Kindergarten Literature Selections
Theme / Unit / Week /Title
/ Target Phonics Skill / TargetCompre-hension Skill / H/F Words / Big Book/
Trade Book / Fiction/
Nonfiction
Cooperation / 1 / 1 /
The Little School Bus
By Carol RothIll. by Pamela Paprone / Letter Recognition:
Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, / Character / I
am / Big Book / Fiction
2 /
Fix-It Duck
by Jez Alborough / Letter Recognition:Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn / Setting / Trade Book / Fiction
3 /
Plaidypus Lost
by Susan Stevens Crummelill. by Janet Stevens / Letter Recognition:
Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, / Sequence / the
little / Big Book / Fiction
4 / Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip with Kindergarten
By Joseph Slate
Ill. by Ashley Wolff / Letter Recognition:
Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, xx, Yy, Zz / Categorize/
Classify / Trade Book / Fiction
5 / Julius
by Angela Johnson
ill. by Dav Pilkey / M/m/ / Character / to
a / Big book / Fiction
6 /
Dig Dig Digging
By Margaret MayoIllustrated by Alex Ayliffe / T/t/ / Categorize/
Classify / Trade Book / Fiction
Theme / Unit / Week /
Title
/ Target Phonics Skill / Target Compre-hensionSkill / H/F Words / Big Book/
Trade Book / Fiction/
Nonfiction
Habitats / 2 / 1 /
Life in an Ocean
by Carol Lindeen / Short a / Compare/Contrast / have
is / Big Book / Nonfiction
2 /
Armadillo’s Orange
By Jim Arnosky / S/s/ / Setting / Trade Book / Fiction3 / Animal Babies in Grasslands
by Jennifer Schofield / P/p/ / Main Idea / we
my
like / Big Book / Nonfiction
4 /
Bear Snores On
By Karma WilsonIll by Jane Chapman / C/k/ / Realism/
Fantasy / Trade Book / Fiction
5 /
A Bed for the Winter
By Karen Wallace / Short i / Sequence / hefor / Big Book / Nonfiction
6 /
Whose Garden Is It?
By Mary Ann HobermanIll by Jane Dyer / Short i / Realism/
Fantasy / Trade Book / Fiction
Theme / Unit / Week /
Title
/ TargetPhonics Skill / Target
Compre-hension
Skill / H/F Words / Big Book/
Trade Book / Fiction/
Nonfiction
Changes / 3 / 1 /
Little Panda
By Joanne RyderIll. with photos / B/b/
N/n/ / Compare/
Contrast / me
with
she / Big Book / Nonfiction
2 /
Little Quack
By Lauren ThompsonIll by. Derek Anderson / R/r/ / Plot / Trade Book / Fiction
3 /
See How We Grow
by Katacha Diaz / D/d/K/k/ / Cause and Effect / see
look / Big Book / Nonfiction
4 /
Farfallina and Marcel
By Holly Keller / F/f/ / Plot / Trade Book / Fiction5 /
Seeds
by Ken Robbins / Short o / Draw Conclusions / theyyou
of / Big Book / Nonfiction
6 /
Hide, Clyde!
By Russell Benfanti / Short o / Main Idea / Trade Book / fictionTheme / Unit / Week /
Title
/ Target Phonics Skill / Target Compre-hensionSkill / H/F Words / Big Book/
Trade Book / Fiction/
Nonfiction
Adventures / 4 / 1 /
Bunny Day
By Rick WaltonIll. By Paige Miglio / H/h/ / Sequence / are
that
do / Big Book / Fiction
2 /
My Lucky Day
By Keiko Kasza / L/l/ / Cause/Effect / Trade Book / Fiction3 /
One Little Mouse
By Dori ChaconasIll by LeUyen Pham / Consonant blends / Sequence / One
Two
Three
Four
Five / Big Book / Fiction
4 / Goldilocks and the Three Bears
by Valeri Gorbechev / G/g/ / Character / Trade Book / Fiction
5 / If You Went to Antarctica
By Fay Robinson / Short e / Classify/
Categorize / here
go
from / Big Book / Nonfiction
6 /
Abuela
By Arthur DorrosIll by Elisa Kleven / Short e / Setting / Trade Book / Fiction
Theme / Unit / Week /
Title
/ Target Phonics Skill / Target Compre-hensionSkill / H/F Words / Big Book/
Trade Book / Fiction/
Nonfiction
Transportation / 5 / 1 /
Max Takes the Train
By Rosemary Wells / W/w/J/j/ / Realism/
Fantasy / yellow
green
blue / Big Book / Fiction
2 / Mayday, Mayday!
by Chris Demerest / X/ks/ / Cause and Effect / Trade Book / Fiction
3 / Messenger, Messenger
by Robert Burleigh
ill. by Barry Root / Short u / Compare/
Contrast / what
said
was / Big Book / Fiction
4 /
The Little Engine that Could
By Watty Piper / Short u / Plot / Trade Book / Fiction5 /
On the Move!
by Donna Latham / V/v/Z/z/ / Main Idea / where come / Big Book / Nonfiction
6 / This Is the Way We Go to School
By Edith Baer
Illustrated by Steve Bjorkman / Y/y/
Qu/kw/ / Draw Conclusions / Trade Book / Fiction
Theme / Unit / Week /
Title
/ Target Phonics Skill / Target Compre-hensionSkill / H/F Words / Big Book/
Trade Book / Fiction/
Nonfiction
Building / 6 / 1 / Homes Around the World
by Judy Nayer / all consonants;
short vowels
a and i. / Compare/
Contrast / Big Book / Nonfiction
2 / Old MacDonald Had a Woodshop
By Lisa Shulman
Ill. By Ashley Wolff / all consonants;
short vowels
a, i, and o. / Character / Trade Book / Fiction
3 /
Building Beavers
By Kathleen Martin-James / all consonants;short vowels
a, i, o, and e. / Main Idea / Big Book / Nonfiction
4 /
The Night Worker
By Kate BanksIllustrated by Georg Hallensleben / all consonants;
short vowels
a, i, o, e, and u. / Plot / Trade Book / Fiction
5 / The House That Tony Lives In
By Anthony Lorenz Illustrated by John Sandford / all consonants;
all short vowels / Setting / Big Book / Fiction
6 /
Animal Homes
by Angela Wilkes / all consonants;all short vowels / Draw Conclusion / Trade Book / Fiction
Kindergarten Literature 5/19/08 p. 6