Pre-Kindergarten Programs
Flexible Pacing Guide
2012-2013
Modifications of the Pre-K Pacing Guide should only be made to:
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meet student needs.
accommodate for special events.
allow for unit extensions.
Please be mindful about changes to the Pacing Guide and communicate to necessary personnel (administrators, literacy coaches, literacy
support) with a two week notice.
Changes should be made as a school site or planning team.
August 2012
Sun
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Sat
12
13
14
15
16
Required Workday
17
Workday
18
19
20
Required Workday
Common Core
21
Required Workday
Common Core
22
Pre-K Professional
Development Day
(Friendship Missionary
Baptist Church)
23
Required Workday
Common Core
24
Required Workday
Common Core
25
26
27
Pre-K Teachers and
Assistants assigned duties
in their school by principal
28
Required Professional
Development
29
Required Professional
Development
30
Home Visit
31
Home Visit
First 12 Days Lesson Plans: 9/10-9/28
Sun
Monday
September 2012
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Sat
1
OWL
SGR-Small Group Rotation
Book Read (1), (2), (3), (4)
LFO-Lets Find Out About It
LTAI-Lets Talk About It
*DMC-Developing Math Concepts Lesson (See Unit Math Replacement
Guide)
2
3
Holiday – Labor Day
4
Professional Development
5
Professional
Development
6
Home Visits
7
Home Visit
8
9
10
Staggered Entry
11
Staggered Entry
12
Staggered Entry
13
All Pre-K Students
First 12 Days of School
Staggered Entry Plan
Day 1
14
First 12 Days of School
Lesson Plans Day 2
15
16
17
First 12 Days of School
Lesson Plans Day 3
18
First 12 Days of School
Lesson Plans Day 4
19
First 12 Days of School
Lesson Plans Day 5
20
First 12 Days of School
Lesson Plans Day 6
21
First 12 Days of School
Lesson Plans Day 7
22
23
24
First 12 Days of School
Lesson Plans Day 8
25
First 12 Days of School
Lesson Plans Day 9
26
First 12 Days of School
Lesson Plans Day 10
27
First 12 Days of School
Lesson Plans Day 11
28
First 12 Days of School
Lesson Plans Day 12
29
30
Unit 1: 10/1-10/26
Sun
Reteach: 10/30-10/31
Monday
Tuesday
October 2012
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Sat
3
1
Unit 1 Begins
W1D1
Oonga Boonga(1)
SGR1 p.15-17 * DMC
RECAP p. 4 Feeling Happy
2
W1D2
Peter’s Chair (1)
SGR 2 p.15-17 * DMC
RECAP p. 7 Feeling Sad
Book: When I Feel Sad
3
W1D3
Oonga Boonga (2)
SGR 3 p.15-17 * DMC
RECAP p. 9 Ways to Deal
with Feeling Sad
Book: When I Feel Sad
4
W1D4
Peter’s Chair (2)
SGR 1 p.16-17 *DMC
LFO p.42
Harmonica Other
Instruments
6
W1D5
Oonga Boonga (3)
SGR 2 p.16-17 *DMC
LFO p.46
Making Bottle Shakers
6
7
8
W2D1
Noisy Nora (1)
SGR3 p.16-17 *DMC
LFO p.63
Paper Airplane other
folded
9
W2D2
Oonga Boonga (4)
SGR 1 p.53-54* DMC
LFO p. 67
Paint Mixing and Paint
Chips
10
W2D3
Noisy Nora (2)
SGR2 p.53-54*DMC
RECAP p. 10 Feeling Mad
Book: When I Feel Angry
