Kindergarten Instructional Guide

Kindergarten Scope & Sequence

● Writing: Write letters and words. Write about the text.

Instructional Materials: Wonders: Extend, Connect & Assess

Connect to Content: Social Studies

Read “The Way We Go to School”, Time for Kids

Connect to Content: Social Studies

Connect with Social Studies

Connect to Content: Social Studies

Think About your Learning Wrap Up Units 7 & 8

SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION

● Pair gestures and facial expressions with key vocabulary in the writing prompt. ● Before reading, have children listen to a summary of the selection, available in multiple languages. ● Point out the word banks in the Reading Writing Companion or provide one if not available when students are completing writing or speaking tasks to support their responses. ● For writing tasks, refer to Differentiated Instruction>English Learners>Modeled Writing >Writing Practice. Guide children to analyze the sentence using the Actor/Action routine. Then read the prompt on p. 15 of the Reading/ Writing Companion and ask children to answer it as a group. Review the sentence by writing it on the board and pointing to each word as children choral read. Then ask children to write their own sentence. Remind them to check that their sentence ends with an end mark. ● For Newcomers, use the resources in the Resource Library>Newcomers link. Use these during small groups to develop foundational skills and build background knowledge. ● In discussion, model and have students use the sentence frames provided in the Interactive Question-Response Routine to help children understand the story. Also, provide word banks to support their responses. Help partners think of their sentences. ● Go through the Visual Vocabulary cards to build content knowledge using the Defne/Example/Ask routine.

Skill Building

Extension

Research and Inquiry Projects (Teacher or Student Choice) ● “Kinds of Vehicles” (T292) ● “An Important American” (T370) ● “Objects in the Sky” (T448) Reading: Integrate: Show Your Knowledge: Make a Travel Poster (T377)

Extended Writing: Fantasy Story (T474)