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Weeks: 1.1 & 1.2 Unit Dates Important Dates: My Classroom Community August 21 – 25 Beginning of School Activities - August 16-18 Labor Day - September 4 Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions The choices I make affect myself and others. What makes a good citizen? How can you place events in chronological order? Events occur in order, and their relationship to How do people best cooperate? What terms do you use describe chronological each other can be described in terms of time. order? Vocabulary Assurance Statements community cooperate next I understand my classroom is a place where people learn and play together. then last before after first

TEKS and Content Suggested Resources History. The student understands that holidays are celebrations of special events. (K.2B) identify Pearson: My World contributions of …good citizens who have shaped the community Chapter 1, Chapter Opener: My School, My Family p. 10-11 Community – a place where people live Chapter 1, Lesson 3: How do we get along with Role-play different situations where students have to resolve a problem fairly. others? p. 19-20

Examples of being a good citizen: My World Activity Card 2 – In the Classroom My World Activity Card 3 – On the Playground Taking turns Respecting what belongs to others Sharing Being honest Literature Link People live, work and play together: Completing classroom chores Practicing self-control David Goes to School by David Shannon Taking care of one’s things Being kind to others Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come! By Nancy

Carlson Sentence Stems: The Twelve Days of Kindergarten by Deborah Lee My friends are ______. Rose Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten by Here is a ______. Joseph Slate When I help others I feel ______. Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann At school we ______. People are alike and different: I Like Me by Nancy Carlson 1 | Page Revised Spring 2017

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History. The student understands the concept of chronology. (K.3A) place events in chronological order All Kinds of Kids by Christina Mia Gardeski (K.3B) use vocabulary related to time and chronology, including before, after, next, first, last, yesterday, Different Just Like Me by Lori Mitchell today and tomorrow The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn

Prepare pictures of the school day to use on a timelines. (Taking photographs of the students performing Discovery Education/United Streaming classroom tasks may be more meaningful for students.) Use sequencing cards to help students with Minding Your Manners at School (12:00) identifying what they do each day and to practice sequencing and relative location vocabulary. Students BrainPOP Jr. create a pictorial timeline to show what their school day is like. School (Social Studies → Communities) Classroom Tasks - Kindergarten (Social Studies  Communities) o Getting on and off the school bus o Eating breakfast Lesson Plans in Canvas Hanging up backpack My Classroom Community: o Kindness Garden and Friendship Participating in group time o We Are Alike and Different o Art, music, P.E. & recess participation David Goes to School Suggested Process Standards Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (15A) express ideas orally based Activities on knowledge and experiences Use a stamp pad to apply a handprint on a puzzle. Students share with their parents about their day Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently while putting together the and with others, in a variety of settings. (K.16A) use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, puzzle. http://littlegiraffes.com/teaching- gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and ideas/95/the-kissing-hand-activities/ implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution

Suggested ELPS (2E) use visual, contextual, and linguistic support to enhance and confirm understanding of increasingly complex and elaborated spoken language (3E) share information in cooperative learning interactions TEKS Verb Content K.2B* Identify contributions of …good citizens who have shaped the community K.3A* Place Events in chronological order K.3B* Use Vocabulary related to time & chronology: before, after, next, first, last *Denotes STAAR assessed vocabulary. Shaded TEKS are readiness standards.

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Week: 1.3 Unit Dates Important Dates: Rules August 28 – September 1 Labor Day – September 4 Texas First Responders Day & Patriot Day – September 11 Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions Classroom rules and routines ensure safety, Why do we need rules and laws in our home, school What could happen if rules are not followed? order and fairness. and community? How do rules and routines help ensure safety? How do people best cooperate? What can each of us do to be safe at school? Vocabulary Assurance Statements rules routines I understand that there are consequences for breaking rules. community safety I can name authority figures in the school.

authority figure fairness TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Government. The student understands the purpose of rules. (K.8A) identify purposes for having rules; My World Activity Card 1 – At Home (K.8B) identify rules that provide order, security, and safety in the home and school My World Activity Card 4 – In the Neighborhood

Introduce rules – Show students various symbols that represent rules we follow, such as a stop sign, Activities in Canvas pedestrian crossing sign, traffic light sign, and exit sign. Discuss what they know. Guide them to Authority Figures at School Class Book understanding that these signs represent rules in the community.

Show students a list of rules - ask which would be appropriate for their kindergarten classroom. Create a Literature Link list of appropriate kindergarten class rules. Explain the purpose for the rules. Have students create We Need Teachers by Jane Scoggins Bauld symbols to represent each rule. Create anchor chart of rules with symbols to review with students. Rules and routines help keep us safe:

The Rules by Marty Kelley Rule Results of following the rule Consequences It’s a Rule by Jeri S. Cipriano Home Put toys away. Know where toys are Toys can be broken or lost. No, David! By David Shannon located.

