Unit 1 : Rhyme Time

Grade Level: Kindergarten Duration of Lesson: Aug 19 – Sept 6

Essential Question: How does rhyme affect the way that we hear and read poetry.

Sight Words Wk 1 – red Wk 2 – blue Wk 3 - yellow

Vocabulary Words top, alphabet, numbers, higher, chameleon, cheerful, unhappy, brave, secret, middle, pail, fleece, wall, pot,

Anchor Text Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Chicka Chicka 123, The Mixed up Chameleon, The Kissing Hand, Nursery Rhymes

Speaking and Listening SL.K.1a Follow agreed upon rules for discussion.

Familiar Reading RF.K.1 a Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, & page by page. RF.K.3c read sight words.

Guided Reading Groups SL.K.1a Follow agreed upon rules for discussion. RF.K.1 a Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, & page by page. RF.K.3c read sight words.

Unit Focus

Phonetic

Connections

Science/

Social studies

Math & Calendar

Writing

Shared Reading

Read Aloud

RF.K.2a rhyming words L.K.1a print letters

PS.6.K.1 Demonstrate spatial relationships. C.5.K.4 Pledge of Allegiance G.1.K.10 Use words related to location, direction, & distance. C.4.K.2 Identify people in the family and school who hold positions of authority. G.2.K.1 Discuss similarities and differences in families.

K.CC.2 Count forward beginning from a given number. K.G.1 Describe objects using names of shapes and the relative position of these shapes. K.CC.4a when counting objects say the number names in the standard order. K.CC.4b understand the last number name said tells the number of objects counted.

W.K.1 use drawing and writing to compose opinion pieces. W.K.2 use drawing and writing to compose informative /explanatory texts.

RI.K.4 with prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words. RL.K.5 Recognize common types of texts. RL.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities. RI.K.5 Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book. RI.K.6 Name author and illustrator and define the role of each.

L.K.5a Sort objects into categories.

C.4.K.1 recognize the need for rules and the consequences

K.CC.4c understand that each successive number name refers to a quantity that is one larger. K.MD.3 classify objects into given categories. H.6.K.4 discuss how things change over time using chronological terms. G.1.K.7 identify different types of weather.

RL.K.6 With prompting and support, name author/illustrator and define the role.

Unit 2 : Safety and Me

Grade Level: Kindergarten Duration of Lesson: Sept 9 – 20

Essential Question: Why do we include a beginning, middle, and end when we tell stories.

Sight Words Wk 4- I, see, pink Wk 5 – a, at green

Vocabulary Words fair, rides, close, awful, lost, worry, prevention, smoke alarm, drop, fire engine, curious, masks, pumper

Anchor Text Angelina at the Fair, Cooper Bear at the Fair, Stop Drop and Roll, Curious George at the Fire Station, Fighting Fires

Speaking and Listening SL.K.6 Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas, clearly. SL.K.1 Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges.

Familiar Reading RF.K.1 a Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, & page by page.

Guided Reading Groups SL.K.6 Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas, clearly. SL.K.1 Continue a conversation through multiple exchanges. RK.K.1b recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.

Unit Focus

Phonetic

Connections

Science/

Social studies

Math & Calendar

Writing

Shared Reading

Read Aloud

RF.K.2a rhyming words RF.K.4 Read emergent reader texts with purpose and understanding.

NS.1.K.9 apply lab safety rules. G.1.K.2 identify the school attended and the city.

K.CC.2 Count forward beginning from a given number. K.CC.4a when counting objects say the number names in the standard order. K.CC.4c understand that each successive number name refers to a quantity that is one larger. K.OA.1 add or subtract with objects, fingers, drawings, etc.

W.K.1 use drawing and writing to compose opinion pieces.

RL.K.1 With prompting and support ask and answer questions about key details. RL.K.3 With prompting and support identify characters, settings, and major events.

L.K.5c identify real life connections between words and their use.

H.6.K.4 discuss how things change over time using chronological terms. G.1.K.7 identify different types of weather.

Unit 3: Through the Seasons

Grade Level: Kindergarten Duration of Lesson: Sept 23- Oct 11

Essential Question: How do questions stems (who, what, when, where, why and how) help us to find more information in books.

Sight Words Wk 6 – brown, like, to Wk 7 – can, my, purple Wk 8 – and, white, you

Vocabulary Words spring, summer, fall, winter, orchard, bare, hop, hall, fruit, seeds, core, gather, trunk, branches, autumn, vines, plants, larger

Anchor Text Four Season for Little People, Johnny Appleseed, Ten Apples up on Top, Apples, The Giving Tree, Too Many Pumpkins, From Seed to Pumpkin

Speaking and Listening SL.K.6 Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas, clearly.

