HeidiSongs Kindergarten Pacing Guide
© Heidi Butkus 2009
Week No.
Letters
and
Sounds
Number
Color Wd. or
Shape/Coin
Wd. Family
Sight
Words
1
A-D
0-5
red, yellow
circle
none
2
E-H
6-10
green, blue
square
none
3
I-L
0-10 review purple, orange
triangle
the
4
M-P
0-10 review
brown, black
rectangle
I, see
5
Q-U
11
white, pink
oval
like
6
V-Z
12
gray
rhombus
is, a
7
review
13
practice
blending
sounds
octagon
my
8
review
14
star
and
9
review
15
hexagon
can, as
practice
blending
sounds
practice
blending
sounds
Language Arts Concepts
Math Concepts
write name, rhyme,
sorting, counting aloud,
count objects to 10
Theme/Singable Book
Wiggles Learns the
Rules at School,
Wiggles’ First Day at
School
Round Is a Pancake
Book
sorting, counting aloud,
graphs, days of the
week, patterns,
matching sets 0-10,
Wiggles Learns to Pay
Write letters, rhyme,
numbers in order,
Attention, Round Is a
beginning sounds
sorting, patterns
Pancake Book
review and practice
review and practice
above, concepts of print above; compare sets
The Shape Song Book
(title, title page, front
with more, less, and
cover, back cover)
equal
review and practice
review and practice
Finish Shape Song Book,
above; compare sets
above, concepts of print
start Our School Farm
with more, less, and
(letters vs. words)
book
equal, count aloud to 20
review and practice,
review and practice
concepts of print
Our School Farm Book
above;
(letters vs. words vs.
sentences)
review and practice
above; blending onsets
and rimes, concepts of
review and practice
Our School Farm Book
print (L-R progression,
tracking words, return
sweep)
review and practice
review and practice
The Rhyme Song Book
above; blending onsets
and rimes
review and practice
Finish The Rhyme Song
Measurement; review
above; blending CVC
Book; Begin the
and practice
sounds orally
Halloween Song Book
beginning sounds, name
writing, rhyme
10
review
16
11
review
17
12
review
18
13
14
th
th
practice
blending
sounds
at family
words
at family
words
19
at family
words
20
an family
words
review
model &
draw
model
shapes&
draw
shapes
model &
draw
shapes
Make large
shapes out
of small
ones
Make large
shapes out
of small
ones
Make large
shapes out
of small
ones
15
th
21
an family
words
16
sh
22
an family
words
17
sh
23
it, in family
words
sphere
18
ch
24
it, in family
words
cube
19
ch
25
it, in family
words
cone
am, at
review and practice
above; blending CVC
sounds orally
Measurement; review
and practice
The Halloween Song
Book
go, to
review and practice
review and practice
Study Fall; do Fall page
from The Seasons Book
play, you
review and practice
review and practice
Dinner's Ready Book
Identify and build
numbers from 11-20,
matches sets 0-20,
numbers in order to 20
Dinner's Ready Book
review and practice,
for, it, that
introduce the th sound
with, in
listening comprehension
Identify and build
(predict, characters,
numbers from 11-20,
setting) write alphabet
matches sets 0-20,
(A-H), th sound
numbers in order to 20
Gingerbread Man Play,
Christmas Around the
World; Christmas
Countdown 20-10 Book
More complicated
Gingerbread Man Play,
patterning; continue
Christmas Around the
here, he
working on concepts
World; Christmas
with numbers 11-20.
Countdown 20-10 Book
Identify topic of
More complicated
Gingerbread Man Play,
informational text,write patterning; continue
Christmas Around the
had, she
alphabet (R-Z). sh
working on concepts
World; Christmas
sound
with numbers 11-20.