School Line up to go to the Everyone gets there safely. Someone can get lost or EPIC! (www.getepic.com) playground. hurt. Silly Tilly and the Royal Rules by Barbara Bakowski Community Look both ways before Cross the street safely. Someone can get hurt. crossing the street. Pebble Go Sentence Stems: Being a Good Citizen (Social Studies  Being a Here is a ______. At school we ______. Rules are ______. Good Citizen)

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PURPOSE OF RULES - Establish order, Provide security, Provide a safe environment Discovery Education/United Streaming Government. The student understands the role of authority figures. (K.9A) identify authority figures in the Playground Rules (14:48) home, school, and community (K.9B) explain how authority figures make and enforce rules Ready Set Learn with Paz: Rules (7:24) Going to School Is Your Job (13:04) Show students photographs of school authority figures. Discuss who they are and what their role is on campus. Show students other cards of authority figures and describe his/her job. Have students share a BrainPOP Jr. time they followed a rule and who the authority figure was who enforced the rule. School (Social Studies → Communities)

Geography. The student understands the concept of location. (K.4B) locate places on the school campus… Lesson Plans in Canvas Show students a map of the school. Use the map to point out locations in the school where authority Rules: figures can be found. Rules School Rules Suggested Process Standards Rules – Humpty Dumpty Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15A) express ideas orally Routines based on knowledge and experiences (K.15B) create and interpret visuals including pictures… ISN Kindergarten

Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. (K.16B) use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, generate options, predict outcomes, take action to implement a decision, and reflect on the effectiveness of the decision.

Suggested ELPS (2I) demonstrate listening comprehension of increasingly complex spoken English by following directions, retelling or summarizing spoken messages, responding to questions and requests, collaborating with peers, and taking notes commensurate with content and grade-level needs. (3I) adapt spoken language appropriately for formal and informal purposes TEKS Verb Content K.4B Locate Places on the school campus K.8A* Identify Purposes for having rules K.8B Identify Rules that provide order, security and safety in the home and school K.9A Identify Authority figures in the home, school and community K.9B* Explain How authority figures make and enforce the rules *Denotes STAAR assessed vocabulary. Shaded TEKS are readiness standards.

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Week: 1.4 Unit Dates Important Dates: Pledges & Symbols September 5 – 8 September 11th – Patriot Day September 17th – Constitution Day Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions A pledge is a verbal promise. What makes a good citizen? Why do countries have flags? Symbols reflect our beliefs and help define us as a What is a pledge? country. Vocabulary Assurance Statements symbol pledge I can identify the flag of the United States.

flag I can identify patriotic symbols. TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Pearson: My World Citizenship. The student understands important symbols, customs, and responsibilities that represent Celebrating Texas and the Nation p. 6-7 American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity. (K.10A) identify the flags of the Chapter 1 Lesson 8 What are our country’s United States and Texas; symbols? p. 31-32 Show students a variety of flags (country, school, state, class, scout flags). Include a U.S. flag. Guide students to identify the U.S. flag. Explain how the flag is a symbol that represents the Lesson Plans in Canvas: United States. Discuss the shapes of the flags (to notice the differences). Show students the first American Symbols American flag and discuss why it looks different. Apply chronology words to discuss the different ISN Kindergarten flags. (First flag, next, then, etc.). Discuss customs and traditions surrounding the flag and pledge. (Stand and place right hand over heart to salute the flag and when saying pledge.) Literature Link The Pledge of Allegiance – Scholastic Patriotic Symbols - U.S. Flag, Statue of Liberty, bald eagle I Pledge Allegiance by Pat Mora

Citizenship. The student understands important symbols, customs, and responsibilities that represent EPIC! (www.getepic.com) American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity. (K.10B) recite the Pledge of My Country by Ellen Mitten Allegiance to the United States Flag and the Pledge to the Texas Flag My Flag by Ellen Mitten

Pledge to the U.S. Flag PebbleGo I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands; U.S. Symbols (Social Studies  U.S. Symbols) one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. (The words under God were added in Patriotism (Social Studies  Being a Good Citizen) 1954.)

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Pledge to the Texas Flag Discovery Education/United Streaming Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible (1965) U.S. Symbols (17:00)

Optional Activity for Pledge BrainPOPJr. 1. Read a story about the Pledge of Allegiance. U.S. Symbols (Social Studies  Citizenship) 2. Ask students to think about the following questions and discuss with partner – How do you stand when reciting the Pledge of Allegiance? Where are their hands and eyes? Activities: 3. Have students create an illustration showing them reciting the pledge. They should include the • Color/trace U.S. flag flag in their drawing. • Shared/Choral Reading – Pledge of 4. Explain the meanings of the colors of the flag. In the American flag, red stands for courage, white Allegiance stands for purity, and blue stands for justice. • Picture sort (symbols & characteristics of 5. Explain the symbols of the flag – 50 stars for each state, thirteen stripes for 13 colonies good citizenship) 6. Have students create their own flag. Have students brainstorm things that are important to them. 7. Discuss the meanings of colors commonly used on flags, so that students can chose colors for their designs.

Suggested Process Standards Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14B) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and artifacts; Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15A) express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences (K.15B) create and interpret visuals including pictures…

Suggested ELPS Listening 2.C.2 Learn new expressions heard during classroom instruction and interactions. TEKS Verb Content K.10A Identify Flags of the United States and Texas K.10B Recite Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag and the Pledge to the Texas Flag *Denotes STAAR assessed vocabulary. Shaded TEKS are readiness standards.

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Week: 1.5 Unit Dates Important Dates: Celebrate Freedom Week September 11 – 15 September 11th – Patriot Day September 17th – Constitution Day Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions The Constitution, the rules of our nation, helps What is freedom? Why do we have rules? ensure freedom for all.

