ReadyGEN at a Glance KINDERGARTEN LIVING TOGETHER: THIS … · farm. (DOK L2) Students will: state their opinion about whether they would like to live on a farm. • draw, dictate,

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KINDERGARTEN

UNIT 1 MODULE A

LIVING TOGETHER: THIS IS HOME

Kindergarten FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS:

HIGH FREQUENCY WORDS

I, am, the, little

Letter Recognition Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg,

Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss

Recognize and produce rhyming words

Identify & distinguish initial sounds in words

PBA Task Write About Animal Homes

Narrative Task:

Students will choose an animal from Where Is Home, Little Pip? Or A

House for Hermit Crab. They will tell about the animal and its home.

(DOK L1)

Students will:

• draw a picture of the animal and its home.

• draw, dictate, or write one thing that could happen at the animal’s

home.

baby weathered

home wailed

hatched rushed

nest waddled

wander snuggled

glittered exhausted

fluttered

oceans

pecking

ruffled

cozy

slumped

snug

frightening

wiggling

waggling

swayed

flock

prickly

fierce

grazed

darting

sturdy


KINDERGARTEN

UNIT 1 MODULE B

LIVING TOGETHER: THIS IS HOME



the, little, a, to, am

Letter Recognition Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

Recognize and produce rhyming words

Identify & distinguish initial sounds in words

Consonants: /m/m, /t/t

PBA Description Write About A Special Home

Informative/Explanatory Task:

Students will select an animal or plant from one of the selections.

They will explain about the animals or plant’s home. (DOK L1)

Students will:

• name the animal or plant they choose.

• draw a picture of the animal or plant in its home.

• draw, dictate, or write a sentence that explains something

about the animals or plant’s home.

pond

shallow

lakes

forests

farms

dive

underwater

bloom

float

together

full

gathers

scurries

rotten

trembles

cling

huddle

damp

frozen

swoops

meadow

nest

cave


KINDERGARTEN

UNIT 2 MODULE A

UNDERSTANDING THEN AND NOW



have, is, little, am, we, like, my

Identify and distinguish initial, medial, and

final sounds

/a/ spelled Aa

Consonants: /s/s, /p/p

PBA Description Write About Changes

Narrative Task:

Students will create a simple personal narrative about something

they did when they were younger that they do differently now.

(DOK L2)

Students will:

• draw “Then I . . . “ and “Now I . . .” pictures that show a

difference in how they do something.

• dictate or write about the two events using the sentence

starters “Then I . . . “ and “Now I . . .”

country gasoline

curious glance

buds twinkled

swell

brook

carriage

cellars

stories

shabby

shutters

frost

harvest

spring peck

droops

plow

flutter

sprouts

bouquets

ripe

shrivel

frantically

crackle

twirling

slippery


KINDERGARTEN

UNIT 2 MODULE B

UNDERSTANDING THEN AND NOW



We, like, my, he, for

Consonant: /k/ spelled Cc

/i/ spelled Ii

PBA Description Write About Life On A Farm

Opinion Task:

Students will state an opinion about whether they would like to live on a

farm. (DOK L2)

Students will:

• state their opinion about whether they would like to live on a farm.

• draw, dictate, or write one reason for their opinion.

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Students will check their writing for proper capitalization and punctuation.

farm drive

rises glad

starts think

things

machines

faster

easier

crops

changed

work

sheep

spin

e-mail

moving

played

typed

call

look

write


KINDERGARTEN

UNIT 3 MODULE A

PREDICTING CHANGE



me, with, she, we, little, see, look

Consonants: /n/n, /b/b, /r/r, /d/d, /k/k

PBA Description Create A Story

Narrative Task:

Students will write a story about the main character in Come On,

Rain! and what she might do in a snowstorm. (DOK L2)

Students will:

• draw, dictate, or write to narrate several events in the

order in which they occur.

• include the character’s reaction to the snowstorm.

Students will check to make sure they write complete sentences

with proper capitalization and punctuation.

squinting wordless

glistening racket

soothed sparkles

sighs bunched

parched bulging

rumbles wavers

smartly slick

murmurs trickles

swollen sniffs

plop

glazes

streaming

piled

dragged

crunch

smacking

heaping

handful

firm

adventures

melted


KINDERGARTEN

UNIT 3 MODULE B

PREDICTING CHANGE



see, look, with, for, they, you, of, she

Consonant: /f/f

/o/Oo

PBA Description Predict The Weather


Students will pretend that they are weather forecasters. They will

use what they learned from What Will the Weather Be? and Weather

Words and What They Mean to write a simple weather forecast.

(DOK L2)

Students will:

• draw pictures of two kinds of weather.

• label the pictures with the words today and tomorrow.

• write a sentence about the weather in each picture.

• use complete sentences.