11
W2D4
Peter’s Chair (3)
SGR3 p.53-54 *DMC
RECAP p. 13 Feeling Mad:
Ways to Calm Down
Book: When I Feel Angry
12
W2D5
Peter’s Chair (4)
SGR1 p.54-55 *DMC
LFO p.82 Cookbook and
Recipes
13
14
15
W3D1
Whistle for Willie (1)
SGR2 p.54-55*DMC
LFO p. 98
Chess and Other Games
16
W3D2
Noisy Nora (3)
SGR3 p.54-55*DMC
RECAP p. 14 Ways to Deal
…Books: When I Feel Angry
& If You’re Angry and You
Know It
17
W3D3
Whistle for Willie (2)
SGR1 p.89-91
LFO p.109 Birth
Announcements and Birth
Weight
18
W3D4
Noisy Nora (4)
SGR 2 p. 89-91
LFO p. 113
Birth Announcements and
Birth Length
19
W3D5
Corduroy (1)
SGR3 p.89-91
RECAP p. 16 Feeling
Scared
Book:When I Feel Scared
20
21
22
W4D1
Whistle for Willie (3)
SGR1 p.127-128*DMC
LFO p.134
Exploring Chalk
23
W4D2
Corduroy (2)
SGR2 p.127-128*DMC
LTAI p.141 Practicing to
Learn New Things
24
W4D3
Whistle for Willie (4)
SGR3 p.127-128 * DMC
LFO p.145
Different Types of Fabric
25
W4D4
Corduroy (3)
SGR1 p.128-129
RECAP p. 19 How I Feel:
Using the Feeling Wheel
26
W4D5
Corduroy (4)
SGR2 p.128-129
LFO p.153
Piggy Banks
1st Quarter Ends
27
28
29
Required Workday
30
Reteach
SGR3 p. 128-129
31
Reteach
OWL
SGR-Small Group Rotation
Book Read (1), (2), (3), (4)
LFO-Lets Find Out About It
LTAI-Lets Talk About It
*DMC-Developing Math Concepts Lesson
(See Unit Math Replacement Guide)
Unit 2: 11/5-12/10
Reteach: 11/1-11/2 & 11/20
Sun
Monday
November 2012
Tuesday
Wednesday
5
Unit 2 Begins
W1D1
6
Required Workday
Common Core
Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza
(1) SGR1 p.15-16
LTAI p.25 Joining in Play
11
18
25
12
Holiday
13
W1D5
Little Red Hen Makes a
Pizza(3)
SGR2 p.16-17 *DMC
LFO p.48 Exploring
Cooking Pans
19
W2D4
A Letter to Amy (3)
SGR3 p.55-57
RECAP p. 52. Feeling
Frustrated
Book: It Won’t Work!
20
Reteach
26
27
W2D5
Letter to Amy (4)
SGR1 p.57-58
LFO p.84 Work Friends
Friday
RECAP p. 24 Practicing to
Stop
RECAP p. 26 Stop, Think
& Go
Book: When Sophie
Gets Angry
7
8
9
W1D2
Little Red Hen Makes a
Pizza(2)
SGR2 p.15-16
LFO p.32 Making Musical
Instruments
W1D3
A Letter to Amy (1)
SGR3 p.15-16
LFO p.38
Stationery Invitation
Summary Reports Go Home
W1D4
A Letter to Amy(2)
SGR1 p.16-17*DMC
14
15
16
17
21
Annual Leave
22
Holiday
23
Holiday
24
28
29
30
W3D4
Hooray a Piñata(2)
SGR2 p 92-93 *DMC
LFO p.122 Invitations …
Stuffed Animal Party
W2D1
Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza
(4)
SGR3 p.16-17*DMC
LFO p.63 Grocery Stores
and List
W2D2
Matthew and Tilly (1)
SGR1 p.55-57
LFO p.70 Finding Things in
a Grocery Store
W3D2
Dandelion (2)
SGR3 p.57-58
RECAP p. 56 Feeling
Embarrassed
W3D3
Hooray a Piñata (1)
SGR1 p.92-93 *DMC
LFO p.116 Exploring Piñatas
3
10
RECAP p. 27 Problem
Solving: Traffic Light
W2D3
Matthew and Tilly(2)
SGR2 p.55-57
LFO p.76 Grocery Store
Jobs
RECAP p. 33 Tucker Turtle
Takes Time to Tuck and
Think
W3D1
Dandelion (1)
SGR2 p.57-58
LFO p.102 Signs for
Advertising
