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Kindergarten ELA Pacing Guide
week Unit Text Selections Weekly Learning Target Common Core Social Studies Covered Reading Street Textbook Location Suggested Lesson Plans Suggested Resources
Week 1 All Together Now Teacher’s Choice Students can understand the procedures and rules for ELA class. Review N/A Lesson Plans Resources
Week 2 The Little School Bus Students can listen to and identify words that rhyme. Students can identify letters Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, and Ee. Students can write their names. Students can identify words for transportation. Students can identify and describe a story character.

RL.K.1   RL.K.2
RL.K.3   RF.K.1
RF.K.1d   RF.K.2a
RF.K.3c   W.K.2
LS.K.1a   LS.K.3

SB Unit 1.1
pg 12-31
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Week 3 We are so Proud! Students can identify syllables in words. Students can identify letters Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, and Nn. Students can write an invitation. Students can identify and use color words. Students can identify and describe story setting.

RL.K.3   RF.K.1a
RF.K.1d   RF.K.2b
RFK.2d   W.K.2
L.K.1a   L.K.6
LS.K.1a

SB Unit 1.2
pg 32-51
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Week 4 Plaidypus Lost Students can say and match initial sounds. Students can identify letters Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, and Ss. Students can write a poem. Students can identify and use words for shapes. Students can identify and describe the sequence of events.

RL.K.2   RL.K.3
RF.K.1a   RF.K.1d
RF.K.2b   RF.K.2d
RF.K.2e   W.K.2
L.K.5c   LS.K.5

SB Unit 1.3
pg 52-71
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Week 5 Miss Bindergarten Students can listen and match initial sounds. Students can identify letters Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, and Zz. Students can write instructions. Students can identify and use words for locations. Students can classify and categorize items into groups.

RL.K.2   RL.K.7
RF.K.1d   RF.K.2d
RF.K.2e   W.K.2
L.K.5a   LS.K.1a

SB Unit 1.4
pg 72-91
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Week 6 Smach Crash! Students can identify words with initial sound m, Students can identify words that start with the letter m. Students can write a caption. Students can identify and use words for positions. Students can identify and describe a story character.

RL.K.2   RL.K.3
RF.K.1b   RF.K.1d
RF.K.2d   RF.K.2e
W.K.2   L.K.1b
LS.K.1a   LS.K.4

SB Unit 1.5
pg 92-111
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Week 7 Dig, Dig Digging Students can identify words with initial sound t, Students can identify words that start with the letter t. Students can write a personal narrative. Students can identify and use words for sizes. Students can classify and categorize items in groups.

RI.K.7   RF.K.2c
RF.K.2d   RF.K.2e
RF.K.3a   W.K.3
W.K.5   L.K.1b
LS.K.1a   LS.K.4

SB Unit 1.6
pg 112-131
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Week 8 Look at Us! Flowers Students can identify words containing the sound a, Students can identify words spelled with the letter a. Students can make words using the letter a. Students can write labels. Students can identify and use words for color. Students can tell how things are alike and different.

RI.K.3   RI.K.9
RF.K.2d   RF.K.2e
RF.K.3a   RF.K.3b
W.K.2   L.K.1c
LS.K.3

SB Unit 2.1
pg 12-31
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Week 9 Nature Spy Students can identify and say words with the sound s. Students can identify and build words with the letter s. Students can write a list. Students can identify and use nature words. Students can identify and describe a story setting.

RI.K.2   RI.K.7
RF.K.1b   RF.K.3a
RF.K.3e   W.K.2
L.K.1b   LS.K.2

SB Unit 2.2
pg 32-51
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Week 10 Animal Babies Grassland Students can identify and say words with the sound p. Students can identify and build words with the letter p. Students can write a note. Students can identify and use words for animal babies. Students can identify the main idea in a story.

RI.K.2   RF.K.2d
RF.K.2e   RF.K.3a
RF.K.3c   W.K.8
L.K.5c   LS.K.1b

SB Unit 2.3
pg 52-71
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Week 11 Bear Snores On Students can identify and say words with the sound k. Students can identify and build words with the letter k. Students can write a poem about nature. Students can identify and use words for and related to seasons. Students can differentiate between reality and fantasy.

RL.K.3   RL.K.5
RF.K.2a   RF.K.3e
RF.K.2e   RF.K.3c
L.K.5c   LS.K.4

SB Unit 2.4
pg 72-91
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Week 12 A Bed for Winter Students can identify words containing the sound i, Students can identify words spelled with the letter i. Students can make words using the letter i. Students can write a caption for a picture. Students can identify and use sequence words. Students can identify events in a story and sequence them using first, next, and last.

RI.K.1   RI.K.3
RF.K.2e   RF.K.3a
RF.K.3c   W.K.2
L.K.5b   LS.K.4

SB Unit 2.5
pg 92-111
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Week 13 Jack & the Beanstalk Students can identify words containing the sound i, Students can identify words spelled with the letter i. Students can make words using the letter i. Students can write sentences beginning with a capital letter and ending with a period. Students can identify and use direction words. Students can differentiate between realistic and fantasy elements in story.