Vocabulary Assurance Statements

freedom celebration I can identify Constitution Day as a celebration of American freedom. TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Citizenship. The student understands important symbols, customs, and responsibilities that represent Pearson: My World American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity. (10C) identify Constitution Day Celebrating Texas and the Nation p. 1-3 as a celebration of American freedom Lesson Plans in Canvas: o Show students a picture of the signing of the Constitution. Discuss the picture (What are the Freedom Week (Special Recognition Days) people wearing? What are the people in the picture doing? o Discuss celebrations – make connections with celebrating birthdays and other important days - Literature Link July 4th. Have students share what they think would happen in our country if we did not have a Constitution Day by Robin Nelson Constitution. We the Kids: The Preamble to the Constitution of the United States by Davis Cartow o To celebrate American freedom: Constitution Day commemorates the September 17, 1787, signing of the Constitution. Constitution Day (Celebrations in My World) by Molly Aloian o The purpose of Constitution Day is to ensure that students are gaining an increased knowledge and appreciation for this valuable and important document of freedom. Beginning in 2005, schools receiving federal funds were mandated by Congress to observe Constitution Day on EPIC! (www.getepic.com) September 17. Constitution Day by Molly Aloian My Country by Ellen Mitten (7) State and federal laws mandate a variety of celebrations and observances, including Celebrate Freedom Week. PebbleGo (A) Each social studies class shall include, during Celebrate Freedom Week as provided under the TEC, Patriotism (Social Studies  Being a Good Citizen) §29.907, or during another full school week as determined by the board of trustees of a school district, Constitution Day (Social Studies  Holidays) appropriate instruction concerning the intent, meaning, and importance of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, including the Bill of Rights, in their historical contexts. The Activities: study of the Declaration of Independence must include the study of the relationship of the ideas • Create classroom constitution

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(A) of this paragraph, students in Grades 3-12 study and recite the following text: "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness--That to secure these Rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just Powers from the Consent of the Governed."

Show students the first page of the U.S. Constitution. Create a K-W-L chart to document what students’ knowledge. Encourage students to use terms/concepts of freedom, rules, authority, etc. Explain that the Constitution is a set of rules or laws similar to our classroom rules. Have students say what they’ve learned about rules in the school year. Discuss how the Constitution documents rules for our country. Show students how the Constitution is similar to the rules for the classroom.

Suggested Process Standards Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14B) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and artifacts;

Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15A) express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences (K.15B) create and interpret visuals including pictures…

Suggested ELPS Speaking 3.D.1 Speak using grade-level content area vocabulary in context to internalize new English words. TEKS Verb Content K.10C Identify Constitution Day as a celebration of American freedom *Denotes STAAR assessed vocabulary. Shaded TEKS are readiness standards.

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Week: 1.6 Unit Dates Important Dates: Review Week: Citizenship September 18 – 22 Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions

Assurance Statements

TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Teacher Notes: Review Activities:  

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Week: 1.7 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Geography: Relative Location September 25 – 29 September 29 – American Indian Heritage Day Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions Certain terms describe the location of places and Where are places located? What words describe the relative location of places objects. and objects? People often need help finding their way around new places. Assurance Vocabulary Assurance Statements

map location neighborhood I can use words to describe where places are located. TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Geography. The student understands the concept of location. (K.4A) use terms, including over, under, Pearson: My World near, far, left, and right, to describe relative location; (K.4B) locate places on the school campus and Chapter 3, Lesson 1: Where do we live? p. 65-66 describe their relative location Chapter 3, Lesson 2: Where are places located? p. 67-68 Relative location – the position of a place in relation to another place

• Over • Far Literature Link • Under • Left Ways to Find Your Way by Kay Jackson • Near • Right We Need Directions! by Sarah De Capus LOCATE PLACES ON CAMPUS AND DESCRIBE THEIR RELATIVE LOCATION Example: EPIC! (www.getepic.com) • Over – The mirror is over the sink. Location Words: In and Out by Meg Greve, Luana • Under – The pencil you dropped is under your desk. Mitten • Near – The library is near the trophy case. Location Words: Near and Far by Meg Greve, Luana • Far – The Kindergarten room Mitten

Location Words: Around and Through by Meg Geography. The student understands the concept of location. (K.4B) locate places on the school campus Greve, Luana Mitten and describe their relative locations; Location Words: Under and Over by Meg Greve, Luana Mitten Sentence Stems

• The playground is to the ______of the school. PebbleGo • The ______is located ______the ______. In My Neighborhood, In My Town (Social Studies  o School – cafeteria, clinic, front office and library; fire drill routes My World)

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• The ______is over the ______. Discovery Education/United Streaming • The___ __ is under ______. Beginning Social Studies Vocabulary (13:00) Neighborhoods: Understanding Where We Live • The ______is left of the ______(16:00) • The ______is to the right of the ______. All About Neighborhoods (10:00)

Suggested Process Standards Lesson Plans in Canvas Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15A) express ideas orally My School, My Community: based on knowledge and experiences; School Map Key

Suggested ELPS Speaking 3.H. Explain with increasing specificity and detail as more English is acquired. Reading 4.F.1 Use visual and contextual support to read grade-appropriate content area text. TEKS Verb Content K.4A Use Terms …. to describe relative location • over, under, near, far, left, right K.4B Locate Places on the school campus K.4B Describe (locations on the school campus) relative location *Denotes STAAR assessed vocabulary. Shaded TEKS are readiness standards.

