Text and graphic features 7 Sounds and Language How do animals communicate? How do people communicate? Understanding Characters/ Authors word choice Amelia’s Show and Tell Fiesta Realistic Fiction Mice Squeak, We Speak Realistic Fiction The Fort Worth Zoo Informational Blend & Segment Letter T sound Classify & Categorize Sensory Words Informative Writing Sensory Words Communication 8 Ways to Move Why do different animals move in different ways? Details/ Compare and Contrast Jonathan and His Mommy Realistic Fiction Move! Informational The Hare and the Tortoise Folktale Blend & Segment c/k/ Classify & Categorize Action Words Informative Writing Adjectives for Color Ways to move 9 Machines and Wheels Why do people use wheels? Text & Graphic Features/ Conclusions Good Morning, Digger Realistic Fiction What Do Wheels Do All Day? Informational Wheels Long Ago and Today Informational Blend Phonemes Letter P Sound Synonyms Informative Writing Adjectives for numbers Technology and Innovation 10 Using Shapes What can we create with shapes? Story Structure/ Understanding Characters David’s Drawings Realistic Fiction Mouse Shapes Fiction Signs and Shapes Informational Blend Phonemes Review /m/, /s/, /a/, /t/, /p/, c/k/ Classify & Categorize Shape words Informative Writing Adjectives for Size and Shape Week Topic Essential Question Skill/ Strategy Read Aloud book/ Genre Big Book/ Genre Companion Piece/Genre Phonemic Awareness Phonics skills Vocabulary Strategy Writing/ focus trait Grammar Science Topics 11 Seasons How does the weather change in different months and seasons? Compare and Contrast/ Question Every Season/ Informational Jump into January/ Informational Holidays All Year Long/ Informational/ SS Blend phonemes Short /a/ Figurative language Narrative/ Word Choice Sentence Parts: Subjects Earth Science 12 Weather What do animals do when the weather changes? Conclusions/ Understanding Characters Storm is Coming! Fantasy Snow Fantasy How Water Changes Informational Blend Sound Letter N & Building words Classify and Categorize Sensory Words Narrative Writing Sentence Parts: Verb Earth Science 13 Animal Bodies How do animals use their different body parts? Author’s Purpose/ Text and Graphic Features A Zebra’s World Informational What Do You Do With a Tail Like This? Informational Poems About Animals Poetry Blend Sound Letter F & Context Clues Narrative Writing Complete Sentences Animal Bodies Blending Blending
Building words 14 Animal Homes Where do different animals make their homes? Cause and Effect/ Author’s Purpose Home for a Tiger, Home for a Bear Informational Turtle Splash! Informational Where Animals Live? Informational Blend Sound Letter B & Building words Classify and Categorize Number Words Narrative Writing Verbs in past tense Animal Homes 15 Up in the Sky What can we see in the sky? Sequence of Events/ Author’s Word Choice How Many Stars in the Sky? Realistic Fiction What a Beautiful Sky? Informational What Will the Weather Be Like? Informational Blend Sound Review /a/, /b/, /n/, /f/, and Building Words Figurative Language: Simile Narrative Writing Statements Earth Science Week Topic Essential Question Skill/ Strategy Read Aloud book/ Genre Big Book/ Genre Companion Piece/Genre Phonemic Awareness Phonics skills Vocabulary Strategy Writing/ focus trait Grammar Science Topics 16 Testing Ideas What kinds of things do scientists study? Details/Main Idea Dear Mr. Blueberry Fantasy What is Science? Poetry Benjamin Franklin, Inventor Biography Blend Sound Short /i/ words i is a vowel Classify and Categorize Science Words Opinion Questions General Science 17 Nature All Around How do living things change as they grow? Sequence of events/ author’s word choice It is the Wind Realistic Fiction From Catepillar to Butterfly Informational Anansi and the Grasshopper Trickster Tale Blend and Segment Phonemes Letter /g/ sound Blending Words words Opinion Proper Nouns General Science 18 Oceans and Waterways In what ways is the Atlantic Ocean special? Author’s Purpose/ Figurative Language One-Dog Canoe Fiction Atlantic Poems about the Sea Poetry Blend and Segment Phonemes Letter /r/ sound Blending Words Context Clues Opinion Future Tense Verbs Earth Science 19 Outdoor Adventures What kinds of things could happen on a hike? Cause and Effect/ Sequence of Events Nicky and the Rainy Day Fantasy Sheep Take a Hike Fantasy The Three Billy Goats Gruff/ The Builder and the Oni Fairy Tales Blend and Segment Phonemes Letter /d/ sound Blending Words Antonyms Opinion Past Tense Verbs
