5/12/15 Language Arts Blue (K)
Scope & Sequence : Scope & Sequence documents
describe what is covered in a course (the scope) and also
the order in which topics are covered (the sequence).
These documents list instructional objectives and skills
to be mastered. K¹² Scope & Sequence documents for
each course include:
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Course Overview
Course Outline
Number of Lessons and Scheduling
Materials
Course Overview
In this course, students receive structured lessons on readiness skills through emphasis on phonics,
language skills, literature, and handwriting to help develop comprehension, build vocabulary, and promote
a lifelong interest in reading.
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Phonics: PhonicsWorks prepares students to become independent readers through systematic,
multisensory instruction in phonemic awareness and decoding skills, using a kit of magnetized
letter tiles and a variety of games and activities.
Literature and Comprehension: Plenty of read-aloud literature kindles the imagination while
building comprehension and vocabulary. The emphasis is on classic literature—fairy tales, fables,
and folktales—including many works that embody exemplary virtues.
Language Skills: Traditional poems, nursery rhymes, and riddles help students develop
comprehension, vocabulary, and a love of language. Offline vocabulary instruction is
accompanied by online review and practice. All About Me lays the foundations of the writing
process as students brainstorm, discuss, illustrate, write, and share ideas with others.
Handwriting: Handwriting Without Tearsprovides gentle instruction to help students print letters
correctly.
1 5/12/15 Course Outline
Phonics
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Letter sounds
Vowels
Digraphs
Trigraphs
Endings
Telling and asking sentences
Compound words
Literature and Comprehension
Unit 1: Good Choices
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"Little Red Riding Hood"; "Healthy Snacks"; "Jack and the Beanstalk"
Unit 2: Get Moving
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"Everyday Exercises"; "The Gingerbread Man"; "Lousy Litter"
Unit 3: House and Home
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"Recycling Is Smart"; A Chair for My Mother; "Their Homes Were Their Castles"
Unit 4: Three Fairy Tales
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"Cinderella"; "Sleeping Beauty"; "Rapunzel"
Unit 5: Dig Deep
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"The Grand Canyon"; Introduce Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
Unit 6: Choice #1
Unit 7: Peter Rabbit
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"The Tale of Peter Rabbit"; "The Tale of Benjamin Bunny"; "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies"
Unit 8: Choice #2
Unit 9: Among Animals
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"The Velveteen Rabbit"; "Rare and Wonderful Pandas"; "The Lion and the Mouse"; Caps for
Sale; "Emperors of the Ice"
2 5/12/15 Unit 10: Helping Hands
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Make Way for Ducklings; "The Elves and the Shoemaker"
Unit 11: Choice #3
Unit 12: Amazing Tales
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"Migrating Monarchs: A Butterfly Vacation"; A Story, A Story; "Spider and Turtle and Good
Manners”
Unit 13: Choice #4
Unit 14: A Visit to Australia
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“The Wombat and the Kangaroo”; "Go, Kangaroos, Go!"
Unit 15: Creature Features
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"Insects of the Rainforest"; Tikki Tikki Tembo; "Chicken Little"
Unit 16: Listen to Learn
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"The Foolish Rabbit"; "Being Nosy About Smells"; "The Honest Woodsman"
Unit 17: Out of the Mouths
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"Diamonds and Toads"; "Talk"; "That's Tasty!"
