ELA Curriculum Map 2020
This document outlines the ELA curriculum at Clinton Elementary School as well as pacing and assessments.
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ELA Curriculum
Map
Clinton Public Schools
K-6
This document provides an overview of the English Language Arts skills expected at each grade level over the academic year for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade
6. We follow the Massachusetts Curriculum Standards and this document vertically aligns the standards and will communicate a detailed summary of what is
expected at each grade level, as well as emphasize the critical areas of instruction.
Our primary instructional tools to deliver instruction on the standards is Wit and Wisdom, Fundations, and Lucy Calkins Units of Writing K-6. Teachers are
expected to inform their planning of instruction through assessments and make instructional decisions of lesson materials they will use to meet the expectation of
standards.
We follow the ten Guiding Principles for English Language Arts and Literacy Programs in Massachusetts as well as the NCTE/IRA Standards for English
Language Arts.
Guiding Principles for English Language Arts and Literacy Programs in Massachusetts:
Guiding Principle 1: An effective English language arts and literacy curriculum develops thinking and language together through interactive learning.
Guiding Principle 2: An effective English language arts and literacy curriculum draws on literature in order to develop students’ understanding of their literary
heritage.
Guiding Principle 3: An effective language arts and literacy curriculum draws on informational texts and multimedia in order to build academic vocabulary and
strong content knowledge.
Guiding Principle 4: An effective language arts and literacy curriculum develops students’ oral language and literacy through appropriately challenging learning.
Guiding Principle 5: An effective language arts and literacy curriculum emphasizes writing arguments, explanatory/informative texts, and narratives.
Guiding Principle 6: An effective language arts and literacy curriculum holds high expectations for all students.
Guiding Principle 7: An effective language arts and literacy curriculum provides explicit skill instruction in reading and writing.
Guiding Principle 8: An effective language arts and literacy curriculum builds on the language, experiences, knowledge, and interests that students bring to school.
Guiding Principle 9: An effective language arts and literacy curriculum nurtures students’ sense of their common ground as present or future American citizens and
prepares them to participate responsibly in our schools and in civic life.
Guiding Principle 10: An effective language arts and literacy curriculum reaches out to families and communities in order to sustain a literate society.
NCTE/IRA Standards for English Language Arts:
Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to
acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and
nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.
Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical,
aesthetic) of human experience.
Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with
other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g.,
sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics).
Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and
for different purposes.
Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a
variety of purposes.
Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to
create, critique, and discuss print and non-print texts.
Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a
variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.
Students use a variety of technological and information resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and
to create and communicate knowledge.
Students develop an understanding of and respect for diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and
social roles.
Students whose first language is not English make use of their first language to develop competency in the English language arts and to develop understanding of
content across the curriculum.
Students participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.
Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information).
We ensure the standards for English Language Arts are incorporated in our lessons through allowing time for small group instructional time.
This time allows for interpersonal work on literacy concepts to read a wide range of print, apply strategies to comprehend, develop writing, and participate using
spoken, written and visual language.
Curriculum and Planning Expectations- Teachers are expected to utilize the curriculum map and pacing. Instructional objectives should be based off standards
and communicated. Small group instruction should be data driven through formal and informal assessments. When planning literacy workshop centers for small
group, a teacher should consider the skills and ways to process the new concept, as well as the critical areas outlined in the standards for that grade level, ex:
short vowels. A minimum of 10 minutes a day should be devoted to reading aloud (PK-K) and independent reading (grades 1-3). A minimum of 30 minutes a day
should be devoted to phonics instruction (grades K-3).
Instructional expectations: It is expected that there is a balance of whole class instruction, peer collaboration, independent practice, and assessment of skills.
We use data driven and data informed instructional practices to tailor our instruction, both whole group and small group. Students should be aware of the learning
target because research tells us that students learn best when they know what they are learning.
Suggested time:
ELA lesson Tier 1 (all students)- 90 minutes
Foundational Literacy Skills (Phonics/ phonological awareness) -30 minutes
ELA WINN time- 30 minutes (No new instruction)
Remediation/Enhancements
Center work/collaboration
Independent practice/ Volume of reading
Assessment expectations- Both formal and informal assessments should be considered when planning instruction. Anecdotal records are a meaningful form of
assessment as well as a quick exit ticket or a discussion aligned with the standards to wrap up the concept of the day to assess how well the students retained the
instruction or to be used if instruction needs to be adapted or adjusted. Teachers will use assessment data like pretests, guided discovery prompts, to inform all
instructional planning of curriculum.
Homework expectations- Homework should be meaningful and have a purpose. Homework should be able to be completed independently by the student and
should be modified accordingly if needed. (Homework suggestions- fluency practice, websites monitored by the teacher, writing on a topic, independent reading,
reinforce concepts)
Many standards call for an explanation piece to demonstrate understanding. Students should be allowed “turn and talk” opportunities during ELA to process
understanding. Teachers should utilize “think alouds” to model their own literacy thinking regularly during instruction. Teachers should model expectations.
Students should be provided consistent graphic organizers to write and organize. Anchor charts should be posted.
ELA Assessment Schedule
iReady Screener- Objective of the assessment: To assess standards retained from the previous grade level to acquire a baseline
of skills. Teachers should use this information to identify student strengths and weaknesses. Student data should be considered
when planning remedial lessons or foundational skills that need to be reviewed.
Grade K-6 iReady assessment should be given and analyzed 3x a year to all students.
Assessment 1 (By 10/9), Assessment 2 (By 3/29), Assessment 3 (By 6/1) *Dates are tentative to change
This is used only for gathering a baseline and reporting student progress to help with instructional grouping and decision
making. It is not to be used for a grade.
Regular common unit assessments are given according to the map.
Some project assessments will be given and scored according to the map. (TBD with grade level teachers)
Writing will be scored with standards based rubrics and feedback will be communicated with students regularly.
Meaningful homework will be assigned- suggestions outlined in the map and participation will reflect in the grade
average.
These grades will reflect in a student’s grade average.
MCAS 2.0- Administered to grades 3-6 as determined by the state (mid March-April)
Resources for Implementing the Pre-K–5 Standards -This section is a brief guide to resources within this Framework for supporting the
Pre-K–5 standards.
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Literacy in the Context of a Well-Rounded Pre-K–5 Curriculum, below, discusses how reading, writing, speaking and listening, and language can be incorporated into any
subject.
Examples in the Standards contains a list of the instructional examples for each grade that combine literacy with language arts, math, science, social studies and civics,
social/emotional learning, and the arts. Many of the short examples are linked to authentic examples of student writing (Massachusetts Writing Standards in Action Project).
Range of Student Reading Pre-K–5 shows the breadth of literary and informational print, digital, audio, and video works students at these grade levels should encounter,
discuss, and write about.
Literacy and Mathematics shows how the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for Mathematics reinforces literacy in one of its Guiding Principles and several of its
Standards for Mathematical Practice. This section also discusses the shared responsibility of classroom teachers and math coaches in developing students’ literacy and
math skills, along with their interest in math.
Range, Quality, and Complexity of Student Reading Pre-K–5 is included to clarify the expectations of Reading Standard 10, which addresses the kinds of grade-level texts
students in grades 2–5 are expected to read independently and proficiently. As they are learning to read, children in pre-K to grade 1 benefit enormously from listening
actively and discussing books read to them or reading along with an adult. Students at this age can understand texts that are far above their independent reading level. On
the pages that follow, you will find the three factors the Framework uses for measuring text complexity: qualitative evaluation, quantitative evaluation, and matching reader to
text and task; the criteria for evaluating the qualitative complexity of literary and informational texts; and a list of illustrative titles that are representative of a wide range of
readings designed to introduce students to many kinds of literature and to build content knowledge.
A Sample Informational Text Set shows a collection of books on water for the primary or intermediate grades on the subject of water and its importance to living beings. By
design, the set includes texts with varied structures and levels of text complexity.
Key Cumulative Language Standards, Grades 3–12: The Language Standards are designed to be cumulative, with students retaining skills acquired during the previous
grades and acquiring new skills each year. The chart shows skills in Language Standards 1, 2, 3, and 6 that are particularly likely to require continued attention through
grade 12 as they are applied to increasingly sophisticated writing and speaking.
Appendices (Taken from the Common Core Standards)
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Appendix A discusses the application of the standards for English learners and students with disabilities, with an emphasis on Massachusetts resources and initiatives.
Appendix B lists suggested authors and illustrators from the past and present. Introducing children to books by these authors and illustrators will acquaint students with
excellent examples of children’s literature and nonfiction on a variety of topics. These lists are organized into sections for grades pre-K–2, 3–4, 5–8, and 9– 12; the pre-K–8
selections have been reviewed by the editors of the Horn Book, a respected journal on books for children and young adults.
Appendix C is a glossary of terms used in the Framework and other terms that teachers and students are likely to encounter in the study of reading, writing, speaking and
listening, and language.
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Appendix D is a bibliography which includes digital and print sources on English language arts and literacy.
Literacy in the Context of a Well-Rounded Pre-K–5 Curriculum
Understanding of language and story begins when babies listen to their parents, family members, siblings, and friends converse, read them stories and poems, sing songs,
and play games. Growing up in a literacy-rich environment helps develop vocabulary, social and emotional learning, and knowledge of the world.
Opportunities to expand children’s literacy skills, content knowledge and love of reading abound at the elementary school level. The pre-K–5 ELA/Literacy standards include
expectations for reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language applicable to language arts, mathematics, social studies/civics, science, the arts, social/emotional learning and
comprehensive health, and digital literacy. Access to a comprehensive classroom, school, or public library is a key aspect of building literacy at any level. Librarians and teachers can
help students find literary and informational texts that will build content knowledge and appeal to individual readers’ interests. Adults can use the suggested author/illustrator lists in
Appendix B as a guide to locating well-written texts that explore significant ideas using rich vocabulary and high-quality visual images.
Range of Student Reading, Listening, and Viewing in Pre-K– 5
Students in pre-K–5 should read texts selected from a broad range of cultures and periods to complement a well-rounded curriculum and appeal to individual readers’ interests.
● Literature
○ Stories: Includes children’s adventure stories, fantasy stories, mysteries, realistic fiction, and myths, folktales, legends, and fables.
○ Drama: Includes staged dialogue and scripts of brief scenes.
○ Poetry: Includes nursery rhymes and the subgenres of the narrative poem, limerick, and free verse poem.
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Informational Text
○ Literary Nonfiction and Historical, Scientific, Mathematical, and Technical Texts Includes biographies and autobiographies; books and articles about history, social
science, mathematics, and the arts; book reviews, editorials, and opinion pieces; and technical texts, including directions, forms, and information displayed in
graphs, charts, or maps.
○ Note: Some informational books for children on mathematics and science present concepts in the form of imaginative narratives or poems.
Multimedia, Video, and Audio Texts
○ In order to meet the standards for Speaking and Listening, students should have the opportunity to listen to, view, discuss, and write about recorded or live
speeches, storytelling, performances, and short video documentaries or news reports chosen to complement the curriculum.
Literacy and Digital Literacy
○ The Massachusetts Standards for Digital Literacy and Computer Science contain Practice 6 (Collaboration) and Practice 7 (Research) and a set of related
standards for Digital Tools and Collaboration. These complement, in particular, the ELA/literacy Framework's Writing Standard 6 on Collaboration and Standards 7
and 8 on Research. The Digital Literacy Standards for the elementary grades are written for K–2 and 3–5. Literacy and Mathematics In the elementary grades,
math is commonly taught by classroom teachers, sometimes with the assistance of a math coach. These educators share the responsibility of making vital
connections between math and literacy; hence there are references to math in this Framework and references to literacy in the Massachusetts Curriculum
Framework for Mathematics. When math is referred to in the ELA/literacy Framework, it is with the assumption that any reading, writing, speaking, and listening
and language work in math will be closely aligned to the grade-level standards for mathematical content and the standards for mathematical practice in the
Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for Mathematics.
Connections among the Standards for Mathematical Practice and Literacy
Three Standards for Mathematical Practice (SMP) for pre-K–5 have natural connections to literacy:
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SMP 2 addresses how students reason abstractly and quantitatively.
SMP 3 addresses how students construct mathematical arguments and respond to the arguments of others.
SMP 6 addresses precision in the use of mathematical language and symbols.
While there is not a one-to-one correspondence between the mathematics and ELA/literacy standards, the following seven College and Career Ready (CCR) Standards for
ELA/Literacy broadly address similar skills described in the three Standards for Mathematical Practice listed above:
● CCR Reading Standard 7: Integrate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, and quantitatively, as well as in words.
● CCR Writing Standard 1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient
evidence.
● CCR Writing Standard 5: Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
● CCR Speaking and Listening Standard 1: Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on
others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
● CCR Speaking and Listening Standard 2: Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
● CCR Speaking and Listening Standard 4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence such that:
○ Listeners can follow the line of reasoning.
○ The organization, development, vocabulary, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
● CCR Language Standard 6: Acquire and use accurately a range of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases sufficient for reading, writing,
speaking and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge.
An excerpt from the Massachusetts Mathematics Frameworks Standard for Mathematical Practice 2, for PreK–5, Reason abstractly and quantitatively: “Mathematically
proficient elementary students make sense of quantities and their relationships in problem situations. They can contextualize quantities and operations by using images or stories.
They interpret symbols as having meaning, not just as directions to carry out a procedure… Mathematically proficient students know and flexibly use different properties of operations,
numbers, and geometric objects. They can contextualize an abstract problem by placing it in a context they then use to make sense of the mathematical ideas.”
An excerpt from the Massachusetts Mathematics Frameworks Standard for Mathematical Practice 3, for PreK–5, Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of
others: “Mathematically proficient elementary students construct oral and written mathematical arguments—that is, explain the reasoning underlying a strategy, solution, or
conjecture—using concrete referents such as objects, drawings, diagrams, and actions. Arguments may also rely on definitions, previously established results, properties, or
structures… Students can listen to or read the arguments of others, decide whether they make sense, ask useful questions to clarify or improve the arguments, and build on those
arguments.”
An excerpt from the Massachusetts Mathematics Frameworks Standard for Mathematical Practice 6, for PreK–5, Attend to precision: “Mathematically proficient elementary
students communicate precisely to others both orally and in writing. They start by using everyday language to express their mathematical ideas… As they encounter the ambiguity of
everyday terms, they come to appreciate, understand, and use mathematical vocabulary. Once young students become familiar with a mathematical idea or object, they are ready to
learn more precise mathematical terms to describe it… Elementary students use mathematical symbols correctly and can…use clear and concise notation to record their work.”
A Note on Reading, Mathematics, and Literature for Pre-K–5: This Framework uses the term “mathematical texts” in grades pre-K–5 to indicate two types of texts:
1. Word problems that put a mathematical idea in the form of a short scenario written in words and symbols.
2. Books written for children that present math concepts in the context of a fictional narrative.
There are many sources for word problems in print and online: the Massachusetts Mathematics Framework includes many of them as illustrative examples along with the
standards. Deciphering word problems is a skill expected to be taught as part of the math curriculum, either by a classroom teacher or a math specialist.
This ELA/Literacy Framework, on the other hand, highlights the other kind of texts, those written as children’s books about math with the purpose of engaging the reader and
enriching mathematical knowledge and imagination. This category of math literature includes counting rhymes and riddles, concept books about numbers and shapes for young
readers as well as books for older students such as Marilyn Burns’ Spaghetti and Meatballs for All, the elegantly illustrated mathematical concept books of Mitsumasa Anno, The Math
Curse by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, or Cindy Neuschwander’s Sir Cumference series. The uses of such books are many: to introduce a concept from the grade-level math
curriculum to a whole class, to extend the learning of a small group of students, or to open an individual reader’s mind to dimensions of mathematics beyond those found in the
textbook.
Still other books with math content, including classics such as The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster and Jules Feiffer, and Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in
Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, fall more into the realm of imaginative fiction and would be included in the language arts, rather than the math curriculum.
Focus Areas for Pre-Kindergarten Aligned with Standards
1. Listen to stories and poems with understanding (Fiction and nonfiction)
2. Handle books and understand letters and sounds of the alphabet
3. Dictate stories for a variety of purposes
4. Express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly
5. Demonstrate use of oral language in informal everyday activities
Instructional time should be focused on the following critical areas in ELA for pre-K
1. Systematic, explicit foundational skills with ample time for practice
2. Regular close reading of complex, anchor texts through read-aloud
3. Sequences of text-specific questions and tasks to support close reading
4. Systematic work with text-based vocabulary and syntax
5. Frequent evidence-based discussions about anchor texts
6. Regular reading of multiple texts and media on a range of conceptually related topics
7. Regular research, discussion, and writing about topics
Focus Area/Essential questions Focus standards Instructional tools/materials Assessments
Module 1
Phonological Awareness
What is the alphabet?
How do readers handle books?
What are lowercase letters?
What are uppercase letters? -What
is the order of letters in the
alphabet?
How do readers write letters?
What are the uppercase and
lowercase letters in my name?
What does a word look like in a
book?
How do readers recognize familiar
signs and labels?
Phonological Awareness
(Standards for Foundational
Skills)
PK.RF..1 With guidance and
support, demonstrate
understanding of the organization
and basic features of printed and
written text: books, words, letters,
and the alphabet a. Handle books
respectfully and appropriately,
holding them right-side-up and
turning pages one at a time from
front to back d. Recognize and
name some uppercase letters of
the alphabet and the lowercase
letters in one’s own name
PK.RF..3 Demonstrate beginning
understanding of phonics and word
analysis skills c. Recognize one’s
own name and familiar common
signs and labels (ex: stop)
See the following mini-units:
Getting to Know School & Me
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Fall
Fundations First Semester: Letter
Keyword Sounds Weeks 1-3
(A,B,C,D,E,F)
Formal and informal
observations/anecdotal notes to be
kept to inform instruction
Observation
Anecdotal notes
Pictures
Completed by the end of
Sept
Speaking-Listening/Comprehens
ion/Vocabulary
How does asking questions help
learners gain information?
How do learners participate in
conversations with peers about
what they are learning?
How do learners take turns?
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/ Vocabulary
(Standards for Speaking and
Listening/Literature)
PK.SL.1 Participate in
collaborative conversations with
diverse partners during daily
routines and play. a. Observe and
use appropriate ways of interacting
in a group (e.g., taking turns in
talking, listening to peers, waiting
to speak until another person is
finished talking, asking questions
and waiting for an answer, gaining
the floor in appropriate ways). b.
