Reading/English Language Arts Content Maps Kindergarten
Mercer County Schools PRIORITIZED CURRICULUM
The Mercer County Schools Prioritized Curriculum is composed of West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives that have been identified as "Essential, Important, and Nice to Know." The Essential and Important objectives, which are aligned to the WESTEST, must be learned by the student in order to ensure his/her success. Therefore, the majority of instructional time (90% - 95%) must be devoted to the mastery of these objectives. To assist you with your instructional planning, the Prioritized Curriculum is divided into learning units (Content Maps) creating an instructional sequence and estimated time for delivering the intended/learned curriculum.
CONCEPT MAP Reading/Language Arts – Kindergarten Suggested Sequence: 1. Letter and Number Identification 2. Word Identification 3. Comprehension Strategies 4. Phonemic Awareness 5. Concepts of Print 6. Conventions of Print 7. Communication
READING/LANGUAGE ARTS CONCEPT MAP KINDERGARTEN Estimated days to complete - 26 Weeks
Key Concepts:
Key Vocabulary: Capital
Topic:
Recognition of all letters
Letter and Number Identification
Lower Case
CSO’s K.1.5 Letters
Recognition of Numbers 0-20
Numbers
Enduring Understanding:
Order
Letters/numbers change our world
Numeral Essential Question(s):
Alphabet
Why does letter order matter? Why do we put numbers in order from 0-20?
Big Small
Examples:
Top Magnetic Letters and Numbers
Flashcards
Letter Dictation
Learning Games (ex. Alphabet Bingo)
Bottom Middle
Mercer County School District
8/3/2005
READING/LANGUAGE ARTS CONCEPT MAP KINDERGARTEN Estimated days to complete - August – June
Key Concepts:
Key Vocabulary: 8 Color Words
Topic:
Sight Words
Word Identification CSO’s K.1.6 Color Words
10 Number Words Sight Words from IRA Opposites
Enduring Understanding:
Positional
Words have meaning
Where
Number Words Essential Question(s):
When
What if we could not read and understand words? Why
Opposites
Who
Examples:
What Flash Cards Graphic Organizers
Songs Finger Plays
Bingo Games
Letter Tiles Reading Rods
Positional Words
Mercer County School District
8.3.05
READING/LANGUAGE ARTS CONCEPT MAP KINDERGARTEN Estimated days to complete - 160 Days