IXL skill plan | Kindergarten plan for Core Knowledge Language Arts

1	Unit 1
Nursery Rhymes and Fables
Unit 1: Listening & Learning		Reading foundations 1. Which word has the same ending? Reading comprehension 2. Which feeling matches the picture? 3. Read along with fantasy 4. Order images in a story Vocabulary 5. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 6. Compare pictures using adjectives
Unit 1: Listening & Learning
Reading foundations 1. Which word has the same ending? Reading comprehension 2. Which feeling matches the picture? 3. Read along with fantasy 4. Order images in a story Vocabulary 5. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 6. Compare pictures using adjectives

Unit 1: Skills		Reading foundations 1. Blend onset and rime together to make a word 2. Find a word in a sentence Word work 3. Inside and outside, above and below, next to and beside
Unit 1: Skills
Reading foundations 1. Blend onset and rime together to make a word 2. Find a word in a sentence Word work 3. Inside and outside, above and below, next to and beside

2	Unit 2
The Five Senses
Unit 2: Listening & Learning		Reading comprehension 1. Read along about science and nature 2. What is the picture about? Vocabulary 3. Sort objects into categories 4. Match antonyms to pictures
Unit 2: Listening & Learning
Reading comprehension 1. Read along about science and nature 2. What is the picture about? Vocabulary 3. Sort objects into categories 4. Match antonyms to pictures

Unit 2: Skills		Reading foundations 1. Blend each sound in a word together 2. Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word 3. Which two words start with the same sound? 4. Which two words end with the same sound? Word work 5. Choose the best location word to match the picture
Unit 2: Skills
Reading foundations 1. Blend each sound in a word together 2. Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word 3. Which two words start with the same sound? 4. Which two words end with the same sound? Word work 5. Choose the best location word to match the picture

3	Unit 3
Stories
Unit 3: Listening & Learning		Reading comprehension 1. Read along with realistic fiction 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Vocabulary 3. Who, what, when, where, or why? 4. Find the picture that matches the action verb
Unit 3: Listening & Learning
Reading comprehension 1. Read along with realistic fiction 2. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Vocabulary 3. Who, what, when, where, or why? 4. Find the picture that matches the action verb

Unit 3: Skills		Reading foundations 1. Put the sounds in order 2. Find the words that begin with a given sound 3. Find the short a word 4. Find the short i word 5. Find the short o word 6. Identify the short vowel sound in a word Word work 7. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence
Unit 3: Skills
Reading foundations 1. Put the sounds in order 2. Find the words that begin with a given sound 3. Find the short a word 4. Find the short i word 5. Find the short o word 6. Identify the short vowel sound in a word Word work 7. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence

4	Unit 4
Plants
Unit 4: Listening & Learning		Reading comprehension 1. Read along about famous people 2. Choose the right book to help you learn about a topic Grammar 3. Find the complete sentence 4. Identify time-order words Vocabulary 5. Which one is not like the others?
Unit 4: Listening & Learning
Reading comprehension 1. Read along about famous people 2. Choose the right book to help you learn about a topic Grammar 3. Find the complete sentence 4. Identify time-order words Vocabulary 5. Which one is not like the others?

Unit 4: Skills		Reading foundations 1. Find the short e word 2. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 3. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 4. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 5. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 6. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: b, d, j, k, p, t, v, z 7. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: f, l, m, n, r, s 8. Read sight words: an, and, at, can, had, in, it, not 9. Read sight words: did, get, him, on
Unit 4: Skills
Reading foundations 1. Find the short e word 2. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 3. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 4. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 5. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 6. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: b, d, j, k, p, t, v, z 7. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: f, l, m, n, r, s 8. Read sight words: an, and, at, can, had, in, it, not 9. Read sight words: did, get, him, on

5	Unit 5
Farms
Unit 5: Listening & Learning		Reading comprehension 1. What is the picture about? 2. Read about animals Writing 3. Put the sentences in order
Unit 5: Listening & Learning
Reading comprehension 1. What is the picture about? 2. Read about animals Writing 3. Put the sentences in order

Unit 5: Skills		Reading foundations 1. Find the short u word 2. Choose the picture that matches the short u word 3. Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture 4. Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture 5. Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture 6. Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture 7. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: c, g, h, w 8. Which letter does the word start with? Word work 9. Inside and outside, above and below, next to and beside Grammar 10. Is it a telling sentence or an asking sentence?
Unit 5: Skills
Reading foundations 1. Find the short u word 2. Choose the picture that matches the short u word 3. Choose the short o sentence that matches the picture 4. Choose the short i sentence that matches the picture 5. Choose the short e sentence that matches the picture 6. Choose the short a sentence that matches the picture 7. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: c, g, h, w 8. Which letter does the word start with? Word work 9. Inside and outside, above and below, next to and beside Grammar 10. Is it a telling sentence or an asking sentence?

