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First Grade Year Overview


week	Phonics Word Families	Sight Words	Reading Comprehension Strategies & Skills	Language and Writing	Main Text	Math	Social Studies	Science
Week 1	-Review alphabet/vowels-Beginning sounds	none	none	• Writing Your Name • Introducing Yourself • Following Directions	Teacher’s Choice	Classroom Rules and Expectations	Classroom Rules and Expectations	Classroom Rules and Expectations
Week 2	Consonants m,s,t short a	I, see, a, green	• Character • Questioning	• • Nouns (People, animals, things) • Discussion	Sam	Addition and Subtraction Problems to 10	Community Rules	Skills Scientists use
Week 3	Consonants c, p, n	we, like, one, the	• Setting • Predict/Set Purpose	• Nouns (Places) • Follow Instructions	Snap!	Addition and Subtraction Problems to 10	All About Me	Scientific Tools
Week 4	Consonants f,b, g short i	was, yellow, do, you, look	• Plot • Story Structure	• Verbs • Restate Instructions	Tip and Tam	Addition and Subtraction Problems to 10	Making Choices	Finding Answers
Week 5	Consonants d,l, h short o	are, have, they, that, two	• Realism and Fantasy • Questioning	• Simple Sentences • Give Directions	The Big Top	Fluently Add and Subtract within 10	Choices and Consequences	Sharing Data
Week 6	Consonants r, w, j, k short e	he, is, to, with, three	• Plot • Monitor and Clarify	• Adjectives • Ask Questions • Follow/Restate Directions	School Day	Fluently Add and Subtract within 10	Family and Me	How To Be a Scientist Review
Week 7	Consonants v,y,z, qu short u	where, here, for, me, go	• Realism and Fantasy • Background Knowledge	• Sentences • Relate an experience in Sequence	Farmers Market	Fluently Add and Subtract within 10	Being a Good Citizen	Observing and Recording the Sun
Week 8	Short a Final ck	fon, way, in, my, come	• Character and Setting • Monitor and Clarify	• Voice/Story • Sentences • Ask Questions	Sam, Come Back!	Addition Facts to 20	My Rights and Responsibilities	The Sun’s Movement
Week 9	Short i Final x	take, up, she, what	• Plot • Summarize	• • Conventions/Fantasy Story • Subjects of Sentences • Share information and Ideas	Lin’s Fish	Addition Facts to 20	Being a Leader	Observing the Stars and Moon
Week 10	Short O -s Plurals	blue, little, get, from, help, use	• Character and Setting • Visualize	• Predicates of Sentences • Give Introductions	Ox Helps	Addition Facts to 20	Me and My School and Family	The Moon’s Light and Phases
Week 11	Inflected Endings -s, -ing	eat, her, this, too, four, five	• Main Idea and Details • Important Ideas	• Share Information and Ideas • Declarative Sentences • Personal Narrative	A Fox and a Kit	Subtraction Facts to 20	Where Things are Located	Patterns in the Sky
Week 12	Short e Initials Blends	saw, small, tree, your	• Main Idea and Details • Story Structure	• Organization • Interrogative Sentences • Give Descriptions	Get the Egg!	Subtraction Facts to 20	Maps and Globes	Patterns of Change in the Sky Review
Week 13	Short U Final Blends	home, into, many, them	• Cause and Effect • Text Structure	• Give Directions • Exclamatory Sentences • Focus/Ideas	Animal Park	Subtraction Facts to 20	Land and Water	Identifying Animals
Week 14	Diagraphs(sh, th) Vowel sound in ball	catch, good, no, put, said, want	• Sequence • Predict and Set Purpose	• Relate and experience in Sequence • Common Nouns • Organization	A Big Fish for Max	Addition and Subtraction Equations	Depending on our World	Animals and Their Parents
Week 15	Long a (CVCe) Soft and Hard C and G	be, could, horse, of, old, paper	• Cause and Effect • Monitor and Clarify	• Share Information and Ideas • Proper Nouns • Sentences	The Farmer in the Hat	Addition and Subtraction Equations	Needs and Wants	Parents Helping
Week 16	Long i (CVCe) Digraphs (wh, ch, tch, ph)	live, out, people, who, work	• Author’s Purpose • Important Ideas	• Give Announcements • Special Titles • Conventions	Who Works Here?	Data and Graphs	Jobs People Do	Parts of a Plant
Week 17	Long o (CVCe) Contractions (n’t, ‘m, ‘ll)	down, inside, now, there, together	• Sequence • Inferring	• Informal Conversations • Proper Nouns • Organization	The Big Circle	Data and Graphs	Buying and Selling	How Plants Grow
