Open Court Pacing Guide for 2008 - 2009
First Grade

 

August 14 -  September 10 September 11 - October 7 October 8 - November 4 November 5- December 3
Unit 1: Let's Read Unit 2: Animals Unit 3: Things That Go Unit 4: Our Neighborhood at Work
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1 Unit Introduction 1 1 Unit Introduction 1 1 Unit Introduction 1 1 Unit Introduction 1
2 The Purple Cow 1 2 Raccoons 1 2,3,4,5 I Go With My Family 4 2,3,4,5 Guess What 4
3 Los Hormigutias 1 3,4,5 Baby Animals 3 6,7 Song of the Train 2 6,10 Firefighters 5
4 If I Were a Mouse 1 6,7,8 Munch Crunch 3 8,9,10,11,12 On the Go 5 11,12,13,14 Wrong Song 4
5 Hey, Diddle… 1 9 Mice 1 13,14 Trucks 2 15 Unit Wrap Up 1
6 There Was Once 1 10,11 Spiders 2 15 Unit Wrap Up 1      
7 Rain 1 12,13,14 The Hermit Crab 3        
8 Rhyme Stew 1 15 Unit Wrap Up 1        
9 Rags 1                  
10 Twinkle, Twinkle 1 Assessment, RL  due 10/14/08       Assessment, RL 12/11/08
11,12 The Chase 2  DWA Prompt #2 10/14/08        DWA Prompt #3  12/11/08
13,14 Mrs. Goose's Baby 2                  
15 Baby Buggy 1                        
Number of Lessons 15 Number of Lessons 15 Number of Lessons 15 Number of Lessons 15
Number of Instructional Days 19 Number of Instructional Days 19 Number of Instructional Days 20 Number of Instructional Days 14
Extra Instructional Days 4 Extra Instructional Days 4 Extra Instructional Days 5 Extra Instructional Days 0
DWA Prompt # 1 Baseline 8/15/08                  
December 4- January 14 January 15 -- February 10 February 11 -  March 20 March 21 -- April 24
December 5 - January 13 January 17 - February 10 February 14 -  March 17 March 20 - April 13
Unit 5: Weather Unit 6: Journeys Unit 7: Keep Trying Unit 8: Games
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1 Unit Introduction 1 1 Unit Introduction 1 1 Unit Introduction 1 1 Unit Introduction 1
2,3,4,5 When A Storm . . . 4 2,3,4,5 Pinkney's Journey 4 2 The Itsy Bitsy Spider 4 2 A Game Called Piggle 2
6 Listen to Rain 1 6,7,8,9 Me on the Map 4 3 The Kite 4 3 Jafta 2
7,8,9 How's the Weather? 3 10 The Plane Trip 1 4 The Garden 4 4 Mary Mack 1
10 Clouds, Rain, Snow & Ice 1 11 The Special Day 1