Mrs. McGarity's Kindergarten: Reading

Under each book title is a list of concepts your child will be learning as we progress through each story. The "Home-School Connection" you receive weekly in your child's blue folder also lists this information.

Unit 1

The Little School Bus

Phonics – Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee

Fluency – I, am

Phonemic Awareness – Rhyming

Comprehension – Character

Vocabulary – first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth

Fix-It Duck

Phonics – Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn

Fluency – I, am

Phonemic Awareness – Syllables (review rhyming)

Comprehension – Setting

Vocabulary – repair, steep, puddles, leak, ladder, shed

Plaidypus Lost

Phonics – Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss

Fluency – the, little, I, am

Phonemic Awareness – Sound discrimination (review rhyming)

Comprehension – Sequence

Vocabulary – platypus, lost, market, around, found, groceries

Miss Bindergarten Takes a Field Trip

Phonics – Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

Fluency – the, little, I, am

Phonemic Awareness – Initial Sound Discrimination (review syllables)

Comprehension – Classify and Categorize

Vocabulary – bakery, fire station, park, post office, library, chaperone

Julius

Phonics – Mm /m/

Fluency – to, a - review the, little, I, am

Phonemic Awareness – /m/
Comprehension – Character

Vocabulary – granddaddy, protect, scary, sharing, crate, sneaked

Dig Dig Digging

Phonics –Tt /t/

Fluency – to, a, the, little, I, am

Phonemic Awareness – /t/, final /t/ (review initial /m/)

Comprehension – Classify and Categorize

Vocabulary – scooping, squelching, spinning, swooshing, gobbling, rumbling

Unit 2

Life in an Ocean

Phonics – Aa /a/

Fluency – have, is (review previous unit words)

Phonemic Awareness – Initial /a/, Medial /a/ (review initial /t/)

Comprehension – Compare and Contrast

Vocabulary – ocean, crab, fish, world, shell, seaweed

Armadillo’s Orange

Phonics – Ss /s/

Fluency – have, is (review previous unit words)

Phonemic Awareness – Initial /s/, final /s/ (review /a/)

Comprehension – Setting

Vocabulary – armadillo, tortoise, grubs, burrow, rattlesnake, insects

Animal Babies in Grasslands

Phonics – Pp /p/

Fluency – we, my, like (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – Initial and Final /p/ (review /s/)

Comprehension – Main Idea

Vocabulary – calf, cub, joey, grassland, pup, foal

Bear Snores On

Phonics – Cc /k/

Fluency – we, my, like (review)

Phonemic Awareness – /k/ (review /p/)

Comprehension – Realism and Fantasy

Vocabulary – sleep, cave, storm, winter, woods, blustery

A Bed for the Winter

Phonics – Ii /i/

Fluency – he, for (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /i/, initial /i/ (review /k/)

Comprehension – Sequence

Vocabulary – meadow, stump, hive, nest, tree trunk, den

Whose Garden Is It?

Phonics – Ii /i/

Fluency – he, for (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /i/

Comprehension – Realism and Fantasy

Vocabulary – garden, plant, soil, gardener, seed, blossoms

Unit 3

Little Panda

Phonics – Bb/ b/ and Nn /n/

Fluency – me, with, she (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /b/, /n/, final /b/ and /n/ - review /i/

Comprehension – Compare and Contrast

Vocabulary – weigh, healthy, curious, measure, bamboo, explore

Little Quack

Phonics – Rr /r/

Fluency – me, with, she (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – Initial /r/ - review /b/ and /n/

Comprehension – Plot

Vocabulary – duckling, paddle, proud, pond, plunged, brave

See How We Grow

Phonics – Dd /d/ and Kk /k/

Fluency – see, look (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /d/, /k/, final /d/ - review initial /r/

Comprehension – Cause and Effect

Vocabulary – twins, crawl, children, newborn, walk, babies

Farfallina and Marcel

Phonics – Ff /f/

Fluency – see, look (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /f/, Final /f/ - review /d/ and /k/

Comprehension – Plot

Vocabulary – goose, caterpillar, reflection, gosling, butterfly, cocoon

Seeds

Phonics – Oo /o/

Fluency – they, you, of (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /o/ - review /f/

Comprehension – Draw Conclusions

Vocabulary – seeds, roots, pit, pod, stem, sprouts

Hide, Clyde!

