Kindergarten Pacing Guide Overview 2014-2015

The Pacing Guide Overview is a quick look at the school year. It provides suggested time frames for each unit in Math Expressions across the 2014-2015 calendar year. Please refer to the Pacing Guides for each individual instructional block for detailed information on the alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

SLCSD Instructional Blocksand Math Expressions Units and Lessons / General Education Pacing
Instructional Block 1 / August 25 – October 24
Part A /
  • SLCSD Fall Kindergarten Assessment
  • MX Beginning of the Year Inventory
  • MX Daily Routines
  • MX Unit 1, Understand Numbers 1-10
  • Lessons 1-6: Counting and Cardinality 1-5
  • Lessons 7-10: Adding, Subtracting, and Comparing Through 5
/ Aug. 25 – Oct. 7
Part B /
  • MX Unit 1, Understand Numbers 1-10
  • Lessons 11-14: Show Numbers 1 Through 10
  • Lessons 15-18: Practice Numbers 1 Through 10
  • Unit 1 Review/Test and Summative Assessment
/ Oct. 7 – Nov. 4
Instructional Block 2 / November 5 – December 19
Part A /
  • MX Unit 2, 5-Groups in Numbers 6-10
  • Lessons 1-5: 5-Groups in Numbers 6 to 10
  • Lessons 6-10: Addition and Subtraction Stories
/ Nov. 5 – Nov. 18
Part B /
  • MX Unit 2, 5-Groups in Numbers 6-10
  • Lessons 11-15: Practice Numbers 1 Through 10, the + Pattern
  • Lessons 16-20: Numbers 1 Through 10, the – Pattern
  • Unit 2 Review/Test and Summative Assessment
/ Nov. 19 – Dec. 8
Part C /
  • MX Unit 3, Teen Numbers as Tens and Ones
  • Lessons 1-9: Partners of 5 and 6
/ Dec. 9 – Dec. 19
Instructional Block 3 / January 5 – Feb. 24
Part A /
  • MX Unit 3, Teen Numbers as Tens and Ones
  • Lessons 10-12: Classifying
/ Jan. 5 – Jan. 9
Part B /
  • MX Unit 3, Teen Numbers as Tens and Ones
  • Lessons 13-17: Tens in Teen Numbers
  • Lessons 18-21: Build Teen Numbers
  • Unit 3 Review/Test and Summative Assessment
/ Jan. 12 – Feb. 2
Part C /
  • MX Unit 4, Partners, Problem Drawings, and Tens
  • Lessons 1-4: Story Problems and Equations
  • Lessons 5-8: Practice with Comparing
  • Fluency Checks 1 and 2
/ Feb. 3 – Feb. 24
Instructional Block 4 / Feb. 25 – May 18
Part A /
  • MX Unit 4, Partners, Problem Drawings, and Tens
  • Lessons 9-15: Equations and Teen Numbers
  • Lesson 16-22: Equations for Partners
  • Fluency Checks 3 and 4
  • Unit 4 Review/Test and Summative Assessment
/ Feb. 25 – March 24
Part B /
  • MX Unit 5, Consolidation of Concepts
  • Lessons 1-4: More Partners of 10
  • Lessons 5-7: Numbers 1 Through 20
  • Fluency Checks 5 and 6
/ March 25 – April 20
Part C /
  • MX Unit 5, Consolidation of Concepts
  • Lessons 8-14: More Teen Numbers and Partners
  • Lesson 15-23: More Story Problems and Equations
  • Fluency Checks 7 and 8
  • Unit 5 Review/Test and Summative Assessment
  • SLCSD Spring Kindergarten Assessment (Window opens May 5 to May 29)
/ April 21 – May 18
Instructional Block 5 / May 19 – June 4
  • SLCSD Spring Kindergarten Assessment(Must be completed by May 29)
  • Engage NY Math Module 5 Place Value and Teen Numbers
Topic A/Lessons 1 – 5
Topic B/Lessons 6 – 9
Topic C/Lessons 10 - 14
Click on the following link for complete access to Module 5.
Click on Block 5 Pacing Guidefor a detailed list of lessons and assessment materials.
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For more information on the pacing of lessons, see page xxx in the MX Teacher Edition.