Chets Creek Elementary School

Chets Creek Elementary School

Kindergarten Pacing Guide, 2011-2012

It is the intent of this Pacing Guide to give teachers a “guideline” of the scope and sequence of skills to be covered during kindergarten. Teachers, of course, will rely on the F.A.I.R. assessments, Diagnostic Tests and Sulzby/ DRA at the benchmark periods to monitor progress and to make decision on the need for differentiated small group and center activities for strategic and intensive instruction. Informal assessments in between the benchmark periods will inform instructional decisions as it is our intent that decisions be data driven. However, for the teacher new to the grade level or for the teacher that wants to “check off” skills, this Pacing Guide can be used to lead a teacher through the initial instruction for their grade level expectations. The Pacing Guide is written with Lucy Calkins’ “echoes across the day” in mind. This means that if you are following the Pacing Guide for your initial instruction, you will see themes repeated across the week.

To provide teachers with resources that they may be used to help them develop mini-lessons and themes, the following resources are suggested and are in Italics in the Pacing Guide.

► RiverDeep is the county’s Learning Schedule

♦ Reading with Strategies, Stage 1 (Scholastic)

♥ Units of Study for Primary Writing by Lucy Calkins (Heinemann)

! First Grade Writers by Stephanie Parsons

▲ Eric Carle Author Study (NCEE)

● Reading With Meaning by Debbie Miller

◄ Story Elements Lessons

ü  Green Rubric Book

Ø Houghton Mifflin Core Reading Series

☺Units prepared at Chets Creek include:

☺Phonemic Awareness with Nursery Rhymes

☺Pumpkins

☺Star Book Vocabulary available at http://kindergartencce.wikispaces.com: Reading-Star Books

Also available as resources in Skills Block:

Phonics Lessons, Level K by Fountas and Pinnell

Phonics Lessons, Level 1 by Fountas and Pinnell (begins in the 4th nine weeks)

Curriculum to drive math:

Math Investigations, Kindergarten

Math Investigations, Grade 1 (begins in the 4th nine weeks)

Star Books are preselected read-alouds with strong narrative elements that are used with the research of Elizabeth Sulzby and Lucy Calkins Star Names is a program adapted from Lucy Calkins that uses children’s names to introduce letters and sounds. For more information on both of these programs, check out http://kindergartencce.wikispaces.com.

