ELA Standards	Mentor Texts I: Informational L: Literature C: Chapter Book P: Picture Book	Resources U: Units of Study V: Video W: Web Tool A: Activity P: Professional R: Resource L: Lesson	Chrome Apps	iOS Apps
All Standards	Books Online Informational I: National Geographic Online Books I: Ranger Rick Literature P: We Give Books: Online Books P: Favorite Children's Books of All Time P: St. Patrick's Day Picture Books P: Hibernation and Migration Picture Books P: STEM Picture Books for Children P: Books About Plants and Flowers P: Books About Bats, Night time, and the Moon P: Animal Picture Books P: Character Traits Picture Books P: First Day of School Picture Book L: Reading Mentor Texts Parent Resource Informational Text Fictional Text	W: UALR Teaching Activities W: Read Works Lessons and activities aligned with the CCSS W: CCSS Technology Resources W,R: Collection of Common Core Resouces (Read Tennessee) W: A Rhyme a Week: Nursery Rhymes for Early Literacy F: Lined Paper 1 from UALR F: Lined Paper 2 from UALR F: Lined Paper 3 from UALR A: Kindergarten Common Core Workbook	W: CCSS Technology Resources
Reading Standards for Literature
Key Ideas and Details
RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.		U: Once Upon a TIme U: The Five Senses U: Dr. Seuss U: Fairy Tales W: ReadWriteThink Interactive Venn Diagram A: Kindergarten Common Core Workbook Question Cards for Reading pages 5-10 W,R,L: RL.K.1 Lessons and Activities
RL.K.2 With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.		U: Jack and Jill: Learning about Ourselves Through Nursery Rhymes U: Once Upon a Time W: Pinterest ideas W,A: Read Tennessee ideas A: Kindergarten Common Core Workbook Retell a Story in Sequence pages 16-19 R,L,W: RL.K.2 Lessons and Activities
RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.	Common Core Suggested Mentor Texts	U: Jack and Jill: Learning about Ourselves Through Nursery Rhymes U: My Favorite Is...: A Kindergartners' Opinion U: Once Upon a Time W: Pinterest ideas W: Brain Pop Jr.: Characters W: Brain Pop Jr.: Setting W: Brain Pop Jr.: Plot W,A: Elements of a Story: Interactive A: Kindergarten Common Core Workbook Spin and Answer pages 24-27 R: Cute Story Element Posters R,W,L: RL.K.3 Lessons and Activities	Lucidchart for Education	Educreations
Craft and Structure
RL.K.4 Ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.	P: SAG Foundation Online Story Books	U: Jack and Jill: Learning about Ourselves Through Nursery Rhymes U: The Five Senses W: Pinterest ideas A: Kindergarten Common Core Workbook (Unknown Words) The Pumpkin Book pages 33-37 R,W,L: RL.K.4 Lessons and Activities		Figurative Language
RL.K.5 Recognize common types of texts (e.g., storybooks, poems).	25 Great Picture Books That Rhyme	U: Jack and Jill: Learning about Ourselves Through Nursery Rhymes U: Once Upon a Time U: My Poetry Journal U: ABC Poem of the Week U: Kindergarten Weekly Poems P: Riddle Poem of the Day (Scholastic) A: Kindergarten Common Core Workbook What Can I Read? Different texts and cards pages 44-48 A: Poetry Journal example W,V: Between the Lions: Folktales and Fables W: Giggle Poetry W,R,L: RL.K.5 Lessons and Activities
RL.K.6 With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.		U: Jack and Jill: Learning about Ourselves Through Nursery Rhymes U: The Five Senses W: Pinterest ideas A: Kindergarten Common Core Workbook Author and Illustrator Cards pages 55-56 W,R,L: RL.K.6 Lessons and Activities
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).	P: Harold and the Purple Crayon Author: Crockett Johnson (illustrations tell the story) P: Pancakes for Breakfast Author: Tomi dePaola (illustrations tell the story) P: Ladybug Girl	U: Jack and Jill: Learning about Ourselves Through Nursery Rhymes U: My Favorite Is...: A Kindergartners' Opinion W: Pinterest ideas W,R,L: RL.K.7 Lessons and Activities
RL.K.8 (Not applicable to literature)
RL.K.9 With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar stories	P: First Day Jitters P: If You Take a Mouse to School P: Caps For Sale P: The Grouchy Ladybug P: Our Walk in the Woods P: Tops and Bottoms	U: Once Upon a Time A: Hula Hoop activity for comparing and contrasting (scale down to kindergarten) A: Compare and Contrast characters W: Pinterest ideas W,R,L: RL.K.9 Lessons and Activities
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
RL.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.		U: Jack and Jill: Learning about Ourselves Through Nursery Rhymes U: The Five Senses W,R,L: RL.K.10 Lessons and Activities
Reading Standards for Informational Text
Key Ideas and Details
RI.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.	I: National Geographic Online Books	U: Is That a Fact! Using Informational Text to Learn More about Butterflies U: Leaves Are Falling U: The Five Senses W,A: Read Tennessee ideas L: Head to Toe Lesson idea W,R,L: RI.K.1 Lessons and Activities
RI.K.2 With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.		U: Is That a Fact! Using Informational Text to Learn More about Butterflies U: The Five Senses L: Head to Toe Lesson idea W,R,L: RI.K.2 Lessons and Activities
