Kindergarten Science Essentials Resource Guide

Kindergarten Science Essentials Resource Guide 2012-2013 Week Dates Topic Books Objectives 1st Quarter Aug. 27 – 31 Staggered Entry Week 1 1st Quarter Sept. 3 – 7 Procedures Week 2 1st Quarter Sept. 10 – 14 Weather -Summer What do you see? – Sc. Flipbook p. 2 KE 1.2, KE 1.3 Week 3 TE S4 – S7, D2 - 3 begin daily weather charts, Google Earth to compare local weather to other parts of the country 1st Quarter Sept. 17 – 21rr The 5 Senses At the Petting Zoo – Life Sc. Lit. Big Book KE 1.1, KP 2.1 Week 4 TE S10 – S15 Apples – Flipbook p. S1 Texture bags, My Five Senses by Margaret Miller or Aliki sound film jars, 1st Quarter Sept. 24 - 28 Living Things On Market Street by Arnold Lobel KL 1.2 Week5 TE S16 – S21 Good Morning – Life Sc. Lit. Big Book Animals – Pets Animals – Flipbook p. 13 TE B2 – B7 also, Flipbook pp. 14, 17, 21 Animals Grow – Life Sc. Lit. Big Book 1st Quarter Oct. 1 -5 Position Words Over, Under, Through and All About KP 1.1 Week 6 Where by Tana Hoban 1st Quarter Oct. 8 - 12 Describing Matter Exploring Matter – Flipbook p. 43 KP 2.1, KP 2.2 Week 7 TE E1 1st Quarter Oct. 15 - 19 Weather – Autumn Like a Windy Day by Frank and Devin KE 1.1, KE 1.2, Week 8 TE D6 – 9, A14 – A17, A26 Asch KE 1.3, KP 2.1, KL 1.2 – A27 Here Comes the Wind – Earth Sc. Lit. Big Book What can wind do? – Flipbook p. 36 Take a Look – Flipbook p. S3 Can You See the Wind? – Imagine It! What Happens When Wind Blows? – Imagine It! Leaf Man – Imagine It! Pumpkin Circle by measure pumpkins , count seeds, make leaf rubbings, 1st Quarter Oct. 22 - 26 Assessment Week Week 9 Kindergarten Science Essentials Resource Guide 2012-2013 2nd Quarter Oct. 30 - Nov. 2 What Animals Need Animals Need – Flipbook p. S4 KL 1.1, KL 1.2 Week 1 TE B20 – B25 farm field trip 2nd Quarter Nov. 5 - 9 Farm Animals How do animals help us? – Flipbook p. 23 KL 1.1, KL 1.2, KP 2.1 Week 2 TE B48 – B53 What plant parts do we eat? – Flipbook p. Plants We Use 12 TE A28 – A33 make vegetable soup using canned veggies or make butter by shaking heavy cream in small baby food jars and spread on crackers 2nd Quarter Nov. 12 – 16 Movement - directions Molly’s Magnets by MacMillan/McGraw-Hill KP 1.2 Week 3 What ways can the gerbils move? Flipbook p.50 Animals in Motion-Flipbook p S5 2nd Quarter Nov. 19 – 20 States of Matter Water Moves - Phys. Sc. Lit. Big Book KP 2.1, KP 2.2 Week 4 Nov. 26 - 30 TE E20 – E25 Where is the water? - Flipbook p. 47 Water, Water, Everywhere – Imagine It! Sc. Lap Book At Sink and Float station make an egg float, mix oil and water, dissolve salt/sugar View and Discovery Ed video on states of matter 2nd Quarter Dec. 3 - 7 Changes in Matter Exploring Matter – Flipbook p. 43 KP 2.1, KP 2.2 Week5 TE E2 – E19 also, Flipbook pp. 44, 45, 46 Working with Wood – Phys. Sc. Lit. Big Book Working with Clay - Phys. Sc. Lit. Big Book Making Paper - Phys. Sc. Lit. Big Book 2nd Quarter Dec. 10 - 14 Winter Weather and What do you know about snow? Flipbook p. KE 1.1, KE 1.2, Week 6 Holidays 35 KE 1.3 TE D4 – D5, D36 – D37 What is winter like where you live? – Flipbook p. 41 In My Backyard (in-class presentation) 2nd Quarter Dec. 17 - 20 Winter Weather and Clouds – Earth Sc. Lit. Big Book KE 1.1, KE 1.2, Week 7 Holidays What do you notice about these clouds? KE 1.3 TE D10 – D15 Flipbook p. 37 It Looked Like Spilt Milk – Charles G. Shaw 2nd Quarter Jan. 2 – 4 Winter Weather and Ready for Winter – Life Sc. Lit. Big Book KE 1.1, KE 1.3, KL 1.1, KL Week 8 Jan. 7 – 11 Animals What helps these animals stay safe? – 1.2 TE B34 - 39 Flipbook p. 20 Consider animals that are active, dormant, and hibernating during this Kindergarten Science Essentials Resource Guide 2012-2013 season. 