| UNIT 1: |
People at School |
| Theme |
My School
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Communication
Objectives |
name places in the school; identify people who work at school; associate people at school with the things they work with; colors:
red, blue, green, yellow, orange, purple, brown, black, white, pink; shapes: circle, square, triangle, rectangle; count and recognize numbers: 1-10; polite requests; identify that speech can be represented with print
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Language
Objectives |
prepositions: in, on, under, over; use upstairs and downstairs to describe location; ask and
answer questions with what, where, and who; express wants; say what one sees; present and present progressive tenses
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Learning
Strategies/
Thinking Skills |
use prior knowledge; listen to and follow directions; chants and songs; conversations; play games; role-play |
Content
Connections |
Art; Language Arts; Math; Music |
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| UNIT 2: |
Healthy Habits |
| Theme |
My Body |
Communication
Objectives |
understand which habits are healthy and which are not; identify healthy foods;
action words; colors: gray, dark, light; shapes: oval; count and recognize numbers: 1-20; days of the week; commands; identify that speech can be represented with print |
Language
Objectives |
prepositions: in front of, behind, next to; say what one sees; express ownership; use before
and after; use present and present progressive tenses |
Learning
Strategies/
Thinking Skills |
use prior knowledge; listen to and follow directions; chants and; songs; play games |
Content
Connections |
Art; Language Arts; Math; Music Science; Cooking |
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| UNIT 3: |
People in the Community |
| Theme |
People We Know |
Communication
Objectives |
name people in the community who help us; name places where people work; name things people use to work; understand what people do at work; days of the week; count and recognize numbers: 1-30; sizes:
big, little; commands; identify that speech can be represented with print |
Language
Objectives |
prepositions: inside, outside, through; pronouns:
I, you, he, she, we, they; express ownership; comparatives: faster, slower; present and present progressive tenses; past tense |
Learning
Strategies/
Thinking Skills |
use prior knowledge; listen to and follow directions; chants
and songs; conversations; games
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Content
Connections |
Art; Language Arts; Math; Music; Social Studies |
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| UNIT 4: |
Animals on a Farm |
| Theme |
Animals We Like |
Communication
Objectives |
name people who live and work on a farm; name places and animals on a farm; name things animals give us; identify tools farmers use; shapes:
star, heart; count and recognize numbers: 1-40; days of the week; identify that speech can be represented with print |
Language
Objectives |
prepositions: between; comparatives: bigger, smaller; identify morning, noon, and night;
present and present progressive tenses; past tense |
Learning
Strategies/
Thinking Skills |
use prior knowledge; listen to and follow directions; chants and songs; classify animals |
Content
Connections |
Art; Language Arts; Math; Music; Science
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| UNIT 5: |
Clothes at Work |
| Theme |
Things We Wear |
Communication
Objectives |
identify clothes people wear to work; identify where people work; count and
recognize numbers: 1-50; months of the year; days of the week; identify that
speech can be represented with print |
Language
Objectives |
prepositions; pronouns; comparatives: longer, shorter; express needs; understand same and different; present and present progressive
tenses; past tense |
Learning
Strategies/
Thinking Skills |
use prior knowledge; listen to and follow directions; chants and songs; conversations; play games |
Content
Connections |
Art; Language Arts; Math; Music; Social Studies |
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| UNIT 6: |
Eating Out |
| Theme |
Things We Eat |
Communication
Objectives |
offer and order foods and drinks; identify foods served in a restaurant; identify things used in a restaurant; talk about how foods taste and smell; express likes and dislikes; count and recognize numbers: 1-60; polite requests; commands; identify that speech can be represented with print
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Language
Objectives |
prepositions; possessives; use with and without; present and present progressive tenses; past tense |
Learning
Strategies/
Thinking Skills |
use prior knowledge; listen to and follow directions; chants and songs; conversations; play games; sequence events |
Content
Connections |
Art; Language Arts; Math; Music Cooking |
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| UNIT 7: |
Taking a Trip! |
| Theme |
From Here to There |
Communication
Objectives |
talk about vacations; tell what one did and what one was doing; name kinds of
transportation; identify places to go on a trip; count and recognize numbers: 1-80; commands; identify that speech can be represented with print |
Language
Objectives |
prepositions; contractions; express needs; present and present progressive tenses; past tense |
Learning
Strategies/
Thinking Skills |
use prior knowledge; listen to and follow directions; chants and songs; conversations; play games; role-play; sequence events |
Content
Connections |
Art; Language Arts; Math; Music; Social Studies |
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| UNIT 8: |
Water and Air |
| Theme |
Our Environment |
Communication
Objectives |
identify how we use air and water; talk
about the environment; name ways to help the environment; count and recognize numbers: 1-100; commands; identify that speech can be represented with print |
Language
Objectives |
prepositions; use adjectives to describe air and
water: clean, dirty, polluted; express needs; use contractions; review present and present progressive tenses; use past tense |
Learning
Strategies/
Thinking Skills |
use prior knowledge; listen to and follow directions; chants and songs; conversations; play games; role-play; categorize uses of air and water |
Content
Connections |
Art; Language Arts; Math; Music;
Social Science; Studies |
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| UNIT 9: |
How I Grow and Change |
| Theme |
Changes, Changes |
Communication
Objectives |
understand growth and change; describe how we grow and change; talk about things you could and couldn’t do; count and recognize numbers: 1-100;
commands; identify that speech can be represented with print |
Language
Objectives |
prepositions; comparatives: taller, shorter; present and present progressive tenses; past tense |
Learning
Strategies/
Thinking Skills |
use prior knowledge; listen to and follow directions; chants and songs; conversations; play games; role-play |
Content
Connections |
Art; Language Arts; Math; Music Science |