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Week: 1.8 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Map Skills October 2 – 6 Early Release Day – October 6 Columbus Day (Holiday) – October 9 Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions People often need help finding their way around What do maps show? How can you tell the difference between land and new places. water on a map? Why do maps have symbols? Vocabulary Assurance Statements map location I can use maps to locate places.

land water TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Geography. The student understands the concept of location. (K.4C) identify tools that aid in Pearson: My World determining location, including maps … Chapter 3, Lesson 3: What do maps show? p. 69-70

Chapter 3, Using Map Skills p. 71-72 Map – shows places and their location • a representation, usually on a flat surface, of the features of an area of the Earth Literature Link

*For this unit, the focus for TEKS 4C is for students to use maps to aid in determining location. Globes will There’s a Map on my Lap by Tish Rabe be introduced in a later unit. Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney

EPIC! (www.getepic.com) Read the story, “The Gingerbread Man.” o Keys and Symbols on Maps by Meg Greve Tell students the Gingerbread Man is hiding somewhere in the school, and they must use the o Maps Are Flat, Globes Are Round map to find him. by Meg Greve

o Give students clues. They use a map and find where the clue tells them to go. The last stop can be the cafeteria. Ask cafeteria worker if he/she has seen the Gingerbread Man PebbleGo o What Is A Map?  and students will find it in the oven. (Social Studies Maps) Map Symbols & Keys (Social Studies  Maps) o Review the locations discovered on the hunt. Students practice using relative location terms to describe how to get to a location. Discovery Education/United Streaming Beginning Social Studies Vocabulary (13:00)

BrainPOPJr. Reading Maps (Social Studies – Geography)

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Review Relative Location Terms Activities: Use floor maps to show where places are located. Geography. The student understands the concept of location. (K.4A) use terms, including over, under, near, far, left, and right, to describe relative location; Using a pictorial map or drawing of the community Relative location – the position of a place in relation to another place or school, play I Spy. Provide students with over under near far directional clues to find an item or building on the left right map. (ex: I spy a building behind the post office.)

Suggested Process Standards Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15A) express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences; (K.15B) create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps.

Suggested ELPS Speaking 3.H. Explain with increasing specificity and detail as more English is acquired. Reading 4.F.1 Use visual and contextual support to read grade-appropriate content area text. TEKS Verb Content K.4A Use Terms …. to describe relative location • over, under, near, far, left, right K.4C* Identify Tools that aid in determining location using maps and globes *Denotes STAAR assessed vocabulary. Shaded TEKS are readiness standards.

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Week: 2.1 Unit Dates: October Important Dates: Globes & Christopher Columbus October 10 – 13 October 9 – Columbus Day (school holiday) Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions Maps and globes are geographic resources to help What is the world like? Who was Christopher Columbus? us identify and find places. How do you use a globe? Vocabulary Assurance Statements globe explorer I know that a globe shows where places are located.

travel water TEKS and Content Suggested Resources History. The student understands how historical figures, patriots, and good citizens helped shape the Pearson My World: community, state, and nation. (K.2A) identify contributions of historical figures, including …Christopher Chapter 5, Lesson 6: Who are explorers from the Columbus, … who helped to shape the state and nation; past? p. 137-138 Chapter 3, Lesson 4: What do globes show? p. 73- Mandated Recognition Days 74 2nd Monday in October—Columbus Day

TX 662PP.PP044 – Columbus Day; (A) in honor of Christopher Columbus; (B) Columbus Day shall be Literature Link regularly observed by appropriate ceremonies A Picture Book of Christopher Columbus by David European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere A. Adler • Christopher Columbus – Explorer from Italy whose voyages across the Atlantic led to general The Discovery of the Americas by Betsy and Giulio • Voyage was from 1451-1506 Maestro • Received money from king and queen of Spain to buy ships Looking at Maps and Globes by Rebecca Olien • Had ships named Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria • Landed in present-day San Salvador on October 12, 1492 after sailing for 37 days EPIC! (www.getepic.com) • Thought he had reached the East Indies Columbus Day by Meredith Dash • He and his discovery are remembered every Columbus Day, a national holiday, on the second Maps Are Flat, Globes Are Round by Meg Greve Monday of October. Pebble Go Geography. The student understands the concept of location. (K.4C) identify tools that aid in determining Christopher Columbus (Biographies  Explorers location, including maps and globes.  World Explorers) Globes (Social Studies  Maps) Globe – a model of the Earth that shows land and water

Discovery Education/United Streaming Geography. The student understands physical and human characteristics of place. (K.5A) identify the Beginning Maps: Models and Places (15:04) physical characteristics of place such as landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, and weather;

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Bodies of water –Ex. Atlantic Ocean Understanding and Making Maps: An

Introduction (18:58) Suggested Process Standards Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired BrainPOPJr. from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14B) obtain information about a topic Columbus Day (Social Studies  Holidays) using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and Lesson Plans in Canvas artifacts; My World: Columbus Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15B) create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps. Activities K-W-L chart – Christopher Columbus and globes Suggested ELPS Listening 2.C.4 Learn academic vocabulary heard during classroom instruction and interactions.

Speaking 3.B.2 Expand and internalize initial English vocabulary by retelling simple stories and basic information represented or supported by pictures. TEKS Verb Content K.2A Identify Historical Figures …Christopher Columbus K.4C Identify Location using tools (Maps & Globes) K.5A Identify Physical Characteristics of …. Bodies of water … *Denotes STAAR assessed vocabulary. Shaded TEKS are readiness standards.

