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KindergartenUnit 3: Outside My Door LessonMain SelectionsPhonemic Awareness/PhonicsVocabularyBig Book:Paired Selection:Phonemic Awareness:Selection Vocabulary:Jump into January“Holidays All Year Long”Genre: Informational Text(Social Studies) Blend Phonemes Final Soundglistens (v), jive (v), local (adj.),orchard (n)Phonics:Oral Vocabulary:Genre: Concept BookRead Aloud Book:11Paired SelectionsEvery SeasonGenre: Informational Text(Social Studies)Text Focus SkillCalendar Review Letter Aa* (Short a) Words with a (Short a) Blending WordsWords to Know (HFW):bloom, peck, scatter, speckled,store, tracksVocabulary Strategy:Figurative Languagecome, meFluency:Pause for PunctuationBig Book:Paired Selection:Phonemic Awareness:Selection Vocabulary:SnowGenre: Fantasy“How Water Changes”Genre: Informational Text(Science) Blend Phonemes Final Sounddrifted (v), gathering (v), swirled(v), wisely (adv.)Phonics:Oral Vocabulary:Read Aloud Book:Text Focus SkillPhotos and CaptionsStorm Is Coming!12Genre: Fantasy Letter: Nn * Words with n Blending WordsWords to Know (HFW):guard, huddle, nodded, pasture,silent, stampedeVocabulary Strategy:Classify and Categorize:Sensory Wordswith, myFluency:Read with ExpressionBig Book:Paired Selections:Phonemic Awareness:Selection Vocabulary:What Color Is Nature?Genre: Informational Text(Science) Poems About Colors Blend Phonemes “I Love Colors” Final Soundeverywhere (adj.), nature (n),salamander (n), surrounded (adj.) “Many Colors”Phonics:Oral Vocabulary: “Baa, Baa Black Sheep” Letter: Ff * “What Do I Spy?”Genre: Poetry Words with fRead Aloud Book:13A Zebra’s WorldGenre: Informational Text(Science) “Zebra”Text Focus SkillPoetry: Rhythm Blending WordsWords to Know (HFW):you, whatFluency:Reading Rate10Grade K*Penmanship addressed with Phonics skill on Day 1 and/or Day 2.**Formal lesson for Concepts of Print skill on Day 2.daily, herd, muscles, pattern,several, usuallyVocabulary Strategy:Classify and Categorize:Color Words

ComprehensionResearch/Listening andSpeakingComprehension Skill:Extend Through ResearchCompare and ContrastRecord and Publish ResearchComprehension Strategy:Listening and Speaking:QuestionShare InformationConclusionsExtend Through Media LiteracyIdentify Media Forms andTechniquesComprehension Strategy:Listening and Speaking:Monitor/ClarifyShare IdeasAuthor’s PurposeComprehension Strategy:VisualizeConcepts of Print Words and Sentences ** Compound Words** Come and See Me Pam and MeWriting Mode:Write to Express (FictionalNarrative):Story Sentences (Exact Nouns)Grammar Skill:Sentence Parts: Verb I Can Nap Tap with MeWriting Mode:Write to Express (FictionalNarrative):Story Sentences (Exact Verbs)Focus Trait:Word ChoiceConcepts of Print Letters and Words Punctuation: Quotation Marks **Comprehension Skill:Grammar Skill:Sentence Parts: SubjectDecodable ReadersFocus Trait:Word ChoiceConcepts of Print Capitalization: First Letter of aName ** Phrases, Punctuation: MatchSpoken Phrases to Print,Question Mark, ExclamationPointComprehension Skill:Grammar/WritingExtend Through ResearchAsk QuestionsListening and Speaking:Share Information and IdeasGrammar Skill:Complete Sentences:Capitalization and Punctuation What Can You See? Fat CatWriting Mode:Write to Express (FictionalNarrative):Story Sentences (Details)Focus Trait:IdeasGrade K11