RI.K.3 With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.		U: Is That a Fact! Using Informational Text to Learn More about Butterflies U: The Five Senses W,R,L: RI.K.3 Lessons and Activities
Craft and Structure
RI.K.4 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.		U: Is That a Fact! Using Informational Text to Learn More about Butterflies U: The Five Senses L: Head to Toe Lesson idea W,R,L: RI.K.4 Lessons and Activities
RI.K.5 Identify the front cover, back cover, and title page of a book.		U: Is That a Fact! Using Informational Text to Learn More about Butterflies U: The Five Senses W,R,L: RI.K.5 Lesson and Activity
RI.K.6 Name the author and illustrator of a text and define the role of each in presenting the ideas or information in a text.		This standard will be embedded throughout the curriculum...Read Aloud, Shared Reading, Guided Reading, Conferring, etc. W,L,R: RI.K.6 Lessons and Activities
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
RI.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).		U: Is That a Fact! Using Informational Text to Learn More about Butterflies U: The Five Senses A: Kindergarten Common Core Workbook Pictures and Words (matching activity) pages 133-137 W,R,L: RI.K.7 Lessons and Units
RI.K.8 With prompting and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.		U: Is That a Fact! Using Informational Text to Learn More about Butterflies U: The Five Senses L: Head to Toe Lesson idea W,R,L: RI.K.8 Lessons and Units
RI.K.9 With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).		U: Is That a Fact! Using Informational Text to Learn More about Butterflies U: Leaves Are Falling U: The Five Senses W,R,L: RI.K.9 Lessons and Units
Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
RI.K.10 Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.		U: Is That a Fact! Using Informational Text to Learn More about Butterflies U: The Five Senses W,A: Starfall W,R,L: RI.K.10 Lessons and Activities
Reading Standards: Reading Foundations
Print Concepts
RF.K.1 Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.		U: Is That a Fact!: Using Informational Text to Learn More about Butterflies U: Jack and Jill: Learning about Ourselves Through Nursery Rhymes U: The Five Senses W: Pinterest ideas W,L,R: A Colorful Time with Rhythm and Rhyme (book and poem list included)
RF.K.1a Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.		U: All About Me U: Is That a Fact! Using Informational Text to Learn More about Butterflies U: Jack and Jill: Learning about Ourselves Through Nursery Rhymes U: The Five Senses
RF.K.1b Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters		U: Is That a Fact! Using Informational Text to Learn More about Butterflies U: Jack and Jill: Learning about Ourselves Through Nursery Rhymes U: The Five Senses
RF.K.1c Understand that words are separated by spaces in print		U: Is That a Fact! Using Informational Text to Learn More about Butterflies U: Jack and Jill: Learning about Ourselves Through Nursery Rhymes U: The Five Senses A: Kindergarten Common Core Workbook Finger Spaces Are Important! pages 167-171
RF.K.1d Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.		R:Lowercase Letter Prompts with Formation Chart R: Uppercase Letter Prompts with Formation Chart U: Jack and Jill: Learning about Ourselves Through Nursery Rhymes U: The Five Senses A: Letter Recognition Activities A: More Letter Recognition Activities pps. 1-17 from FCRR A: Silly Monkey letter game A: Alphabet Bingo with environmental print A: Highlight a Letter W,V: Between the Lions games and videos W,V: ABC Match game W,V: ABC order game W: Brain Pop Jr. Upper and Lower case letters R: Interventions That Work: Ways to Sort Letters page 93
Phonological Awareness
PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS RESOURCES FOR ALL STANDARDS		How to Teach Phonological Awareness Phonological Awareness, Phonemic Awareness, and Phonics Phonological Continuum V: You Tube Learning Songs for Phonics
RF.K.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).		A: Sentence Segmentation from FCRR p.1-14 W: Pinterest ideas W,L,R: RF.K.2 Lessons and Activities R: Phonogrampage.com
RF.K.2a Recognize and produce rhyming words.		U: Jack and Jill: Learning about Ourselves Through Nursery Rhymes U: Monthly Poetry U: My Poetry Journal A: Rhyming Activities from FCRR A: Kindergarten Common Core Workbook Name It! Picture Card Rhymes pages 188-192 W: Brain Pop Jr.: Rhyming Words A: Rhyming Words Lesson Humpty Dumpty A: Add Seasons to Rhyming Poems and Songs
RF.K.2b Count, pronounce, blend, and segment syllables in spoken words.		U: The Five Senses A: Syllable Activities pps. 15-35 from FCRR U/A: Count the Syllables Count Cards
RF.K.2c Blend and segment onsets and rimes of single-syllable spoken words.		U: The Five Senses A: Onset and Rime Activities pps. 36-54 from FCRR A: More Onset and Rime Activities from FCRR W: Building Word Families
