Grade K

Unit 1.2 Materials and Pacing

Required Materials

Lucy Caulkins Writing

​Narrative Writing Rubric
​
Kindergarten Project Read

Reimers, Fernando; Chopra, Vidur; Chung, Connie; Higdon, Julia; O'Donnell, E. (2016-07-28). Empowering Global Citizens: A World Course. Kindle Edition.​​​

Project Read Bridge Preview
Project Read Volume 1 Preview

Required Texts
Motion
Assessment Texts: Pushes and Pulls, I Fall Down

Foundational Skills (Daily)
Foundational Reading Daily




​
Foundational Writing
  • ​Demonstrate understanding that a systematic, predictable relationship exists between written letters and spoken sounds; 
  • Read, spell, and/or write chains of one-syllable short vowel words in which one sound is added, substituted, or omitted, e.g., at>bat>bad>bid; 
  • Hold a writing utensil with a tripod (or pincer) grip and make marks on paper; and
  • Trace, copy, and write from memory the letters of the alphabet accurately in lowercase form.​
Foundational Language
  • Use spatial words from vocabulary list at bottom of page.
Speaking and Listening
  • Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
Project Read Lessons
  • Review letter names - Upper & Lowercase
  • Begin to teach proper letter formation
  • In October begin
  • /a/, l, a /t/, /m/, see, at, as
  • /s/,/b/, like, my, by  (period & comma)
  • Handwriting lessons from Project Read​ 
  • *Teacher selected comprehension and PR concepts/skills presented on these pages


​Engage Skills Units & Lessons
To supplement Project Read.​ *Unit 3 spans 15 school days

Complete First 5 lessons in Unit 4 ​

Lessons 
Engage Lessons

To Supplement Project Read
To Supplement Project Read Handwriting

Unit 3
(Letter Formation & CVC Words - Aligns with PR strokes - Use PR Language/Cueing, not Engage Language. Sequence differs from PR but easy to select what you need.)

Unit 4
(Letter Formation & CVC Words - Aligns with PR strokes - Use PR Language/Cueing, not Engage Language. Sequence differs from PR but easy to select what you need.)

Unit 4 Big Book
Unit 4 Big Book, Pet Fun (incorporates all 5 short vowels in 2-3 word phrases per page)

Narrative Writing - Workshop Model
Narrative Writing - Workshop Model Tools for Students
​

Lesson 1 (3-5 Days)
In morning meeting, begin to establish the rituals and routines of the class. Have students engage in exercises to develop friendships and class rules and behavioral expectations using Responsive Classroom Strategies for morning meeting.

Lesson 4 (5-7 days)
​Narrative Writing - Workshop Model
Lucy Caulkins lessons

Lesson 6 (Two Weeks)
Instruct students on pushes and pull and motion using Stem Scopes and the text Motion. Instruction should include direct teach on comparing and contrasting two texts. Vocabulary should focus on push, pull, motion, force, gravity, inertia, gravity, and motion words (up and down, back and forth, around).

Suggested Texts
​​The Three Little Pigs
Wonderful Houses Around the World, by Yoshio Komatsu
Imagine a House, by Angela Gustafson
Homes in Many Cultures, by Heather Adamson
Clothes in Many Cultures, by Heather Adamson
Children Just Like Me: A Celebration of Children Around the World, by Anabel Kindersley and Barnabas Kindersley
I See a Kookaburra! Discovering Animal Habitat Around the World, by Steve •Jenkins and Robin Page
In A Small, Small Pond, by Denise Fleming
Children from Australia to Zimbabwe: A Photographic Journey Around the World, by Maya Ajmera, Anna Rhesa Versola, and Marian Wright Edelman

Optional Lessons 
​

Lessons address informational reading, writing, speaking and listening and language.
Engage Unit 3 Plants
Engage Unit 5 Farms

Academic Vocabulary

Reading Text
Writing
Speaking/Listening
Language
Foundational Skills
Question  
Complete sentence Key details
Clarification
Title page
Front cover
Back cover
Compare/contrast Different/alike
Similar
Reading for meaning Setting a purpose
​Non-­‐fiction/
​informational text
Personal narrative Sequence of events
Complete  sentence Turn-­‐taking Listening to speaker Eye contact
Think-­‐pair-­‐share
Complete sentence Clarification
Ask questions
Answer questions
Complete sentence Clarification
Describe
Details
EventsFamiliar
Illustration
Visual display
Provide Additional
Audibly
Express
​Appropriate volume
Uppercase/lowercase Plural
Naming words
Action words Complete sentences Question words
Capitalization Punctuation
Period
Question mark
Exclamation  mark/point
Phonetic spelling
Categorize Opposites/antonyms Synonyms
​Action words/verbs
Tracking
Letters
Blend
Syllable
Consonant
Vowel
Beginning sound Ending sound Sound/phoneme
Letter
Sound
Word
Long vowel
Short vowel
Sight words
Accurately
Smoothly    
With expression Strategy use
​Reading for meaning Setting a purpose

​Spatial Words:
there, here; in, on; in front of, behind; at the top of; at the bottom of; under, over; above, below; next to, in the middle of; near, far; inside, outside; around, between; up, down; high, low; left, right; front, back;