Kindergarten Pacing Guides: Unit Six Support Time Periods, Culture and Revision Although teachers are expected to consistently integrate Lakota Language and Culture across the year, this unit of study focuses on extending our understanding of culture to include other Native American groups as well as other cultures. This unit of study, at the kindergarten level, is focused around a multicultural text set supporting study of the four Lakota virtues of generosity, courage, wisdom and fortitude. Kindergarten readers are discussing cultural differences and similarities in texts read and listened to. They are encouraged to connect, question, and predict as they listen to both fiction and nonfiction books. Kindergarten writers are extending their ability to use written language to express themselves and are beginning to demonstrate early revision skills, primarily in illustrations. They are now able to reference and write the TCSD Kindergarten no excuse words correctly in the context of writing meaningful sentences and short stories. Kindergarten listeners and speakers continue to practice important phone numbers. They continue to retell and sequences events in order and are adding known poems, rhymes, songs and stories to their repertoire. District Provided Resources/Materials: Big Books Multicultural/Lakota Virtures Text Sets (Purchased for Kindergarten classrooms during he 2008-2009 school year) Guided Reading Book Rooms (Available at North, South, Rosebud, He Dog, Spring Creek and Okreek only) District created list of Reading A-Z Books which support unit objectives Suggested Professional Reading Online: http://www.cylc.org/nylc/fuel/ (Website of the authors of The Daily Five--membership fee required) http://www.choiceliteracy.com/ (Free newsletter, partial access without membership fee) Suggested Professional Reading Offline: About the Authors (Ray, Cleaveland), Unit of Study C Helpful Web Resources: http://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/world.html (Alphabetically organized children’s music from around the world) http://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems1.html (Songs and poems for shared reading) http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/preschool-rhymes.htm (Fingerplays, action poems, nursery rhymes & songs) http://www.kididdles.com/ (Online lyrics to 100’s of familiar children’s music, organized thematically and alphabetically) http://www.mrsjonesroom.com/songs/alphlist.html (Mrs. Jones Sing Along Songs for darned near everything you can think of) http://www.readinga-z.com (Downloadable, reproducible leveled texts --membership required--see your building administrator or tech mentor to determine if your building has purchased a site license for teachers.) Book Suggestions: Assessments (A star indicates a required assessment): http://www.cylc.org/nylc/fuel/http://www.choiceliteracy.comhttp://www.kididdles.com/lyrics/world.htmlhttp://www.canteach.ca/elementary/songspoems1.htmlhttp://www.preschoolrainbow.org/preschool-rhymes.htmhttp://www.kididdles.comhttp://www.mrsjonesroom.com/songs/alphlist.htmlhttp://www.readinga-z.comshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2shapeimage_1_link_3shapeimage_1_link_4shapeimage_1_link_5shapeimage_1_link_6shapeimage_1_link_7