KindergartenUnit 3: Outside My Door(Continued) LessonMain SelectionsPaired SelectionsVocabularyBig Book:Paired Selection:Phonemic Awareness:Selection Vocabulary:Turtle Splash!“Where Animals Live”Genre: Informational Text(Science) Blend Phonemes Isolate Middle Soundidle (adj.), lounging (v), scampers(v), timid (adv.)Phonics:Oral Vocabulary:Genre: Concept BookEssential Question:Text Focus SkillWhat causes events in a story toLabelshappen?14Phonemic Awareness/Phonics Letter Bb * Words with b Blending WordsRead Aloud Book:Home for a Tiger, Home for aBearGenre: Informational Text(Science)Words to Know (HFW):burrow, desert, (beaver’s) lodge,patient, shade, soaringVocabulary Strategy:Classify and Categorize:Number Wordsare, nowFluency:Read with ExpressionBig Book:What a Beautiful Sky!Genre: Informational Text(Science)Essential Question:15Paired Selection:“What Will the Weather BeLike?”Genre: Informational Text(Science)Text Focus SkillWhy is it important to know what Symbolshappens first, next, and last in aselection?Phonemic Awareness:Selection Vocabulary: Blend Phonemes Isolate Middle Soundfireball (n), thinner (adj.), beautiful(adj.), misty (adj.)Phonics:Oral Vocabulary: Review Letters Aa* (Short a),Nn*, Ff*, Bb* Words with a (Short a), n, f, b Blending ReviewRead Aloud Book:How Many Stars in the Sky?Genre: Realistic FictionWords to Know (HFW):Review come, me, with, my, you,what, are, nowFluency:Pause for Punctuation12Grade K*Penmanship addressed with Phonics skill on Day 1 and/or Day 2.**Formal lesson for Concepts of Print skill on Day 2.dazzling, distance, gazing,leaned, planet, tunnelVocabulary Strategy:Figurative Language: Simile

ComprehensionComprehension Skill:Cause and EffectComprehension Strategy:Infer/PredictResearch/Listening andSpeakingExtend Through ResearchIdentify SourcesGrammar Skill:Verbs in Past TenseListening and Speaking:Writing Mode:Write to Express (FictionalNarrative):Story (Sequence; Beginning,Middle, Ending)Share IdeasConcepts of PrintLetters and Words **Comprehension Skill:Sequence of EventsComprehension Strategy:Analyze/EvaluateConcepts of Print Letters, Words, and Sentences ** Compund WordsGrammar/WritingDecodable Readers What Now? At BatFocus Trait:OrganizationExtend Through ResearchGather and Record InformationListening and Speaking:Share Information and IdeasGrammar Skill:Statements (Capitalization andPunctuation) Pam Cat Come with MeWriting Mode:Write to Express (FictionalNarrative):Story (Sequence; Beginning,Middle, Ending)Focus Trait:OrganizationGrade K13

KindergartenUnit 4: Let’s Find Out LessonMain SelectionsBig Book:What Is Science?Genre: Informational Text(Science)Read Aloud Book:Dear Mr. Blueberry16Paired SelectionsPhonemic Awareness/PhonicsVocabularyPaired Selection:“Benjamin Franklin, Inventor”Genre: Informational Text(Social Studies)Phonemic Awareness:Selection Vocabulary: Blend Phonemes Isolate Middle Soundfossils (n), geodes (n), geysers(n), glaciers (n)Text Focus SkillTimelinePhonics:Oral Vocabulary: Letter Ii * Words with: (Short i)Genre: Fantasy Blending WordsWords to Know (HFW):information, perhaps, pleased,pond, spurt, travelVocabulary Strategy:Classify and Categorize:Science Wordsis, howFluency:Pause for PunctuationBig Book:Paired Selection:Phonemic Awareness:Selection Vocabulary:I Love Bugs!“Anansi and Grasshopper”Genre: Folk Tale and TricksterTale (Traditional Tale) Blend Phonemes Segment Phonemesswoop (v), creep (v), paddle (v),weaves (v)Phonics:Oral Vocabulary:Genre: Realistic FictionRead Aloud Book:It Is the Wind17Genre: Realistic FictionText Focus SkillCharacteristics of a Folk Taleand of a Trickster Tale Letter Gg * Words with g Blending WordsWords to Know (HFW):creaks, hare, hinge, howling(wind), path, swaysVocabulary Strategy:Multiple-Meaning Wordsfind, thisFluency:Read with Expression18Big Book:Paired Selections:Phonemic Awareness:Selection Vocabulary:In the Big Blue SeaGenre: Informational Text(Science) Poems About the Sea Blend Phonemes Segment Phonemesdive (v), along (prep), glad (adj.),swim (v)Read Aloud Book: “If You Ever” “A Sailor Went to Sea, Sea,Sea” “Ten Little Fishes”Phonics:Oral Vocabulary:One-Dog CanoeGenre: Fiction “Undersea”Genre: Poetry Letter R r * Words with r Blending WordsText Focus Skill PoetryWords to Know (HFW): Repeating and Rhyming Words will, beFluency:Read with Expression14Grade K*Penmanship addressed with Phonics skill on Day 1 and/or Day 2.**Formal lesson for Concepts of Print skill on Day 2.canoe, dew, glided, paddle,peered, crewVocabulary Strategy:Rhyme