Sat
2
Reteach
OWL
SGR-Small Group Rotation
Book Read (1), (2), (3), (4)
LFO-Lets Find Out About It
LTAI-Lets Talk About It
*DMC-Developing Math Concepts Lesson
(See Unit Math Replacement Guide
4
Thursday
1
Reteach
Unit 2: 11/5-12/10
Sun
Reteach: 12/11-12/20
Monday
December 2012
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
OWL
SGR-Small Group Rotation
Book Read (1), (2), (3), (4)
LFO-Lets Find Out About It
LTAI-Lets Talk About It
*DMC-Developing Math Concepts Lesson
(See Unit Math Replacement Guide
2
3
W3D5
Matthew and Tilly(3)
SGR3 p.92-93*DMC
LTAI p.126 Resolving Conflicts
and Developing Self Control
4
W4D1
Matthew and Tilly (4)
SGR1 p.133-134
LTAI p.140 Resolving
Conflict
Sat
1
5
6
W4D2
Dandelion (3)
SGR 2 p.133-134
RECAP p. 22 Sharing
W4D3
Hooray a Piñata(3)
SGR3 p 133-134
RECAP p. 54 Feeling Proud
Book: When I Feel Good
About Myself
7
W4D4
Dandelion (4)
SGR1 p.134-135 *DMC
LTAI p.152 Discussing Rules for
2
Piñata
9
10
11
12
13
14
9
16
17
18
19
20
21
16
23
24
Winter Break
25
Winter Break
26
27
28
23
30
31
W4D5
Hooray a Piñata (4)
SGR2 p.134-135 *DMC
LFO p.156 Piñata Party
Reteach
RECAP p. 68 Stop, Think &
Go Problem Solving
Book: Taking Turns
Winter Break
Reteach
SGR3 p.134-135 *DMC
RECAP p 58 Acceptable
Ways to Express Feelings
Book: Teacher Choice
Reteach
Reteach
RECAP p. 62 Acceptable
Ways to Express …
Books: When I Feel Sad &
When I Feel Angry
Reteach
RECAP p. 70 & 71 More
Stop Think & Go With
Solution Kit Cards
Winter Break
Reteach
RECAP p. 63 & 65
I Feel Messages
Reteach
Winter Break
Reteach
RECAP p. 66 Strategies to
Calm Down
Book: Mean Soup
Winter Break
Winter Break
3
Unit 3: 1/2-1/31
Sun
January 2013
Monday
Tuesday
1
Holiday
Last Day of Winter Break
Wednesday
2
Unit 3 Begins
W1D1
Gilberto and the Wind (1)
SGR1 p.17 *DMC p.126
RECAP p.81 RECAP
Rules Review
6
13
7
W1 D4
One Dark Night (2)
SGR1 p.18-19
LTAI p.34 Dealing with
Frustration
14
W2 D4
One Dark Night (4 )
SGR3 p.59-61
RECAP p. 85 Introducing
Sun Cycle 2
20
27
21
Holiday
28
W4 D2
The Snowy Day (3)
SGR2 p.131-132
LFO p.144 Insulation
Hot/Cold
8
W1 D5
Gilberto and the Wind (3)
SGR2 p. 18-19
LFO p.52 Learning Umbrellas
15
W2 D5
Rabbits and Raindrops (2)
SGR1 p.62-63
*DMC(positional words)
LFO p.88 Effects of … Little
Rain
22
Workday
9
W2 D1
Gilberto and the Wind(4)
SGR3 p.18-19
LTAI p.68 Understanding
Emotions Fear and Book:
When I Miss You
Thursday
3
Wk1 D2
One Dark Night (1)
SGR2 p.17 *DMC p. 126
LFO p.27 Exploring
Balloons, Pillow Slips…
10
W2 D2
One Dark Night (3)
SGR1 p.59-61
LFO p.72 Moving Baby
Animals
16
17
Rabbits and Raindrops (3)
Rabbits and Raindrops (4)
SGR3 p.62-63
* DMC (positional words)
LFO p.106 Drying Wet Mittens
W3 D1
SGR2 p.62-63
*DMC(positional words)
LTAI p.102 Waiting
23
W3 D4
The Snowy Day (2)
SGR2 p.95-96
RECAP: p. 89 Taking
Responsibility for Our
Behavior
29
30
W4 D3
The Snowy Day (4)
SGR3 p.131-132
RECAP p. 90 Conseq.
