The Key to Building Strong Readers and Writers

Grade K • Unit 1 • Scope and Sequence

Big Idea: Read Aloud Literature Big Reading/ Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High-Frequency Oral Vocabulary Category Phonics Fluency Skill Writing Research
Take a New Step Books, Paired Writing Main Selection Complex Text Words Words Words Words
Selection Workshop A: Approaching Level
(ACT)
What can we learn when
O: On Level
we try new things? E: ELL
B: Beyond Level

Week 1 Title: “The Lion and Main Selection Title: Short Text: I Can Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Big Book: Academic Words: the friend Feeling Words Phonological/ Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Ideas Weekly:
the Mouse” What About Bear? Questions Organization title problem Phonemic Word Automaticity; What makes a good
Genre: Nonfiction Grammar Skill:
Weekly Concept: author escape Awareness: Intonation friend?
Genre: Fable Genre: Fantasy Skill: Key Details Nouns
Short Text: Can I? illustrator grasped Sentence
Make New Friends Strategy: Ask and Strategy: Ask and Main Selection noun rescue Segmentation, Weekly Writing
Genre: Fiction
Answer Questions Answer Questions Genre: Fantasy Phoneme Isolation, Focus: Write a
Essential Question: Personal Narrative
Phoneme Identity,
How can we get along Skill: Key Details Titles:
Phoneme Blending
(Use Illustrations) A: Soup!
with new friends? O: Mouse and Monkey Phonics
Paired Selection
E: Mouse and Monkey /m/m (initial/final)
Title: “How to Be a
B: Come and Play!
Friend”
Genre:
Informational Text
Text Feature:
Photographs

Week 2 Title: “The Tortoise Main Selection Title: Short Text: We Can Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Big Book: Academic Words: we adventure Family Words Phonological/ Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Ideas Weekly:
and the Hare” Pouch! Questions informational text, fantasy movement Phonemic Word Automaticity; How do animals
Genre: Nonfiction Grammar Skill:
Weekly Concept: observation, poetry fable arrived Awareness: Intonation move?
Genre: Fable Genre: Fantasy Skill: Key Details Nouns
Short Text: I Can, opinion exciting Recognize Rhyme,
Get Up and Go! Strategy: Ask and Strategy: Ask and I Can Main Selection details exhausted Phoneme Isolation Weekly Writing
Answer Questions Answer Questions Genre: Fantasy (initial/medial), Focus: Write an
Essential Question: Genre: Fiction
opinion
Phoneme Identity,
How do baby animals Skill: Key Details Titles:
Phoneme Blending
(Use Illustrations) A: Hop!
move? O: We Hop! Phonics
Paired Selection
E: We Hop! /a/a (initial/medial)
Title: “Baby Animals
B: We Can Move!
on the Move” Consonant Review:
/m/m
Genre:
Informational Text
Text Feature:
Labels

Week 3 Title: “A Feast of the Main Selection Short Text: Sam Can Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Big Book: Academic Words: see explore Sensory Words Phonological/ Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Ideas Weekly Project:
Senses” Title: Senses at the Questions Organization informational text senses Phonemic Word Automaticity; What can we learn
Genre: Fiction Grammar Skill:
Weekly Concept: Seashore observation feast Awareness: Onset Phrasing by using our senses?
Genre: Nonfiction Skill: Key Details Nouns
Short Text: I Can poetry finished, kneads and Rime Blending,
Use Your Senses Strategy: Visualize
Genre: Informational
See Main Selection Phoneme Isolation Weekly Writing
Text
Genre: Informational Text (initial), Phoneme Focus: Make a
Essential Question: Strategy: Ask and
Genre: Nonfiction
Picture Web
Blending, Phoneme
How can your senses help Titles:
Answer Questions Categorization
A: The Beach
you learn? Skill: Key Details O: At School Phonics:
(Use Photos) E: At School /s/s (initial)
B: See It Grow!
Paired Selection Consonant/Vowel
Title: “I Smell Review:
Springtime,” “Taste /a/a, /m/m
of Purple,” “Rain””
Genre:
Poetry
Literary Element:
Sensory Words

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Grade K • Unit 2 • Scope and Sequence

Big Idea: Read Aloud Literature Big Reading/ Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High-Frequency Oral Vocabulary Category Phonics Fluency Skill Writing Research
Let’s Explore Books, Paired Writing Main Selection Complex Text Words Words Words Words
Selection Workshop (ACT)
What can you find out A: Approaching Level
O: On Level
when you explore?
E: ELL
B: Beyond Level

Week 1 Title: “Timimoto” Main Selection Title: Short Text: “Pam Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Big Book: Academic Words: a tools Color Words Phonological/ Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Weekly Project:
The Handiest Things Can See” Questions Connection of Ideas photographs discover Phonemic Word Automaticity; Idea In what ways are
Genre: Tale
Weekly Concept: in the World sentence defeated Awareness: Phrasing tools useful?
Genre: Fiction Skill: Key Details Grammar Skill:
Strategy: Ask and verb fetch Recognize
Tools We Use Answer Questions
Genre: Informational
Short Text: “We Can Main Selection rumble Alliteration,
Verbs
Text
See!” Genre: Informational Text Phoneme Isolation, Weekly Writing
Essential Question: Strategy: Ask and Focus: Write
Phoneme
How do tools help us to Genre: Nonfiction Titles:
Answer Questions Categorization, an Explanatory
A: We Need Tools
explore? Skill: Key Details O: A Trip
Phoneme Blending Sentence
(Use Photos) E: A Trip Phonics:
B: What Can You See? /p/p (initial/final)
Paired Selection
Title: ““Discover Consonant/Vowel
with Tools” Review:
/a/a, /m/m, /s/s
Genre:
Informational Text
Text Feature:
Headings