Continue a conversation through
multiple exchanges.
PK.SL.3 Ask and answer
questions in order to seek help, get
information, or clarify something
that is not understood.
Writing
N/A
Writing (Standards for writing,
language, speaking and
listening)
N/A
Module 2
Phonological Awareness
What is the alphabet?
How do readers handle books?
What are letters?
What are lowercase letters?
What are uppercase letters? -What
is the order of letters in the
alphabet?
How do readers write letters?
What are the uppercase and
lowercase letters in my name?
What does a word look like in a
book?
How do readers match letters,
sounds and pictures in the
beginning of words?
How do readers recognize familiar
signs and labels?
Phonological Awareness
(Standards for Foundational
Skills)
PK.RF.1 With guidance and
support, demonstrate
understanding of the organization
and basic features of printed and
written text: books, words, letters,
and the alphabet a. Handle books
respectfully and appropriately,
holding them right-side-up and
turning pages one at a time from
front to back d. Recognize and
name some uppercase letters of
the alphabet and the lowercase
letters in one’s own name
PK.RF.3 Demonstrate beginning
understanding of phonics and word
analysis skills a.Link an initial
sound to a picture of an object that
begins with that sound and, with
guidance and support, to the
corresponding printed letter (ex:
link the initial sound /b/ to a picture
See the following mini-units:
Fall
Helpers and Heroes
Fundations First Semester: Letter
Keyword Sounds A-Z Weeks 4-7
(G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N)
Formal and informal
observations/anecdotal notes to be
kept to inform instruction
Observation
Anecdotal notes
Pictures
Completed by the end of Oct
of a ball and, with support, to a
printed or written “B”) c. Recognize
one’s own name and familiar
common signs and labels (ex:
stop)
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/ Vocabulary
How does asking questions help
learners gain information?
How do readers ask questions
about a story when they listen to
learn more?
How do learners participate in
conversations with peers about
what they are learning?
How do learners take turns?
Writing
N/A
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/ Vocabulary
(Standards for Speaking and
Listening/Literature)
PK.RL.1 With prompting and
support, ask and answer questions
about a story or poem read aloud
PK.S.1 Participate in collaborative
conversations with diverse
partners during daily routines and
play a. Observe and use
appropriate ways of interacting in a
group (ex: taking turns in talking,
listening to peers, waiting to speak
until another person is finished
talking, asking questions and
waiting for an answer, gaining the
floor in appropriate ways) b.
Continue a conversation through
multiple exchanges
PK.SL..3 Ask and answer
questions in order to seek help, get
information, or clarify something
that is not understood
Writing (Standards for writing,
language, speaking and
listening)
N/A
Module 3
Phonological Awareness
What is the alphabet?
How do readers handle books?
What are lowercase letters?
What are uppercase letters? -What
is the order of letters in the
alphabet?
How do readers write letters?
What are the uppercase and
lowercase letters in my name?
What does a word look like in a
book?
How do readers match letters,
sounds and pictures in the
beginning of words?
How do readers recognize familiar
signs and labels?
Phonological Awareness
(Standards for Foundational
Skills)
PK.RF.1 With guidance and
support, demonstrate
understanding of the organization
and basic features of printed and
written text: books, words, letters,
and the alphabet a. Handle books
respectfully and appropriately,
holding them right-side-up and
turning pages one at a time from
front to back d. Recognize and
name some uppercase letters of
the alphabet and the lowercase
letters in one’s own name
PK.RF.3 Demonstrate beginning
understanding of phonics and word
analysis skills a.Link an initial
sound to a picture of an object that
begins with that sound and, with
guidance and support, to the
corresponding printed letter (ex:
link the initial sound /b/ to a picture
of a ball and, with support, to a
printed or written “B”) c. Recognize
one’s own name and familiar
common signs and labels (ex:
stop)
See the following mini-units:
Pete the Cat
Families, Thanks, Turkeys
Fundations First Semester: Letter
Keyword Sounds A-Z Weeks 8-10
(O,P,Q,R,S,T)
Formal and informal
observations/anecdotal notes to be
kept to inform instruction
Completed by the end of Nov
Observation
Anecdotal notes
Pictures
Completed by the end of Nov
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/Vocabulary
How does asking questions help
learners gain information?
How do learners participate in
conversations with peers about
what they are learning?
How do learners take turns?
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/ Vocabulary
(Standards for Speaking and
Listening/Literature)
PK.SL.1 Participate in
collaborative conversations with
diverse partners during daily
routines and play a. Observe and
use appropriate ways of interacting
in a group (ex: taking turns in
talking, listening to peers, waiting
to speak until another person is
finished talking, asking questions
and waiting for an answer, gaining
the floor in appropriate ways) b.
Continue a conversation through
multiple exchanges
PK.SL.3 Ask and answer
questions in order to seek help, get
information, or clarify something
that is not understood
Writing
N/A
Writing (Standards for writing,
language, speaking and
listening)
N/A
Module 4
Phonological Awareness
What is the alphabet?
How do readers handle books?
What are lowercase letters?
What are uppercase letters?
-What is the order of letters in the
alphabet?
How do readers write letters?
What are the uppercase and
lowercase letters in my name?
What does a word look like in a
book?
How do readers match letters,
sounds and pictures in the
Phonological Awareness
(Standards for Foundational
Skills)
PK.RF.1 With guidance and support,
demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of
printed and written text: books,
words, letters, and the alphabet a.
Handle books respectfully and
appropriately, holding them
right-side-up and turning pages one
at a time from front to back d.
Recognize and name some
uppercase letters of the alphabet
and the lowercase letters in one’s
See the following mini-unit:
Gingerbread
Fundations First Semester: Letter
Keyword Sounds A to Z Weeks
11-13 (U,V,W,X,Y,Z)
Formal and informal
observations/anecdotal notes to
be kept to inform instruction
Observation
Anecdotal notes
Pictures
Completed by the end of Dec
beginning of words?
How do readers recognize
familiar signs and labels?
own name
PK.RF.3 Demonstrate beginning
understanding of phonics and word
analysis skills a.Link an initial sound
to a picture of an object that begins
with that sound and, with guidance
and support, to the corresponding
printed letter (ex: link the initial
sound /b/ to a picture of a ball and,
with support, to a printed or written
“B”) c. Recognize one’s own name
and familiar common signs and
labels (ex: stop)
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/ Vocabulary
How does asking questions help
learners gain information?
How do learners participate in
conversations with peers about
what they are learning?
How do learners take turns?
Writing
How do writers say their opinions
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/ Vocabulary
(Standards for Speaking and
Listening/Literature)
PK.SL.1 Participate in collaborative
conversations with diverse partners
during daily routines and play a.
Observe and use appropriate ways
of interacting in a group (ex: taking
turns in talking, listening to peers,
waiting to speak until another person
is finished talking, asking questions
and waiting for an answer, gaining
the floor in appropriate ways) b.
Continue a conversation through
multiple exchanges
PK.SL.3 Ask and answer questions
in order to seek help, get
information, or clarify something that
is not understood
Writing (Standards for writing,
language, speaking and listening)
about something out loud? How
do adults help us record our
opinions?
How do writers speak clearly to
express their thoughts? -How do
writers use nouns and verbs
when they speak?
PK.W.1 Dictate words to express a
preference or opinion about a topic
(ex: I would like to go to the fire
station to see the truck and meet the
firemen?
PK.SL.6 Speak audibly and express
thoughts, feelings and ideas
PK.L.1 Demonstrate command of
the conventions of standard English
grammar and usage when speaking.
a. Demonstrate the ability to speak
in complete sentences and to form
questions using frequently occurring
nouns, verbs, question words, and
prepositions; name and use in
context numbers 0– 10
Module 5
Phonological Awareness
What is the alphabet?
How do readers handle books?
What are lowercase letters?
How do readers write lowercase
letters?
What are the uppercase and
lowercase letters in my name?
What does a word look like in a
book?
How do readers match letters,
sounds and pictures in the
beginning of words?
How do readers recognize
familiar signs and labels?
Phonological Awareness
(Standards for Foundational
Skills)
PK.RF.1 With guidance and support,
demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of
printed and written text: books,
words, letters, and the alphabet a.
Handle books respectfully and
appropriately, holding them
right-side-up and turning pages one
at a time from front to back d.
Recognize and name some
uppercase letters of the alphabet
and the lowercase letters in one’s
own name
PK.RF.3 Demonstrate beginning
understanding of phonics and word
analysis skills a.Link an initial sound
to a picture of an object that begins
with that sound and, with guidance
See the following mini-units:
Jan Brett
Snow and Ice
Opposites
Fundations Second Semester:
Introduction of Lowercase Letter
Formation Weeks 1-4 (t, b, f, n,
m, i, u)
Formal and informal
observations/anecdotal notes to
be kept to inform instruction
Observation
Anecdotal notes
Pictures
Completed by the end of Jan
and support, to the corresponding
printed letter (ex: link the initial
sound /b/ to a picture of a ball and,
with support, to a printed or written
“B”) c. Recognize one’s own name
and familiar common signs and
labels (ex: stop)
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/ Vocabulary
How do readers retell a story after
listening to it?
How do pictures help a reader
retell a story?
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/ Vocabulary
(Standards for Speaking and
Listening/Literature)
PK.RL.2 With prompting and
support, retell a sequence of events
from a story read aloud
PK.RL.6 With prompting and
support, “read” the illustrations in a
picture book by describing a
character or place depicted, or by
telling how a sequence of events
unfolds
PK.RI.4 With prompting and support,
ask and answer questions about
unfamiliar words in an informational
text read aloud
PK.RI.6 With prompting and support,
“read” illustrations in an
informational picture book by
describing facts learned from the
pictures (ex: how a seed grows into
a plant)
PK.RI.7 With prompting and support,
describe important details form an
illustration or photograph
PK.SL.2 Recall information for short
periods of time and retell, act out, or
represent information from a text
read aloud, a recording, or a video
(ex: watch a video about birds and
their habitats and make drawings or
constructions of birds and their
nests)
Writing
How do writers tell a story out
loud (real or imagined)?
How do drawings help tell a
story?
How do writers use prepositions
to tell more about a time in their
life when telling the story orally?
Writing (Standards for writing,
language, speaking and listening)
PK.W.3 Use a combination of
dictating and drawing to tell a story.
PK.SL.4 Describe personal
experiences; tell real or imagined
stories
PK.L.1 Demonstrate command of
the conventions of standard English
grammar and usage when speaking.
a. Demonstrate the ability to speak
in complete sentences and to form
questions using frequently occurring
nouns, verbs, question words, and
prepositions; name and use in
context numbers 0– 10
Module 6
Phonological Awareness
What is the alphabet?
How do readers handle books?
How do readers write letters?
How do readers write lowercase
letters?
What sounds do letters make?
What are the uppercase and
lowercase letters in my name?
What does a word look like in a
book?
How do readers match letters,
sounds and pictures in the
beginning of words?
Phonological Awareness
(Standards for Foundational
Skills)
PK.RF.1 With guidance and support,
demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of
printed and written text: books,
words, letters, and the alphabet a.
Handle books respectfully and
appropriately, holding them
right-side-up and turning pages one
at a time from front to back d.
Recognize and name some
uppercase letters of the alphabet
and the lowercase letters in one’s
Mail & Friendship
Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes
Fundations Second Semester:
Formation of Lowercase Letters
Weeks 5-7 (c, o, a, g, d, s)
Formal and informal
observations/anecdotal notes to
be kept to inform instruction
Observation
Anecdotal notes
Pictures
Completed by the end of Feb
How do readers recognize
familiar signs and labels?
own name
PK.RF.3 Demonstrate beginning
understanding of phonics and word
analysis skills a.Link an initial sound
to a picture of an object that begins
with that sound and, with guidance
and support, to the corresponding
printed letter (ex: link the initial
sound /b/ to a picture of a ball and,
with support, to a printed or written
“B”) c. Recognize one’s own name
and familiar common signs and
labels (ex: stop)
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/ Vocabulary
What types of words do readers
listen for in a story? -How do they
ask questions about what they
mean? -How do readers use
some of these words when they
speak?
How do readers sort objects into
categories?
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/ Vocabulary
PK.RL.4 With prompting and
support, ask and answer questions
about unfamiliar words in a story or
poem read aloud
PK.RI.4 With prompting and support,
ask and answer questions about
unfamiliar words in an informational
text read aloud
PK.L.4 Ask and answer questions
about the meanings of new words
and phrases introduced through
books, activities, and play a. Ask
and answer questions about the
meanings of new words and phrases
introduced through books, activities,
and play
PK.L.5 With guidance and support
from adults, explore word
relationships and nuances of word
meanings a. Demonstrate
understanding of concepts by sorting
common objects into categories (ex:
sort objects by color, shape, or
texture) c. Apply words learned in
classroom activities to real-life
examples (ex: name places in
school that are fun, quiet, or noisy)
PK.L.6 Use words and phrases
acquired through conversations,
listening to books read aloud,
activities, and play
Writing
How do writers tell a story out
loud (real or imagined)?
How do drawings help tell a
story?
How do writers tell about more
than one of something?
Writing
PK.W.3 Use a combination of
dictating and drawing to tell a story.
PK.SL.2 Recall information for short
periods of time and retell, act out, or
represent information from a text
read aloud, a recording, or a video
(ex: watch a video about birds and
their habitats and make drawings or
constructions of birds and their
nests)
PK.L.1 Demonstrate command of
the conventions of standard English
grammar and usage when speaking.
a. Demonstrate the ability to speak
in complete sentences and to form
questions using frequently occurring
nouns, verbs, question words, and
prepositions; name and use in
context numbers 0– 10
Module 7
Phonological Awareness
What is the alphabet?
How do readers handle books?
How do readers write letters?
How do readers write lowercase
Phonological Awareness
(Standards for Foundational
Skills)
PK.RF.1 With guidance and support,
demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of
See the following mini-units:
Fairy Tales
Brown Bear
Space
Bunnies, Eggs, Chicks
Observation
Anecdotal notes
Pictures
Completed by the end of
March
letters?
What sounds do letters make?
What are the uppercase and
lowercase letters in my name?
What does a word look like in a
book?
How do readers match letters,
sounds and pictures in the
beginning of words?
How do readers recognize
familiar signs and labels?
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/ Vocabulary
How do readers act out
characters from poems and
stories read aloud? -How does
careful listening help with acting
out the characters?
How do readers make predictions
about what happens next in a
story by listening and using the
pictures?
printed and written text: books,
words, letters, and the alphabet a.
Handle books respectfully and
appropriately, holding them
right-side-up and turning pages one
at a time from front to back d.
Recognize and name some
uppercase letters of the alphabet
and the lowercase letters in one’s
own name
PK.RF.3 Demonstrate beginning
understanding of phonics and word
analysis skills a.Link an initial sound
to a picture of an object that begins
with that sound and, with guidance
and support, to the corresponding
printed letter (ex: link the initial
sound /b/ to a picture of a ball and,
with support, to a printed or written
“B”) c. Recognize one’s own name
and familiar common signs and
labels (ex: stop)
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/ Vocabulary
(Standards for Speaking and
Listening/Literature)
PK.R.3 With prompting and support,
act out characters and events from a
story or poem read aloud
PK.RL.MA.7 With prompting and
support, make predictions about
what happens next in a picture book
after examining and discussing the
illustrations
Fundations Second Semester:
Formation of Lowercase Letters
Weeks 8-11 (e, r, p, j, l, h, k, v, w)
Formal and informal
observations/anecdotal notes to
be kept to inform instruction
Writing
Writing (Standards for writing,
How do writers tell a story out
loud (real or imagined)?
How do drawings help tell a
story?
language, speaking and listening)
PK.W.3 Use a combination of
dictating and drawing to tell a story.
PK.SL.2 Recall information for short
periods of time and retell, act out, or
represent information from a text
read aloud, a recording, or a video
(ex: watch a video about birds and
their habitats and make drawings or
constructions of birds and their
nests)
Module 8
Phonological Awareness
What is the alphabet?
How do readers handle books?
How do readers write letters?
How do readers write lowercase
letters?
How do readers write uppercase
letters?
What sounds do letters make?
What are the uppercase and
lowercase letters in my name?
What is a word? -How do readers
count the words in sentences?
What does a word look like in a
book?
How do readers match letters,
sounds and pictures in the
beginning of words?
How do readers identify the
beginning sound of a spoken
words? What other words can
readers think of that start the
same way?
How do readers recognize
familiar signs and labels?
Phonological Awareness
(Standards for Foundational
Skills)
PK.RF.1 With guidance and support,
demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of
printed and written text: books,
words, letters, and the alphabet a.
Handle books respectfully and
appropriately, holding them
right-side-up and turning pages one
at a time from front to back d.
Recognize and name some
uppercase letters of the alphabet
and the lowercase letters in one’s
own name
PK.RF.2 With guidance and support,
demonstrate understanding of
spoken words, syllables, and sounds
(phonemes) b. With guidance and
support, segment words in a simple
sentence by clapping and naming
the number of words in the sentence
c. Identify the initial sound of a
spoken word and, with guidance and
support, generate several other
See the following mini-units:
Bunnies, Eggs, Chicks
Dinosaurs
Spring
Fundations Second Semester:
Formation of Lowercase Letters
Weeks 12-13 (y, x, z, q)
Fundations Second Semester:
Formation of Uppercase Letters
Week 14 (ABCD)
Formal and informal
observations/anecdotal notes to
be kept to inform instruction
Observation
Anecdotal notes
Pictures
Completed by the end of April
words that have the same initial
sound
PK.RF.3 Demonstrate beginning
understanding of phonics and word
analysis skills a.Link an initial sound
to a picture of an object that begins
with that sound and, with guidance
and support, to the corresponding
printed letter (ex: link the initial
sound /b/ to a picture of a ball and,
with support, to a printed or written
“B”) c. Recognize one’s own name
and familiar common signs and
labels (ex: stop)
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/ Vocabulary
How do readers make
connections to what they are
listening to?
How do readers choose books to
listen to based on what they like
or who they like?
