Kindergarten Curriculum Map Rattan Elementary Tollett/ Tims Language Arts PASS

Month	Content	Skills	Assessments	Standards
August	Listening Listening Caretaking of books Rules Consequences of behavior (positive and negative) Comprehension Speaking in front of a group Speaking Listening Name writing Directionality Reading names Comprehension Comprehension Handwriting Letter identification	·hear and respond to focus signal ·listen with interest to stories read aloud ·demonstrate correct book orientation, parts and care ·predict and confirm while listening to a story ·discuss cause and effect relationship ·tell what is happening in a picture ·speak using complete sentences ·participate in conversations, recite short poems and songs ·follow 1 & 2 part oral directions ·print first name ·demonstrate left to right-top to bottom ·recognize/read first name in print ·summarize main points and events in a story ·connect prior knowledge to text ·trace, copy, and generate letters A ·identify letters in name	*Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist	S 1:1 listening S 1:2 listening S 1:1 print awareness S 1:2 creative skills S 3.1.2 group interaction S 6:4 comprehension S 2:1 speaking S 2:2 speaking S 1:3 listening S 2:b handwriting S 1:3 print awareness S 1:3 writing process S 2:b comprehension S 6:1 comprehension S 2:a grammar/usage and mechanics S 3:1
September	Comprehension Print awareness Phonemic awareness Writing Alphabet identification Phonemic awareness	·Re-enact a story to confirm results ·make prediction based on visual clues of a story ·distinguish between a letter and a word ·auditorally recognize rhyming pairs ·distinguish onsets ·identify alphabet by name (capital and lowercase) ·know sounds of alphabet ·distinguishes sounds-same/different ·Use transitional or temporary spelling ·reads own writing to a group ·distinguishes beginning sounds in spoken words	*Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist	S 6:2 comprehension S 6:3 comprehension S 1:6 print awareness S 1:1 phonological awareness S 3:1 phonological awareness S 3:1 phonics S 3:2 phonic S 2:a grammar S 2:c grammar S 8:3 writing grammar S 2:b grammar
October	Print awareness Phonemic Awareness	·recognize print is written language (read first word) ·Netra Unit 1-3 sight words ·Blend phonemes /b/ /a/ /t/= bat ·name words beginning with a particular sound ·count phonemes (sounds) in a three letter word	*Checklist *Netra Unit 1-3 *Checklist *Checklist *Checklist	S 5:2 S 2:6 S 2:5 S 2:7
November	Comprehension Phonemic awareness	·place events in sequential order ·determine # of syllables in a word	*Checklist *Checklist	S 2:a comprehension S 2:2 phonological awareness
December	Phonemic awareness	·determine how many words a sentence contains ·name words containing a given sound	*Checklist *Checklist	S 1:5 print awareness S 2:5 phonological awareness
January	Phonemic awareness Print awareness	·recognize ending sounds ·begin to segment phonemes ·begin to recognize/write first/last name in print	*Checklist *Checklist *Checklist	S 2:4 phonological awareness S 2:7 phonological awareness S 2:b handwriting
February	Vocabulary Comprehension Vocabulary	·use new vocabulary and language in own writing and speech ·distinguish between reality/fantast ·read familiar text emergently	*Checklist *Checklist *Checklist	S 4:2, 4:1 S 7:1a vocabulary S 5:1 fluency
March	Reading awareness	·distinguish what come next in a sequence	*Checklist	S 1:7 print awareness
April	Review	*Review
May	Standards taken from PASS