Kindergarten CorrectionsLast updated on 4/19/2024

Rosie’s Walk, Lesson 7

Teach the Text

• Comprehension question was updated:

  From:

  Who is going to receive a bag of wool?

  To:

  When do they go around the mulberry bush?

  (8/31/2022)

Daring Amelia, Lesson 3

Rhyming Words

• RF.K.3.b was added along with the following content changes:

  rose, pose, flows. Do these words rhyme? How do you know?

  From:

  Yes, because they sound the same at the end. They all end with /ose/.

  To:

  Yes, because they sound the same at the end. They have the long o sound and they end with /ose/.

  Let’s make more rhyming words.

  From:

  Let’s think of words that rhyme with wing and spring.

  To:

  Let’s think of words that rhyme with heels and eels. They will have the long e sound and end with /eels/.

  (6/24/2022)

Follow the Moon Home, Lesson 8

Rhyming Words

• RF.K.3.b was added along with the following content changes:

  street, seat, meet. Do these words rhyme? How do you know?

  From:

  Yes, because they sound the same at the end. They all end with /eet/.

  To:

  Yes, because they sound the same at the end. They have the long e sound and they end with /eet/.

  Let’s make more rhyming words.

  From:

  Let’s think of words that rhyme with top.

  To:

  Let’s think of words that rhyme with hold. They will have the long o sound and end with /old/.

  (6/24/2022)

The World is Not a Rectangle, Lesson 13

Rhyming Words

• RF.K.3.b was added along with the following content changes:

  go, slow, flow, bow. Do these words rhyme? How do you know?

  From:

  Yes, because they sound the same at the end. They all end with /oa/.

  To:

  Yes, because they sound the same at the end. They all end with the long o sound /oa/.

  Let’s make more rhyming words.

  From:

  Let’s think of words that rhyme with fly and by.

  To:

  Let’s think of words that rhyme with fly and by. They will end with the long i sound /igh/.

  (6/24/2022)

Harriet Tubman, Lesson 18

Rhyming Words

• RF.K.3.b was added along with the following content changes:

  Let’s make more rhyming words.

  From:

  Let’s think of words that rhyme with care and air.

  To:

  Let’s think of words that rhyme with rule and tool. They will have the long u sound and end with /ule/.

  Now, let’s think of words that rhyme with great. They will have the long a sound and end with /ate/.

  (6/24/2022)

Dancing Hands, Lesson 23

Rhyming Words

• RF.K.3.b was added along with the following content changes:

  From:

  plant, slant, chant. Do these words rhyme? How do you know?

  Yes, because they sound the same at the end. They all end with /ant/.

  To:

  tree, see, knee. Do these words rhyme? How do you know?

  Yes, because they sound the same at the end. They all end with the long e sound /ee/.

  Let’s make more rhyming words.

  From:

  Let’s think of words that rhyme with tree and me.

  To:

  Let’s think of words that rhyme with spire. They will have the long i sound and end with /ire/.

  (6/24/2022)

Have You Seen My Dinosaur?, Lesson 28

Rhyming Words

• RF.K.3.b was added along with the following content changes:

  tree, three, we. Do these words rhyme? How do you know?

  From:

  Yes, because they sound the same at the end. They all end with /ee/.

  To:

  Yes, because they sound the same at the end. They all end with the long e sound /ee/.

  Let’s make more rhyming words.

  From:

  Let’s think of words that rhyme with nice and ice.

  To:

  Let’s think of words that rhyme with nice and ice. They will have the long i sound and end with /ice/.

  (6/24/2022)

Henry and Mudge and the Wild Wind, Lesson 33

Rhyming Words

• RF.K.3.b was added along with the following content changes:

  May, day, play, stay. Do these words rhyme? How do you know?

  From:

  Yes, because they sound the same at the end. They all end with /ay/.

  To:

  Yes, because they sound the same at the end. They all end with the long a vowel sound /ay/.

  Let’s make more rhyming words.

  From:

  Let’s think of words that rhyme with pear and air.

  To:

  Let’s think of words that rhyme with float. They will have the long o sound and end with /ote/.

  (6/24/2022)

Harry the Dirty Dog, Lesson 38

Rhyming Words

• RF.K.3.b was added along with the following content changes:

  From:

  mother, brother, another. Do these words rhyme? How do you know?

  Yes, because they sound the same at the end. They all end with /other/.

  To:

  toast, roast, boast, coast. Do these words rhyme? How do you know?

  Yes, because they sound the same at the end. They all have the long o sound and end with /oast/.

  Let’s make more rhyming words.

  From:

  Let’s think of words that rhyme with chairs and upstairs.

