Student Objectives by Unit
Unit 1 - Cass
Reading
Print and Book Awareness
Identify parts of a book
Recognize that words are made up of letters
Recognize top, middle, and bottom 
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Associate Cc with /k/
Identify rhyming words 
Vocabulary
Discuss foods, kitchen tools, and recipes
Comprehension
Generate questions 
Make and confirm predictions
Fluency
Speak as a story character
Writing
Handwriting: Form Cc
Expressive writing: Dictate a list, labels, 
and captions
Spelling
Encode Cc for initial /k/
Listening and Speaking
Listen for details and follow oral directions 
Discuss helping in the kitchen

Unit 2 - Oswald
Reading
Print and Book Awareness
Identify capital and lowercase Oo
Identify parts of a book
Recognize that words are made up of letters
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Associate Oo with /o/ and Cc with /k/
Vocabulary
Identify art supplies and animals
Comprehension
Distinguish between reality and fantasy
Generate questions to make predictions 
Draw conclusions
Fluency
Speak as a story character
Writing
Handwriting: Form Oo and Cc
Expressive writing: Dictate facts and sentences 
about an animal and to continue a story
Spelling
Encode Oo for /o/ and Cc for /k/
Listening and Speaking
Listen for details and follow oral directions
Discuss how to solve a problem

Unit 3 - Golly
Reading
Print and Book Awareness
Identify parts of a book
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Identify initial and final /g/ 
Associate Gg with /g/ 
Identify rhyming words
Vocabulary
Discuss smells, gas stations, and zoo animals
Comprehension
Generate questions to determine 
important ideas
Recognize plot
Fluency
Speak with appropriate stress
Writing
Handwriting: Form Gg
Expressive writing: Dictate sentences and 
complete tongue twisters
Spelling
Encode Gg for/g/, Cc for /k/, Oo for /o/
Listening and Speaking
Listen for details and follow oral directions
Discuss using polite language

Unit 4 - Alf
Reading
Print and Book Awareness
Recognize that words are made up of letters
Match capital and lowercase letters
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Associate Aa with /a/
Distinguish between medial a/a/ and o/o/ 
Vocabulary
Discuss camping, adventures and 
neighborhoods
Comprehension
Recognize text structure
Understand descriptive language
Fluency
Recite lines of a poem rhythmically
Writing
Handwriting: Form Aa
Expressive writing: Dictate story endings and 
sentences
Spelling
Encode Aa for /a/, Cc for /k/, Gg for /g/
Listening and Speaking
Listen for details and follow oral directions
Discuss respecting nature

Unit 5 - Doc
Reading
Print and Book Awareness
Recognize that the same word is always spelled
with the same letters
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Identify initial and final /d/
Associate Dd and final dd with /d/
Blend sounds to decode words
Vocabulary
Discuss fixing toys and inventions
Comprehension
Sequence events
Visualize
Determine cause and effect
Fluency
Speak as a story character
Writing
Handwriting: Form Dd
Expressive writing: Contribute to a class story 
and dictate labels
Spelling
Encode Dd for /d/ and encode words
Listening and Speaking
Discuss the value of simple things

Unit 6 - Sal
Reading
Print and Book Awareness
Track print and illustrations
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Identify initial and final /s/
Associate Ss with /s/ 
Blend sounds to decode words
Vocabulary
Discuss sports, seasons, and weather
Comprehension
Draw conclusions 
Recognize plot: Problem and solution
Identify genre
Generate questions to determine important ideas
Identify main idea and details
Fluency
Speak at an appropriate rate
Writing
Handwriting: Form Ss
Expressive writing: Dictate words and sentences
Spelling
Encode Ss for /s/ and encode words
Listening and Speaking
Discuss good sportsmanship

Unit 7 - Lily
Reading
Print and Book Awareness
Identify and compare L and l
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Identify initial and final /l/
Associate Ll and ll with /l/; dd with /d/; 
ss with /s/ 
Blend sounds to decode words
Vocabulary
Discuss rooms and household furnishings
Comprehension
Recognize text structure
Recognize rhyme and rhythm
Determine important ideas
Fluency
Recite lines of a poem rhythmically
Writing
Handwriting: Form Ll
Expressive writing: Dictate and write labels, 
dictate sentences, dictate words for a poem
Spelling
Encode Ll for /l/ and encode words
Listening and Speaking
Discuss ways families show love