Book: How to Lose All Your
Friends
W4 D4
A Hat for Minerva Louise
(3)
SGR1 p.133
LFO p.152 Pizza Delivery
W3 D2
24
W3 D5
A Hat for Minerva Louise
(1) SGR3 p.95-96
LFO p.124 Thermometers
31
W4 D5
A Hat for Minerva Louise (4)
SGR2 p. 133
LFO p.156 Winter Equipment
Friday
4
Sat
5
Wk1 D3
Gilberto and the Wind (2)
SGR3 p. 17 *DMC p.126
LFO p.41 What’s a
Pinwheel?
11
W2 D3
12
Rabbits and Raindrops (1)
SGR2 p.59-61
LFO p.78 Animal Homes
18
19
25
26
W3 D3
The Snowy Day (1) SGR1
p.95-96
LTAI p.112 Understanding
W4 D1
A Hat for Minerva Louise (2)
SGR1 p.131-132
LTAI p.140 Friends
Unit 4: 2/11-3/11
Sun
Reteach: 2/1-2/8
Monday
Tuesday
February 2013
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
Reteach
OWL
SGR-Small Group Rotation
Book Read (1), (2), (3), (4)
LFO-Lets Find Out About It
LTAI-Lets Talk About It
Sat
2
RECAP p. 91 Positive
Consequences of Our
Behavior
Book: When I Care
About Others
3
4
Reteach
RECAP: Supplemental
Lesson
5
Reteach
RECAP: Supplemental
Lesson
6
Reteach
RECAP: Supplemental
Lesson
7
Reteach
RECAP: Supplemental
Lesson
8
Reteach
RECAP: Supplemental
Lesson
9
10
11
12
W1D2
Dogs Colorful Day (1)
SGR 2 p. 15-17 * Teacher
13
W1D3
Max’s Dragon Shirt (2)
SGR 3 p.15-17 *Teacher
14
W1D4
Dogs Colorful Day (2)
SGR 1p.17-18*DMC p.151-
15
W1D5
Max’s Dragon Shirt (3)
SGR 2p.17-18*DMC p.151-
16
choice pattern activity
choice pattern activity
153
153
LFO p.31 Color Fading
From Exposure to Light
RECAP p. 92 Safety;
Book: Be Careful and Stay
Safe
LFO p.43 Flavors and
Colors of Foods
LTAI p.46 Thanking People
Who Help Us
19
W2 D1
Max’s Dragon Shirt (4)
SGR 3 p.17-18*DMC p.151LFO p.62 Tinting and
Flavoring Frosting
20
W2 D2
The Lion and the Little Red
Bird(1)
SGR1 p.54-55
LFO p.69 Paints or Dyes
from Berries
21
W2 D3
The Lion and the Little Red
Bird (2)
SGR 2 p.54-55
LTAI p.76 Helping Others
22
W2 D4
Dogs Colorful Day (3)
SGR 3 p.54-55
LFO p.80 Washable and
Permanent Colors
26
W3 D1
Dear Juno (1)
SGR 2 p.56 *DMC p.118
LFO p.101 Color Names
Inspired By Objects
27
W3 D2
Dear Juno (2)
SGR 3 p.56 *DMC p.118
LFO p.108 Distinctive
Colors of Plants
28
W3 D3
The Lion and the Little Red
Bird (3)
SGR1 p. 91-93
LTAI p.112 Waiting
Unit 4 Begins
W1D1
Max's Dragon Shirt (1)
SGR 1 p.15-17 *Teacher
choice pattern activity
LFO p.25 Color Fading from
Washing
17
18
Holiday
153
24
25
W2 D5
Dogs Colorful Day (4)
SGR 1 p.56 *DMC p.118
RECAP: Supplemental
Lesson
23
Unit 4: 2/11-3/11 Unit 5: 3/19-4/22
Reteach: 3/12-3/15
Sun
Monday
March 2013
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
OWL
SGR-Small Group Rotation
Book Read (1), (2), (3), (4)
LFO-Lets Find Out About It
LTAI-Lets Talk About It
*DMC-Developing Math Concepts Lesson
(See Unit Math Replacement Guide
W3 D4
Sat
2
The Lion and the Little Red
Bird (4)
SGR 2 p.91-93
LTAI p.116 Appreciating
Others
3
4
5
W4 D1
Dear Juno (3)
SGR1 p.127-128
LTAI p.135 Waiting for a
Special Event
6
W4 D2
Whistle For Willie (5)
SGR 2 p.127-128
LFO p.139 Animals that
Change Colors
7
W4 D3
Dear Juno (4)
SGR 3 p.127-128