ComprehensionResearch/Listening andSpeaking/Study SkillsComprehension Skill:Extend Through Media LiteracyDetailsIdentify Media Forms GO: Web MapComprehension Strategy:SummarizeConcepts of Print Parts of a Book ** Role of Author, Illustrator Directionality: Left to Right Punctuation: Question Mark,PeriodComprehension Skill:Conclusions GO: Inference MapComprehension Strategy:Infer/PredictConcepts of Print Using Pictures and Text Poetry **Listening and Speaking:Share IdeasGrammar Skill:Proper Nouns for PlacesListening and Speaking:Writing Mode:Write to Narrate (PersonalNarrative):Message (Different Parts)Share Information and IdeasRecord and Publish ResearchConcepts of Print Letters and Words Types, Functions of PrintMaterials: Inform ** It Is My Cab Can You Find It? Gig PigStudy Skills:Focus Trait: Distinguish Fantasy fromOrganizationRealism Form Questions: Use andRespond to Question Words Parts of a Book: Front and BackCovers, Title Page Parts of a Book: Table ofContents, Page NumbersAuthor’s PurposeAnalyze/Evaluate What Is It?Writing Mode:Write to Narrate (PersonalNarrative):Message (Different Parts)Extend Through ResearchIdentify SourcesExtend Through ResearchComprehension Strategy:Grammar Skill:Proper Nouns for People and PetsDecodable ReadersStudy Skills: Distinguish Fantasy fromFocus Trait:RealismOrganization Form Questions: Use andRespond to Question Words Parts of a Book: Front and BackCovers, Title Page Parts of a Book: Table ofContents, Page NumbersComprehension Skill: GO: Inference MapGrammar/WritingListening and Speaking:Share InformationGrammar Skill:Verbs in Future Tense What Will It Be? Rac Is ItWriting Mode:Write to Narrate (PersonalNarrative):Letter (Different Parts)Focus Trait:Study Skills:Organization Distinguish Fantasy fromRealism Form Questions: Use andRespond to Question Words Parts of a Book: Front and BackCovers, Title Page Parts of a Book: Table ofContents, Page NumbersGrade K15

KindergartenUnit 4: Let’s Find Out(Continued) LessonMain SelectionsBig Book:Paired SelectionsPaired Selections: “The Three Billy Goats Gruff” “The Builder and the Oni”Genre: Fairy Tale (TraditionalTales)Sheep Take a HikeGenre: FantasyRead Aloud Book:19Nicky and the Rainy DayGenre: FantasyText Focus Skill Storytelling Phrases Characteristics of a Fairy TalePhonemic Awareness/PhonicsVocabularyPhonemic Awareness:Selection Vocabulary: Blend Phonemes Segment Phonemesbicker (v), compass (n), hiking(adj.), tramp (v)Phonics:Oral Vocabulary: Letter Dd * Words with d Blending WordsWords to Know (HFW):blizzards, boring, cliffs,impossible, jungle, meadowVocabulary Strategy:Antonymsgo, forFluency:Pause for PunctuationBig Book:Curious George’s DinosaurDiscoveryGenre: FantasyPaired Selection:“Exploring Land and Water”Genre: Informational Text(Science)Phonemic Awareness:Selection Vocabulary: Blend Phonemes Segment Phonemesexpected (v), display (n), museum(n), quarry (n)Read Aloud Book:Text Focus SkillPhonics:Oral Vocabulary:Duck & GooseMap and Map Key Review Letters Ii* (Short i),Gg*, Dd*, Rr*apologized, attention, confusion,notice, snooze, webbed Review words with i (Short i),g, d, rVocabulary Strategy: Blending ReviewSynonymsGenre: Fantasy20Words to Know (HFW):Review is, how, find, this, will,be, go, forFluency:Reading Rate16Grade K*Penmanship addressed with Phonics skill on Day 1 and/or Day 2.**Formal lesson for Concepts of Print skill on Day 2.

