Scope and Sequence – Mechanics, Usage and Grammar
Revised – Feb. 2009
ELA Committee
Bold print denotes working toward mastery at that grade level
Plain print denoted introduction or continuation of learning
Gr.
Mechanics
Usage
Grammar
Capital Letters
 Subject/verb
 Communicate orally in
K
 I
 Own first name
Spacing Between words
Punctuation
 Period, question
mark, exclamation
point, quotation
marks, comma
1
2



Capital Letters
 I
 First word of
sentence
 Proper nouns
(names, months)
Spacing Between words
Punctuation
 Period at end of
sentence
 Question mark at
end of sentence
 Comma in date,
year
Capital



Letters
Proper Nouns
Personal initials
Titles (books, TV
shows…)
 Uses in friendly
letter
 Days, Months
 City, State
 Titles before names
(Mr. Mrs. Dr.)
 Words as part of
name (Aunt, Uncle)
 Abbreviations
Punctuation
 Exclamation point
 Commas in
agreement in oral
sentences
Oral sentence
formation
Use combination
of sight words
and phonetically
spelled words to
create a
sentence
Label pictures
Nouns
 Form plural by
adding s
Verbs
 Subject/verb
agreement
(singular/plural)
 Sentences ing, ed
endings

Combine simple
sentences
around a topic
Word Study
 Adjectives
 Contractions
Nouns
 Add plural s
 Forms plurals of
words ending in
sh,ch,x,s,z y,v
using
appropriate
changes
 Abbreviations –
Days, Months
Verbs
 Irregular forms
Contractions
Using the right word
 Homonyms
sentences
Sentences
 Definition of a sentence
 Types of sentences
(statement/ question)
Noun/Verb
 Definition of each
 Singular vs. plural nouns
Adjectives
 Definition
Word Study
 Base words
 ing, ed endings
 Compound words
Sentences
 Types of sentences
(statement, question,
command, exclamatory)
 Simple sentence subject/predicate
 Paragraphs
Nouns
 Common vs. proper
Verbs
 Irregular forma
 Past/present tense of
regular verbs
Adjectives
 Definition
 Placement in sentences
 Using er, est to compare






3
4
friendly letters
Underline book
titles
Apostrophe in
contractions
Apostrophe in
singular possessive
Colon with
digital time
Quotation marks in
dialogue
Commas in list of
series
Capital Letters
 Proper names
 Country,
continent,
oceans
 Titles before
names (Mr. Mrs.
Dr.)
 Abbreviations
 Personal initials
 Words used as
names (Aunt,
Uncle)
 Book titles
Punctuation
 Period, question,
exclamation
 Period with
initials and
abbreviations
 Commas
separating
describing words
 Commas with
transition words
(first, next, then)
 Quotation marks in
dialogue
 Apostrophe in
singular
possessive
Capital Letters
 Proper Names
related to units
of study
Punctuation
 Comma/colons in
Sentences
 Subject/verb
agreement with
regular
nouns/verbs
 Expanded
sentences with
adjectives
and/or adverbs
 Paragraphing
 Create compound
sentences from
simple sentences
 Write expanded
sentences around a
topic
Nouns
 Forms plurals of
regular words
 Irregular plurals
Verbs
 Irregular forms
Contractions
Using right word
Sentences
 Complex
Sentences
 Paragraphing (at
least 1
paragraph
around a topic)
 Paragraphing multiple
Nouns
 Plurals – regular
and irregular
Verbs
 Compound
subject/verb
Word Study
 Synonyms, Antonyms,
Homonyms
 Base words, prefixes,
suffixes
 Compound words
Sentences
 Types of sentences
(statement, question,
command, exclamatory,
imperative)
 Recognize and correct
sentence fragments/run-ons
 Subject/predicate
 Combining sentences
 Paragraphing with transition
words
Nouns
 Singular possessive
 Pronouns
Verbs
 Future tense
 Helping verbs – am, was,
been, have
Adverbs
 Definition
Adjectives
 Placement
 Recognize articles (a, an)
and use correctly
 Use er, est for comparing
Word Study
 Base words, prefixes,
suffixes
Sentences
 Types of sentences
 Recognize and correct
run-on sentences
 Subject/predicate review
 Paragraphing using





business letters
Quotation marks –
titles, direct
quotation, dialogue
Commas, periods,
question marks in
direct quotations
Commas in
series of
describing words
Apostrophe in
plural possessive
Underline book
titles
agreement
Irregular forms
(bring, take,
speak…)
Contractions

Using the right word
 Homonyms
Sentences
 Complex
sentences
 Paragraphing
transition words and phrases
 Combining sentences
Pronouns
 Types – subject/object
Verbs
 Helping words
Adjectives
 Comparative./superlative
Adverbs
 Definitions
 Placement with verb
Word Study
 Base words, prefixes,
suffixes
 Compound words