K4 Scope and Sequence
Revised
edition 2010-11
Downloadable PDF: ScopeandSequence2010-2011
Unit
1: The Sidewalk to My House
School
Days:
Welcome; Classroom; Begin
with A; Being Kind and Polite; Let’s Play
•
Phonemic Awareness:
A,B
•
Language Arts, Science, Social Studies: taking turns; helping; calendar
date; name recognition; personal space; classroom rules;
weather conditions; participating in action rhymes;
color red
•
Math: up, down;
front, back; top, middle, bottom; traffic light colors;
first, next, last
All
About Me: Who Am I?; My Birthday; I Can Work; My
Shadow; My Friend
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Phonemic Awareness: C,D,E,F
•
Language Arts, Science, Social Studies: manners; color blue;
matching letters to names;
created by God; cultural diversity; birthdays; sequencing;
appreciating our bodies; working; rhyming; sequencing A-D;
shadows; experience story
•
Math: alike,
different; sorting by color; circle; up, down; front, back;
sorting by size number recognition 1; sorting by shape;
counting down; more, fewer
Fun
with the Gingerbread Man: I Can Hear; I Can Smell; I Can See; I
Can Taste; I Can Touch •
Phonemic
Awareness: review
A-F; G,H,I
•
Language Arts, Science, Social Studies: color yellow;
awareness of self;
uniqueness as God’s creation; five senses: hearing; smell,
sight, taste, touch; alike and different; sequencing a
story
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Math: over, under;
square; number 2 recognition; sets of 1-2; inside, outside;
on, off; top, middle, bottom; sequencing events; before,
after, middle; sequencing three colors
My
Family and My Pets: My Parents; Brothers and Sisters;
Grandparents’ Day; My Pet Dog; My Pet Cat
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Phonemic Awareness: J, K, L; review A-L
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Language Arts, Science, Social Studies: parents, grandparents, family,
brothers and sisters; discerning sounds; caring for
animals; color: green
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Math: big, little;
large, small; more, fewer; number recognition 3; counting
sets; long, short, tall; circle, square, triangle; start on
signal
Unit
2: Neighborhood Streets
My
Community: Police Officer; Firefighter; Doctor;
Dentist; Mayor
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Phonemic Awareness: M, N, review A-N, O, P
•
Language Arts, Science, Social Studies: color orange;
police officer; traffic
light; firefighter; fire safety; doctor, nurse, EMT’s;
following directions; dentist; dental care; matching;
mayor; city hall; map reading
•
Math: sorting by
category; rectangle; square; review 1,2,3; big, small;
tall, short
Transportation: Buses; Cars and Trucks; Boats;
Airplanes; Trains
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Phonemic Awareness: A-P review; Q, R, S
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Language Arts, Science, Social Studies: color purple;
buses, alphabetical order;
cars, trucks; transportation safety; boats, color
recognition; sink, float; aircraft; flying; trains
Unit
3: Going Places in Books
Fables,
Tales, and Rhymes: Uncle Tim’s Race; The Three Little
Pigs; Goldilocks and the Three Bears; Hey Diddle Diddle;
Humpty Dumpty
• Phonemic
Awareness: T, U, V;
review A-V
•
Language Arts, Science, Social Studies: color: brown;
plant growth; matching
letters participating in acting out a story; rhyming words;
nursery rhymes; matching letters
• Math:
number recognition 5;
oval; left, right; large, small; one-to-one correspondence;
number recognition 0; concept zero
Favorite
Books: The
Caterpillar Book; The Mouse Book: The Rhyming Book; The
Seeing Book; The Bear’s Honey Pot
•
Phonemic Awareness: W, X, Y, Z; review A-Z
•
Language Arts, Science, Social Studies: colors: black,
white;
literature; stages of caterpillar development; cause and
effect; matching letters; creative writing; identification
of animal sounds; facial expressions; predicting logical
steps in a story
•
Math: daytime,
nighttime; crescent; sets 0-5; ordinals first – third;
number recognition 6; patterning by color
At
the Library: The Library; History Books; Science
Books; Cookbooks; Informational Books
•
Phonemic Awareness:
Aa /a/; B /b/
• Language
Arts, Science, Social Studies: library; history books; family
