Warwick School District

Course Description

Our language arts program includes a focus on literacy skills in the primary grades and moves to
application of those skills through the intermediate grades. Whenever it is appropriate, reading is
combined with writing and other subjects to develop an integrated approach.

Core Curriculum Content Standards

PA Common Core: English Language Arts (2013)

• Foundational Skills: Students gain a working knowledge of concepts of print, alphabetic principle, and other basic conventions.

• GRADE K

• Utilize book handing skills.(1.1.K.A)
• Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.-Follow words left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.-Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.-Understand that words are separated by spaces in print.-Recognize and name all upper and lower case letters of the alphabet.(1.1.K.B)
• Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).-Recognize and produce rhyming words.-Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.-Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.-Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sound (phonemes) in the three-phoneme (CVC) words.(1.1.K.C)
• Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.-Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to one letter-sound correspondence.-Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings for the five major vowels.-Read grade level high-frequency sight words with automaticity.-Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.(1.1.K.D)
• Read emergent-reader text with purpose and understanding.(1.1.K.E)

• Reading Informational Text: Students read, understand, and respond to informational text – with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.

• GRADE K

• With prompting and support, identify the main idea and retell key details of text.(1.2.K.A)
• With prompting and support, answer questions about key details in a text.(1.2.K.B)
• With prompting and support, make a connection between two individual, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.(1.2.K.C)
• Identify parts of a book (title, author) and parts of a text (beginning, end, details).(1.2.K.E)
• With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.(1.2.K.F)
• Answers questions to describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear.(1.2.K.G)
• With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.(1.2.K.H)
• With prompting and support, identify basic similarities and differences between two texts (read or read aloud) on the same topic.(1.2.K.I)
• Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to texts.(1.2.K.J)
• Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words and phrases based upon grade level reading and content.(1.2.K.K)
• Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.(1.2.K.L)

• Reading Literature: Students read and respond to works of literature - with emphasis on comprehension, making connections among ideas and between texts with focus on textual evidence.

• GRADE Kindergarten

• With prompting and support, retell familiar stories including key details.(1.3.K.A)
• Answer questions about key details in a text.(1.3.K.B)
• With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.(1.3.K.C)
• Name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.(1.3.K.D)
• Recognize common types of text.(1.3.K.E)
• Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.(1.3.K.F)
• Make connections between the illustrations and the text in a story (read or read aloud).(1.3.K.G)
• Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories.(1.3.K.H)
• Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown or multiple meaning words and phrases based upon grade level reading and content.(1.3.K.I)
• Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading, and being read to, and responding to texts.(1.3.K.J)
• Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.(1.3.K.K)

• Writing: Students write for different purposes and audiences. Students write clear and focused text to convey a well-defined perspective and appropriate content.

• GRADE K

• Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/ explanatory texts.(1.4.K.A)
• Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to focus on one specific topic.(1.4.K.B)
• With prompting and support, generate ideas and details to convey information that relates to the chosen topic.(1.4.K.C)
• Make logical connections between drawing and dictation/writing.(1.4.K.D)
• With prompting and support, illustrate using details and dictate/write using descriptive words.(1.4.K.E)
• Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and spelling.-Capitalize first word in sentence and pronoun I.-Recognize and use end punctuation.-Spell simple words phonetically.(1.4.K.F)
• Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces on familiar topics.(1.4.K.G)
• Form an opinion by choosing between two given topics.(1.4.K.H)
• Support the opinion with reasons.(1.4.K.I)
• Make logical connections between drawing and writing.(1.4.K.J)
• Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and spelling.(1.4.K.L)
• Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose narratives that describe real or imagined experiences or events.(1.4.K.M)
• Establish “who” and “what” the narrative will be about.(1.4.K.N)
• Describe experiences and events.(1.4.K.O)
• Recount a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.(1.4.K.P)
• Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and spelling.-Capitalize first word in sentence and pronoun I.-Recognize and use end punctuation.-Spell simple words phonetically.(1.4.K.R)
• With guidance and support from adults and peers, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.(1.4.K.T)
• With guidance and support, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing or in collaboration with peers.(1.4.K.U)
• Participate in individual or shared research projects on a topic of interest.(1.4.K.V)
• With guidance and support, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.(1.4.K.W)
• Write routinely over short time frames.(1.4.K.X)

• Speaking and Listening: Students present appropriately in formal speaking situations, listen critically, and respond intelligently as individuals or in group discussions.