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Weeks: 2.2 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Rights & Responsibilities October 16 – 20 Rules & Laws Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions Good citizens live and work together in a What makes a good citizen? What are some ways you are responsible and community. How do people best cooperate? help out at home and at school? What is a law you follow in your community? Vocabulary Assurance Statements rules right I can describe roles and responsibilities I have in the community.

responsibility I can identify the purpose for having rules and laws. TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Review Rules Pearson: My World Government. The student understands the purpose of rules. (K.8A) identify purposes for having rules; Chapter 1, Lesson 2: What are rights? What are (K.8B) identify rules that provide order, security, and safety in the home and school responsibilities? Chapter 1, Lesson 4: What rules and laws do we

follow? p. 23-24 Rule Results of following the rule Consequences

Home Put toys away. Know where toys are Toys can be broken or lost. Literature Link located. The Rules by Marty Kelley School Line up to go to the Everyone gets there safely. Someone can get lost or It’s a Rule by Jeri S. Cipriano playground. hurt.

Community Look both ways before Cross the street safely. Someone can get hurt. Discovery Education/United Streaming crossing the street. Community Rules and Laws (17:22)

Sentence Stems: Here is a ______. At school we ______. Rules are ______.

PURPOSE OF RULES • Establish order • Provide security • Provide a safe environment

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Suggested Process Standards (15) Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. The student is expected to: (B) create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps.

(16) Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. The student is expected to: (B) use a decision-making process to identify a situation that requires a decision, gather information, generate options, predict outcomes, take action to implement a decision, and reflect on the effectiveness of the decision.

Suggested ELPS Listening 2.E.3 Use linguistic support to enhance and confirm understanding of increasingly complex and elaborated spoken language. TEKS Verb Content K.8A* Identify Purposes for having rules K.8B identify Rules that provide order, security and safety *Denotes STAAR assessed vocabulary. Shaded TEKS are readiness standards.

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Week: 2.3 Unit Dates Important Dates: Authority Figures & Community Helpers October 23 – 27 Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions Leaders make and enforce rules necessary to How do people best cooperate? Who are our leaders? ensure safety, order, and fairness. How do authority figures make and enforce rules? Vocabulary Assurance Statements rules leaders I can name authority figures.

authority figure community helper I know how authority figures make and enforce the rules. I know that leaders at home, at school, and in the community make rules and keep me safe. TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Government. The student understands the role of authority figures. (K.9A) identify authority figures in Pearson: My World the home, school, and community (K.9B) explain how authority figures make and enforce rules Chapter 1 Lesson 5 p. 25-26 – Who are our leaders? Show students photographs of school authority figures. Discuss who they are and what their role is on Chapter 1 Lesson 6 p. 27-28 – How do leaders campus. Show students other cards of authority figures and describe his/her job. Have students share a make rules? time they followed a rule and who the authority figure was who enforced the rule.

Activities in Canvas Geography. The student understands the concept of location. (K.4B) locate places on the school Authority Figures Book campus… Authority Figures and Rules They Enforce Show students a map of the school. Use the map to point out locations in the school where authority • Authority Figure Flashcards figures can be found. • Community Helper Matching Cards Community Helpers – Who Am I? Suggested Process Standards Community Helpers Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired What Can I Be poem from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14B) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, Literature Link and artifacts; I’m Going to Be a Police Officer by Edith Kunhardt Russ and the Firehouse by Janet Elizabeth Rickert Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15A) express ideas orally (Texas Treasure Reading Adoption) based on knowledge and experiences Officer Buckle and Gloria by Peggy Rathmann

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TEKS Verb Content K.4B Locate Places on the school campus K.9A Identify Authority figures in the home, school and community K.9B* Explain How authority figures make and enforce the rules *Denotes STAAR assessed vocabulary. Shaded TEKS are readiness standards.

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Week: 2.4 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Good Citizens – Review October 30 – November 3 November 3 - Father of Texas Day Traditions November 11 – Veterans Day Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions Good citizens live and work together in a What makes a good citizen? How do people celebrate ______? community. What is culture? People celebrate in different ways. Vocabulary Assurance Statements

citizen traditions I understand how music, food and clothing are alike and different for people.

TEKS and Content Suggested Resources History. The student understands that holidays are celebrations of special events. (K.2B) identify Pearson: My World contributions of …good citizens who have shaped the community Chapter 1, Lesson 1: What makes a good citizen? p. 13-14 Role-play different situations where students have to resolve a problem fairly. Collaboration and Creativity: Problem Solving p. Examples of being a good citizen: 21-22

Taking turns Respecting what belongs to others Sharing Being honest Literature Link Halloween Is by Gail Gibbons Completing classroom chores Practicing self-control The Night Before Halloween by Natasha Wing Taking care of one’s things Being kind to others Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell

Sentence Stems: EPIC! Halloween by Rebecca Pettiford My friends are ______.