Week 2 Title: “Kites in Flight” Main Selection Title: Short Text: “We Like Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Big Book: Academic Words: like materials Shapes Words Phonological/ Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Weekly Project:
Shapes All Around Tam!” Questions Connection of Ideas rectangle nature Phonemic Word Automaticity; Idea Where can you finwd
Genre: Informational
Weekly Concept: circle decoration Awareness: Automaticity; shapes?
Text Genre: Informational Genre: Fiction Skill: Key Details Grammar Skill:
square games Onset and Rime Expression;
Shapes All Around Us Strategy: Ask and
Text
Short Text: “I Like Main Selection triangle world Blending, Phoneme Intonation
Verbs
Answer Questions Strategy: Ask and Sam” Genre: Informational Text Isolation (initial/ Weekly Writing
Essential Question: Answer Questions Focus: Make a
final), Phoneme
What shapes do you see Genre: Nonfiction Titles:
Blending, Phoneme Shape Poster
Skill: Key Details A: Shapes!
around you? (Use Photos) O: Play With Shapes!
Categorization
E: Play With Shapes! Phonics:
Paired Selection
B: Use a Shape! /t/t (initial/final)
Title: ““Find the
Shapes” Consonant/Vowel
Review:
Genre:
/a/a, /m/m, /p/p, /s/s
Informational Text
Text Feature:
Bold Print

Week 3 Title: “Animals in the Title: I Love Bugs! Short Text: “Pat” Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Big Book: Academic Words: the curious Movement Words Phonological/ Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Weekly Project:
Desert” Questions Specific Vocabualry caption a observe Phonemic Word Automaticity; Idea What do bugs do in
Genre: Fiction Genre: Fiction
Weekly Concept: word web see attaches Awareness: Count Expression; their environments?
Genre: Nonfiction Skill: Key Details Grammar Skill:
Strategy: Ask and Short Text: “Tap! sort we process and Pronounce Intonation
World of Bugs Strategy: Reread Answer Questions Tap! Tap! Main Selection like slender Syllables, Phoneme
Verbs
Genre: Fiction Segmentation, Weekly Writing
Essential Question: Skill: Key Details Genre: Nonfiction
Focus: Write a Story
Phoneme Blending
What kind of bugs do you (Use Illustrations) Titles:
Sentence
A: We Like Bugs! Phonics:
know about? Paired Selection
O: The Bugs Run /m/m, /a/a, /s/s,
Title: ““Bugs All
E: The Bugs Run /p/p, /t/t
Around”
B: I See a Bug!
Genre:
Informational Text
Text Feature:
Captions

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Grade K • Unit 3 • Scope and Sequence

Big Idea: Read Aloud Literature Big Reading/ Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High-Frequency Oral Vocabulary Category Phonics Fluency Skill Writing Research
Going Places Books, Paired Writing Main Selection Complex Text Words Words Words Words
Selection Workshop A: Approaching Level
(ACT)
What can you learn by
O: On Level
going to different places? E: ELL
B: Beyond Level

Week 1 Title: “The Boy Who Main Selection Title: Short Text:”Can I Strategy: Visualize Literature Big Academic Words: to rules Movement Words Phonological/ Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Weekly Project:
Cried Wolf” How Do Dinosaurs Pat It?” Book: Organization; visualize cooperate Phonemic Awareness: Word Automaticity; Sentence Fluency What rules do we
Skill: Key Details
Weekly Concept: Go to School? Connection of Ideas punctuation guard Onset and Rime Intonation need to follow at
Genre: Fable Genre: Nonfiction Grammar Skill:
Main Selection Genre: Fantasy retell prank Blending, Phoneme school?
Rules to Go By Strategy: Visualize
Genre: Fantasy
Short Text: “Tim Can predict responsible Identity, Phoneme
Sentences
Titles:
Strategy: Visualize Tip It” Blending, Phoneme Weekly Writing
Essential Question: A: We Run
Focus: Write a
Segmentation
What rules do we follow in Skill: Key Details Genre: Nonfiction O: Go, Nat!
Sentence
(Use Illustrations) E: Go, Nat! Phonics: /n/n (initial/
different places? B: The Birdhouse! final)
Paired Selection
Title: “Be Safe” Consonant/Vowel
Review: /a/a, /i/i,
Genre: Informational
/m/m, /p/p, /s/s, /t/t
Text
Extend: final double
Text Feature: List
letters, -ss, -tt

Week 2 Title: “The Turtle Main Selection Title: Short Text: “Nat and Strategy: Visualize Literature Big Book: Academic Words: and listen Sound Words Phonological/ Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Ideas Weekly Project:
and the Flute” Clang! Clang! Beep! Tip” Connection of Ideas events volume Phonemic Awareness: Word Automaticity;
Skill: Key Details Grammar Skill: What sounds
Weekly Concept: Beep! Listen to the period chat Recognize Rhyme, Intonation
Genre: Fable Genre: Fiction Sentences do we hear at
City Main Selection Genre: Fiction vocabulary` exclaimed Phoneme Isolation
Sounds Around Us Strategy: Visualize Short Text: “Tim and familiar (initial/medial), Weekly Writing
school?
Genre: Fiction Titles:
Nan” Phoneme Identity, Focus: Write a
Essential Question: Strategy: Visualize
A: City Sounds
Personal Narrative
Phoneme Blending
What are the different Genre: Nonfiction O: Farm Sounds
Sentence
Skill: Key Details E: Farm Sounds Phonics
sounds we hear? (Use Illustrations) B: A Noisy Night /a/a (initial/medial)
Paired Selection Consonant Review:
Title: “Sounds Are /m/m
Everywhere”
Genre: Informational
Text
Text Feature:
Captions