ComprehensionComprehension Skill:Cause and Effect GO: T- MapComprehension Strategy:Research/Listening andSpeaking/Study SkillsGrammar/WritingExtend Through ResearchAsk QuestionsGrammar Skill:Verbs in Past TenseListening and Speaking:Writing Mode:Write to Narrate (PersonalNarrative):Story (Exact Nouns)Share IdeasQuestionStudy Skills: Distinguish Fantasy fromRealismConcepts of Print Form Questions: Use and Punctuation: Period, QuestionRespond to Question WordsMark, Exclamation Point Parts of a Book: Front and Back Directionality: Top to Bottom,Covers, Title PageLeft to Right Parts of a Book: Table ofContents, Page Numbers Parts of a Book: Page Numbers **Focus Trait:Word ChoiceComprehension Skill:Grammar Skill:Verbs: Past, Present, FutureSequence of Events GO: Flow ChartComprehension Strategy:VisualizeConcepts of Print High-Frequency Words Role of Author **Extend Through Media LiteracyIdentify Media Forms andTechniquesShare Information and IdeasWriting Mode:Write to Narrate (PersonalNarrative):Story (Exact Nouns)Study Skills:Focus Trait:Word ChoiceListening and Speaking:Decodable Readers Go for It! D Is for Dad The Big Dig We Fit Distinguish Fantasy fromRealism Form Questions: Use andRespond to Question Words Parts of a Book: Front and BackCovers, Title Page Parts of a Book: Table ofContents, Page NumbersGrade K17

KindergartenUnit 5: Growing and Changing LessonMain SelectionsPaired SelectionsPhonemic Awareness/PhonicsVocabularyBig Book:Paired Selections:Phonemic Awareness:Selection Vocabulary:The Best of Friends Poems About Friends Blend PhonemesGenre: Realistic Fiction “My Friend” “The More We Get Together” “Make New Friends” Segment Phonemesespecially (adv.), market (n),messy (adj.), sometimes (adv.)Phonics:Oral Vocabulary:Read Aloud Book:Simon and Molly plus HesterGenre: Realistic Fiction21Genre: PoetryText Focus SkillPoetry: Rhyme Letter: Oo* (Short o) Words with o (Short o) Adding –s (/s/, /z/)(no formal lesson) Blending Wordsidea, just, plain, teach, together,untilVocabulary Strategy:Multiple-Meaning WordsWords to Know (HFW):make, playFluency:Read with ExpressionBig Book:Leo the Late BloomerGenre: FantasyRead Aloud Book:22A Tiger Grows UpGenre: Informational Text(Science)Paired Selection:“What Can a Baby Animal Do?”Genre: Informational Text(Science)Text Focus SkillLabelsPhonemic Awareness:Selection Vocabulary: Blend and Segment Phonemes bloomer (n), patience (n), signs Substitute Phonemes(n), sloppy (adj.)Phonics:Oral Vocabulary: Letters Xx *, Jj *blend, (tiger) cub, den, pounces,prey, scraps Words with x, j Blending WordsWords to Know(HFW):said, goodFluency:Reading Rate18Grade K*Penmanship addressed with Phonics skill on Day 1 and/or Day 2.**Formal lesson for Concepts of Print skill on Day 2.Vocabulary Strategy:Antonyms

ComprehensionResearch/Listening andSpeaking/Study SkillsComprehension Skill:Extend Through Media LiteracyUnderstanding CharactersIdentify Media Forms GO: T-MapComprehension Strategy:Infer/PredictConcepts of Print Directionality: Top to Bottom,Left to Right ** Compund WordsComprehension Skill:Story Structure GO: Story MapComprehension Strategy:Analyze/EvaluateListening and Speaking:Share IdeasStudy Skills: Different Types of Print Materials Parts of a Library Alphabetical Order Use NewspapersGrammar/WritingGrammar Skill:Pronouns: he, she, we My Dog TomFocus Trait:OrganizationGrammar Skill:Pronouns: they, it, IListening and Speaking:Writing Mode:Write to Inform:Lists (Structure of Numbered Lists)Study Skills: Different Types of Print MaterialsConcepts of Print Parts of a Library Punctuation: Quotation Marks ** Alphabetical Order Capitalization: First Letter in a Use NewspapersName Make It Pop!Writing Mode:Write to Inform:Lists (Structure of Numbered Lists)Extend Through ResearchAsk QuestionsShare IdeasDecodable Readers A Good Job Fix It!Focus Trait:OrganizationGrade K19

