ELA Curriculum Map 2020

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