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Sorting Words into Categories and Real-World Connections
Kindergarten · Ela · Open Global English
5 lessons
Goal
Sort words and objects into conceptual categories and make connections between words and their real-world uses.
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Sorting Objects and Words by Colors and Shapes
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Standards Covered
- OGE.1.L.6Open Global English Standards 2026™ · Ela · Level 1 / Kindergarten (Age 5) · KindergartenDemonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances in word meanings by sorting common objects and words into conceptual categories (e.g., shapes, foods, colors, textures), identifying antonyms and synonyms, making real-world connections, and distinguishing shades of meaning among related verbs.
- OGE.1.L.1Open Global English Standards 2026™ · Ela · Level 1 / Kindergarten (Age 5) · KindergartenDemonstrate understanding of grammatical functions in speech and writing by using frequently occurring common and proper nouns, regular plural nouns (formed orally and in writing by adding -s or -es), action verbs, personal and possessive pronouns, adjectives, articles, and common prepositions (e.g., in, on, under, to, from).
Curriculum Framework
Kindergarten · Ela · Open Global English
1
6 lessons
Naming Words: Common, Proper, and Plural Nouns
Identify and use common nouns, proper nouns, and regular plural nouns ending in -s and -es in spoken and written sentences.
2
6 lessons
Action Words and Personal Pronouns
Identify and use action verbs and personal pronouns accurately to describe activities and replace naming words.
3
6 lessons
Describing Words, Articles, and Prepositions
Use adjectives, articles (a, an, the), and common prepositions to describe objects and tell where things are.
4
6 lessons
Building Complete Sentences and Subject-Verb Agreement
Construct, expand, and manipulate simple complete sentences with accurate subject-verb agreement.
5
5 lessons
Asking Questions with Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How
Understand and use question starter words to ask and answer questions about people, things, places, time, reasons, and methods.
6
7 lessons
Capital Letters and End Punctuation Marks
Demonstrate command of capitalization for sentence starts, 'I', and names, and apply periods, question marks, and exclamation points.
7
7 lessons
Spelling VC, CVC, and CCVC Short-Vowel Words
Apply sound-letter relationships to spell phonetically regular short-vowel words in VC, CVC, and CCVC patterns.
8
5 lessons
Spelling Common High-Frequency Words in Writing
Memorize and write high-frequency sight words accurately in emergent sentences.
9
5 lessons
Word Meaning Strategies: Context, Pictures, and Inflections
Determine the meaning of unfamiliar words using illustrations, sentence clues, and inflectional endings (-s, -ed, -ing).
10
4 lessons
Compound Words and Multiple-Meaning Words
Identify and explain compound words and understand how words can have more than one meaning in different sentences.
11
5 lessons
Sorting Words into Categories and Real-World Connections
Sort words and objects into conceptual categories and make connections between words and their real-world uses.
12
5 lessons
Word Relationships: Synonyms, Antonyms, and Shades of Meaning
Identify synonyms, opposites (antonyms), and distinguish subtle shades of meaning among related action verbs.