Here is a ______. Pebble Go When I help others I feel ______. Day of the Dead (Social Studies  Holidays) At school we ______. Clothing Around the World, Food Around the World, Birthdays Around the World (Social Studies  Culture and Awareness  Customs around the World)

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Citizenship. The student understands important symbols, customs, and responsibilities that represent Discovery Education/United Streaming American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity. (K.10D) use voting as a method Holiday Facts and Fun: Halloween (16:17) for group decision making. Teachers may decide to introduce voting during this week. Students can vote on their favorite Halloween BrainPOPJr. costume, candy, and/or treat. Next week, students will apply voting for government leaders. Halloween (Social Studies  Holidays)

Culture. The student understands the importance of family customs and traditions. (K.12B) compare Activities family customs and traditions. Compare Halloween costumes (create • Holidays, Clothing, Food graphs/charts) • What are traditions people have about Halloween? Create chart/graph of costumes, trick or treating, party, etc. Compare how the students celebrate Halloween. • Compare cultural celebrations – Create Venn diagram to compare Halloween and Day of the Dead.

Mandated Recognition Days TX 662.045 – Father of Texas Day (A) In memory of Stephen F. Austin, the great pioneer patriot and the real and true Father of Texas. (B) Father of Texas Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate and patriotic programs in the public schools and other places to properly commemorate the birthday of Stephen F. Austin and to inspire a greater love for this beloved state.

Suggested Process Standards Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14B) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and artifacts;

Suggested ELPS Speaking 3.F.2 Give information ranging from using a very limited bank of high-frequency, high-need, concrete vocabulary, including key words and expressions needed for basic communication in academic and social contexts, to using abstract and content-based vocabulary during extended speaking assignments.

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Reading F.G.2 Demonstrate comprehension of increasingly complex English by retelling or summarizing material commensurate with content area and grade level needs. TEKS Verb Content K.2B* Identify Contributions of …. good citizens who have shaped the community K.10D Use Voting as a method for group decision making K.12B Compare Family customs and traditions *Denotes STAAR assessed vocabulary. Shaded TEKS are readiness standards.

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Weeks: 2.5 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Voting & Veterans Day November 6 – 10 November 11 - Veterans Day November 20-24 – Thanksgiving Break Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions Good citizens live and work together in a How do people best cooperate? How do we make decisions? community. How do I vote? Vocabulary Assurance Statements

vote decision choice I can explain the importance of Veterans Day. I understand that good citizens participate in making decisions. TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Citizenship. The student understands important symbols, customs, and responsibilities that represent Pearson: My World American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity. (K.10D) use voting as a method Chapter 1, Lesson 7: How do we make decisions? for group decision making. p. 29-30 • Use voting to make classroom decisions (what book to read, writing rules for classroom, which activity to do first, theme of party, etc.) My World Activity Card 20 – People We Honor

• Types of votes to use: written ballots, hands up, tally, secret vote, vocal agreement Literature Link • Voting – an expression of preference for a particular person or issue that needs to be resolved or Duck for President by Doreen Cronin validated. The majority vote always wins. My Teacher for President by Kay Winters Veterans Day by Rebecca Rissman Government. The student understands the role of authority figures. (K.9A) identify authority figures in the Veterans: Heroes in Our Neighborhood by Valerie … community (K.9B) explain how authority figures make and enforce rules Pfundstein

President – Donald Trump o EPIC! Governor – Greg Abbott o Vote for Me! by Ben Clanton Mayor – Sylvester Turner (Houston); Toby Powell (Conroe) o Vote for Me! by J. Jean Robertson Veteran’s Day by Meredith Dash History. The student understands that holidays are celebrations of special events. (K.1A) explain the Holidays: Veteran’s Day by Rebecca Pettiford reasons for national patriotic holidays such as … Veterans Day, … • We celebrate the anniversaries of important people and events that are important to our nation Pebble Go and that we want to make sure we remember. Voting (Social Studies  U.S. Government) Patriotism and Leadership  • Veterans’ Day – honors military veterans, citizens who have served in the military. (National (Social Studies holiday observed on November 11. Originally commemorated when the fighting during WWI Being a Good Citizen) Veteran’s Day (Social Studies  Holidays)

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ceased in 1918 – the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Later expanded to recognize all veterans of foreign wars and then all veterans.) Discovery Education/United Streaming Holiday Facts and Fun: Veterans Day (12:06)

Suggested Process Standards BrainPOPJr. Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15B) create and interpret President (Social Studies  Government) visuals, including pictures and maps. Rights and Responsibilities (Social Studies 

Citizenship) Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. (K.15B) use a decision-making process to identify a situation Lesson Plans in Canvas that requires a decision, gather information, generate options, predict outcomes, take action to My School, My Family: implement a decision, and reflect on the effectiveness of the decision Veterans Craft

Suggested ELPS Activities Listening 2.E.3 Use linguistic support to enhance and confirm understanding of increasingly complex and Students vote on favorite snack and have the elaborated spoken language. winning snack the following day.

TEKS Verb Content K.1A Explain Reasons for national patriotic holidays, Veterans Day K.9A Identify Authority figures in the ….community K.9B* Explain How authority figures make and enforce rules K.10D Use Voting as a method for group decision making *Denotes STAAR assessed vocabulary. Shaded TEKS are readiness standards.

