Kindergarten Weekly Pacing Guide 2nd Nine Weeks

Unit of Study 2: Writing For Readers (Narrative)

If…Then…Curriculum p. 82-92

Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday
Week 1 / Administer pre assessment for this Unit-save in a folder / Session 1
Writing for readers
*Anchor Chart: Readable/Unreadable / Session 2
How to write true stories that readers want to read. / Session 2
How to write true stories that readers want to read. / Session 3
Drawing stories for readers
Week 2 / Session 4
Writing sentences that tell a story / IF...THEN:
Drafting The Writer tends to write short pieces with few words or sentences P.90 / Session 5
The power of rereading / Session 5
The power of rereading / Session 6
Checklists can help writers make powerful stories
Week 3 / Session 6
Checklists can help writers make powerful stories / Session 7
A vowel chart can help with the middle of words. / IF…THEN: The writer does not use all she knows about letter sounds/vowel patterns to write words. P.95 / Session 8
Writing readable stories using word walls / Session 9:
Writing stories with true words: Making stories talk
*Anchor Chart P.85
Week 4 / Session 9
Writing stories with true words: Making stories talk
*Anchor Chart: Describing Words / Session 10
Using reading partnerships to support more conventional writing. / Session 11
Using a partner to hear more sounds in words. / Session 12
Putting it together: How to make readable writing / Session 12
Putting it together: How to make readable writing
Week 5 / Session 13
Writers search their mental and drawn pictures to make their stories better / Session 13
Writers search their mental and drawn pictures to make their stories better / Session 14
Writers use flaps to make their stories better / Session 14
Writers use flaps to make their stories better / Session 15
Writing amazing story beginnings
Week 6 / Session 15
Writing amazing story beginnings / IF…THEN: The writers tells action, action, action, and seems to not elaborate on any of the options P87 / Session 16
Writers work with partners to answer readers’ questions / Session 16
Writers work with partners to answer readers’ questions / IF…THEN: the writer provides information in vague or broad ways P.94
Week 7 / Session 17
Writers use all they know to select and revise a piece to publish / Session 17
Writers use all they know to select and revise a piece to publish / IF…THEN
Page 91Revising / Session 18
Ending with feelings / Session 18
Ending with feelings
Week 8 / / Teacher Choice:
Review writing folders / Teacher Choice:
*Review anchor charts / IF…THEN
Page 91 Revising / Session 18
Ending with feelings
Week 9 / IF…THEN
Page 92 Editing / Session 19
Writers make their pieces beautiful to get ready for publication / Session 19
Writers make their pieces beautiful to get ready for publication / Session 20
A final celebration: Bringing true stories to life / Administer post assessment