HARCOURT TROPHIES

Kindergarten

Theme -12 Week – 1

 

 

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Oral Language

 

Phonemic Awareness

 

Sharing Literature

·         Phonemic Awareness

        p. 531

 Phoneme Isolation: Initial

 

 

·         Sharing Literature,

        p. 532

Big Book: Splash in the Ocean!

 

 

·         Literature Focus,

       p. 533

Compare and Contrast

 

·         Phonemic Awareness,     

       p. 547

Phoneme Blending

 

 

·         Sharing Literature,

       p. 548

Library Book: Fish Faces

 

 

 

·         Literature Focus,

       p. 549

Questions for Research

 

·         Phonemic Awareness,    

       p. 557

Phoneme Substitution: Initial

 

·         Sharing Literature,

       p. 558

Read-Aloud Anthology “A

House by the Sea,”

p. 116–118

 

·         Literature Focus,

       p. 559

Syllables in Words

 

Character Cut-Outs

 

Teacher’s Resource Book, p. 9

·         Phonemic Awareness,

      p. 567

Syllable Segmentation

 

 

·         Sharing Literature,

      p. 568

Big Book of Rhymes and

Songs: “The Little

Fishes,” p. 28–29

 

·         Literature Focus,

      p. 569

Repetitive Text

 

·       Phonemic Awareness,

       p. 575

Phoneme Deletion

 

 

 

·       Sharing Literature,

       p. 576

Library Book: Fish Faces

 

 

 

·       Literature Focus,

      p. 577

Categorizing

 

Learning To Read

 

Phonics

 

High Frequency Words

·         Phonics,

       p. 542

Review: Consonant /g/g, Short Vowel /u/u

 

·         Phonics Practice Book, p. 47; 123

 

·         Phonics,

        p. 550

Blending /u/-/g/

 

·         High Frequency Word, p. 552

    Introduce: are

 

·         Phonics,

      p. 560

Words with /u/ and /g/

 

·         High Frequency Word, p. 562

   Introduce: here

 

·         Phonics,

        p. 570

Review: Short Vowel /u/u

 

·         DECODABLE

        BOOK 16

       Is It a Fish?

 

Reading Log Teacher’s Resource Book, p. 133

·       Phonics,

       p. 578

Words with /u/ and/g/

 

Language Arts

 

Writing

·         Writing,

        p. 544

Write a Sentence

 

Internet: Theme activities on The Learning Site

www.harcourtschool.com

 

·         Share Time,

    p. 545

Share favorite ocean animals in Splash in the Ocean!

 

·         Writing,

        p. 554

Write a Question

 

·         Writing Prompt,  

 p. 554

Draw and write about self-selected topics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·         Share Time,

 p. 555

Share questions  

     and answers.

 

·         Interactive Writing,

        p. 564

Write a List

 

·         Writing Prompt,  

  p. 564

Draw and write about a favorite wish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·         Share Time,

        p. 565

Have children tell what they liked best about “A House by the Sea.”

 

·         Shared Writing,

        p. 572

Write New Song Verses

 

·         Writing Prompt,

        p. 572

Draw and write about a pet fish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·         Share Time,

         p. 573

Discuss the Decodable Book Is It a Fish? and sing new verses for “The Little Fishes.”

 

·         Writing,

           p. 580

Write a Description

 

·         Writing Prompt,  

   p. 580

Draw and write about self-selected topics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·         Share Time,

   p. 581

Share pictures and descriptions of fish in Fish Faces

 

Step Up to Writing

Color-Coded Book  

Topic:  Ocean Creature

          Primary Steps p. 85

Graphic Organizer for Facts (Fish Faces)  Primary Steps p. 233

    Topic:   Ocean Creatures 

Assessment

Writing Prompt- p.545

Record Fourth Quarter EO 1, 2, & 3

**Record in Abacus

Comprehension-Fish Faces

Record Fourth Quarter EO 4

**Record in Abacus

Decodable Book 16 (if needed)

Record Fourth Quarter EO 5

**Record in Abacus