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/ Vocabulary
(Standards for Speaking and
Listening/Literature)
PK.RL.9 With prompting and
support, make connections between
a story or poem and one’s own
experiences
PK.RI..1 WIth prompting and
support, ask and answer questions
about informational text read aloud
PK.RI.2 With prompting and support,
recall important facts from an
informational text after hearing it
read aloud
PK.RI.3 With prompting and support,
represent or act out concepts
learned from hearing an
informational text read aloud (ex:
make a skyscraper out of blocks,
after listening to a book about cities
or, following a read-aloud on
animals, show how an elephant’s
gait differs from a bunny’s hop)
PK.RI.9 With prompting and support,
identify several books on a favorite
topic or several books by a favorite
author or illustrator
Writing
How do writers tell information
about a topic?
How do drawings help show
information?
What digital tools are available to
communicate?
Writing (Standards for writing,
language, speaking and listening)
PK.W.2 Use a combination of
dictating and drawing to explain
information about a topic
PK.W.6 Recognize that digital tools
(ex: computers, cell phones,
cameras, and other devices) are
used for communication and, with
support and guidance, use them to
convey messages in pictures and/or
words
Module 9
Phonological Awareness
What is the alphabet?
How do readers handle books?
How do readers write letters?
What sounds do letters make?
How do readers write uppercase
letters?
What is the order of the alphabet?
What is a rhyming word? How do
readers recognize and produce
rhyming words?
Phonological Awareness
(Standards for Foundational
Skills)
PK.RF.1 With guidance and support,
demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of
printed and written text: books,
words, letters, and the alphabet a.
Handle books respectfully and
appropriately, holding them
right-side-up and turning pages one
at a time from front to back d.
Recognize and name some
uppercase letters of the alphabet
and the lowercase letters in one’s
own name
PK.RF.2 With guidance and support,
demonstrate understanding of
spoken words, syllables, and sounds
See the following mini-units:
Spring
Very Hungry Caterpillar
Jungle
Beach
Fundations Second Semester:
Uppercase Letter Formation
Weeks 15-18
(EFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTU)
Formal and informal
observations/anecdotal notes to
be kept to inform instruction
Observation
Anecdotal notes
Pictures
Completed by the end of May
(phonemes) a. With guidance and
support, recognize and produce
rhyming words (ex; identify words
that rhyme with /cat/ such as /bat/
and /sat/) b. With guidance and
support, segment words in a simple
sentence by clapping and naming
the number of words in the sentence
c. Identify the initial sound of a
spoken word and, with guidance and
support, generate several other
words that have the same initial
sound
PK.RF.3 Demonstrate beginning
understanding of phonics and word
analysis skills a.Link an initial sound
to a picture of an object that begins
with that sound and, with guidance
and support, to the corresponding
printed letter (ex: link the initial
sound /b/ to a picture of a ball and,
with support, to a printed or written
“B”) c. Recognize one’s own name
and familiar common signs and
labels (ex: stop)
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/ Vocabulary
How do readers create
representations to tell a story?
-How do they tell about them to
others?
How do readers act out
characters from poems and
stories read aloud? -How does
careful listening help with acting
out the characters?
How do readers show and act out
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/ Vocabulary
(Standards for Speaking and
Listening/Literature)
PK.RL.3 With prompting and
support, act out characters and
events from a story or poem read
aloud
PK.RI.3 With prompting and support,
represent or act out concepts
learned from hearing an
informational text read aloud (ex:
information learned from
nonfiction texts?
How do readers talk about what
they are learning using pre-k
words that have been learned?
How does asking questions help
learners gain information?
How do learners participate in
conversations with peers about
what they are learning?
How do learners take turns?
make a skyscraper out of blocks,
after listening to a book about cities
or, following a read-aloud on
animals, show how an elephant’s
gait differs from a bunny’s hop)
PK.SL.1 Participate in collaborative
conversations with diverse partners
during daily routines and play a.
Observe and use appropriate ways
of interacting in a group (ex: taking
turns in talking, listening to peers,
waiting to speak until another person
is finished talking, asking questions
and waiting for an answer, gaining
the floor in appropriate ways) b.
Continue a conversation through
multiple exchanges
PK.SL.3 Ask and answer questions
in order to seek help, get
information, or clarify something that
is not understood
PK.SL.5 Create representations of
experiences or stories (ex: drawings,
constructions with blocks or other
materials, clay models) and explain
them to others
PK.L.1 Demonstrate command of
the conventions of standard English
grammar and usage when speaking.
a. Demonstrate the ability to speak
in complete sentences and to form
questions using frequently occurring
nouns, verbs, question words, and
prepositions; name and use in
context numbers 0– 10
PK.L.5 c. Apply words learned in
classroom activities to real-life
examples (ex: name places in
school that are fun, quiet, or noisy)
Writing (Standards for writing,
language, speaking and listening)
PK.W.2 Use a combination of
dictating and drawing to explain
information about a topic
PK.W.3 Use a combination of
dictating and drawing to tell a story.
PK.W.6 Recognize that digital tools
(ex: computers, cell phones,
cameras, and other devices) are
used for communication and, with
support and guidance, use them to
convey messages in pictures and/or
words
PK.L.1 Demonstrate command of
the conventions of standard English
grammar and usage when speaking.
a. Demonstrate the ability to speak
in complete sentences and to form
questions using frequently occurring
nouns, verbs, question words, and
prepositions; name and use in
context numbers 0– 10
Module 10
Phonological Awareness
What is the alphabet?
How do readers handle books?
How do readers write letters?
What sounds do letters make?
How do readers write uppercase
letters?
What is the order of the alphabet?
How do readers handle books?
How do readers use the alphabet
to learn more about words and
Phonological Awareness
(Standards for Foundational
Skills)
PK.RF.1 With guidance and support,
demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of
printed and written text: books,
words, letters, and the alphabet a.
Handle books respectfully and
appropriately, holding them
right-side-up and turning pages one
at a time from front to back d.
See the following mini-units:
Beach
Fundations Second Semester:
Formation of Uppercase Letters
Week 19 (VWXYZ)
Formal and informal
observations/anecdotal notes to
be kept to inform instruction
Completed by the end of the
year
sounds?
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/ Vocabulary
How do readers clap the beat in
poems or songs?
Writing
Recognize and name some
uppercase letters of the alphabet
and the lowercase letters in one’s
own name
PK.RF.2 With guidance and support,
demonstrate understanding of
spoken words, syllables, and sounds
(phonemes) b. With guidance and
support, segment words in a simple
sentence by clapping and naming
the number of words in the sentence
c. Identify the initial sound of a
spoken word and, with guidance and
support, generate several other
words that have the same initial
sound
PK.RF.3 Demonstrate beginning
understanding of phonics and word
analysis skills a.Link an initial sound
to a picture of an object that begins
with that sound and, with guidance
and support, to the corresponding
printed letter (ex: link the initial
sound /b/ to a picture of a ball and,
with support, to a printed or written
“B”) c. Recognize one’s own name
and familiar common signs and
labels (ex: stop)
Speaking-Listening/
Comprehension/ Vocabulary
(Standards for Speaking and
Listening/Literature)
PK.RL.5.Show awareness of the
rhythmic structure of a poem or song
by clapping or through movement.
Writing (Standards for writing,
How do writers tell a story out
loud (real or imagined)?
How do drawings help tell a
story?
How do writers tell information
about a topic?
How do drawings help show
information?
What digital tools are available to
communicate?
language, speaking and listening)
PK.W.2 Use a combination of
dictating and drawing to explain
information about a topic
PK.W.3 Use a combination of
dictating and drawing to tell a story.
PK.W.6 Recognize that digital tools
(ex: computers, cell phones,
cameras, and other devices) are
used for communication and, with
support and guidance, use them to
convey messages in pictures and/or
words
*Ongoing throughout the year should be read alouds with age-appropriate literature -Students are expected to listen actively as an individual and a
member of a group -PK.RL.10, PK.RI.10
Focus Areas for Kindergarten aligned with standards:
1. Retell poems and stories with the story elements (Fiction and nonfiction)
2. Know all uppercase and lowercase letters and how to read and represent sounds
3. Dictate and begin to write stories for a variety of purposes
4. Ask questions to learn more when speaking and listening
5. Demonstrate some understanding of English grammar when writing and speaking
Instructional time should be spent on the following critical areas in kindergarten:
1. Systematic, explicit foundational skills with ample time for practice
2. Fluency practice with grade-appropriate texts
3. Formative assessments to modify instruction based on student progress
4. Regular close reading of complex, anchor texts through read-aloud
5. Sequences of text-specific questions and tasks to support close reading
6. Systematic work with text-based vocabulary and syntax
7. Frequent evidence-based discussions about anchor texts
8. Regular evidence-based writing about anchor texts
9. Regular reading of multiple texts and media on a range of conceptually related topics
10. Regular research, discussion, and writing about topics
Focus Area/Essential
Questions
Focus Standards Instructional tools/materials Assessments
Module 1
Wit and Wisdom Module
1: The Five Senses
How do our senses help
us learn?
Reading Literature
RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and
answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.K.6 With prompting and support, name the
author and illustrator of a story and define the role
of each in telling the story.
Reading Informational Text
RI.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and
answer questions about key details in a text.
RI.K.4 With prompting and support, ask and
answer questions about unknown words in a text.
RI.K.5 Identify the front cover, back cover, and title
page of a book.
Writing
W.K.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating,
and writing to compose informative/explanatory
texts in which they name what they are writing
about and supply some information about the
topic.
W.K.8 With guidance and support from adults,
recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a
question.
Language
L.K.1.d Understand and use question words
(interrogatives) (e.g., who, what, where, when,
why, how).
L.K.2.c Write a letter or letters for most consonant
and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
Core Texts:
Picture Books (Informational):
● My Five Senses, Aliki
● My Five Senses, Margaret
Miller
● Rap a Tap Tap, Leo and
Diane Dillon
Picture Books (Literary)
● Chicka Chicka Boom
Boom, Bill Martin Jr. and
John Archambault;
Illustrations, Lois Ehlert
● Last Stop on Market
Street, Matt de la Peña;
Illustrations, Christian
Robinson
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Articles
● “Great Depression,”
Children’s Encyclopedia
● “The Harlem
Renaissance," Britannica
Kids
Paintings
● Flower Day, Diego Rivera
● Le Gourmet, Pablo
Picasso
Videos
● “Bojangles Step Dance"
● “Chicka Chicka Boom
Boom"
Focusing Question
Tasks (5) -Lesson 5,
Lesson 9, Lesson 15,
Lesson 21, Lesson 26,
Lesson 28 (part 2)
New Read Assessments
(3) -Lesson 10, 16,
Lesson 23
Socratic Seminars (2)
-Lesson 16, Lesson 29
End of Module Task
-Lesson 30-31
Vocabulary Assessment
(2 parts) -Lesson 16
(practice), Lesson 21,
Lesson 29
Fundations Unit 1
Assessments
Completed by
November 6
*See ELA Schedule
L.K.2.d Spell simple words phonetically, drawing
on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
●
“Eight-Year-Old Tap
Prodigy Little Luke"
Homework:
Home-Reading Routine
Speaking and Listening
SL.K.1 Participate in collaborative conversations
with diverse partners about kindergarten topics
and texts with peers and adults in small and larger
groups.
UBD Form
Fundations Unit 1 (Weeks 1-10)
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities
with purpose and understanding.
Reading Informational Text
RI.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities
with purpose and understanding.
Language
L.K.6 Use words and phrases acquired through
conversations, reading and being read to, and
responding to texts.
Phonics/Phonological
Awareness
Fundations Units 1
What are letters? -What
are consonants? What
are vowels? What sounds
do they make? What do
they look like?
How does knowing the
beginning and end
sounds of a word make
reading easier?
What is a word? How do
letters work together to
make up words? How do
words work together to
make up sentences?
Phonics/Phonological Awareness (Standards
for Foundational Skills)
K.RF.1 Demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of print a. Follow
words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by
page b. Recognize that spoken words are
represented in written language by specific
sequences of letters c. Understand that words are
separated by spaces in print
K.RF.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken
words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes) a.
Recognize and produce rhyming words b. Count,
pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in
spoken words c. Blend and segment onsets and
rimes of single-syllable spoken words
K.RF.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and
word analysis skills in decoding words a.
Stories? (Smallest to
largest units)
What types of letters and
words do readers see in
stories? (print concepts)
What types of words
rhyme? How do good
readers recognize
rhymes?
What is a syllable? How
do readers count,
pronounce, blend and
segment syllables in
words?
How do writers print
lowercase letters?
Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one
letter-sound correspondences by producing the
primary sound or many of the most frequent
sounds for each consonant
Module 2
Wit and Wisdom Module
2: Once Upon a Farm
What makes a good
story?
Reading Literature
RL.K.2 With prompting and support, retell familiar
stories, including key details.
RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify
characters, settings, and major events in a story.
RL.K.9 With prompting and support, compare and
contrast the adventures and experiences of
characters in familiar stories.
Writing
W.K.3 Use a combination of drawing, dictating,
and writing to narrate a single event or several
loosely linked events, tell about the events in the
order in which they occurred, and provide a
reaction to what happened.
W.K.6 With guidance and support from adults,
explore a variety of digital tools to produce and
publish writing, including in collaboration with
peers.
W.K.8 With guidance and support from adults,
CORE TEXTS
Picture Books (Informational):
● Farm Animals, Wade
Cooper
● The Year at Maple Hill
Farm, Alice and Martin
Provensen
Picture Books (Literary)
● The Little Red Hen, Jerry
Pinkney
● The Three Billy Goats
Gruff, Paul Galdone
● Three Little Pigs,
Adaptation, Raina Moore;
Illustrations, Thea Kliros
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Paintings
● American GothicGrant
Wood
Focusing Question
Tasks (5) -Lesson 5,
Lesson 11, Lesson 16,
Lesson 22, Lesson 27
New Read Assessments
(2) -Lesson 18, Lesson
24
Socratic Seminars (2)
-Lesson 23, Lesson 29
andLesson 32
End of Module Task
-Lesson 30
Vocabulary Assessment
(2 parts) -Lesson 22,
Lesson 30
recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a
question.
Language
L.K.1.a Print many upper- and lowercase letters.
L.K.1.e Use the most frequently occurring
prepositions (e.g., to, from, in, out, on, off, for, of,
by, with).
L.K.1.f Produce and expand complete sentences
in shared language activities.
L.K.2.c Write a letter or letters for most consonant
and short-vowel sounds (phonemes).
L.K.2.d Spell simple words phonetically, drawing
on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.
L.K.5.a Sort common objects into categories (e.g.,
shapes, foods) to gain a sense of the concepts the
categories represent.
L.K.5.c Identify real-life connections between
words and their use (e.g., note places at school
that are colorful).
Speaking and Listening
SL.K.6 Speak audibly and express thoughts,
feelings, and ideas clearly.
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities
with purpose and understanding.
Reading Informational Text
RI.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities
with purpose and understanding.
Language
L.K.6 Use words and phrases acquired through
conversations, reading and being read to, and
responding to texts.
●
Poem
●
Song
●
The Cornell Farm, Edward
Hicks
“Morning Is Come”
“Old MacDonald Had a
Farm”
Videos
● “Making Bread”
● “Seasons Song”
Fundations Units 1 (week 11-12)
and Fundations Unit 2
UBD FORM
Fundations Unit 1 and 2
Assessment
Completed by January
15
*See ELA Schedule
Homework:
Home-Reading Routine
Phonics/Phonological
Awareness
Fundations Unit 1 (4
weeks) Fundations Unit 2
How do readers blend
and segment sounds?
How does this help when
reading?
How do readers use their
knowledge of sounds to
blend three sounds
together when reading
words?
How do writers print
uppercase letters?
How do readers use their
knowledge of the
alphabet to put words in
order?
Phonics/Phonological Awareness
K.RF.1 Demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of print b.
Recognize that spoken words are represented in
written language by specific sequences of letters
d. Recognize and name all upper-and lowercase
letters of the alphabet
K.RF.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken
words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes) c. Blend
and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable
spoken words d. Isolate and produce the initial,
medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in
three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or
CVC) words (This does not include CVCs ending
with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
K.RF.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and
word analysis skills in decoding words a.
Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one
letter-sound correspondences by producing the
primary sound or many of the most frequent
sounds for each consonant
K.RF.4 Read emergent-reader texts with purpose
and understanding
Module 3
Wit and Wisdom Module
3: America, Then and
Now
How has life in America
changed over time?
Reading Literature
RI.K.2 With prompting and support, identify the
main topic and retell key details of a text.
RI.K.3 With prompting and support, describe the
connection between two individuals, events, ideas,
or pieces of information in a text.
RI.K.6 Name the author and illustrator of a text and
define the role of each in presenting the ideas or
information in a text.
Writing
W.K.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating,
and writing to compose informative/explanatory
texts in which they name what they are writing
CORE TEXTS
Picture Books (Informational)
● Communication Then and
Now, Robin Nelson
● Home Then and Now,
Robin Nelson
● Now & Ben: The Modern
Inventions of Benjamin
Franklin, Gene Barretta
● School Then and Now,
Robin Nelson
● Transportation Then and
Now, Robin Nelson
● When I Was Young in the
Focusing Question
Tasks (5) -Lesson 5, 10,
16, 21, 25
New Read Assessments
(2) -Lesson 2, 19
Socratic Seminars (2)
-Lesson 17, 27
End of Module Task
-Lesson 28
Vocabulary Assessment
about and supply some information about the
topic.
W.K.7 Participate in shared research and writing
projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a
favorite author and express opinions about them).
W.K.8 With guidance and support from adults,
recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a
question.
Language
L.K.1.b Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs.
L.K.1.c Form regular plural nouns orally by adding
/s/ or /es/ (e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes).
L.K.2.a Capitalize the first word in a sentence and
the pronoun I.
Speaking and Listening
SL.K.3 Ask and answer questions in order to seek
help, get information, or clarify something that is
not understood.
SL.K.5 Add drawings or other visual displays to
descriptions as desired to provide additional detail.
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities
with purpose and understanding.
Reading Informational Text
RI.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities
with purpose and understanding.
Language
L.K.6 Use words and phrases acquired through
conversations, reading and being read to, and
responding to texts.