RF.K.2d Isolate and pronounce the initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in three-phoneme (consonant-vowel-consonant, or CVC) words.* (This does not include CVCs ending with /l/, /r/, or /x/.)		U: The Five Senses U: CVC Reproducibles U,A: What's in the middle? A: Initial, Medial, and Final Sound Activities from FCRR A: Phoneme Isolating and Segmenting from FCRR W: Lego Word Family Sorting W,A: Between the Lions: The Quiet Machine
RF.K.2e Add or substitute individual sounds (phonemes) in simple, one-syllable words to make new words		A: Phoneme Manipulation from FCRR p.15-36 W: Lego Word Family Sorting
Phonics and Word Recognition
RF.K.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.		U: Is That a Fact! Using Informational Text to Learn More about Butterflies W,V: Between the Lions games and video W,R,L: RF.K.3 Lessons and Activities
RF.K.3a Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.		U: Is That a Fact! Using Informational Text to Learn More about Butterflies U: Jack and Jill: Learning about Ourselves Through Nursery Rhymes U: The Five Senses A: Letter-Sound Correspondence Activities from FCRR A: Letters and Correspondence Activities pps. 18-30 from FCRR A: Kindergarten Common Core Workbook Alphabet Mania Beginning Sounds Picture Sort pages 197-210 W: Pinterest ideas W,A: Fuzzy Lion Ears game
RF.K.3b Associate the long and short sounds with common spellings (graphemes) for the five major vowels.		U,A: Short Vowel Snowflakes (winte unit) A: Short Vowel Activities from FCRR W: Pinterest ideas W: Short and Long vowel web activities W:Brain Pop Jr. (short vowels) V: Leap Frog Vowel song
RF.K.3c Read common high-frequency words by sight (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).		U: All About Me U: Jack and Jill: Learning about Ourselves Through Nursery Rhymes U: The Five Senses P: High Frequency Word List for Kindergarten A: High Frequency Word Activities from FCRR W,A: Free Printable Sight Word Game W: Pinterest ideas W: Sight Word Interactive Notebook W: Kindergarten Sight Word Activities W: Hubbard's Cupboard Sight Word and Word Family mini books W: ABCya High Frequency Words (spelling practice)
RF.K.3d Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ		A: Speedy Rime Word Activities pps. 31-37 from FCRR W: Starfall (word families)
Fluency
RF.K.4 Read emergent-reader texts with purpose and understanding.		U: The Five Senses F: Ancedotal Record Form with 100 Spaces F: Another Format of Anecdotal Record Form with 100 Spaces W,L,R: RF.K.4 Lessons and Activities

Standards	Mentor Texts I: Informational L: Literature C: Chapter Book P: Picture Book	Web Resources U: Unit of Study V: Video W: Web Tool A: Activity P: Professional G: Graphic Organizer	Chrome Apps	iOS Apps
Writing Standards
Text Types and Purposes
W.K.1 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g., My favorite book is...).	P: Harold and the Purple Crayon By: Crockett Johnson (illustrations support the story) P: Pancakes for Breakfast By: Tomie dePalo (illustrations support the story) P: Rocket Writes a Story (inspiration for writing) P: Library Mouse By: Daniel Kirk (inspiring author's and illustrators) P: I Wanna Iguana (opinion mentor text)	U: My Favorite Is...: A Kindergartners' Opinion U: The Five Senses P: What is opinion writing in kindergarten? P: Understanding and ideas from Read Tennessee G: Kindergarten Appropriate Graphic Organizer W: Illustration anchor chart W: Pinterest ideas L:Mini lesson: adding details to illustrations to add to their message W,R,L: W.K.1 Lessons and Activities
W.K.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.		U: All About Me U: Is That a Fact! Using Informational Text to Learn More about Butterflies U: The Five Senses U,A: Snowball writing activity (winter unit) W: Pinterest ideas W,R,L: W.K.2 Lessons and Activities
W.K.3 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to narrate a single event or several loosely linked events, tell about the events in the order in which they occurred, and provide a reaction to what happened.		U: Leaves Are Falling W: Pinterest ideas W,R,L: W.K.3 Lessons and Activities
Production and Distribution of Writing
W.K.4 (begins in grade 3)
W.K.5 With guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to strengthen writing as needed.		U: My Favorite Is...: A Kindergartners' Opinion U: The Five Senses W,R,L: W.K.5 Lessons and Activities
W.K.6 With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.		U: Leaves Are Falling U: My Favorite Is...: A Kindergartners' Opinion W,R,L: W.K.6 Lessons and Activities
Research to Build and Present Knowledge
W.K.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and express opinions about them).		U: Leaves Are Falling U: My Favorite Is...: A Kindergartners' Opinion U: The Five Senses W: Pinterest ideas W: Kindergarten Smiles Blog: animal research project W,R,L: W.K.7 Lessons and Activities
W.K.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.		U: Is That a Fact! Using Informational Text to Learn More about Butterflies U: Leaves Are Falling U: The Five Senses W: Kindergarten Smiles Blog: animal research project W,R,L: W.K.8 Lessons and Activities
W.K.9 (begins in grade 4)
Range of Writing
W.K.10 (begins in grade 3)