20 Making Discoveries What do scientists do when they discover something new? Sequence of events/ conclusions Duck and Good Fantasy Curious George’s Dinosaur Discovery Fantasy Exploring Land and Water Informational Add Phonemes Blending Review Word Building Synonyms Opinion Verbs General Science Week Topic Essential Question Skill/ Strategy Read Aloud book/ Genre Big Book/ Genre Companion Piece/Genre Phonemic Awareness Phonics skills Vocabulary Strategy Writing/ focus trait Grammar Science Topics 21 How do musicians work together to make music? Details/ Infer and predict Simon and Molly, plus Hester Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin Fiction Poems about Music Poetry Blend and Segment Phonemes Short /o/ Words Informative Pronouns 22 Growing Up How do things change when someone is growing up? Story Structure/ Sequence of events A Tiger Grows Up Informational Leo the Late Bloomer Fantasy What Can a Baby Animal Do? Blend, Segment Substitute Phonemes Letter /x/ /j/ sound Blending Words Antonyms Informative Pronouns Life Science 23 How Things Grow What steps can someone follow to plant and grow flowers? Sequence of Events/ Text and Graphic Features Oscar and the Frog Informational Zinnia’s Flower Garden Informational Growing Sunflowers Informational Blend, Segment Substitute Phonemes Short /e/ Blending words Context Clues Informative Proper Nouns Life Science 24 Animal Colors How do animals’ colors help them survive? Conclusions/ Author’s Purpose Red Eyes or Blue Feather Informational Chameleon, Chameleon Informational Amazing Animal Bodies Informational Blend, Segment Substitute Phonemes Letter /h/ /k/ Sounds Blending Words Classify and Categorize Describing words Informative Questions Life Cycles 25 Growing Food How do people get food from plants? Text and Graphic Features/ Sequence of events Bread Comes to Life Informational Pie in the Sky Realistic Fiction From Apple Seed to Store Informational Blend, Segment Substitute Phonemes Review /e/, /x/, /j/, /o/, /h/, /k/ Classify and Categorize Seasons Informative Exclamations Life Science Week Topic Essential Question Skill/ Strategy Read Aloud book/ Genre Big Book/ Genre Companion Piece/Genre Phonemic Awareness Phonics skills Vocabulary Strategy Writing/ focus trait Grammar Science Topics
26 Trying Your Best Why is it important to try hard? Conclusions/ Genre Curious George Makes Pancakes Fantasy Kitten’s First Full Moon Fiction Poems about Trying and the Moon Poetry Substitute Phonemes Short /u/ Antonyms Opinion Nouns Trying Your Best 27 Family Outings What is it like to the youngest in a family? Compare and Contrast/ understanding characters Someone Bigger Fiction One of Three Realistic Fiction Trip Informational Substitute Phonemes Letter L and W & Building words Classify and Categorize Places Opinion Agreement 28 Getting Help Why is it important to help your friends? Story Structure/ Genre The Little Engine That Could Fantasy You Can Do It, Curious George Fantasy Poems About Things You Can Do Poetry Substitute Phonemes Letter V and Context Clues Opinion Agreement Values 29 Learning New Things What do children learn in kindergarten? Main Idea and Details/ Author’s Purpose Baby Brains Fiction Look at Us Informational The Three Little Pigs Fairy Tale Track Syllables Letter Y and Q Figurative Language Opinion Prepositions Insects 30 Good Neighbors What can I do to be a good friend or a good neighbor? Understanding Characters/ Genre Pet Show! Realistic Fiction Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the Last Day of Kindergarten Fantasy Schools Then and Now Informational Track Syllables Review short vowels, Blending Review, Words with –s, Synonyms Opinion Prepositions Social Relationships