Week 18	Long u and e (CVCe) Inflected Endings -ed	around, find, food, grow, under, water	• Author’s Purpose • Background Knowledge	• Share information and ideas • Singular/Plural Nouns • Description	Life In the Forest	Counting Sequence	Goods and Services	Characteristics of Living Things Review
Week 19	Long e (e, ee) Syllables VCCV	also, family, new, other, some, their	• Compare and Contrast • Questioning	• Follow Directions • Nouns in Sentences • Focus/Ideas	Honey Bees	Counting Sequence	Learning about History	Animal Features
Week 20	Vowel Sounds of y Syllable Pattern CV	always, become, day, everything, nothing, stays, things	• Sequence • Summarize	• Relate an experience in Sequence • Action Verbs • Organization	A Place to Play	Understand Place Value	Life Then and Now	Animal Classifications
Week 21	Final ng, nk Compound Words	any, enough, ever, every, own, sure, were	• Compare and Contrast • Inferring	• Share Information and Ideas • Verbs that add –s • Voice	Ruby in Her Own Time	Understand Place Value	Technology Then and Now	Animal Classifications
Week 22	Ending –es Plural –es r-Controlled (or, ore)	away, car, friends, house, our, school, very	• Fact and Opinion • Monitor and Clarify	• Give Descriptions • Verbs that do not add -s • Conventions/Summary	The Class Pet	Compare Two-Digit Numbers	Local Heroes	Using Nature to Solve a Problem
Week 23	Inflected –ed, ing r-Controlled (ar)	afraid, again, few, how, read, soon	• Author’s Purpose • Visualize	• Presentation • Verbs for past and future • Lists	Frog and Toad Together	Compare Two-Digit Numbers	Conflict Between Individuals	Using Nature to Solve a Problem
Week 24	r-Controlled (er, ir, ur)	done, know, push, visit, wait	• Fact and Opinion • Text Structure	• Share Information and Ideas • Verbs am, is, are, was and were	I’m a Caterpillar	Measure Lengths	Cooperation Between Individuals	Mimicking Organisms to Solve Problems Review
Week 25	Comparative endings -dge	before, does, good-bye, oh, right, won’t	• Draw Conclusions • Background Knowledge	• Give Announcements • Contractions with not • Sentences	Where Are My Animal Friends?	Measure Lengths	Conflict Between Groups	Examples of Energy
Week 26	Long a (ai, ay) Possesives	about, enjoy, gives, surprise, worry, would	• Draw conclusions • Monitor and Clarify	• Give Descriptions • Adjectives • Organization	Mama’s Birthday Present	Time	Cooperation Between Groups	Light
Week 27	Long e (ea) Inflected Endings	colors, draw, drew, great, over, show, sign	• Theme • Visualize	• Share Information and Ideas • Adjectives for colors and shapes • Word choice	Cinderella	Time	Review	What Light Can Do
Week 28	Long o (oa, ow) Three-letter Blends	found, mouth, once, took, wild	• Facts and Details • Important Ideas	• Presentation • Adjectives for size • Focus	A Trip to Washington, D.C.	Add Tens and Ones	Stories from our Region	Sound
Week 29	Long i (ie, igh) kn and wr	above, eight laugh, moon, touch	• Facts and Details • Questioning	• Purpose of Media • Adjectives for what Kind • Sentences	A Southern Ranch	Add Tens and Ones	Families are Alike and Different	Light and Sound
Week 30	Compound Words Vowels ew, ue, ui	picture, remember, room, stood, thought	• Theme • Story Structure	• Purposes of Media • Adjectives for How Many and Articles • Conventions	Peter’s Chair	Add Tens and Ones	Celebrations	Light and Sound Review
Week 31	Suffixes (-ly, -ful) Vowels in moon	across, because, dance, only, opened, shoes, told	• Cause and Effect • Predict and Set Purpose	• Purposes of Media • Adjectives that Compare • Organization	Henry and Mudge	Subtract Tens	Sharing Our Cultures	Using Technology to Solve a Problem
Week 32	Dipthongs (ow, ou) Syllables C +le	along, behind, eyes, never, pulling, toward	• Character, Setting, Plot • Monitor and Clarify	• Techniques in Media • Imperative Sentences • Voice	Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!	Subtract Tens	Review	Analyzing Materials
Week 33	Dipthongs (ow, ou) Syllables VCV	door, love, should, wood	• Draw Conclusions • Background Knowledge	• Share Information and Ideas • Pronouns • Voice	Mole and the Baby Bird	Shapes and Their Attributes	Inventor Study	Designing a Solution
Week 34	Vowels in foot Inflected Endings	among, another, instead, none	• Compare & Contrast • Monitor & Clarify	• Techniques in Media • Pronouns I and Me • Word Choice	Dot & Jabber and the Great Acorn Mystery	Shapes and Their Attributes	Inventor Study	Communicating with Sound