Familiar Reading RF.K.1c understand that words are separated by spaces in print.

Guided Reading Groups RF.K.1c understand that words are separated by spaces in print.

Unit Focus

Phonetic

Connections

Science/

Social studies

Math & Calendar

Writing

Shared Reading

Read Aloud

RF.K.2b count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.

ESS.8.K.6 describe the four seasons. ESS.8.K. 5 chart weather daily. PS.5.K.1 List and classify objects according to properties. NS.1.K.2 ask questions based on observations. NS.1.K.4 estimate and measure, length, mass, capacity, & volume using non-standard units. NS.1.K.7 use age-appropriate equipment and tools in scientific

K.MD.1 Describe measurable attributes of objects such as length or weight. K.CC.4a when counting objects say the number names in the standard order. K.CC.4c understand that each successive number name refers to a quantity that is one larger. K.CC.3 write numbers from 0 to 20. K.CC.6 Identify whether the number of objects

W.K.8 With guidance and support , recall information from experiences or gather information from sources.

RI.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities. RI.K. 2 With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.

L.K.1 Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.

investigations. NS.1.k.8 apply appropriate safety rules related to daily activities. ESS.8.K.7 demonstrate safety procedures related to severe weather. C.5.K.3 identify voting procedures.

in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group.

Unit 4: Habitats

Grade Level: Kindergarten Duration of Lesson: Oct 14 – Nov 8

Essential Question: Why is it important for writers to describe settings carefully?

Sight Words Wk 9 - black Wk 10 – is, this, orange Wk 11 – am, on, ride Wk 12 – fly, the, will

Vocabulary Words busy, web, spinning, tangled, arachnids, silk, search, nest, strange, slow, hung, lazy, snoozing, nocturnal, children, look, cave, air, den

Anchor Text The Very Busy Spider, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Spiders Are Not Insects, Stellaluna, Slowly, Slowly Said the Sloth, The Very Sleep Sloth, Rainforest Animals, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, Time to Sleep,

Speaking and Listening SL.K.5 Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions to provide additional detail.

Familiar Reading RF.K.1c understand that words are separated by spaces in print.

Guided Reading Groups SL.K.5 Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions to provide additional detail.

Unit Focus

Phonetic

Connections

Science/

Social studies

Math & Calendar

Writing

Shared Reading

Read Aloud

RF.K.3 Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one correspondence by producing the primary sound for each consonant.

LS.2.K.3 Match parent and offspring. NS.1.K.3 conduct scientific investigations as a class and in teams. H.6.K.10 discuss Christopher Columbus and his discovery of America. H.6.K.5 Identify events that take place in sequential order. G.3.K.3 Define physical environment. G.1.K.6 Identify water on maps and

K.CC.4c understand that each successive number name refers to a quantity that is one larger. K.OA. 2 Solve addition and subtraction word problems within 10 using objects or drawings. K.CC.7 Compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals.

W.K.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects(author study).

RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear.

RL.K.6 With prompting and support, name author/illustrator and define the role.

globes. G.1.K. 5 Identify land on maps and globes. G.1.K.8 Recognize the difference between maps and globes. G.1.K.4 Recognize the United States on a world map or globe.

Unit 5 : On the Move

Grade Level: Kindergarten Duration of Lesson: Nov 11 -22

Essential Question: How is reading exploring?

Sight Words Wk 13 – so, get, we Wk 14 – he, did, it

Vocabulary Words Thankful, Pilgrims, ship, native, gobble, breeze, tracks, transportation, mountain,

Anchor Text The First Thanksgiving, ’Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving, The Little Engine that Could, Getting Around,

Speaking and Listening SL.K.6 Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas, clearly.

Familiar Reading

Guided Reading Groups

Unit Focus

Phonetic

Connections

Science/

Social studies

Math & Calendar

Writing

Shared Reading

Read Aloud

RF.K.2c Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single syllable words. L.K.2a Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I.

PS.6.K.2 Demonstrate various ways that objects can move, including but not limited to straight, zig-zag, etc. H .6.K.8 Understand that Pilgrims came to America from another part of the world. H.6.K.11 Recognize the relationship between the American Indians and the Pilgrims. G.3.K.1 Identify types of current and early transportation.

K.G.5 Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components and drawing shapes. K.OA. 2 Solve addition and subtraction word problems within 10 using objects or drawings. K.CC.7 Compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals. K.G.2 Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size.

W.K.3 Use a combinations of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event in the order in which they occurred.

RL.K.2 With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details. RI.K.3 With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

L.K.1 d Understand and use question words.

H.6.K.9 Recognize examples of current and early transportation. H.6.K.7 Recognize that family activities have changed over time. H.6.K.1 Recognize celebrations and holidays as a way of remembering and honoring events and people of the past.

