IXL skill plan | Kindergarten plan for Wonders 2023

1	Unit 1 Take a New Step
Week 1: Make New Friends		Phonological awareness 1. Blend onset and rime together to make a word 2. Which two words start with the same sound? 3. Find the words that begin with a given sound Phonics and word analysis 4. Learn the letter M Reading comprehension 5. Which feeling matches the picture? Vocabulary 6. Sort objects into categories 7. Which one is not like the others? Grammar and mechanics 8. Is the noun a person, animal, place, or thing?
Week 1: Make New Friends
Phonological awareness 1. Blend onset and rime together to make a word 2. Which two words start with the same sound? 3. Find the words that begin with a given sound Phonics and word analysis 4. Learn the letter M Reading comprehension 5. Which feeling matches the picture? Vocabulary 6. Sort objects into categories 7. Which one is not like the others? Grammar and mechanics 8. Is the noun a person, animal, place, or thing?

Week 2: Get Up and Go!		Phonological awareness 1. Which word has the same ending? 2. Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word Phonics and word analysis 3. Learn the letter A 4. Find the short a word 5. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 6. Read short a stories Grammar and mechanics 7. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture
Week 2: Get Up and Go!
Phonological awareness 1. Which word has the same ending? 2. Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word Phonics and word analysis 3. Learn the letter A 4. Find the short a word 5. Choose the short a word that matches the picture 6. Read short a stories Grammar and mechanics 7. Complete the sentence with a noun to match the picture

Week 3: Use Your Senses		Phonics and word analysis 1. Learn the letter S 2. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: f, l, m, n, r, s 3. Choose the two words that are the same 4. Sort consonants and vowels 5. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: review 6. Choose the uppercase letter that matches: review 7. Read sight words: a, an, I, the Reading comprehension 8. Identify book parts and features 9. Which could happen in real life? Writing 10. Find the complete sentence
Week 3: Use Your Senses
Phonics and word analysis 1. Learn the letter S 2. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: f, l, m, n, r, s 3. Choose the two words that are the same 4. Sort consonants and vowels 5. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: review 6. Choose the uppercase letter that matches: review 7. Read sight words: a, an, I, the Reading comprehension 8. Identify book parts and features 9. Which could happen in real life? Writing 10. Find the complete sentence

2	Unit 2 Let's Explore
Week 1: Tools We Use		Phonological awareness 1. Blend each sound in a word together Phonics and word analysis 2. Which two words start with the same sound? 3. Which letter does the word end with? 4. Learn the letter P Vocabulary 5. Use color words Grammar and mechanics 6. Find the picture that matches the action verb Writing 7. Capitalize the pronoun "I"
Week 1: Tools We Use
Phonological awareness 1. Blend each sound in a word together Phonics and word analysis 2. Which two words start with the same sound? 3. Which letter does the word end with? 4. Learn the letter P Vocabulary 5. Use color words Grammar and mechanics 6. Find the picture that matches the action verb Writing 7. Capitalize the pronoun "I"

Week 2: Shapes All Around Us		Phonics and word analysis 1. Find the words that begin with a given sound 2. Which two words end with the same sound? 3. Learn the letter T Reading comprehension 4. What is the picture about? Grammar and mechanics 5. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture Writing 6. Choose the sentence that is spaced correctly 7. Is it a telling sentence or an asking sentence? 8. Identify exclamations
Week 2: Shapes All Around Us
Phonics and word analysis 1. Find the words that begin with a given sound 2. Which two words end with the same sound? 3. Learn the letter T Reading comprehension 4. What is the picture about? Grammar and mechanics 5. Complete the sentence with an action verb to match the picture Writing 6. Choose the sentence that is spaced correctly 7. Is it a telling sentence or an asking sentence? 8. Identify exclamations

