UNIT 1: WORD PLAY

24 Instructional Days
Aug. 27 – Sept. 28
Non-Instructional Days
Sept. 3rd: No School (Labor Day)
Unit 1: I’m a DC
Standard: Same or Different (PA.4)
Preppie

Academic Objective -SWBAT know that the same means a copy or just alike and can watch movements to
Outline determine if they are the same or not. (PA.4)
(letter and sound focus: s, a )

Materials: none
-SWBAT look at two things (pictures or objects) to determine if they are the same or
not. (PA.4)
(letter and sound focus: t, i)

Materials: 2 sets of photos for all students in the class, pairs of objects from the
classroom
SWBAT know that the different means not alike and can watch movements to
determine if they are different or not. (PA.4)
(letter and sound focus: p, n)

Materials: none
SWBAT look at two things and tell if they are different or the same. (PA.4)
(letter and sound focus: k, e)

Materials: pairs of picture cards, mystery bag containing pairs of classroom objects

Question Format

Question Types Examples

Analysis and Reasoning Why do you think _____________ happened?

What might happen if…?
I wonder what would happen if…?

Problem Solving and What do you think will happen if…?

Prediction How could you organize or sort these items?
What could we do to solve this problem?

Comparison and How are ______ and _____ the same? How are they
Classification different?
How would you categorize or sort these items?
 Categorize or sort these items by ______________.

Brainstorming/Planning What might we do to _______________?

What kinds of materials will we need to __________?
What will you build or create?
Tell me how you are going to work together on this?
What job will each of your friends have?

Evaluation/ How do you think ___________ went and why? (Great

Summarizing for SHINE conversations)
Why don't you ask __________ how he or she thinks
about that.
What was the story about?

Connections to the Real What does ___________ remind you of?

World How is __________ similar or different than what you
do at home or with your family?
UNIT 2: WORD PLAY

23 Instructional Days
Mon, October 1st – Friday, November 2nd
Non-Instructional Days
October 8 – Columbus Day (Wk 2 4 days)
October 26th – Data Day 1, PTCs (Wk 3)
*Q1 ends – Nov. 2nd
Unit 2: Friends and
Standard: Same or Different (PA.4)
Family

Academic Objective Week 1

Outline SWBAT look at two things and tell if they are the same or different and explain how I
know. (PA.4)
(letter and sound focus: h, r)

Materials: 2 sets of photographs for each student in the class, 2 sets of images of
shapes or letters, mystery bag containing pairs of objects
Week 2
SWBAT listen to sounds to tell if they are the same or different. (PA.4)
(letter and sound focus: m, d)

Materials: http://seaworld.org/en/animal-info/animal-sounds/, speaker

Week 3
SWBAT listen to sounds to tell if they are the same or different and I can produce
sounds that are the same or different. (PA.4)
(letter and sound focus: b, c)

Materials: musical instruments

Week 4
SWBAT listen carefully to two sounds to tell if they are the same or different and
explain how I know. (PA.4)
(letter and sound focus: j, f)

Materials: CD or computer with access to animal sounds and other sounds

Week 5
SWBAT tell if two things are the same or different by listening or looking closely. (PA.4)
(letter and sound focus: g, o)

Materials: photographs of classmates, images of shapes or letters, CD or computer

with access to sounds
Question Format
Question Types Examples

Analysis and Reasoning Why do you think _____________ happened?

What might happen if…?
I wonder what would happen if…?

Problem Solving and What do you think will happen if…?

Prediction How could you organize or sort these items?
What could we do to solve this problem?

Comparison and How are ______ and _____ the same? How are they
Classification different?
How would you categorize or sort these items?
Categorize or sort these items by ______________.

Brainstorming/Planning What might we do to _______________?

What kinds of materials will we need to __________?
What will you build or create?
Tell me how you are going to work together on this?
What job will each of your friends have?

Evaluation/ How do you think ___________ went and why? (Great

Summarizing for SHINE conversations)
Why don't you ask __________ how he or she thinks
about that.
What was the story about?