LFO p.143 Airmail,
Envelopes, Stamps…
8
W4 D4
Rabbits and Raindrops(5)
SGR 1 p.129-130
LTAI p.147 Helping With
Errands
9
10
11
12
Reteach
SGR3 p. 129-130
RECAP: Supplemental
Lesson
13
Reteach
RECAP: Supplemental
Lesson
14
Reteach
RECAP: Supplemental
Lesson
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
W1D4
Raccoon on His Own (2)
SGR 1 p.17 *DMC p. 144
RECAP: Supplemental
Lesson
22
W1D5
Play with Me (3)
SGR 2 p.17 *DMC p. 144
LTAI p.48 Developing
Persistence
23
26
27
30
W2 D3
Play with Me (4)
SGR 2 p.55-57
LFO p.76 Imagining Things
in the Clouds
28
W2 D4
Raccoon on His Own (3)
SGR 3 p.55-57
LTAI p.80 Understanding
Feelings
29
W2 D2
The Puddle Pail (2)
SGR 1 p.55-57
RECAP: Supplemental
Lesson
W3 D5
Peter’s Chair (5)
SGR 3 p.91-93
LFO p.120 Distinctive
Colors of _________
W4 D5
Noisy Nora (5)
SGR 2 p.129-130
LFO p.151 Color
Meanings: Traffic Lights
Unit 5 Begins
W1D1
Play With Me (1)
SGR 1 p.15-16
RECAP: Supplemental Lesson
25
W2 D1
The Puddle Pail (1)
SGR 3 p.17 *DMC p. 144
LFO p.66 Looking at
Good Poor Reflectors
24
31
W1D2
Raccoon on His Own (1)
SGR 2 p.15-16
LFO p.31 Identifying
Different Kinds of Turtles
W1D3
Play with Me (2)
SGR 3 p.15-16
LFO p.38 Mirrors, Mylar
Film, Kaleidoscopes
Reteach
RECAP: Supplemental
Lesson
Workday
Unit 5: 3/19-4/22
Reteach: 4/23-4/30
April 2013
Sun
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Sat
1
Spring Break
2
Spring Break
3
Spring Break
4
Spring Break
5
Spring Break
6
7
8
W2 D5
Raccoon on His Own (4)
SGR 1 p.57-58
LFO p.84 Identifying
Crawfish, Lizards and Birds
9
W3 D1
Kitten for a Day (1)
SGR 2 p.57-58
LFO p.100 What are
Starfishes and Seahorses?
10
11
W3 D3
The Puddle Pail (3)
SGR 1 p.91-93
LFO p.110 What are
Shadows?
12
W3 D4
Kitten for a Day (2)
SGR 2 p.91-93
RECAP p. 94 Introducing
Sun Cycle 3
7
14
15
16
18
W4 D3
Kitten for a Day (4)
SGR 3 p.129-130
LTAI p.116 Sharing
Accomplishments With
Others
19
W4 D4
Dreams (3)
SGR 1 p. 130-131
LTAI: p. 106 Showing
Tolerance: Accepting
Others’ Ideas
14
The Puddle Pail (4)
SGR 1 p.129-130
LFO p.136 Finger Puppets
and Hand Puppets
17
W4 D2
Kitten for a Day (3)
SGR 2 p.129-130
LFO p.140 Comparing
Transparent Translucent
Objects to Opaque
Objects
24
25
26
21
W3 D5
Dreams (2)
SGR 3 p.91-93
LFO p.122 Shadow Size
Shadow Puppets
W4 D1
21
22
W4D5
Dreams (4)
SGR 2 p.130-131
RECAP: Supplemental
Lesson
23
28
29
30
Reteach
Reteach
Reteach
SGR 3 p. 130-131
W3 D2
Dreams (1)
SGR 3 p.57-58
RECAP p. 93 Behavioral
Expectations
Reteach
Reteach
OWL
SGR-Small Group Rotation
Book Read (1), (2), (3), (4)
LFO-Lets Find Out About It
LTAI-Lets Talk About It
*DMC-Developing Math Concepts Lesson
(See Unit Math Replacement Guide
Reteach
Unit 6: 5/6-6/3
Reteach 5/1-5/3
May 2013
Sun
Monday
Tuesday
OWL
SGR-Small Group Rotation
Book Read (1), (2), (3), (4)
LFO-Lets Find Out About It
LTAI-Lets Talk About It
*DMC-Developing Math Concepts Lesson
(See Unit Math Replacement Guide
5
6
Unit 6 Begins
W1D1
The Ugly Vegetables (1)
SGR 1 p.18-19
LFO p. 27 Veg. Soup: What
Part of the Plant Are We
Eating?