  To:

  Let’s think of words that rhyme with day. They will end with long a sound /ay/.

  (6/24/2022)

Tarra & Bella, Lesson 43

Rhyming Words

• RF.K.3.b was added along with the following content changes:

  From:

  summer, bummer, drummer. Do these words rhyme? How do you know?

  Yes, because they sound the same at the end. They all end with /ummer/.

  To:

  clear and here. Do these words rhyme? How do you know?

  Yes, because they sound the same at the end. They all have the long e sound and end with /ear/.

  Let’s make more rhyming words.

  From:

  Let’s think of words that rhyme with while and style.

  To:

  Let’s think of words that rhyme with while and style. They have the long i sound and they end with /ile/.

  (6/24/2022)

Frederick, Lesson 6

Interactive Read Aloud

• The following was added before “Now it is a good time to infer:”

  After reading the page beginning: “The winter days came”

  (9/19/2023)

Frederick, Lesson 7

Vocabulary

• L.K.4.b was added along with an updated definition of abandon:

  Abandon means to leave something alone and never come back. A bird might abandon its nest when it flies south for the winter. In our book it said that “the farmers had moved away, the barn was abandoned, and the granary stood empty.” Abandon means to leave something alone and never come back. Abandoned means I did it before today.

  (7/06/2022)

The Doorbell Rang, Lesson 11

Text Connections

• Activity updated from “Respond Together” to “Text Connections”.

  (6/20/2022)

The Doorbell Rang, Lesson 12

Vocabulary

• L.K.4.b was added along with an updated definition of stare:

  When you stare at something it means to look right at it without looking away. When I saw a woodpecker in my yard, I couldn’t help but stare at it. In our book, it says, “the children stared at the cookies on their plates.” Stare means to look at something without looking away. Stared means I did it before today.

  (7/06/2022)

Charlie Needs a Cloak, Lesson 14

Text Connections

• Activity updated from “Respond Together” to “Text Connections”.

  (6/20/2022)

The Full Belly Bowl, Lesson 18

Sentence Composing

• Teacher instruction was added before Sentence Composing activites:

  Remember that most students can’t read these words. Echo read so that they can pretend read and memorize the parts to make the manipulatives meaningful.

  (6/20/2022)

Forest Bright, Forest Night, Lesson 23

Text Connections

• Activity updated from “Respond Together” to “Text Connections”.

  (6/20/2022)

What Lives in a Shell?, Lesson 26

Text Connections

• Activity updated from “Respond Together” to “Text Connections”.

  (6/20/2022)

What Magnets Can Do, Lesson 31

Text Connections

• Activity updated from “Respond Together” to “Text Connections”.

  (6/20/2022)

Owen, Lesson 41

Text Connections

• Activity updated from “Respond Together” to “Text Connections”.

  (6/20/2022)

Culminating Task: Narrative Writing: Little Critter Retelling

• Culminating Task: Writing type was added to the title:

  From: Little Critter Retelling

  To: Narrative Writing: Little Critter Retelling

  (6/20/2022)

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story, Lesson 14

Text Connections

• Activity updated from “Respond Together” to “Text Connections”.

  (6/20/2022)

Giggle, Giggle, Quack, Lesson 27

Vocabulary

• L.K.4.b was added along with an updated definition of instruction:

  Instructions are a list of things you are supposed to do. When I cook something new, I am careful to follow the instructions. When Farmer Brown leaves, he says to Bob, “Just follow my instructions and everything will be fine.” Instructions are a list of things you are supposed to do. If I only had one thing on my list I would take away the -s and have instruction.

  (7/06/2022)

Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King, Lesson 42

Interactive Read Aloud

• “Washinton” was updated to “Washington” in the following sentence:

  On the page with the Washington Monument, after: “…live together without being mean to one another”

  (6/20/2022)

Culminating Task: Opinion Writing: What’s Your Opinion?

• Culminating Task: Writing type was added to the title:

  From: What’s Your Opinion?

  To: Opinion Writing: What’s Your Opinion?

  (6/20/2022)

Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day, Lesson 11

Text Connections

• Activity prompt was updated:

  From:

  Wow! It looks like the students will learn a lot of new things on the 100th day! How is Miss Bindergarten going to teach her students about the 100th day? How is she preparing her room to help them learn? Tell your partner what you think!

  To:

  Remember when we read Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten, Miss Bindergarten was preparing to teach her students at the beginning of the year. How is Miss Bindergarten going to teach her students about the 100th day? How is she preparing her room to help them learn? Tell your partner what you think!

