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Kindergarten A Classroom Information
School Year 2020-2021

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Math:
MATH VOCABULARY WORDS WE ARE USING: 

Chapter 1: alike, different, sort, group, color, size, shape, graph, column,
row
Chapter 2: same as, equal set, more than, fewer than, one, two, three, four, five, zero,
number line, greater, less, before, after
Chapter 3: above, below, over, under, beside, next to, between, in front of, in back of, behind, inside, outside, pattern, one more
Chapter 4: six, seven, eight, nine, ten, more, first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, last, estimate
Chapter 5: tally mark, tally table
Chapter 6: symmetry, equal parts, whole, half, equal
shares
Chapter 7: eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen,
nineteen, twenty, twenty-one, twenty-two, twenty-three, twenty-four,
twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty-nine,
thirty
Chapter 8: penny, cents, nickel, dime, quarter, dollar, one hundred, skip
count
Chapter 9: longer, taller, shorter, longest, shortest, measure, holds more, holds less,
heavier, lighter, heaviest, lightest, area
Chapter 10: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, today,
yesterday, tomorrow, morning, afternoon, evening, date, day, week, month,
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October,
November, December, spring, summer, fall, winter, hot, cold, temperature,
thermometer, more time, less time, o'clock, hour hand
Chapter 11: in all, and, is, plus, is equal to, add
Chapter 12: are left, take away, minus, one less


Language Arts:
READING SERIES:
JOURNEYS HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT

Unit 1 Journeys
Lesson 1
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What is the same about all families?

Read Aloud Books 
Building with Dad (Realistic Fiction)
What Makes a Family? (Informational Text)
Poems About Families (Poetry)

Words to Know
High-Frequency Words
I

Phonological Awareness
Rhyming Words
Fluency 
Read with Expression
Phonics
Letter Names:
Kk, Ll, Mm, No, Oo

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Main Ideas
Genre
Target Strategy:
Summarize

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Classify and Categorize
Family Words
Grammar:
Nouns for People

Writing
Narrative Writing
Focus Trait: Conventions

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Unit 1 Journeys
Lesson 2
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
Why do we have rules at school?

Read Aloud Books 
Friends at School (Informational Text)
How Do Dinosaurs Go to School? (Fantasy)
My School Bus (Informational Text)

Words to Know
High-Frequency Words
like

Phonological Awareness
Beginning Sounds 
Fluency 
Pause for Punctuation
Phonics
Letter Names:
Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Understanding Characters
Author's Purpose
Target Strategy:
Infer/Predict

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Antonyms
Grammar:
Nouns for Places

Writing
Narrative Writing
Focus Trait: Elaboration
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Unit 1 Journeys
Lesson 3
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
Why do people have to take care of their pets?

Read Aloud Books 
I Have a Pet! (Realistic Fiction)
Please, Puppy, Please (Realistic Fiction)
Different Kinds of Dogs (Informational Text)

Words to Know
High-Frequency Words
the

Phonological Awareness
Beginning Sounds 
Words in Oral Sentences

Fluency 
Reading Rate
Phonics
Letter Names:
Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Story Structure
Conclusions
Target Strategy:
Monitor/Clarify

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Synonyms
Grammar:
Nouns for Animals and Things

Writing
Narrative Writing
Focus Trait: Purpose

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Unit 1 Journeys
Lesson 4
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What kinds of work do people do?

Read Aloud Books 
Pizza at Sally's (Realistic Fiction)
Everybody Works (Informational Text)
The Elves and the Shoemaker
The Lion and the Mouse  (Fairy Tale and Fable)

Words to Know
High-Frequency Words
and

Phonological Awareness
Beginning Sounds 
Words in Oral Sentences

Fluency 
Pause for Punctuation
Phonics
Letter/Sound:
m /m/

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Text and Graphic Features
Genre
Target Strategy:
Analyze/Evaluate

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Classify and Categorize Words for Jobs
Grammar:
Action Verbs in the Present Tense

Writing
Narrative Writing
Focus Trait: Development


Unit 1 Journeys
Lesson 5
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
​How do tools help us do things with our hands?