Week 3 Title: “Field Trips” Main Selection Title: Short Text: “We Go Strategy: Visualize Literature Big Book: Academic Words: go local Sequence Words Phonological/ Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Weekly Project:
Please Take Me for to See Nan” Sentence Structure; characters routine Phonemic Awareness: Word Automaticity; Sentence Fluency
Genre: Informational Skill: Character, Setting, Events What places do
Weekly Concept: a Walk Organization setting neighborhood Count and Pronounce Expression;
Text Genre: Fiction Grammar Skill: you go to during
Main Selection Genre: Fiction map volunteer Syllables, Phoneme Intonation
The Places We Go Strategy: Visualize
Genre: Fantasy
Short Text: “Can We intelligent Isolation, Phoneme
Sentences the week? What
Titles: do you do there?
Strategy: Visualize Go?” Blending, Phoneme Weekly Writing
Essential Question: What A: We Can Go
Focus: Write an
Identity, Phoneme
places do you go to during Skill: Character, Genre: Nonfiction O: Going By Cab
Segmentation Opinion Sentence
Setting, Events (Use E: Going By Cab
the week? Illustrations) B: Cal’s Busy Week Phonics: /k/c (initial)
Paired Selection Consonant/Vowel
Title: “A Review: /a/a, /i/i, /m/m,
Neighborhood” /n/n, /s/s, /p/p, /t/t
Genre: Informational
Text
Text Feature: Map

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Grade K • Unit 4 • Scope and Sequence

Big Idea: Read Aloud Literature Big Reading/ Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High-Frequency Oral Vocabulary Category Phonics Fluency Skill Writing Research
Around the Neighborhood Books, Paired Writing Main Selection Complex Text Words Words Words Words
Selection Workshop A: Approaching Level
(ACT)
What do you know about
O: On Level
the people and the places E: ELL
in your neighborhood? B: Beyond Level

Week 1 Title: “Little Juan and Main Selection Title: Short Text: “Tom on Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Big Book: Academic Words: you equipment Job Words Phonological/ Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Ideas Weekly Project:
the Cooking Pot” Whose Shoes? A Top!” Questions Connection of Ideas adjective uniform Phonemic Awareness: Word Automaticity;
Grammar Skill: Which tools help
Weekly Concept: Shoe for Every Job category utensils Onset and Rime Intonation
Genre: Fable Genre: Nonfiction Skill: Key Details Adjectives workers do their
revise expect Blending Onset and
Rules to Go By Strategy: Ask and
Genre: Informational
Main Selection Genre: draft remained Rime Segmentation, Weekly Writing
jobs?
Text
Answer Questions Informational Text Phoneme Isolation Focus: Write
Essential Question: Strategy: Ask and a Descriptive
(initial), Phoneme
What rules do we follow Titles:
Answer Questions Isolation (initial/ Sentence
A: You Cook
in different places? Skill: Key Details O: On the Job
medial), Phoneme
Blending, Phoneme
(Sequence) E: On the Job
Categorization
B: The Neighborhood
Paired Selection
Phonics: n/o/o (initial/
Title: “Workers and
medial)
Their Tools”
Consonant/Vowel
Genre: Informational
Review: /a/a, /k/c,
Text
/i/i, /m/m, /n/n, /p/p,
Text Feature: Labels /s/s, /t/t
Extend: final double
letters, -ss, -tt

Week 2 Title: “Cultural Main Selection Title: Short Text: “Sid” Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Big Book: Academic Words: do appreciate Food Words Phonological/ Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Word Weekly Project:
Festivals” What Can You Do Questions Sentence Structure research cultures Phonemic Word Automaticity; Choice
Genre: Fiction What cultures can
Weekly Concept: with a Paleta? Internet prefer Awareness: Sentence Expression
Genre: Skill: Character, Setting, Events Grammar Skill: be found in your
present proud Segmentation,
Meet Your Neighbors Informational Text
Genre: Fiction
Main Selection Genre: Fiction publish tradition Phoneme Isolation
Adjectives neighborhood?
Strategy: Ask and (initial), Phoneme Weekly Writing
Essential Question: Strategy: Ask and
Answer Questions
Titles:
Focus: Write a Menu
Blending, Phoneme
Who are your neighbors? Answer Questions A: My Neighbors
Segmentation
Skill: Character, O: Neighborhood Party
Setting, Events (Use E: Neighborhood Parties Phonics: /d/d (initial/
Illustrations) B: Parade Day final)
Paired Selection Consonant/Vowel
Title: “A World Review: /a/a, /k/c, /i/i,
Festival” /m/m, /n/n, /o/o, /p/p,
/s/s, /t/t
Genre: Informational
Text
Text Feature:
Environmental Print

Week 3 Title: “The Bundle of Main Selection Title: Short Text: “I Can, Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Big Book: Academic Words: and community Position Words Phonological/ Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Word Weekly Project:
Sticks” Roadwork You Can! Questions Sentence Specific chart do improve Word Automaticity; Choice
Phonemic Awareness: In what ways can
Weekly Concept: Vocabulary sequence go confused Expression
Genre: Fable Genre: Informational Genre: Fiction Skill: Key Details Recognize Grammar Skill: we improve our
blend to harvest
Pitch In Strategy: Ask and
Text
Main Selection Genre: plot you quarrel
Rhyme, Phoneme Adjectives community?
Identity, Phoneme
Answer Questions Strategy: Ask and Informational Text Weekly Writing
Essential Question: Answer Questions
Blending, Phoneme
Focus: Write an
How can people help to Titles: Segmentation
Expository Sentence
Skill: Key Details A: We Clean!
make your (Sequence) O: Can You Fix It?
Phonics: /i/i, /n/n, /k/c,
/o/o, /d/d
E: Can You Fix It?
Paired Selection
B: Helping Mom Consonant/Vowel
Title: “A Community
Review: /a/a, /k/c, /d/d,
Garden”
/i/i, /m/m, /n/n, /o/o,
Genre: Informational /p/p, /s/s, /t/t
Text
Text Feature:
Captions Genre:
Informational Text
Text Feature: Map

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Grade K • Unit 5 • Scope and Sequence

Big Idea: Read Aloud Literature Big Reading/ Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High-Frequency Oral Vocabulary Category Phonics Fluency Skill Writing Research
Wonders of Nature Books, Paired Writing Main Selection Complex Text Words Words Words Words
Selection Workshop A: Approaching Level
(ACT)
What kinds of things
O: On Level
can you find growing in E: ELL
nature? B: Beyond Level