Mountains, Cynthia Rylant
Picture Books (Literary)
● The Little House, Virginia
Lee Burton
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Painting
● Washington Crossing the
Delaware, Emanuel
Leutze (1851)
Photographs
● “Betsy Ross and the
American Flag: Flag
Picture Gallery,”
Independence Hall
Association
● Old Hand Water Pump,
Judson McCranie
● “Then & Now: The
Stunning Speed of Urban
Development,” S.A.
Rogers
Poem
●
Songs
●
●
●
Video
●
“Now We Are Six,” A.A.
Milne
“Engine on the Track,”
Gayle’s Preschool
Rainbow
“This Land Is Your Land,”
Woody Guthrie
“You’re a Grand Old Flag,”
George M. Cohan
“Sounds of a Glass
Armonica,” Toronto Star
Website
● "About Cynthia Rylant,"
(2 parts) -Lesson 16, 28
Fundations Unit 3 and 4
Assessment
Completed by April 2
*See ELA Schedule
Homework:
Home-Reading Routine
Phonics/Phonological
Awareness
Fundations Unit 3
How do readers blend
and segment sounds in
words?
How do readers use their
knowledge of letter
sounds to read nonsense
words?
How do readers segment
and spell short vowel
words (CVC)?
What is a vowel? -What
is the difference between
a long and a short vowel?
How does sight word
knowledge make reading
easier?
Fundations Unit 4
How do readers segment
phonemes?
What happens when two
consonants come
together to make a new
sound? (consonant
digraphs)
How do readers read and
spell words with
consonant digraphs?
How does sight word
knowledge make reading
easier?
Phonics/Phonological Awareness
K.RF.1 Demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of print b.
Recognize that spoken words are represented in
written language by specific sequences of letters
d. Recognize and name all upper-and lowercase
letters of the alphabet
K.RF.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken
words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes) d.
Isolate and produce the initial, medial vowel, and
final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme
(consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words (This
does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
K.RF.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and
word analysis skills in decoding words a.
Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one
letter-sound correspondences by producing the
primary sound or many of the most frequent
sounds for each consonant b. Associate the long
and short sounds with common spellings
(graphemes) for the five major vowels c. Read
common high-frequency words by sight (ex: the,
of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does d. Distinguish
between similarly spelled words by identifying the
sounds of the letters that differ
K.RF.4 Read emergent-reader texts with purpose
and understanding
UBD FORM
Cynthia Rylant
Fundations Unit 3 and 4
Module 4
Wit and Wisdom Module
4: The Continents
What makes the world
fascinating?
Reading Literature
RL.K.4 Ask and answer questions about unknown
words in a text.
RL.K.5 Recognize common types of texts (e.g.,
storybooks, poems).
RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the
relationship between illustrations and the story in
which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story
an illustration depicts).
Reading Informational
RI.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the
relationship between illustrations and the text in
which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing,
or idea in the text an illustration depicts).
RI.K.8 With prompting and support, identify the
reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
RI.K.9 With prompting and support, identify basic
similarities in and differences between two texts on
the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions,
or procedures).
Writing
W.K.1 Use a combination of drawing, dictating,
and writing to compose opinion pieces in which
they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book
they are writing about and state an opinion or
preference about the topic or book.
W.K.5 With guidance and support from adults,
respond to questions and suggestions from peers
and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
W.K.8 With guidance and support from adults,
recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a
question.
Language
L.K.1.f Produce and expand complete sentences
CORE TEXTS
Picture Books (Informational)
● Africa, Rebecca Hirsch
● Antarctica, Rebecca
Hirsch
● Asia, Rebecca Hirsch
● Australia, Rebecca Hirsch
● Europe, Rebecca Hirsch
● Introducing North America,
Chris Oxlade
● South America, Rebecca
Hirsch
● World Atlas, Nick Crane;
Illustrations, David Dean
Picture Books (Literary)
● Moon Rope, Lois Ehlert
● The Story of Ferdinand,
Munro Leaf; Illustrations,
Robert Lawson
● Why Mosquitoes Buzz in
People’s Ears: A West
African Tale, Verna
Aardema; Illustrations, Leo
and Diane Dillon
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Article
● “5 Reasons Why Animal
Moms Are Awesome,”
April Capochino Myers
Painting
● Carta Marina Olaus
Magnus
● Cornell Farm, Edward
Hicks
● Washington Crossing the
Delaware, Emanuel
Leutze
Focusing Question
Tasks (5) -Lesson 7, 13,
19, 26, 30
New Read Assessments
(3) -Lesson 13, 23, 31
Socratic Seminars (2)
-Lesson 15, 35
End of Module Task -
Lesson 32
Vocabulary Assessment
(2 parts) -Lesson 26, 33
Fundations Unit 5
Assessment
Completed by June 11
*See ELA Schedule
Homework:
Home-Reading Routine
in shared language activities.
L.K.2.a Capitalize the first word in a sentence and
the pronoun I.
L.K.2.b Recognize and name end punctuation.
L.K.4.a Identify new meanings for familiar words
and apply them accurately (e.g., knowing duck is a
bird and learning the verb to duck).
L.K.4.b Use the most frequently occurring
inflections and affixes (e.g., –ed, –s, re–, un–,
pre–, –ful, –less) as a clue to the meaning of an
unknown word.
L.K.5.b Demonstrate understanding of frequently
occurring verbs and adjectives by relating them to
their opposites (antonyms).
L.K.5.d Distinguish shades of meaning among
verbs describing the same general action (e.g.,
walk, march, strut, prance) by acting out the
meanings.
Speaking and Listening
SL.K.2 Confirm understanding of a text read aloud
or information presented orally or through other
media by asking and answering questions about
key details and requesting clarification if something
is not understood.
SL.K.4 Describe familiar people, places, things,
and events and, with prompting and support,
provide additional detail.
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities
with purpose and understanding.
Reading Informational Text
RI.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities
with purpose and understanding.
Photographs
● Earth from Space, Stöckli,
Reto, et al.
● “Grand Canyon Scenic
Splendor,”National Park
Service
● “Patterns of Chinchero,”
Descendants of the Incas
Picture Books (Informational)
● When I Was Young in the
Mountains, Cynthia
Rylant; Illustrations, Diane
Goode
Poem
● “Lions Roar,” CanTeach
Quotation
● “What is life?” Crowfoot
Songs
● “Penguin Song,”
Preschool Education
● "In the World is Carmen
Sandiego? from
Smithsonian Folkways,"
Smithsonian Folkways
Videos
● “Antarctic Sights and
Sounds,” James Napoli
● “Burkina Faso: Music,”
Our Africa
● “Explore Views of the Burj
Khalifa with Google
Maps,” Google Maps
● “The Seven Continents
Song,” Silly School Songs
● “Storm-Proofing the
World’s Biggest Mud
Building,” BBC Earth
● “Traditional Chinese
Phonological Awareness/
Phonics
Fundations Unit 5
What is the structure of a
sentence?
How do readers use their
knowledge of letters and
sounds to write
sentences? -How do they
stretch words?
How does sight word
knowledge help with
reading?
Language
L.K.6 Use words and phrases acquired through
conversations, reading and being read to, and
responding to texts.
Phonological Awareness/ Phonics
1.RF. 3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and
word analysis skills in decoding words d. Use
knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel
sound to determine the number of syllables in a
printed word e. Decode two-syllable words
following basic patterns by breaking the words into
syllables
Dance—‘Flowers Contend
in Beauty’ by Li Qian, Lin
Chen…”
Web Pages
● “Americas—Fact Files,”
Go Wild
● “Moles,” DK Find Out!
UBD FORM
Fundations Unit 3 and 4
Focus Areas for First Grade aligned with standards:
1. Ask and answer questions to learn more about a text when reading (apply reading strategies to grade 1 text to
understand)
2. Apply regular and irregular letter/sound knowledge to read unknown words
3. Write stories for a variety of purposes with details
4. Build upon conversation with peers to add and gain new information
5. Demonstrate understanding of the conventions of standard English with speaking and writing
Instructional time should be spent on the following critical areas in first grade:
1. Systematic, explicit foundational skills with ample time for practice
2. Fluency practice with grade-appropriate texts
3. Formative assessments to modify instruction based on student progress
4. Regular close reading of complex, anchor texts through read-aloud
5. Sequences of text-specific questions and tasks to support close reading
6. Systematic work with text-based vocabulary and syntax
7. Frequent evidence-based discussions about anchor texts
8. Regular evidence-based writing about anchor texts
9. Regular reading of multiple texts and media on a range of conceptually related topics
10. Regular research, discussion, and writing about topics
Focus Area/Essential
Questions
Focus Standards Instructional tools/materials Assessments
Module 1
Wit and Wisdom Module
1: A World of Books
How do books change
lives around the world?
Reading Literature
RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key
details in a text.
RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and
demonstrate understanding of their central
message or lesson.
RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major
events in a story, using key details.
Reading Informational Text
RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details
in a text.
RI.1.7 Use the illustrations and details in a text to
describe its key ideas.
Writing
W.1.3 Write narratives in which they recount two or
more appropriately sequenced events, include
some details regarding what happened, use
temporal words to signal event order, and provide
some sense of closure.
W.1.5 With guidance and support from adults,
focus on a topic, respond to questions and
suggestions from peers, and add details to
strengthen writing as needed.
Speaking and Listening
SL.1.1.a Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions
(e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at
a time about the topics and texts under
discussion).
SL.1.1.b Build on other’s talk in conversations by
responding to the comments of others through
multiple exchanges.
CORE TEXTS
Picture Books, Literary
● Tomás and the Library
Lady, Pat Mora and Raul
Colón
● Waiting for the Biblioburro,
Monica Brown and John
Parra
● That Book Woman,
Heather Henson and
David Small
● Green Eggs and Ham, Dr.
Seuss
Picture Books, Informational
● Museum ABC, The
Metropolitan Museum of
Art
● My Librarian Is a Camel,
Margriet Ruurs
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
● Almanac
● The Old Farmer's Almanac
Videos
● “CNN Heroes: Luis
Soriano,” CNN
● “Pack Horse Librarians,”
SLIS Storytelling
Websites
● "ASL Sign for: yes,"
American Sign Language
Dictionary
● "ASL Sign for: no,"
Focusing Question
Tasks (5) -Lesson 4, 11,
16, 21, 26
New Read Assessments
(3) -Lesson 7, 13, 23
Socratic Seminars (3)
-Lesson 21, 27, 32
End of Module Task
-Lesson 28
Vocabulary Assessment
(2 parts) -Lesson 16, 28
Fundations Unit 1-3
Assessments
Completed by
November 6
*See ELA Schedule
Homework:
Fluency
Language
L.1.1.b Use common, proper, and possessive
nouns.
L.1.1.f Use frequently occurring adjectives.
L.1.1.j Produce and expand complete simple and
compound declarative, interrogative, imperative,
and exclamatory sentences in response to
prompts.
L.1.2.b Use end punctuation for sentences.
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.1.10 With prompting and support, read prose
and poetry of appropriate complexity for Grade 1.
●
UBD Form
American Sign Language
Dictionary
"ASL Sign for: same,"
American Sign Language
Dictionary
Fundations Units 1-3 *Flextime for
review/ phonological awareness
activities based on data
Reading Informational Text
RI.1.10 With prompting and support, read
informational texts with appropriate complexity for
Grade 1.
Language
L.1.6 Use words and phrases acquired through
conversations, reading and being read to, and
responding to texts, including using frequently
occurring conjunctions to signal simple
relationships (e.g., because).
Phonics/Phonological
Awareness
Fundations Unit 1-3
How do readers use the
alphabet to read and
write words?
What makes up a word?
A sentence?
Short vowels -CVC words
What happens when
Phonics/Phonological Awareness (Standards
for Foundational Skills)
1.RF.1 Demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of print a.
Recognize the distinguishing features of a
sentence (ex. first word, capitalization, ending
punctuation)
1.RF.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken
words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes) b. orally
produce single-syllable words by blending sounds
readers blend sounds
together?
How does stretching a
word help with reading
and spelling?
What happens when two
letters work together to
make one sound
(digraphs)?
How can sight word
knowledge make reading
easier?
(phonemes), including consonant blends c. isolate
and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final
sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable
words d. segment spoken single-syllable words
into their complete sequence of individual sounds
(phonemes)
1. RF. 3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and
word analysis skills in decoding words a. Know
the spelling-sound correspondences for common
consonant digraphs b. decode regularly spelled
one-syllable words g. recognize and read
appropriate irregularly spelled words
1.RF.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency
to support comprehension
Module 2
Wit and Wisdom Module
2: Creature Features
What can we discover
about animals’ unique
features?
Reading Literature
RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and
demonstrate understanding of their central
message or lesson.
Reading Informational Text
RI.1.2 Identify the main topic and retell key details
of the text.
RI.1.3 Describe the connection between two
individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information
in a text.
RI.1.5 Know and use various text features (e.g.,
headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic
menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in
a text.
RI.1.8 Identify reasons the author gives to support
points in a text.
Writing
W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory text in which
they name a topic, supply some facts about the
topic, and provide some sense of closure.
W.1.6 With guidance and support from adults, use
CORE TEXTS
Picture Books, Literary
● Seven Blind Mice, Ed
Young
Picture Books, Informational
● Me…Jane, Patrick
McDonnell
● Never Smile at a Monkey,
Steve Jenkins
● Sea Horse: The Shyest
Fish in the Sea, Chris
Butterworth, John
Lawrence
● What Do You Do With a
Tail Like This?, Steve
Jenkins, Robin Page
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Fables
● “The Hare & the Tortoise,”
Aesop’s Fables
● “The Ants & the
Grasshopper,” Aesop’s
Fables
Focusing Question
Tasks (5) -Lesson 8, 12,
19, 22, 30
New Read Assessments
(2) -Lesson 21, 32
Socratic Seminars (2)
-Lesson 9, 20, 36
End of Module Task
-Lesson 33
Vocabulary Assessment
(2 parts) -Lesson 20, 33
Fundations Unit 4-7
Assessment
Completed by January
15
*See ELA Schedule
a variety of digital tools to produce and publish
writing, including in collaboration with peers.
W.1.7 Participate in shared research and writing
projects (e.g., explore a number of “how-to” books
on a given topic and use them to write a sequence
of instructions).
W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults,
recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a
question.
Speaking and Listening
SL.1.5 Add drawings or other visual displays to
descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas,
thoughts, and feelings.
SL.1.6 Produce complete sentences when
appropriate to task and situation.
Language
L.1.1.h Use determiners (e.g., articles,
demonstratives).
L.1.1.i Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g.,
during, beyond, toward).
L.1.1.j Produce and expand complete simple and
compound declarative, interrogative, imperative,
and exclamatory sentences in response to
prompts.
L.1.2.b Use end punctuation for sentences.
L.1.2.e Spell untaught words phonetically, drawing
on phonemic awareness and spelling conventions.
L.1.4.a Use sentence-level context as a clue to the
meaning of a word or phrase.
L.1.5.b Define words by category and by one or
more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that
swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).
L.1.5.d Distinguish shades of meaning among
verbs differing in manner (e.g., look, peek, glance,
stare, glare, scowl) and adjectives differing in
Video
●
“Pygmy Sea Horses:
Masters of Camouflage,”
Deep Look (2014)
Visual Art
● Young Hare, Albrecht
Dürer (1502)
● The Snail, Henri Matisse
(1953)
Fundations Units 4-7
UBD FORM
Homework:
Fluency
intensity (e.g., large, gigantic) by defining or
choosing them or by acting out the meanings.
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.1.10 With prompting and support, read prose
and poetry of appropriate complexity for Grade 1.
Reading Informational Text
RI.1.10 With prompting and support, read
informational texts with appropriate complexity for
Grade 1.
Language
L.1.6 Use words and phrases acquired through
conversations, reading and being read to, and
responding to texts, including using frequently
occurring conjunctions to signal simple
relationships.
Phonics/Phonological
Awareness
Fundations Units 4-7
Why do some words
have double letters?
How does looking at
chunks of words make
reading easier?
How does a base word
help when reading longer
words with endings
(suffixes)?
How can sight word
knowledge make reading
easier?
How do readers blend
more sounds together?
Phonics/Phonological Awareness
1.RF.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and
word analysis skills in decoding words. B. Decode
regularly spelled one-syllable words f. Read words
with inflectional endings g. Recognize and read
grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words
1.RF.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency
to support comprehension
Module 3
Wit and Wisdom Module
3: Powerful Forces
How do people respond
to the powerful force of
the wind?
Reading Literature
RL.1.4 Identify words and phrases in stories or
poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the
senses.
RL.1.5 Explain major differences between books
that tell stories and books that give information,
drawing on a wide reading of a range of text types.
Reading Informational Text
RI.1.4 Ask and answer questions to help
determine or clarify the meaning of words and
phrases in a text.
RI.1.6 Distinguish between information provided by
pictures or other illustrations and information
provided by the words in a text.
RI.1.9 Identify basic similarities in and differences
between two texts on the same topic.
Writing
W.1.3 Write narratives in which they recount two or
more appropriately sequenced events, include
some details regarding what happened, use
temporal words to signal event order, and provide
some sense of closure.
Speaking and Listening
SL.1.1.c Ask questions to clear up any confusion
about the topics and texts under discussion.
SL.1.3 Ask and answer questions about what a
speaker says in order to gather additional
information or clarify something that is not
understood.
Language
L.1.1c Use singular and plural nouns with
matching verbs in basic sentences.
L.1.1.e Use verbs to convey a sense of past,
present, and future.
CORE TEXTS
Picture Books, Literary
● Brave Irene, William Steig
● Owl at Home, “The
Guest,” Arnold Lobel
● Gilberto and the Wind,
Marie Hall Ets
Picture Books, Informational
● The Boy Who Harnessed
the Wind, William
Kamkwamba and Bryan
Mealer
● Feel the Wind, Arthur
Dorros
● Feelings, Aliki
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Poetry
● “The Wind,” James
Reeves
● “It Fell in the City,” Eve
Merriam
● “This Windmill,” Amy
Ludwig VanDerwater
Video
●
“William and the Windmill,”
Toronto Star
Audio
● "Soaring Bird MVI 0902,"
SanfordAr
●
"Hummingbird Wing
Sounds,"
MyBackyardBirding
Painting
● The Red Mill, Piet
Mondrian (1911)
● Oostzijdse Mill with
Focusing Question
Tasks (5) -Lesson 6, 11,
18, 24, 28
New Read Assessments
(2) -Lesson 17, 31
Socratic Seminars (2)
-Lesson 29, 35
End of Module Task
-Lesson 32
Vocabulary Assessment
(2 parts) -Lesson 21, 31
Fundations Unit 8-10
Assessment
Completed by April 2
*See ELA Schedule
Homework:
Fluency
L.1.1.f Use frequently occurring adjectives.