RL.K.2   RL.K.5
RF.K.1b   RF.K.2c
RF.K.2d   W.K.3
W.K.5   L.K.5c

SB Unit 2.6
pg 112-131
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Week 14 Change All Around Us Little Panda Students can identify and say words with the sound b and sound n. Students can identify and build words with the letter b. Students can summarize information and give a summary. Students can identify and use color words. Students can compare by telling how things are alike and contrast by telling how things are different.

RL.K.9   RF.K.2d
RF.K.3b   RF.K.3c
W.K.2   L.K.1b
L.K.5b   LS.K.1a

SB Unit 3.1
pg 12-31
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Week 15 Little Quack Students can identify and say words with the sound r. Students can identify and build words with the letter r. Students can write an invitation. Students can identify and use action words. Students can identify and describe the plot of a story.

RL.K.2   RL.K.3
RF.K.2e   RF.K.3a
RF.K.3c   W.K.2
L.K.1b   L.K.5d
LS.K.1   LS.K.2

SB Unit 3.2
pg 32-51
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Week 16 George Washington Students can identify and say words with the sound d and sound k. Students can identify and build words with the letter d. Students can identify and use persuasion. Students can identify and use position words. Students can identify cause and effect in a story.

RI.K.3   RF.K.2a
RF.K.2d   RF.K.3a
W.K.1   L.K.4b

SB Unit 3.3
pg 52-71
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Week 17 Farfallína and Marcel Students can identify and say words with the sound f. Students can identify and build words with the letter f. Students can tell about a picture. Students can identify and use words for feelings. Students can identify and describe the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

RL.K.1   RL.K.3
RF.K.1b   RF.K.3a
RF.K.3c   W.K.2
L.K.1b   LS.K.1a

SB Unit 3.4
pg 72-91
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Week 18 Then & Now Students can identify and practice with the sound o. Students can identify and build words with the letter o. Students can write a list. Students can identify and use words for opposites. Students can draw a conclusion about a story.

RI.K.1   RF.K.2a
RF.K.2d   RF.K.2e
RF.K.3c   W.K.2
L.K.5c   LS.K.2

SB Unit 3.5
pg 92-111
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Week 19 The Lion & the Mouse Students can identify and practice with the sound o. Students can identify and build words with the letter o. Students can write a personal narrative. Students can identify and use words for textures. Students can identify the main idea of a story.

RL.K.1   RL.K.3
RF.K.2a   RF.K.2d
RF.K.2e   W.K.3 L.K.1f LS.K.1

SB Unit 3.6
pg 112-131
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Week 20 Let's Go Exploring Roosters off to see the World Students can identify and say words with the sound h. Student can identify and build words with the letter h. Students can give and write directions. Students can identify and use sequence words. Students can identify the sequence of events in a story.

RL.K.2   RL.K.3
RF.K.2d   RF.K.2e
RF.K.3c   W.K.2
L.K.1f   L.K.5c
LS.K.1a   LS.K.4

SB Unit 4.1
pg 12-31
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Week 21 My Lucky Day Students can identify and say words with the sound l. Students can identify, build and spell words with the letter l. With guidance, students can write a poem. Students can identify and use words for textures. Students can identify cause and effect in story.

RL.K.1   RL.K.7
RF.K.1b   RF.K.2a
RF.K.2d   W.K.3
L.K.1f   LS.K.1

SB Unit 4.2
pg 32-51
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Week 22 One Little Mouse Students can identify words with beginning consonant blends. Students can blend consonants to create a new sound. Students can describe animals using a variety of adjectives. Students can identify and use words for shapes. Students can identify the sequence of events in a story.

RL.K.1   RL.K.2
RF.K.2c   RF.K.2d
RF.K.2e   W.K.8
L.K.2   LS.K.1

SB Unit 4.3
pg 52-71
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Week 23 Goldilocks Students can identify and say words with the sound g. Students can identify and spell words with the letter g. Students can write a list. Students can identify and use compound words. Students can identify and describe story characters.

RL.K.2   RL.K.6
RF.K.2d   RF.K.3c
W.K.2   L.K.2
LS.K.1

SB Unit 4.4
pg 72-91
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Week 24 Antarctica Students can identify and say words with the sound of short e. Students can identify and build words with the letter e. Students can write an informal letter. Students can identify and use words for directions. Students can classify and categorize items into groups.

RI.K.1   RF.K.2a
RF.K.2d   RF.K.3
RF.K.3c   W.K.2
L.K.2a   L.K.2b
L.K.5a   L.K.6

SB Unit 4.5
pg 92-111
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Week 25 Abuela Students can identify and say words with the sound of short e. Students can identify and build words with the letter e. Students can research and write a report. Students can identify and use words for time. Students can identify and describe the setting in a story.

RL.K.2   RL.K.3
RF.K.1b   RF.K.2c
RF.K.2d   W.K.7
W.K.8   L.K.2a
L.K.5c   L.K.6

SB Unit 4.6
pg 112-131
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Week 26 Going Places Max Takes the Train Students can identify and say words with the sound w. Students can identify, spell, and build words with the letter w. Students can write a caption that tells the most important thing about a picture. Students can identify and use words for transportation. Students can tell what is real and what is fantasy in a story.

