Curriculum:
Unique Learning Curriculum, Early Literacy Skills Builder & Extended Content Standards make up the curriculum used within our classroom.
Monthly Themes
August/September
Big Idea: SYSTEMS
ELA – Understand Story Details, Text Structure, Book Awareness
Math – Counting and Number ID
Science – Earth Systems : Changing Weather and Changing Landforms
Social Studies – Civics: Class expectations, Rules
October
Big Idea: CHANGE
ELA – Simple Opposites, Sort words into meaning based categories
Math – Compare numbers to determine more than less than & equal to
Science – Force and Motion
Social Studies – Understanding the role of people in a group
November/December
Big Idea: Structure
ELA – Comprehension and Interacting (Speaking and Listening), Writing: Recall Information and Generate Knowledge
Math – Addition and Subtraction, Represent/Interpret Data
Science – Observation Through Senses
Social Studies – Locations in Class and School -MAPS/Explores why people from the past moved from place to place
January
Big Idea: Form & Function
ELA – Using text structure to support understanding
Math – Shapes and Attributes
Science –Explores the basic needs of humans looking at healthy practices
Social Studies - Positional and Directional words (Geography), Interpreting Maps with Picture Symbols
February
Big Idea: Sequencing
ELA – Text images to support understanding text features in Informational
Math – Equal Grouping
Science - Push and Pull, Gravity
Social Studies – Understand Needs and Wants/ traditions of community, state country
March
Big Idea: Interactions
ELA – Revise and Publish, Write about self- selected topics
Math – Divide shapes into equal parts
Science – Seasons Weather/ Solid Liquids
Social Studies - Ways to earn and spend money (Economics)
April
Big Idea: Communication
ELA – Identify characteristics of text
Math – Time and money
Science – Characteristics of various environments/ways people change the environment
Social Studies – Producers and Consumers
May/June
Big Idea: Patterns
ELA – Communicate conventionally understand question words
Math – Measurement of Length
Science – Characteristics of Living and Non-Living Things, Characteristics of Animals
Social Studies – Roles of Authority Figures; Home/School/Community
Unique Learning Curriculum, Early Literacy Skills Builder & Extended Content Standards make up the curriculum used within our classroom.
Monthly Themes
August/September
Big Idea: SYSTEMS
ELA – Understand Story Details, Text Structure, Book Awareness
Math – Counting and Number ID
Science – Earth Systems : Changing Weather and Changing Landforms
Social Studies – Civics: Class expectations, Rules
October
Big Idea: CHANGE
ELA – Simple Opposites, Sort words into meaning based categories
Math – Compare numbers to determine more than less than & equal to
Science – Force and Motion
Social Studies – Understanding the role of people in a group
November/December
Big Idea: Structure
ELA – Comprehension and Interacting (Speaking and Listening), Writing: Recall Information and Generate Knowledge
Math – Addition and Subtraction, Represent/Interpret Data
Science – Observation Through Senses
Social Studies – Locations in Class and School -MAPS/Explores why people from the past moved from place to place
January
Big Idea: Form & Function
ELA – Using text structure to support understanding
Math – Shapes and Attributes
Science –Explores the basic needs of humans looking at healthy practices
Social Studies - Positional and Directional words (Geography), Interpreting Maps with Picture Symbols
February
Big Idea: Sequencing
ELA – Text images to support understanding text features in Informational
Math – Equal Grouping
Science - Push and Pull, Gravity
Social Studies – Understand Needs and Wants/ traditions of community, state country
March
Big Idea: Interactions
ELA – Revise and Publish, Write about self- selected topics
Math – Divide shapes into equal parts
Science – Seasons Weather/ Solid Liquids
Social Studies - Ways to earn and spend money (Economics)
April
Big Idea: Communication
ELA – Identify characteristics of text
Math – Time and money
Science – Characteristics of various environments/ways people change the environment
Social Studies – Producers and Consumers
May/June
Big Idea: Patterns
ELA – Communicate conventionally understand question words
Math – Measurement of Length
Science – Characteristics of Living and Non-Living Things, Characteristics of Animals
Social Studies – Roles of Authority Figures; Home/School/Community