8/15 / 8/26 / Kindergarten Review Weeks / Baseline Assessments / Establish Routines: Partner Talk, Hand Signals, Choral Responses, etc. / Establish 2 Connected Practice Activities (Centers) / Group Placements
Unit / Date / Main Selection
Genre / Skill/Strategy / Phonics / Grammar / Writing
1.1 / 8/29 /

Sam, Come Back!

Fiction / Character
Monitor and Fix Up / Short a and
Final ck / Sentences / Personal Narrative
Prewriting
1.2 / 9/6 / Pig in a Wig
Fantasy / Realism and Fantasy
Summarize / Short i and
Final x / Naming parts of a Sentence / Personal Narrative
Drafting
1.3 / 9/12 / The Big Blue Ox
Animal Fantasy / Character and Setting
Visualize / Short o and
-s Plurals / Action parts of a Sentence / Personal Narrative
Revising
1.4 / 9/19 /

A Fox and a Kit

Narrative Nonfiction

/ Main Idea
Ask Questions / Inflected Endings
-s and -ing / Word Order / Personal Narrative
Editing
1.5 / 9/26 /

Get the Egg!

Realistic Fiction / Realism and Fantasy
Story Structure / Short e and
Initial Blends / Telling Sentences / Personal Narrative
Publishing
1.6 / 10/3 /

Animal Park

Photo Essay / Cause and Effect
Monitor and Fix Up / Short u and
Final Blends / Questions / Personal Narrative
Sharing
10/10 /

REVIEW & TEST Week for Unit 1

2.1 / 10/17 /

A Big Fish for Max

Animal Fantasy / Main Idea
Predict / Digraphs sh, th
Vowel sound in ball / Nouns / How-to Report
Prewriting
2.2 / 10/24 /

The Farmer in the Hat

Realistic Fiction / Cause and Effect
Monitor & Fix Up / Long a (CVCe) and c/s/, g/j/ / Proper Nouns / How-to Report
Drafting
2.3 / 10/31 /

Who Works Here?

Expository Nonfiction / Author’s Purpose
Ask Questions / Long i (CVCe) and digraphs wh, ch, tch / Special Titles / How-to Report
Revising
2.4 / 11/7 / The Big Circle
Fiction / Sequence
Monitor and Fix Up / Long o (CVCe) and contractions n’t, ‘m, ‘ll / Days, Months, Holidays / How-to Report
Editing
2.5 / 11/14 / Life in the Forest
Expository Nonfiction / Author’s Purpose
Preview the Text / Long u, Long e(CVCe)
Inflected ending -ed / One and More than One / How-to Report
Publishing
Unit / Date / Main Selection
Genre / Skill/Strategy / Phonics / Grammar / Writing
2.6 / 11/28 / Honey Bees
Expository Nonfiction / Compare and Contrast
Preview / Long e: e, ee and syllables VCCV / Nouns in Sentences / How-to Report
Sharing
12/5 / REVIEW & TEST Week for Unit 2
3.1 / 12/12 /

An Egg is an Egg

Realistic Fiction / Compare and Contrast
Predict / Vowel sounds of y and long vowels (CV) / Action Verbs / Description
Prewriting
3.2 / 1/3 / Ruby in Her Own Time
Animal Fantasy / Plot
Summarize / Final ng, nk and Compound Words / Verbs that add -s / Description
Drafting
3.3 / 1/9 / Jan’s New Home
Realistic Fiction / Theme
Monitor and Fix Up / Ending –es and r-controlled or, ore / Verbs that do not add -s / Description
Revising
3.4 / 1/17 /

Frog and Toad Together

Animal Fantasy

/ Plot
Visualize / Endings –ed, -ing and r-controlled ar / Verbs for Now and the Past / Description
Editing
3.5 / 1/23 /

I’m a Caterpillar

Narrative Nonfiction / Draw Conclusions
Text Structure / r-controlled er, ir, ur contractions ‘s,’ve,’re / am, is are, was, were / Description
Publishing
3.6 / 1/30 /

Where are Animal Friends

Play / Sequence
Prior Knowledge / Comparative endings & dge /j/ / Contractions with not / Description
Sharing
2/6 / REVIEW & TEST Week for Unit 3
Unit / Date / Main Selection
Genre / Skill/Strategy / Phonics / Grammar / Writing
4.1 / 2/13 /

Mama’s Birthday Present

Realistic Fiction / Draw Conclusions
Monitor and Fix Up / Long a: ai, ay and Possessives / Adjectives / Persuasive Letter
Prewriting
4.2 / 2/21 /

The Dot

Realistic Fiction / Theme
Graphic Organizers / Long e: ea and Inflected Endings / Adjectives for Color & Shapes / Persuasive Letter
Drafting
4.3 / 2/27 /

Mister Bones: Dinosaur

Biography / Author’s Purpose
Monitor and Fix Up / Long o: oa, ow and 3-letter blends / Adjectives for sizes / Persuasive Letter
Revising
4.4 / 3/5 / The Lady in the Moon
Realistic Fiction / Realism and Fantasy
Monitor and Fix Up / Long i: ie, igh and kn/n/ and wr/r/ / Adjectives for what kind / Persuasive letter
Editing
4.5 / 3/12 / Peter’s Chair
Realistic Fiction / Character, Setting, Plot
Story Structure / Compound Words & vowels ew, ue, ui / Adjectives for how many / Persuasive Letter
Publishing
4.6 / 3/19 / Henry and Mudge
Realistic Fiction / Cause and Effect
Preview / Suffixes –ly, -ful
Vowels in moon / Adjectives that Compare / Persuasive Letter
Sharing
4/2 / REVIEW & TEST Week for Unit 4
Unit / Date / Main Selection
Genre / Skill/Strategy / Phonics / Grammar / Writing
5.1 / 4/9 /

Tippy-Toe Chick, Go!

Animal Fantasy / Character, Setting, Plot
Story Structure / Dipthong ow/ou/ and syllables C+le / Commands / Research Report
Prewriting
5.2 / 4/16 / Mole and the Baby Bird
Animal Fantasy / Sequence
Summarize / Dipthong ou /ou/ and syllables VCV / Exclamations / Research Report
Drafting
5.3 / 4/23 / Dot & Jabber Acorn Mystery
Informational Fiction / Compare and Contrast
Monitor and Fix Up / Vowels in book & Inflected Endings / How Sentences Begin and End / Research Report
Revising
5.4 / 4/30 /

Simple Machines

Expository Nonfiction

/ Main Idea
Summarize / Dipthongs oi, oy & Suffixes –er, -or / Pronouns / Research Report
Editing
5.5 / 5/7 /

Alexander Graham Bell

Biography / Draw Conclusions
Text Features / Vowels aw, au, and Short e: ea / Using I and Me / Research Report
Publishing
5.6 / 5/14 /

Ben Franklin & First Kite

Biography / Theme
Ask Questions / Prefixes un-, re- & Long Vowels i, o / More Pronouns / Research Report
Sharing
5/21 /

Review & End of Year Assessment