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English Language Arts
Fundations Scope and Sequence- Level K
Unit 1
Letter-Keyword-Sound for consonants
Letter-Keyword-Sound for short vowels
Letter Formation for lower-case letters
Sound recognition: consonants and short vowels
Print and word awareness
Rhyming
Phonemic awareness: initial and final sounds
Story retelling
Beginning composition skills
Fluency/phrasing with echo and choral reading
Unit 2
Phonemic awareness skills: blending, segmenting, and manipulation of sounds
Blending and reading three-sound short vowel words
Story prediction
Alphabetical Order
Upper-case letter formation
Sample words: map, sad, rat
Unit 3
Phonemic awareness skills: blending, segmenting, and manipulation of sounds
Blending sounds in nonsense CVC words
Segmenting and spelling three-sound short vowel sounds
Distinguish long and short vowel sounds
Narrative story form: character, setting, main events
Fluency and phrasing with echo and choral reading
Beginning composition skills
High frequency words (trick words)
Sample words: cut, tap, wet
Trick words: the, a, and, are, to, is, his, as, has, was
Unit 4
Phoneme segmentation
Concept of consonant diagraph, keywords, and sounds: wh, ch, sh, th, ck
Decoding three-sound words with diagraphs
Spelling three-sound words with diagraphs
Spelling of ck at end of words
Narrative story form: character, setting, main events
Sample words: bath, chop, thick
Trick words: we, she, he, be, me, I, you, they
Unit 5
Sentence structure
Sentence dictation
Narrative fiction vs. informational books
Trick words: or, for, of, have, from, by, my, do, one
Good Habits, Great Readers is based on the following seven units of study:
Unit 1-Great Readers See Themselves as Readers-
This unit teaches students to care for books, choose books that match their reading level and interests, and build reading stamina.
Unit 2-Great Readers Make Sense of Text-
This unit teaches students to make predictions and ask questions, while reading. Students are taught to summarize and retell what they have read. They also work on problem-solving unfamiliar words.
Unit 3-Great Readers Use What They Know-
In this unit students begin to make connections, activate background knowledge, build vocabulary, and make inferences.
Unit 4-Great Readers Understand How Stories Work-
In this unit students will begin to understand story grammar, identify literary devices, and use text features.
Unit 5-Great Readers Read to Learn-
In this unit students will learn essential skills for reading and learning from nonfiction. They will begin to identify text features and structures for nonfiction books.
Unit 6-Great Readers Monitor and Organize Ideas and Information-
In this unit students will learn essential skills for keeping track of information. They will learn how to take notes in order to monitor and organize the ideas presented in fiction, and nonfiction. They will also learn how the strategy of visualizing can increase their understanding of the text.
Unit 7-Great Readers Think Critically About Books-
In this unit students will use a variety of skills to evaluate both fiction and nonfiction.
Social Studies
Big Ideas and Content:
Unit 1: Myself and Others
-Each person is unique and has special talents
-What a birthday is and when they celebrate their birthday
-Who different family members are
-Families may be similar and different
-What it means to be respectful
-The difference between a “tattle” and a “tell”
-How people need each other
-A sense of community focuses on respect and caring
Unit 2: How Can I Be a Good Citizen
-How to be a good citizen
-What the American Flag represents and its importance
-Individual responsibilities as a citizen of the classroom/school community
-How choices affect themselves and others
Unit 3: Understanding Economics
-All people have needs and wants
-Goods and services help people satisfy their needs and wants
-People use tools to complete their jobs
-All human beings have to deal with scarcity
-People need to work together for the good of all
-People need others to fulfill their needs and wants
-All people need tools to understand their environment and satisfy their needs and wants
Math
Kindergarten Math
Module 1: Numbers to Ten
Module 2: 2-D and 3-D Shapes
Module 3: Comparison of Length, Weight, Capacity, and Numbers to 10
Module 4: Number Pairs, Addition and Subtraction to 10
Module 5: Numbers 10-20 and Counting to 100
Module 6: Analyzing, Comparing, and Composing Shapes
Science
Kindergarten Science:
Science 21
Unit 1: Weather and Climate
Unit 2: Forces and Interactions (Pushes and Pulls)
Unit 3: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems: Animals, Plants and their Environments