlled Vowels ar

 

High Frequency Word:  above, against, already, begin, caught, minute

Phonics Skills:  Base Words and Endings –er, -est

 

High Frequency Words:  able, eye, present, thoughts

Phonics Library

Sport Gets a Bath

Home Run

Pet Store

 

Anthology:  Two Greedy Bears

Phonics Library

Big Star’s Gift

Car Trip

Mark’s Part

 

Anthology:  Fireflies for Nathan

Phonics Library

Ice-Cold Drinks

The Best Pie

Don’t Ask Me

 

Anthology:  The Hat

Spelling Words

Spelling Words

Spelling Words