Unit 8 - Icky
Reading
Print and Book Awareness
Track print from left to right 
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Identify initial and medial /i/ 
Associate Ii with /i/ 
Blend sounds to decode words
Vocabulary
Discuss television and sleep overs
Identify rebuses and read Memory Word a
Comprehension
Sequence events
Draw conclusions and understand characters
Generate questions to make predictions
Fluency
Speak as a story character
Writing
Handwriting: Form Ii
Expressive writing: Dictate captions, 
descriptions, and an invitation
Spelling
Encode Ii for /i/ and encode letters for 
other sounds
Listening and Speaking
Discuss using TV time wisely

Unit 9 - Tic Tac Toc
Reading
Print and Book Awareness
Visually discriminate between words
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Associate Tt with /t/
Blend sounds to decode words
Vocabulary
Discuss musical instruments and games
Comprehension
Monitor comprehension and use fix-up tip
Draw conclusions 
Recognize patterns in text
Visualize
Determine important ideas
Fluency
Observe punctuation 
Speak with appropriate stress
Writing
Handwriting: Form Tt
Expressive writing: Dictate sentences, a story, 
and titles
Spelling
Encode Tt for /t/ and encode words
Listening and Speaking
Discuss friendship

Unit 10 - Frits
Reading
Print and Book Awareness
Distinguish between types of sentences
Understand use of speech balloons
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Associate F, f, and ff with /f/ 
Blend sounds to decode words
Vocabulary
Discuss fish and fishing 
Identify rebuses and read the Memory Word I
Comprehension
Use prior knowledge
Compare and contrast
Summarize
Recall details
Fluency
Speak at an appropriate rate
Writing
Handwriting: Form Ff
Expressive writing: Dictate story endings, 
dialogue, and questions
Spelling
Encode Ff for /f/ and encode words
Listening and Speaking
Discuss being patient

Unit 11 - Ettabetta
Reading
Print and Book Awareness
Identify capital and lowercase Ee
Visually discriminate between words
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Identify initial and medial /e/
Associate Ee with /e/
Blend sounds to decode words
Vocabulary
Discuss puzzles and riddles
Comprehension
Draw conclusions
Visualize
Distinguish between reality and fantasy
Fluency
Speak with appropriate pitch and volume
Writing
Handwriting: Form Ee
Expressive writing: Write labels and dictate 
captions and riddles
Spelling
Encode Ee for /e/ and encode words
Listening and Speaking
Discuss working together

Unit 12 - Hot Rod
Reading
Print and Book Awareness
Identify capital and lowercase Hh
Visually discriminate between sentences
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Associate Hh with /h/
Identify rhyming words
Blend sounds to decode words
Vocabulary
Discuss car parts, things with wheels, and racing
Read Memory Word the
Comprehension
Generate questions and draw conclusions
Recognize plot: Problem and solution
Fluency
Read with natural phrasing
Speak as a story character
Writing
Handwriting: Form Hh
Expressive writing: Dictate a list, stories, and 
captions
Spelling
Encode letters for sounds and encode words
Listening and Speaking
Discuss sharing

Unit 13 - Us
Reading
Print and Book Awareness
Recognize exclamation marks
Identify vowels and consonants
Phonemic Awareness and Phonics
Identify initial and medial /u/
Associate Uu with /u/
Blend sounds to decode words
Vocabulary
Read Memory Words the, Superkids, and 
Superkids’ names
Comprehension
Generate questions and monitor comprehension
Determine cause and effect
Describe setting
Fluency
Observe punctuation
Speak with appropriate stress
Writing
Handwriting: Form Uu
Expressive writing: Write sentences, write and 
dictate stories, dictate a letter
Spelling
Encode Uu for /u/ and encode words
Listening and Speaking
Discuss being unique