2nd Quarter Jan. 14 - 18 Continue Arctic Animals Antarctica by Helen Cowcher KE 1.1, KE 1.3, KL 1.1, KL Week 9 Assessment Week Compare and contrast characteristics 1.2 among polar, grizzly, black and speckled bears. Kindergarten Science Essentials Resource Guide 2012-2013 3rd Quarter Jan. 23 - 25 Movement – transportation Around and Around – Phys. Sc. Lit. Big KP 1.2 Week 1 Jan. 28 - Feb. 1 TE F1d – F7 Book The Wheels on the Bus Roll Along! – Flipbook p. S11 Moving Right Along – Flipbook p. 48 How do we use wheels? – Flipbook p. 49 3rd Quarter Feb. 4 - 8 Schedule visit from Dental Hygienist KL 1.1, KL 1.2 Week 2 Dental Health Month 3rd Quarter Feb. 11 - 15 Animals – Birds What helps these birds fly? What is KL 1.1, KL 1.2 Week 3 TE B26 - B29 Migration? – Make bird feeders Flipbook p.18 Birds Build Nests by Yvonne Winer An Extraordinary Egg by Leo Lionni Compare and contrast species of birds (owl, penguin, chicken, sea gull, and ostrich) 3rd Quarter Feb. 19 - 22 Reptiles What do you notice about these reptiles? – KL 1.1, KL 1.2 Week 4 TE B14 – B19 Flipbook p. 18 Chickens Aren’t the Only Ones by Ruth Heller What else hatches from eggs? Our Desert Home – Life Sc. Lit. Big Book 3rd Quarter Feb. 25 – Mar. 1 Frogs Metamorphic creatures KL 1.1, KL 1.2 Week5 3rd Quarter Mar. 4 – 8 Animals- Insects Observe the life cycles of a butterfly/moth KL 1.1, KL 1.2 Week 6 Nutrition Month Butterfly and Ladybug and ladybug 3rd Quarter Mar. 11 – 15 Insects-Ants/Bees How are these bugs alike? – Flipbook p. KL 1.1, KL 1.2 Week 7 TE B8 – B13 15 Bugs are Insects by Anne Rockwell 3rd Quarter Mar. 18 – 22 Weather – Spring The Night Sky – Earth Sc. Lit. Big Book KE 1.1, KE 1.2, Week 8 TE D22 – D33 What makes shadows? – Flipbook p. 39 KE 1.3 My Shadow – Flipbook p. S8 What do you see in the night sky? – Flipbook p. 40 3rd Quarter Mar. 25 - 28 Assessment Week Week 9 Kindergarten Science Essentials Resource Guide 2012-2013 4th Quarter Apr. 8 – 12 Plants Plants – Flipbook p. 6, 7, 8, 10, 11 KP 2.1, KL 1.1 Week 1 TE A1 – A13, Plant Parts – Life Sc. Lit. Big Book A20 – A25 Plants Grow – Life Sc. Lit. Big Book suggested activity – All Kinds of Plants – Life Sc. Lit. Big Book plants to send home for One, Two, Tree! – Life Sc. Lit. Big Book Mothers’ Day (May 12) In My Garden – Flipbook p. S2 Planting a Rainbow by Ruth Heller 4th Quarter Apr. 15 – 19 Rainforest Rain Forest by Helen Cowcher KE 1.1, KL 1.2 Week 2 Which animals and natural resources are found? 4th Quarter Apr. 22 – 26 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle The Earth and I by KE 1.1, KL 1.2, KP 2.2 Week 3 Earth Day Apr. 22 TE C30 – C35 Once There was a Woods by Denise Arbor Day Apr. 26 Fleming Save the Earth – Earth Sc. Lit. Big Book How can we reuse things? – Flipbook p. 33 4th Quarter Apr. 29 – May 3 Continue Week 4 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle 4th Quarter May 6 – 10 Movement – force (resource)NC Teacher Academy – Elem. KP 1.2 Week5 magnets Physical Science 1st grade: Balance, TE F8 – F15, F22 – F27 Weight, and Motion Toys That Move – Phys. Sc. Lit. Big Book What makes these toys move? – Flipbook p. 51 What do you notice about these magnets? – Flipbook p. 53 Discovery Place – Force and Motion class 4th Quarter May 13 – 17 Weather Review A Favorite Season – Earth Sc. Lit. Big KE 1.1, KE 1.2, Week 6 TE D16 – D21 Book KE 1.3 What happens in each season? – Flipbook p. 38 Weather and Sky – Flipbook p. 34 (Weather Journal) 4th Quarter May 20 – 24 Animals – Ocean What helps these animals move? – KL 1.1, KL 1.2 Week 7 Flipbook p. 19

4th Quarter May 28 – 31 Assessment Week Week 8 4th Quarter June 3 - 7 Final Week Week 9