Unit 6 : Fun with Science

Grade Level: Kindergarten Duration of Lesson: Dec 2 – Jan 10

Essential Question: How can asking questions help you learn about science?

Sight Words Wk 15 – an, up, down, Wk 18 – do, in, what

Vocabulary Words Hear, taste, smell, touch, electricity, energy, magnetic, poles, metal, liquid, solid, gas, matter

Anchor Text My Five Senses, Switch On, Switch Off, Mighty Magnets, What is Matter, Many kinds of Matter

Speaking and Listening SL.K.3 Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.

Familiar Reading RF.K.2c Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single syllable words.

Guided Reading Groups SL.K.3 Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.

Unit Focus

Phonetic

Connections

Science/

Social studies

Math & Calendar

Writing

Shared Reading

Read Aloud

RF.K.1d Recognize and name all upper and lowercase letters of the alphabet. RF.K.2d Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds in three-phoneme words.

LS.2.K.5 Name and describe the five senses. LS.2.K.6 Discuss the functions of the five senses. PS.7.K.6 Investigate magnets of various shapes. PS.7.K.5 List some uses of magnets in everyday objects. PS.7.K.4 Demonstrate effects of magnets on each other and other objects. PS.7.K.3 Identify ways to conserve electricity.

K.OA.5 Fluently add and subtract within 5. K.G.6 Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes. K.OA. 2 Solve addition and subtraction word problems within 10 using objects or drawings. K.CC.7 Compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals. K.CC.2 Count forward beginning from a given number within the known sequence.

W.K.5 With guidance and support, respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.

RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

L.K.4a Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately.

PS.7.K.2 Identify uses of electricity. LS.2.K.1 Classify living and nonliving things. PS.7.K.1 Classify objects in terms of their relative temperature. NS.1.K.5 Estimate relative temperature of matter.

H.6.K.4 discuss how things change over time using chronological terms. G.1.K.7 Identify different types of weather.

Unit 7: A Healthy Me

Grade Level: Kindergarten Duration of Lesson: January 13-January 31

Essential Question: Why is it important to make healthy choices?

Sight Words Week 19: us, go, they Week 20: jump, one, two Week 21: have, three, four

Vocabulary Words trim, comfortable, jam, scenery, neck, shoulders, knees, tusks, fangs

Anchor Text If you Give a Mouse a Cookie, If you give a Moose a Muffin, From Head to Toe, Hooray for Teeth

Speaking and Listening SL.K.2: confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood

Familiar Reading RF.K.4: Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding

Guided Reading Groups RF.K.4: Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding SL.K.2: confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood

Unit Focus

Phonetic

Connections

Science/

Social studies

Math & Calendar

Writing

Shared Reading

Read Aloud

RF.K.2e: add or substitute individual sounds in simple, one-syllable words to make new words RF.K.3d: distinguish between similarly spelled word by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ L.K.2c: write a letter or letters for most consonant and short-vowel sounds

LS.2.K.7: identify the basic materials for oral hygiene LS.2.K.8: demonstrate the proper technique for cleaning teeth E.9.K.1: recognize that money is used to purchase items H.6.K.1: recognize celebrations and holidays as a way of remembering and honoring events and people of the past

K.MD.2: directly compare two objects with a measurable attribute in common, to see which object has “more of/Less of” the attribute, and difference K.G.3: identify shapes as two dimensional or three dimensional K.CC.1: count to 100 by ones and by tens K.G.4: analyze and compare two-and three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities and differences and other attributes

W.k.6: with guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produces and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers

RI.K.8: with prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text

L.K.1c: form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/ L.K.1e: use the most frequently occurring prepositions

G.1.K.7: identify different types of weather H.6.K.4: discuss how things change over time using chronological terms

Unit 8: In My World

Grade Level: Kindergarten Duration of Lesson: February 3-March 14

Essential Question: How do we use literature and informational texts to learn about the world?

Sight Words Week 22: five, are, here Week 23: six, for, look Week 24: seven, play, with Week 25: eight, that, pretty Week 26: nine, big, little Week 27: ten, run, said

Vocabulary Words shadow, substitute, Flag, pledge, nation, president, election, vote, climate, recycle, reuse, symbol, occupation, community, president, White House, planet, center, natural, symbol, state

Anchor Text Substitute Groundhog, The Pledge of Allegiance, Duck for President, It’s Earth Day, Arkansas, ABC of Jobs, Helpers in my Community, Meet the Obamas, The Solar System, N is for Natural state, Arkansas

Speaking and Listening SL.K.4: describe familiar people, places, things, and events and with prompting and support, provide additional detail SL.K.3: ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information or clarify something that is not understood

