Magnetic Foundations Scope & Sequence
Complete week-by-week phonics scope and sequence for grades K-2
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This scope and sequence is from the official Curriculum Associates Alignment PDF. EdReports rating: 100% Meets Expectations (All Grades).
Program Structure
Weekly Session Structure
Kindergarten Phonics Scope & Sequence
30 weeks | Focus: Letter sounds, short vowels, final e
Unit 1: Letter Sounds
Weeks 1-5
| Week | Phonics Focus |
|---|---|
| 1 | Letter Sounds - m, a |
| 2 | Letter Sounds - s, b |
| 3 | Letter Sounds - t, l |
| 4 | Letter Sounds - f, h |
| 5 | Letter Sounds - p, c |
Unit 2: Letter Sounds
Weeks 6-10
| Week | Phonics Focus |
|---|---|
| 6 | Letter Sounds - o, k |
| 7 | Letter Sounds - n, r |
| 8 | Letter Sounds - d, e |
| 9 | Letter Sounds - l, g |
| 10 | Letter Sounds - w, u |
Unit 3: Letter Sounds & Short Vowels
Weeks 11-15
| Week | Phonics Focus |
|---|---|
| 11 | Letter Sounds - q, z |
| 12 | Letter Sounds - v, x |
| 13 | Letter Sounds - y |
| 14 | Short Vowels - Short a |
| 15 | Short Vowels - Short i |
Unit 4: Short Vowels & Digraphs
Weeks 16-20
| Week | Phonics Focus |
|---|---|
| 16 | Short Vowels - Short o |
| 17 | Short Vowels - Short e |
| 18 | Short Vowels - Short u |
| 19 | Digraphs - (-ck) |
| 20 | Final Consonants - -ss, -ll, -ff, -zz |
Unit 5: Digraphs and Final E
Weeks 21-25
| Week | Phonics Focus |
|---|---|
| 21 | Final E - a_e |
| 22 | Final E - i_e |
| 23 | Final E - o_e |
| 24 | Final E - u_e |
| 25 | Final E - e_e |
Grade 1 Phonics Scope & Sequence
30 weeks | Focus: Digraphs, blends, vowel teams, r-controlled
Unit 1: Short Vowels Review
Weeks 1-5
| Week | Phonics Focus |
|---|---|
| 1 | Short Vowels Review - a, i |
| 2 | Short Vowels Review - o, e, u |
| 3 | CVC Words |
| 4 | CVC Words with Blends |
| 5 | Review and Assessment |
Unit 2: Digraphs and Blends
Weeks 6-10
| Week | Phonics Focus |
|---|---|
| 6 | Digraphs - sh, th, ch, wh, ck |
| 7 | Digraphs - tch, ng; Beginning blends - bl, cl, fl, pl |
| 8 | Beginning blends - st, sk, sm, sp |
| 9 | Beginning blends - fr, cr, dr, tr, gr, br |
| 10 | Beginning blends - sn, sw; Ending blends - st, sk, nd, nt, mp |
Unit 3: Blends and Final E
Weeks 11-15
| Week | Phonics Focus |
|---|---|
| 11 | Final E - a_e |
| 12 | Final E - o_e, i_e |
| 13 | Final E - u_e, e_e; Soft c and g |
| 14 | Vowel teams - ai, ay |
| 15 | Vowel teams - ee, ea |
Unit 4: Vowel Teams
Weeks 16-20
| Week | Phonics Focus |
|---|---|
| 16 | Vowel teams - oa, ow |
| 17 | Vowel teams - igh, ey |
| 18 | R-controlled - ar |
| 19 | R-controlled - er, ir, ur |
| 20 | R-controlled - or |
Unit 5: R-controlled and Diphthongs
Weeks 21-25
| Week | Phonics Focus |
|---|---|
| 21 | Diphthongs - ou, ow |
| 22 | Diphthongs - oi, oy |
| 23 | Variant vowels - oo, ue, ew |
| 24 | Variant vowels - au, aw |
| 25 | Short vowel digraph - ea |
Unit 6: Advanced Patterns
Weeks 26-30
| Week | Phonics Focus |
|---|---|
| 26 | Final e syllable pattern |
| 27 | R-controlled syllable pattern |
| 28 | Final stable syllable - -sion, -tion |
| 29 | Final stable syllable - -le, -el, -al |
| 30 | Vowel team syllable patterns |
Grade 2 Phonics Scope & Sequence
30 weeks | Focus: Advanced patterns, syllables, morphology
Unit 1: Review Foundations
Weeks 1-5
| Week | Phonics Focus |
|---|---|
| 1 | Short Vowels Review |
| 2 | Digraphs Review - sh, th, ch, wh |
| 3 | Blends Review |
| 4 | CVC and CVCC Review |
| 5 | Assessment and Review |
Unit 2: Final E and Vowel Teams
Weeks 6-10
| Week | Phonics Focus |
|---|---|
| 6 | Final E - a_e, i_e, o_e |
| 7 | Final E - u_e, e_e; Soft c and g |
| 8 | Vowel teams - ai, ay, ea, eigh, ey |
| 9 | Vowel teams - ee, ea, ie |
| 10 | Vowel teams - y, igh, ie, oa, ow, oe |
Unit 3: Vowel Teams and Silent Letters
Weeks 11-15
| Week | Phonics Focus |
|---|---|
| 11 | Vowel teams - ue, ew; Silent letters - wr, kn |
| 12 | Silent letters - gn, mb; R-controlled - ar |
| 13 | R-controlled - er, ur |
| 14 | R-controlled - or, ear, air |
| 15 | Diphthongs - ou, ow |
Unit 4: Diphthongs and Variant Vowels
Weeks 16-20
| Week | Phonics Focus |
|---|---|
| 16 | Diphthongs - oi, oy |
| 17 | Variant vowels - oo, ou, ew, ue |
| 18 | Variant vowels - aw, au; Short vowel digraph - ea |
| 19 | Final e syllable pattern |
| 20 | R-controlled syllable pattern |
Unit 5: Syllable Patterns
Weeks 21-25
| Week | Phonics Focus |
|---|---|
| 21 | Final stable syllable - -sion, -tion |
| 22 | Final stable syllable - -le, -el, -al |
| 23 | Vowel team syllable patterns |
| 24 | Open syllable patterns |
| 25 | Closed syllable patterns |
Unit 6: Advanced Patterns and Morphology
Weeks 26-30
| Week | Phonics Focus |
|---|---|
| 26 | Prefixes - un-, re-, pre- |
| 27 | Suffixes - -ful, -less, -ly |
| 28 | Inflectional endings - -ed, -ing |
| 29 | Compound words |
| 30 | Review and Assessment |
Super Words (High-Frequency Irregulars)
50
Super Words
15 Magnetic Readers
120
Super Words
30 Magnetic Readers
129
Super Words
30 Magnetic Readers
At-Home Activity Packets: Reading Passages
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS
Kindergarten Reading
Skills: Identifying Characters, Main Topic
- How the Camel Got His Hump Identifying Characters
- How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin Identifying Characters
- Birds Build Big Main Topic
- Ant City Main Topic
- The Chicken That Laid the Golden Eggs Comprehension
Grade 1 Reading
Skills: Asking Questions
- The Secret Life of Elvis Asking Questions
- Bark Beauty Asking Questions
- Drip, Drop, Roots on Top Asking Questions
- A Plant's Beast Feast Asking Questions
- Greedy Fawn Makes the Mush Comprehension
Source: i-Ready At-Home Activity Packets (2020) - Supplementary materials