6	Unit 6
Native Americans
Unit 6: Listening & Learning		Reading comprehension 1. Read along about food Grammar 2. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence 3. Use sense words
Unit 6: Listening & Learning
Reading comprehension 1. Read along about food Grammar 2. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence 3. Use sense words

Unit 6: Skills		Reading foundations 1. Find the letter in the alphabet: lowercase 2. Frequently confused letters: find the letter 3. Which two words have the same ending? 4. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word 5. Which consonant blend does the word start with? Reading comprehension 6. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 7. Identify book parts and features Grammar 8. Choose the singular or plural noun that matches the picture
Unit 6: Skills
Reading foundations 1. Find the letter in the alphabet: lowercase 2. Frequently confused letters: find the letter 3. Which two words have the same ending? 4. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word 5. Which consonant blend does the word start with? Reading comprehension 6. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character 7. Identify book parts and features Grammar 8. Choose the singular or plural noun that matches the picture

7	Unit 7
Kings and Queens
Unit 7: Listening & Learning		Reading comprehension 1. Which could happen in real life? 2. Read animal fantasy 3. Order images in a story 4. What will happen next? Vocabulary 5. Match antonyms to pictures 6. Match synonyms
Unit 7: Listening & Learning
Reading comprehension 1. Which could happen in real life? 2. Read animal fantasy 3. Order images in a story 4. What will happen next? Vocabulary 5. Match antonyms to pictures 6. Match synonyms

Unit 7: Skills		Reading foundations 1. Which word ends with the same sound? 2. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend 3. Choose the correct digraph Grammar 4. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence
Unit 7: Skills
Reading foundations 1. Which word ends with the same sound? 2. Complete the word with the right final consonant blend 3. Choose the correct digraph Grammar 4. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence

8	Unit 8
Seasons and Weather
Unit 8: Listening & Learning		Reading comprehension 1. Read about places 2. Match each effect to its cause Grammar 3. Compare pictures using adjectives
Unit 8: Listening & Learning
Reading comprehension 1. Read about places 2. Match each effect to its cause Grammar 3. Compare pictures using adjectives

Unit 8: Skills		Reading foundations 1. Choose the letter that you hear 2. Which letter does the word end with? 3. Complete the short i words 4. Complete the short o word 5. Complete the short a word 6. Complete the short e word 7. Complete the short u word 8. Choose the word that matches the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 9. Which word does not rhyme? 10. Complete the rhyme 11. Read sight words: a, all, of, one, the, was Reading comprehension 12. Read realistic fiction
Unit 8: Skills
Reading foundations 1. Choose the letter that you hear 2. Which letter does the word end with? 3. Complete the short i words 4. Complete the short o word 5. Complete the short a word 6. Complete the short e word 7. Complete the short u word 8. Choose the word that matches the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck 9. Which word does not rhyme? 10. Complete the rhyme 11. Read sight words: a, all, of, one, the, was Reading comprehension 12. Read realistic fiction

9	Unit 9
Columbus and the Pilgrims
Unit 9: Listening & Learning		Reading comprehension 1. Read along about famous people Vocabulary 2. Choose the antonyms
Unit 9: Listening & Learning
Reading comprehension 1. Read along about famous people Vocabulary 2. Choose the antonyms

Unit 9: Skills		Reading foundations 1. Find the letter in the alphabet: uppercase 2. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: c, k, o, p, s, u, v, w, x, z 3. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: f, i, j, l, m, t, y 4. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: a, b, d, e, g, h, n, q, r 5. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: review 6. Read sight words: here, I, no, one, said, so, to, where 7. Read sight words: are, from, there, once, was, were, what, when, why Reading comprehension 8. What am I? Grammar 9. Identify and use end marks 10. Who, what, when, where, or why?
Unit 9: Skills
Reading foundations 1. Find the letter in the alphabet: uppercase 2. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: c, k, o, p, s, u, v, w, x, z 3. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: f, i, j, l, m, t, y 4. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: a, b, d, e, g, h, n, q, r 5. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: review 6. Read sight words: here, I, no, one, said, so, to, where 7. Read sight words: are, from, there, once, was, were, what, when, why Reading comprehension 8. What am I? Grammar 9. Identify and use end marks 10. Who, what, when, where, or why?

10	Unit 10
Colonial Towns and Townspeople
Unit 10: Listening & Learning		Reading comprehension 1. Read along about food 2. Read about places 3. What will happen next? Grammar 4. Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives
Unit 10: Listening & Learning
Reading comprehension 1. Read along about food 2. Read about places 3. What will happen next? Grammar 4. Compare pictures using comparative and superlative adjectives

Unit 10: Skills		Reading foundations 1. Review the letters A–Z 2. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: review 3. Put the sounds in order 4. Complete the word with the right short vowel 5. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 6. Read sight words: be, he, they, she, we 7. Read sight words: me, my, their, which, you, your Reading comprehension 8. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character
Unit 10: Skills
Reading foundations 1. Review the letters A–Z 2. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: review 3. Put the sounds in order 4. Complete the word with the right short vowel 5. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 6. Read sight words: be, he, they, she, we 7. Read sight words: me, my, their, which, you, your Reading comprehension 8. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character

11	Unit 11
Taking Care of the Earth
Unit 11: Listening & Learning		Reading comprehension 1. Read about animals 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Grammar 3. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence 4. Put the sentences in order
Unit 11: Listening & Learning
Reading comprehension 1. Read about animals 2. Use context to identify the meaning of a word Grammar 3. Select the best preposition to complete the sentence 4. Put the sentences in order

12	Unit 12
Presidents and American Symbols
Unit 12: Listening & Learning		Reading comprehension 1. Read along about science and nature 2. Which could happen in real life? Vocabulary 3. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 4. Identify time-order words
Unit 12: Listening & Learning
Reading comprehension 1. Read along about science and nature 2. Which could happen in real life? Vocabulary 3. Multiple-meaning words with pictures 4. Identify time-order words

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