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Language Arts - Elementary Curriculum English Language Arts Kindergarten (2023)
Lesson Plans

Reading (K.R)

Students will learn to proficiently read and comprehend grade level literature and informational text, including seminal U.S. documents of historical and literary significance, at the high end of the grade level text complexity band, with scaffolding as needed. *Standard R.4 includes an asterisk to refer educators back to the Text Complexity Grade Bands and Associated Lexile Ranges in the introduction of the standards.

Standard K.R.2:

Demonstrate mastery of age-appropriate phonological awareness skills.
  • CVC Words
    This lesson plan uses Nearpod to teach about CVC words, short vowel sounds, and beginning/middle/ending sounds.  The lesson includes learning videos, self evaluation tasks, interactive slides, and group collaboration.  Great resource for teaching and practicing CVC words!
  • Digraph ch
    Students learn how to identify, write, and read the /ch/ sound in a fun and interactive way.
  • Kindergarten Lesson Ideas: Code & Go Mouse
    This is a list of potential ideas based off a specific technology. None of these ideas are fully developed lessons. Please make changes and adaptations as necessary for the students in your class.
  • Spelling: Y as a Vowel and a Consonant
    Determine whether is acting as a vowel or consonant


UEN logo http://www.uen.org - in partnership with Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and Utah System of Higher Education (USHE).  Send questions or comments to USBE Specialist - Sara  Wiebke and see the Language Arts - Elementary website. For general questions about Utah's Core Standards contact the Director - Jennifer  Throndsen.

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