Kindergarten Scope and Sequence
Quarter/Dates:
Quarter 1:
September 3November 6
Tentative Field
Trip: Farm
Phonics:
Letters and Sounds AK5
& Basic Phonics Readers
(A Beka)
-Sight Words
-Names and Sounds of A,
E, I, O, and U
-Short vowel sounds
-Blends with one vowel
rule
-Long vowel sounds
-Two vowel rule
-Special sounds: ck, ay,
st, pl, tr, sh,
Writing:
L.A. Unit:
-Spectrum Writing Grade K
-Spelling: Grade 1
(ACSI/Purposeful Design
Publications)
Chapter 1: Writing Letters
A-Z & Name
-Apples and
School
(September)
-Pumpkins and
Farms (October)
-Author StudyDoreen Cronin
(September/
October)
Bible:
Bible (Purposeful
Design
Publications)
Lesson 1: God
Made My World
Lesson 2: Adam and
Eve
Lesson 4: Abraham
Lesson 5: Young
Isaac
Lesson 6: Joseph
Lesson 7: Moses
Lesson 8: Samson
Lesson 3: Noah
Lesson 9: Young
Samuel
Character Traits
Honesty,
Friendship, &
Faith
Quarter 2:
November 7January 29
Tentative Field
Trip: The
Wooden Boats
Center
-Continue special
sounds: th, bl, cl, fl, gl,
br, dr, pr, gr, sc, sk, sp,
cr, tw, spl, spr, scr, squ,
sn, sl, thr,
-Spelling blends
-R controlled words
-“ow” and “ou”
-“oy” and “oi”
-Two sounds of “oo.”
Chapter 3: Story Words
Practice Color words,
Shape words, Number
words, Size words,
Naming words, Action
words, Position words,
Describing words, Order
words, School words, and
Animal words
-Thanksgiving
(November)
-Christmas Around
the World
(December)
Lesson 10: Samuel
Anoints Two Kings
Lesson 11: David and
Goliath
Lesson 13:
Thanksgiving
Lesson 12: David and
Jonathan
Lesson 14: King David
and Mephibosheth
Lesson 17: Christmas
Lesson 15: Esther
Lesson 16: The Fiery
Furnace
Lesson 18: Daniel in
the Lion’s Den
Lesson 19: Jonah
Social Studies:
Science:
Foss Kits
All About Me:
-Who am I?
-My Favorites
-Hygiene
Wood and paper
-Investigation 1:
Getting to Know
Wood.
My Family
What makes us a
family? What is
special about my
family?
-Investigation 2:
Changing Wood
My Friends
How can I be a good
friend? How can I
encourage others?
Around the World
Visit all seven
continents: North
America, South
America, Asia,
Africa, Antarctica,
Australia, Europe
Wood and Paper
-Investigation 3:
Getting to Know
Paper.
Children Around the
World
How do I impact the
world?
-Investigation 5:
Constructions
-Investigation 4:
Changing Paper
Math:
Math Expressions
(Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt)
Unit 1: Understand
numbers 1-10
Unit 2:
Explore 5-groups (The
number 5 is used as a
building block which
helps children
understand numbers 610. This will be
beneficial when they
begin to add and
subtract), solve story
problems, and practice
patterns
Unit 3:
Understand Teen
Numbers as Tens and
Ones, Find Partners of
numbers 2 through 6
(For example: Partners
of 6 are 2 + 4 = 6, 4 + 2
= 6. 5 + 1 = 6. 1 + 5 = 6.
3 + 3 = 6), Attributes
Character Traits
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Kindergarten Scope and Sequence
Gratitude,
Perseverance, and
Forgiveness
Quarter 3:
January 30April 16
-Continue Special
sounds: ight, all, alk, ang,
ong, ing, ank, ink, onk,
wa, y, le, ed, wh, tch,
ear, old, mb, ew
-Suffix – ing and - ed
-Silent “g” and “k”
-Completing basic
sentences
-Spelling words/test begin
Chapter 4: Sequence
Use the words first, next,
and last to describe/label
a story
Chapter 5: Story Starters
Read the beginning of a
story or sentence and
then, finish the story or
sentence
-Winter/ Author
Study- Jan Brett
(January)
-Winter HolidaysMartin Luther
King, President’s
Day, Valentine’s
Day (February)
-Author Study- Dr.
Suess (March)
Chapter 9: Poetry
Practice rhyming words,
Shape Poems, Cinquain,
Acrostic Poems, Triante
Lesson 20: John
and Jesus Fulfill
Prophecy
Lesson 21: John
the Baptist
Lesson 22: Jesus
and the Disciple
Lesson 23: Jesus
Calms a Storm
Lesson 24: Jesus
is the Good
Shepherd
Lesson 25: The
Parable of the
Sower
Lesson 26: The
Good Samaritan
Lesson 27: The
Ten Lepers
Lesson 29: Easter
(two weeks)
Community Helpers
President, Baker,
Waiter, Teacher,
Pastor, Farmer,
Construction
worker, Letter
Carrier, Policeman,
Firefighter, Dentist,
Doctor, Nurse, etc.
My Community
-My house, my
neighborhood, my
city
-How can I make a
difference in my
neighborhood?
-Earth Day
Animals 2 By 2
-Investigation 5:
Life Cycle of
Animals- Chicks.
-Investigation 4:
Pill Bugs and Sow
Bugs
-Investigation 1:
Goldfish and
Guppies
Unit 4:
Continue practicing
Partners 2 through 6,
Practice visualizing teen
numbers as a ten and
extra ones, Begin to
problem solve as they
create story problems
for addition and
subtraction numeric
equations and learn 2dimensional patterns
Unit 6:
Money, Time,
Measurement, and
Numbers
Character Traits
Respect,
Compassion
Quarter 4:
April 17- June
17
Tentative Field
Trip: The
Edmond’s
Nature Walk &
-Continue special
sounds: ild, ind, soft “c”,
ey, ph, ought, aught, arr,
ou, ful, are, tain, tion
-Suffix – er, -est, -ly
-Soft “g” and “dge”
-Review of all special
sounds
Chapter 7: Sentences
Understand that sentences begin
with a capital and end with a
period and use question marks
and exclamation marks when
writing sentences
Chapter 6:Friendly Letters
Learn the different parts of a
letter and the write a Friendly
Letter
-Oceans (April)
-Animals/Author
Study- Eric Carlile
(May)
-Summer/Author
Study- Laura Joffe
Lesson 28: Jesus and
the Children
Lesson 30: Lazarus
Lesson 31:
Zacchaeus
Lesson 32: Peter is
Rescued
Lesson 33: Paul and
Silas
Space
-The eight planets,
Solar System, the
Universe
Animals 2 By 2
-Investigation 2:
Land and Water
Snails
Maps
How to read a map
-Investigation 3:
Big and Little
Worms
Unit 5:
Consolidation of
Concepts- More
partners of 10,
Numbers 1-20, More
Teen Numbers and
Partners, More Story
Problems and
Equations, Subtraction
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Kindergarten Scope and Sequence
Woodland
Park Zoo
Chapter 8: Main Idea and
Details
Draw a word web to understand
the main idea and details of what
a story is about
Numeroff & Mo
Willems (June)
Lesson 34: Paul and
the Shipwreck
Character Traits
Courage, and
Responsibility
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