Treasures Pacing Guide Transitional Kindergarten

1 Treasures Pacing Guide Transitional Kindergarten Adapted by Valeria Rodriguez, Sequoia Union Elementary Tulare County Office of Education TK Teacher Lesson Planning Committee Date Unit/Big Question Story Letter/Word/Focus Skills/ 8 4,5 Intro The Kissing Hand Smart Start: go over routines, story time, writing, Use Alphabet books to emphasize letter recognition. Also, use stories that will emphasize getting used to big kid school such as: How Does a Dinosaur Go to School, Bear s New Friend, etc. One letter a day, Emphasis on letter formation, correct way to hold a pencil, recognizing it, f j k o p t 8/8 8/26 wk 1 Wk2 u z Unit 1 Families (recognize story structure) Big Ideas: Wk1: Who s part of your family?

2 1)Whose Baby Am I Vocab: size words Oral Grammar: naming words Writing: labels M,m we *Make Predictions What do you like to do with your family? 2) The Picnic At Apple Farm Vocab:Same and Different A, a the *ID setting 8/29 9/16 How has your family changed? 3)Peter s Chair Vocab: sizes, same/differ Review *Make predictions 9/19 10/07 How do you help your family members? *Continue reading books about families, Vocab: opposites, colors S,s Like * ID character What do you learn from your family? Friends All Around Vocab: number words P,p a compare and contrast Simon and Molly Vocab: number and color words Review * ID character 10/24 11/10 Unit 3 Transportaion Treasures Pacing Guide Transitional Kindergarten Adapted by Valeria Rodriguez, Sequoia Union Elementary Tulare County Office of Education TK Teacher Lesson Planning Committee Trimester Ends 11/11 How do you travel around town?

3 The Bus For Us Vocab: Shape words T,t see *Make and confirm predictions How do you travel on a trip? On the Go Vocab: sound words I,I go *Classify and Categorize What vehicles have wheels? Duck on Bike Reveiw 11/14 12/2 Unit 4 Food Where does food come from? Apple Farmer Annie Oral Grammar: Action words Vocab: Fruits and vegetables, seasons N,n to *Id Sequence What s for dinner? Our Special Sweet Potato Pie K,k Have *Make Inferences Food traditions? Yoko REVIEW 1/3 1/20 Theme 5 Animals What animals do we know? Mama Cat Has Three Kittens Vocab: position words Oral Grammar: forming sentences O,o is *Make and confirm predictions How do animals change and grow?

4 Animal Babies abc F,f play *classify and categorize What are some animal homes? Mole and the Baby Bird REVIEW 1/23 2/17 Theme 6: Neighborhood What is in our neighborhood? Russ and the Firehouse Vocab: sequence words, frist next, last Oral Grammar: Sentences H,h are *ID main idea/ details What people and places do we have in our neighborhood? Bus Stops Vocab: Words that compare D,d (initial and final R,r (initial) for, you Id maind ideas/details Who are neighborhood workers? Alicia s Happy Day Review an, am, ap, at word families Treasures Pacing Guide Transitional Kindergarten Adapted by Valeria Rodriguez, Sequoia Union Elementary Tulare County Office of Education TK Teacher Lesson Planning Committee 2/21 3/16 Theme 7: Weather 2nd tri ends 3/2 What are different types of weather?)

5 Rainy Day Vocab: sound words Oral Grammar: adjectives e (initial and medial) this, do *Id setting What are the seasons? In the Yard b (initial, final) I (initial) *Id setting How does weather affect us? Bear Snores On REVIEW i word families 3/5 3/23 Theme 8: Plants What do plants need to grow? Oak Trees Vocab: position words Oral vocab: adjectives k (final, initial) little, said *id sequence How do seeds travel? Seed Secrets u (initial, medial) here, was *retell What are plants used for? The Sunflower House REVIEW Word families with u 4/9 5 4 Theme 9 Amazing Creatures Compare and contrast bugs. Beetles g (initial and final w she, he classify/categorize Describe different ocean life Fish Faces v x (final) has, look *compare and contrast Animals now and then?)

6 Dinosaurs All Around Review op, ut, un word families *Fantasy vs reality 5/7 5 31 Theme 10: I know A Lot! What do you know? What do you know? J,w,qu With, my Monitor Comprehension What kind of art can you make? Warthogs Paint y,z me, where *id settings Lets count down! Turtle Splash Review Treasures Pacing Guide Transitional Kindergarten Adapted by Valeria Rodriguez, Sequoia Union Elementary Tulare County Office of Education TK Teacher Lesson Planning Committee *Note: This is a 35 week long Pacing Guide so far. I wanted to leave room for things like conference schedules, holiday theme weeks, (Christmas/Dr. Seuss/Thanksgiving etc.). Also the date column is empty for people to plug in dates that apply to their school calendar.

7 I basically expanded units from Treasures by Macmillan McGraw Hill. I kept the letter sequence the same since studies show that is the best order to learn them in. The vocabulary and story elements were kept the same in case of a TK/K combo class. They can have the main focus and just approach it differently. I left the story column blank for people to insert books they have and could plug in according to theme. Using the Treasures books may get boring if they have to listen to them again the following year. The Common Core Kinder Standards still need to be included into this Pacing Guide . ~~Valeria Rodriguez