Connections to the Real What does ___________ remind you of?

World How is __________ similar or different than what you
do at home or with your family?
UNIT 3: WORD PLAY

25 Instructional Days
November 5th – December 14th
Non-Instructional Days
11/10 Veteran’s Day
11/21-11/23 Thanksgiving Break
12/14 PD Day and PTCs
Unit 3: My
Standard: I can clap out parts of a word-PA.1
Community
Academic Objective Week 1
Outline SWBAT hear parts of a word (syllables) and pause as I say them to break up two-
syllable words. (PA.1)
(letter and sound focus: l, u)

Materials: optional – pictures to match unit vocabulary

Week 2
SWBAT clap out parts of a word (syllables) and blend them together to form a
complete two-syllable word. (PA.1)
(letter and sound focus: q, z)

Materials: picture cards with two-syllable words

Week 3
SWBAT clap out parts of a word (syllables) and blend them together to form a
complete two-syllable word. (PA.1)
(letter and sound focus: q, z)

Materials: picture cards with two-syllable words

Week 4
SWBAT listen to words with one- or three-syllables and clap out the beats. (PA.1)
(letter and sound focus: w, x)

Materials: picture cards of words with one-, two-, or three-syllables

Week 5
SWBAT hear words broken into parts and blend them together to form a word. (PA.1)
(letter and sound focus: y, v)

Materials: picture cards with one- and three-syllable words

 Week 6
SWBAT clap out parts of a word (syllables) and blend them together to form words.
(PA.1)
(letter and sound focus: review based on classroom data)

Materials: picture cards of objects or classmates

Question Format

Question Types Examples

Analysis and Reasoning Why do you think _____________ happened?

What might happen if…?
I wonder what would happen if…?

Problem Solving and What do you think will happen if…?

Prediction How could you organize or sort these items?
What could we do to solve this problem?

Comparison and How are ______ and _____ the same? How are they
Classification different?
How would you categorize or sort these items?
Categorize or sort these items by ______________.

Brainstorming/Planning What might we do to _______________?

What kinds of materials will we need to __________?
What will you build or create?
Tell me how you are going to work together on this?
What job will each of your friends have?

Evaluation/ How do you think ___________ went and why? (Great

Summarizing for SHINE conversations)
Why don't you ask __________ how he or she thinks
about that.
What was the story about?

Connections to the Real What does ___________ remind you of?

World How is __________ similar or different than what you
do at home or with your family?
UNIT 4: WORD PLAY

18 Instructional Days
December 17th - January 25th
Non-Instructional Days
12/21 Full Day PD
12/24 – 1/4 Winter Break
1/14 MLK, Jr. Day
*Q2 ends 1/25

Unit 4:
Standards: I can clap out parts of a word-PA.1 Beginning Sound PA.5
Transportation

Academic Objective Week 1

Outline SWBAT clap out parts of a word (syllables) and blend them together to form words.
(PA.1)
(letter and sound focus: review based on classroom data)
Week 2
SWBAT listen to the first part of a word to find and name the beginning sound. (PA.5)
(letter and sound focus: digraphs sh, ch)

Materials: variety of picture card

Week 3
SWBAT identify the beginning sounds of words and match pictures with the same
beginning sound. (PA.5)
(letter and sound focus: digraphs th)

Materials: variety of picture cards

Week 4
SWBAT identify the beginning sounds of words that I see in pictures or hear and match
words with the same beginning sound. (PA.5)
(letter and sound focus: digraphs ch, sh, th)

Materials: variety of picture cards

Question Format

Question Types Examples

Analysis and Reasoning Why do you think _____________ happened?

What might happen if…?
I wonder what would happen if…?

Problem Solving and What do you think will happen if…?

Prediction How could you organize or sort these items?
 What could we do to solve this problem?

Comparison and How are ______ and _____ the same? How are they
Classification different?
How would you categorize or sort these items?
Categorize or sort these items by ______________.

Brainstorming/Planning What might we do to _______________?

