Kindergarten Units

Browse Kindergarten unit plans in Science, Social Studies, Math, and Language Arts with standards-aligned lessons that build curiosity and core skills.

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Unit Plan 19 (Grade K ELA): Central Message or Lesson

Kindergarten literature unit: students retell stories using beginning–middle–end structure, identify the central lesson, and cite picture or word evidence to explain how key details support the author’s message.

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Unit Plan 18 (Grade K ELA): Sharing Findings Clearly

Kindergarten speaking and listening unit: students create simple posters or slides to share research facts, practice speaking in complete sentences, and demonstrate polite listening, clear speech, and matching visuals for effective communication.

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Unit Plan 17 (Grade K ELA): Mini-Research – Ask & Answer

Kindergarten research writing unit: students ask wonder questions, find answers from one shared source, point to supporting details, and record facts through drawings, labels, or dictated sentences to build early inquiry skills.

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Unit Plan 16 (Grade K ELA): Poetry & Sound Play

Kindergarten poetry unit: students explore rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration, learn to distinguish poems from stories, and perform short verses with drawings and gestures to build expressive reading and listening skills.

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Unit Plan 15 (Grade K ELA): Phonics & Fluency Boost – Phonemes & CVC Words

Kindergarten foundational reading unit: students blend and segment phonemes, map CVC words, learn high-frequency “heart” words, and build early fluency by reading short-vowel emergent texts with understanding.

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Unit Plan 14 (Grade K ELA): Main Topic & Key Details (Informational)

Kindergarten informational reading unit: students identify a text’s main topic and choose 2–3 key details from words and pictures, using visual evidence and oral summaries to build comprehension and speaking skills.

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Unit Plan 13 (Grade K ELA): Text Features & Book Parts (Informational)

Kindergarten informational reading unit: students identify front and back covers, title pages, authors, and illustrators, using icons and pointing strategies to explain how pictures and text work together to teach information.

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Unit Plan 12 (Grade K ELA): Organizing & Closing Opinions

Kindergarten opinion writing unit: students write short pieces with a clear opening, one matching reason, and a simple closing, using revision and editing to strengthen clarity, capitals, spacing, and punctuation.

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Unit Plan 11 (Grade K ELA): Reasons that Support Points

Kindergarten informational reading unit: students use pictures and short texts to find evidence-based reasons, ask and answer questions to clarify ideas, and state clear opinions supported by visual details.

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Unit Plan 10 (Grade K ELA): Launching Opinion Writing

Kindergarten opinion writing unit: teach “I like ___ because ___” with sentence frames, partner talk, drawing/dictation, and capital-period conventions in a 5-session week.

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Unit Plan 9 (Grade K ELA): Phonological Awareness II – Onset–Rime Blend/Segment

Kindergarten phonological awareness unit: students blend and segment onset–rime word parts, recognize rhymes, and read simple patterned texts to strengthen early decoding, fluency, and sound–symbol understanding.

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade K ELA): Oral Storytelling with Pictures

Kindergarten writing unit: students create small-moment oral stories by drawing and dictating real-life events, describing who, where, and what happened in order, and expressing feelings with complete sentences.

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade K ELA): Informative Beginnings – Labels that Teach

Kindergarten phonics unit: students learn to recognize and match upper- and lowercase letters, produce common consonant sounds, and develop handwriting skills through engaging, multisensory alphabet activities.

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade K ELA): Letters & Sounds I – Names and Consonant Sounds

Kindergarten phonics unit: students name and match upper- and lowercase letters, produce common consonant sounds, and practice proper letter formation through multisensory alphabet and sound routines.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade K ELA): Phonological Awareness I – Rhyme & Syllables

Kindergarten phonological awareness unit: students recognize and produce rhymes, clap and tap syllables, and use playful sound activities to strengthen early reading and spelling foundations.

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Unit Plan 4 (Grade K ELA): Concepts of Print & Book Handling

Kindergarten foundational skills unit: students learn book parts, directionality, letters vs. words, and spacing through hands-on reading routines that build strong print awareness.

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Unit Plan 3 (Grade K ELA): Characters, Settings, and Major Events

Kindergarten story comprehension unit: students describe who, where, and what happened in a story using pictures and words, label key events, and use illustration clues to explain their thinking.

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Unit Plan 2 (Grade K ELA): Asking & Answering Questions About Stories

Kindergarten literacy unit where students use who/what/where/when questions and picture clues to understand stories, practice beginning–middle–end retells, and confirm understanding through simple partner Q&A.

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Unit Plan 1 (Grade K ELA): Launching Our Reading–Writing Community

Kindergarten ELA launch unit: students build classroom reading and writing routines, practice book handling and partner talk, strengthen stamina, and begin drawing and labeling to express ideas.