Week 1 Title: “Growing Main Selection Title: Short Text: “Hop Strategy: Reread Literature Big Book: Academic Words: my require Job Words Phonological/ Phonemic Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Weekly Project:
Plants” My Garden Can Hop!” Purpose pronoun plant Awareness: Count and Word Automaticity; Organization
Skill: Character, Setting, What do plants need
Weekly Concept: rhyme harmful Blend Syllables, Phoneme Expression;
Genre: Informational Genre: Fiction Genre: Fiction Events Grammar Skill: to grow?
event soak Isolation, Phoneme Intonation
How Does Your Garden Text
Strategy: Reread Main Selection Genre: beginning crowd Blending, Phoneme
Pronouns
Grow? Strategy: Reread Fantasy Categorization Weekly Writing
Skill: Character, Vocabulary
Focus: Write a Poem
Essential Question: Setting, Events (Use Titles: Strategy: Plurals Phonics: /h/h (initial)
Illustrations) A: My Garden
What do living things need O: My Garden Grows
Consonant/Vowel
to grow? Paired Selection Review: /a/a, /k/c, /d/d,
E: My Garden Grows
Titles: “Tommy,” /i/i, /m/m, /n/n, /o/o,
B: The Mystery Seeds
“Maytime Magic,” /p/p,/s/s, /t/t
“The Seed,”
Extend: final /z/s
“Garden”
Genre: Poetry
Literary Element:
Rhyme and
Repetition

Week 2 Title: “The Pine Main Selection Title: Short Text: “Ed and Strategy: Reread Literature Big Book: Academic Words: are develop Tree Parts Phonological/ Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Weekly Project:
Tree” A Grand Old Tree Ned” Organization fact amazing Word Automaticity; Organization How do trees
Skill: Main Topic and Key Phonemic Awareness:
Weekly Concept: topic content Expression change as they
Genre: Fairy Tale Genre: Informational Genre: Nonfiction Details Onset and Rime Blending, Grammar Skill:
fairy tale enormous grow?
Trees Strategy: Reread
Text
Main Selection Genre: diagram imagine
Phoneme Isolation (initial), Pronouns
Phoneme Blending
Strategy: Reread Informational Text Weekly Writing
Essential Question: Vocabulary (medial), Phoneme
Focus: Write an
How do living things Skill: Main Topic and Titles: Strategy: Inflectional Segmentation
Opinion About a
Key Details A: The Tree Ending -ed
change as they grow? O: Many Trees
Phonics: /e/e (initial/ Book
Paired Selection medial)
E: Many Trees
Title: “From a Seed
B: Our Apple Tree Consonant/Vowel
to a Tree”
Review: /a/a, /k/c, /d/d,
Genre: Informational /h/h, /i/i, /m/m, /n/n, /o/o,
Text /p/p, /s/s, /t/t
Text Feature:
Diagram

Week 3 Title: “Farms Around Main Selection Short Text: “Ron Strategy: Reread Literature Big Book: Academic Words: with fresh Food Words Phonological/ Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Weekly Project:
the World” Title: An Orange in With Red” Sentence Structure reread he delicious Word Automaticity; Organization How do fruits and
Skill: Main Topic and Key Phonemic Awareness:
Weekly Concept: January lists beneath Intonation; Phrasing vegetables grow?
Genre: Informational Genre: Fiction Details Recognize Rhyme Grammar Skill:
raise
Fresh from the Farm Text Genre: Informational
Main Selection Genre:
Vocabulary Strategy:
special Phonemic Awareness:
Pronouns
Text Context Clues
Strategy: Reread Informational Text Phoneme Isolation (initial, Weekly Writing
Essential Question: Strategy: Reread both letters), Phoneme Focus: Write Story
What kinds of things grow Titles:
Blending, Phoneme Sentences
Skill: Main Topic and A: The Farmer
on a farm? Key Details O: Let’s Make a Salad!
Addition
E: Let’s Make a Salad! Phonics: /f/f, /r/r (initial)
Paired Selection
B: Farm Fresh Finn
Title: “Farmers’ Consonant/Vowel
Market” Review: /a/a, /k/c, /d/d,
/e/e, /h/h, /i/i, /o/o, /m/m,
Genre: Informational
/n/n, /p/p, /s/s, /t/t
Text
Text Feature: Lists

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Grade K • Unit 6 • Scope and Sequence

Big Idea: Read Aloud Literature Big Reading/ Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High-Frequency Oral Vocabulary Category Phonics Fluency Skill Writing Research
Weather for all Seasons Books, Paired Writing Main Selection Complex Text Words Words Words Words
Selection Workshop A: Approaching Level
(ACT)
How do weather and
O: On Level
seasons affect us? E: ELL
B: Beyond Level

Week 1 Title: “A Tour of the Main Selection Title: Short Text: “Is It Strategy: Visualize Literature Big Book: Academic Words: is weather Seasons Phonological/ Phonemic Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Voice Weekly Project:
Mama, Is It Summer Hot?” Organization plural pattern little seasons Awareness: Onset and Word Automaticity; What do we do in
Seasons” Skill: Key Details (Sequence) Grammar Skill:
Weekly Concept: Yet? migrate Rime Segmentation, Expression different seasons?
Genre: Nonfiction Vocabulary Nouns
Genre: Informational Main Selection Genre: active Phoneme Isolation,
The Four Seasons Text
Genre: Fiction
Fiction
Strategy: Context
spot Phoneme Blending, Weekly Writing
Clues (multiple-
Strategy: Visualize Phoneme Segmentation Focus: Write Opinion
Essential Question: Strategy: Visualize Titles: meaning words,
Sentences
How are the seasons Skill: Key Details A: It Is Hot! unknown phrases) Phonics: /b/b (initial/final),
(Sequence) O: Little Bear /l/l (initial)
different? E: Little Bear
Paired Selection Consonant/Vowel
B: Ant and Grasshopper
Titles: “New Snow,” Review: /a/a, /k/c, /d/d,
“Rain Song,” /e/e, /f/f, /h/h, /i/i, /o/o,
“Covers,” excerpt /m/m, /n/n, /p/p, /r/r, /s/s,
from “Honey, I Love /t/t
You”
Extend: final double
Genre: Poetry letters, -ll
Literary Element:
Rhyme