L.1.4.b Use frequently occurring affixes as a clue
to the meaning of a word.
L.1.4.c Identify frequently occurring root words and
their inflectional forms.
L.1.5.c Identify real-life connections between
words and their use.
L.1.5.d Distinguish shades of meaning among
verbs differing in manner and adjectives differing in
intensity by defining or choosing them or by acting
out the meanings.
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.1.10 With prompting and support, read prose
and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.
Reading Informational Text
RI.1.10 With prompting and support, read
informational texts with appropriate complexity for
grade 1.
Extended Blue, Yellow
and Purple Sky, Piet
Mondrian (1907)
● Windmill in the Gein, Piet
Mondrian (1906–07)
Article, Informational
● “Wind at Work,” Amy Tao
● “What Makes the Wind?”
Amy Tao
● Short Story Excerpt,
Literary
● “Owl and the Moon,”
Arnold Lobel
Websites
● American Sign Language
Website
● "Hurricanes," DK Find Out!
UBD FORM
Fundations Unit 3 and 4
Language
L.1.6 Use words and phrases acquired through
conversations, reading and being read to, and
responding to texts, including using frequently
occurring conjunctions to signal simple
relationships.
Phonics/Phonological
Awareness
Fundations Units 8-10
How do larger word
chunks help readers
read?
What irregular sounds do
vowels make?
(R-Controlled vowels)
Phonics/Phonological Awareness
1. RF.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken
words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). a.
Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in
spoken single-syllable words
1.RF.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and
word analysis skills in decoding words b. Decode
regularly spelled one-syllable words c. Know final
-e and common vowel team conventions for
How do syllables change
the sound of vowels?
What is a long vowel vs a
short vowel?
What can make a vowel
long? (beginning vowel
teams)
How can sight word
knowledge make reading
easier?
How do readers blend
longer words?
How do suffixes change
the way readers read
words?
representing long vowel sounds f. Read words with
inflectional ending g. Recognize and read
grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words
1.L.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling when writing e. Use conventional spelling
for words with common spelling patterns and for
frequently occurring irregular words. f. Spell
untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic
awareness and spelling conventions
Module 4
Wit and Wisdom Module
4: Cinderella Stories
Why do people around
the world admire
Cinderella?
Reading Literature
RL.1.6 Identify who is telling the story at various
points in a text.
RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to
describe its characters, setting, or events.
RL.1.9 Compare and contrast the adventures and
experiences of characters in stories.
Writing
W.1.1 Write opinion pieces in which they introduce
the topic or name the book they are writing about,
state an opinion, supply a reason for the opinion,
and provide some sense of closure.
W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults,
recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a
question.
Speaking and Listening
SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key
details in a text read aloud or information
presented orally or through other media.
CORE TEXTS
Picture Books, Literary
● Adelita, Tomie dePaola
● Bigfoot Cinderrrrrella,
Tony Johnston;
Illustrations, James
Warhola
● Cendrillon: A Caribbean
Cinderella, Robert D. San
Souci; Illustrations, Brian
Pinkney
● Cinderella, Marcia Brown
● Glass Slipper, Gold
Sandal: A Worldwide
Cinderella, Paul
Fleischman; Illustrations,
Julie Paschkis
● The Korean Cinderella,
Shirley Climo; Illustrations,
Ruth Heller
● The Rough-Face Girl,
Rafe Martin; Illustrations,
Focusing Question Task
(3) -Lesson 8, 15, 24
New Read Assessments
(2) -Lesson 17, 33
Socratic Seminars (2)
-Lesson 28, 34
End of Module Task -
Lesson 29
Vocabulary Assessment
(2 parts) -Lesson 22, 34
Fundations Units 11-14
Assessment
Completed by June 11
*See ELA Schedule
SL.1.4 Describe people, places, things, and events
with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings
clearly.
Language
L.1.1.a Print all upper- and lowercase letters.
L.1.1.d Use personal, possessive, and indefinite
pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their,
anyone, everything).
L.1.1.g Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g.,
and, but, or, so, because).
L.1.1.j Produce and expand complete simple and
compound declarative, interrogative, imperative,
and exclamatory sentences in response to
prompts.
L.1.2.a Capitalize dates and names of people.
L.1.2.c Use commas in dates and to separate
single words in a series.
L.1.2.d Use conventional spelling for words with
common spelling patterns and for frequently
occurring irregular words.
L.1.4.a Use sentence-level context as a clue to the
meaning of a word or phrase.
L.1.5.a Sort words into categories (e.g., colors,
clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the
categories represent.
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.1.10 With prompting and support, read prose
and poetry of appropriate complexity for Grade 1.
Reading Informational Text
RI.1.10 With prompting and support, read
informational texts with appropriate complexity for
Grade 1.
Language
David Shannon
Visual Art
● First Steps, Jean-François
Millet
● First Steps, Pablo Picasso
● First Steps, after Millet,
Vincent van Gogh
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
● Article, Informational
● “900 Cinderellas,” Marcia
Amidon Lusted and Judith
C. Greenfield
Videos
● “Kudhinda Screen
Printing”
● “The Process of Making
Batik–Artisans at Work”
● “Wycinanka/Paper Cutout”
Websites
● “Around the World,” TIME
for Kids
● “Talking Textiles,” The
Children’s University of
Manchester
● "ASL Sign for: yes,"
American Sign Language
Dictionary
● "ASL Sign for: no,"
American Sign Language
Dictionary
● "ASL Sign for: same,"
American Sign Language
●
●
Dictionary
“815: To Theo van Gogh.
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence,
on or about Friday, 25
October 1889”
Vincent van Gogh Quote
Homework:
Fluency
L.1.6 Use words and phrases acquired through
conversations, reading and being read to, and
responding to texts, including using frequently
occurring conjunctions to signal simple
relationships.
UBD FORM
Fundations Unit 11-14
Phonological
Awareness/ Phonics
Fundations Units 11-14
How do vowels work
together to create new
sounds?
What happens to vowels
in vowel-consonant-e
words?
How do readers know
when vowels will be long
or short?
How does syllable
knowledge help readers
with multisyllabic words?
What is a compound
word?
How does adding a suffix
to a multisyllabic word
change how a reader
reads or understands a
word?
Phonological Awareness/ Phonics
1.RF.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken
words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes) a.
Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in
spoken single-syllable words
1.RF.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and
word analysis skills in decoding words c. Know
final -e and common vowel team conventions for
representing long vowel sounds d. Use knowledge
that every syllable must have a vowel sound to
determine the number of syllables in a printed
word e. Decode two-syllable words following basic
patterns by breaking the words into syllables f.
Read words with inflectional endings g. Recognize
and read-grade appropriate irregularly spelled
words
1.L.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of
standard English capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling when writing e. Use conventional spelling
for words with common spelling patterns and for
frequently occurring irregular words. f. Spell
untaught words phonetically, drawing on phonemic
awareness and spelling conventions
1.L.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown
and multiple-meaning words and phrases based
on grade 1 reading and content choosing flexibly
from an array of strategies c. Identify frequently
occurring root words (ex: look) and their
inflectional forms (ex: looks, looked, looking)
Focus Areas for Second Grade aligned with standards:
1. Know and use various reading strategies to gain a deeper understanding of story elements and information learned
in second grade texts *Fiction and nonfiction stories and poems
2. Apply grade-level phonics skills to read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension
3. Write stories for a variety purposes with sufficient detail and dialogue
4. Build upon conversation with peers to add and gain new information -ask for clarification when needed
5. Demonstrate understanding of the conventions of standard English with speaking and writing
Instructional time should be spent on the following critical areas in second grade:
1. Systematic, explicit foundational skills with ample time for practice
2. Fluency practice with grade-appropriate texts
3. Formative assessments to modify instruction based on student progress
4. Regular close reading of complex, anchor texts
5. Sequences of text-specific questions and tasks to support close reading
6. Systematic work with text-based vocabulary and syntax
7. Frequent evidence-based discussions about anchor texts
8. Regular evidence-based writing about anchor texts
9. Regular reading of multiple texts and media on a range of conceptually related topics
Focus Area/Essential
Questions
Focus Standards
Instructional
materials/resources
Assessment
Module 1
Wit and Wisdom Module 1:
A Season of Change
How does change impact
people and nature?
Reading Literature
RL.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who,
what, where, when, why, and how to
demonstrate understanding of key details in a
text.
RL.2.2 Recount stories, including fables and
folktales from diverse cultures, and determine
their central message, lesson, or moral.
RL.2.5 Describe the overall structure of a story,
including describing how the beginning
introduces the story and the ending concludes
the action.
Reading Informational Text
RI.2.1 Ask and answer such questions as who,
what, where, when, why, and how to
demonstrate understanding of key details in a
text.
RI.2.2 Identify the main topic of multi-paragraph
text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs
within the text.
Writing
W.2.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in
which they introduce a topic, use facts and
definitions to develop points, and provide a
concluding statement or section.
W.2.5 With guidance and support from adults
and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen
writing as needed by revising and editing.
W.2.8 Recall information from experiences or
gather information from provided sources to
answer a question.
CORE TEXTS
Poetry
● “Weather,” Eve
Merriam
Picture Book
(Informational)
●
●
●
How Do You
Know It’s Fall?,
Lisa M. Herrington
Why Do Leaves
Change Color?,
Betsy Maestro
Sky Tree, Thomas
Locker
Picture Book (Literary)
● The Little Yellow
Leaf, Carin Berger
● A Color of His
Own, Leo Lionni
SUPPLEMENTARY
TEXTS
Paintings
● Autumn
Landscape,
Maurice de
Vlaminck
● Bathers at
Asnières,Georges
Seurat
● Hunters in the
Snow,Pieter
Bruegel the Elder
Focusing Question Tasks -Lesson
8, 13, 14, 18, 24, 29
New Read Assessments (2)
-Lesson 15, 20
Socratic Seminars (2) -Lesson 9,
19
End of Module Task -Lesson 31
Vocabulary Assessment (2 parts)
-Lesson 30, 32
Fundations Unit 1-4 Assessments
Completed by November 6
*See ELA Schedule
Homework:
Fluency
Speaking and Listening
SL.2.1 Participate in collaborative conversations
with diverse partners about Grade 2 topics and
texts with peers and adults in small and larger
groups.
SL.2.1.a Follow agreed-upon rules for
discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful
ways, listening to others with care, speaking
one at a time about the topics and texts under
discussion).
SL.2.1.b Build on others’ talk in conversations
by linking their comments to the remarks of
others.
Language
L.2.1.e Use adjectives and adverbs, and choose
between them depending on what is to be
modified.
L.2.1.f Produce, expand, and rearrange
complete simple and compound sentences.
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.2.10 By the end of the year, read and
comprehend literature, including stories and
poetry, in the Grades 2–3 text complexity band
proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the
high end of the range.
●
Paris Street,
Rainy Day,
Gustave
Caillebotte
Websites
● "ASL Sign for:
stop," American
Sign Language
Dictionary
● "ASL Sign for:
linked," American
Sign Language
Dictionary
● "ASL Sign for:
same," American
Sign Language
Dictionary
UBD FORM
Fundations Units 1-4
Reading Informational Text
RI.2.10 By the end of year, read and
comprehend informational texts, including
history/social studies, science, and technical
texts, in the Grades 2–3 text complexity band
proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the
high end of the range.
Language
L.2.6 Use words and phrases acquired through
conversations, reading and being read to, and
responding to texts, including using adjectives
and adverbs to describe.
Phonics
Fundations Units 1-4
What is a vowel? -What are
their short sounds?
What is a consonant?
-What are their sounds?
What is a consonant
digraph? How do readers
read words with consonant
digraphs?
How do readers blend
consonants together in
words?
What is a closed syllable?
What sound does the vowel
make? -What makes an
exception?
What is a bonus letter?
When do readers see
them?
What is a glued sound?
How do readers read
them?
How do readers blend and
read words with glued
sounds?
What is a suffix?
How do readers read words
with suffixes?
How do readers read and
understand plurals?
Phonics (Standards for Foundational Skills)
2.RF.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and
word analysis skills in decoding words a.
Distinguish long and short vowels when reading
regularly spelled one-syllable words d. Decode
words with common prefixes and suffixes f.
Recognize and read grade-appropriate
irregularly spelled words
How do readers use tenses
to read and understand
words in the past and the
present?
How does sight word
knowledge make reading
easier?
Module 2
Wit and Wisdom Module 2:
The American West
What was life like in the
West for early Americans?
Reading Literature
RL.2.2 Recount stories, including fables and
folktales from diverse cultures, and determine
their central message, lesson, or moral.
RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story
respond to major events and challenges.
RL.2.9 Compare and contrast two or more
versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella
stories) by different authors or from different
cultures.
Reading Informational Text
RI.2.4 Determine the meaning of words and
phrases in a text relevant to a Grade 2 topic or
subject area.
Writing
W.2.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in
which they introduce a topic, use facts and
definitions to develop points, and provide a
concluding statement or section.
W.2.5 With guidance and support from adults
and peers, focus on a topic and strengthen
writing as needed by revising and editing.
W.2.6 With guidance and support from adults,
use a variety of digital tools to produce and
publish writing, including in collaboration with
peers.
W.2.8 Recall information from experiences or
gather information from provided sources to
answer a question.
Speaking and Listening
SL.2.5 Create audio recordings of stories or
poems; add drawings or other visual displays to
stories or recounts of experiences when
appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and
feelings.
CORE TEXTS
Picture Book
(Informational)
● The Buffalo Are
Back, Jean
Craighead George
● Journey of a
Pioneer, Patricia
J. Murphy
● Plains Indians,
Andrew Santella
Picture Book (Literary)
● Johnny
Appleseed,
Steven Kellogg
● John Henry: An
American Legend,
Ezra Jack Keats
● John Henry, Julius
Lester
● The Legend of the
Bluebonnet,
Tomie dePaola
●
The Story of
Johnny
Appleseed, Aliki
SUPPLEMENTARY
TEXTS
Images
●
●
"American Indians
and the Alaskan
Natives in the
United States,"
United States
Census Bureau
Oregon Trail Map,
Legends of
America
Focusing Question Tasks (6)
-Lesson 3, 9, 14, 19, 22, 31
New Read Assessments (2)
-Lesson 11, 20
Socratic Seminars (2) -Lesson 10,
25
End of Module Task -Lesson 34
Vocabulary Assessment (2 parts)
-Lesson 31, 32
Fundations Unit 5-8 Assessments
Completed by January 22
*See ELA Schedule
Homework:
Fluency
SL.2.6 Produce complete sentences when
appropriate to task and situation in order to
provide requested detail or clarification
Language
L.2.1.a Use collective nouns (e.g., group).
L.2.1.b Form and use frequently occurring
irregular plural nouns (e.g., feet, children, teeth,
mice, fish).
L.2.2.a Capitalize holidays, product names, and
geographic names.
L.2.4.a Use sentence-level context as a clue to
the meaning of a word or phrase.
L.2.4.b Determine the meaning of the new word
formed when a known prefix is added to a
known word (e.g., happy/unhappy, tell/retell).
L.2.4.c Use a known root word as a clue to the
meaning of an unknown word with the same
root (e.g., addition, additional).
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.2.10 By the end of the year, read and
comprehend literature, including stories and
poetry, in the Grades 2–3 text complexity band
proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the
high end of the range.
Reading Informational Text
RI.2.10 By the end of year, read and
comprehend informational texts, including
history/social studies, science, and technical
texts, in the Grades 2–3 text complexity band
proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the
high end of the range.
Language
L.2.6 Use words and phrases acquired through
●
Websites
●
●
●
Videos
●
●
●
●
Painting
●
Poetry
●
USA Territorial
Growth,
Wikimedia
Commons
"Who was Johnny
Appleseed?"
Scholastic News
John Henry and
the Coming of the
Railroad, NPS
"Legend,"
Encyclopedia
Britannica
American History
to 1920 -
Children's Video
Project
The Donner Party,
History Channel
"Comanche
Warrior-
Documentary
Excerpt, Part 1"
"Buffalo Dusk,"
YouTube.
Among the Sierra
Nevada,
California, Albert
Bierstadt
“Buffalo Dusk,”
Carl Sandburg
conversations, reading and being read to, and
responding to texts, including using adjectives
and adverbs to describe (e.g., When other kids
are happy that makes me happy).
UBD FORM
Fundations Units 5-8
Phonics
Fundations Units 5-8
What is a suffix?
How do readers read words
with suffixes?
How do readers read and
understand plurals?
How do readers use tenses
to read and understand
words in the past and the
present?
How do readers read two
syllable words?
What is a compound word?
How do readers use word
knowledge to learn about
compound words?
How do readers divide
closed syllables to make
reading easier?
What is a long vowel?
How do readers read words
that are vowel-consonant-e
syllable types? -How do
they read exceptions to this
syllable type?
What is an open syllable?
-How is it different from a
closed syllable?
How do readers read open
syllables?
When is y a vowel? -What
sounds can it make?
Phonics
2.RF.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and
word analysis skills in decoding words c.
Decode regularly spelled two-syllable words
with long vowels d. Decode words with
common prefixes and suffixes e. Identify words
with inconsistent but common spelling-sound
correspondences f. Recognize and read
grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words
2.L.4 Determine or clarify the meaning of
unknown and multiple-meaning words and
phrases based on grade 2 reading and content,
choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
d.Use knowledge of the meaning of individual
words to predict the meaning of compound
words (e.g., birdhouse, lighthouse, housefly;
bookshelf, notebook, bookmark).
How does sight word
knowledge make reading
easier?
How do readers read r
controlled syllable types?
What are the sounds of /ar/
and /or/? -How many
letters? What happens
when these letters come
together?
What are the sounds of
/er/, /ir/ and /ur/? -How
many letters? What
happens when these letters
come together?