Phonics – Oo /o/

Fluency – they, you, of (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /o/

Comprehension – Main Idea

Vocabulary – chameleon, pattern, hide, jungle, skin, scampered

Unit 4

Bunny Day

Phonics – Hh /h/

Fluency – do, are, that (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /h/ - review /o/

Comprehension – Sequence

Vocabulary – chores, bustle, story, tidy, race, hungry

My Lucky Day

Phonics – Ll /l/

Fluency – do, are, that (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /l/ - review initial /h/

Comprehension – Cause and Effect

Vocabulary – piglet, lucky, cook, fox, filthy, scrubber

One Little Mouse

Phonics – Consonant Blends

Fluency – one, two, three, four, five (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – Initial Blends, Final Blends, Consonant Blends – review /l/

Comprehension – Sequence

Vocabulary – woodland, vale, comfortable, nest, hollow, shadows

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Phonics – Gg /g/

Fluency – one, two, three, four, five (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /g/, final /g/ - review Consonant Blends

Comprehension – Character

Vocabulary – bears, cottage, middle-sized, porridge, big, small

If You Could Go to Antarctica

Phonics – Ee /e/

Fluency – here, go, from (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /e/ - review /g/

Comprehension – Classify and Categorize

Vocabulary – Antarctica, icebergs, seals, continent, penguins, whales

Abuela

Phonics – Ee /e/

Fluency – here, go, from (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /e/ – review /g/

Comprehension – Setting

Vocabulary – abuela, flock, airport, adventure, city, harbor

Unit 5

Max Takes the Train

Phonics – Jj /j/ and Ww /w/

Fluency – yellow, blue, green (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /j/, /w/ - review /e/

Comprehension – Realism and Fantasy

Vocabulary – plane, subway, ferryboat, jet way, tunnel, sidecar

Mayday! Mayday!

Phonics – Xx /ks/

Fluency – yellow, blue, green (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /ks/ - review /j/ and /w/

Comprehension – Cause and Effect

Vocabulary – rescue, yacht, mechanic, pilot, sailor, shimmering

Messenger, Messenger

Phonics – Uu /u/

Fluency – what, said, was (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /u/ - review x /ks/

Comprehension – Compare and Contrast

Vocabulary – messenger, radios, escalator, delivery, pickup, eyeshades

The Little Engine That Could

Phonics – Uu /u/

Fluency – what, said, was (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /u/

Comprehension – Plot

Vocabulary – engine, passenger, mountain, tracks, roundhouse, valley

On the Move!

Phonics – Vv /v/ and Zz /z/

Fluency – where, come (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /v/ and /z/ - review /u/

Comprehension – Main Idea

Vocabulary – travel, llama, double-decker bus, submarine, kayak, dogsled

This Is the Way We Go to School

Phonics – Yy /y/ and Qq /kw/

Fluency – where, come (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /y/ and /kw/ - review /v/ and /z/

Comprehension – Draw Conclusions

Vocabulary – cable car, trolley, horse-and-buggy, skis, Metro line, vaporetto

Unit 6

Homes Around the World

Phonics – Aa /a/ and Ii /i/
Fluency – the, a, is, said (review previous words)

Phonemic Awareness – /a/ and /i/ - review /y/, /kw/, and letter sounds

Comprehension – Compare and Contrast

Vocabulary – home, tools, city, roof, apartment, country

Old MacDonald had a Woodshop

Phonics – Oo /o/