Week 35	Diphthongs (oi, oy) Suffixes (-er, -or)	against, goes, heavy, kinds, today	• Main Idea and Details • Summarize	• Respond to Media • More about Pronouns • Focus	Simple Machines	Shapes and Their Attributes	Changing the Way It Is	Communicating with Light
Week 36	Vowel Digraphs and Diphthongs Vowels in ball	built, early, learn, science, through	• Sequence • Text Structure	• Techniques in Media • Adverbs • Sentences	Alexander Graham Bell	Equal Shares of Circles and Rectangles	Phones Through Time	Communicating with Light and Sound Review
Week 37	Prefixes (un-, re-) Long Vowels (i, o)	answered, carry, different, poor	• Theme • Inferring	• Respond to Media • Prepositions and prepositional Phrases • Conventions	The Stone Garden	Review	Review	Review
Week 38	Review	Review	• Review	• Review	Teacher’s Choice	Review	Review	Review

Kindergarten Year Overview


week	Phonics Word Families	Sight Words	Oral Vocabulary	Language and Writing	Main Text & Reading Skill	Math	Social Studies	Science
Week 1	-Review alphabet/vowels-Beginning sounds	none	none	• Writing Your Name • Introducing Yourself • Following Directions	Teacher’s Choice	Classroom Rules and Expectations	Classroom Rules and Expectations	Classroom Rules and Expectations
Week 2	Letter Recognition A, B, C, D, E	I, am	first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth	• Song • Say our Names	The Little School Bus -Character	Numbers Zero to Five	Community Rules	All About Science
Week 3	Letter Recognition F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N	I, am	proud, cooperation, float, preparation, creation, guide	• Invitation • Write our Names	We are so Proud! -Setting	Numbers Zero to Five	All About Me	All About Science
Week 4	Letter Recognition O, P, Q, R, S	the, little	platypus, lost, market, around, found, groceries	• Poem • What We Look Like	Plaidypus Lost -Sequence	Compare Numbers Zero To Five	A Good Citizen	All About Science
Week 5	Letter Recognition T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z	the, little	bakery, park, library, fire station, post office, chaperone	• Instructions • What We Can Do	Miss Bindergarten -Classify & Categorize	Compare Numbers Zero To Five	Our Rights	All About Science
Week 6	M	a, to	signals, proper, perfect, dud, pirates, fabulous	• Caption • Nouns for People & Animals	Smach Crash! -Character	Compare Numbers Zero To Five	Being Responsible	All About Science
Week 7	T	a, to	scooping, swooshing, squelching, gobbling, spinning, rumbling	• Story • Nouns for People & Places	Dig, Dig Digging -Classify & Categorize	Numbers Six to Ten	Getting Along With Others	All About Science Review
Week 8	A	have, is	•seeds, buds, bloom, fruits, stem, petals	• Label • Nouns for More than One	Flowers -Compare & Contrast	Numbers Six to Ten	Rules for Me	All About Science Review
Week 9	S	have, is	discover, spy, pod, nature, acorn, pattern	• List • Proper Nouns	Nature Spy -Setting	Compare Numbers Zero to Ten	Leaders	All About Science Review
Week 10	P	we, my, like	calf, cub, joey, grassland, pup, foal	• Notes • Adjectives for Colors/Shapes	Animal Babies Grassland -Main Idea	Compare Numbers Zero to Ten	Making Decisions	Motion
Week 11	C	we, my, like	sleep, cave, storm, winter, woods, blustery	• Poem • Adjectives for Sizes/Numbers	Bear Snores On -Realism & Fantasy	Compare Numbers Zero to Ten	Where We Live	Motion
Week 12	I	he, for	nest, stump, hive,meadow, tree trunk, den	• Caption • Adjectives for Opposites	A Bed for Winter -Sequence	Classify and Count Data	Where Things Are	Motion
Week 13	I	he, for	beanstalk, ogre, naughty, lad, magic, lend	• Story • Adjectives	Jack & the Beanstalk -Realism & Fantasy	Classify and Count Data	Maps	Motion
Week 14	B & N	me, with, she	weigh, healthy, curious, measure, bamboo, explore	• Summary • Verbs	Little Panda -Compare & Contrast	Understand Addition	Globes	Motion Review
Week 15	R	me, with, she	duckling, paddle, proud, pond, plunged, brave	• Invitation • Verbs for Now & the Past	Little Quack -Plot	Understand Addition	Weather Around You	Motion Review
Week 16	D & K	see, look	celebration, barn, arch, sprinted, blacksmith, soldier	• Persuasive Statement • Verbs that add –s	George Washington -Cause & Effect	Understand Addition	Seasons Around You	Living Things