Week 3: World of Bugs		Phonological awareness 1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word Phonics and word analysis 3. Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word 4. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: b, d, j, k, p, t, v, z 5. Read sight words: a, like, see, the, we Vocabulary 6. Sort objects into categories Grammar and mechanics 7. Find the action verb
Week 3: World of Bugs
Phonological awareness 1. How many syllables does the word have? 2. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word Phonics and word analysis 3. Identify the first, second, and last sound in a word 4. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: b, d, j, k, p, t, v, z 5. Read sight words: a, like, see, the, we Vocabulary 6. Sort objects into categories Grammar and mechanics 7. Find the action verb

3	Unit 3 Going Places
Week 1: Rules to Go By		Phonological awareness 1. Put the sounds in order Phonics and word analysis 2. Learn the letter I 3. Find the short i word 4. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 5. Complete the short i words 6. Read short i stories Grammar and mechanics 7. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence 8. Identify and use end marks
Week 1: Rules to Go By
Phonological awareness 1. Put the sounds in order Phonics and word analysis 2. Learn the letter I 3. Find the short i word 4. Choose the short i word that matches the picture 5. Complete the short i words 6. Read short i stories Grammar and mechanics 7. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence 8. Identify and use end marks

Week 2: Sounds Around Us		Phonological awareness 1. Which word ends with the same sound? Phonics and word analysis 2. Which two words have the same ending? 3. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: a, b, d, e, g, h, n, q, r 4. Learn the letter N Reading comprehension 5. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Grammar and mechanics 6. Find the complete sentence
Week 2: Sounds Around Us
Phonological awareness 1. Which word ends with the same sound? Phonics and word analysis 2. Which two words have the same ending? 3. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: a, b, d, e, g, h, n, q, r 4. Learn the letter N Reading comprehension 5. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Grammar and mechanics 6. Find the complete sentence

Week 3: The Places We Go		Phonological awareness 1. Which word has more syllables? Phonics and word analysis 2. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: c, k, o, p, s, u, v, w, x, z 3. Read sight words: a, and, go, the 4. Learn the letter C Reading comprehension 5. Order images in a story Vocabulary 6. Who, what, when, where, or why? Grammar and mechanics 7. Is it a telling sentence or an asking sentence?
Week 3: The Places We Go
Phonological awareness 1. Which word has more syllables? Phonics and word analysis 2. Choose the lowercase letter that matches: c, k, o, p, s, u, v, w, x, z 3. Read sight words: a, and, go, the 4. Learn the letter C Reading comprehension 5. Order images in a story Vocabulary 6. Who, what, when, where, or why? Grammar and mechanics 7. Is it a telling sentence or an asking sentence?

4	Unit 4 Around the Neighborhood
Week 1: Time for Work		Phonics and word analysis 1. Learn the letter O 2. Choose the uppercase letter that matches: C, K, O, P, S, U, V, W, X, Z 3. Find the short o word 4. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 5. Complete the short o word 6. Read short o stories Grammar and mechanics 7. Compare pictures using adjectives
Week 1: Time for Work
Phonics and word analysis 1. Learn the letter O 2. Choose the uppercase letter that matches: C, K, O, P, S, U, V, W, X, Z 3. Find the short o word 4. Choose the short o word that matches the picture 5. Complete the short o word 6. Read short o stories Grammar and mechanics 7. Compare pictures using adjectives

Week 2: Meet Your Neighbors		Phonics and word analysis 1. Choose the uppercase letter that matches: A, B, D, E, G, H, N, Q, R 2. Find a word in a sentence 3. Learn the letter D Reading comprehension 4. Who is telling the story? Grammar and mechanics 5. Use sense words
Week 2: Meet Your Neighbors
Phonics and word analysis 1. Choose the uppercase letter that matches: A, B, D, E, G, H, N, Q, R 2. Find a word in a sentence 3. Learn the letter D Reading comprehension 4. Who is telling the story? Grammar and mechanics 5. Use sense words