Unit 18: Choice #5
Unit 19: Tiny People
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"Tom Thumb"; "Thumbelina"
Unit 20: Help Yourself and Others
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"Germs—Our Unwanted Guests"; "The Little Red Hen"
Unit 21: Choice #6
Unit 22: Three
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"The Three Bears"; "Three Billy Goats Gruff"; "The Three Little Pigs"
Unit 23: Hot and Cold
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"Hot and Cold"; "The Amazing Sahara"; The Snowy Day
Language Skills
3 5/12/15 Unit 1: Colors, Body Parts, and Poems
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Vocabulary
Self-Portraits
Readings: "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe"; "I Eat My Peas with Honey"; "Old Mother Hubbard"
Unit 2: Body Parts, Jobs, and Poems
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Vocabulary
How I Use My Arms, Fingers, and Legs
When I Grow Up
Readings: "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear"; "Monday's Child"; "Hey, Diddle, Diddle"
Unit 3: Families, Friends, and Poems
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Vocabulary
My Family
My Friends
Readings: "Open Hydrant"; "The Wheels on the Bus"; "The Secret Place"
Unit 4: Communities, Friends, and Poems
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Vocabulary
My Friends
My Neighborhood
Readings: "Mary Had a Little Lamb"; "Time to Run"; "Old King Cole"
Unit 5: Colors, Shapes, and Poems
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Vocabulary
My Favorite Color
My Favorite Shape
Readings: "Engine, Engine, Number Nine"; "How Much Wood Would a Woodchuck Chuck?";
"Baa Baa, Black Sheep"
Unit 6: Kitchens, Food, and Poems
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Vocabulary
My Favorite Shape
My Favorite Foods
My Favorite Foods
Readings: "Jack and Jill"; "Jack Be Nimble"; "Little Jack Horner"
Unit 7: Animals, Subject and Poems
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Vocabulary
My Favorite Animal
My Favorite Subject
Readings: "Star Bright, Star Light"; "Jack Sprat"; "Evening Red and Morning Gray"
4 5/12/15 Unit 8: Subject, Reading, and Poems
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Vocabulary
My Favorite Subject
My Favorite Book
Readings: "Three Blind Mice"; "There Was a Little Girl"; "Mackerel Sky"; "Rain Before Seven"
Unit 9: Travel, Comparison, and Poems
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Vocabulary
My Best Day
My Best Friend
Readings: "Red at Night, Sailors Delight"; "The Little Elf"; "This Little Pig Goes to Market"
Unit 10: Comparison, Emotions, and Poems
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Vocabulary
My Best Friend
Emotions and Feelings
Readings: "The Caterpillar"; "Little Miss Muffet"; "Humpty Dumpty"
Unit 11: Location, Opposites, and Poems
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Vocabulary
Playing Inside and Outside
Loud and Quiet
Readings: "Yankee Doodle"; excerpt from "The Island"; "Little Bo Peep"
Unit 12: Opposites and Poems
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Vocabulary
Loud and Quiet
Hot and Cold
Readings: "Lady Bug, Lady Bug"; "Little Boy Blue"; "Sing a Song of Sixpence"
Unit 13: Writing, Manners, and Poems
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Vocabulary
A Letter to My Friend
A Thank-You Note
Readings: "Hushabye, Don't You Cry"; "Bed in Summer"; "A Bear Went Over the Mountain"
Unit 14: Manners, Traffic, and Poems
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Vocabulary
A Thank-You Note
Haikus
Signs in My Neighborhood
Readings: "Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater"; "Cat Kisses"
5 5/12/15 Unit 15: Ordinals, Sequences, and Poems
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Vocabulary
A Race with My Friends
My Mornings
Readings: "Hickory, Dickory, Dock"; excerpt from "Teddy Bear"; "Patty-Cake, Patty-Cake"
Unit 16: Sequences, Growing, and Poems
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Vocabulary
My Mornings
When I Grow Up
Finger Games
Readings: "The Land of Counterpane"; "Johnny on the Woodpile"
Unit 17: Mamas, Babies, and Poems
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Vocabulary
My Hand and Foot
My Body Language
Things I Can Do
Homographs
Readings: excerpt from "The Three Foxes"; excerpt from " A Good Play"; "Three Little Kittens"
Unit 18: Nouns, Adjectives, Review, and Poems
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Vocabulary
Things I Can Do
Counting-Out Rhymes
What I Have Learned
Self-Portrait
Readings: "The Storm"; "We're Racing, Racing Down the Walk"
Handwriting
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Appropriate pencil grip
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Proper line and stroke formation
Lower- and uppercase letters
Writing dictated letters and numbers
Correct direction and order
Left-to-right directionality
Consistent, grade-appropriate size
Placement on baseline
6 5/12/15 Number of Lessons and Scheduling
120 minutes
Total Lessons: 180
Materials
Please note: Course materials will be available in various formats, which may include physical and/or
digital materials.
Standard Curriculum Items
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K¹² Language Arts Blue Lesson Guideand Activity Book
K¹² PhonicsWorks Basic Kit
K¹² PhonicsWorks Basic Lesson Guide, Activity Book, and Assessment Book
K¹² PhonicsWorks Basic Readers, Vols. 1–11
K¹² Read Aloud Treasury
K¹² World Magazines
K¹² All About Me Book
Accomplishments chart and stickers
Slate chalkboard
Printed alphabet desk strips
Wide double line paper
Additional Curriculum Items
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Additional works of literature, including The Rooster Crows—A Book of American Rhymes and
Jinglesby Maud and Miska Petersha and Rhyme Time by Tomie dePaola
Items easily found in a typical home
NOTE: List subject to change
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