Welcome to the ELA Digital Resources Teacher Directions.

Your daily template is ready to go. You will need to embed your phonological awareness and phonics video links. The NearPod link will need to be added to your library and linked as an external tool.

Kindergarten Scope and Sequence

Getting Started

Instructional Routines

1. How to locate grade level videos?

District Routine Database

Heggerty Phonological Awareness (Must have purchased a Heggerty manual to access. For access email elementaryela@dsdmail.net)

Cycle 3 Phonics Videos will need to be embedded in the lessons. You can access video links below.

Videos for Cycle 3

Priority Standards -

The ELA content created for the Learning First System is based on Priority standards. These standards were further refined as we adopted our ELA priority standards mid-August. You may see some areas of your ELA curriculum taught differently or missing. These changes reflect the focus on priority standards in the ELA Canvas content. Please reach out to your ELA Coordinator or Admin if you have priority standard questions. To view the priority standards click here.

Video Issue -

If you have issues with videos in the ELA content click here.

NearPod

1. How to find, add and link a Nearpod to the canvas template?

Select the preview link for the NearPod in the Canvas assignment.

Preview Lesson and add to library.

Once the NearPod is in your library follow the directions to add the NearPod as an external link (this will allow it to sync with Speed Grader).

- - - - Open the assignment and click edit
      - Change “submission type” to external tool
      - Click “find” and choose Nearpod.
      - Select your desired lesson.
      - Select student paced lesson.

Other Things to Consider

1. Writing Paper

During the NearPod your students will need paper and a pencil. They will be instructed to submit a picture of their writing in a Draw-It side or save their work to turn in. Make sure students have what they need such as paper, pencils, name tag and crayons. (Paper is attached as a pdf in the module.)

Click here for a Writing Journal with 3 skylines per page.

Click here for a Handwriting and Dictation Journal.

2. Writing Everyday -

In the Learning First System ELA content, we will be focusing on writing in response to reading. We will write informative and opinion responses to reinforce and sometimes introduce new writing skills. (i.e. drawing, labeling, sound spelling, sentence structure, and adding details) Additional instruction for writing, including refining writing skills based on your classroom needs will happen during face to face learning.