  (6/20/2022)

Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day, Lesson 13

Sentence Composing

• Sentence Composing Expand:

  From:

  All of these details tell where. Can we start a sentence with where?

  To:

  All of these details tell where. Can we change the order and start these sentences with a detail that tells where?

  (4/19/2024)

Narrative Writing: A Weather Story

• Curriculum Connections: “Mis” was updated to “Miss” in the following sentence:

  From: Mis Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day.

  To: Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the 100th Day.

  (6/20/2022)

Wind Flyers, Lesson 22

Vocabulary

• L.K.4.b was added along with an updated definition of protect:

  Protect means to keep someone from being harmed. Protected means it happened earlier. A mother lion will protect her cubs if they are in danger. In our book, his uncle says, “we never lost a plane we protected.” That means that whenever they guarded a plane, that plane was safe from harm.

  (7/06/2022)

Opinion Writing: Wind Flyers Book Review, Lesson 23

Modeling

• “you like best” was removed from student instruction as all students are to write a book review about Wind Flyers:

  From:

  In the first blank line…(touch the line)…you will write the title of the book you like best. For the second blank line, you will pick a word from our list or think of a new word you want to use. Let me show you.

  To:

  In the first blank line…(touch the line)…you will write the title of the book. For the second blank line, you will pick a word from our list or think of a new word you want to use. Let me show you.

  (3/13/2023)

Opinion Writing: Wind Flyers Book Review, Lesson 24

Modeling

• “the two sentences” was updated to “the sentence” as students only wrote one sentence in the previous lesson:

  From:

  Look at the two sentences you already wrote. Use the illustration and the words to help you read what you wrote.

  To:

  Look at the sentence you already wrote. Use the illustration and the words to help you read what you wrote.

  (3/19/2023)

Sharing

• Instructions for Sharing were updated to the following:

  From:

  We practiced working as authors and illustrators this week. We drew pictures that matched our sentences. Each sentence has a subject and a predicate and tells about your book.

  You wrote a book review with lots of information for the reader!

  To:

  We are working as authors and illustrators this week. You wrote a sentence with a subject and a predicate. You drew an illustration to match your sentence.

  (3/19/2023)

• “fpartner’s” was updated to “partner’s” in the following:

  Share your sentence and illustration with a partner. Look at your partner’s sentence and illustration and give a compliment. You can say, “I like your illustration.” Then you will thank your partner and switch roles.

  (6/20/2022)

Opinion Writing: Wind Flyers Book Review, Lesson 25

Sharing

• “narrative” was replaced by “book review” in the last paragraph:

  I want you to share your book review with a partner. Listen to your partner’s book review and look at the illustration and give a compliment. You can say, “I like your book review.” Then you will thank your partner. Then you can switch roles.

  (3/19/2023)

Grandfather’s Wrinkles, Lesson 28

Sentence Composing

• Expand: “begnning” was updated to “beginning” and a period was added to the very last sentence:

  Remember, we can switch these details to the beginning of the sentence, but we have to add a comma before the subject.

  (6/20/2022)

Opinion Writing: Book Review, Lesson 34

Modeling

• “about” was added between “partner” and “your” in the following sentence:

  From:

  Turn and talk to your partner your opinion of The Pain and the Great One.

  To:

  Turn and talk to your partner about your opinion of The Pain and the Great One.

  (4/03/2023)

• Student instructions were updated as all students are to write a book review about The Pain and the Great One:

  From:

  I would like to make a list of all of the reasons you chose the book you did. You might say, The Pain and the Great One was funny. I would add funny to our list.

  To:

  I would like to make a list of words you use to express your opinions. You might say, The Pain and the Great One was funny. I would add funny to our list.

  (4/03/2023)

In a Nutshell, Lesson 42

Text Connections

• Activity updated from “Respond Together” to “Text Connections”.

  (6/20/2022)

Culminating Task: Informative Writing: All About Plants

• Culminating Task: Writing type was added to the title:

  From: All About Plants

  To: Informative Writing: All About Plants

  (6/20/2022)

Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean, Lesson 7

Text Connections

• Activity updated from “Respond Together” to “Text Connections”.

  (6/20/2022)

Amazing Grace, Lesson 22

Vocabulary

• L.K.4.b was added along with an updated definition of audition:

  Audition means a short performance or a try out. If I could play the piano I might play a short song for my audition to become a part of the band. In our book it says, “Lots of you want to be Peter Pan, so we’ll have auditions next week to choose parts.” All of the students that want to be Peter Pan will have to do a short performance to show that they would make a good Peter Pan. Audition means a short performance or a try out. Auditions means that there are more than one happening.