Students Will present their forecasts to the class.

sinking

puffy

forecast

predicting

howl

wispy

drizzle

measure

temperature

force

collapses

prepare

motion

freezes

combinations

floods

expands

sunbeams

direction

damage

twists

fair

rises

sets

boundary

position

evaporates


KINDERGARTEN

UNIT 4 MODULE A

LEARNING ABOUT EACH OTHER AND THE WORLD



are, that, do, one, two, three, four, five

Consonants: /h/h, /l/Ll,

Consonant Blends with l as in clap

PBA Description Write About A Day With My Friend

Narrative Task:

Students will pretend they are friends with the main character in

either I Love Saturdays y domingos or Apple Pie 4th of July. They will

draw, dictate, or write a simple narrative telling about a day they

spend together. (DOK L2)

Students will:

• describe three things they do with their friend.

• use the words, first, next, and last to tell about the events in

order.

• provide a reaction to what happens.

• use complete sentences.

nibbling trail

sweetheart proud

darling dollhouse

spongy cousins

honey traditional

owls

collection

circus

aquarium

seashore

pier

soars

fireworks

customers

sample

few

straighten

videos

rooftop

crowd

show


KINDERGARTEN

UNIT 4 MODULE B

LEARNING ABOUT EACH OTHER AND THE WORLD



one, two, three, four, five, here, go, from

Consonant /g/g

/e/ spelled Ee

PBA Description Write Questions and Answers


Students will think of two questions about the selections Making Music and

Clothes in Many Cultures. They will use evidence from the texts to answer

the questions. (DOK L1)

Students will:

• dictate or write one question about music and one question about

clothing.

• draw, dictate, or write the answer to each question using facts from

the text.

Students will check to make sure they write complete sentences with

proper capitalization and punctuation.

world

bells

note

memory

stomp

hum

strips

wrap

decorate

drumsticks

rattles

important

instrument

powwows

parkas

sarongs

business suits

sturdy

brides

grooms

kilts


KINDERGARTEN

UNIT 5 MODULE A

KNOWING ABOUT PATTERNS & STRUCTURE



yellow, blue, green, have, for, what, said,

was, she

Consonants: /j/ji, /w/w, /ks/x

/u/ spelled Uu

PBA Description Write About My Favorite Book

Opinion Task:

Students will state an opinion about which story about plants they like

better, The Tiny Seed or Jack’s Garden. (DOK L2)

Students will:

• tell the name of the book they are writing about.

• state an opinion about the book they choose.

• draw, dictate, or write at least two reasons to support their opinion.

tiny

sails

strong

rays

drifts

pushes

settle

burst

far

near

shakes

garden

planted

blossomed

sipped

chased


KINDERGARTEN

UNIT 5 MODULE B

KNOWING ABOUT PATTERNS & STRUCTURE



what, said, was, she, am, where, is, come

Consonants: /v/v, /z/z, /y/y, /kw/Qu

/u/ spelled Uu

PBA Description Create A Did You Know? Book


Students will research patterns in nature using Plant Patterns and Swirl

by Swirl: Spirals in Nature along with additional sources found during

shared research. Students will then write Did You Know? Books about

patterns in nature that include information learned from their research.

(DOK L2)

Students will:

• name what they are writing about.

• supply information about the topic.

• provide a conclusion.

pattern center

repeated drought

trimmed scroll

form fiddle

single alternate

circles tropical

stalk hollow

scatter

petals

spiral

swirl

coiled

curves

winds

clever

stretches


KINDERGARTEN

UNIT 6 MODULE A

EXPLORING COMMUNITIES



do, little, with, what, where, go, that, come,

was, like, the, from

Long a spelled a_e

Long e spelled ee, ea

Long i spelled e_e

PBA Description Write a Book Review

Opinion Task:

Students will state and support an opinion about which selection they

like better, On the Town: A Community Adventure or Places in My

Neighborhood. (DOK L3)

Students will:

• state what they are writing about.

• state an opinion or preference.

• support their opinion or preference by giving a reason: “I like this

book because . . .”

Students will check to make sure to write complete sentences with

proper capitalization and punctuation.

explore

speckled

notebook

handsome

genius

writing

bingo

whiz

polishing

sweetly

listening

porch

apartment

lined

rush

strangers

bandage

checks out


KINDERGARTEN

UNIT 6 MODULE B

EXPLORING COMMUNIES



of, my yellow, we, blue, they, have, for,

three, said, look, you

Long o spelled o_e, oa

Long u spelled u_e

Short and long vowel patterns

PBA Description Create A Travel Brochure

Opinion Task:

Using information from the anchor and supporting texts and their own words

and pictures, students will create a travel brochure that convinces people to

visit a big city. (DOK L4)

Students will:

• tell the topic they are writing about.

• state an opinion about the topic.

• provide reasons that support their opinion.

• provide a conclusion.

Students will check to make sure they write complete sentences with proper

capitalization and punctuation.

crowded

repair

workers

products

grouped

borrow

offer

leaders

fancy

collect metropolitan

thousands

millions

scrubs

flames

rush

bright

pumps

doze

sirens

packets

diner

snoozing

snoring

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ReadyGEN at a Glance KINDERGARTEN LIVING TOGETHER: THIS … · farm. (DOK L2) Students will: state their opinion about whether they would like to live on a farm. • draw, dictate,