Familiar Reading RF.K.1c: understand that words are separated by spaces in print

Guided Reading Groups SL.K.4: describe familiar people, places, things, and events and with prompting and support, provide additional detail SL.K.3: ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information or clarify something that is not understood L.K.2b: recognize and name end punctuation

Unit Focus

Phonetic

Connections

Science/

Social studies

Math & Calendar

Writing

Shared Reading

Read Aloud

RF.K.2: Isolate and pronounce the initial , medial, vowel, and final sounds in three-phoneme words

ESS.10.K.1: distinguish between celestial bodies and other objects in the sky ESS.8.K.1: identify various characteristics of Earth’s surface PS.6.K.3: demonstrate the effects of the force of gravity on objects ESS.8.K.4: identify ways natural and man-made materials can be reused or recycled ESS.8.K.2: identify the uses of land and water ESS.8.K.3: clarify resources as natural

K.OA.4: for any number from 1-9, find the number that makes 10 when added to the given number K.CC.5: count to answer how many questions about as many as 20 things K.NBT.1: compose and decompose numbers from 11-19 into tens, ones, and some further ones K.CC.7: compare two numbers between 1 and 10 presented as written numerals

W.K.5: with guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed

RL.K.9: With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories

L.K.5d: distinguish shades of meaning among verbs describing the same general action by acting out the meanings

or man-made H.6.K.2: identify state symbols of Arkansas H.6.K.3: Identify famous Arkansans G.1.K.3: identify the state of Arkansas on a map of the US E.8.K.1: identify human resources E.8.K.3: discuss how people earn a living in the community and the places they work E.9.K.4: recognize that people choose among a variety of goods and services E.9.K.3: identify services people for each other E.9.K.2: identify goods that people use H.6.K.6: discuss how

historical events relate to the present day E.9.K.6: understand that markets exists in a community E.8.K.4: duscuss natural resources C.4.K.3: identify the name and picture of the current president of the US and current governor of Arkansas G.1.K.9: recognize that maps and globes represent models of the Earth C.5.K.2: discuss the rights and responsibilities of being a good citizen C.5.k.1: recognize national symbols that represent American democracy

Unit 9: Wonders of Nature

Grade Level: Kindergarten Duration of Lesson: March 24-May 30

Essential Question: How does nature inspire us as readers, writers, and artists?

Sight Words Week 28 & 29: she, help, very Week 30: review Week 31: as, be, make Week 32: all, by, could Week 33: each, know, was Week 34: away, our, saw Week 35: me, no, too

Vocabulary Words Armor, spikes, Tiny, weed, roots, grouchy, friendly, insist, toad, ground, egg, caterpillar, cocoon, pupa, gloomy, pebbles, type, emergency, impatient, curious, frightened, soaring, strutting

Anchor Text Dinosaur Days, The Tiny Seed, The Grouchy Ladybug, Frog and Toad Together, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Caterpillar to Butterfly, A House for Hermit Crab, Click Clack Moo Cows that Type, Curious George, Panda Bear Panda Bear What do you see?

Speaking and Listening SL.K.4: describe familiar people, places, things, and events and with prompting and support, provide additional detail

Familiar Reading RF.K.1c: understand that words are

separated by spaces in print

Guided Reading Groups SL.K.4: describe familiar people, places, things, and events and with prompting and support, provide additional detail

Unit Focus

Phonetic

Connections

Science/

Social studies

Math & Calendar

Writing

Shared Reading

Read Aloud

RF.K.3b: associate the long and short sounds with common spellings for the five major vowels L.K.2d: spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships

LS.4.K.1: Recognize what it means for a species to be extint LS.3.K.2: illustrate complete metamorphosis LS.2.K.4: identify basic needs of plants and animals LS.3.K.1: describe plant development and growth LS.2.K.2: differentiate between plants and animals NS.1.K.1: record observations pictorially, orally, and in writing NS.1.K.6: collect empirical evidence as

K.OA.3: decompose numbers less than or equal to 10 into pairs in more than one way K.OA.5: fluently add and subtract within 5 K.OA.2: solve addition and subtraction word problems, and add and subtract within 10 H.6.K.4: discuss how things change over time using chronological terms G.1.K.7: identify different types of weather

W.K.2: use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts

RL.K.4: Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text RI.k.9: with prompting and support, identify basic similarities in differences between two texts on the same topic RI.k.1: with prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text

L.K.1b: use frequently occurring nouns and verbs L.k.4b: use the most frequently occurring inflections and affixes as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word L.k.5b: demonstrate understanding of frequently occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to their opposites

a class G.3.K.2: recognize the importance of protecting the air, water, and land E.8.K.2: discuss the roles of producers and consumers G.1.K.11: illustrate a map of a familiar place