history; science books; science experiments; cookbooks;
following directions; rhyming informational books; culture;
rhythm
• Math:
shapes; one-to-one
correspondence; number 7 recognition; identifying shape
patterns; morning, noon, afternoon, evening; shapes;
counting to 10; left and right
Unit
4: Along Autumn Trails
Apple
Trees and Colored Leaves:
Picking Apples; Little Red
Hen; Applesauce; Fall’s in the Air; Colored Leaves
•
Phonemic Awareness:
Cc /c/; review Aa – Cc •
Language Arts, Science, Social Studies: sense of taste; exploration;
observation; up, down; hot, cold; seasons; teaspoon,
tablespoon, cup; sequencing pictures; seasonal changes;
fall; color changes
• Math: estimating
height; length and quantity; alike, different; number
recognition 8; inside, outside; more, fewer; octagon;
pattern by shape; graphing; counting
sets
In
The Pumpkin Patch: How Pumpkins Grow; Pumpkin Fun; Story
of the Pumpkins; Scarecrows; Scarecrow Fun
•
Phonemic Awareness: Dd /d/ review Aa – Dd
•
Language Arts, Science, Social Studies: observation and exploration of living
things; life cycle of a pumpkin; rhyming words; examining a
pumpkin; arranging by size; sink, float; scarecrows; group
writing experience; word substitution
Unit
5: Paths Long Ago
Native
Americans: The
First Americans; Native American homes, families, dress,
food
•
Phonemic Awareness: Ee /e/; Aa – Ee review
• Prereading, Science, Social Studies: The first Americans; Native American
homes and symbols; retelling a story; Native American
dress, families; group writing experience; Native American
food; senses: taste
• Math: number
recognition 10; more, fewer; measurement; patterning;
sequencing numbers 1-6; small, medium, large; sequencing
1-10; counting
• Eager Beavers:
beginning sounds /a/ - /e/; word families _ad, _ed; vowels
a, e; beginning sound /d/
The First Thanksgiving: The Pilgrims Loved god; The Pilgrims
Voyage; Indian Friends; Pilgrims Give Thanks; Thanksgiving
Day
•
Phonemic Awareness: Ff /f/ review Aa – Ff
•
Prereading, Science, Social Studies: Pilgrims; knowledge of history; left,
right; matching letters; group writing experience; the
first Thanksgiving; Thanksgiving traditions
• Math: cone shape;
number 11; place value; sorting by color; past, present,
future; ordinals; classifying by quantity; number 11;
making sets to represent numbers; ordinals first – sixth
•
Eager Beavers: beginning sounds /f/, /b/, /c/;
reading sentences
Unit
6: Step by Step in Science
Science:
Sound, Light, Magnets,
Gravity, Measurement
•
Phonemic Awareness: Gg /g/; review Aa – Gg
•
Prereading, Science, Social Studies: sound; light; color; uses and
strengths of magnets; listening for facts; group writing
experience; gravity; measurement: weight, weight comparison
•
Math: number
recognition 12; dozen; inches; review 1-12; patterning
large and small; sort by size; arrange by ascending and
descending size
•
Eager Beavers: sounds that are different; beginning
sounds /d/, /f/, /g/; review beginning sounds /a/ - /g/
What’s
In Space: Spacecraft; Astronauts; The Sun; The
Moon; Stars
•
Phonemic Awareness: Hh /h/; review Aa – Hh
•
Prereading, Science, Social Studies: spacecraft; Mission Control;
astronauts; sun; moon; group writing experience; stars
•
Math: near, far;
matching sets and numbers to 10; sequencing; bar graph;
counting down from 10; sphere; review 1-12; shape: star;
ordinals
•
Eager Beavers: ending sounds /b/, /d/, /f/, /g/
Unit
7: Sparkling Streets
Christmas
Is Coming: What is Christmas?; Christmas at
Church; Christmas Around Town; Christmas at School;
Christmas Means Giving
•
Phonemic Awareness: review letters and sounds
•
Prereading, Science, Social Studies: Christmas traditions; duration of
time; group writing experience; giving
• Math: big,
bigger, biggest; tall, taller, tallest; one-to-one
correspondence; review 2,3,4,5
•
Eager Beavers: review beginning sounds /a/ - /d/;
ending sounds /b/, /d/
Christmas
at My House: Our Christmas Tree; Our Christmas
Decorations; Christmas Cards and Gifts; Christmas Party
• Phonemic
Awareness: review
letters and sounds
•
Prereading, Science, Social Studies: Christmas traditions; group writing
experience
•
Math: before,
after, between; long, short; rectangle; pattern by shape;
less than, greater than; review ordinals first – sixth;
review 6 – 10; sequencing numbers