Kindergarten Pacing Guide, 2011-12

1st 9-weeks / Social Studies/Read Alouds / Skills Block / Readers’ Workshop / Writers’ Workshop / Every Day Counts / Math Investigations / Science
8-22-11
FLKLRS / ☺Nursery rhymes
Star books
☺Star vocabulary / Consonants- (Tt, Pp)
ABC song
Writing your name / Make their day!
Rituals and routines
►District Anchor Lessons / Make their day!
Rituals and routines
♥Launching Writers’ Workshop
► District Anchor Lessons / Rituals and Routines / Introduction to Science Unit: What do Scientists do?
8-29-11
FLKLRS
F.A.I.R. / ☺Nursery rhymes
Star books
☺Star vocabulary / ☺Nursery Rhymes
Beg & End sounds-consonants (Kk, Bb,Zz,Jj)
Directionality: left to right
Rhyming
Syllables / ► District Anchor Lessons
Intro Lit. Stations
Rituals / ♥Launching Writers’ Workshop
► District Anchor Lessons / Assessment / Assessment/
Diagnostic
Unit 1Who Is In School Today
Module A / Introduction to Science Unit: What do Scientists do?
9-6-11
FKLRS
F.A.I.R. / ☺Nursery rhymes
Star books
☺Star vocabulary / ☺Nursery Rhymes
Beg & End sounds (Dd,Ss,Vv, Gg)
Directionality: top to bottom
Rhyming
Syllables / Retell Star Books
Intro to Literacy Stations / ♥Launching Writers’ Workshop
ü Response to Literature / Assessment
Recognizing 0-15
Counting 0-15
Writing 0-15
Calendar skills / Assessment/
Diagnostic
Unit 1Who Is In School Today
Module A / Introduction to Science Unit: What tools do Scientists use?
9-12-11
FKLRRS
F.A.I.R. / ☺Nursery rhymes
Star books
☺Star vocabulary / ☺Nursery Rhymes
Beg & End Sounds (Mm, Hh,Ff,Rr,)
Rhyming / Retelling Star books
♦Reading Strategies / ü Response to Literature / Recognizing 0-15
Counting 0-15
Writing 0-15
Calendar skills / Unit 1Who Is In School Today
Module A / Introduction to Science Unit: Our 5 Senses
9-19-11
F.A.I.R. / ☺Nursery rhymes
Star books
☺Star vocabulary / Beg & End Sounds (Nn,Cc,Ll,Yv,) / Retelling Star books
♦Reading Strategies / ü Introduction to Narrative writing- beginning, middle, & end / Recognizing 0-15
Counting 0-15
Writing 0-15
Calendar skills / Unit 2Counting and Comparing
Module B / Introduction to Science Unit: Our 5 Senses
(perf. Task)
9-26-11
F.A.I.R. / ☺Nursery rhymes
Star books
☺Star vocabulary / Beg & End Sounds (Ww,Qq,Yy)
Intro to Vowels (there’s a diff between vowels and consonants) / Retelling Star books
♦Reading Strategies / ü Introduction to Narrative writing- beginning, middle, & end / Recognizing 0-15
Counting 0-15
Writing 0-15
Calendar skills / Unit 2Counting and Comparing
Module B / Properties of matter Unit: How do we describe objects? (Sorting and Describing)
10-3-11
F.A.I.R. / ☺Nursery rhymes
Star books
☺Star vocabulary / ☺Nursery Rhymes
Rhyming
Intro to Vowels short/long as they appear in the middle of words (a,e,i,o,u)
Blend/segment onset/rime / ●Non-Fiction conventions/elements (pumpkins) / ♥Nonfiction: Procedures and Reports / Recognizing 0-15
Counting 0-15
Writing 0-15
Calendar skills / Unit 2 Counting and Comparing
Module B / ☺Pumpkins
Properties of matter Unit: How can we change materials?
10-10-11
F.A.I.R. / ☺Nursery rhymes
Star books
☺Star vocabulary / ☺Nursery Rhymes
Rhyming
Short vowel a and e including the following families
(-at,-ag,-ab, -ad, -an, -ap, -am, -en, -et, -ed) / ●Non-Fiction conventions/elements (pumpkins) / ♥Nonfiction: Procedures and Reports / Recognizing 0-15
Counting 0-15
Writing 0-15
Calendar skills / Unit 2Counting and Comparing
Module C / ☺Pumpkins
Properties of matter Unit: How can we change materials?
10-17-11 / ☺Nursery rhymes
Star books
☺Star vocabulary / Rhyming
Short vowel i,o,u including these families (-it, -ig, -in, -im, -ip, -ot, -op, -og, -ob, -ut, -um, -ug, -up, -un)
Blend segment onset/rime / Procedural Texts / ♥Nonfiction: Procedures and Reports / Number line / Unit 2Counting and Comparing
Module C / ☺Pumpkins
(Performance task should be completed by end of week)
2nd 9-weeks / Social Studies / Skills Block / Readers’ Workshop / Writers’ Workshop / Calendar Counts / Math Investigations / Science
10-24-11 / Star books
☺Star vocabulary
Fall
Pumpkins