Week 17	F	see, look	goose, caterpillar, reflection, gosling, butterfly, cocoon	• Caption • Verbs for Now & the Future	Farfallína and Marcel -Plot	Understand Addition	Using Earth’s Resources	Living Things
Week 18	O	they, you, of	gears, webcams, phonographs, headphones, handwritten, newspapers	• List • Meaningful Word Groups	Then & Now -Draw Conclusions	Understand Addition	People: Alike and Different	Living Things
Week 19	O	they, you, of	jungle, nibbling, trembling, beast, snarled, entangled	• Poem • Sentences	The Lion & the Mouse -Main Idea	Understand Addition	Families: Alike and Different	Living Things
Week 20	H	are, that, do	world, trip, journey, lonely, horizon, homesick	• Directions • Naming Parts	Roosters off to see the World -Sequence	More Addition and Subtraction	Culture	Living Things
Week 21	L	are, that, do	piglet, lucky, cook, fox, filthy, scrubber	• Poem • Action Parts	My Lucky Day -Cause & Effect	More Addition and Subtraction	Celebrations	Living Things
Week 22	Blends	one, two, three, four, five	woodland, vale, comfortable, nest, hollow, shadows	• Description • Complete Sentences	One Little Mouse -Sequence	More Addition and Subtraction	Holidays	Living Things Review
Week 23	G	one, two, three, four, five	bears, cottage, middle-sized, porridge, big, small	• List • Telling Sentences	Goldilocks -Character	Count Numbers to 20	Folk Heroes	Living Things Review
Week 24	E	here, go, from	• Informal Letter • Capital Letters & Periods	• Share Information and Ideas • Verbs am, is, are, was and were	Antarctica -Classify & Categorize	Count Numbers to 20	Cultures: Alike and Different	Earth and Sky
Week 25	E	here, go, from	Abuela, flock, airport, adventure, city, harbor	• List • Pronouns I & Me	Abuela -Setting	Count Numbers to 20	Learning About History	Earth and Sky
Week 26	J & W	yellow, blue, green	plane, subway, ferryboat, jetway, tunnel, sidecar	• Caption • Questions	Max Takes the Train -Realism & Fantasy	Compose and Decompose 11 to 19	Talking About Time	Earth and Sky
Week 27	X	yellow, blue, green	rescue, yacht, mechanic, pilot, sailor, shimmering	• Rhyme • Question Marks & Uppercase Letters	Mayday! Mayday! -Cause & Effect	Compose and Decompose 11 to 19	Measuring Time	Earth and Sky
Week 28	U	what, said, was	trailers, haul, truckers, cabs, steering wheel, headlight	• Poem • Prepositions	Trucks Roll -Compare & Contrast	Compose and Decompose 11 to 19	Timelines	Earth and Sky
Week 29	U	what, said, was	engine, passenger, mountain, tracks, roundhouse, valley	• Formal Letter • Nouns	The Little Engine Could -Plot	Identify and Describe Shapes	My Personal History	Earth and Sky
Week 30	V & Z	where, come	travel, llama, submarine, kayak, dogsled, double-decker bus	On the Move! -Main Idea	Earth and Sky Review	Identify and Describe Shapes	Celebrations	Needs
Week 31	Y & Q	where, come	cable car, horse-and-buggy, metro line, trolley, skis, vaporetto	• How-to Report • Verbs	This is the Way to School -Draw Conclusions	Analyze Compare and Create Shapes	Wants	Earth and Sky Review
Week 32	Review A & I	here, do, little, with, what	groundbreaking, foundation, waterproof, trenches, welding, gleaming	• List • Pronouns I & Me	Building with Dad -Compare & Contrast	Analyze Compare and Create Shapes	Getting What We Need and Want	Solving Problems
Week 33	Review O	where, is, go, that, come	saw, hammer, file, drill, screwdriver, chisel	• Song • Prepositional Phrases	Old MacDonald -Character	Analyze Compare and Create Shapes	Using Money	Solving Problems
Week 34	Review E	the, was, to, like, from	beaver, paddle, stream, lodge, river, lake	• Rhyme • Telling Sentences	Building Beavers -Main Idea	Compare Measurable Attributes	Jobs That People Do	Solving Problems
Week 35	Review U	for, my, of, we, yellow	gathered, drifting, island, distant, voyage, aboard	• Rhyme • Questions	Allstair & Kip’s Adventure -Plot	Compare Measurable Attributes	Making Choices	Solving Problems Review
Week 36	Review	have, they, four, two, blue	architect, plumbers, landscapers, movers electricians, painters,	• Poem • Exclamations	The House Tony Lives In -Setting	Compare Measurable Attributes	Goods and Services	Solving Problems Review
Week 37	Review	you, see, said, look, three	colony, chambers, twigs, underground, silk, pebbles	• Report • Complete Sentences	Ants -Draw Conclusions	Review	Review	Review
Week 38	• Review	• Review	• Review	• Review	Teacher’s Choice	• Review	• Review	• Review