Read Aloud Books 
The Little Red Hen (Folktale and Fable)
The Handiest Things in the World (Informational Text)
Stone Soup (Folktale)

Words to Know
High-Frequency Words
I like the and

Phonological Awareness
Beginning Sounds 
Words in Oral Sentences

Fluency 
Pause for Punctuation

Phonics
Letter/Sound:
s /s/

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Details
Cause and Effect
Target Strategy:
Question

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Synonyms

Grammar:
Action Verbs in the Present Tense
Writing
Narrative Writing
Focus Trait: Development


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Unit 2 Journeys
​Lesson 6
ESSENTIAL QUESTION

How do our senses help us learn about the world?
Read Aloud Books 
Listen, Listen (Informational Text)
My Five Senses (Informational Text)
Poems About Senses (Poetry)

Words to Know
High-Frequency Words
see

Phonological Awareness
Blend Onset and Rime
Fluency 
Pause for Punctuation
Phonics
Letter/Sound:
Short a  /a/

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Compare and Contrast
Text and Graphic Features
Target Strategy:
Monitor and Clarify

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Context Clues
Grammar:
Sensory Words

Writing
Informative Writing
Focus Trait: Purpose

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Unit 2 Journeys
Lesson 7 
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
How do animals communicate? How do people communicate?

Read Aloud Books 
Amelia's Show-and-Tell Fiesta (Realistic Fiction)
Mice Squeak, We Speak (Realistic Fiction)
The Fort Worth Zoo (Informational Text)

Words to Know
High-Frequency Words
we

Phonological Awareness
Blend Onset and Rime
Segment Onset and Rime

Fluency 
Read with Expression
Phonics
Letter/Sound:
t /t/
Short a, Long a

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Understanding Characters
Author's Word Choice
Target Strategy:
Analyze/Evaluate

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Classify and Categorize
Sensory Words
Grammar:
Sensory Words

Writing
Informative Writing
Focus Trait: Conventions

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Unit 2 Journeys
Lesson 8
ESSENTIAL QUESTION

Why do different animals move in different ways?
Read Aloud Books 
Jonathan and His Mommy (Realistic Fiction)
Move! (Informational Text)
The Hare and the Tortoise (Fable)

Words to Know
High-Frequency Words
a

Phonological Awareness
Blend Onset and Rime
Segment Onset and Rime

Fluency 
Read with Expression
Phonics
Letter/Sound:
c /k/

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Details
Compare and Contrast
Target Strategy:
Visualize

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Classify and Categorize
Action Words
Grammar:
Adjectives for Colour

Writing
Informative Writing
Focus Trait: Purpose


Unit 2 Journeys
Lesson 9
ESSENTIAL QUESTION

Why do people use wheels?
Read Aloud Books 
Good Morning, Digger (Realistic Fiction)
What Do Wheels Do All Day? (Informational Text)
Wheels Long Ago and Today (Informational Text)

Words to Know
High-Frequency Words
to

Phonological Awareness
Blend Phonemes
Fluency 
Reading Rate
Phonics
Letter/Sound:
p /p/

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Text and Graphic Features
Conclusions
Target Strategy:
Question

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Synonyms
Grammar:
Adjectives for Numbers

Writing
Informative Writing
Focus Trait: Elaboration



Unit 2 Journeys
Lesson 10
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What can we create with shapes?

Read Aloud Books 
David's Drawings (Realistic Fiction)
Mouse Shapes (Fiction)
Signs and Shapes (Informational Text)

Words to Know
High-Frequency Words
see we a to

Phonological Awareness
Blend Phonemes
Fluency 
Read with Expression
Phonics
Letter/Sounds:
t /t/, c /k/, p /p/
Short a

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Story Structure
Understanding Characters
Target Strategy:
Summarize

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Classify and Categorize
Shape Words

Grammar:
Adjectives for Size and Shape

Writing
Informative Writing
Focus Trait: Evidence

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Unit 3 Journeys
Lesson 11
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
​How does the weather change in different months and seasons?

Read Aloud Books 
Every Season (Informational Text)
Jump into January (Informational Text)
Holidays All Year Long (Informational Text)

Words to Know
High-Frequency Words
come me

Phonological Awareness
Blend Phonemes
Fluency 
Pause for Punctuation
Phonics
Review: Short a
Blending Words

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Compare and Contrast
Text and Graphic Features
Target Strategy:
Question

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Figurative Language

Grammar:
Sentence Parts: Subject

Writing
Narrative Writing
Focus Trait: Elaboration


Unit 3 Journeys
Lesson 12
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What do animals do when the weather changes?

