Saxon Math Kindergarten GPS Pacing Guide - Saxon Publishers

Saxon Math
Kindergarten
GPS Pacing Guide

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Differentiate Instruction with
the Saxon GPS Pacing Guide
KINDERGARTEN
Taking Students from Where They Are to Where They Need to Be
Saxon Math was customized to cover all of
the GPS Standards—with a difference!
Saxon understands the needs of Georgia teachers
and students. The 2006 Georgia Adoption is a
Transition Adoption for many students—since the
standards are new, students entering school next
year and new to the GPS standards will not have
mastered the content from previous grades assumed
by the new GPS standards. For ease of use by
teachers, Saxon built transition lessons right into the
core program. These lessons cover predecessor
standards on topics such as place value, basic
facts, and operations—foundations that
are crucial to students’ success not only
at grade level, but also for higher level
mathematics.
The Saxon GPS Pacing Guide was designed to help
teachers differentiate instruction to ensure that all
Georgia students have the foundations for success
with the new grade-level GPS standards.
Introduction

The Pacing Guide helps teachers differentiate instruction by identifying
which lessons in Saxon are transitional [predecessor standards], which
lessons are grade-level lessons [key standards], and which lessons are
extension/enrichment lessons [advanced standards]. To better help you plan
instruction for each Section, scan the Pacing Guide to identify Predecessor
Standard and Advanced Standard lessons for that Section.
Predecessor Standard Lessons
A quick diagnostic check determines whether predecessor standard lessons
have been mastered or whether they should be retaught. Do all diagnostic
assessments for the Predecessor lessons the fi rst day of each Section.
Advanced Standard Lessons
It is recommended that these lessons are taught if time permits as they
are extensions to key standard lessons. If these lessons are not taught, do
not hold students accountable for problems related to these standards on
subsequent Written Practice pages and assessments.
SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
Lesson 2
- Exploring teddy bear counters
Lesson 3
- Exploring pattern blocks
Lesson 4
- Exploring pattern blocks
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
X
X
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
See diagnostic check
MKG3.b
ADVANCED
STANDARD
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE
Provide teddy bear counters.
Ask: “What are these
called?”
Ask: “How can you use
these?”
Provide pattern blocks.
Ask: “What are these
called?”
Ask: “How can you use
these?”
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4
SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
Lesson 1
- Exploring teddy bear counters
Lesson 2
- Exploring teddy bear counters
Lesson 3
- Exploring pattern blocks
Lesson 4
- Exploring pattern blocks
Lesson 5
- Placing a picture on a
pictograph
Lesson 6
- Reading a graph
- Exploring teddy bear counters
and pattern blocks
Lesson 7
- Counting to 5 with one-to-one
correspondence
Lesson 8
- Exploring linking cubes
- Counting to 5 with one-to-one
correspondence
Lesson 9
- Creating an AB color pattern
- Counting to 5 with one-to-one
correspondence
*Extension to Key Standards
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
X
X
X
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
MKG3.b
MKD1
MKN2.a
MKN1.a
MKN1.a, MKN1.e
MKN1.a, MKN1.e
KINDERGARTEN
ADVANCED
STANDARD
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE
Provide teddy bear counters.
Ask: “What are these
called?”
Ask: “How can you use
these?”
Provide teddy bear counters.
Ask: “What are these
called?”
Ask: “How can you use
these?”
Provide pattern blocks.
Ask: “What are these
called?”
Ask: “How can you use
these?”

SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
Lesson 10
- Oral assessment 1: identifying
and naming shapes
Lesson 11
- Placing an object on a real
graph
- Identifying most and fewest on
a graph
Lesson 12
- Using positional words and
phrases: over, under, on top of,
behind, in back of, in front of,
beside, inside, and outside
Lesson 13
- Counting to 10 with one-toone
correspondence
Lesson 14
- Creating pattern-block designs
Lesson 15
- Covering designs using pattern
blocks
Lesson 16
- Sorting by color
Lesson 17
- Sorting by color
- Creating a real graph
Lesson 18
- Acting out story problems
Lesson 19
- Identifying circles and
rectangles
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
X
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
MKG1.a
MKN1.a, KKD1
MKG2.a, MKG2.b
MKN1.a
MKG1.d*
MKG1.d
MKM1.a, MKD1
MKN2.c, MKP1.a
MKG1.a, MKG1.c
ADVANCED
STANDARD
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE
Ask: “Sort these pattern
blocks by color.”
*Extension to Key Standards
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6
SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
Lesson 20
- Oral assessment 2: counting
by 1’s to 100
Lesson 21
- Identifying and ordering the
numbers 1-5
- Identifying a missing number
Lesson 22
- Placing an object on a real
graph
- Identifying most and fewest on
a graph
Lesson 23
- Naming a shape piece using
three attributes (shape, color,
and size)
Lesson 24
- Naming a shape piece using
three attributes (shape, color,
and size)
- Describing the relative position
of objects
Lesson 25
- Creating and reading an AB
color pattern
Lesson 26
- Creating and reading an AB
color pattern
Lesson 27
- Acting out story problems
Lesson 28
- Identifying ordinal position to
fourth
*Extension to Key Standards
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
MKN1.a*
MKP5*
MKN1.e, MKM1.a,
MKD1
MKG1.a
MKG3.a, MKG3.b
MKG3.a, MKG3.b
MKN1.a, MKN2.a,
MKN2.c
MKN1.d
KINDERGARTEN
ADVANCED
STANDARD
M1N1.b
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE

SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
Lesson 29
- Covering designs using pattern
blocks
Lesson 30
- Oral assessment 3: identifying
the numbers 0-10 sequencing
the numbers 0-10
Lesson 31
- Identifying triangles and
squares
Lesson 32
- Naming a shape piece using
three attributes (shape, color,
and size)
- Describing the relative position
of objects
Lesson 33
- Identifying and creating AB
sound and movement patterns
Lesson 34
- Sorting a collection of objects
Lesson 35
- Ordering the numbers 1-10
- Identifying a missing number
Lesson 36
- Ordering the numbers 0-10
- Counting backward from 10
Lesson 37
- Identifying ordinal position to
fourth
Lesson 38
- Ordering the numbers 0-10
- Identifying a missing number
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
X
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
MKG1.d
MKP5*
MKG1.a, MKG1.c
MKG3.b*
MKP5*
MKN1.a*, MKP5*
MKN1.d
ADVANCED
STANDARD
M1G3
M1N1.d
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE
Use a collection of objects.
Ask: “Sort these objects.”
*Extension to Key Standards
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8
SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
*Extension to Key Standards
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
Lesson 39
- Identifying the numbers 0-9 X
Lesson 40
- Sequencing daily events
- Oral assessment 4: counting
objects in a set; matching sets
of objects using one-to-one
correspondences
Problem-Solving Activity 4:
Solving a Problem by Looking
for a Pattern
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
MKN1.a, MKN1.e,
MKM3.a, MKP5
MKP1.a, MKP1.b,
MKP2, MKP3,
MKP5
Performance Task 4 MKG3.a, MKP1.a,
MKP1.b,
MKP3, MKP5
Lesson 41
- Identifying pennies
- Counting pennies
Lesson 42
- Matching a number card (0-
10) to set of objects
Lesson 43
- Naming a shape piece using
three attributes (shape, color,
and size)
- Identifying a missing piece in a
matrix
- Describing the relative position
of objects
Lesson 44
- Acting out story problems
using pennies
Lesson 45
- Identifying time to the hour
MKN1.h
MKN1.a
MKN2.a, MKP1.a
MKM3.b
KINDERGARTEN
ADVANCED
STANDARD
M1G3
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE
Use number cards 0-9.
Ask: “What is this
number?”

SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
Lesson 46
- Identifying ordinal position to
fourth
Lesson 47
- Showing time to the hour on a
clock
Lesson 48
- Identifying the numbers 0-10
- Identifying before, after, and
between
Lesson 49
- Writing money amounts to 10¢
- Ordering money amounts to
10¢
Lesson 50
- Identifying the day of the week
when weekly events occur in
class
- Oral assessment 5: matching
sets and numbers
Problem-Solving Activity 5:
Solving a Problem by Acting
It Out; Solving a Problem by
Drawing a Picture
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
MKM1.d
MKM3.b
MKP5*
MKN1.i
MKM3.c, MKP1.a
MKP1.b, MKP2,
MKP3, MKP5
Performance Task 5 MKN2.c , MKP3,
MKP5
Lesson 51
- Paying for items to 10¢ using
pennies
Lesson 52
- Copying patterns
- Identifying an AB pattern
MKN1.i
MKG3.b
ADVANCED
STANDARD
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE
*Extension to Key Standards
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10
SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
Lesson 53
- Comparing objects by weight
(mass)
Lesson 54
- Naming a shape piece using
two attributes (shape and
color)
- Identifying a missing piece in a
matrix
- Describing the relative position
of objects
Lesson 55
- Copying patterns
- Identifying AB and ABB
patterns
Lesson 56
- Exploring a geoboard
Lesson 57
- Making shapes on a geoboard
Lesson 58
- Placing an object on a real
graph
Lesson 59
- Identifying ordinal position
- Paying for items using pennies
Lesson 60
- Creating, describing, and
extending shape patterns
- Oral assessment 6 : sorting
and identifying the sorting rule
Problem-Solving Activity 6:
Solving a Problem by Acting
It Out
*Extension to Key Standards
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
MKM1.d
MKG2.a, MKG3.a
MKG3.b
MKG1.d*
MKG1.a
MKD1
MKN1.d, MKN1.i
MKG3.b, MKP3,
MKP5
MKP1.a, MKP1.b,
MKP2, MKP3,
MKP5
KINDERGARTEN
ADVANCED
STANDARD
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE

SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
Performance Task 6 MKN1.g,
MKP1.a, MKP1.b,
MKP3, MKP5
Lesson 61
- Identifying a cube
- Comparing a cube and a
square
- Counting with one-to-one
correspondence
Lesson 62
- Matching a number card (0-
10) to a set of objects
Lesson 63
- Copying line segments, shapes,
and designs on a geoboard
Lesson 64
- Estimating collections
- Counting by 10’s
Lesson 65
- Identifying dimes
- Trading 10 pennies for a dime
- Comparing events according to
duration of time
- Counting by 10’s
Lesson 66
- Identifying and creating ABB
sound and movement patterns
Lesson 67
- Counting dimes to 50¢
Lesson 68
- Paying for items to 50¢ using
dimes
MKN1.a, MKG1.b,
MKG1.e
MKN1.c*
MKG1.a, MKG1.d
MKN1.f
MKN1.h, MKN1.j
MKG3.b
MKN1.h
MKN1.h
ADVANCED
STANDARD
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE
*Extension to Key Standards
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12
SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
Lesson 69
- Matching a number card (0-
10) to set of objects
Lesson 70
- Making models for number
words through ten
- Oral assessment 7: copying
and extending patterns
Problem-Solving Activity 7:
Solving a Problem by
Guessing and Checking
*Extension to Key Standards
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
MKN1.c*
MKN1.b, MKG3.b
MKP1.a, MKP1.b,
MKP2, MKP3,
MKP5
Performance Task 7 MKG1.d,
MKP1.a, MKP1.b,
MKP3, MKP5
Lesson 71
- Comparing sets of objects
- Comparing numbers
through 6
Lesson 72
- Weighing objects using
nonstandard units
- Ordering objects by weight
Lesson 73
- Combing sets by counting on
Lesson 74
- Identifying the numbers 0-20
- Ordering the numbers 0-20
Lesson 75
- Identifying the numbers 0-20
- Identifying before, after, and
between
Lesson 76
- Identifying the numbers
10-20
MKN1.e
MKM1.d
MKN1.e
MKP5*
MKP5*
KINDERGARTEN
ADVANCED
STANDARD
M1N1.d
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE

SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
Lesson 77
- Identifying a 1-cup measuring
cup
- Following a recipe
Lesson 78
- Identifying full, half-full, and
empty containers
- Identifying a quart container
Lesson 79
- Covering a design in more
than one way
Lesson 80
- Matching a number card (11-
20) to a set of objects
- Oral assessment 8: identifying
ordinal position
Problem-Solving Activity 8:
Solving a Problem by Acting
It Out; Solving a Problem by
Drawing a Picture
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
MKM1.b*
MKM1.b
MKG1.d
MKN1.d
MKP1.a, MKP1.b,
MKP2, MKP3,
MKP5
Performance Task 8 MKN2.c, MKP1.a,
MKP1.b, MKP3,
MKP5
Lesson 81
- Paying for items to $1.00 using
dimes
Lesson 82
- Identifying the seasons of the
year
- Comparing temperatures at
different times of the year
- Placing a tag on a pictograph
MKM2.c, MKD1
ADVANCED
STANDARD
M1N1.e
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE
*Extension to Key Standards
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14
SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
Lesson 83
- Comparing length
- Identifying shorter and longer
Lesson 84
- Ordering four objects by length
Lesson 85
- Naming a shape piece using
three attributes (shape, color,
and size)
Lesson 86
- Copying line segments, shapes,
and designs on a geoboard
Lesson 87
- Ordering objects by length
- Measuring length using
nonstandard units
Lesson 88
- Making an ABC pattern using
pattern blocks
Lesson 89
- Acting out “some, some more”
and “some, some went away”
stories
Lesson 90
- Estimating and measuring the
capacity of containers using
nonstandard units
- Comparing and ordering
containers by capacity
- Writing numerals through 20
to label sets
- Oral assessment 9: creating a
real graph
*Extension to Key Standards
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
MKM1.a
MKM1.a
MKG3.a
MKG1.c, MKG1.d
MKM1.a
MKG3.b
MKP1.a
MKN1.b, MKN1.c,
MKD1
KINDERGARTEN
ADVANCED
STANDARD
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE

SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
Problem-Solving Activity 9:
Solving a Problem by Guessing
and Checking
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
MKP1.a, MKP1.b,
MKP2, MKP3,
MKP5
Performance Task 9 MKN1.i, MKP1.a,
MKP1.b,
MKP3, MKP5
Lesson 91
- Identifying nickels
- Trading 5 pennies for a nickel
- Comparing events according to
duration of time counting
by 5’s
Lesson 92
- Counting nickels to 25¢
Lesson 93
- Identifying a cylinder
- Comparing cylinder and a circle
- Ordering objects by height
Lesson 94
- Paying for items to 25¢ using
nickels
Lesson 95
- Identifying and creating ABC
sound and movement patterns
Lesson 96
- Paying for items to 50¢ using
nickels
Lesson 97
- Dividing by sharing
Lesson 98
- Identifying and ordering
numbers
MKN1.i, MKN1.j
MKM1.c, MKG1.e
MKG3.b
MKN1.g
MKP5*
ADVANCED
STANDARD
M1N1.e
M1N1.e
M1N1.e
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE
*Extension to Key Standards
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16
SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
Lesson 99
- Comparing numbers
through 10
Lesson 100
- Estimating quantities using fi ve
or ten as a benchmark
- Oral assessment 10: naming
the days of the week; copying
geoboard designs
Problem-Solving Activity 10:
Solving a Problem by Drawing
a Picture
*Extension to Key Standards
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
MKN1.e
MKN1.f, MKG1.d,
MKM2.a
MKP1.a, MKP1.b,
MKP2, MKP3,
MKP5
Performance Task 10 MKN2.c, MKP1.a,
MKP1.b, MKP3,
MKP5,
Lesson 101
- Making an ABBC pattern using
pattern blocks
Lesson 102
- Dividing by sharing
- Comparing numbers
through 10
Lesson 103
- Identifying right and left
Lesson 104
- Exploring tangrams
Lesson 105
- Sorting and identifying
tangram pieces
- Identifying small, medium, and
large shapes
- Covering designs using
tangrams
MKG3.b
MKN1.a, MKN1.e,
MKN1.g
MKP5
MKG1.a, MKG1.d
KINDERGARTEN
ADVANCED
STANDARD
M1G3
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE

SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
Lesson 106
- Measuring length using
nonstandard units
- Estimating and measuring
length and using nonstandard
units
Lesson 107
- Graphing a picture on a
pictograph
Lesson 108
- Covering designs using
tangrams
- Exploring slides, turns, and fl ips
Lesson 109
- Identifying the relationship
between larger and smaller
numbers
- Counting forward and
backward on a number line
Lesson 110
- Identifying ordinal position to
tenth
- Oral assessment 11:
identifying a penny, a nickel,
and a dime
- Acting out addition and
subtraction stories
Problem-Solving Activity 11:
Solving a Problem by Drawing
a Picture and Looking for a
Pattern
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
MKM1.a
MKD1
MKG1.d
MKN1.d, MKN1.h,
MKP1.b
MKP1.a, MKP1.b,
MKP2, MKP3,
MKP5
Performance Task 11 MKP3.b, MKP1.a,
MKP1.b, MKP3,
MKP5
ADVANCED
STANDARD
M1N1.d
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE
*Extension to Key Standards
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18
SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
Lesson 111
- Identifying the numbers
11-30
Lesson 112
- Identifying a sphere
- Comparing a sphere and circle
- Ordering objects by size
Lesson 113
- Sorting coins
- Identifying which of two
activities takes more or less
time
- Identifying a quarter and a
dollar
Lesson 114
- Covering designs using
tangrams
- Exploring slides, turns and fl ips
Lesson 115
- Identifying largest and smallest
shapes
- Identifying and covering half of
a shape
Lesson 116
- Paying for items using pennies,
nickels, dimes, or a quarter
Lesson 117
- Identifying and matching
equivalent sets
- Identifying doubles
Lesson 118
- Identifying and matching
equivalent sets
- Identifying doubles
*Extension to Key Standards
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
X
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
MKP5*
MKG1.b, MKG1.e
MKN1.h
MKG1.d
MKN1.i
MKN1.e, MKN2.b
MKN1.e, MKN2.b
KINDERGARTEN
ADVANCED
STANDARD
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE
Use shapes of varying sizes.
Ask: “Point to the smallest
_____ or the largest
______?”

SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
Lesson 119
- Acting out “some, some more”
stories
Lesson 120
- Estimating and measuring the
capacity of containers using
nonstandard units
- Ordering containers by capacity
- Writing numerals through 30
to label sets
- Oral assessment 12: counting
by 10’s to 100 comparing and
measuring length
Problem-Solving Activity 12:
Solving a Problem by Guessing
and Checking
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
MKP1.b
MKN1.a, MKN1.b
MKP1.a, MKP1.b,
MKP2, MKP3,
MKP5
Performance Task 12 MKN2.a, MKP1.a,
MKP1.b, MKP1.3,
MKP1.5
Lesson 121
- Drawing pictures for “some,
some more” stories
Lesson 122
- Recording the answer to a
question on a chart
- Determining questions for a
two-choice survey
Lesson 123
- Identifying a cone
- Sorting three-dimensional
objects
MKN2.c
MKD1
ADVANCED
STANDARD
M1G1.b
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE
*Extension to Key Standards
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20
SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
Lesson 124
- Identifying the time of day as
day or night
- Identifying the time of day as
morning, afternoon, or evening
- Sequencing events that happen
during the day
- Comparing temperatures at
different times of the day
- Identifying the likelihood of
events
- Identifying events as more
likely, equally likely, or less
likely
Lesson 125
- Counting by 2’s
- Identifying even and odd
numbers to 10
Lesson 126
- Measuring distance using
nonstandard units
Lesson 127
- Acting out “some, some went
away” stories
Lesson 128
- Drawing pictures for “some,
some went away” stories
Lesson 129
- Identifying and making
symmetrical designs
*Extension to Key Standards
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
MKM3.a
MKM1.a
MKP1.a
MKN2.c
MKP5*
KINDERGARTEN
ADVANCED
STANDARD
M1N3.b
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE

SAXON MATH K
TEACHER’S MANUAL
Lesson 130
- Counting pennies to pay for
items that together cost less
than 30 cents
- Writing numeral through 30 to
label sets
- Oral assessment 13: counting
by 5’s to 50; identifying
geometric solids; covering
designs using tangrams
Problem-Solving Activity 13:
Solving a Problem by Acting
It Out; Solving a Problem by
Drawing a Picture
PREDECESSOR
STANDARD
KEY
STANDARD
MATHEMATICS
MKN1.c, MKN1.i,
MKG1.b
MKP1.a, MKP1.b,
MKP2, MKP3,
MKP5
Performance Task 13 MKN2.c,
MKP1.a, MKP1.b,
MKP3, MKP5
Lesson 131
- Using indirect comparisons to
compare the heights or lengths
of objects
Lesson 132
Identifying hot and cold objects
Lesson 133
- Measuring length using inches
Lesson 134
- Identifying halves and fourths
Lesson 135
- Placing a tag on a pictograph
X
MKM1.a, MKM1.c
MKM1.a*
MKD1
ADVANCED
STANDARD
M1N4.c
TOTAL DAYS 8 123 14
DIAGNOSE /
PRESCRIBE
Use pictures of different hot
and cold objects.
Ask: “Which of these
objects are cold?”
Ask: “Point to an object
that is hot.”
*Extension to Key Standards
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