Kindergarten ELA A Year at a Glance

Unit Length of Time (Weeks)

Wonders Unit 1: Week 1- Week 3

Wonders Unit 2: Week 4 - Week 6

Wonders Unit 3: Week 7 - Week 9

Wonders Unit 4: Week 10 - Week 12

Wonders Unit 5: Week 13 - Week 15

Wonders Unit 6: Week 16 - Week 18

Wonders Unit 7: Week 19 - Week 21

Wonders Unit 8: Week 22 - Week 24

Wonders Unit 9: Week 25 - Week 27

Wonders Unit 10: Week 27 - Week 29

Review Week 30 -Week 36

 Wonders Unit 1 Wonders Unit 2 Wonders Unit 3 Wonders Unit 4
Unit

Phonics Letter Sounds: Letter Sounds: Letter Sounds: Blends and Word Families
Mm, Ss, Dd, Aa (Week 2) Cc, Oo, Gg, Pp, Ff (Week 4) Rr, Bb, Uu, Jj, Ww (Week 7)
Aa, Tt, Ii, Nn, Hh (Week 3) Cc, Oo, Gg, Pp, Ff (Week 5) Xx, Vv, Zz, Qq, Yy (Week 8)
Ee, Kk, Ll (Week 6) Review and Assessment (Week 9)

Phonemic Rhyme recognition
Initial / Ending Sounds
Awareness Segmenting one syllable words
Blending one syllable words
Producing rhymes
Initial / Medial / Ending sound in
context of introducing a new
letter sound
Producing rhymes Identifying initial, medial, ending Identifying initial, medial, ending
Initial / Medial / Ending sound in sounds in words (all at once) sounds in words (all at once)
context of introducing a new letter Phoneme manipulation (change Phoneme manipulation (change the
sound the beginning sound to /f/, what beginning sound to /f/, what word
Isolating initial sounds in words word do you make?) do you make?)
Isolating ending sounds in words Blending with word families (If I Blending with word families (If I can
Isolating middle sounds in words can read bat, I can read cat) read bat, I can read cat)
Identifying initial, medial, ending
sounds in words (all at once)

Reading Mini Building independent reading Reading Strategies / Decoding Reading Strategies / Decoding Reading Strategies / Decoding
habits (Week 1-3) Strategies (Week 4 - 6) Strategies (Week 7 - 9) Strategies (Week 10 - 12)
Lessons / Example: Stretchy Snake Example: Stretchy Example: Stretchy Snake
RPH / Guided Snake
Reading

Reading Use illustrations and words to Ask and answer questions about Week 7 - Week 10
answer basic questions about texts (Week 4 - 6) Key details - Pictures Text to self connection
Comprehensi texts (Week 1- Week 3) Introduction to making predictions Ask a nd answer Text t o self connection
on / Shared by using illustrations and words questions using words Ask and answer
(Week 4-6) and illustrations questions using
Reading Practice retelling illustrations and words
Week 8 - Ask and answer
Prediction questions using
Prediction illustrations and words
Ask and answer Week 11
questions about text Text to self connection
using illustrations and Ask and answer
words questions using
Key details - Pictures illustrations and words
Introduction to Review term character
characters Review term setting
Practice retelling Introduction to term
Week 9 - events
Favorite Part Practice retelling
Prediction Week 12
Ask and answer Prediction
questions about text Introduction to
using illustrations and informational texts
words Ask and answer
Review word questions using

