Kindergarten ELA Teacher's Guide Second Edition


Welcome to the Starfall Kindergarten ELA Teacher’s Guide for the classroom and homeschool. This guide contains free lessons and activities for one year of Kindergarten English Language Arts instruction. Educators can print the additional supplements and blackline masters located in the Resources section of the right-hand column below. For instructions on classroom setup, learning center preparation, daily routines, and tips on how to get the most out of this program, be sure to review the Read Me First Curriculum Overview. Check out the Starfall Store for products that support the program.

Starfall Kindergarten is going digital! Many resources mentioned in the following lesson plans have been converted from printed products to free digital downloads. Most of the files needed for the program are included as links on this page in the right-hand column next to the corresponding week. Some resources are found elsewhere on the Parent-Teacher Center or as activities on Starfall.com. Others remain available for purchase on the Starfall Store. Please see the Kindergarten ELA Resource Guide for assistance in locating these materials.

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Getting Started

Unit 1: Welcome to Kindergarten

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Unit 2: Things Change

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Unit 3: Working Together

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Unit 4: Doing Our Part!

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Unit 5: Living and Nonliving

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Unit 6: Mammals

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Unit 7: Birds

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Unit 8: How Animals Live

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Unit 9: Reptiles, Fish and Amphibians

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Unit 10: Invertebrates

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