Module 3
Wit and Wisdom Module 3:
Civil Rights Heroes
How can people respond to
injustice?
FOCUS STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.2.4 Describe how words and phrases (e.g.,
regular beats, alliteration, rhymes, repeated
lines) supply rhythm and meaning in a story,
poem, or song.
RL.2.6 Acknowledge differences in the points of
view of characters, including by speaking in a
different voice for each character when reading
dialogue aloud.
Reading Informational Text
RI.2.7 Explain how specific images contribute to
and clarify a text.
RI.2.9 Compare and contrast the most
important points presented by two texts on the
same topic.
Writing
W.2.3 Write narratives in which they recount a
well-elaborated event or short sequence of
CORE TEXTS
Picture Books
(Informational)
● I Have A Dream,
Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr.;
paintings, Kadir
Nelson
● Martin Luther
King, Jr. and the
March on
Washington,
Frances E. Ruffin;
illustrations,
Stephen Marchesi
● Ruby Bridges
Goes to School:
My True Story,
Ruby Bridges
● The Story of Ruby
Bridges, Robert
Focusing Question Tasks (5)
-Lesson 5, 11, 16, 21, 27
New Read Assessments (4)
-Lesson 14, 18, 30, 31
Socratic Seminars (2) -Lesson 13,
34
End of Module Task -Lesson 32
Vocabulary Assessment (2 parts)
-Lesson 33, 34
Fundations Unit 9-12 Assessments
Completed by April 2
*See ELA Schedule
events, include details to describe actions,
thoughts, and feelings, use temporal words to
signal event order, and provide a sense of
closure.
W.2.8 Recall information from experiences or
gather information from provided sources to
answer a question.
Speaking and Listening
SL.2.1.c Ask for clarification and further
explanation as needed about the topics and
texts under discussion.
SL.2.3 Ask and answer questions about what a
speaker says in order to clarify comprehension,
gather additional information, or deepen
understanding of a topic or issue.
Language
L.2.1.e Use adjectives and adverbs, and choose
between them depending on what is to be
modified.
L.2.1.f Produce, expand, and rearrange
complete simple and compound sentences.
L.2.4.d Use knowledge of the meaning of
individual words to predict the meaning of
compound words.
L.2.5.b Distinguish shades of meaning among
closely related verbs and closely related
adjectives.
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.2.10By the end of the year, read and
comprehend literature, including stories and
poetry, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band
proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the
high end of the range.
●
Coles;
illustrations,
George Ford
Separate is Never
Equal: Sylvia
Mendez and Her
Family’s Fight for
Desegregation,
Duncan Tonatiuh
SUPPLEMENTARY
TEXTS
Photography
●
●
●
●
●
Poetry
●
Selma to
Montgomery
March, Alabama,
1965, James
Karales
U.S. Marshals
Escorting Ruby
Bridges,
Associated Press
Civil rights march
on Wash[ington],
D.C., Library of
Congress
Woman with
camera and crowd
at the March on
Washington,
1963, Library of
Congress
Ruby Bridges and
the Civil Rights
Movement Slide
Show, Scholastic
“Words like
Freedom,”
Homework:
Fluency
Phonics
Fundations Units 9-12
How do readers read r
controlled syllable types?
What are the sounds of /ar/
and /or/? -How many
letters? What happens
when theses letters come
together?
What are the sounds of
/er/, /ir/ and /ur/? -How
many letters? What
happens when theses
letters come together?
How do readers read words
with two vowels?
What is a double vowel
syllable type? -What
sounds do the vowels
make?
How does syllable
knowledge help when
reading unknown words?
Reading Informational Text
RI.2.10 By the end of year, read and
comprehend informational texts, including
history/social studies, science, and technical
texts, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band
proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the
high end of the range.
Language
L.2.6 Use words and phrases acquired through
conversations, reading and being read to, and
responding to texts, including using adjectives
and adverbs to describe.
Phonics
2.RF.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and
word analysis skills in decoding words a.
Distinguish long and short vowels when reading
regularly spelled one-syllable words b. Know
spelling-sound correspondences for additional
vowel teams c. Decode regularly spelled
two-syllable words with long vowels e. Identify
words with inconsistent but common
spelling-sound correspondences f. Recognize
and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled
words
Langston Hughes
● “Dreams,”
Langston Hughes
Videos
● “Civil Rights -
Ruby Bridges”
● “The Man Who
Changed
America”
● “Ruby Bridges
●
Music
●
●
●
●
Articles
●
●
Interview”
“Sylvia Mendez
and Sandra
Mendez Duran”
“Ain’t Gonna Let
Nobody Turn Me
Around,” Stephen
Griffith
“Ain’t Gonna Let
Nobody Turn Me
Around,” The
Freedom Singers
“This Little Light of
Mine,” Stephen
Griffith
“America (My
Country Tis of
Thee),” Stephen
Griffith
“Different Voices,”
Anna Gratz
Cockerille
“When Peace Met
Power,” Laura
Helweg
How does irregular vowel
knowledge help when
reading unknown words?
How does sight word
knowledge make reading
easier?
How do readers read words
with two vowels?
UBD FORM
Fundations Units 9-12
Module 4
Wit and Wisdom Module 4:
Good Eating
How does food nourish us?
FOCUS STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.2.7 Use information gained from the
illustrations and words in a print or digital text to
demonstrate understanding of its characters,
setting, or plot.
Reading Informational Text
RI.2.3 Describe the connection between a
series of historical events, scientific ideas or
concepts, or steps in a technical procedure.
RI.2.5 Know and use various text features (e.g.,
captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries,
indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key
facts or information in a text efficiently.
RI.2.6 Identify the main purpose of a text,
including what the author wants to answer,
explain, or describe.
RI.2.8 Describe how reasons support specific
points the author makes in a text.
Writing
W.2.1 Write opinion pieces in which they
introduce the topic or book they are writing
about, state an opinion, supply reasons that
support the opinion, use linking words (e.g.,
because, and, also) to connect opinion and
reasons, and provide a concluding statement or
section.
CORE TEXTS
Picture Book
(Informational)
● The Digestive
System, Christine
Taylor-Butler
● The Digestive
System, Jennifer
Prior
● Good Enough to
Eat: A Kid’s Guide
to Food and
Nutrition, Lizzy
Rockwell
● The Vegetables
We Eat, Gail
Gibbons
Picture Book (Literary)
● Bone Button
Borscht, Aubry
●
Davis
Stone Soup,
Marcia Brown
SUPPLEMENTARY
TEXTS
Videos
●
“Food and
Family,” Nadine
Burke
Focusing Question Tasks (4)
-Lesson 6, 19, 26,
New Read Assessments (4)
-Lesson 15, 21, 23, 28
Socratic Seminars (2) -Lesson 16,
32
End of Module Task -Lesson 31
Vocabulary Assessment (2 parts)
-Lesson 30, 31
Fundations Unit 13-17
Assessments
Completed by June 11
*See ELA Schedule
Homework:
Fluency
W.2.7 Participate in shared research and writing
projects (e.g., read a number of books on a
single topic to produce a report; record science
observations).
W.2.8 Recall information from experiences or
gather information from provided sources to
answer a question.
Speaking and Listening
SL.2.2 Recount or describe key ideas or details
from a text read aloud or information presented
orally or through other media.
SL.2.4 Tell a story or recount an experience
with appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive
details, speaking audibly in coherent sentences.
Language
L.2.1.c Use reflexive pronouns.
L.2.2.b Use commas in greetings and closings
of letters.
L.2.2.c Use an apostrophe to form contractions
and frequently occurring possessives.
L.2.2.d Generalize learned spelling patterns
when writing words.
L.2.2.e Consult reference materials, including
beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and
correct spellings.
L.2.3.a Compare formal and informal uses of
English.
L.2.4.e Use glossaries and beginning
dictionaries, both print and digital, to determine
or clarify the meaning of words and phrases.
L.2.5.a Identify real-life connections between
words and their use.
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.2.10 By the end of the year, read and
● “My Food
Journey,” Nadine
Burke
● “Try Something
New,” Jamie
Oliver
● “Planting Seeds:
The White House
Garden and a
Brooklyn School
Farm”
● “Fruit Veggie
Swag”
Visual Art
● The Beaneater,
Annibale Carracci
● Cakes, Wayne
●
Articles
●
●
●
UBD FORM
Thiebaud
Two
Cheeseburgers,
with Everything
(Dual
Hamburgers),
Claes Oldenberg
“Can Milk Make
You Happy?”
Faith Hickman
Byrnie
“Debate! Should
Sugary Drinks Be
Taxed?” TIME for
Kids
“Eating Your
A,B,C’s…” Kids
Discover
comprehend literature, including stories and
poetry, in the Grades 2–3 text-complexity band
proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the
high end of the range.
Fundations Units 13-17
Reading Informational Text
RI.2.10 By the end of year, read and
comprehend informational texts, including
history/social studies, science, and technical
texts, in the Grades 2–3 text-complexity band
proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the
high end of the range.
Language
L.2.6 Use words and phrases acquired through
conversations, reading and being read to, and
responding to texts, including using adjectives
and adverbs to describe.
Phonics
Fundations Units 13-17
How do readers read words
with two vowels?
What is a double vowel
syllable type? -What
sounds do the vowels
make?
How does syllable
knowledge help when
reading unknown words?
How does irregular vowel
knowledge help when
reading unknown words?
How does sight word
knowledge help when
reading?
Phonics
2.RF.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and
word analysis skills in decoding words b. Know
spelling-sound correspondences for additional
vowel teams c. Decode regularly spelled
two-syllable words with long vowels e. Identify
words with inconsistent but common
spelling-sound correspondences f. Recognize
and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled
words
Focus Areas for Third Grade aligned with standards:
1. Self-regulate a variety of higher-level reading strategies to gain a deeper understanding of story elements and
information learned in third grade texts
2. Apply grade-level phonics skills to read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension -Know the
meaning of common prefixes and suffixes to help with the meaning of unknown words
3. Write for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences with sufficient detail and dialogue
4. Engage in a range of conversations to add and gain new information -come to discussions prepared
5. Demonstrate understanding of the conventions of standard English with speaking and writing
Instructional time should be spent on the following critical areas in Third Grade:
1. Systematic, explicit foundational skills with ample time for practice
2. Fluency practice with grade-appropriate texts
3. Formative assessments to modify instruction based on student progress
4. Regular close reading of complex, anchor texts
5. Sequences of text-specific questions and tasks to support close reading
6. Systematic work with text-based vocabulary and syntax
7. Frequent evidence-based discussions about anchor texts
8. Regular evidence-based writing about anchor texts
9. Regular reading of multiple texts and media on a range of conceptually related topics
Focus Area/Essential Question Focus Standards Instructional Materials/Resources Assessments
Module 1
Wit and Wisdom Module 1: The
Sea
Why do people explore the sea?
Reading Literature
RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions
to demonstrate understanding of
a text, referring explicitly to the
text as the basis for the answers.
RL.3.2 Recount stories, including
fables, folktales, and myths from
diverse cultures; determine the
central message, lesson, or moral
and explain how it is conveyed
through key details in the text.
Reading Informational Text
RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions
to demonstrate understanding of
a text, referring explicitly to the
text as the basis for the answers.
RI.3.2 Determine the main idea of
a text; recount the key details and
explain how they support the
main idea.
RI.3.4 Determine the meaning of
general academic and
domain-specific words and
phrases in a text relevant to a
Grade 3 topic or subject area.
RI.3.5 Use text features and
search tools (e.g., key words,
sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate
information relevant to a given
topic efficiently. RI.3.7 Use
information gained from
illustrations (e.g., maps,
photographs) and the words in a
text to demonstrate
CORE TEXTS
Art
● Under the Wave off
Kanagawa, Katsushika
Hokusai
● The Boating Party, Mary
Cassatt
● The Gulf Stream,
Winslow Homer
Picture Book (Informational)
● Ocean Sunlight: How
Tiny Plants Feed the
Seas, Molly Bang and
Penny Chisholm
● The Fantastic Undersea
Life of Jacques
Cousteau, Dan Yaccarino
● Giant Squid: Searching
for a Sea Monster, Mary
M. Cerullo and Clyde F.
E. Roper
● Shark Attack!, Cathy East
Dubowski
Picture Book (Literary)
●
Amos & Boris, William
Steig
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Films
●
●
●
●
“Cousteau’s Silent World:
Shipwreck Excerpt”
“Quest for the Giant
Squid”
“Sperm Whale
Encounter”
“Why the Ocean Matters”
Focusing Question Tasks (3)
-Lesson 9, 18, 30
New Read Assessments (2)
-Lesson 22, 26
Socratic Seminars (4) -Lesson 8,
17, 23, 28
End of Module Task -Lesson 32
Vocabulary Assessment (2 parts)
-Lesson 12, 32
Fundations Unit 1-4 Assessments
Completed by November 6
*See ELA Schedule
Homework:
Fluency
understanding of the text (e.g.,
where, when, why, and how key
events occur).
Writing
W.3.2 Write
informative/explanatory texts to
examine a topic and convey ideas
and information clearly.
W.3.2.a Introduce a topic and
group related information
together; include illustrations
when useful to aiding
comprehension.
W.3.2.b Develop the topic with
facts, definitions, and details.
W.3.2.c Use linking words and
phrases (e.g., also, another, and,
more, but) to connect ideas within
categories of information.
W.3.4 With guidance and support
from adults, produce writing in
which the development and
organization are appropriate to
task and purpose.
W.3.8 Recall information from
experiences or gather information
from print and digital sources;
take brief notes on sources and
sort evidence into provided
categories.
Poetry
●
Stories
●
“The Sea Wind,” Sara
Teasdale
“The Lion and the
Mouse,” The Full Text of
Aesop’s Fables
Websites
● “William Steig: About the
Author Section”
● “National Aquarium in
Baltimore, MD Virtual
Tour” National Aquarium
●
UBD FORM
“White Ibis” - Excellence
in Exhibition Label Writing
Competition 2011
Fundations Units 1-4
Speaking and Listening
SL.3.1 Engage effectively in a
range of collaborative discussions
(one-on-one, in groups, and
teacher-led) with diverse partners
on Grade 3 topics and texts,
building on others’ ideas and
expressing their own clearly.
SL.3.1.b Follow agreed-upon
rules for discussions (e.g., gaining
the floor in respectful ways,
listening to others with care,
speaking one at a time about the
topics and texts under
discussion).
Language
L.3.1.a Explain the function of
nouns, pronouns, verbs,
adjectives, and adverbs in
general and their functions in
particular sentences.
L.3.1.e Form and use the simple
(e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk)
verb tenses.
L.3.1.i Produce simple,
compound, and complex
sentences.
L.3.2.a Capitalize appropriate
words in titles.
L.3.2.e Use conventional spelling
for high-frequency and other
studied words and for adding
suffixes to base words (e.g.,
sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).
L.3.4.a Use sentence-level
context as a clue to the meaning
of a word or phrase.
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.3.10 By the end of the year,
read and comprehend literature,
including stories, dramas, and
poetry, at the high end of the
Grades 2–3 text complexity band
independently and proficiently.
Reading Informational Text
RI.3.10 By the end of the year,
read and comprehend
informational texts, including
history/social studies, science,
and technical texts, at the high
end of the Grades 2–3 text
complexity band independently
and proficiently.
Language
L.3.6. Acquire and use accurately
grade-appropriate conversational,
general academic, and
domain-specific words and
phrases, including those that
signal spatial and temporal
relationships (e.g., After dinner
that night we went looking for
them).
Phonics
Fundations Units 1-4
What is a closed syllable?
What is a glued sound? How do
readers read them?
What is a closed syllable
exception? How do readers read
them?
What is a suffix? How do they
change the meaning of a word?
What is a plural?
How do readers read vowel
Phonics (Standards for
Foundational Skills)
3.RF.3 Know and apply
grade-level phonics and word
analysis skills in decoding words.
a. Identify and know the meaning
of the most common prefixes and
derivational suffixes. b. Decode
words with common Latin
suffixes. c. Decode multisyllable
words. d. Read grade-appropriate
irregularly spelled words.
consonant e syllables?
How do readers read multisyllabic
words?
How do readers read and
interpret sound alike words?
How do writers write words in
cursive?
Creating a Routine for Fluency
Instruction
3.L.1 Demonstrate command of
the conventions of standard
English grammar and usage
when writing or speaking; retain
and further develop language
skills learned in previous grades.
g.Form and use regular and
irregular plural nouns and the
past tense of regular and irregular
verbs.
3.L.2 Demonstrate command of
the conventions of standard
English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when
writing. a. Write legibly and
fluently by hand, using either
printing or cursive handwriting. f.
Use conventional spelling for
high-frequency and other studied
words and for adding suffixes to
base words (e.g., sitting, smiled,
cries, happiness). h. Use spelling
patterns and generalizations (e.g.,
word families, position-based
spellings, syllable patterns,
ending rules, meaningful word
parts) in writing words. i. Consult
reference materials, including
beginning dictionaries, as needed
to check and correct spellings.
Module 2
Wit and Wisdom Module 2: Outer
Space
How do people learn about
space?
Reading Literature
RL.3.2 Recount stories, including
fables, folktales, and myths from
diverse cultures; determine the
central message, lesson, or moral
and explain how it is conveyed
through key details in the text.
CORE TEXTS
Picture Book (Informational)
● Moonshot, Brian Floca
● One Giant Leap, Robert
Burleigh
● Starry Messenger, Peter
Sís
Focusing Question Tasks (3)
-Lesson 11, 25, 33
New Read Assessments (3)
-Lesson 8, 18, 31
Socratic Seminars (3) -Lesson 10,
Reading Informational Text
RI.3.3 Describe the relationship
between a series of historical
events, scientific ideas or
concepts, or steps in technical
procedures in a text, using
language that pertains to time,
sequence, and cause/effect.
RI.3.6 Distinguish their own point
of view from that of the author of
a text.
RI.3.9 Compare and contrast the
most important points and key
details presented in two texts on
the same topic.
Writing
W.3.1 Write opinion pieces on
topics or texts, supporting points
of view with reasons.
W.3.2 Write
informative/explanatory texts to
examine topics and convey ideas
and information clearly.
W.3.4 With guidance and support
from adults, produce writing in
which the development and
organization are appropriate to
task and purpose.