Week 3: Pitch In		Phonics and word analysis 1. Which consonant blend does the word start with? 2. Read sight words: and, do, go, to, you Reading comprehension 3. Read along about science and nature Writing 4. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence
Week 3: Pitch In
Phonics and word analysis 1. Which consonant blend does the word start with? 2. Read sight words: and, do, go, to, you Reading comprehension 3. Read along about science and nature Writing 4. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence

5	Unit 5 Wonders of Nature
Week 1: How Does Your Garden Grow?		Phonological awareness 1. Which two words start with the same sound? 2. Sort by the number of syllables Phonics and word analysis 3. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: c, g, h, w 4. Learn the letter H Reading comprehension 5. Read along with realistic fiction
Week 1: How Does Your Garden Grow?
Phonological awareness 1. Which two words start with the same sound? 2. Sort by the number of syllables Phonics and word analysis 3. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: c, g, h, w 4. Learn the letter H Reading comprehension 5. Read along with realistic fiction

Week 2: Trees		Phonics and word analysis 1. Learn the letter E 2. Find the short e word 3. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 4. Complete the short e word 5. Find the vowel in the word 6. Read short e stories Grammar 7. Capitalize the pronoun "I" 8. Choose the correct personal pronoun
Week 2: Trees
Phonics and word analysis 1. Learn the letter E 2. Find the short e word 3. Choose the picture that matches the short e word 4. Complete the short e word 5. Find the vowel in the word 6. Read short e stories Grammar 7. Capitalize the pronoun "I" 8. Choose the correct personal pronoun

Week 3: Fresh from the Farm		Phonics and word analysis 1. Learn the letter F 2. Learn the letter R 3. Which word does not rhyme? 4. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: f, l, m, n, r, s 5. Identify the short vowel sound in a word 6. Find the word with the same vowel sound Reading comprehension 7. Read along about food Vocabulary 8. Which one is not like the others? Writing 9. Find the uppercase letters 10. Find the lowercase letters
Week 3: Fresh from the Farm
Phonics and word analysis 1. Learn the letter F 2. Learn the letter R 3. Which word does not rhyme? 4. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: f, l, m, n, r, s 5. Identify the short vowel sound in a word 6. Find the word with the same vowel sound Reading comprehension 7. Read along about food Vocabulary 8. Which one is not like the others? Writing 9. Find the uppercase letters 10. Find the lowercase letters

6	Unit 6 Weather for All Seasons
Week 1: The Four Seasons		Phonological awareness 1. Blend onset and rime together to make a word Phonics and word analysis 2. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: f, l, m, n, r, s 3. Learn the letter B 4. Learn the letter L Reading comprehension 5. Order images in a story Grammar and mechanics 6. Choose the singular or plural noun that matches the picture
Week 1: The Four Seasons
Phonological awareness 1. Blend onset and rime together to make a word Phonics and word analysis 2. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: f, l, m, n, r, s 3. Learn the letter B 4. Learn the letter L Reading comprehension 5. Order images in a story Grammar and mechanics 6. Choose the singular or plural noun that matches the picture

Week 2: What's the Weather?		Phonics and word analysis 1. Complete the rhyme 2. Learn the letter K 3. Choose the word that matches the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck Reading comprehension 4. Read along with fantasy Vocabulary 5. Find the words with related meanings Grammar and mechanics 6. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence 7. Capitalize days and months 8. Capitalize the names of people and pets
Week 2: What's the Weather?
Phonics and word analysis 1. Complete the rhyme 2. Learn the letter K 3. Choose the word that matches the picture: -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz, -ck Reading comprehension 4. Read along with fantasy Vocabulary 5. Find the words with related meanings Grammar and mechanics 6. Unscramble the words to make a complete sentence 7. Capitalize days and months 8. Capitalize the names of people and pets