  (7/06/2022)

Culminating Task: Opinion Writing: Book of the Year

• Culminating Task: Writing type was added to the title:

  From: Book of the Year

  To: Opinion Writing: Book of the Year

  (6/20/2022)

Culminating Task: Opinion Writing: Book of the Year, Lesson 28

Modeling

• Embedded “Sentence Checklist” moved into the previous paragraph and removed as a stand-alone item:

  From: Review the checklist with students. Point to the first letter of each word as you read the lines. Have students read each line several times until the lines are memorized.

  Sentence Checklist

  To: Review the Sentence Checklist with students. Point to the first letter of each word as you read the lines. Have students read each line several times until the lines are memorized.

  (6/20/2022)

Narrative Writing: An Interesting Event

• Lessons 34–35

  The directions for students to circle the subject changed to underline the subject.

  (7/06/2022)

Narrative Writing: An Interesting Event, Lesson 34

Modeling

• L.K.5.d was added; all 5 instances of “walking quickly” was replaced by “sprinting” along with the following changes:

  From:

  But one thing I remember that I think is important to the story is that I was really hot and I was walking very quickly. I want to add that to my sentence. So I could say, I was walking quickly in the park on a hot day.

  To:

  But one thing I remember that I think is important to the story is that I was really hot and I was walking very quickly. Let’s see if you can help me find a better word for walking. I’ll say a word, and I want you to act it out. Was I creeping along? Act that out. Or was I stumbling? What would it look like if I was stumbling? Was I marching? Let’s see what marching would look like? Or maybe I was sprinting. Pretend you were sprinting in place, That’s more like it. Sprinting is a better way to say walking quickly. I want to add that to my sentence. So I could say, I was sprinting in the park on a hot day.

  Removed: Explain that sometimes the predicate can have more details, like “quickly.”

  (7/06/2022)

Narrative Writing: An Interesting Event, Lesson 35

Modeling

• “walking” was updated to “sprinting” in the following:

  From:

  It was so hot, so I was walking—almost running—through the park to get to the shade. I had flip flops on. I must have stepped on a bee or run into it, because the next thing I knew my big toe hurt so badly. I could still see the bee on my toe, so I swatted him off my foot and screamed, “OWWWWW!!!” I was scared to walk through the rest of the park. I walked really slowly, searching the ground until I got to my car.

  Okay, I remember the day and all of the details. First, I was walking quickly through the park on a hot day. Next, a bee stung my toe and I swatted it off. I screamed OW! because it hurt badly.

  To:

  It was so hot, so I was sprinting through the park to get to the shade. I had flip flops on. I must have stepped on a bee or run into it, because the next thing I knew my big toe hurt so badly. I could still see the bee on my toe, so I swatted him off my foot and screamed, “OWWWWW!!!” I was scared to walk through the rest of the park. I walked really slowly, searching the ground until I got to my car.

  Okay, I remember the day and all of the details. First, I was sprinting through the park on a hot day. Next, a bee stung my toe and I swatted it off. I screamed OW! because it hurt badly.

  (7/06/2022)

Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, Lesson 37

Interactive Read Aloud

• L.K.5.d was added along with the following updates to the 1st paragraph below:

  After reading the page, beginning: “From then on, there was…”

  From:

  I am going to stop here to think about what I just read. The author used many words that helped me imagine what it was like to work on the landfill and hear the music playing. The author tells me that the workers were “trudging home from the landfill.” I know that trudging means walking with heavy steps because you are so tired from working hard. I can imagine the workers walking that way because they are tired from sorting through trash bags in that hot and smelly place all day long.

  To:

  I am going to stop here to think about what I just read. The author used many words that helped me imagine what it was like to work on the landfill and hear the music playing. The author tells me that the workers were “trudging home from the landfill.” I know that trudging means walking with heavy steps because you are so tired from working hard. Let me help you understand that word. We used the word sprinting in one of our writing lessons. Show me sprinting in place. Then show me running. It’s a bit slower. Then show me walking. That’s even slower. Trudging is slower than walking, but dragging your feet. Show me trudging. I can imagine the workers walking that way because they are tired from sorting through trash bags in that hot and smelly place all day long.

  (7/06/2022)

Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay, Lesson 38

Sentence Composing

• Teacher instruction was added before Sentence Composing activites:

  Remember that most students can’t read these words. Echo read so that they can pretend read and memorize the parts to make the manipulatives meaningful.

  (6/20/2022)

Culminating Task: Narrative Writing: Wonderful Me!

• Culminating Task: Writing type was added to the title:

  From: Wonderful Me!

  To: Narrative Writing: Wonderful Me!

  (6/20/2022)