Read Aloud Books 
Storm Is Coming! Fantasy
Snow (Fantasy)
How Water Changes (Informational Text)

Words to Know
High-Frequency Words
with my

Phonological Awareness
Blend Phonemes
Final Sound
Fluency
Read with Expression

Fluency 
Pause for Punctuation
Phonics
Letter/Sound:
n /n/
Blending Words
Word Building

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Conclusions
Understanding Characters
Target Strategy:
Monitor/Clarify

Language
Vocabulary Strategies
Classify and Categorize
Sensory Words

Grammar:
Sentence Parts: Verb

Writing
Narrative Writing
Focus Trait: Development


Language Arts:
Unit 3 Journeys
Lesson 13
ESSENTIAL QUESTION

How do animals use their different body parts?
Read Aloud Books 
A Zebra's World (Informational Text)
What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? (Informational Text)
Poems About Animals (Poetry)

Words to Know
High-Frequency Words
you what

Phonological Awareness
Blend Phonemes
Final Sound
Fluency

Fluency 
Reading Rate
Phonics
Letter/Sound:
f /f/
Blending Words
Word Building

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
  • Author's Purpose
  • Text and Graphic Features
Target Strategy:
  • Visualize
Language
Vocabulary Strategies
Context Clues

Grammar:
Complete Sentences

Writing
Narrative Writing
Focus Trait: Development

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Language Arts:
Unit 3 Journeys
Lesson 14
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
Where do different animals make their homes?

Read Aloud Books 
Home for a Tiger, Home for a Bear (Informational Text)
Turtle, Splash! (Informational Text)
Where Animals Live (Informational Text)

Words to Know
High-Frequency Words
are now

Phonological Awareness
Blend Phonemes
Middle Sound

Fluency 
Read with Expression
Phonics
Letter/Sound:
b /b/
Blending Words
Word Building

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
  • Cause and Effect
  • Author's Purpose
Target Strategy:
  • Infer/Predict
Language
Vocabulary Strategies
Classify and Categorize
Number Words

Grammar:
Verbs in the Past Tense

Writing
Narrative Writing
Focus Trait: Organization


Lesson 15
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What can we see in the sky?

Read Aloud Books 
How Many Stars in the Sky? (Realistic Fiction)
What a Beautiful Sky! (Informational Text)
What Will the Weather Be Like? (Informational Text)

Words to Know
High-Frequency Words

come me with my you what are now
Phonological Awareness
Blend Phonemes
Middle Sound

Fluency 
Pause for Punctuation
Phonics
Review
Letter/Sounds:
Shorty a, b /b/, n /n/, f /f/
Blending 
Review
Word Building

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
  • Sequence of Events
  • Author's Word Choice
Target Strategy:
  • Analyze/Evaluate
Language
Vocabulary Strategies
Figurative Language: Simile

Grammar:
Statements

Writing
Narrative Writing
Focus Trait: Organization



Unit 4 in New Reading Series 
Lesson 16
ESSENTIAL QUESTION

What kinds of things do scientists study?
Read Aloud Books 
Dear Mr. Blueberry (Fantasy)
What is Science? (Poetry)
Benjamin Franklin, Inventor (Biography)
Words to Know 
High-Frequency Words
is, of, many, how, so where
Phonological Awareness
Blend Phonemes
Middle Sound
Fluency 
Pause for Punctuation
Phonics
Letter/Sound: Short i
Blending Words Long i, Short i
Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies
Target Skill: Details, Main Ideas
Target Strategy: Summarize
Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Classify and Categorize 
Science Words
Grammar:
Questions
Writing
Opinion Writing
Focus Trait: Organization


Lesson 17
Essential Question
How do living things change as they grow?
Read Aloud Books 
It Is the Wind (Realistic Fiction)
From Caterpillar to Butterfly (Informational Text)
Anansi and Grasshopper (Trickster Tale)
Words to Know
High-Frequency Words
find, from, but, this, came, on
Phonological Awareness
Blend Phonemes
Segment Phonemes
Fluency 
Read with Expression
Phonics
Letter/Sound: g /g/
Blending Words 
Word Building
Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies
Target Skill: Sequence of Events, Author's Word Choice
Target Strategy: Infer/Predict
Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Multiple-Meaning Words
Grammar:
Proper Nouns for Places, People, and Pets
Writing
Opinion Writing
Focus Trait: Evidence

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Lesson 18
Essential Question
In what ways is the Atlantic Ocean important?