W.3.5 With guidance and support
from peers and adults, develop
and strengthen writing as needed
by planning, revising, and editing.
W.3.8 Recall information from
experiences or gather information
from print and digital sources;
take brief notes on sources and
Picture Book (Literary)
● Zathura, Chris Van
Allsburg
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Journalism
● “Galileo’s Starry Night,”
Kelly Terwilliger
● “Greek Myths,” American
Museum of Natural
History
● “Apollo 11: The Eagle
Has Landed,” Leigh
Anderson (Handout 18A)
Mixed Media
● Starfield, Vija Celmins
Multimedia
● “One Small Step,”
National Aeronautics and
Space Administration
● “Stars,” Mary Howe
Sculpture
● Space Object Box: “Little
Bear, etc.” motif, Joseph
Cornell
Stories
● “Pegasus and Perseus,”
Anonymous
● “Pegasus and
●
Videos
●
Bellerophon,” Anonymous
“Callisto and Her Son,”
Anonymous
“Artist Julie Niskanen on
the Process of Making a
Mezzotint,” North
Carolina Museum of Art
● “Cronkite Anchors First
24, 32
End of Module Task -Lesson 35
Vocabulary Assessment -Lesson
36
*See ELA Schedule
Homework:
Fluency
Fundations Units 5-7
Completed by: January 22
sort evidence into provided
categories.
Speaking and Listening
SL.3.1.d Write opinion pieces on
topics or texts, supporting points
of view with reasons.
SL.3.2 Determine the main ideas
and supporting details of a text
read aloud or information
presented in diverse media and
formats, including visually,
quantitatively, and orally.
SL.3.4 Report on a topic or text,
tell a story, or recount an
experience with appropriate facts
and relevant, descriptive details,
speaking clearly at an
understandable pace.
Language
L.3.1.a Explain the function of
nouns, pronouns, verbs,
adjectives, and adverbs in
general and their functions in
particular sentences.
L.3.1.h Use coordinating and
subordinating conjunctions.
L.3.1.i Produce simple,
compound, and complex
sentences.
L.3.4.a Use sentence-level
context as a clue to the meaning
of a word or phrase.
L.3.4.b Determine the meaning of
the new word formed when a
known affix is added to a known
word.
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
Moon Walk,” CBS
“We Choose the Moon,”
from a speech by
President John F.
Kennedy (Handout 23A)
“Moon 101,” National
Geographic
“Katherine Johnson: The
Girl Who Loved to
Count,” NASA
“Public Service
Broadcasting—Go!”
PSBHQVEVO
“TateShots: ARTIST
ROOMS, Vija Celmins,”
Tate
"Great Minds: Margaret
Hamilton" NASA
"Tour of the International
Space Station" NASA
“The Space Race,”
History.com
Fundations Units 5-7
UBD FORM
L.3.5.a Distinguish the literal and
nonliteral meanings of words and
phrases in context (e.g., take
steps).
L.3.5.c Distinguish shades of
meaning among related words
that describe states of mind or
degrees of certainty (e.g., knew,
believed, suspected, heard,
wondered).
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.3.10 By the end of the year,
read and comprehend literature,
including stories, drama, and
poetry, at the high end of the
Grades 2–3 text complexity band
independently and proficiently.
Reading Informational Text
RI.3.10 By the end of the year,
read and comprehend
informational texts, including
history/social studies, science,
and technical texts, at the high
end of the Grades 2–3 text
complexity band independently
and proficiently.
Language
L.3.6 Acquire and use accurately
grade-appropriate conversational,
general academic, and
domain-specific words and
phrases, including those that
signal spatial and temporal
relationships (e.g., After dinner
that night we went looking for
them).
Phonics
Fundations Units 5-7
What is an open syllable?
How does y act as a vowel?
How do readers read words with
a schwa in an open syllable?
What are open syllable
exceptions?
How do readers read words with
irregular sounds and patterns?
How do readers read closed
syllable nonsense words?
How do readers read words with
closed and open prefixes and
roots?
How do readers pluralize words?
How do readers understand
sound alike words?
How do writers write in cursive?
Phonics (Standards for
Foundational Skills)
3.RF.3 Know and apply
grade-level phonics and word
analysis skills in decoding words.
a. Identify and know the meaning
of the most common prefixes and
derivational suffixes. b. Decode
words with common Latin
suffixes. c. Decode multisyllable
words. d. Read grade-appropriate
irregularly spelled words.
2.L.2 Demonstrate command of
the conventions of standard
English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when
writing. a. Write legibly and
fluently by hand, using either
printing or cursive handwriting.
3.L.4 Determine or clarify the
meaning of unknown and
multiple-meaning words and
phrases based on grade 3
reading and content, choosing
flexibly from a range of strategies.
b.Determine the meaning of the
new word formed when a known
affix is added to a known word
(e.g., agreeable/disagreeable,
comfortable/uncomfortable,
care/careless, heat/preheat). c.
Use a known root word as a clue
to the meaning of an unknown
word with the same root (e.g.,
company, companion).
Module 3
Wit and Wisdom Module 3: A
New Home
How do stories help us
understand immigrants’
experiences?
Reading Literature
RL.3.1 Describe characters in a
story (e.g., their traits,
motivations, or feelings) and
explain how their actions
contribute to the sequence of
events).
RL.3.6 Describe characters in a
story (e.g., their traits,
motivations, or feelings) and
explain how their actions
contribute to the sequence of
events).
RL.3.9 Compare and contrast
the themes, settings, and plots of
stories written by the same author
about the same or similar
characters (e.g., in books from a
series).
Writing
W.3.3 Write narratives to
develop real or imagined
experiences or events using
effective technique, descriptive
details, and clear event
sequences.
W.3.4 With guidance and
support from adults, produce
writing in which the development
and organization are appropriate
to task and purpose.
Speaking and Listening
SL.3.1.a Come to discussions
prepared, having read or studied
required material; explicitly draw
on that preparation and other
CORE TEXTS
Picture Book (Informational)
● Coming to America: The
Story of Immigration,
Betsy Maestro
Picture Book (Literary)
● Grandfather’s Journey,
Allen Say
● Tea with Milk, Allen Say
● Family Pictures, Carmen
Lomas Garza
● The Keeping Quilt,
Patricia Polacco
Photography
● The Steerage, Alfred
Stieglitz.
● “Untitled photograph of
evacuees seeing the
Statue of Liberty.” History
Extra.
Architecture
● Liberty Enlightening the
World, Frédéric Auguste
Bartholdi.
● Gateway Arch, Eero
Saarinen. Encyclopædia
Britannica Online. Kelly
Mooney
● “Visiting the Washington
Monument,” Robert Mills
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Journalism
● “Kimono Show Introduces
Occasions and Styles of
Japanese Traditional
Clothing,” Susan Miyagi
Hamaker
Historical Accounts
Focusing Question Tasks (3)
-Lesson 12, 23, 32
New Read Assessments (2)
-Lesson 15, 31
Socratic Seminars (3) -Lesson 10,
22, 30
End of Module Task -Lesson 34
Vocabulary Assessment -Lesson
34
*See ELA Schedule
Homework:
Fluency
Fundations Units 8-10
Completed by: April 2
information known about the topic
to explore ideas under discussion.
SL.3.1.c Ask questions to check
understanding of information
presented, stay on topic, and link
their comments to the remarks of
others.
SL.3.3 Ask and answer
questions about information from
a speaker, offering appropriate
elaboration and detail.
Language
L.3.1.b Form and use regular and
irregular plural nouns.
L.3.1.c Use abstract nouns (e.g.,
childhood).
L.3.1.d Form and use regular and
irregular verbs.
L.3.1.f Ensure subject-verb and
pronoun-antecedent agreement.
L.3.2.b Use commas in
addresses.
L.3.2.c Use commas and
quotation marks in dialogue.
L.3.2.d Form and use
possessives.
L.3.4.c Use a known root word
as a clue to the meaning of an
unknown word with the same
root.
L.3.5.b Identify real-life
connections between words and
their use.
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.3.10 By the end of the year,
●
●
Multimedia
●
●
●
●
●
Stories
●
Video
●
●
●
“William Remembers the
Storm,” Ellis Island Oral
History Collection,
National Park Service
“Oral History Library,”
The Statue of Liberty-Ellis
Island Foundation, Inc.
“Japanese Immigrant’s
Trunk”, Smithsonian
Museum,
“Immigration: Who and
Why?” PBS Kids Go.
“The Statue’s Shackles
and Feet.” National Park
Service. United States
Department of the
Interior.
“The Torch of the Statue
of Liberty.” National Park
Service. United States
Department of the
Interior.
“Visitors in the Statue of
Liberty’s Crown.” Getty
Images
“Two Places to Call
Home,” Jody Kapp.
“The New
Colossus—Emma
Lazarus”
“Ann K. Nakamura:
Image of Americans,”
Japanese American
National Museum.
“Grandfather’s Journey
read and comprehend literature,
including stories, drama, and
poetry, at the high end of the
grades 2–3 text complexity band
independently and proficiently.
Reading Informational Text
RI.3.10 By the end of the year,
read and comprehend
informational texts, including
history/social studies, science,
and technical texts, at the high
end of the grades 2–3 text
complexity band independently
and proficiently.
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●
UBD FORM
by Allen Say,” Katherine
Detrick
“The Keeping Quilt.”
Reba Heath
“Día de los Muertos
Festival 2015—Artist Talk
by Carmen Lopez Garza
1.” Smithsonian National
Museum of the American
Indian
Fundations Units 8-10
Language
L.3.6 Acquire and use
accurately grade-appropriate
conversational, general
academic, and domain-specific
words and phrases, including
those that signal spatial and
temporal relationships (e.g., After
dinner that night we went looking
for them).
Phonics
Fundations Units 8-10
How do readers read words with r
controlled syllables?
How do readers read words with
r-controlled exceptions?
How do readers read words with
double vowel syllables?
How do readers add suffixes to
double vowel words?
Phonics
3.RF.3 Know and apply
grade-level phonics and word
analysis skills in decoding words.
a. Identify and know the meaning
of the most common prefixes and
derivational suffixes. b. Decode
words with common Latin
suffixes. c. Decode multisyllable
words. d. Read grade-appropriate
What is a double vowel
exception?
How do readers read and
understand sound alike words?
How do writers write in cursive?
irregularly spelled words.
2.L.2 Demonstrate command of
the conventions of standard
English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when
writing. a. Write legibly and
fluently by hand, using either
printing or cursive handwriting.
3.L.4 Determine or clarify the
meaning of unknown and
multiple-meaning words and
phrases based on grade 3
reading and content, choosing
flexibly from a range of strategies.
b.Determine the meaning of the
new word formed when a known
affix is added to a known word
(e.g., agreeable/disagreeable,
comfortable/uncomfortable,
care/careless, heat/preheat). c.
Use a known root word as a clue
to the meaning of an unknown
word with the same root (e.g.,
company, companion).
Module 4
Wit and Wisdom Module 4: Artists
Make Art
What is an artist?
Reading Literature
RL.3.4 Determine the meaning of
words and phrases as they are
used in a text, distinguishing
literal from nonliteral language.
RL.3.5 Refer to parts of stories,
dramas, and poems when writing
or speaking about a text, using
terms such as chapter, scene,
and stanza; describe how each
successive part builds on earlier
sections.
RL.3.7 Explain how specific
aspects of a text’s illustrations
contribute to what is conveyed by
the words in a story (e.g., create
mood, emphasize aspects of a
character or setting).
Reading Informational Text
RI.3.8 Describe the logical
connection between particular
sentences and paragraphs in a
text (e.g., comparison,
cause/effect, first/second/third in
a sequence).
Writing
W.3.2 Write
informative/explanatory texts to
examine a topic and convey ideas
and information clearly.
W.3.4 With guidance and support
from adults, produce writing in
which the development and
organization are appropriate to
task and purpose.
W.3.6 With guidance and support
CORE TEXTS
Picture Books (Informational)
● Alvin Ailey, Andrea Davis
Pinkney
● A River of Words: The
Story of William Carlos
Williams, Jen Bryant
● Action Jackson, Jan
Greenberg and Sandra
Jordan
● When Marian Sang, Pam
Muñoz Ryan
Picture Book (Literary)
● Emma’s Rug, Allen Say
Paintings
● I Saw the Figure 5 in
Gold, Charles Demuth
● My Egypt, Charles
Demuth
● Number 1, 1950
(Lavender Mist), Jackson
Pollock
● Number 11, 1952 (Blue
Poles), Jackson Pollock
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Poem
●
Articles
●
●
●
“Willow Poem,” William
Carlos Williams
“Working as a Team on
Children’s Books,”
Roberta Hershenson
“Brian Pinkney,” National
Center for Children’s
Literature
“A Signature Work,” Muse
Magazine
Focusing Question Tasks (3)
-Lesson 6, 16, 28
New Read Assessments (2)
-Lesson 17, 24
Socratic Seminars (3) -Lesson 3,
16, 29
End of Module Task -Lesson 31
Vocabulary Assessment (2 parts)
-Lesson 18, 32
*See ELA Schedule
Homework:
Fluency
Fundations Units 11-14
Completed by: June 11
from adults, use technology to
produce and publish writing
(using keyboarding skills) as well
as to interact and collaborate with
others.
W.3.7 Conduct short research
projects that build knowledge
about a topic.
W.3.8 Recall information from
experiences or gather information
from print and digital sources;
take brief notes on sources and
sort evidence into provided
categories.
Speaking and Listening
SL.3.4 Report on a topic or text,
tell a story, or recount an
experience with appropriate facts
and relevant, descriptive details,
speaking clearly at an
understandable pace.
SL.3.5 Create engaging audio
recordings of stories or poems
that demonstrate fluid reading at
an understandable pace; add
visual displays when appropriate
to emphasize or enhance certain
facts or details.
SL.3.6 Speak in complete
sentences when appropriate to
task and situation in order to
provide requested detail or
clarification.
Language
L.3.1.g Form and use
comparative and superlative
Transcript
● Excerpt of Scholastic
transcript of interview with
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Painting
● Mural, Jackson Pollock
● Starfield, Vija Celmins
● Under the Wave off
Kanagawa, Katsushika
Hokusai
● The Statue of Liberty
Enlightening the World,
Frederic Bartholdi
Photography
● M45: The Pleiades Star
Cluster, Antonio
Fernandez-Sanchez
● Photograph of Marian
Anderson singing in front
of Lincoln Memorial
Multimedia
● Excerpts of Revelations,
Alvin Ailey
● “The Great Figure,”
William Carlos Williams
● “Sometimes I Feel Like a
Motherless Child,” Marian
Anderson
Websites
● William Carlos Williams,
University of
Pennsylvania
● Christopher Columbus,
All About Explorers
● “Jackson Pollock,” The
Art Story
● “Pollock, Jackson,”
Scholastic
adjectives and adverbs, and
choose between them depending
on what is to be modified.
L.3.2.e Use conventional spelling
for high-frequency and other
studied words and for adding
suffixes to base words (e.g.,
sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).
L.3.2.f Use spelling patterns and
generalizations (e.g., word
families, position-based spellings,
syllable patterns, ending rules,
meaningful word parts) in writing
words.
L.3.2.g Consult reference
materials, including beginning
dictionaries, as needed to check
and correct spellings.
L.3.3.a Choose words and
phrases for effect.
L.3.3.b Recognize and observe
differences between the
conventions of spoken and written
standard English.
L.3.4.d Use glossaries or
beginning dictionaries, both print
and digital, to determine or clarify
the precise meaning of key words
and phrases.
● “Introducing Kids to Great
Artists: Jackson Pollock,”
Piikea Street
Videos
● Excerpt from 1988
interview with Alvin Ailey
● Excerpt of 2013 National
Book Festival
● “Celebrating Revelations
at 50 Film,” Alvin Ailey
● Video of William Carlos
Williams, Optic Nerve
● Video of Christine Dixon
discussing Blue Poles
● “Jackson Pollock,” Hans
Namuth
● Newsreel footage of
Marian Anderson’s first
Lincoln Memorial
performance
UBD FORM
Fundations Units 11-14
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.3.10 By the end of the year,
read and comprehend literature,
including stories, drama, and
poetry, at the high end of the
grades 2–3 text complexity band
independently and proficiently.
Reading Informational Text
RI.3.10 By the end of the year,
read and comprehend
informational texts, including
history/social studies, science,
and technical texts, at the high
end of the grades 2–3 text
complexity band independently
and proficiently.
Language
L.3.6 Acquire and use accurately
grade-appropriate conversational,
general academic, and
domain-specific words and
phrases, including those that
signal spatial and temporal
relationships (e.g., After dinner
that night we went looking for
them).
Phonics
Fundations Units 11-14
How do readers read
contractions?
How do writers spell words with
the soft sound of c and g?
How do readers read words with
the new sound for ch and ph?
How do readers read words with
silent letters?
How do readers read and
understand sound alike words?
How do writers write in cursive?
Phonics
3.RF.3 Know and apply
grade-level phonics and word
analysis skills in decoding words.
a. Identify and know the meaning
of the most common prefixes and
derivational suffixes. c. Decode
multisyllable words. d. Read
grade-appropriate irregularly
spelled words.
2.L.2 Demonstrate command of
the conventions of standard
English capitalization,
punctuation, and spelling when
writing. a. Write legibly and
fluently by hand, using either
printing or cursive handwriting.
Focus Areas for Fourth Grade aligned with standards:
1. Apply a variety of reading strategies to read closely to determine what a text states explicitly and to make logical
inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from a text.
*Fiction and nonfiction prose and poems
2. Apply grade-level phonics skills to read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension -Know how
to self correct and use word attack skills to determine the meaning of words in text
3. Write for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences with sufficient detail and evidence
4. Engage in a range of conversations to add and gain new information -prepare a range of presentations based on
purpose and audience
5. Demonstrate and apply understanding of the conventions of standard English with speaking and writing
Instructional time should be spent on the following critical areas in Fourth Grade:
1. Regular close reading of grade-level complex, anchor texts
2. Sequences of text-specific questions and tasks to support close reading
3. Systematic work with text-based vocabulary and syntax
4. Frequent evidence based discussion about grade-level anchor texts
5. Regular evidence-based writing about grade-level anchor texts
6. Fluency practice with grade-level anchor texts
7. Regular reading of multiple texts and media on a range of conceptually related topics
8. Regular research, discussion, and writing about topics
Focus Area/Essential Question Focus Standards Instructional resources/materials Assessments
Module 1
Wit and Wisdom Module 1: A Great
Heart
What does it mean to have a great
heart, literally and figuratively?