12
13
W2 D1
7
W1D2
The Ugly Vegetables (2)
SGR 2 p.18-19
LTAI p.34 Exploring
Differences
14
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Sat
1
Reteach
2
Reteach
3
Reteach
6
8
W1D3
The Ugly Vegetables (3)
SGR 3 p.18-19
LFO p.38 How New Plants
Start Seeds
9
W1D4
The Ugly Vegetables (4)
SGR 1p.17*DMC p. 97
10
W1D5
7
15
W2 D3
Make Way for Ducklings
(2)
SGR 2 p.53-54
LFO p.79 Animals that
Hatch
16
W2 D4
17
W2 D5
Make Way for Ducklings (3)
Make Way for Ducklings (4)
SGR 3 p.53-54
LTAI p.83 Helping
SGR 1 p.55 Transplanting
& Measuring Bean Plants
LFO p.86 What are Snails?
and/or p. 95
LFO p.42 How New Plants
Start Bulbs
The Lion and the Little Red
Bird (5)
SGR 2 p.17*DMC p. 97
and/or p. 95
RECAP: Supplemental
Lesson
Make Way for Ducklings
(1- Part 1)
SGR 3 p.17*DMC p. 97 and/or
p. 95
LFO p.63 What Do Plants
Need to Grow?
W2 D2
Make Way for Ducklings
(1- Part 2)
SGR 1 p. 53-54
LFO p.70 Things that
Make Soil Rich
19
20
W3 D1
I Heard Said the Bird (1)
SGR 2 p.55 Transplanting
& Measuring Bean Plants
LFO p.101 Animals Born
Alive
21
W3 D2
I Heard Said the Bird (2)
SGR 3 p.55 Transplanting
& Measuring Bean Plants
LTAI p.108 Showing
Tolerance
22
W3 D3
Bigger (1)
SGR 1 p.94*DMC p.120-121
LFO p.114 Keeping Eggs
Baby Animals Safe Nests
23
24
W3 D4
Bigger (2)
SGR 2 p.94*DMC p.120-121
LFO p.120 What Do
Animals
Need to Grow?
W3 D5
Kitten for a Day (5)
SGR 3 p.94 *DMC p.120-121
LTAI p.124 Understanding
Disappointment
26
27
Hoiday
28
W4 D1
I Heard Said the Bird (3)
SGR 1 p.130-132
LFO p.138 Human
Children: What Babies Eat
29
30
W4 D3
I Heard Said the Bird (4)
SGR 3 p.130-132
LTAI p.145 Going to a
New School
31
W4 D4
W4 D2
Bigger (3)
SGR 2 p.130-132
LFO p.142 Human
Children: They Grow
Bigger
Bigger (4)
SGR 1 p.132-133
RECAP p. 95 Going to
Kindergarten
Book: Look Out
Kindergarten, Here I Come
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Unit 6: 5/6-6/3
Sun
Reteach 6/4-6/7
Monday
Tuesday
June 2013
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Sat
1
2
3
Wk4 D5
Raccoon On His Own (5)
SGR 2 p.132-133
LFO p.152 Human
Children: Skills Change as
They Grow
4
Reteach
5
Reteach
6
Reteach
7
Reteach
Last Day of School
8
9
10
Required Workday
Common Core
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Required Workday
Common Core
12
Required Workday
Common Core
13
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