•
Eager Beavers: review of beginning sounds /a/ - /h/;
review ending sounds /b/,/d/,/f/,/g/
Unit
8: Footsteps in the Snow
Fun
in the Snow: Dressing Warm; What is Frost?; It’s
Snowing!; Sleet and Ice; Building a Snowman
• Phonemic
Awareness: Ii /i/ ;
review Aa –Ii
•
Prereading, Science, Social Studies: winter; sight; frost; snowflakes;
sleet, ice; opposites; community helpers; group writing
experience; seasons
•
Math: graphing;
counting down; patterning by color; one-to-one
correspondence; patterning by shape and size; large, small;
shape: diamond
•
Eager Beavers: review beginning sounds /a/-/i/ and
ending sounds /b/,/d/,/g/; rhyming
Cold-Climate
Animals: Penguins, Polar Bears; Seals; Moose;
Huskies
•
Phonemic Awareness: Jj /j/; review Aa - Ll
•
Prereading, Science; Social Studies: penguins; color: gray; polar bears;
seals; moose; group writing experience; huskies
•
Math: ordinals
first – eighth; estimating quantity; sorting; sets 1-12;
counting; number order; alike and different; graphing
•
Eager Beavers: beginning sound /j/; identifying
names; reading the word dad;
Reader 1: Dad
Animal
Homes: Nests;
Beehives; Burrows, Lodges; Webs
•
Phonemic Awareness: Kk; /k/
• Prereading, Science, Social Studies: nests, beehives, burrows, lodges,
group writing experience; webs
•
Math: penny; whole,
half, part; review ordinals first – eighth; comparing and
contrasting by size; one-to-one correspondence; comparing
and contrasting by size; grouping by tens; estimation;
counting 100
•
Eager Beavers: review beginning sounds /a/ -/k/; word
family _ad;
review ending sounds
/b/,/d/,/g/,/k/; dad, had, bad
Unit
9: March Across the Country
I
Love America!: Flag and Fireworks; Our Presidents;
Sing About America; Symbols of Our Country; Red, White, and
Blue Parade
• Phonemic
Awareness: Ll; /l/;
review Aa-Ll
• Prereading,
Science, Social Studies: America; American flag; fireworks;
presidents; patriotic songs; Statue of Liberty; bald eagle;
group writing experience; patriotic symbols
•
Math: numbers and
dot patterns to 10; counting sets; pennies; sets of ten;
dollar; estimation; shapes; number recognition for 12;
sorting by category
•
Eager Beavers: ending sounds /b/,/d/,/f/,/g/,/k/,/l/;
reading sentences;
Reader
2: Toolbox
In
the Mail: Addressing Mail; Picking Up Mail;
Sorting Mail; Receiving Mail; Post Office
•
Phonemic
Awareness: Mm /m/;
review Aa-Mm
•
Prereading, Science, Social Studies: knowing home address; mail system;
letter carrier; post office; receiving mail; stamps; group
writing experience
•
Math: shape: heart;
contrasting pink and red; joining sets; pennies; one-to-one
correspondence; weight in pounds; light, heavy; counting
1-30; matching colors
•
Eager Beavers: ending sounds; word family
_ad;
beginning sounds /a/-/m/;
service word a
Unit
10: Cowboy Boots and Clown Shoes
Cowboy
Boots: Cowboys
on the Ranch; Cowboy Gear; Cowboys on the trail; Cowboy
Grub and Campfire; Rodeo
•
Phonemic Awareness: Nn /n/; review Aa-Nn
•
Prereading, Science, Social Studies: cowboys; cowboy gear and
clothing;trail drives; campfire songs; cowboy food; group
writing experience; rodeos; horseshoes
•
Math: ordinals:
first – ninth; nickel; counting down from 5; sets of 5;
numbers before and after; coins; objects that do not belong
in a set; addition
•
Eager Beavers: ending sounds /a/-/n/; word families
_an and _ad;
reading sentences; review
Readers 1-2; Reader 3: Dan
Clown
Shoes: A
clown’s Job; Clown Clothes; Clown Faces; Clown Acts; Clown
Day
•
Phonemic Awareness: Oo /o/; review Aa-Oo
•
Prereading, Science, Social Studies: clowns clothes, faces; emotions; group
writing experience; Clown Day
•
Math: quarter;
numbers 1-12; counting sets; shape and color review; number
memory; number recognition; drawing a square; introducing a
cube
•
Eager Beavers: word
family _an;
reading sentences
Unit
11: Following Animal Tracks
Dinosaurs:
What are Dinosaurs?;
Stegosaurus; Oviraptors; Pteranodons; Tyrannosaurus rex
•
Phonemic Awareness: Pp /p/; Qq /q/
•
Prereading, Science, Social Studies: dinosaurs; paleontologists; dinosaur
bones and fossils
•
Math: past,
present; simple subtraction; colors; numbers 1-12; dozen;
counting sets; position words
•
Eager Beavers: word
families _an; _ap;
Reader 4 :
Nan
On
the Farm: Oink! Oink!; Moo! Moo!; Baa! Baa!;
Cluck! Cluck!; Maa! Maa!
