K English Units, Skills, and Practice

K English Units

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  Unit 1

  Letter Names and Alphabetical Order

  This unit introduces students to recognizing and naming all uppercase and lowercase letters, and understanding the order of the alphabet.

  Identify Uppercase Letters (A-M)Identify Lowercase Letters (a-m)Match Uppercase to Lowercase (A-M)Alphabet Order (A-M)

  First steps

  1. 1Recognize Uppercase A-D
  2. 2Recognize Uppercase E-H
  3. 3Recognize Uppercase I-M
  4. 4Review Uppercase A-M
  5. 5Recognize Lowercase a-d
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  Unit 2

  Letter Forms, Matching, and Print Concepts

  This unit focuses on differentiating between uppercase and lowercase letters, especially those that are easily confused, and understanding basic print concepts.

  Identify Uppercase Letters (N-Z)Identify Lowercase Letters (n-z)Match Uppercase to Lowercase (N-Z)Print Concepts: Words and Spaces

  First steps

  1. 1Recognize Uppercase N-Q
  2. 2Recognize Uppercase R-U
  3. 3Recognize Uppercase V-Z
  4. 4Review Uppercase N-Z
  5. 5Recognize Lowercase n-q
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  Unit 3

  Sounds of Language: Rhyme and Syllables

  This unit introduces phonological awareness skills, focusing on recognizing rhymes and blending syllables.

  Recognize Rhyming WordsBlend Syllables into WordsBlend Onset and RimeSegment Words into Syllables

  First steps

  1. 1Identify Rhyming Pictures
  2. 2Produce Rhyming Words
  3. 3Blend Two-Syllable Words
  4. 4Blend Three-Syllable Words
  5. 5Blend CVC Onset-Rime
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  Unit 4

  First Sounds: Isolating and Matching Consonants

  This unit focuses on identifying beginning and ending sounds in words and matching consonant letters to their sounds.

  Isolate Beginning SoundsMatch Consonant Sounds to LettersIsolate Ending Sounds

  First steps

  1. 1Beginning Sounds: M, S, F
  2. 2Beginning Sounds: T, P, N
  3. 3Review Beginning Sounds (Group 1)
  4. 4Match Sound to Letter: M, S, F
  5. 5Match Sound to Letter: T, P, N
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  Unit 5

  Grammar: Naming Words (Nouns)

  This unit introduces the concept of nouns as words that name people, places, animals, or things.

  Identify Nouns: PeopleIdentify Nouns: PlacesIdentify Nouns: ThingsReview Nouns: People, Places, Things

  First steps

  1. 1Nouns Name People
  2. 2Find Person Nouns in Sentences
  3. 3Nouns Name Places
  4. 4Find Place Nouns in Sentences
  5. 5Nouns Name Things
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  Unit 6

  Vocabulary: Describing and Action Words

  This unit focuses on expanding vocabulary to include color, number, location, and action words, and basic descriptive terms.

  Learn Color WordsLearn Number Words (1-5)Learn Action VerbsLearn Location/Position Words

  First steps

  1. 1Identify Basic Colors
  2. 2Use Color Words in Context
  3. 3Identify Numbers 1-3
  4. 4Identify Numbers 4-5
  5. 5Use Number Words in Context
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  Unit 7

  Short Vowel Sounds and CVC Words

  This unit introduces the five short vowel sounds and teaches students to blend and read simple three-letter (consonant-vowel-consonant) words.

  Identify Short 'a' SoundIdentify Short 'e' SoundIdentify Short 'i' SoundIdentify Short 'o' SoundIdentify Short 'u' Sound+1 more skills

  First steps

  1. 1Recognize Short 'a' Sound
  2. 2Read CVC Words with Short 'a'
  3. 3Recognize Short 'e' Sound
  4. 4Read CVC Words with Short 'e'
  5. 5Recognize Short 'i' Sound
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  Unit 8

  Sight Words: Group 1 and Emergent Reading

  This unit introduces high-frequency sight words and provides opportunities for emergent-reader text practice.

  Recognize Sight Words: 'the', 'and', 'a'Recognize Sight Words: 'I', 'see', 'we'Read Emergent Decodable Texts (Simple)

  First steps

  1. 1Recognize 'the'
  2. 2Recognize 'and'
  3. 3Recognize 'a'
  4. 4Review 'the', 'and', 'a'
  5. 5Recognize 'I'
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  Unit 9

  Story Comprehension: Characters, Settings, and Events

  This unit helps students understand key elements of literary texts: characters, setting, and major events, as well as using illustrations to aid comprehension.