RL.K.5   RL.K.10
RF.K.2d   RF.K.2e
RF.K.3a   W.K.2
L.K.2b   LS.K.1a
LS.K.1b

SB Unit 5.1
pg 12-31
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Week 27 Mayday! Mayday! Students can identify and say words with the sound x. Students can identify and build words with the letter x. Students can write a rhyme. Students can identify and use position words. Students can identify cause and effect in a text.

RI.K.1   RI.K.8
RF.K.2a   RF.K.2d
RF.K.2e   W.K.2
L.K.2a   L.K.2b
L.K.2c   LS.K.1b

SB Unit 5.2
pg 32-51
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Week 28 Trucks Roll Students can identify and say words with the sound of short u. Students can identify and build words with the letter u. Students can write a poem about transportation. Students can identify and use words for jobs. Students can compare and contrast objects or stories.

RI.K.1   RI.K.3
RF.K.2a   RF.K.2d
RF.K.2e   W.K.3
L.K.1e   LS.K.2

SB Unit 5.3
pg 52-71
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Week 29 The Little Engine Could Students can identify and say words with the sound of short u. Students can identify and build words with the letter u. Students can write a letter using a proper greeting and farewell. Students can identify and use words for days of the week, Students can place an event from a story in the beginning, middle, or end.

RL.K.1   RL.K.3
RF.K.2d   RF.K.3b
RF.K.3c   W.K.3
L.K.1b   L.K.1c
LS.K.1a

SB Unit 5.4
pg 72-91
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Week 30 On the Move! Students can identify and say words with the sound v. Students can identify and build words with the letter v. Students can write an invitation or plans. Students can identify and use compound words. Students can find the main idea of a story.

RI.K.1   RI.K.2
RF.K.2d   RF.K.3a
W.K.2   L.K.1b
L.K.1c   LS.K.1a

SB Unit 5.5
pg 92-111
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Week 31 This is the Way to School Students can identify and say words with the sounds y and q. Students can identify and build words with the letters y and q. Students can write or draw pictures explaining how to play their favorite game. Students can identify and use action words. Students can look at pictures in a story and draw a conclusion

RI.K.1   RI.K.8
RF.K.2d   RF.K.3
W.K.5   W.K.7
L.K.5b   LS.K.1

SB Unit 5.6
pg 112-131
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Week 32 Putting It Together Building with Dad Students can identify the beginning, middle, and ending sounds of words. Students can review and build words with short a. Students can use words to write a list. Students can identify and use compound words. Students can compare and contrast elements in a story by saying how they are the same or different.

RI.K.1   RI.K.8
RF.K.2d   RF.K.2e
RF.K.3b   W.K.2
L.K.1   L.K.5
LS.K.1a

SB Unit 6.1
pg 12-31
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Week 33 Old MacDonald Students can identify the beginning, middle, and ending sounds in words. Students can review and build words with short o. Students can write about building something. Students can identify and use words for locations. Students can identify and describe story characters.

RL.K.3   RL.K.5
RF.K.2d   RF.K.2e
RF.K.3b   W.K.3
L.K.1a   LS.K.1b
LS.K.3

SB Unit 6.2
pg 32-51
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Week 34 Building Beavers Students can identify beginning, middle, and ending sounds in words. Students can review and build words with short e. Students can write using rhyme. Students can identify and use action words. Students can identify the main idea in a selection.

RI.K.1   RI.K.2
RF.K.2a   RF.K.2d
RF.K.2e   W.K.3
L.K.1f   L.K.2
LS.K.2

SB Unit 6.3
pg 52-71
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Week 35 Allstair & Kip’s Adventure Students can identify beginning, middle, and ending sounds in words. Students can review and build words with short vowel u. Students can write a rhyme about people building. Students can identify and use words for locations. Students can identify and describe the plot of a story.

RL.K.3   RF.K.3a
RF.K.3b   W.K.3
L.K.1d   L.K.2a
L.K.6

SB Unit 6.4
pg 72-91
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Week 36 The House Tony Lives In Students can identify and use short vowels and consonants. Students can review and build words with short vowel sounds. Students can write a poem that tells who helps build a house. Students can identify and use words for feelings. Students can identify and describe story setting.

RL.K.1   RL.K.3
RF.K.3a   RF.K.3b
RF.K.3c   W.K.3
L.K.2a   L.K.2b
LS.K.3

SB Unit 6.5
pg 92-111
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Week 37 Ants Students can identify and use short vowels and consonants. Students can review and build words with short vowel sounds. Students can identify and write in complete sentences when appropriate. Students can identify and use words for describing. Students can draw conclusions about a story.

RI.K.1   RI.K.10
RF.K.2d   RF.K.3a
W.K.5   W.K.7
W.K.8   L.K.1f
L.K.6

SB Unit 6.6
pg 112-131
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Week 38 Teacher’s Choice Students can review key concepts from Grade 1 ELA.

Review

Teacher’s Choice Lesson Plans Resources
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