•
Phonemic Awareness: Rr /r/; Aa-Rr
• Prereading,
Science, Social Studies: farms; pigs; cows; sheep; hens; group
writing
experience; goats
• Math:
number 5; one-to-one
correspondence; graphing; drawing a line; making sets
to
represent
numbers; more, fewer; drawing a rectangle
•
Eager Beavers: beginning sounds /a/-/r/; rhyming;
ending sounds /b/,/d/,/f/,/g/,/l/,
/m/, /n/, /p/, /r/; word family _in;
vowel i
Zoo
Animals: Elephants; Monkeys and Gorillas;
Giraffes and Zebras; Kangaroos and Koalas; Lions and Tigers
• Phonemic
Awareness: Ss /s/ ;
review Aa-Ss
•
Prereading, Science, Social Studies: zoos; elephants; monkeys; gorillas;
giraffes; zebras; kangaroos, koalas; group writing
experience; lions, tigers; zookeepers
•
Math: telling time
to the hour; recognize the terms hour,
minute;
numbers 1-12
matching
numbers and sets; tall, taller, tallest; cone; drawing a
triangle
•
Eager Beavers: service word is;
color words; word family
_in;
beginning sounds /a/-/s/
Unit
12: Between the Garden Rows
Spring
at the Pond: It’s Spring!; Spring Rain; The Wind;
Ducks and Fish; Turtles and Frogs
Phonemic
Awareness: Tt /t/;
review Aa-Tt
Prereading,
Science, Social Studies: seasons; signs of spring; rain; wind;
ducks; fish;
group writing experience; turtles; frogs
Math:
sequencing three colors;
volume; more, less; sets; subtraction; numbers 1-12
Eager
Beavers: word
family _ot;
vowel o; service word is;
reading sentences;
Reader 5: Dot
From
Garden To Market: Mr. McGregor’s Garden; Planting the
Garden; The Plants Grow; Ready to Pick; The Grocery Store
•
Phonemic Awareness: Uu /u/; Vv /v/
• Prereading,
Science, Social Studies: vegetables; parts of a plant;
literature: The Tale of Peter
Rabbit; life
cycle of a plant; grocery stores
•
Math: first,
middle, last; one-to-one correspondence; ordinals first –
tenth; measurement; pounds; cylinder shape
•
Eager Beavers: beginning sounds /a/-/u/; word family
_ug;
service words
a,
the
Garden
Friends: Earthworms; Praying Mantises;
Ladybugs; Caterpillars and Butterflies; Bees
•
Phonemic Awareness: Ww /w/; Xx /x/
•
Prereading, Science, Social Studies: earthworms, praying mantises;
ladybugs; position words; caterpillars; butterflies; life
cycle of a butterfly; bees; pollination
•
Math: identifying
numbers 1-20; sequencing numbers; bar graph; picture graph;
sequencing dot patterns; telling time on the hour; greater
than, less than; equal, not equal; drawing a triangle,
square, circle, rectangle
•
Eager Beavers: service word the;
word family
_up;
reading sentences; Reader
6: The
Pup
Unit
13: Dusty Barefoot Paths
Let’s
Go Camping!: Packing; Setting Up Camp; Campfire;
Hiking; Fishing
•
Phonemic Awareness: Yy /y/; Zz /z/
•
Prereading, Science, Social Studies: camping; packing; setting up camp;
hiking; fishing
• Math:
sorting; shapes;
subtraction; estimation of height and length; inch
measurement; sorting by weight
•
Eager Beavers: word
family _ax and _et;
rhyming; ending sounds;
vowel e; review all vowels
Let’s
Go to the Beach!: At the Beach; Boat Ride; The Aquarium;
Fun on the Beach; Sandcastles, Seashells, and Hermit Crabs
•
Phonemic Awareness: review Aa-Oo
•
Prereading, Science, Social Studies: beach; seashore; driftwood; starfish;
dolphins; waves; sea turtles; sink and float; aquarium;
beach activities; sandcastles; hermit crabs; salt water;
fresh water; seashells
•
Math: one-to-one
correspondence; counting sets; more than, fewer than;
telling time to the hour; far and near; sorting by shape,
color, size, pattern
•
Eager Beavers: beginning sounds /t/-/y/; ending
sounds /t/, /x/; word families _ax,_et;
service
words is,
a; Reader
7: Max
In
the Backyard: Toby’s Plan; Sidney and Sophie’s
Surprise; Fun for Honey; Max’s Mission; Max’s Picnic
• Phonemic
Awareness: review
Pp – Zz
• Prereading,
Science, Social Studies: group writing experience; prepare for
graduation
Program
•
Math: subtraction;
recognizing numbers to 20; review shapes