  Identify Story CharactersIdentify Story SettingIdentify Major Story EventsRelate Illustrations to Story

  First steps

  1. 1Who Is in the Story?
  2. 2Recognize Character Feelings
  3. 3Where Is the Story?
  4. 4When Does the Story Happen?
  5. 5What Happens First and Last?
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  Unit 10

  Informational Text: Main Topics and Key Details

  This unit introduces non-fiction texts, helping students identify main topics, key details, and understand how illustrations and text features contribute to meaning.

  Identify Main Topic in Informational TextsIdentify Key Details in Informational TextsIdentify Informational Book FeaturesUnderstand Author and Illustrator Roles (Info)Use Illustrations to Clarify Information

  First steps

  1. 1What is This Text About?
  2. 2Find Facts About the Topic
  3. 3Front Cover, Back Cover, Title Page
  4. 4Author & Illustrator Roles (Info)
  5. 5Pictures Show Facts
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  Unit 11

  Writing: Expressing Ideas Through Drawing and Dictating

  This unit introduces early writing skills, focusing on using drawings and dictated words to express opinions, share information, and narrate simple stories.

  Express Ideas Through DrawingDictate and Label DrawingsEarly Opinion Writing: Dictate & DrawEarly Informative Writing: Dictate & Draw

  First steps

  1. 1Draw What You Like
  2. 2Tell About Your Drawing
  3. 3Label Parts of Drawing
  4. 4My Favorite Things
  5. 5Tell Me About It (Informative)
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  Unit 12

  Sentence Basics: Capitalization and Punctuation

  This unit introduces fundamental sentence conventions, including starting sentences with a capital letter, ending with punctuation, and using proper spacing.

  Capitalize First Word in SentenceUse End Punctuation (Period)Use Spacing Between WordsWrite Complete Simple Sentences (Dictation)

  First steps

  1. 1Sentences Start with a Big Letter
  2. 2Choose Correct Capitalization
  3. 3Sentences End with a Period
  4. 4Add Periods to Sentences
  5. 5Words Need Spaces
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  Unit 13

  Extension: Advanced Phonics and Sight Word Mastery

  This extension unit deepens phonics skills with more challenging CVC words and further expands sight word recognition for increased reading fluency.

  Read More Complex CVC WordsRecognize Sight Words: 'go', 'to', 'is'Read Emergent Decodable Texts (Intermediate)

  First steps

  1. 1Read CVC Words: Mixed Vowels
  2. 2Read CVC Words: Advanced Onset-Rime
  3. 3Recognize 'go'
  4. 4Recognize 'to'
  5. 5Recognize 'is'
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  Unit 14

  Extension: Deeper Story Analysis and Comparison

  This unit encourages deeper engagement with literary texts by predicting outcomes, comparing adventures, and understanding authors' and illustrators' contributions to stories.

  Predict What Happens Next in a StoryCompare Character Adventures in StoriesRecognize Storybooks vs. PoemsAuthor & Illustrator Roles (Stories)

  First steps

  1. 1Predict from Pictures
  2. 2Predict from Story Context
  3. 3Same and Different Story Events
  4. 4Compare Character Challenges
  5. 5Storybooks Tell Tales
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  Unit 15

  Extension: Informational Text Synthesis and Evaluation

  This unit enhances skills in connecting ideas, distinguishing fact from fiction, identifying author's reasons, and comparing related informational texts.

  Connect Ideas in Simple Informational TextsDistinguish Reality vs. FictionIdentify Reasons an Author GivesCompare Two Informational Texts on Same Topic

  First steps

  1. 1How Ideas Are Connected
  2. 2Real or Pretend: Pictures
  3. 3Real or Pretend: Stories
  4. 4Why Does the Author Say That?
  5. 5Same and Different in Info Texts
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  Unit 16

  Extension: Detailed Writing and Oral Sharing

  This unit focuses on developing more detailed narratives, responding to questions to enrich writing, and refining oral communication skills with visual support.

  Narrate Events in Order (Beginning, Middle, End)Add Details to Writing by Responding to QuestionsDescribe Familiar Experiences with DetailsUse Visuals to Support Oral Sharing

  First steps

  1. 1Sequence Picture Story
  2. 2Dictate Simple Narrative
  3. 3What Else Can You Tell Me?
  4. 4Expand Writing with Questions
  5. 5Describe a Favorite Toy
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  Unit 17

  Mastery Challenge: Grammar and Vocabulary Connections

  This year-end unit provides advanced practice in sentence structure, plural forms, prepositions, and vocabulary application.

  Speak and Write Complete Simple Sentences (Advanced)Regular Plural Formation (-s, -es)Common Prepositions in ContextVocabulary: Category Sorting & Odd One Out

  First steps

  1. 1Identify Complete Sentences
  2. 2Construct Complete Sentences
  3. 3Form Plurals with -s
  4. 4Form Plurals with -es
  5. 5Choose Correct Preposition