1st QT Pacing Guide
1st QT Pacing Guide
Quarter 1
Pacing Guide
Phonics
(WTW Sorts)
Reading*
Writing
(Info. Writing)
Math Science, Soc. Sci. &
Health
Week 1
Aug
04-08
Building Community, Establishing Rituals & Routines
Week 2
Aug 11-15
Sort 2 & 3
Beginning &
Ending sounds
Reading DRA Level
Assessments
Initial Writing Assessment
Initial Math
Assessments
&
Math DRA
Health
compare/contrast the
effects of being respectful
and disrespectful to others
Week 3
Aug
18-22
Sorts 6 & 7
short a
word families
Sight Word Assessment
Handwriting Review
Week 4
Aug. 25-29
Short I
Word families
How To Choose Books
& Introduction to
Reading Centers
Introduction to Writers
Workshop
What Makes Good Writers?
+1/-1,
&
Using a Number Line
Week 5
Sept.
02-05
L-Blends &
Short O Word
families
(Sorts 8 & 9)
Story Elements
Character, setting, and
making connections
Narrative Writing: Describes an
Experience
Beginning the Writing Process
(Picking a Topic, Brainstorming
& Drafting)
Decomposing
Numbers
Week 6
Sept.
08-12
Short U
Word
Families
Decomposing Numbers
& Math Facts to 10
(Making 10)
Ben Franklin
(contributions and character
traits)
Week 7
Sept.
22-26
Short E Word
Families
Retelling Stories using
story event sequencing,
transitional words, and
details
Adding Details to our Writing,
Picture Matches Words
Week 8
Sept.
29-27
S Blends Making 10 & Intro to
Problem Solving
Weather and seasons
(how water changes
states and weight does
not change with each
state)
Week 9
Sept.29
Oct-03
R Blends
Editing our writing with
Grammar Conventions (capital
letter, punctuation)
Using C.U.B.E.S. to Solve
Word Problems to 10
Wk 10
Oct 6 10
sh, ch, th Review & wrap up
Oct 20 24 Parent Teacher Conference Week *Students are expected to know at least 75 sight words by the end of the first grading period.