KindergartenUnit 5: Growing and Changing (Continued) Lesson23Main SelectionsPaired SelectionsBig Book:Paired Selection:Zinnia’s Flower GardenGenre: Informational Text(Social Studies)“Growing Sunflowers”Genre: Informational Text(Science)Read Aloud Book:Text Focus SkillDirectionsOscar and the FrogGenre: Informational Text(Science)Phonemic Awareness/PhonicsVocabularyPhonemic Awareness:Selection Vocabulary: Blend and Segment Phonemes fragrant (adj.), inspects (v), pesky Substitute Phonemes(adj.), sprinkles (v)Phonics:Oral Vocabulary: Letter Ee * (Short e)tadpole, stared, gills, hatch,shrink, (river) bank Words with e (Short e) Blending WordsWords to Know (HFW):Vocabulary Strategy:Context Cluesshe, allFluency:Pause for Punctuation24Big Book:Paired Selection:Chameleon, ChameleonGenre: Informational Text(Science)“Amazing Animal Bodies”Genre: Informational Text(Science)Read Aloud Book:Text Focus Skill Photos Magazine ArticleRed Eyes or Blue FeathersGenre: Informational Text(Science)Phonemic Awareness:Selection Vocabulary: Blend and Segment Phonemes danger (n), juicy (adj.), peaceful Substitute Phonemes(adj.), poisonous (adj.)Phonics:Oral Vocabulary: Letters Hh*, Kk *communicate, mood, scent, sly,survive, temperature Words with h, k Blending WordsWords to Know (HFW):Vocabulary Strategy:Classify and Categorize:Describing Wordshe, noFluency:Pause for PunctuationBig Book:Pie in the SkyGenre: Realistic FictionRead Aloud Book:Bread Comes to LifeGenre: Informational Text(Science)25Paired Selection:“From Apple Tree to Store”Genre: Informational Text(Social Studies)Text Focus SkillChartPhonemic Awareness:Selection Vocabulary: Blend and Segment Phonemes buds (n), damp (adj.), feast (n), Substitute Phonemesfinally (adv.)Phonics:Oral Vocabulary: Review Letters Oo* (Short o),Xx*, Jj*, Ee* (short e), Hh*, Kk*crop, golden, patch, sprout,sturdy, grind Words with o (Short o), x, j,e (Short e), h, k Blending ReviewWords to Know (HFW):Review make, play, said, good,she, all, he, noFluency:Read with Expression20Grade K*Penmanship addressed with Phonics skill on Day 1 and/or Day 2.**Formal lesson for Concepts of Print skill on Day 2.Vocabulary Strategy:Classify and Categorize: Seasons

ComprehensionComprehension Skill:Sequence of Events GO: Flow ChartComprehension Strategy:VisualizeConcepts of PrintUsing Graphics **Comprehension Skill:Conclusions GO: Inference MapComprehension Strategy:Monitor/ClarifyConcepts of Print Sound Words Types, Functions of PrintMaterials **Comprehension Skill:Text and Graphic Features GO: T-MapComprehension Strategy:SummarizeConcepts of Print Using Pictures, Text Types, Functions of PrintMaterials **Research/Listening andSpeaking/Study SkillsExtend Through Media LiteracyIdentify Media Forms andTechniquesListening and Speaking:Share Information and IdeasGrammar/Writing My Pet DogGrammar Skill:Proper

Baby Bear’s Family The Party 4 Big Book: Everybody Works Genre: Informational Text (Social Studies) Read Aloud Book: Pizza at Sally’s Genre: Realistic Fiction Paired Selection: “The Elves and the Shoemaker” “The Lion and the Mouse” Genre for Elves: Fairy Tale (T