Families
Unit 1 / Standard / Genre and Focus
Week 1:
My Family and Me / L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities. / Sentence Frame
Complete a Sentence
I can_____.
TE S65, S79
We _____.
TE S75
TE S85
TE S89
K.SL.5. Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail. / Draw a Picture
·  Of a musical instrument they would like to play.
TE S75
·  Something they like to see, touch, taste, smell, or hear.
TE S79
Week 2: Families Get Together / L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities. / Sentences
My family ____ together.
TE 115
K.SL.5. Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail. / Draw pictures for a list.
What My Family Does Together
TE 125
Week 3: Families Change / L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities. / Sentences
Peter used a ___ as a baby.
Peter can use a ____ now.
TE 199
K.SL.5. Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail. / Draw pictures for twp lists.
How have you changed?
TE 209
Friends
Unit 2 / Standard / Genre and Focus
Week 1:
Learning About Friends / L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities. / Sentence
What Things Do You Like?
I like ____.
TE 291
K.SL.5. Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
W.K.1. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is . . .).
Week 2: What is a Friend? / L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities. / Sentence
What Do You Like to do with a friend?
I like to play ____ with a friend.
K.SL.5. Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
W.K.1. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is . . .).
Week 3: Getting Along / L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities. / Sentence
What do the children like to do?
Simon and Molly like to ride ___.
Hester likes to ____.
TE 459
K.SL.5. Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
Transportation
Unit 3 / Standard / Genre and Focus
Week 1:
Getting Around Town / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Opinion
Write About a Vehicle You Like
TE 551
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.1. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is . . .).
Week 2: Traveling Far and Near / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Informative Sentence
Poster About Travel
TE 635
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
Week 3: Wheels All Around / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Narrative Story
Write a Story About An Experience with Vehicles
TE 719
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.3. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.
Food
Unit 4 / Standard / Genre and Prompt
Week 1:
Where Does Food Come From? / W.K.1. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is . . .). / Opinion
What Fruits Do You Like?
TE 811
W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic. / Informative
What Fruits Do We Grow? What Do We Make With Them?
TE 811
W.K.3. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened. / Narrative
Where do you go to see Fruit?
TE 811
Week 2: What’s for Dinner? / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Explanatory
Write a Recipe for Baking Something
TE 895
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
Week 3:
Food Traditions / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Informative
Write a Menu
Narrative
Write About A Meal You Had with Your Family
TE 979
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.3. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.
Animals
Unit 5 / Standard / Genre and Prompt
Week 1:
Animals We Know / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Informative
What Can Animals Do?
TE 1071
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
Week 2:
How Animals Change & Grow / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Informative
Write About the Type of Body Covering an Animal Has.
TE 1155
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
Week 3:
Animal Homes / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Narrative
Write About How Characters Feel
TE 1239
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.3. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.
Neighborhood
Unit 6 / Standard / Genre and Prompt
Week 1:
Our Neighborhood / L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities. / Narrative
Dialogue
TE 1319, 1331, 1341
W.K.3. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.
Week 2:
People and Places / L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities. / Explanatory
Write Directions
TE 1403, 1415, 1425
W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
Week 3:
Neighborhood Workers / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Informative
Transportation
TE 1499
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
Weather
Unit 7 / Standard / Genre and Prompt
Week 1:
Kinds of Weather / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Informative
What is the Weather Like Today?
TE 1591
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
Week 2:
Seasons / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Informative
Write About a Season.
TE 1675
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
Week 3:
How Weather Affects Us / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Narrative
Write a story about what animals experience while hibernating.
TE 1759
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.3. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.
Plants
Unit 8 / Standard / Genre and Prompt
Week 1:
How Trees Grow / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Informative
Write About How Oak Trees Grow.
TE 1851
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
Week 2:
Seeds & Plants / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Informative
Write About How Seeds Travel.
TE 1935
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
Week 3:
What’s in My Garden? / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Poem
Write a poem about a flower.
TE 2019
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
Amazing Creatures
Unit 9 / Standard / Genre and Prompt
Week 1:
Interesting Insects / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Informative
Write About Beetles.
TE 2111, 2121
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
Week 2:
The Amazing Ocean / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Informative
Write Descriptive Sentences About Fish in the Ocean.
TE 2195, 2205
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
Week 3:
Animals Now and Then / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Narrative
Write About What the Dinosaurs Would Do If They Came Back.
TE 2279, 2289
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.3. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.
I Know a Lot!
Unit 10 / Standard / Genre and Prompt
Week 1:
Show What You Know / L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities. / Write Questions
TE 2371
Week 2:
Art All Around / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Informative
Write Descriptive Sentences About Painting.
TE 2455
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
Week 3:
Let’s Count Down! / SL.K.1.4. Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting and support, provide additional detail. / Informative
Write a Counting Book About What Kindergarteners Can Do.
TE 2539
L.K.1.f. Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities.
W.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.