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Unit 2Workbook

Skills Strand

KINDERGARTEN

Core Knowledge Language Arts®New York Edition

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Unit 2Workbook

This workbook contains worksheets which accompany many of the lessons from the Teacher Guide for Unit 2. Each worksheet is identifi ed by the lesson number in which it is used. The worksheets in this book do not include written instructions for students because the instructions would have words that are not decodable. Teachers will explain these worksheets to the students orally, using the instructions in the teacher guides. The workbook is a student component, which means each student should have a workbook.

Unit 2 1

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1.1NameD

irecti

ons:

Ask

stude

nts t

o tra

ce th

e dot

ted

cups

, sta

rtin

g at

the s

tars.

Stu

dent

s may

colo

r the

pict

ure (

optio

nal).

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Unit 2 3


1.2NameD

irecti

ons:

Ask

stude

nts t

o sim

ulta

neou

sly n

ame a

nd p

oint

to th

e pict

ures

in ea

ch ro

w fr

om le

ft to

righ

t. St

uden

ts sh

ould

wor

k th

roug

h th

e pict

ures

in th

e top

row,

then

the s

econ

d ro

w, th

en th

e thi

rd ro

w, a

nd th

en th

e bot

tom

row.

4 Unit 2


Unit 2 5


1.3Name

Dear Family Member,

In class, we have been practicing cup shapes. Th is is one of several simple shapes we are practicing for letter formation. Please have your child trace the dotted cups on the front and back of this worksheet, starting at the stars.

6 Unit 2


Unit 2 7


2.1NameD

irecti

ons:

Ask

stude

nts t

o tra

ce th

e dot

ted

hum

ps, s

tart

ing

at th

e sta

rs. S

tude

nts m

ay co

lor t

he p

ictur

e (op

tiona

l).

8 Unit 2


Unit 2 9


2.2Name

Dear Family Member,

In class, we have been practicing hump shapes. Th is is one of several simple shapes we are practicing for letter formation. Please have your child trace the dotted humps on the front and back of this worksheet, starting at the stars.

10 Unit 2


Unit 2 11


3.1NameD

irecti

ons:

Ask

stude

nts t

o tra

ce th

e dot

ted

zigz

ags,

start

ing

at th

e sta

rs. S

tude

nts m

ay co

lor t

he p

ictur

e (op

tiona

l).

12 Unit 2


Unit 2 13


3.2NameD

irecti

ons:

For e

ach

row,

hav

e stu

dent

s circ

le th

e sha

pe th

at is

the s

ame a

s the

shap

e on

the l

eft a

nd cr

oss o

ut th

e sha

pe th

at

is di

ff ere

nt.

14 Unit 2


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C

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Unit 2 15


3.3Name

Dear Family Member,

On the front and back of this worksheet are a number of simple shapes we are practicing for letter formation. Please have your child trace the dotted shapes, starting at the stars.

16 Unit 2


Unit 2 17


4.1NameD

irecti

ons:

Ask

stude

nts t

o tra

ce th

e dot

ted

wav

y lin

es, st

artin

g at

the s

tars.

Stu

dent

s may

colo

r the

pict

ure (

optio

nal).

18 Unit 2


Unit 2 19


4.2NameD

irecti

ons:

For e

ach

row,

ask

stud

ents

to co

lor t

he it

em th

at is

at t

he b

egin

ning

gre

en a

nd th

e ite

m th

at is

at t

he en

d re

d.

20 Unit 2


Unit 2 21


4.3Name

Dear Family Member,


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Unit 2 23


5.1NameD

irecti

ons:

Ask

stude

nts t

o tra

ce th

e dot

ted

spira

ls, st

artin

g at

the s

tars.

Stu

dent

s may

colo

r the

pict

ure (

optio

nal).

24 Unit 2


Unit 2 25


5.2Name

Dear Family Member,


26 Unit 2


Unit 2 27


6.1NameD

irecti

ons:

Ask

stude

nts t

o tra

ce th

e dot

ted

shap

es, st

artin

g ea

ch d

iago

nal l

ine a

t a st

ar.

28 Unit 2


Unit 2 29


6.2Name

Dear Family Member,

In class, we have been practicing +’s and ×’s. Th is is one of several simple shapes we are practicing for letter formation. Please have your child trace the dotted +’s and ×’s on the front and back of this worksheet, starting each line at a star.

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Unit 2 31


7.1NameD

irecti

ons:

Ask

stude

nts t

o tra

ce th

e dot

ted

loop

s, sta

rtin

g at

the s

tars.

Stu

dent

s may

colo

r the

pict

ures

(opt

iona

l).

32 Unit 2


Unit 2 33


7.2Name

Dear Family Member,


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Unit 2 35


8.1NameD

irecti

ons:

Ask

stude

nts t

o tra

ce th

e dot

ted

cane

s, sta

rtin

g at

the s

tars.

