Kindergarten Unit 4 Theme: Food Essential Question: What Kind of Food Do You Like

Library Curriculum Connections At-A-Glance: 3rd OI IC OI: Communication Kindergarten Unit 4 Theme: Food Essential Question: What kind of food do you like? Unit 4 Theme Related Library Resources

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IC OI: Communication Kindergarten Unit 5 Theme: Animals Essential Question: Where do some animals live? Unit 5 Theme Related Library Resources

Comprehension Writing Literature IC: OI Guiding Genre Technology / Concept Words Strategies and Grammar Writer’s 3rd OI: Communication Selection Questions Media Skills workshop

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