Columbus Day / Long Vowels – introduce the different long sounds, and Bossy E
Blend Phonemes
Introduce “the” / Procedural Texts / ♥Nonfiction: Procedures and Reports / Number line / Unit 4 Measuring and Counting
Module D / ☺Pumpkins &
Fall
10-31-11 / Star books
☺Star vocabulary
Fall
Pumpkins
Apples / Continue to go into the Bossy E using the different spelling patterns (-ake, -ade, ale, -ike, -ice, -ide, -ope, -ose, -ute, -ule)
Introduce “and” / ●Determining Importance in non-fiction (Native American books) / ♥Nonfiction: Procedures and Reports / Number line / Unit 4 Measuring and Counting
Module D / Force and Motion Unit: Making Things Move-How can we make things move?
11-7-11 / Star books
☺Star vocabulary
Native Americans / Continue to go into the Bossy E using the different spelling patterns (-ake, -ade, ale, -ike, -ice, -ide, -ope, -ose, -ute, -ule)
Introduce “said” / ●Determining Importance in non-fiction (Native American books) / ! Questions and Answers/Revisit report / Number line / Unit 4 Measuring and Counting
Module D / Force and Motion Unit: How Things Move-How Can We Make Things Move?
11-14-11 / Star books
☺Star vocabulary
Native Americans / Letter combination chart (Learn to chant as a class)
Introduce “have” / ●Determining Importance in non-fiction (Native American books) / ! Questions and Answers/Revisit report / Number line / Unit 5
Make a Shape Build a Block
Module E / Force and Motion Unit: How Things Move-What moves? What does not move?
11-21-11
Thanksgiving / Star books
☺Star vocabulary
Thanksgiving / Letter combination chart / Exploring non-fiction
Holiday Activities / ! Questions and Answers/Revisit report / Number line / Unit 5 Make a Shape Build a Block
Module E / Force and Motion Unit: How Things Move-What moves? What does not move?
12-5-11
F.A.I.R. / Star books
☺Star vocabulary
Winter Holidays / 2 vowels walking / Reading Strategies-chunking words / ♥Small Moments / Recognizing 0-30
Counting 0-30 / Unit 5 Make a Shape Build a Block
Module E / Force and Motion Unit: How Things Move-What are different ways objects move?
12-12-11
Holiday Activities
F.A.I.R. / Star books
☺Star vocabulary
Winter Holidays / Introduce Ch & Sh / Reading Strategies / ♥Small Moments / Recognizing 0-30
Counting 0-30 / Unit 5 Make a Shape Build a Block
Module E / Force and Motion Unit: How Things Move-What are different ways objects move?
12-19à 1-3 / Christmas break
1-3-12
F.A.I.R. / Star books
☺Star vocabulary / Introduce th & wh / ◄Story Elements (characters, setting, plot, etc.)
Attribute Chart / ♥Small Moments / Assessment
Recognizing 0-30
Counting 0-30 / Assessment
Unit 5 Make a Shape Build a Block
Module E / Force and Motion Unit:
Gravity-What is Gravity?
1-9-12
F.A.I.R. / Star books
☺Star vocabulary / -ing ending
Beginning and End - st / ◄Story Elements (characters, setting, plot, etc.)
Attribute Chart / ♥Small Moments / Assessment due
Recognizing 0-30
Counting 0-30 / Assessment due
Unit 5 Make a Shape Build a Block
Module E / Force and Motion Unit:
Gravity-What is Gravity? (Performance task should be completed by end of week)
3rd 9-weeks / Social Studies / Skills Block / Readers’ Workshop / Writers’ Workshop / Calendar Counts / Math Investigations / Science
1-17-12
F.A.I.R. / Winter / Begin R controlled vowels (ar, or) / ◄Story Elements (characters, setting, plot, etc.)
Attribute Chart / ♥Teaching Skills and Strategies
ü Narrative Writing / Writing 0-30 / Unit 6 How Many Do You Have
Module F / Force and Motion Unit:
The Season of winter
1-23-12
F.A.I.R. / Winter / R controlled (ir, ur, er) / ◄Story Elements (characters, setting, plot, etc.)
Attribute Chart / ♥Teaching Skills and Strategies
ü Narrative Writing / Writing 0-30 / Unit 6 How Many Do You Have
Module F / Force and Motion Unit: Sound-What makes sound? How are sounds different?
1-30-12
F.A.I.R. / Ground Hog Day / L Blends / ◄Story Elements (characters, setting, plot, etc.)
Attribute Chart / ♥Teaching Skills and Strategies
ü Narrative Writing / Counting to 100 / Unit 6 How Many Do You Have
Module F / Force and Motion Unit: Sound-What makes sound? How are sounds different?