Read Aloud Books 
One-Dog Canoe (Fiction)
Atlantic (Informational Text)
Poems About the Sea (Poetry)
Words to Know
High-Frequency Words

will, into, your, be, that, who
Phonological Awareness
Blend Phonemes
Segment Phonemes

Fluency 
Read with Expression
Phonics
Letter/Sound: r /r/
Blending Words 

Vowel Ii
Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill: Author's Purpose, Figurative Language
Target Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate
Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Context Clues
Grammar:
Verbs in the Future Tense
Writing
Opinion Writing
Focus Trait: Conventions

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Lesson 19
Essential Question
What kinds of things could happen on a hike?

Read Aloud Books 
Nicky and the Rainy Day (Fantasy)
Sheep Take a Hike (Fantasy)
The Three Billy Goats Gruff
The Builder and the Oni (Fairy Tales)

Words to Know
High-Frequency Words

go, here, soon, for, they, up
Phonological Awareness
Blend Phonemes
Segment Phonemes

Fluency 
Pause for Punctuation
Phonics
Letter/Sound: d /d/
Blending Words
Word Building

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill: Cause and Effect, Sequence of Events
Target Strategy: Question
Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Antonyms
Grammar:
Verbs in the Past Tense
Writing
Opinion Writing
Focus Trait: Elaboration

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Lesson 20
Essential Question
What do scientists do when they discover something new?

Read Aloud Books 
Duck & Goose (Fantasy)
Curious George's Dinosaur Discovery (Fantasy)
Exploring Land and Water (Informational Text)
Words to Know
High-Frequency Words

of so many where from came but is how find this on into that your who here they will be go for soon up
Phonological Awareness
Add Phonemes
Fluency 
Reading Rate
Phonics
Review Letter/Sounds: 
Short i /i/, g /g/, d /d/, r/r/
Blending Review
Word Building

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill: Sequence of Events, Conclusions
Target Strategy: Visualize
Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Synonyms
Grammar:
Verbs: Past, Present, Future
Writing
Opinion Writing
Focus Trait: Evidence

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Lesson 21
Essential Question

How do musicians work together to make music?
Read Aloud Books 
Simon and Molly plus Hester (Realistic Fiction)
Zin! Zin! Zin! a Violin (Poetry)
Poems about Music (Poetry, Song)
Words to Know
High-Frequency Words

make them give play say new
Phonological Awareness
Blend and Segment Phonemes
Fluency 
Read with Expression
Phonics
Letter/Sound:
Short o /o/
Blending Words

Long o, Short o
Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Details
Author's Word Choice

Target Strategy:
Infer/Predict

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Multiple-Meaning Words
Grammar:
Pronouns: he, she, we

Writing
Informative Writing
Focus Trait: Organization

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Lesson 22
Essential Question
How do things change when someone is growing up?

Read Aloud Books 
A Tiger Grows Up (Informational Text)
Leo the Late Bloomer (Fantasy)
What Can a Baby Animal Do? (Informational Text)
Words to Know
High-Frequency Words

said was then good ate could
Phonological Awareness
Blend and Segment Phonemes
Substitute Phonemes

Fluency 
Reading Rate
Phonics
Letter/Sounds:
x /ks/, j /j/
Blending Words

Word Building
Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Story Structure
Sequence of Events

Target Strategy:
Analyze/Evaluate

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Antonyms
Grammar:
Pronouns: they, it, I

Writing
Informative Writing
Focus Trait: Organization
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Lesson 23
Essential Question
What steps can someone follow to plant and grow flowers?