Reading Literature
RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a
story, drama, or poem from
details in the text; summarize the
text.
RL.4.5 Explain major differences
between poems, drama, and
prose, and refer to the structural
elements of poems (e.g., verse,
rhythm, meter) and drama (e.g.,
casts of characters, settings,
descriptions, dialogue, stage
directions) when writing or
speaking about a text.
Reading Informational Text
RI.4.2 Determine the main idea
of a text and explain how it is
supported by key details;
summarize the text.
RI.4.4 Determine the meaning of
general academic and
domain-specific words or
phrases in a text relevant to a
grade 4 topic or subject area.
RI.4.7 Interpret information
presented visually, orally, or
quantitatively (e.g., in charts,
graphs, diagrams, time lines,
animations, or interactive
elements on Web pages) and
explain how the information
contributes to an understanding
of the text in which it appears.
CORE TEXTS
Novel (Literary)
● Love That Dog, Sharon
Creech
Scientific Text (Informational)
● The Circulatory Story,
Mary K. Corcoran;
Illustrations, Jef Czekaj
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Painting
● Portrait of Dr. Samuel D.
Gross (The Gross
Clinic), Thomas Eakins
Image
●
Poems
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
Image of a subway map
system
“The Red Wheelbarrow,”
William Carlos Williams
“Stopping by Woods on a
Snowy Evening,” Robert
Frost
“The Pasture,”Robert
Frost
“Love That Boy,” Walter
Dean Myers
“dog,” Valerie Worth
“Heart to Heart,” Rita
Dove
“The Tiger,” William
Blake
“Street Music,” Arnold
Adoff
Videos
● “Exploring the Heart -
Focusing Question Tasks (3)
-Lesson 5, 17, 28
New Read Assessments (2)
-Lesson 14, 30
Socratic Seminars (3) -Lesson 16,
26, 31
End of Module Task -Lesson 32
Vocabulary Assessment (2 parts)
-Lesson 29, 30
Completed by November 6
*See ELA Schedule
Homework:
Fluency
Writing
W.4.2 Write
informative/explanatory texts to
examine a topic and convey
ideas and information clearly.
W.4.8 Recall relevant
information from experiences or
gather relevant information from
print and digital sources; take
notes and categorize
information, and provide a list of
sources.
The Circulatory System!”
● “Grand Central Terminal,
NYC”
● “Gallery Walk”
Biographies
● Biography of Anne Frank
● Biography of Clara
Barton
● Biography of Helen
Keller
UBD FORM
Language
L.4.1.d Order adjectives within
sentences according to
conventional patterns (e.g., a
small red bag rather than a red
small bag).
L.4.2.a Use correct
capitalization.
L.4.2.b Use commas and
quotation marks to mark direct
speech and quotations from a
text.
L.4.2.c Use a comma before a
coordinating conjunction in a
compound sentence.
L.4.5.a Explain the meaning of
simple similes and metaphors
(e.g., as pretty as a picture) in
context.
Speaking and Listening
SL.4.1.b Follow agreed-upon
rules for discussions and carry
out assigned roles.
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.4.10 By the end of the year,
read and comprehend literature,
including stories, dramas, and
poetry, in the Grades 4–5 text
complexity band proficiently, with
scaffolding as needed at the high
end of the range.
Reading Informational Text
RI.4.10 By the end of year, read
and comprehend informational
texts, including history/social
studies, science, and technical
texts, in the Grades 4–5 text
complexity band proficiently, with
scaffolding as needed at the high
end of the range.
Language
L.4.6 Acquire and use accurately
grade-appropriate general
academic and domain-specific
words and phrases, including
those that signal precise actions,
emotions, or states of being
(e.g., quizzed, whined,
stammered) and that are basic to
a particular topic (e.g., wildlife,
conservation, and endangered
when discussing animal
preservation).
Module 2
Wit and Wisdom Module 2: Extreme
Settings
How does a challenging setting or
physical environment change a
person?
Reading Literature
RL.4.1 Refer to details and
examples in a text when
explaining what the text says
explicitly and when drawing
inferences from the text.
RL.4.3 Describe in depth a
character, setting, or event in a
story or drama, drawing on
specific details in the text (e.g., a
character’s thoughts, words, or
actions).
Reading Informational Text
RI.4.1 Refer to details and
examples in a text when
explaining what the text says
explicitly and when drawing
inferences from the text.
RI.4.5 Describe the overall
structure (e.g., chronology,
comparison, cause/effect,
problem/solution) of events,
ideas, concepts, or information in
a text or part of a text.
Writing
W.4.2 Write
informative/explanatory texts to
examine a topic and convey
ideas and information clearly.
W.4.3 Write narratives to
develop real or imagined
experiences or events using
effective technique, descriptive
details, and clear event
sequences.
W.4.4 Produce clear and
CORE TEXTS
Novel (Literary)
● Hatchet, Gary Paulsen
Short Story (Literary)
● “All Summer in a Day,”
Ray Bradbury
Scientific Text (Informational)
● Mountains, Seymour
Simon
● SAS Survival Handbook:
The Ultimate Guide to
Surviving Anywhere,
John “Lofty” Wiseman
Poems
● “Dust of Snow,” Robert
Frost
● “Stopping by Woods on a
Snowy Evening,” Robert
Frost
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Art
●
Video
●
●
●
●
●
●
●
Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd
Wright
(http://witeng.link/0075)
“All Summer in a Day”
“Tidal Wave”
“Explode a Moment with
Barry Lane”
“Planet Venus: The
Deadliest Planet, Venus
Surface & Atmosphere”
“Costa Rica—Rainforest
Heavy Rain”
“4 Hours of Heavy
Pouring Rain and
Thunder”
“Barry Lane writes about
Focusing Question Tasks (3)
-Lesson 10, 15, 31
New Read Assessments (2)
-Lesson 15, 24
Socratic Seminars (2) -Lesson 5,
32
End of Module Task -Lesson 34
Vocabulary Assessment (2 parts)
-Lesson 33, 34
Completed by January 22
*See ELA Schedule
Homework:
Fluency
coherent writing in which the
development and organization
are appropriate to task, purpose,
and audience.
W.4.5 With guidance and
support from peers and adults,
develop and strengthen writing
as needed by planning, revising,
and editing.
W.4.8 Recall relevant
information from experiences or
gather relevant information from
print and digital sources; take
notes and categorize
information, and provide a list of
sources.
‘His Favorite Day’”
● “Planet
Earth—Mountains”
● “What Is a Mountain?”
Websites
● Fallingwater
(http://witeng.link/0075)
● National Geographic
Lost Cities Photos
(http://witeng.link/0092)
UBD FORM
Speaking and Listening
SL.4.4 Report on a topic or text,
tell a story, or recount an
experience in an organized
manner, using appropriate facts
and relevant, descriptive details
to support main ideas or themes;
speak clearly at an
understandable pace.
SL.4.5 Add audio recordings and
visual displays to presentations
when appropriate to enhance the
development of main ideas or
themes.
SL.4.6 Differentiate between
contexts that call for formal
English (e.g., presenting ideas)
and situations where informal
discourse is appropriate (e.g.,
small-group discussion); use
formal English when appropriate
to task and situation.
Language
L.4.1.a Use relative pronouns
(who, whose, whom, which, that)
and relative adverbs (where,
when, why).
L.4.1.e Form and use
prepositional phrases.
L.4.3.a Choose words and
phrases to convey ideas
precisely.
L.4.3.b Choose the correct
punctuation for effect.
L.4.4.a Use context (e.g.,
definitions, examples, or
restatements in text) as a clue to
the meaning of a word or phrase.
L.4.4.b Use common,
grade-appropriate Greek and
Latin affixes and roots as clues
to the meaning of a word (e.g.,
telegraph, photograph,
autograph).
L.4.5.a Explain the meaning of
simple similes and metaphors
(e.g., as pretty as a picture) in
context.
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.4.10 By the end of the year,
read and comprehend literature,
including stories, dramas, and
poetry, in the grades 4–5 text
complexity band proficiently, with
scaffolding as needed at the high
end of the range.
Reading Informational Text
RI.4.10 By the end of year, read
and comprehend informational
texts, including history/social
studies, science, and technical
texts, in the grades 4–5 text
complexity band proficiently, with
scaffolding as needed at the high
end of the range.
Language
L.4.6 Acquire and use accurately
grade-appropriate general
academic and domain-specific
words and phrases, including
those that signal precise actions,
emotions, or states of being
(e.g., quizzed, whined,
stammered) and that are basic to
a particular topic (e.g., wildlife,
conservation, and endangered
when discussing animal
preservation).
Module 3
Wit and Wisdom Module 3: The
Redcoats are Coming!
Why is it important to understand all
sides of a story?
Reading Literature
RL.4.2 Determine a theme of a
story, drama, or poem from
details in the text; summarize the
text.
RL.4.6 Compare and contrast
the point of view from which
different stories are narrated,
including the difference between
first- and third-person narrations.
Reading Informational Text
RI.4.3 Explain events,
CORE TEXTS
Novel (Literary)
● Woods Runner, Gary
Paulsen
Picture Book (Literary)
● The Scarlet Stockings
Spy, Trinka Hakes Noble
Poetry
●
Colonial Voices: Hear
Them Speak, Kay
Winters
Historical Account (Informational)
● George vs. George: The
Focusing Question Tasks (4)
-Lesson 7, 11, 20, 30
New Read Assessments (2)
-Lesson 13, 28
Socratic Seminars (4) -Lesson 8,
15, 29, 34
End of Module Task -Lesson 35
Vocabulary Assessment (2 parts)
-Lesson 31, 32
procedures, ideas, or concepts
in a historical, scientific, or
technical text, including what
happened and why, based on
specific information in the text.
RI.4.6 Compare and contrast a
firsthand and secondhand
account of the same event or
topic; describe the differences in
focus and the information
provided.
RI.4.8 Explain how an author
uses reasons and evidence to
support particular points in a
text.
Writing
W.4.1 Write opinion pieces on
topics or texts, supporting a point
of view with reasons and
information.
W.4.6 With some guidance and
support from adults, use
technology, including the
Internet, to produce and publish
writing as well as to interact and
collaborate with others;
demonstrate sufficient command
of keyboarding skills to type a
minimum of one page in a single
sitting.
W.4.7 Conduct short research
projects that build knowledge
through investigation of different
aspects of a topic.
Speaking and Listening
SL.4.1.a Come to
American Revolution as
Seen from Both Sides,
Rosalyn Schanzer
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Articles (Informational)
● “Massacre in King
Street,” Mark Clemens
● “Detested Tea,” Andrew
Matthews
Art
●
●
●
Video
●
●
●
●
Audio
The Boston Massacre,
Paul Revere
(http://witeng.link/0207)
Washington Crossing the
Delaware, Emanuel
Leutze
(http://witeng.link/0205)
Raising the Flag at
Ground Zero, Thomas
Franklin
(http://witeng.link/0211)
“Paul Revere—Mini
Biography”
(http://witeng.link/0208)
“Fred Woods
Trail—Driftwood,
Pennsylvania”
(http://witeng.link/0210)
“The Culper Spy Ring:
Path through History”
(http://witeng.link/0269)
“REBUILD—From The
Ashes, The World Trade
Center Rises Again”
(http://witeng.link/0212)
Completed by April 2
*See ELA Schedule
Homework:
Fluency
discussions prepared, having
read or studied required
material; explicitly draw on that
preparation and other
information known about the
topic to explore ideas under
discussion.
SL.4.1.b Follow
agreed-upon rules for
discussions and carry out
assigned roles.
SL.4.1.c Pose and
respond to specific questions to
clarify or follow up on
information, and make
comments that contribute to the
discussion and link to the
remarks of others.
SL.4.3 Identify the reasons and
evidence a speaker provides to
support particular points.
SL.4.4 Report on a topic or text,
tell a story, or recount an
experience in an organized
manner, using appropriate facts
and relevant, descriptive details
to support main ideas or themes;
speak clearly at an
understandable pace.
●
Websites
●
●
Woods Runner, Gary
Paulsen
EDSITEment: Emanuel
Leutze’s Symbolic Scene
of Washington Crossing
the Delaware
(http://witeng.link/0158)
The Gilder Lehrman
Institute of American
History
(http://witeng.link/0209)
Language
L.4.1.a Use relative pronouns
(who, whose, whom, which, that)
and relative adverbs (where,
when, why).
L.4.1.b Form and use the
progressive verb tenses.
L.4.1.f Produce complete
sentences, recognizing and
correcting inappropriate
fragments and run-ons.
L.4.2.c Use a comma before a
coordinating conjunction in a
compound sentence.
L.4.3.c Differentiate between
contexts that call for formal
English and situations where
informal discourse is
appropriate.
L.4.4.c Consult reference
materials, both print and digital,
to find the pronunciation and
determine or clarify the precise
meaning of key words and
phrases.
L.4.5.c Demonstrate
understanding of words by
relating them to their opposites
(antonyms) and to words with
similar but not identical
meanings (synonyms).
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.4.10By the end of the year,
read and comprehend literature,
including stories, dramas, and
poetry, in the grades 4–5 text
complexity band proficiently, with
scaffolding as needed at the high
end of the range.
Reading Informational Text
RI.4.10 By the end of year, read
and comprehend informational
texts, including history/social
studies, science, and technical
texts, in the grades 4–5 text
complexity band proficiently, with
scaffolding as needed at the high
end of the range.
Language
L.4.6 Acquire and use
accurately grade-appropriate
general academic and
domain-specific words and
phrases, including those that
signal precise actions, emotions,
or states of being and that are
basic to a particular topic.
Module 4
Wit and Wisdom Module 4: Myth
Making
What can we learn from myths and
stories?
Reading Literature
RL.4.4 Determine the meaning
of words and phrases as they
are used in a text, including
those that allude to significant
characters found in mythology.
RL.4.5 Explain major differences
between poems, drama, and
prose, and refer to the structural
elements of poems and drama
when writing or speaking about a
text.
RL.4.7 Make connections
between the text of a story or
drama and a visual or oral
presentation of the text,
identifying where each version
reflects specific descriptions and
directions in the text.
RL.4.9 Compare and contrast
the treatment of similar themes
and topics and patterns of
CORE TEXTS
Drama (Literary)
● Pushing Up the Sky:
Native American Plays
for Children, Joseph
Bruchac
Historical Account (Informational)
● Understanding Greek
Myths, Natalie Hyde
Myth (Literary)
● Gifts from the Gods:
Ancient Words &
Wisdom from Greek &
Roman Mythology, Lise
Lunge-Larsen
Novel (Literary)
● Walk Two Moons,
Sharon Creech
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTS
Art
● Pandora, Dante Gabriel
Rossetti
Focusing Question Tasks (4)
-Lesson 6, 13, 21, 28
New Read Assessments (2)
-Lesson 14, 26
Socratic Seminars (3) -Lesson 21,
30, 33
End of Module Task -Lesson 34
Vocabulary Assessment (2 parts)
-Lesson 33, 34
Completed by June 11
*See ELA Schedule
Homework:
events in stories, myths, and
traditional literature from different
cultures.
Reading Informational Text
RI.4.9 Integrate information from
two texts on the same topic in
order to write or speak about the
subject knowledgeably.
Writing
W.4.2 Write
informative/explanatory texts to
examine a topic and convey
ideas and information clearly.
Speaking and Listening
SL.4.1.d Review the key ideas
expressed and explain their own
ideas and understanding in light
of the discussion.
SL.4.2 Paraphrase portions of a
text read aloud or information
presented in diverse media and
formats, including visually,
quantitatively, and orally.
SL.4.4 Report on a topic or text,
tell a story, or recount an
experience in an organized
manner, using appropriate facts
and relevant, descriptive details
to support main ideas or themes;
speak clearly at an
understandable pace.
Language
L.4.1.c Use modal auxiliaries to
convey various conditions.
● Pandora, Odilon Redon
● Parthenon
● “The Raven Steals the
Light,” Bill Reid and
Robert Bringhurst
● Winged Victory of
Samothrace
Myths (Literary)
● “When Raven Soared,”
Leigh Anderson
● “The Sun, Moon, and
Stars,” retold by Donna
Henes
● “Legend of the Moccasin
Flower,” retold by Mary
Morton Cowan
Poetry
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Videos
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Website
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“The Tide Rises, The
Tide Falls,” Henry
Wadsworth Longfellow
“the little horse is newlY,”
e.e. cummings
“Aerial Acropolis
focusing on Parthenon
house of goddess
Athena/Acropolis,
Athens, Greece”
“Secrets of the
Parthenon,” PBS Nova
“The Tide Rises, The
Tide Falls”
“Samothrace
Reconstruction: Hieron
to Nike”
American Excavations
Samothrace, Emory
Fluency
L.4.1.g Correctly use frequently
confused words.
L.4.2.d Spell grade-appropriate
words correctly, consulting
references as needed.
L.4.3.c Differentiate between
contexts that call for formal
English and situations where
informal discourse is
appropriate.
L.4.4.b Use common,
grade-appropriate Greek and
Latin affixes and roots as clues
to the meaning of a word.
L.4.5.b Demonstrate
understanding of words by
relating them to their opposites
(antonyms) and to words with
similar but not identical
meanings (synonyms).
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UBD FORM
University
“A Closer Look at
Winged Victory of
Samothrace,” Louvre
photos
CONTINUING STANDARDS
Reading Literature
RL.4.10 By the end of the year,
read and comprehend literature,
including stories, dramas, and
poetry, in the grades 4–5
text-complexity band proficiently,
with scaffolding as needed at the
high end of the range.
Reading Informational Text
RI.4.10 By the end of year, read
and comprehend informational
texts, including history/social
studies, science, and technical
texts, in the grades 4–5
text-complexity band proficiently,
with scaffolding as needed at the
high end of the range.
Language
L.4.6 Acquire and use accurately
grade-appropriate general
academic and domain-specific
words and phrases, including
those that signal precise actions,
emotions, or states of being and
that are basic to a particular
topic.