Stu

dent

s may

colo

r the

pict

ures

(opt

iona

l).

36 Unit 2


Unit 2 37


8.2Name

Dear Family Member,

In class, we have been practicing the cane shape. Th is is one of several simple shapes we are practicing for letter formation. Please have your child trace the dotted canes on the front and back of this worksheet, starting at the stars.

38 Unit 2


Unit 2 39


9.1NameD

irecti

ons:

Ask

stude

nts t

o tra

ce th

e dot

ted

hook

s, sta

rtin

g at

the s

tars.

Stu

dent

s may

colo

r the

pict

ures

(opt

iona

l).

40 Unit 2


Unit 2 41


9.2Name

Dear Family Member,

In class, we have been practicing the hook shape. Th is is one of several simple shapes we are practicing for letter formation. Please have your child trace the dotted hooks on the front and back of this worksheet, starting at the stars.

42 Unit 2


Unit 2 43


Name

Date

10.1Part One

Dire

ction

s: As

k stu

dent

s to

copy

each

item

.

44 Unit 2


Unit 2 45


10.2Name

Part OneD

irecti

ons:

Ask

stude

nts t

o co

py ea

ch it

em.

46 Unit 2


Unit 2 47


10.3Name

Part Two

1.

2.

3.

4. 9

Dire

ction

s: O

rally

segm

ent e

ach

wor

d an

d ha

ve st

uden

ts cir

cle ea

ch p

ictur

e.

48 Unit 2


Part

Tw

o, B

lendi

ng S

core

: ___

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5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10

Unit 2 49


10.4Name

Dear Family Member,

In class, we have been using the terms “beginning” and “end.” Knowing these terms is important for tracking from the beginning of a row to the end of a row when reading. For each row, please have your child color the item at the beginning green and the item at the end red, saying the word beginning and end as he or she colors each of them.

50 Unit 2


Unit 2 51


PP1NameD

irecti

ons:

Ask

stude

nts t

o fi r

st tra

ce a

nd th

en d

raw

each

shap

e.

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Unit 2 53


PP2NameD

irecti

ons:

Ask

stude

nts t

o fi r

st tra

ce a

nd th

en d

raw

each

shap

e.

54 Unit 2


Unit 2 55


PP3NameD

irecti

ons:

Ask

stude

nts t

o fi r

st tra

ce a

nd th

en d

raw

each

shap

e.

56 Unit 2


Unit 2 57


PP4NameD

irecti

ons:

Ask

stude

nts t

o fi r

st tra

ce a

nd th

en d

raw

each

shap

e.

58 Unit 2


Unit 2 59


PP5NameD

irecti

ons:

Ask

stude

nts t

o fi r

st tra

ce a

nd th

en d

raw

each

shap

e.

60 Unit 2


Unit 2 61


PP6NameD

irecti

ons:

For e

ach

row,

hav

e stu

dent

s circ

le th

e sha

pe th

at is

the s

ame a

s the

shap

e on

the l

eft a

nd cr

oss o

ut th

e sha

pes t

hat

are d

iff er

ent.

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PP7NameD

irecti

ons:

For e

ach

row,

hav

e stu

dent

s circ

le th

e sha

pe th

at is

the s

ame a

s the

shap

e on

the l

eft a

nd cr

oss o

ut th

e sha

pe th

at

is di

ff ere

nt.

ti

wode

fj

wade

tivobc

64 Unit 2


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ntngnt

mxuahf

Unit 2 65


PP8NameD

irecti

ons:

For e

ach

row,

hav

e stu

dent

s col

or th

e ite

m th

at is

at t

he b

egin

ning

gre

en, t

he it

em th

at is

at t

he m

iddl

e ye

llow,

an

d th

e ite

m th

at is

at t

he en

d re

d.

66 Unit 2


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PP9NameD

irecti

ons:

Usin

g diff

eren

t col

ors,

have

stud

ents

deco

rate

the i

nter

ior o

f the

shap

e usin

g a co

mbi

natio

n of

writ

ing s

troke

s.

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Unit 2 69


PP10NameD

irecti

ons:

Usin

g diff

eren

t col

ors,

have

stud

ents

deco

rate

the i

nter

ior o

f the

shap

e usin

g a co

mbi

natio

n of

writ

ing s

troke

s.

70 Unit 2


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PP11NameD

irecti

ons:

Usin

g diff

eren

t col

ors,

have

stud

ents

deco

rate

the i

nter

ior o

f the

shap

e usin

g a co

mbi

natio

n of

writ

ing s

troke

s.

72 Unit 2


Unit 2 73


PP12NameD

irecti

ons:

Usin

g diff

eren

t col

ors,

have

stud

ents

deco

rate

the i

nter

ior o

f the

shap

e usin

g a co

mbi

natio

n of

writ

ing s

troke

s.

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