2-6-12 / Valentine’s Day
Friendship Books / R Blend / Predications / ♥Teaching Skills and Strategies
ü Narrative Writing / Addition to 10
Subtraction to 10
Counting to 100 / Unit 6 How Many Do You Have
Module F / Comparing Plants and Animals Unit: Real & Fictional Plants and Animals
2-13-12 / Valentine’s Day
Eric Carle books / S Blends / ▲Eric Carle Author Study
●Schema / ! Pattern Books / Addition to 10
Subtraction to 10 / Unit 6 How Many Do You Have
Module F / Comparing Plants and Animals Unit: How do Animals grow and change?
2-21-12 / President’s Day
Eric Carle books / Y as /i/ like in buy
Y as /e/ like in sunny / ▲Eric Carle Author Study
●Schema / ! Pattern Books / Addition to 10
Subtraction to 10 / Unit 6 How Many Do You Have
Module F / Comparing Plants and Animals Unit: How do animals grow and change?
2-27-12 / Eric Carle books / Ed endings
-ed says /t/
-ed says /ed/
-ed says /d/ / ▲Eric Carle Author Study
●Schema / ! Pattern Books / Addition to 10
Subtraction to 10 / Unit 7 Sorting and Surveys
Module G / Comparing Plants and Animals Unit: Where do animals live?
3-5-12 / Eric Carle books / Two Consonants walking side by side like in scruff, will, buzz, happy, sunny
(ff, ll, ss, zz, pp, etc) / ▲Eric Carle Author Study
●Schema / ♥Authors as Mentors
Response to literature (Rubric Book) / Addition to 10
Subtraction to 10 / Unit 7 Sorting and Surveys
Module G / Comparing Plants and Animals Unit: Where do animals live?
3-12-12 / Eric Carle books
Spring / Letter Combination Poem
Go through the combinations and teach the ones you have not taught yet. / ▲Eric Carle Author Study
●Schema / ♥Authors as Mentors
Response to literature (Rubric Book) / Addition to 10
Subtraction to 10 / Unit 7 Sorting and Surveys
Module G / Comparing Plants and Animals Unit: How do plants grow and change?
3-26-12 / Eric Carle books
Spring / Review all previous skills that your class is still struggling with. / Culmination: Eric Carle / ♥Authors as Mentors
Response to literature (Rubric Book) / Addition
Subtraction
Combinations of 10 / Unit 7 Sorting and Surveys
Module G / Comparing Plants and Animals Unit: How do plants grow and change?
4th 9-weeks / Social Studies / Skills Block / Readers’ Workshop / Writers’ Workshop / Calendar Counts / Math Investigations / Science
4-2-12
F.A.I.R. / Persuasive Books / Continue to work on sight words / Persuasive Elements- attribute chart / !Persuasive / Addition
Subtraction
Combinations of 10 / First Grade Unit 1
How many of Each / Comparing Plants and Animals Unit: Where do plants live?
4-9-12
F.A.I.R. / Persuasive Books / Synonyms / Persuasive elements- attribute chart / !Persuasive / Addition
Subtraction
Combinations of 10 / First Grade Unit 1
How Many of Each / Comparing Plants and Animals Unit: Where do plants live?
4-23-12
F.A.I.R. / Poetry / Antonyms / ♥Mental Images /poetry / ♥Poetry / Addition
Subtraction
Place Value / First Grade Unit 1
How Many of Each / Comparing Plants and Animals Unit: the season of spring
4-30-12
F.A.I.R. / Poetry / Soft and Hard C
Soft and Hard G / ♥Mental Images/poetry / ♥Poetry / Place Value – being able to decompose 16 as 1 ten and 6 ones / First Grade Unit 1
How Many of Each / Earth in Space and Time Unit: Pattern of day and night-How do day and night change? What patterns do we see in the sky?
5-7-12
F.A.I.R. / Poetry / Compound Words / ♥Mental Images/poetry / ♥Poetry / Place Value / First Grade Unit 1
How Many of Each / Earth in Space and Time Unit: Pattern of day and night-How do day and night change? What patterns do we see in the sky?
5-14-12
F.A.I.R. / Poetry / Review all skills / Introduction to Book Clubs / Revisit genres / Place Value / First Grade Unit 1
How Many of Each / Earth in Space and Time Unit: Day and Night Sky
5-21-12
F.A.I.R. / Poetry
Summer / Review all skills / Introduction to Book Clubs / Revisit genres / Place Value / Diagnostic Testing / Earth in Space and Time Unit: Day and Night Sky
(Performance Task should be completed by end of week)
5-29-12
6-4-12 / End-of-the-Year Activities / Final Portfolio Review

Revised 7/11