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📖 ELAKindergarten

Kindergarten ELA: the year at a glance

10 units · 54 lessons · based on Common Core State Standards for ELA, Kindergarten — typical US scope & sequence (literacy block). Every unit ends with a review & assessment day.

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Unit 1: Getting ready to read: books, print & names RF.K.1

Handle a book correctly: front, back, title, left to right · Know that print carries meaning and words are separated by spaces · Recognize and write their own name

  1. Parts of a bookRF.K.1
  2. Print goes left to rightRF.K.1a
  3. Words, spaces and lettersRF.K.1c
  4. My nameRF.K.1d
  5. Letters vs numbersRF.K.1d
  6. Listening to storiesSL.K.2
  7. Review & assessment

Unit 2: Letters & sounds, part 1 RF.K.3a

Name upper- and lowercase letters · Say the most common sound of each consonant · Hear the first sound in a word

  1. Letters m, s, tRF.K.3a
  2. Letters a, p, cRF.K.3a
  3. Hearing the first soundRF.K.2d
  4. Letters i, n, f, bRF.K.3a
  5. Uppercase and lowercase partnersRF.K.1d
  6. Letters o, g, d, hRF.K.3a
  7. Review & assessment

Unit 3: Rhyming & syllables RF.K.2a

Recognize and produce rhyming words · Count and blend syllables in spoken words

  1. Do they rhyme?RF.K.2a
  2. Make a rhymeRF.K.2a
  3. Clap the syllablesRF.K.2b
  4. Blend and split syllablesRF.K.2b
  5. Nursery rhymesRL.K.10
  6. Review & assessment

Unit 4: Stories: characters, setting & events RL.K.3

Identify characters, setting and major events · Retell familiar stories with key details

  1. Who is in the story?RL.K.3
  2. Where does it happen?RL.K.3
  3. Beginning, middle and endRL.K.2
  4. Ask and answer questionsRL.K.1
  5. Pictures and wordsRL.K.7
  6. Compare two storiesRL.K.9
  7. Review & assessment

Unit 5: Letters & sounds, part 2 · blending CVC words RF.K.3

Know all consonant and short-vowel sounds · Blend and segment sounds in CVC words · Read and spell simple CVC words

  1. Letters e, k, l, rRF.K.3a
  2. Letters u, w, j, v, y, z, q, xRF.K.3a
  3. Blending soundsRF.K.2c
  4. Segmenting soundsRF.K.2d
  5. Reading CVC wordsRF.K.3b
  6. Spelling CVC wordsL.K.2d
  7. Review & assessment

Unit 6: Informational text: animals & our world RI.K.2

Identify the main topic and key details · Use text features like photos and labels · Learn new words from the text

  1. Fiction or nonfiction?RI.K.5
  2. Main topicRI.K.2
  3. Key detailsRI.K.1
  4. Photos, labels and captionsRI.K.6
  5. New words from booksRI.K.4
  6. Capybara factsRI.K.1
  7. Review & assessment

Unit 7: Sight words & reading little books RF.K.3c

Read common high-frequency words by sight · Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding

  1. Sight words: I, a, the, seeRF.K.3c
  2. Sight words: is, can, we, likeRF.K.3c
  3. Reading pattern booksRF.K.4
  4. Sight words: and, to, go, my, youRF.K.3c
  5. Reading decodable booksRF.K.4
  6. Review & assessment

Unit 8: Opinion writing: drawing & telling what I like W.K.1

State an opinion about a topic or book using drawing, dictating and writing · Give a reason

  1. What is an opinion?W.K.1
  2. My favorite bookW.K.1
  3. Giving reasonsW.K.1
  4. Sharing our opinionsSL.K.6
  5. Review & assessment

Unit 9: Informative writing: All About books W.K.2

Name a topic and tell some facts about it · Write words and simple sentences with capital letters and periods

  1. Choosing a topic I knowW.K.2
  2. Writing factsW.K.2
  3. Capitals and periodsL.K.2a
  4. Labels and diagramsW.K.2
  5. Publishing celebrationW.K.6
  6. Review & assessment

Unit 10: Narrative writing & retelling W.K.3

Draw and write events in order · Use words like first, next, last · Retell stories in sequence

  1. Small momentsW.K.3
  2. First, next, lastW.K.3
  3. Feelings in storiesW.K.3
  4. Retell a favorite storyRL.K.2
  5. Year-end reading celebrationRF.K.4
  6. Review & assessment

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