Week 2 Title: “The Frog and Main Selection Title: Short Text: “Kim and Strategy: Visualize Literature Big Book: Academic Words: she predict Weather Words Phonological/Phonemic Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Voice Weekly Project:
the Locust” Rain Nan” Lack of Prior narrative was temperature Awareness: Recognize Word Automaticity; How can you
Skill: Key Details Grammar Skill:
Weekly Concept: Knowledge folktale drought Rhyme, Phoneme Expression; observe how strong
Genre: Folktale Genre: Fantasy Genre: Fiction Nouns
Main Selection Genre: speech bubbles clever Isolation, Phoneme Intonation the wind blows?
What’s the Weather? Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Visualize Fiction dialogue storm Blending, Phoneme Weekly Writing
Segmentation Focus: Write a
Essential Question: Skill: Key Details Titles: Vocabulary
Personal Narrative
What happens in different (Sequence) A: The Rain Strategy: Shades of Phonics: /k/k (initial), /k/
O: Weather Is Fun Meaning ck, (final)
kinds of weather? Paired Selection
E: Weather Is Fun
Title: “Cloud Watch” Consonant/Vowel
B: Kate and Tuck
Review: /a/a, /b/b, /k/c,
Genre: Informational
/d/d, /e/e, /h/h, /i/i, /l/l,
Text
/o/o, /m/m, /n/n, /p/p,
Text Feature: /s/s, /t/t
Speech Bubbles

Week 3 Title: “Rainbow Main Selection Title: Short Text: “Mack Strategy: Visualize Literature Big Book: Academic Words: are safe Question Words Phonological/Phonemic Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Voice Weekly Project:
Crow” Waiting Out the and Ben” Sentence Structure purpose he prepare Awareness: Recognize Word Automaticity; What are some ways
Skill: Key Details Grammar Skill:
Weekly Concept: Storm report is notice Alliteration, Phoneme Expression to stay safe in bad
Genre: Myth Genre: Fiction Nouns
Main Selection Genre: myth little celebration Identity, Phonem weather?
Stormy Weather Strategy: Visualize
Genre: Fiction
Fiction my enough Blending, Phoneme Weekly Writing
Vocabulary
Strategy: Visualize she Addition Focus: Write a
Essential Question: Titles: Strategy: Question
Weather Report
was
How can you stay safe in Skill: Key Details A: Bad Weather Words Phonics: /h/h, /e/e, /f/f, /r/r,
with
(Use Illustrations) O: Getting Ready /b/b, /l/l, /k/k, /k/ck
bad weather? E: Getting Ready
Paired Selection
B: The Storm
Title: “Be Safe in
Bad Weather”
Genre: Informational
Text
Text Feature:
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Grade K • Unit 7 • Scope and Sequence

Big Idea: Read Aloud Literature Big Reading/ Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High-Frequency Oral Vocabulary Category Phonics Fluency Skill Writing Research
The Animal Kingdom Books, Paired Writing Main Selection Complex Text Words Words Words Words
Selection Workshop A: Approaching Level
(ACT)
What are different kinds of
O: On Level
animals? E: ELL
B: Beyond Level

Week 1 Title: “Baby Farm Main Selection Title: Short Text: “A Pup Strategy: Reread Literature Big Academic Words: for appearance Animal Parts Phonological/ Phonemic Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Word Weekly Project:
Animals” Zoo Borns! and a Cub” Book: Lack of Prior same have behavior Awareness: Onset and Word Automaticity; Choice What features do
Skill: Connections Within
Weekly Concept: Knowledge different exercise Rime Blending, Phoneme Expression; animals have?
Genre: Informational Genre: Informational Genre: Nonfiction Text (Compare and Contrast) Grammar Skill:
verb wander Isolation (initial), Phoneme Intonation
Baby Animals Text Text
Main Selection Genre: inquiry plenty Blending, Phoneme
Verbs
Strategy: Reread Strategy: Reread Informational Text Deletion Weekly Writing
Essential Question: Vocabulary
Focus: Write an
How are some animals Skill: Connections Titles: Strategy: Compound Phonics: /u/u (initial/
Animal Card
Within Text (Compare A: Two Cubs Words (medial)
alike and how are they and Contrast) O: Animal Bodies
different? E: Animal Bodies
Consonant/Vowel
Paired Selection Review: /a/a, /b/b, /k/c, /k/
B: Two Kinds of Bears
Title: “Mischievous ck, /d/d, /e/e, /f/f,/h/h, /i/i,
Goat,” “Over in the /k/k, /l/l, /m/m, /n/n, /o/o,
Meadow,” “Kitty /p/p, /r/r, /s/s, /t/t
Caught a Caterpillar”
Genre: Poetry
Literary Element:
Alliteration

Week 2 Title: “The Frog and Main Selection Title: Short Text: “I Hug Strategy: Make. Confirm, Literature Big Book: Academic Words: of responsibility Pet Words Phonological/Phonemic Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Word Weekly Project:
the Locust” The Birthday Pet Gus!” and Revise Predictions Organization explain they train Awareness: Recognize Word Automaticity; Choice How do you take
Weekly Concept: prediction depend and Generate Rhyme, Expression; care of a pet?
Genre: Folktale Genre: Fiction Genre: Fiction Skill: Character, Setting, Plot Grammar Skill:
compared Phoneme Isolation (initial/ Intonation
Pet Pals? Strategy: Visualize Strategy: Make, Main Selection Genre:
Vocabulary
social final g; initial w), Phoneme
Verbs
Strategy:
Confirm, and Revise Fiction Blending, Phoneme Weekly Writing
Essential Question: Predictions
Prepositions
Focus: Write an
Substitution
How do you take care of Titles:
Explanatory
Skill: Character, A: My Cats Phonics: /g/g (initial/final),
different kinds of pets? Setting, Plot O: Their Pets /w/w (initial)
(Problem and E: Their Pets
Extend: l-blends; sl, gl, cl
Solution) B: Will’s Pet
Consonant/Vowel
Paired Selection
Review: /a/a, /b/b, /k/c, /k/
Title: “The Perfect
ck, /d/d, /e/e, /f/f, /h/h, /i/i,
Pet”
/l/l, /m/m, /n/n, /o/o, /p/p,
Genre: Fiction /r/r, /s/s, /t/t, /u/u
Text Feature: Chart