Read Aloud Books 
Oscar and the Frog (Informational Text)
Zinnia's Flower Garden (Informational Text)
Growing Sunflowers (Informational Text)
Words to Know
High-Frequency Words

she all over when her some
Phonological Awareness
Blend and Segment Phonemes
Substitute Phonemes

Fluency 
Pause for Punctuation
Phonics
Letter/Sound:
Short e /e/
Blending Words

Long e, Short e
Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Sequence of Events
Text and Graphic Features

Target Strategy:
Visualize

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Context Clues
Grammar:
Proper Nouns for Days and Months

Writing
Informative Writing
Focus Trait: Organization

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Lesson 24
Essential Question
How do animals' colours help them survive?

Read Aloud Books 
Red Eyes or Blue Feathers (Informational Text)
Chameleon, Chameleon (Informational Text)
Amazing Animal Bodies (Informational Text)
Words to Know
High-Frequency Words

he away must no by there
Phonological Awareness
Blend and Segment Phonemes
Substitute Phonemes

Fluency 
Pause for Punctuation
Phonics
Letter/Sounds:
h /h/, k/k/
Blending Words

Word Building
Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Conclusions
Author's Purpose

Target Strategy:
Monitor/Clarify

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Classify and Categorize
Describing Words
Grammar:
Questions

Writing
Informative Writing
Focus Trait: Evidence

Lesson 25
Essential Question
How do people get food from plants?

Read Aloud Books 
Bread Comes to Life (Informational Text)
Pie in the Sky (Realistic Fiction)
From Apple Tree to Store (Informational Text)
Words to Know
High-Frequency Words

over her when some away must by there make play said good them give say new was then ate could she all he no
Phonological Awareness
Blend and Segment Phonemes
Substitute Phonemes

Fluency 
Read with Expression
Phonics
Review Letter/Sounds:
Short o /o/
Short e /e/
x /ks/, j/j/, h/h/, k/k/

Blending Review
Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Text and Graphic Features
Sequence of Events

Target Strategy:
Summarize

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Classify and Categorize Seasons
Grammar:
Exclamations

Writing
Informative Writing
Focus Trait: Evidence

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Lesson 26
Why is it important to try hard?
Read Aloud Books 
Curious George Makes Pancakes (Fantasy)
Kitten's First Full Moon (Fiction)
Poems About Trying and the Moon (Poetry)
Words to Know
High-Frequency Words

do went just down little only
Phonemic Awareness
Substitute Phonemes
Fluency 
Pause for Punctuation
Phonics
Letter/Sound:
Short u /u/

Blending Words
Long u, Short u

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Conclusions
Genre: Fantasy vs. Realistic Text

Target Strategy:
Visualize

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Antonyms
Grammar:
Nouns: Singular and Plural

Writing
Opinion Writing
Focus Trait: Purpose

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Lesson 27
​ESSENTIAL QUESTION

What is it like to be the youngest in a family?
Read Aloud Books 
Someone Bigger (Fiction)
One of Three (Realistic Fiction)
Cross-Country Trip (Informational Text)
Words to Know
High-Frequency Words

have one ask help every walk
Phonological Awareness
Substitute Phonemes
Fluency 
Read with Expression
Phonics
Letter/Sounds:
l /l/, w /w/

Blending Words
Word Building


Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Compare and Contrast
Understanding Characters

Target Strategy:
Monitor/Clarify

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Classify and Categorize Places
Grammar:
Subject-Verb Agreement

Writing
Opinion Writing
Focus Trait: Purpose

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Lesson 28
Read Aloud Books 
The Little Engine That Could (Fantasy)
You Can Do It, Curious George! (Fantasy)
Poems About Things You Can Do (Poetry)
Words to Know
High-Frequency Words

look very their saw put out
Phonological Awareness
Substitute Phonemes
Fluency 
Pause for Punctuation
Phonics
Letter/Sounds:
v /v/, z /z/

Blending Words
Vowel Uu

Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Story Structure
Genre: Fantasy

Target Strategy
Infer/Predict

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Context Clues
Grammar:
Subject-Verb Agreement

Writing
Opinion Writing
Focus Trait: Purpose

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Lesson 29
Read Aloud Books 
Baby Brains (Fiction)
Look at Us (Informational Text)
The Three Little Pigs (Fairy Tale)
Words to Know
High-Frequency Words

off our day take too show
Phonological Awareness
Track Syllables
Fluency 
Reading Rate
Phonics
Letter/Sounds:
y /y/, q (qu) /kw/

Blending Words
Word Building


Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Main Idea and Details
Author's Purpose

