Pacing Guide for the year!
September/October
Welcome
Welcome
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
- Numbers
- Sight words
- a, the, I, am, and, my, me, how, can, you, see, we, he, she, it, is, to, in, this, that, of, her, his, they, all
Phonics Focus
- Individual letter sounds
- short (a)
- short (i)
- short (u)
- short (o)
- short (e)
- (ea) combination
- Digraph (th)
- Digraph (wh)
- Digraph (sh)
- Digraph (ch)
Read Strategy
- Reread
- Activate Prior Knowledge
- Use Context Clues
Grammar
- Nouns
- Possessive nouns (My, your, his, her, they, our, their
- Pronouns (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they)
- Proper/common nouns
- Articles a/an/the
- Verbs
- To be
- contraction form
- To be
- A, Some, Any
Writing Focus
Introductions
Questions using what and where
How much questions
November-January
School Life
School Life
Vocabulary
- Classroom objects
- School locations
- School personnel
Sight Words
- are, at, be, by, do, eat, for, get, go, it's, keep, like, no, off, or, put, read, saw, so, take, us, very, was, your
Phonics Focus
- Bossy "r" (ar)
- Vowel Pattern (a-e, ay)
- Vowel Pattern (ai, eigh)
- Review (a-e,ai,ay,eigh)
- Singular, Plural (ant, ants)
- Singular, Plural (branch, branches)
- Suffixes (ed, ing)
- Ending (le) as in apple
Read Strategy
- Think Aloud
- Summarize
- Locate Key Words
Grammar
- Singular/ plural nouns
- This/these
- There is/there are
- Affirmative
- Negative
- Prepositions (in, to, from, at)
Writing Focus
- Word order
- Subject-verb-object
- Tell me about...your classroom, school
February- March
All About Me
All About Me
Vocabulary
- Family Members
- Job occupations
- Types of homes Rooms, furniture and appliances
Sight Words
- an, as, come, did, found, from, had, has, into, know, look, made, not, now, one, our, said, some, two, use, want, went, what, will, with
Phonics Focus
- Vowel Pattern (ee, -e)
- Vowel Pattern (ea)
- Vowel Pattern (-y)
- Vowel Pattern (ey, ie)
- Review ( ee, ea, -e, -y, ey, ie)
- Vowel Pattern (old, ost)
- Variant Vowel Pattern (or)
- Review (o-e, oe, oa, -o, ow, old, ost)
- Vowel Pattern (u-e, ue)
- Vowel Pattern (ew, ui)
- Review (u-e, ue, ui, ew)
Read Strategy
- Use Graphic Organizers
- Visualize
- Paraphrase
Grammar
- Adjectives
- Possessive adjectives
- Prepositions of location: on, next, to, under, above, over, in, between, in back of, in front of
- Simple present tense
- Can
- How
Writing Focus
- Subject-verb-object-manner
- Family tree
- Describing family and or your home
- Explain in writing location of people and or objects
- Where questions
- Yes or no questions and answers
April- May
Keeping Busy
Keeping Busy
Vocabulary Focus
- Actions
- Daily activities
Sight Words
- about, after, because, before, does, don't give, goes, have, here, if, its, just, than, their, them, then, there, too, were, when, where, who, why, would
Phonics Focus
- Review Long Vowel Patterns
- Suffix (bye-bye "e")
- Contractions
- Spelling Pattern (are)
- Variant Vowel Bossy "r" (ur)
- Variant Vowel Bossy "r" (ir)
- Variant Vowel Bossy (or)
- Variant Vowel Pattern (long oo)
- Variant Vowel Pattern (ow, ou)
- Variant Vowel Pattern (aw, au, al, all)
Reading Strategy
- Make Predictions
- Sequence
- Evaluate Understanding
- Question the Text
- 5w's
- Five elements of a story
Grammar
- Tenses
- present
- present continuous
- affirmative
- negative
- past
- future
- Time expressions
- Adverbs of frequency
Writing Focus
Word order
- Subject-verb-object-manner-place
- Describing occurrences
- Creating conversational scripts
- Leaving and taking a message over the phone
- Writing using a time machine mindset
- present, fast and future
- When questions
- Creating schedules
June
Where to go!
Where to go!
Vocabulary Focus pertaining to Cities and Downtown
- Locations
- Weather
- Stores
- Places downtown
Sight Words
- Level 1-4 sight words review
Phonics Focus
- (wa) as in water
- Variant Vowel Pattern (oy, oi)
- Soft c (ce, ci, cy)
- Soft g (ge, gi, gy)
- Soft g (dge)
Reading Strategy
- Adjust Reading Rate
- Set a Reader Purpose
Grammar
Adjectives
Because
Prepositions of location
Writing Focus
- Word order
- Subject-verb-object-manner-place and time
- Or questions
- Where do you what to be and why
- What does your native city look like
- What places downtown are your favorite
- What is there to se downtown