Week 3 Title: “Anansi: An Main Selection Title: Short Text: “A Vet in Strategy: Make. Confirm, Literature Big Book: Academic Words: said, want habitat, wild, Animal Homes Phonological/Phonemic Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Ideas Weekly Project:
African Tale” Bear Snores On a Van” and Revise Predictions Purpose questions, answer, complain, join, Awareness: Onset and Word Automaticity; What do animals’
Grammar Skill:
Weekly Concept: glossary stubborn Rime Segmentation, Expression; homes look like?
Genre: Tale Genre: Fantasy Genre: Fiction Skill: Character, Setting, Plot Verbs
Phoneme Isolation (initial Intonation
Animal Habitats Strategy: Make. Strategy: Make.
(Cause and Effect) Vocabulary
v, final x), Phoneme Weekly Writing
Strategy: Shades of
Confirm, and Revise Confirm, and Revise Main Selection Genre: Blending, Phoneme Focus: Write
Essential Question: Predictions Predictions Fantasy
Meaning
Questions and
Substitution
Where do animals live? Answers
Skill: Character, Titles: Phonics: /x/x (final), /v/v
Setting, Plot (Cause A: We Want Water (initial)
and Effect) O: A New Home
Consonant/Vowel
E: A New Home
Paired Selection Review: /a/a, /b/b, /k/c, /k/
B: Bird’s New Home
Title: “Animal ck, /d/d, /e/e, /f/f, /g/g, /i/i,
Homes” /l/l, /m/m, /n/n, /o/o, /p/p,
/r/r, /s/s, /t/t
Genre: Informational
Text
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Big Idea: Read Aloud Literature Big Reading/ Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High-Frequency Oral Vocabulary Category Phonics Fluency Skill Writing Research
From Here to There Books, Paired Writing Main Selection Complex Text Words Words Words Words
Selection Workshop A: Approaching Level
(ACT)
Where can you go that is
O: On Level
near and far? E: ELL
B: Beyond Level

Week 1 Title: “The King of Main Selection Title: Short Text: “Dad Strategy: Make, Confirm, Literature Big Book: Academic Words: here transportation Vehicles Phonological/ Phonemic Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Weekly Project:
the Winds” When Daddy’s Truck Got a Job” and Revise Predictions Organization preposition me vehicle Awareness: Onset and Word Automaticity; Sentence Fluency What are different
Weekly Concept: Picks Me Up order journey Rime Blending, Phoneme Expression ways to travel?
Genre: Tale Genre: Fiction Skill: Character, Setting, Plot Grammar Skill:
headings fierce Isolation (initial j, qu),
On the Move Strategy: Make
Genre: Fiction
Main Selection Genre: wide Phonome Blending,
Sentences with
Vocabulary Prepositions
Predictions Strategy: Make, Fiction Phoneme Segmentation
Essential Question: Confirm, and Revise
Strategy: Context
Weekly Writing
What can help you go Titles: Clues Phonics: /j/j, /kw/qu
Predictions Focus: Write a
A: I Go Places (initial)
from here to there? Skill: Character, O: Run, Quinn!
Personal Narrative
Consonant/Vowel
Setting, Plot (Use E: Run, Quinn!
Review: /a/a, /b/b, /k/c,
Illustrations) B: Going to Gran’s House
/k/ck, /d/d, /e/e, /f/f, /g/g,
Paired Selection /h/h, /i/i, /l/l, /m/m, /n/n,
Title: “From Here to /o/o, /p/p, /r/r, /s/s, /t/t,
There” /u/u, /v/v, /w/w, /ks/x
Genre: Nonfiction
Text Feature:
Headings

Week 2 Title: “The Best of Main Selection Short Text: “Pack a Strategy: Reread Literature Big Book: Academic Words: this country Ordinal Numbers Phonological/Phonemic Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Weekly Project:
the West” Title: Ana Goes to Bag!” Genre history what travel Awareness: Generate Word Automaticity; Sentence Fluency What would you like
Skill: Main Topic and Key
Weekly Concept: Washington, D.C. text careful Rhyme, Phoneme Identity, Expression to find out about in
Genre: Informational Genre: Fiction Details Grammar Skill:
purpose Phoneme Blending, our country?
My U.S.A. Text Genre: Informational
Main Selection Genre:
Vocabulary
connect Phoneme Substitution
Sentences with
Text Strategy: Synonyms Prepositions
Strategy: Reread Informational Text
Essential Question: Strategy: Reread
Phonics: /y/y, /z/z (initial)
Weekly Writing
What do you know about Titles:
Consonant/Vowel Focus: Write a Travel
Skill: Main Topic and A: See This!
our country? Key Details O: Places to See
Review: /a/a, /b/b, /k/c, Poster
/k/ck, /d/d, /e/e, /g/g, /h/h,
E: Places to See
Paired Selection /i/i, /k/k, /m/m, /n/n, /o/o,
B: My Trip to Yellowstone
Title: “See Our /p/p, /kw/qu, /s/s, /t/t, /u/u,
Country” /v/v, /w/w, /ks/x
Genre: Nonfiction
Text Feature:
Captions

