Page 4 - PSL Book 1AB-Student Pacing Guide 19 weeks

Punjabi/ Gurmukhi Class Time: 55 min

Welcome and Speaking 10 min
Spelling/Fluency Test/Homework Check: 15 min

New Lesson: 15 min
Practice/Extra help: 15 min

Gurmat/Gurbani Class Time: 35 min
Memorize new Gurbani lines 5-10 min

Peer/Individual Path 10 min.
Read the Sakhi and discuss 15 min.

Benefits of coming to Khalsa School:
1. You will learn Punjabi, Sikhi and Gurbani. You will become bilingual and

multicultural.
2. You will make friends.
3. You will get Books, bags and much more.

4. You will get great snacks every week.
5. And you will get certificates and stickers.

Weekly Tests and Activities:
1. Timed Reading/Reading Fluency Test: One of your reading goals is to read

15-20 words in 1 minute. If you practice reading every day, you will become a

fluent reader in a few years. Each week, you will read the letters/words

quickly. Teacher will start the timer for 1 minute. You will read the
letters/words for 1 minute. Then you will write how many letters/words you

read in 1 minute on the back of this Book. We will call them WPM-Words per

Minute. You will see that you will read faster each week if you practice
reading at home. But you should practice at home every day. Read the

Fluency Practice Words from the Pacing Guide many times until you can read

them in 1 minute.

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2. Bhulaavain Akhar/Spelling Test: Starting with 4 week, you will have a
Mukta words spelling test every week. The words are written in the Pacing

Guide. Learn how to read these letters/words. Write them three times. Say
their spelling. Learn their meanings. You will have a spelling test on Sundays.

3 Stepping Stones PSL Books Pacing Guide Level 1 AB PK 2024