What kinds of materials will we need to __________?
What will you build or create?
Tell me how you are going to work together on this?
What job will each of your friends have?

Evaluation/ How do you think ___________ went and why? (Great

Summarizing for SHINE conversations)
Why don't you ask __________ how he or she thinks
about that.
What was the story about?

Connections to the Real What does ___________ remind you of?

World How is __________ similar or different than what you
do at home or with your family?
UNIT 5: WORD PLAY

27 Instructional Days
January 28th - March 8th
Non-Instructional Days
2/15 Data Day 3
2/18-19 President's Day
Unit 5: Imagine That Standard: Beginning Sound PA.5
Academic Objective Week 1
Outline SWBAT isolate beginning sounds and select picture cards that begin with the sound my
teacher produces. (PA.5)
(letter and sound focus: S, A, T, I)

Materials: picture cards

Week 2
SWBAT select picture cards that begin with the sound my teacher produces. (PA.5)
(letter and sound focus: P, N, H)

Materials: picture cards

Week 3
SWBAT identify the beginning sounds of words and select a picture card with the same
beginning sound. (PA.5)
(letter and sound focus: E, R, M)

Materials: picture cards

Week 4
SWBAT match words that have the same beginning sound. (PA.5)
(letter and sound focus: d, g, l, o)

Materials: picture cards

Week 5
SWBAT match pictures of words that have the same beginning sound (digraphs). (PA.5)
(digraphs: ch, sh)

Materials: sets of pictures with the same beginning sound.

Week 6
SWBAT match pictures that have the same beginning sound (digraphs). (PA.5)
(digraphs: ch, sh, th)

Materials: sets of pictures with the same beginning sound.

Question Format

Question Types Examples

Analysis and Reasoning Why do you think _____________ happened?

What might happen if…?
I wonder what would happen if…?

Problem Solving and What do you think will happen if…?

Prediction How could you organize or sort these items?
What could we do to solve this problem?

Comparison and How are ______ and _____ the same? How are they
Classification different?
How would you categorize or sort these items?
Categorize or sort these items by ______________.

Brainstorming/Planning What might we do to _______________?

What kinds of materials will we need to __________?
What will you build or create?
Tell me how you are going to work together on this?
What job will each of your friends have?

Evaluation/ How do you think ___________ went and why? (Great

Summarizing for SHINE conversations)
Why don't you ask __________ how he or she thinks
about that.
What was the story about?

Connections to the Real What does ___________ remind you of?

World How is __________ similar or different than what you
do at home or with your family?
UNIT 6: WORD PLAY

24 Instructional Days
March 11th – April 12th, 2018
Non-Instructional Days
3/29 – DD4 and PTC
*Q3 ENDS 4/5

Unit 6: Land Animals

Standard: producing words with the same beginning sound (PA.6)

Academic Objective Week 1

Outline SWBAT identify beginning sounds of words and produce words with the same
beginning sound. (PA.6)
(letter and sound focus: W, S, A, T)

Materials: picture cards with W, S, A, T beginning sounds

Week 2
SWBAT identify beginning sounds of words and produce words with the same
beginning sound. (PA.6)
(letter and sound focus: I, P, N, K)

Materials: picture cards with I, P, N, K beginning sounds

Week 3
SWBAT identify beginning sounds of words and produce words with the same
beginning sound. (PA.6)
(letter and sound focus: E, H, R, M)

Materials: picture cards that begin with E, H, R, M

Week 4
SWBAT produce words with the same beginning sounds as the words that my teacher
says.
(letter and sound focus: B, C, J, F)

Materials: picture cards that begin with B, C, J, F)

Week 5
SWBAT produce words with the same beginning sounds as the pictures shown by my
teacher.
(letter and sound focus: G, L, O, W)

Materials: picture cards that begin with sounds G, L, O, W

Question Format

Question Types Examples

Analysis and Reasoning Why do you think _____________ happened?
What might happen if…?
I wonder what would happen if…?

Problem Solving and What do you think will happen if…?