Standards RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and
answer questions about key details in a
text.
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.
RF.K.4 Read emergent-reader texts with
purpose and understanding.
RF.K.1 Demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of print.
RF.K.1.A Follow words from left to
right, top to bottom, and page by
page.
RF.K.1.B Recognize that spoken
words are represented in written
language by specific sequences of
letters.
RF.K.1.C Understand that words are
separated by spaces in print.
RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and
answer questions about key details in a text.
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.
RF.K.3c Read common high-frequency words
by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, i s, are, RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe
do, does) .
RF.K.4 Read emergent-reader texts with
purpose and understanding.
RF.K.1 Demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of print.
RF.K.1.A Follow words from left to
right, top to bottom, and page by
page.
RF.K.1.B Recognize that spoken words
are represented in written language by
specific sequences of letters.
RF.K.1.C Understand that words are
separated by spaces in print.
character
Introduction to setting
RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and
answer questions about key details in a text.
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.
the relationship between illustrations and the
the relationship between illustrations and
the story in which they appear (e.g., what
moment in a story an illustration depicts).
RF.K.1 Demonstrate understanding of the
organization and basic features of print.
RF.K.3c Read common high-frequency words
by sight (e.g., the, o
f, to, you, she, my, i s, are,
do, does).
RF.K.4 Read emergent-reader texts with
purpose and understanding.
RF.K.1.D Recognize and name all upper- and
lowercase letters of the alphabet.
illustrations and words
Ask and answer
questions using
illustrations and words
RI.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and
answer questions about key details in a text.
RI.K.2 With prompting and support, identify
the main topic and retell key details of a text.
RI.K.4 With prompting and support, ask and
answer questions about unknown words in a
text.
RI.K.7 With prompting and support, describe
text in which they appear (e.g., what person,
place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration
depicts).
RF.K.4 Read emergent-reader texts with
purpose and understanding.
RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and
answer questions about key details in a text.
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.
RF.K.3c Read common high-frequency words
by sight (e.g., the, o
f, to, you, she, my, i s, are,
do, does).
RF.K.1.D Recognize and name all upper- and
lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.2.D
Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial
vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in
three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant,
or CVC) words.1 (This does not include CVCs
ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)
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Unit

Phonics / Intro to H Brothers: Sneaky E Long Vowels Vowel Teams Bossy R

Introduction to silent e (R controlled vowels, ar, er, ir, or, ur)
Digraphs ch, sh, th, wh, ph Silent e and long e ai (pail)
Silent e and long i ee (sheep)
SIlent e and long u oa (boat)
Silent e and long o
Silent e and long a

Phonemic Read chunks Read chunks Read chunks Emphasize ar vs ra

Counting syllables Counting syllables Counting syllables Emphasize or vs ro
Awareness Emphasize er vs re

Reading Mini Reading Strategies / Decoding Fiction Comprehension Fiction Comprehension Fiction Comprehension
Strategies (Week 13 - 15) What is fiction? What is fiction? What is fiction?
Lessons / Example: Stretchy Purpose of fiction is to Purpose of fiction is to Purpose of fiction is to
RPH / Guided Snake entertain entertain entertain
Setting - where the Setting - where the Setting - where the story
Reading story takes place, when story takes place, takes place, when it takes
it takes place and when it takes place place and weather
weather and weather Characters do the talking
Characters do the Characters do the Main character
talking talking Problem
Main character Main character Solution
Problem Problem Events that lead to
Solution Solution solution
Events that lead to Events that lead to Retell
solution solution Character feelings
Retell Retell
Character feelings Character feelings
 Reading Week 13 Week 16 Week 19 Week 22
Favorite Part Introduction to Character Traits - Introduction to Problem
Comprehensi Describe s etting, Characters Physical Character, Setting, Plot
on / Shared characters and events Ask and Answer Connections within a Week 23
Week 14 questions about text (Comparing and Problem
Reading Text to Text informational texts Contrasting) Main Topic and Key
Connection Week 17 Week 20 Details
Main Topic and Key Introduction to Setting Character Traits - Week 24
Details (LOL) VIsualization and Non-Physical Introduction to Steps to
Week 15 description Character, setting, Solve a Problem
Text to Text Week 18 problem and solution Identifying problem and
Connection Review Character and Week 21 solution
Main Topic and Key Setting Review Character
Details Visualizing Traits
Asking and answering Character, setting, plot
questions about a text (Cause and effect)
Key Details and
sequencing