Week 3: Stormy Weather		Phonological awareness 1. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word Phonics and word analysis 2. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 3. Read sight words: are, he, is, little, my, she, was, with Reading comprehension 4. Read along about famous people Vocabulary 5. Who, what, when, where, or why? 6. Identify questions Grammar and mechanics 7. Form regular plurals with -s and -es
Week 3: Stormy Weather
Phonological awareness 1. Choose the picture that rhymes with the word Phonics and word analysis 2. Complete the word with the right initial consonant blend 3. Read sight words: are, he, is, little, my, she, was, with Reading comprehension 4. Read along about famous people Vocabulary 5. Who, what, when, where, or why? 6. Identify questions Grammar and mechanics 7. Form regular plurals with -s and -es

7	Unit 7 The Animal Kingdom
Week 1: Baby Animals		Phonics and word analysis 1. Find the short u word 2. Choose the picture that matches the short u word 3. Complete the short u word 4. Form compound words with pictures 5. Learn the letter U 6. Read short u stories Grammar and mechanics 7. Find the action verb with images 8. Complete the sentence with the best verb 9. Complete the sentence with the best subject
Week 1: Baby Animals
Phonics and word analysis 1. Find the short u word 2. Choose the picture that matches the short u word 3. Complete the short u word 4. Form compound words with pictures 5. Learn the letter U 6. Read short u stories Grammar and mechanics 7. Find the action verb with images 8. Complete the sentence with the best verb 9. Complete the sentence with the best subject

Week 2: Pet Pals		Phonics and word analysis 1. Which word does not rhyme? 2. Spell the short vowel word 3. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: c, g, h, w 4. Learn the letter G 5. Learn the letter W Reading comprehension 6. What will happen next? Vocabulary 7. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Grammar and mechanics 8. Select the sentence that tells about the present 9. Select the sentence that tells about the past
Week 2: Pet Pals
Phonics and word analysis 1. Which word does not rhyme? 2. Spell the short vowel word 3. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: c, g, h, w 4. Learn the letter G 5. Learn the letter W Reading comprehension 6. What will happen next? Vocabulary 7. Multiple-meaning words with pictures Grammar and mechanics 8. Select the sentence that tells about the present 9. Select the sentence that tells about the past

Week 3: Animal Habitats		Phonics and word analysis 1. Complete the sentence with the correct short vowel word 2. Which letter does the word start with? 3. Find the long u word 4. Learn the letter X 5. Learn the letter V Reading comprehension 6. What am I? 7. Match each effect to its cause Grammar and mechanics 8. Select the sentence that tells about the future 9. Place sentences on a timeline
Week 3: Animal Habitats
Phonics and word analysis 1. Complete the sentence with the correct short vowel word 2. Which letter does the word start with? 3. Find the long u word 4. Learn the letter X 5. Learn the letter V Reading comprehension 6. What am I? 7. Match each effect to its cause Grammar and mechanics 8. Select the sentence that tells about the future 9. Place sentences on a timeline

8	Unit 8 From Here to There
Week 1: On the Move		Phonics and word analysis 1. Read questions with short vowel words 2. Put two syllables together to make a word 3. Learn the letter J 4. Learn the letter Q Reading comprehension 5. Who is telling the story? 6. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Vocabulary 7. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word Grammar and mechanics 8. Inside and outside, above and below, next to and beside
Week 1: On the Move
Phonics and word analysis 1. Read questions with short vowel words 2. Put two syllables together to make a word 3. Learn the letter J 4. Learn the letter Q Reading comprehension 5. Who is telling the story? 6. Choose the picture that matches the setting or character Vocabulary 7. Complete the sentence with the correct sight word Grammar and mechanics 8. Inside and outside, above and below, next to and beside

Week 2: My U.S.A.		Phonics and word analysis 1. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: b, d, j, k, p, t, v, z 2. Learn the letter Y 3. Learn the letter Z Reading comprehension 4. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Vocabulary 5. Match synonyms Grammar and mechanics 6. Choose the best location word to match the picture
Week 2: My U.S.A.
Phonics and word analysis 1. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: b, d, j, k, p, t, v, z 2. Learn the letter Y 3. Learn the letter Z Reading comprehension 4. Complete the fact and opinion sentences Vocabulary 5. Match synonyms Grammar and mechanics 6. Choose the best location word to match the picture

Week 3: Look to the Sky		Phonics and word analysis 1. Does the word start with a consonant blend? 2. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: review 3. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 4. Read sight words: for, have, here, me, of, said, they, this, what Reading comprehension 5. Read about places Vocabulary 6. Choose the synonyms Writing 7. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence
Week 3: Look to the Sky
Phonics and word analysis 1. Does the word start with a consonant blend? 2. Choose the letter that matches the consonant sound: review 3. Choose the silent e word that matches the picture 4. Read sight words: for, have, here, me, of, said, they, this, what Reading comprehension 5. Read about places Vocabulary 6. Choose the synonyms Writing 7. Capitalize the first letter of a sentence

9	Unit 9 How Things Change
Week 1: Growing Up		Phonics and word analysis 1. Find the long a word 2. Which word has more syllables? Reading comprehension 3. Read realistic fiction Vocabulary 4. Use words with prefixes and suffixes Grammar and mechanics 5. Identify adjectives
Week 1: Growing Up
Phonics and word analysis 1. Find the long a word 2. Which word has more syllables? Reading comprehension 3. Read realistic fiction Vocabulary 4. Use words with prefixes and suffixes Grammar and mechanics 5. Identify adjectives

Week 2: Good Citizens		Phonics and word analysis 1. Find the long i word 2. Spell the sight word Writing 3. Choose the right book to help you learn about a topic Grammar and mechanics 4. Identify articles
Week 2: Good Citizens
Phonics and word analysis 1. Find the long i word 2. Spell the sight word Writing 3. Choose the right book to help you learn about a topic Grammar and mechanics 4. Identify articles

Week 3: Our Natural Resources		Phonological awareness 1. Sort by the number of syllables Phonics and word analysis 2. Find the long o word 3. Read sight words: come, help, look, play, where Reading comprehension 4. Identify time-order words Writing 5. Use sense words Grammar and mechanics 6. Compare pictures using adjectives
Week 3: Our Natural Resources
Phonological awareness 1. Sort by the number of syllables Phonics and word analysis 2. Find the long o word 3. Read sight words: come, help, look, play, where Reading comprehension 4. Identify time-order words Writing 5. Use sense words Grammar and mechanics 6. Compare pictures using adjectives

10	Unit 10 Thinking Outside the Box
Week 1: Problem Solvers		Phonics and word analysis 1. Find the long u word Reading comprehension 2. Read animal fantasy Vocabulary 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word
Week 1: Problem Solvers
Phonics and word analysis 1. Find the long u word Reading comprehension 2. Read animal fantasy Vocabulary 3. Use context to identify the meaning of a word

Week 2: Sort It Out		Phonics and word analysis 1. Find the long e word 2. Complete the silent e words Vocabulary 3. Match antonyms to pictures 4. Choose the antonyms Reading comprehension 5. Complete the poem with the word that rhymes Grammar and mechanics 6. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns 7. Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun
Week 2: Sort It Out
Phonics and word analysis 1. Find the long e word 2. Complete the silent e words Vocabulary 3. Match antonyms to pictures 4. Choose the antonyms Reading comprehension 5. Complete the poem with the word that rhymes Grammar and mechanics 6. Choose between subject and object personal pronouns 7. Complete the sentence with the correct personal pronoun

Week 3: Protect Our Earth		Phonics and word analysis 1. Which consonant blend does the word end with? 2. Which two words have the same vowel sound? 3. Read sight words: does, good, has, too, want, who Reading comprehension 4. Read about animals Grammar and mechanics 5. Choose the correct possessive pronoun
Week 3: Protect Our Earth
Phonics and word analysis 1. Which consonant blend does the word end with? 2. Which two words have the same vowel sound? 3. Read sight words: does, good, has, too, want, who Reading comprehension 4. Read about animals Grammar and mechanics 5. Choose the correct possessive pronoun

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