Countdown 20-10 Book
Numbers in order to 20
review writing alphabet
Study weather; Let's
(or 30 if they can),
have, on, if
A-Z, sh sound,
Build a Snowman
matching sets to 20 or
30
Numbers in order to 20
review listening
Study Winter; Do
(or 30 if they can),
comprehension, writing
Winter page from the
we, up
matching sets to 20 or
alphabet,
Seasons Book
30
phoneme segmentation
Introduce addition;
& deletion, review story
continue practicing
Study Sea Animals;
one, said comprehension, practice
concepts for numbers Look Out, Fishies! Book
dictation and alphabet
11-30
writing
Role of author &
illustrator; write
alphabet (P-Q) th sound
20
ar
26
ip, ig family
words
21
er, ir, ur
27
ip, ig family
words
22
or
28
ip, ig family
words
23
ing
29
op, ot, ox
family words
24
ink
30
op, ot, ox
family words
25
ay
review
op, ot, ox
family words
26
ee
#'s to 100
et, en, eg
family words
27
oo as in
book
#'s to 100
et, en, eg
family words
28
oo as in
boot
#'s to 100
et, en, eg
family words
phoneme segmentation
Addition; continue
& deletion, review story
his, by
comprehension, practice practicing concepts for
numbers 11-30
dictation and alphabet
writing
Introduce decomposing
review all
phoneme segmentation,
numbers in addition;
volume
was, are
identification of medial
continue practicing
shapes
sounds
concepts for numbers
11-30
review and practice
Addition & decomposing
review
above; encourage
numbers; continue
shapes and
two, of
writing of more
practicing concepts for
position
sentences,
numbers 11-30, review
words
identification of medial
patterning
review
sounds
review and practice
Addition & decomposing
shapes and
they, from above; identification of numbers; write numbers
position
medial sounds
0-30, review patterning
words
review
Identification of non- Addition & decomposing
this, will
shapes and
fiction topic, introduce numbers; write numbers
position
writing about non0-30, review patterning
review
words
fiction
Introduce subtraction,
review all Introduce writing about
shapes and
review and practice
sight words
non-fiction
position
above
words
review all
sight
Introduce story writing
Introduce subtraction,
words;
penny,
with characters,
review and practice
introduce
nickel
setting, beginning,
above
more words
middle, and end
as they are
needed
Introduce story writing
Practice subtraction,
penny,
with characters,
review and practice
nickel, dime
setting, beginning,
above
middle, and end
review all
volume
shapes
penny,
nickel,
dime,
quarter
Introduce story writing
with characters,
setting, beginning,
middle, and end
Practice subtraction,
review and practice
above
Study Sea Animals;
Look Out, Fishies! Book
Study Sea Animals;
Look Out, Fishies! Book
100th Day of School;
100's theme
Valentine's Day Theme;
begin Addition Doubles
Book
President's Day Theme;
Addition Doubles Book;
Study Insects; Addition
Doubles Book
Insects; Begin Very
Hungry Caterpillar Book
Insects; Very Hungry
Caterpillar Book
Seasons Book: Spring
Page; Life Cycle of the
Frog (use Wide
Mouthed Frog Songs),
Plants: Tops and
Bottoms Book
penny,
nickel,
dime,
quarter
Identification of ending
sounds, review and
practice
Practice subtraction,
review and practice
above
Identification of ending
sounds, review and
practice, work on
Identification
reading fluency
of ending
sounds, review and
practice, work on
reading fluency
Practice skills to be
retested: alphabet
writing, dictation,
phoneme deletion, etc.
Practice skills to be
retested: alphabet
writing, dictation,
phoneme deletion, etc.
Practice subtraction,
review and practice
above
Introduce problem
solving with word
problems, review and
practice above
Introduce problem
solving with word
problems, review and
practice above
Introduce problem
solving with word
problems, review and
practice above
Introduce problem
solving with word
problems, review and
practice above
Introduce problem
solving with word
problems, review and
practice above
Introduce problem
solving with word
problems, review and
practice above
29
ow
#'s to 100
et, en, eg
family words
30
ou
#'s to 100
ug, ut, un
family words
review
31
oy
#'s to 100
ug, ut, un
family words
review
32
aw
#'s to 100
ug, ut, un
family words
review and practice,
work on reading fluency
33
unk
#'s to 100
ug, ut, un
family words
review and practice,
work on reading fluency
34
Bossy E
#'s to 100
review
review and practice,
work on reading fluency
35
Bossy E
#'s to 100
review
36
Magic Y
#'s to 100
review
37
review
#'s to 100
review
review
review
38
review
#'s to 100
review
review
review
Frogs; Plants: Tops and
Bottoms Book, Spring
Begin Rosie's Walk
Book; life cycle of the
chicken
Get ready for Easter
(chicks, bunnies, ducks)
Finish Rosie's Walk
Book
Mother's Day; Cinco de
Mayo
The Zoo Book; Sing The
Wide Mouthed Frog zoo
animal songs
The Zoo Book; Sing The
Wide Mouthed Frog zoo
animal songs
The Zoo Book; Learn
the rest of the Wide
Mouthed Frog songs
The Zoo Book; Perform
the Wide Mouthed Frog
play
Last week! Last day of
school: Pirate Day!