Prediction How could you organize or sort these items?
What could we do to solve this problem?

Comparison and How are ______ and _____ the same? How are they
Classification different?
How would you categorize or sort these items?
Categorize or sort these items by ______________.

Brainstorming/Planning What might we do to _______________?

What kinds of materials will we need to __________?
What will you build or create?
Tell me how you are going to work together on this?
What job will each of your friends have?

Evaluation/ How do you think ___________ went and why? (Great

Summarizing for SHINE conversations)
Why don't you ask __________ how he or she thinks
about that.
What was the story about?

Connections to the Real What does ___________ remind you of?

World How is __________ similar or different than what you
do at home or with your family?
UNIT 7: WORD PLAY

20 Instructional Days
April 22nd – May 17th
Non-Instructional Days
None
Standards: producing words with the same beginning sound (PA.6) I can hear the
Unit 7: Life Cycle onset and rime of a word and put them together to make a word and I can match
those words in pictures (PA.7)
Academic Objective Week 1
Outline SWBAT produce words that have the same beginning sounds as words that I hear.
(PA.6)
(letter and sound focus: determined by homeroom, based on need)

Materials: picture cards

Week 2
SWBAT listen to the pieces of a word (onset and rime) and blend them back together
to make a word. (PA.7)
(letter and sound focus: determined by homeroom, based on need)

Materials: -at, -en picture cards

Week 3
SWBAT hear the onset and rime of a word and put them together to make a word, and
I can match those words in pictures. (PA.7)
(letter and sound focus: determined by homeroom, based on need)

Materials: -op, -it picture cards

Week 4
SWBAT hear the onset and rime of a word and put them together to make a word, and
I can match those words in pictures. (PA.7)
(letter and sound focus: determined by homeroom, based on need)

Materials: -an, -in picture cards

Question Format

Question Types Examples

Analysis and Reasoning Why do you think _____________ happened?

What might happen if…?
I wonder what would happen if…?

Problem Solving and What do you think will happen if…?

Prediction How could you organize or sort these items?
What could we do to solve this problem?
Comparison and How are ______ and _____ the same? How are they
Classification different?
How would you categorize or sort these items?
Categorize or sort these items by ______________.

Brainstorming/Planning What might we do to _______________?

What kinds of materials will we need to __________?
What will you build or create?
Tell me how you are going to work together on this?
What job will each of your friends have?

Evaluation/ How do you think ___________ went and why? (Great

Summarizing for SHINE conversations)
Why don't you ask __________ how he or she thinks
about that.
What was the story about?

Connections to the Real What does ___________ remind you of?

World How is __________ similar or different than what you
do at home or with your family?
UNIT 8: WORD PLAY

14 Instructional Days
May 20th – June 14th
Non-Instructional Days
5/27 NO SCHOOL Memorial Day
6/13 EOY Ceremonies
6/14 Half Day for Students
Unit 8: The Five
Standards: n/a
Senses
Academic Objective I can blend together the onset and rime of words that end in diagraphs to create
Outline words.
I can blend the together the onset and rime of words with short vowel medial sounds
to create a new word
I can blend the onset and rime of words that begin with blends and digraphs to create
a new word.

Question Format

Question Types Examples

Analysis and Reasoning Why do you think _____________ happened?

What might happen if…?
I wonder what would happen if…?

Problem Solving and What do you think will happen if…?

Prediction How could you organize or sort these items?
What could we do to solve this problem?

Comparison and How are ______ and _____ the same? How are they
Classification different?
How would you categorize or sort these items?
Categorize or sort these items by ______________.

Brainstorming/Planning What might we do to _______________?

What kinds of materials will we need to __________?
What will you build or create?
Tell me how you are going to work together on this?
What job will each of your friends have?

Evaluation/ How do you think ___________ went and why? (Great

Summarizing for SHINE conversations)
Why don't you ask __________ how he or she thinks
about that.
What was the story about?

Connections to the Real What does ___________ remind you of?

World
How is __________ similar or different than what you
do at home or with your family?