Standards RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and
answer questions about key details in a
text.
RL.K.3 With prompting and support,
identify characters, settings, and major
events in a story.
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).
RF.K.4 Read emergent-reader texts with
purpose and understanding.
RI.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and
answer questions about key details in a
text.
RI.K.2 With prompting and support, identify
the main topic and retell key details of a
text.
RL.K.1 With prompting and support,
ask and answer questions about key
details in a text.
RL.K.2 With prompting and support,
retell familiar stories, including key
details.
RF.K.3c Read common high-frequency words
by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, i s, are,
do, does) .
RF.K.1.D Recognize and name all upper- and
lowercase letters of the alphabet.
RF.K.3.B Associate the long and short sounds
with the common spellings (graphemes) for
the five major vowels.
RI.K.3 With prompting and support, RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and
describe the connection between two answer questions about key details in a text.
individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of
RL.K.2 With prompting and support, retell
information in a text.
familiar stories, including key details.
RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify
RI.K.6 Name the author and illustrator of a characters, settings, and major events in a
text and define the role of each in story.
presenting the ideas or information in a
text. RF.K.3c Read common high-frequency words by
sight (e.g., the, of, to, y ou, she, my, is, are, d
o,
does).
RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify
characters, settings, and major events in a
story.
RF.K.3c Read common high-frequency
words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, y ou, she,
my, is, are, d
o, does).
RF.K.3.B Associate the long and short
sounds with the common spellings
(graphemes) for the five major vowels.

RF.K.1 Demonstrate understanding of the

organization and basic features of print.

RF.K.3c Read common high-frequency

words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, s he,
 my, is, are, do, does).

RF.K.1.D Recognize and name all upper- and

lowercase letters of the alphabet.

RF.K.2.D Isolate and pronounce the initial,

medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes)
in three-phoneme
(consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC)
words.1 (This does not include CVCs ending
with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)

Wonders Unit 9 Wonders Unit 10 Review

Unit

Phonics / Suffixes -s, -ed, -ing Diphthongs - oi (oil), oy (boy) Make up time and review
Ai, ay Assessment
Ow, ou
Oo, ew, ue
Aw, au
Ow, oa
Ee, ey

Phonemic Using chunks to decode Using chunks to decode using long single vowel- /a/- acorn, /e/-me, /i/-, /o/-go,
/u/-unicorn
Awareness

Reading Mini Nonfiction Strategies Nonfiction Strategies Nonfiction Strategies

What is nonfiction? (Teaches us What is nonfiction? (Teaches us new What is nonfiction? (Teaches us new things
Lessons / new things and facts about the things and facts about the world) and facts about the world)
RPH / Guided world) Predict topic using cover Predict topic using cover
Predict topic using cover State facts about topic State facts about topic
Reading State facts about topic Answer questions about topic using text Answer questions about topic using text
Answer questions about topic using Ask questions about text Ask questions about text
text Compare and contrast two topics Compare and contrast two topics
Ask questions about text
Compare and contrast two topics

Reading Week 25 Week 28 Week 31

Steps to Solve the Problem Review characters, setting, problem, Introduction to Asking and Answering
Comprehensi Sequence of events steps, and solution Questions
on / Shared Week 26 Character, setting, plot - Sequence Week 32
Solution Week 29 Asking and Answering Questions
Reading Cause and effect (Why a character Introduction to Retell Week 33
 does something in a text) Key Details Introduction to Main Topic
Week 27 Week 30 Week 34
Solution Retell Main Topic
Connections within a text: Main T opic and Key Details Week 35
Sequence Connecting Info in a Text?
Week 36
Connecting Info in a Text?

Standards RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, L.K.1.D Understand and use question words (interrogatives)
settings, and major events in a story. settings, and major events in a story. (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).

RI.K.3 With prompting and support, describe the RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions L.K.1.B Use frequently occurring nouns and verbs.
connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or about key details in a text.
pieces of information in a text.
RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship
RF.K.3c Read common high-frequency words by sight between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g.,
(e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, d
o, does). what moment in a story an illustration depicts).

RF.K.2.A Recognize and produce rhyming words. RI.K.2 With prompting and support, identify the main topic and
retell key details of a text.
RF.K.2.C Blend and segment onsets and rimes of
single-syllable spoken words. RF.K.3c Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the,
of, to, you, she, my, i s, a
re, do, does) .

RF.K.2.A Recognize and produce rhyming words.

RF.K.2.C Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable

spoken words.

L.K.1.C Form regular plural nouns orally by adding /s/ or /es/

(e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes).