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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