Treasures Pacing Guide

Transitional Kindergarten

Date / Unit/Big Question / Story / Letter/Word/Focus Skills/
8-4,5 / Intro /

The Kissing Hand

8/8-8/26
wk 1
Wk2 / Smart Start: go over routines, story time, writing, / Use Alphabet books to emphasize letter recognition. Also, use stories that will emphasize getting used to “big kid” school such as: How Does a Dinosaur Go to School, Bear’s New Friend, etc. / One letter a day,
Emphasis on letter formation, correct way to hold a pencil, recognizing it,
f-j
k-o
p-t
u-z
8/29-9/16 / Unit 1 Families (recognize story structure)
Big Ideas:
Wk1: Who’s part of your family? /

1)Whose Baby Am I

Vocab: size words
Oral Grammar: naming words
Writing: labels / -M,m
-we
*Make Predictions
What do you like to do with your family? /

2) The Picnic At Apple

Farm

Vocab:Same and Different / -A, a
--the
*ID setting
How has your family changed? / 3)Peter’s Chair
Vocab: sizes, same/differ / -Review
*Make predictions
9/19-10/07 / How do you help your family members? /

*Continue reading books about families,

Vocab: opposites, colors / -S,s
-Like
* ID character
What do you learn from your family? /

Friends All Around

Vocab: number words / -P,p
-a
-compare and contrast

Simon and Molly

Vocab: number and color words / -Review
* ID character
10/24-11/10 / Unit 3 Transportaion
Trimester
Ends 11/11 / How do you travel around town? /

The Bus For Us

Vocab: Shape words / -T,t
-see
*Make and confirm predictions
How do you travel on a trip? /

On the Go

Vocab: sound words / -I,I
-go
*Classify and Categorize
What vehicles have wheels? /

Duck on Bike

/ Reveiw
11/14-
12/2 / Unit 4 Food
Where does food come from? /

Apple Farmer Annie

Oral Grammar: Action words Vocab: Fruits and vegetables, seasons / -N,n
-to
*Id Sequence
What’s for dinner? /

Our Special Sweet Potato Pie

/ -K,k
-Have
*Make Inferences
Food traditions? /

Yoko

/ REVIEW
1/3-1/20 / Theme 5 Animals
What animals do we know? /

Mama Cat Has Three Kittens

Vocab: position words
Oral Grammar: forming sentences / -O,o
--is
*Make and confirm predictions
How do animals change and grow? /

Animal Babies abc

/ -F,f
-play
*classify and categorize
What are some animal homes? /

Mole and the Baby Bird

/ REVIEW
1/23-2/17 / Theme 6: Neighborhood
What is in our neighborhood? /

Russ and the Firehouse

Vocab: sequence words, frist next, last
Oral Grammar: Sentences / -H,h
-are
*ID main idea/ details
What people and places do we have in our neighborhood? /

Bus Stops

Vocab: Words that compare / -D,d (initial and final
-R,r (initial)
-for, you
Id maind ideas/details
Who are neighborhood workers? /

Alicia’s Happy Day

/ Review
-an, am, ap, at word families
2/21-3/16 / Theme 7: Weather
2nd tri
ends 3/2 / What are different types of weather? /

Rainy Day

Vocab: sound words
Oral Grammar: adjectives / -e (initial and medial)
-this, do
*Id setting
What are the seasons? /

In the Yard

/ -b (initial, final)
-I (initial)
*Id setting
How does weather affect us? /

Bear Snores On

/ REVIEW
i-word families
3/5-3/23 / Theme 8: Plants
What do plants need to grow? /

Oak Trees

Vocab: position words
Oral vocab: adjectives / -k (final, initial)
-little, said
*id sequence
How do seeds travel? /

Seed Secrets

/ -u (initial, medial)
--here, was
*retell
What are plants used for? /

The Sunflower House

/ REVIEW
Word families with u
4/9-5-4 / Theme 9 Amazing Creatures
Compare and contrast bugs. /

Beetles

/ -g (initial and final
-w
-she, he
-classify/categorize
Describe different ocean life /

Fish Faces

/ -v
-x (final)
-has, look
*compare and contrast
Animals now and then? /

Dinosaurs All Around

/ -Review
op, ut, un word families
*Fantasy vs reality
5/7-5-31 / Theme 10: I know A Lot! /

What do you know?

What do you know? / -J,w,qu
-With, my
-Monitor Comprehension
What kind of art can you make? /

Warthogs Paint

/ -y,z
-me, where
-*id settings
Lets count down! /

Turtle Splash

/ Review
*Note: This is a 35 week long pacing guide so far. I wanted to leave room for things like conference schedules, holiday theme weeks, (Christmas/Dr. Seuss/Thanksgivingetc.). Also the date column is empty for people to plug in dates that apply to their school calendar. I basically expanded units from Treasures by Macmillan McGraw Hill. I kept the letter sequence the same since studies show that is the best order to learn them in. The vocabulary and story elements were kept the same in case of a TK/K combo class. They can have the main focus and just approach it differently. I left the story column blank for people to insert books they have and could plug in according to theme. Using the Treasures books may get boring if they have to listen to them again the following year.The Common Core Kinder Standards still need to be included into this pacing guide.
~~Valeria Rodriguez

Adapted by Valeria Rodriguez, Sequoia Union Elementary

Tulare County Office of Education TK Teacher Lesson Planning Committee