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Kindergarten Language Arts

Scope & Sequence : Scope & Sequence documents describe what is covered in a course (the scope) and also the order in which topics are covered (the sequence). These documents list instructional objectives and skills to be mastered. K¹² Scope & Sequence documents for each course include:

Course Overview

In this course, students get structured lessons on readiness skills through emphasis on phonics, language skills, and literature to help develop comprehension, build vocabulary, and promote a lifelong interest in reading.

PHONICS

PhonicsWorks prepares your student to become an independent reader through systematic, multisensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills, using a kit of magnetized letter tiles and a variety of games and activities. Handwriting Without Tears provides gentle instruction to help your student print letters correctly.

LITERATURE

Plenty of read-aloud literature kindles the imagination while building comprehension and vocabulary. The emphasis is on classic literature—fairy tales, fables, folktales, poems—including many works that embody exemplary virtues, such as "The Frog Prince," "Beauty and the Beast," The Velveteen Rabbit, and tales by Beatrix Potter.

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Course Outline

PHONICS

Phonological Awareness

  • Introduction to Basic Phonics
  • Sounds for a, t, s, m, b, f, c, h, and j
  • a, t, s, m, b, f, c, h, j, l, n, p,and r
  • o, d, g, k,and v
  • Getting Stronger with Short a and Short o
  • Short i
  • Getting Stronger with Short a, i, and o
  • Short u
  • Getting Stronger with Short a, i, o, and u

Building on the Basics

  • Sounds for y and Short e
  • Getting Stronger with Short a, e, i, o, and u
  • Short Vowels
  • Getting Stronger with Short Vowel Knowledge
  • shand th
  • Getting Stronger with Vowels and Digraphs
  • whand ch
  • Getting Stronger with Letter Sounds

Adding to the Basics

  • tchand ck
  • Getting Stronger with sh, th, ch, wh, ck, and tch
  • Digraphs and Trigraphs
  • Getting Stronger with Digraphs and Trigraphs
  • Capitalization and Punctuation
  • Sounds and Sentences
  • sand es
  • Review 2-Letter Sounds and Short Vowels

Applying the Basics

  • ff, ll, ss, zz,and –all
  • Compound Words
  • Review
  • Applying Knowledge

HANDWRITING

  • Hold pencil correctly
  • Write each uppercase letter correctly on wide-line paper
  • Write each lowercase letter correctly on wide-line paper
  • Space letters, words, and sentences correctly
  • Copy short sentences correctly

LITERATURE AND LANGUAGE SKILLS

Readiness/Poetry/Games

  • Listen and respond to poetry and nursery rhymes
  • Identify, classify, and categorize colors and shapes
  • Recognize community helpers and their jobs
  • Sequence events in a story or rhyme
  • Recognize and correctly use position words

Read Aloud

  • Listen and respond to various types of literature
  • Identify favorite books and stories
  • Discuss characters, actions, and conflict
  • Retell stories in proper sequence using complete sentences and proper grammar
  • Ask and respond to questions about the text
  • Predict what will happen next in stories
  • Relate stories to personal experience
  • Create and dictate stories and responses to literature
  • Share work with others

Junior Great Books

  • Listen attentively for different ideas and details
  • Support an opinion with reasoning and evidence, citing specific passages from the text
  • Develop habits of analytical thinking: identify problems, use inference, ask pertinent questions, and draw conclusions
  • Build vocabulary through exposure to rich literary language
  • Understand and appreciate literature through writing, dramatization, and art activities

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Number of Lessons and Scheduling

120 minutes

Total Lessons: 180

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Materials

Standard Curriculum Items

  • Handwriting Grade K Teacher's Guide
  • Slate Chalkboard
  • Printed Alphabet Desk Strips
  • Wide Double Line Paper
  • Junior Great Books,Dragon Series, Vol. 1-3
  • Junior Great Books, Sailing Ship Series, Vol. 1-3
  • The Rooster Crows— A Book of American Rhymes and Jingles, by Maud and Miska Petersham
  • The Random House Book of Fairy Tales,adapted by Amy Ehrlich
  • Rhyme Time,by Tomie dePaola
  • Letters and Numbers for Me, 2008 edition

Basic Phonics Kit

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