Target Strategy
Question

Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Figurative Language
Grammar:
Prepositions: for, to, with, from, of

Writing
Opinion Writing
Focus Trait: Development

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Lesson 30
Read Aloud Books 
Pet Show! (Realistic Fiction)
Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the Last Day of Kindergarten (Fantasy)
Schools Then and Now (Informational Text)
Words to Know
High-Frequency Words

do down have help went only little just one every ask walk look out off take very their saw put our day too show
Phonological Awareness
Track Syllables
Fluency 
Reading with Expression
Phonics
Review Short Vowels
Blending Review
​Words with
Endings:-s, -ing


Reading Literature and Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Target Skill:
Understanding Characters 
Genre
Target Strategy
Summarize


Language
Vocabulary Strategies:
Synonyms
Grammar:
Prepositions: in, on, out, off, by

Writing
Opinion Writing
Focus Trait: Development

​PROJECT READ: SPELLING 
SPELLING LESSON 1 WORDS: at, mat, am, bat, cat, bam, fat, tab, sat
SENTENCE:
A fat cat sat.

SPELLING LESSON 2 WORDS: can, ran, has, man, hat, jam, pal, the (red word)
SENTENCE: Nan's cat has the jam.

SPELLING LESSON 3 WORDS: dad, van, bad, had, gas, tag, rag, bag, mad, to (red
word)
SENTENCE:
Dad's van has gas.

SPELLING LESSON 4 WORDS: wig, big, him, wag, rip, is, pin, win, rim have (red word)
SENTENCE:
Pam's wig had a big rip.

SPELLING LESSON 5 WORDS: kit, back, cap, sack, pack, rack, kid, can, sick, said (red word)
SENTENCE:
Jack said his cat is sick.


SPELLING LESSON 6 WORDS: hot, pot, dog, rock, pop, sock, jog, not, hop, was (red word)
SENTENCE:
Tom said the pot was hot.

SPELLING LESSON 7 WORDS: quit, quick, ox, zip, yip, six, box, yap, wax, fix
SENTENCE:
Did Jack quit?

SPELLING LESSON 8 WORDS: bus, fun, pup, rug, sun, mud, bud, luck, of (red word)
SENTENCE:
Gus's pup ran to the bus.

SPELLING LESSON 9 WORDS: pass, bill, buzz, will, fuss, jazz, doll, off, is you (red word)
SENTENCE:
Will the pop fizz?

SPELLING LESSON 10 WORDS: bank, wink, honk, junk, sank, yank, sink, bunk, pink what (red word)
SENTENCE:
Is the pan in the sink?


PROJECT READ WORDS:

DIGRAPHS
th, ph, ch, ng, wh, tch, sh
th the, then, they, this
ph phone, graph, photo
ch inch, each, rich, ouch
ng king, song, strong
wh who, why, what
tch itch, catch, fetch
sh
 fish, rash, dash, dish
BLENDS
st, pr, sl, sc, spr, dr, gr, wr, pl, tr, shr, tw, gl, str, cr, bl, fr, dw, cl, sch, sn, br, sk, sp, scr, sw, spl, fl, thr, sm
st stop, star, stay, stir
pr pray, prayer, pry
sl slide, slip, slowly
sc scat, scab, scarf
spr sprint, spray, sprinkle
dr dry, dragon, drink
gr grab, grape, grass
wr write, wrist, wrong
pl plan, plate, play, please
tr try, track, trip
shr shrink, shrimp, shred
tw twirl, tweet, tweezer
gl glad, glass, glue
str street, straw, string
cr cry, crawl, crab
bl black, blue, bless
fr fry, fruit, free, frog
dw dwarf, dwelling
cl clap, class, climb
sch school, schedule, schoolroom
sn snack, snail, snake
br brain, bright, brush
sk skate, ski, skirt, sky
sp spell, spy, sport
scr scratch, scream, scrub
sw swam, sweet, swim
spl splash, split, splinter
fl flag, flea, fly
thr throw, thread, through
sm
 small, smart, smile

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Tuesday: Library ---> 9:53-10:42   Computer---> 2:10- 2:40
Wednesday: Art ---> 2:10- 2:40
Thursday: Spanish ---> 1:30- 2:00
Friday: Music ---> 1:45- 2:15 



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