Week 3 Title: “A View from Main Selection Title: Short Text: “Up! Up! Strategy: Make, Confirm, Literature Big Book: Academic Words: for distance Opposites Phonological/Phonemic Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Weekly Project:
the Moon” Bringing Down the Up!” and Revise Predictions Sentence Structure prepositional phrase have recognize Awareness: Onset and Word Automaticity; Sentence Fluency What can you see in
Weekly Concept: Moon they space Rime Segmentation, Expression the sky during the
Genre: Informational Genre: Nonfiction Skill: Character, Setting, Plot Vocabulary Grammar Skill:
of challenge Phoneme Identity, day and at night?
Look to the Sky Text Genre: Fiction (Problem and Solution) Strategy: Similes
said surface Phoneme Categorization,
Sentences with
Prepositions
Strategy: Make Strategy: Make Main Selection Genre: want Phoneme Addition
Essential Question: Predictions Confirm, Revise Fantasy Weekly Writing
here
What do you see in the Predictions me
Phonics: /u/u, /g/g, /w/w,
Focus: Write a
Titles: /x/x, /v/v, /j/j, /k/qu, /z/z
sky? Skill: Character A: Going Up
this Counting Book
what Consonant/Vowel
Setting, Plot O: In the Clouds
Review: /a/a, /b/b, /k/c,
(Problem and E: In the Clouds
/k/ck, /d/d, /e/e, /g/g, /h/h,
Solution) B: How Sun and Moon
/i/i, /k/k, /m/m, /n/n, /o/o,
Found Home
Paired Selection /p/p, /kw/qu, /s/s, /t/t, /u/u,
Title: “Day and Night /v/v, /w/w, /ks/x, /y/y, /z/z
Sky”
Genre: Informational
Text
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Big Idea: Read Aloud Literature Big Reading/ Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High-Frequency Oral Vocabulary Category Phonics Fluency Skill Writing Research
Things Change Books, Paired Writing Main Selection Complex Text Words Words Words Words
Selection Workshop A: Approaching Level
(ACT)
How do things change?
O: On Level
E: ELL
B: Beyond Level

Week 1 Title: “Helping Out at Main Selection Title: Short Text: Jake and Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Big Book: Academic Words: help chores Household Furniture Phonological/ Phonemic Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Word Weekly Project:
Home” Peter’s Chair Dale Help!” Questions Purpose selection too contribute Awareness: Syllable Word Automaticity; Choice How do characters
Weekly Concept: member, organize Segmentation, Phoneme Expression in Ezra Jack Keats’s
Genre: Informational Genre: Fiction Genre: Fiction Skill: Character, Setting, Plot Vocabulary Grammar Skill:
accomplish Identity, Phonome books show they are
Growing Up Text
Strategy: Ask and
(Sequence) Strategy: Prefixes
Blending, Phoneme
Adjectives
growing up?
and Suffixes
Essential Question: Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions Main Selection Genre: Deletion Weekly Writing
How can you help out at home? Answer Questions Fiction Focus: Write an
Skill: Plot: Sequence Phonics: /ā/a_e
Opinion About a
Titles:
Paired Selection Extend: digraphs; sh Book
A: Let Me Help You
Title: “The Clean
O: How Can Jane Help? Consonant/Vowel
Up!”
E: How Can Jane Help? Review: /a/a, /b/b, /k/c,
Genre: Fiction B: Used to Help Too /d/d, /e/e, /f/f, /g/g,
/h/h, /i/i, /k/k, /l/l, /m/m,
Text Feature: Chart
/n/n,/o/o, /p/p, /kw/qu, /r/r,
/s/s, /t/t, /u/u, /v/v, /w/w, /
ks/x, /y/y

Week 2 Title: “The Little Red Main Selection Title: Short Text: “We Can Strategy: Reread Literature Big Book: Academic Words: has citizen Farm Animals Phonological/Phonemic Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Weekly Project:
Hen” Hen Hears Gossip Play” Organization describing words play respect Awareness: Generate Word Automaticity; Organization How can you be
Skill: Character, Setting, Plot
Weekly Concept: tidy Rhyme, Phoneme Identity, Expression; a good citizen at
Genre: Fable Genre: Fantasy Genre: Fiction (Cause and Effect) Vocabulary Grammar Skill:
necessary Phoneme Blending, Intonation school?
Good Citizens Strategy: Reread Strategy: Reread Main Selection Genre:
Strategy: Question
hauled Phoneme Deletion
Adjectives
Words
Fantasy Weekly Writing
Essential Question: Skill: Character, Phonics: /ī/i_e
Focus: Write a Story
What do good citizens do? Setting, Plot (Cause Titles:
Extend: digraphs; ch
and Effect) A: Mike Helps Out
O: Clive and His Friend Consonant/Vowel
Paired Selection
E: Clive and His Friend Review: /a/a, /ā/a_e, /b/b,
Title: “Team Up to
B: Farmer White’s Best /k/c, /k/ck, /d/d, /e/e, /f/f,
Clean Up”
Friend /g/g, /h/h, /i/i, /k/k, /l/l,
Genre: Informational /m/m, /n/n,/o/o, /p/p, /
Text kw/qu, /r/r, /s/s, /t/t, /u/u,
/v/v, /y/y
Text Feature:
Captions

Week 3 Title: “Spider Main Selection Title: Short Text: “Nature Strategy: Reread Literature Big Book: Academic Words: where natural resources Foods Made from Phonological/Phonemic Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Weekly Project:
Woman Teaches the Bread Comes to Life Artists” Specific Vocabulary directions look create Grain Awareness: Count and Word Automaticity; Organization What are our clothes
Skill: Connections Within
Weekly Concept: Navajo” designs Blend Syllables, Phoneme Rate made from?
Genre: Informational Genre: Informational Text (Sequence) Vocabulary Grammar Skill:
weave Identity, Phoneme
Our Natural Resources Genre: Tale Text Text
Main Selection Genre:
Strategy: Context
knowledge Blending, Phoneme
Adjectives
Clues
Strategy: Reread Strategy: Reread Informational Text Substitution Weekly Writing
Essential Question: Focus: Write a
How can things in nature Skill: Connections Titles: Phonics: /ō/o_e, o
Recipe
Within Text A: Look Where It Is From
be used to make new (Sequence) O: What’s for Breakfast?
Consonant/Vowel
things? E: What’s for Breakfast?
Review: /a/a, /ā/a_e, /b/b,
Paired Selection /k/c, /d/d, /e/e, /f/f, /g/g,
B: Nature at the Craft Fair
Title: “Nature Artists” /h/h, /i/i, /ī/i_e, /j/j, /k/k,
/l/l, /m/m, /n/n, /o/o, /p/p, /
Genre: Informational
kw/qu, /r/r, /s/s, /t/t, /u/u,
Text
/v/v, /y/y
Text Feature:
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Big Idea: Read Aloud Literature Big Reading/ Leveled Reader Access Vocabulary High-Frequency Oral Vocabulary Category Phonics Fluency Skill Writing Research
Thinking Outside the Box Books, Paired Writing Main Selection Complex Text Words Words Words Words
Selection Workshop A: Approaching Level
(ACT)
How can new ideas help
O: On Level
us? E: ELL
B: Beyond Level

