IXL skill plan | Kindergarten plan for Being a Writer, Third Edition

Skill plan for Being a Writer, Third Edition - Kindergarten

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1	Unit 1 The Classroom Community
Week 1		Letters 1. Review the letters A–D 2. Review the letters E–H 3. Review the letters A–H Book parts 4. Identify book parts and features
Week 1
Letters 1. Review the letters A–D 2. Review the letters E–H 3. Review the letters A–H Book parts 4. Identify book parts and features

Week 2		Letters 1. Review the letters I–L 2. Review the letters M–P 3. Review the letters I–P Categories 4. Sort objects into categories
Week 2
Letters 1. Review the letters I–L 2. Review the letters M–P 3. Review the letters I–P Categories 4. Sort objects into categories

Week 3		Letters 1. Review the letters Q–U 2. Review the letters V–Z 3. Review the letters Q–Z Describing words 4. Compare pictures using adjectives
Week 3
Letters 1. Review the letters Q–U 2. Review the letters V–Z 3. Review the letters Q–Z Describing words 4. Compare pictures using adjectives

Week 4		Letters 1. Review the letters A–Z Sentences 2. Find the complete sentence
Week 4
Letters 1. Review the letters A–Z Sentences 2. Find the complete sentence

2	Unit 2 Getting Ideas
Week 1		Beginning sounds 1. Find the words that begin with a given sound Letter sounds 2. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: b, d, j, k, p, t, v, z
Week 1
Beginning sounds 1. Find the words that begin with a given sound Letter sounds 2. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: b, d, j, k, p, t, v, z

Week 2		Letter sounds 1. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: f, l, m, n, r, s 2. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: c, g, h, w Colors 3. Use color words Nouns 4. Is the noun a person, animal, place, or thing?
Week 2
Letter sounds 1. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: f, l, m, n, r, s 2. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: c, g, h, w Colors 3. Use color words Nouns 4. Is the noun a person, animal, place, or thing?

Week 3		Beginning sounds 1. Which two words start with the same sound? 2. Which letter does the word start with? Plural nouns 3. Choose the singular or plural noun that matches the picture
Week 3
Beginning sounds 1. Which two words start with the same sound? 2. Which letter does the word start with? Plural nouns 3. Choose the singular or plural noun that matches the picture

Week 4		Final sounds 1. Which word ends with the same sound? 2. Which letter does the word end with? Verbs 3. Find the action verb with images 4. Find the action verb
Week 4
Final sounds 1. Which word ends with the same sound? 2. Which letter does the word end with? Verbs 3. Find the action verb with images 4. Find the action verb

Week 5		Letter sounds 1. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: review Capitalization 2. Capitalize the pronoun "I" Sentences 3. Choose the sentence that is spaced correctly
Week 5
Letter sounds 1. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: review Capitalization 2. Capitalize the pronoun "I" Sentences 3. Choose the sentence that is spaced correctly

Week 6		Identify sounds 1. Which two words end with the same sound? High-frequency words 2. Read sight words: a, I, see, the Describing words 3. Compare pictures using adjectives
Week 6
Identify sounds 1. Which two words end with the same sound? High-frequency words 2. Read sight words: a, I, see, the Describing words 3. Compare pictures using adjectives

Week 7		Identify sounds 1. Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word High-frequency words 2. Read sight words: and, it, like, of Sentences 3. Find the complete sentence 4. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence 5. Find a word in a sentence
Week 7
Identify sounds 1. Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word High-frequency words 2. Read sight words: and, it, like, of Sentences 3. Find the complete sentence 4. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence 5. Find a word in a sentence

Week 8		Verbs 1. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture Capitalization 2. Capitalize the names of people and pets
Week 8
Verbs 1. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture Capitalization 2. Capitalize the names of people and pets

Week 9		High-frequency words 1. Read sight words: can, have, is, my, she, they, we Nonfiction text 2. Which could happen in real life? 3. Read along about science and nature Prepositions 4. Inside and outside, above and below, next to and beside
Week 9
High-frequency words 1. Read sight words: can, have, is, my, she, they, we Nonfiction text 2. Which could happen in real life? 3. Read along about science and nature Prepositions 4. Inside and outside, above and below, next to and beside

Week 10		High-frequency words 1. Read sight words: get, make, when Feelings 2. Which feeling matches the picture?
Week 10
High-frequency words 1. Read sight words: get, make, when Feelings 2. Which feeling matches the picture?

3	Unit 3 Telling More
Week 1		Capitalization 1. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence Spelling 2. Complete the short a word 3. Complete the short e word 4. Complete the short i words
Week 1
Capitalization 1. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence Spelling 2. Complete the short a word 3. Complete the short e word 4. Complete the short i words

Week 2		Plural nouns 1. Choose the singular or plural noun that matches the picture Prepositions 2. Choose the best location word to match the picture Spelling 3. Complete the short o word 4. Complete the short u word
Week 2
Plural nouns 1. Choose the singular or plural noun that matches the picture Prepositions 2. Choose the best location word to match the picture Spelling 3. Complete the short o word 4. Complete the short u word

Week 3		Illustrations 1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Fiction text 2. Read along with realistic fiction Spelling 3. Complete the word with the right short vowel
Week 3
Illustrations 1. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Fiction text 2. Read along with realistic fiction Spelling 3. Complete the word with the right short vowel

Week 4		Adjectives 1. Which feeling matches the picture? Shades of meaning 2. Find the words with related meanings Spelling 3. Spell the short vowel word
Week 4
Adjectives 1. Which feeling matches the picture? Shades of meaning 2. Find the words with related meanings Spelling 3. Spell the short vowel word

4	Unit 4 Nonfiction
Week 1		Fiction vs. nonfiction 1. Which could happen in real life? End punctuation 2. Identify and use end marks
Week 1
Fiction vs. nonfiction 1. Which could happen in real life? End punctuation 2. Identify and use end marks

Week 2		1. Who, what, when, where, or why? 2. Is it a telling sentence or an asking sentence?
Week 2
1. Who, what, when, where, or why? 2. Is it a telling sentence or an asking sentence?

Week 3		Nonfiction text 1. Read along about food Plural nouns 2. Form regular plurals with -s and -es
Week 3
Nonfiction text 1. Read along about food Plural nouns 2. Form regular plurals with -s and -es

5	Unit 5 Poetry
Week 1		1. Which word has the same ending? 2. Which two words have the same ending? 3. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word 4. How many syllables does the word have?
Week 1
1. Which word has the same ending? 2. Which two words have the same ending? 3. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word 4. How many syllables does the word have?

Week 2		1. Find the picture that matches the action verb
Week 2
1. Find the picture that matches the action verb

Week 3		Nouns 1. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture Colors 2. Use color words
Week 3
Nouns 1. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture Colors 2. Use color words

6	Unit 6 Opinion Writing
Week 1		1. Complete the fact and opinion sentences
Week 1
1. Complete the fact and opinion sentences

Week 2		Capitalization 1. Capitalize the pronoun "I" Plural nouns 2. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 3. Use singular and plural nouns Author's purpose 4. Identify the purpose of a text
Week 2
Capitalization 1. Capitalize the pronoun "I" Plural nouns 2. Form regular plurals with -s and -es 3. Use singular and plural nouns Author's purpose 4. Identify the purpose of a text

Week 3		1. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence 2. Identify and use end marks
Week 3
1. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence 2. Identify and use end marks

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