OCEAN CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES (SLO)
PACING
UNITS/BIG IDEAS
STANDARDS
CONTENT
1ST Marking
Period
Units 1 & 2
Lessons 1-10
Unit 1 -“We see all
kinds of people each
day”
Unit 2 -“Books help
us learn new things”
Reading Standards
for Informational
2, 1, 3, 7, 10
Reading Standards:
Foundational Skills
2.a., 3.a., 1.a, 2.d, 3.c,
1.b, 1.c, 1.d, 2.c, 3.b,
2.e.,
Writing Standards
1, 2, 3, 5, 8,
Speaking and
Listening
2, 1.a., 3, 5, 6, 4
Language
1.b, 1.a, 1.f, 2.c, 6, 2.d,
5.c, 5.a, 1.c, 5.b
SKILLS
What students should KNOW
What students should DO
Phonics/Phonemic
Awareness
o Rhyming words
o Single sounds
o Beginning sounds
o Words in oral
sentences
o Blend onset and rime
o Segment onset and
rime
o Blend phonemes
Vocabulary
Strategies
o Classify and
categorize family
words
o Rhyme
o Synonyms
o Environmental print
o Context clues
o Classify and
categorize
Comprehension
o Understanding
characters
o Infer/predict
o Story structure
o Text and graphic
features
o Sequence of events
o Compare and
contrast
Write using grammar
techniques learned
Read level readers with
reading Fluency
o Reading with
expression
o Pause for
punctuation
o Reading rate
Vocabulary
Strategies
o Classify and
categorize family
words
o Rhyme
o Synonyms
o Environmental print
o Context clues
o Classify and
categorize
Know text features
Phonics/Phonemic
Awareness
o Rhyming words
o Single sounds
o Beginning sounds
o Words in oral
sentences
o Blend onset and rime
o Segment onset and
rime
o Blend phonemes
ASSESSMENT
METHOD
- End of Unit
assessments
- Writing pieces
- Progress
monitoring
- Fluency
checks
- DIBELS
o Understand
Know and recognize high
characters
frequency words in text
o Analyze/ evaluate
o Details
o Story structure
Reading Fluency
o Reading with
expression
o Pause for
punctuation
o Reading rate
Grammar
o Nouns for people
o Nouns for places
o Nouns for animals
and things
o Action verbs in
present tense
o Sensory words
o Adjectives for color
o Adjectives for
numbers
o Adjectives for size
and shape
Writing
o Labels
o Focus trait: ideas
o Captions
o Class story
o Descriptive sentences
o Word choice
o Description
High Frequency words
2nd Marking
Period
Units 3 & 4
Lessons 11-20
Unit 3 - “There is so
much to see outside”
Unit 4 - “It’s fun to
explore”
Reading Standards
Phonics
for Informational
o Blend phonemes
1, 3, 10, 2, 8
o Final sound
Reading Standards:
o Middle sound
Foundational Skills
o Segment phonemes
1.d, 2.d, 3.a, 3.b, 2.a, 3.c Vocabulary
Writing Standards
Strategies
3,7,8, 5
o Figurative language
Speaking and
o Classify and
Listening
categorize
1.a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
o Simile
Language
o Science words
1.b, 1.a, 1.f, 2.c, 4.a, 5.c,
o Rhyme
5.a, 2.d, 6, 2.a, 2.b
o antonyms
Comprehension
o compare and contrast
o conclusions
o authors purpose
o cause and effect
o sequence of events
o conclusions
o authors purpose
o cause and effect
Reading Fluency
o pause of punctuation
o read with expression
o reading rate
Grammar
o sentence parts:
subject
o verbs
o complete sentences
o verbs in past tense
o statements
o proper nouns for
people and pets
o proper nouns for
places
o verbs in future tense
Write using grammar
techniques learned
o sentence parts:
subject
o verbs
o complete sentences
o verbs in past tense
o statements
o proper nouns for
people and pets
o proper nouns for
places
o verbs in future tense
o verbs in the past
tense
read level readers with
fluency skills learned:
o pause of punctuation
o read with expression
o reading rate
Use vocabulary
o Figurative language
o Classify and
categorize
o Simile
o Science words
o Rhyme
o antonyms
Know text features
Know high frequency words
in text
Phonics
o Blend phonemes
o Final sound
o Middle sound
o Segment phonemes
- End of Unit
assessments
- Writing pieces
- Progress
monitoring
- Fluency
checks
- DIBELS
o verbs in the past
tense
Writing
o story sentences
o story/organization
o message
o letter
High Frequency words
3rd Marking
Period
Units 5 & 6
Lessons 21-30
Unit 5 - “Change is all
around us”
Unit 6 - “We are going
up”
Reading Standards
for Informational
1, 3, 9, 10, 2, 7
Reading Standards:
Foundational Skills
1.d, 2.d, 2.e, 3.a, 3.b,
2.a, 3.c, 1.c, 3.c, 2.b
Writing Standards
2, 5, 7, 8, 6
Speaking and
Listening
1.a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Language
1.b, 1.a, 1.f, 2.c, 4.a, 5.c,
5.b, 2.d, 6, 2.a, 2.b, 1.d,
2.d, 5.a, 2.a, 1.e
Phonics
o Blend and segment
phonemes
o Substitute phonemes
o Track syllables
Vocabulary
Strategies
o Multiple meaning
words
o Antonyms
o Context clues
o Classify and
categorize
o Figurative language
Comprehension
o Understanding
characters
o Story structure
o Sequence of events
o Conclusions
o Text and graphic
features
o Cause and effect
o Compare and
contrast
o Main idea and details
Reading Fluency
o Read with expression
o Reading rate
Write using grammar
techniques learned
o Pronouns: he, she,
we
o Proper nouns for
days and months
o Questions
o Exclamations
o Singular and plural
o Subject-verb
agreement
o Prepositions for, to,
with, in, on, up, out
Read level readers
Use Vocabulary
Strategies
o Multiple meaning
words
o Antonyms
o Context clues
o Classify and
categorize
o Figurative language
Know text features
Answer questions about key
details in a text
Isolate and pronounce the
- End of Unit
assessments
- Writing pieces
- Progress
monitoring
- Fluency
checks
- DIBELS
o Pause for
punctuation
Grammar
o Pronouns: he, she,
we
o Proper nouns for
days and months
o Questions
o Exclamations
o Singular and plural
o Subject-verb
agreement
o Prepositions for, to,
with, in, on, up, out
initial, medial vowel, and
final sounds in CVC words
o Track syllables
Writing
o Lists
o Invitations
o Report
o Response to literature
o Poem
High Frequency words
Curriculum Pacing Guide - Trimesters
Course/Grade: Kindergarten Language Arts
Teachers: C. Nugent-Berges, C. Merritt, M.F. Riley, S. Snyder