Week 1 Title: “The Elves and Main Selection Title: Short Text: “A Good Strategy: Make, Confirm, Literature Big Book: Academic Words: good decide Question Words Phonological/ Phonemic Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Word Weekly Project:
the Shoemakers” What’s the Big Idea, Time for Luke!” and Revise Predictions Connection of Ideas first who opinion Awareness: Sentence Word Automaticity; Choice How can we solve
Weekly Concept: Molly? last ragged Segmentation, Phoneme Expression; a problem at school
Genre: Tale Genre: Fiction Skill: Character, Setting, Plot Grammar Skill:
syllables marvel Identity, Phonome Intonation together?
Problem Solvers Strategy: Make
Genre: Fantasy (Sequence)
grateful Blending, Phoneme
Pronouns
Vocabulary
Predictions Strategy: Make, Main Selection Genre: Substitution Weekly Writing
Essential Question: Confirm, and Revise Fantasy
Strategy: Context
Focus: Write a Story
What can happen when Predictions
Clues Phonics: /ū/u_e
with Dialogue
Titles:
we work together? Skill: Plot: Sequence A: Animal Band
Consonant/Vowel
Review: /a/a, /ā/a_e, /b/b,
O: We Want Honey
Paired Selection /k/c, /k/ck, /d/d, /e/e, /f/f,
E: We Want Honey
Title: “The Variety /g/g, /h/h, /i/i, /ī/i_e, /j/j,
B: A Good Idea
Show” /k/k, /l/l, /m/m, /n/n, /o/o,
/ō/o_e, /p/p, /kw/qu, /r/r,
Genre: Fiction
/s/s, /t/t, /u/u, /v/v, /ks/x,
Text Feature: /y/y, /z/z
Speech Bubbles

Week 2 Title: “The Perfect Main Selection Title: Short Text: “We Strategy: Ask and Answer Literature Big Book: Academic Words: come sort Farm Animals Phonological/Phonemic Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Voice Weekly Project:
Color” All Kinds of Families! Come on Time!” Questions Connection of Ideas voice does similar Awareness: Onset and Word Automaticity; How can we sort
Grammar Skill:
Weekly Concept: perfect Rime Blending, Phoneme Phrasing classroom materials?
Genre: Informational Genre: Fiction Genre: Fiction Skill: Key Details (Use Vocabulary Pronouns
endless Identity, Phonome
Sort It Out Text
Strategy: Ask and
Illustrations) Strategy: Antonyms
experiment Blending, Phoneme Weekly Writing
Strategy: Ask and Answer Questions Main Selection Genre: Substitution Focus: Write a
Essential Question: Answer Questions Fiction Thank-You Note
In what ways are things Skill: Key Details Phonics: /ē/e, ee, e_e
(Use Illustrations) Titles:
alike? How are they A: My Box
Extend: digraphs; th
different? Paired Selection
O: Let’s Make a Band Consonant/Vowel
Title: “Good For You”
E: Let’s Make a Band Review: /a/a, /ā/a_e, /b/b,
Genre: Informational B: Going Camping /k/c, /k/ck, /d/d, /e/e, /f/f,
Text /g/g, /h/h, /i/i, /ī/i_e, /j/j,
/k/k, /l/l, /m/m, /n/n, /o/o,
Text Feature: Labels
/ō/o_e, /p/p, /kw/qu, /r/r,
/s/s, /t/t, /u/u, /ū/u_e, /v/v,
/w/w, /z/z

Week 3 Title: “Protect the Main Selection Title: Short Text: “Who Strategy: Reread Literature Big Book: Academic Words: help environment Baby Animals Phonological/Phonemic Sound-Spelling and Writing Trait: Voice Weekly Project:
Environment!” Panda Kindergarten Can Help?” Connection of Ideas reference too protect Awareness: Generate Word Automaticity; What things can we
Skill: Main Topic and Key Grammar Skill:
Weekly Concept: play recycle Alliteration, Phoneme Expression do to protect the
Genre: Informational Genre: Informational Genre: Nonfiction Details Vocabulary Pronouns
has wisely Segmentation, Phonome earth?
Protect Our Earth Text Text
Main Selection Genre:
Strategy: Prefixes
where encourage Blending, Phoneme Weekly Writing
and Suffixes
Strategy: Reread Strategy: Reread Informational Text look Substitution Focus: Write an
Essential Question: Opinion Poster
who
What ideas can you Skill: Main Topic and Titles: Phonics: ā, ī, ē, ō, ū
good
Key Details A: Help Clean Up
suggest to protect the O: Let’s Save Earth
come Consonant/Vowel
environment? Paired Selection does Review: /a/a, /ā/a_e, /b/b,
E: Let’s Save Earth
Title: “Save Big /k/c, /k/ck, /d/d, /e/e, /ē/
B: Babysitters for Seals
Blue!” ee, e_e, e, /f/f, /g/g, /h/h,
/i/i, /ī/i_e, /j/j, /k/k, /l/l,
Genre: Informational
/m/m, /n/n, /o/o, /ō/o_e,
Text
/p/p, /kw/qu, /r/r, /s/s, /t/t,
Text Feature: /u/u, /ū/u_e, /v/v, /w/w, /
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