ELA GK:M1

Building Literacy in a Collaborative Classroom: Toys and Play

Each module is approximately 6-8 weeks of instruction broken into 3 units. The "week at a glance" chart in the curriculum map gives the big picture, breaking down the module into a detailed week-by-week view. It shows how the module unfolds, the focus of each week of instruction, and where the six assessments and the performance task occur.

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Weeks 1–2 Unit 1: Engaging in Close Read-Aloud: Learning to Play with Others

Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
Building background knowledge: What can we do to make playing together fun? Closely reading Llama Llama Time to Share Developing language by exploring classroom toys Developing classroom commitments for playing together Shared Writing: Letter Back to the Principal Individual Writing and Drawing: Commitments for playing together	RL.K.1 RL.K.3 RL.K.7 W.K.2 SL.K.1 SL.K.1a SL.K.1b	Unit 1 Assessment: Responding to Text through Thinking about Illustrations and Speaking (RL.K.1, RL.K.7, SL.K.1)

Weeks 3–4 Unit 2: Speaking and Listening: Becoming Toy Experts

Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
Developing language by sorting and exploring attributes of classroom toys Focused reading of informational text Attributes of Toys Shared Writing: Toy riddles Focused reading of Toys Galore Individual Writing and Drawing: Classroom Toys Structured Discussion: What classroom toy do I prefer? Why do I prefer that classroom toy? Individual Writing: Classroom toy preferences	RI.K.1 RI.K.4 W.K.1 W.K.2 SL.K.1 SL.K.1a SL.K.1b SL.K.4 L.K.1 L.K.1f L.K.5 L.K.5a L.K.5c L.K.6	Unit 2 Assessment: Writing about the Classroom Toys We Prefer (W.K.1)

Weeks 5–6 Unit 3: Writing to Show Our Learning: Toys Our Classmates Prefer

Instructional Focus	CCS Standards	Assessments
Closely reading Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon Closely reading Playing with Friends Creating and writing about a handmade toy Interviewing a classmate about a preferred classroom toy Individual Writing and Drawing: Classmate's preferred toy Performance task and celebration	RL.K.1 RL.K.3 RL.K.4 RL.K.7 W.K.2 W.K.8 SL.K.3 SL.K.4 SL.K.6 L.K.1 L.K.1d L.K.1f L.K.2 L.K.2c L.K.2d L.K.5 L.K.5a L.K.5b L.K.6	Unit 3 Assessment: Speaking and Listening: Interviewing a Classmate about a Favorite Classroom Toy (W.K.8, SL.K.3) Performance Task: Informational Writing: Describing a Classmate's Toy Preference (W.K.2, W.K.8, L.K.2c, L.K.2d)

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