• GRADE K

• Participate in collaborative conversations with peers and adults in small and larger groups.(1.5.K.A)
• Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.(1.5.K.B)
• Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information, or clarify something that is not understood.(1.5.K.C)
• Share stories, familiar experiences, and interests speaking clearly enough to be understood by all audiences using appropriate volume.(1.5.K.D)
• Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, andideas clearly.(1.5.K.E)
• Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English when speaking based on kindergarten level and content.(1.5.K.G)

PA Common Core: Mathematics (2013)

• Numbers and Operations

• GRADE K

• Know number names and write and recite the count sequence.(2.1.K.A1)
• Apply one-to-one correspondence to count the number of objects.(2.1.K.A2)
• Apply the concept of magnitude to compare numbers and quantities.(2.1.K.A3)
• Use place value ro compose and decompose numbers within 19.(2.1.K.B1)

• Algebraic Concepts

• GRADE K

• Extend concepts of putting together and taking apart to add and subtract within 10.(2.2.K.A1)

• Geometry

• GRADE K

• Identify and describe two- and three-dimensional shapes.(2.3.K.A1)
• Analyze, compare, create, and compose two- and three-dimensional shapes.(2.3.K.A2)

• Measurement, Data and Probability

• GRADE K

• Describe and compare measurable attributes of objects.(2.4.K.A1)
• Classify objects and count the number of objects in each category.(2.4.K.A4)

Units

Unit #1 - Fall: In My World

Unit #2 - Winter: In My Family's World

Unit #3 - Spring: In My Big Wide World

Course Resources

*Handwriting Without Tears
*Learning Without Tears
*Heggerty
*Wonders

*Tradebooks
Time for School Mouse
School In Many Cultures
Fox Makes Friends

I Like Me
Bear Makes a Friend
We are all Alike, We are all Different
My School Family
Pete the Cat Rocking in my School Shoes
I learn and Play in School
Friends All Around
I Make Good Choices
I can Be Anything
The Ant, The Bug and the Bee
Silly Sally
Being Friends
I Like Myself
Do You Want to Be My Friend?
We Share Everything
Howard Wigglebottom Learns to Listen
Monsters Love School
Pigeon Goes to School
Pete the Cat Old McDonald
Barnyard Banter
Mrs. Wishy Washy's Farm
10 Apples Up on Top
I Know it's Autumn
Fresh Fall Leaves
It's Pumpkin Time
The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything
Pumpkin Pumpkin
How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow?
I Like Pumpkins
I Stink
Who's Tools are These?
Police Officers in Our Community
Police Cars
Clothespin Jobs that People Do
Officer Buckle and Gloria
Whose Hat is This?
Fire Engines
Ms. Murphy Fights Fires
I Want to Be a Vet
The Gingerbread Man
Gingerbread Pirates
Gingerbread Bear
Gingerbread Friends
The Ninjabread Man
The Mitten
Bear Snores On
Hibernation Station
The Snowy Day
Arctic Animals
Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?
The Jacket I Wear in the Snow
Ten on a Sled
Wild Toboggan Ride
Me and My Body
My body
Your Bones
Me and My Amazing Body
Skin
Me and My Senses
Hearing
Taste
My Hands
Touching
Smelling
Whatever the Weather
Rain
Little Cloud
It Looks Like Spilt Milk
Wind
The Wind Blew
Kites
Each Living Thing
We're Going on a Nature Hunt
The Seed Song
It Started as a Seed
From the Garden
From Seed to Flower
I Love Bugs
The Very Lazy Ladybug
The Grouchy Ladybug
10 Little Caterpillars
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Waiting for Wings
Ocean
Rainbow Fish
House for Hermit Crab
Sharks
Smiley Shark
Clark the Shark
Tickly Octopus
Good Thing You're Not an Octopus

**LA Notebooks from Smart Notebook that are linked to Anthology Texts/Include phonics, phonemic awareness, handwriting, vocabulary and step-up writing activities.

Discovery Educational Clips

Scholastic Magazines

Teacher Resources such as Magazines and Websites ( ex. Mailbox and Teacher pay Teacher website)

Eureka Math Curriculum Resources

Poetry Collections