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Week: 2.6 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Culture: Thanksgiving November 13 – 17 November 20-24 – Thanksgiving Break Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions Some of our cultural backgrounds are similar and How is culture shared? How are people similar and different? some are different. What does it mean to be thankful? Vocabulary Assurance Statements similar different food I can compare family customs and traditions.

tradition next last I know how people are alike and different. I can place events in chronological order. TEKS and Content Suggested Resources History. The student understands the concept of chronology. (K.3A) place events in chronological order; Pearson: My World Reading Skills: Sequence p. 125-126 Ex: events of a story – Share the story of Thanksgiving. Students put the events in order (first, next,

last). Literature Link

We Gather Together … Now Please Get Lost by Culture. The student understands similarities and differences among people. (K.11A) identify similarities Diane de Groat and differences among people such as kinship… (K.11B) identify similarities and differences among Pete the Cat: The First Thanksgiving by James people such as … clothing, and food. Dean Kinship – having common characteristics or common origin Thanksgiving Is for Giving Thanks by Margaret • Similarities (e.g., We all have the same grandfather.) Sutherland • Differences (e.g., You and I are cousins, but she and he are brother and sister.”) The First Thanksgiving: A Lift-the-Flap Book by • Clothing – Something that covers the body; garments Kathryn Lynn Davis • Food – any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain T Is for Turkey: A True Thanksgiving Story by life, provide energy, promote growth, etc. Tanya Lee Stone In November by Cynthia Rylant Culture. The student understands the importance of family customs and traditions. (K.12B) compare family customs and traditions. EPIC!

Thanksgiving by Meredith Dash • Customs are ways of doing things within a group or society which become habit and are adopted Thanksgiving by M.C. Hall as tradition. Holidays: Thanksgiving by Rebecca Pettiford • Family customs are things your family does for birthdays, celebrations, holidays, vacations, etc. Pebble Go (e.g., take pictures first day of school; choose favorite foods for birthday meal, go to the lake with Thanksgiving (Social Studies  Holidays) cousins.) Farming Then and Now, Games and Fun Then and

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• Importance of family traditions -Traditions create a bond based on common experience and Now (Social Studies  Long Ago and Today) shared values. Discovery Education/United Streaming Suggested Process Skills Holiday Facts and Fun: Thanksgiving (12:28) Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14B) obtain information about a topic BrainPOPJr. using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and Thanksgiving (Social Studies  Holidays) artifacts; (K.14C) sequence and categorize information. Lesson Plans in Canvas Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15B) create and interpret Thanksgiving: visuals, including pictures and maps. Thanksgiving

Suggested ELPS Activities Learning Strategies 1.D Speak using learning strategies such as requesting assistance, employing non- Students complete 4-square writing activity for verbal cues, and using synonyms and circumlocution (conveying ideas by defining or describing when customs/traditions exact English words are not known). Reading 4.D Use pre-reading supports such as graphic organizers, illustrations, and pre-taught topic- related vocabulary and other pre-reading activities to enhance comprehension of written text. Speaking 3.G.1 Express opinions ranging from communicating single words and short phrases to participating in extended discussions on a variety of social and grade-appropriate academic topics. TEKS Verb Content K.3A* Place Events • Chronological order K.11A* Identify Similarities and differences • People (kinship, laws, religions) K.11B* Identify Similarities and differences • People (music, clothing, food) K.12B* Compare Family • Customs • Traditions *Denotes STAAR assessed vocabulary. Shaded TEKS are readiness standards.

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Week: 2.6 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Culture: Family Traditions November 27 – December 1 Winter Break - December 21 – January 5 Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions Families celebrate different customs and How is culture shared? What is a family? traditions. Vocabulary Assurance Statements similar different family I can identify how people and families are alike and different.

TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Culture. The student understands similarities and differences among people. (K.11A) identify similarities Pearson: My World and differences among people such as kinship, laws, and religion; (K.11B) identify similarities and Chapter 4, Lesson 1: How are people similar and differences among people … different? p. 95-96 Chapter 4 Reading Skills: Compare and Contrast Kinship – having common characteristics or common origin p. 97-98 • Similarities (e.g., We all have the same grandfather.) Chapter 4, Lesson 2: How are families similar and • Differences (e.g., You and I are cousins, but she and he are brother and sister.”) different? p. 99-100 Religion – a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons Literature Link • Similarities – ex. All religions hold to a set of beliefs. Families by Ann Morris • Different religions have different beliefs, including some for food, dress, and Differences – ex. How Have I Grown? by Mary Reid behavior.

Pebble Go

Families (Social Studies  Families) Suggested Process Skills

Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14B) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and artifacts;

Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15B) create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps.

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Reading 4.D Use pre-reading supports such as graphic organizers, illustrations, and pre-taught topic- related vocabulary and other pre-reading activities to enhance comprehension of written text. Reading 4.F.3 Use visual and contextual support to develop vocabulary needed to comprehend increasingly challenging language. TEKS Verb Content K.11A* Identify Similarities and differences • People (kinship, laws, religions) K.11B* Identify Similarities and differences • People (music, clothing, food) *Denotes STAAR assessed vocabulary. Shaded TEKS are readiness standards.

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Weeks: 2.7, 2.8 & 2.9 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Holidays & Cultural Traditions December 4 – 20 December 20-30 January 2 – Teacher Work Day Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions People around the world are alike and different. How is culture shared? What is a tradition? What is my culture? Vocabulary Assurance Statements religion beliefs traditions I understand that families celebrate holidays in different ways.

TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Culture. The student understands similarities and differences among people. (K.11A) identify similarities Pearson: My World and differences among people such as kinship, laws, and religion; Chapter 4, Lesson 3: What are our customs and traditions? p. 101-102 Culture. The student understands the importance of family customs and traditions. (K.12B) compare Chapter 4, Lesson 5: What are different religions? family customs and traditions p. 107-108 Kinship – having common characteristics or common origin • Similarities – ex. We all have the same grandfather. Literature Link • Differences – ex. You and I are cousins, but she and he are brother and sister. The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg Laws – the rules established in a community Christmas in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls • Similarities – ex. The red octagonal sign means stop in all U.S. communities. Wilder • Differences – ex. In Chicago it is against the law to speak on a cell phone while driving. In Texas The Night of Las Posadas by Tomie dePaola communities, it is against the law to speak on a cell phone while driving in a school zone. (state Light the Lights! A Story about Celebrating law). Hanukkah and Christmas by Margaret Moorman Religion – a specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of The Borrowed Hanukkah Latkes by Linda Glaser persons My First Kwanzaa Book by Deborah Chocolate • Similarities – ex. All religions hold to a set of beliefs. and Deborah Newton Chocolate • Differences – ex. Different religions have different beliefs, including some for food, dress, and My First Kwanzaa by Karen Katz behavior. EPIC! Suggested Process Skills Holidays: Christmas by Rebecca Pettiford Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired Holidays: Hanukkah by Rebecca Pettiford from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14B) obtain information about a topic Holidays: Kwanzaa by Rebecca Pettiford

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Conroe ISD Social Studies: Kindergarten 2017-2018 Scope and Sequence using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and Pebble Go artifacts; (K.14C) sequence and categorize information. Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa (Social Studies  Holidays) Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15B) create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps. Discovery Education/United Streaming Holiday Facts and Fun: Kwanzaa (14:46) Suggested ELPS Holiday Facts and Fun: Hanukkah (14:51) Learning Strategies 1.A.2 Use prior experiences to understand meaning in English. BrainPOPJr. Listening 2.C.3 Learn basic vocabulary heard during classroom instruction and interactions. Winter Holidays (Social Studies  Holidays)

Activities Students view different pictures of churches and write sentences (using sentence stems) of how they are alike and different.

Use Google Earth to “fly” from school to another country (Israel when studying Hanukkah, Africa when studying Kwanzaa, etc.) TEKS Verb Content K.11A* Identify Similarities and differences • People (kinship, laws, religions) K.12B Compare Family customs and traditions *Denotes STAAR assessed vocabulary. Shaded TEKS are readiness standards.

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Week: 3.1 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Review Week – Rules, Good Citizens & Pledges January 9 – 12 January 8 – Teacher Work Day This is a Review Week for citizenship and rules. January 15 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions Citizens make contributions to their community. How do people best cooperate? What are good citizens? What are rules? Vocabulary Assurance Statements cooperate citizen rules community I understand that rules keep up safe.

I can describe the characteristics of a good citizen. TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Government. The student understands the purpose of rules. (K.8B) identify rules that provide order, Literature Link security, and safety in the home and school. Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister • Explain the cause-effect relationship of rules. • Role-play examples of recognizing rules, results of breaking rules, and consequences for breaking Activities Introduce the story, Rainbow Fish, to the class. Ask rules in the home, school and community. students to make predictions. Tell students this story is about a fish who has beautiful scales but does not Government. The student understands the role of authority figures. (K.9B) explain how authority figures want to share them. Ask students to think of a time make and enforce rules. when they did not want to share something with a • Review the concept of classroom communities friend. Ask students to express their thoughts on what • Explain how the classroom community is held together as each student does his/her part and acts was shared. For example: So ___, what do you think as a good citizen about what ______just said? Or Would you say • Show the students a picture of a chain and explain that chains are made of links. When the links something different? Or Tell me what you think?. Read and discuss story. Encourage students to compare the are attached together they create a chain. attitude of the fish at the beginning and end of the • A chain is strong and can be difficult to break when its links are strong. story, as well as explain why there may have been • A classroom community is like a chain made of links (the students) that is held together by good changes. Show picture of fish swimming in water like citizenship on the part of all students. in the story with sea plants, shells, etc. Students will • Pass out colored pieces of construction paper (ex. Red, white, blue). Have them write their name draw their own fish. Prepare pieces of sparkly paper on their link and decorate it (with a characteristic of good citizenship). for each table. Tell students to decorate their fish and • Begin making the classroom community chain by gluing each link together to form a circle of just like the fish in the story to be sure that each friend loops. has a shiny scale. It’s the students’ responsibility to ensure that everyone shares the shiny paper and cuts • Post the completed classroom community chain in a visible place where each student can see how a scale out to glue onto their fish. his/her link contributes to the strength of the classroom chain. • Encourage students to give examples of being a good citizen at school to create an anchor chart. 31 | Page Revised Spring 2017

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Citizenship. The student understands important symbols, customs, and responsibilities that represent American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity. (K.10B) recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag and the Pledge to the Texas Flag

Pledge to the U.S. Flag I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands; one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. (The words under God were added in 1954.)

Pledge to the Texas Flag Honor the Texas flag; I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible (1965)

Suggested Process Standards Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14B) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and artifacts;

Suggested ELPS Learning Strategies 1.A.1 Use prior knowledge to understand meanings in English. TEKS Verb Content K.8B Identify Rules provide order, security, and safety K.9B* Explain Authority Figures make and enforce rules K.10A Identify Flags of the United States and Texas K.10B Recite Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag and the Pledge to the Texas Flag *Denotes STAAR assessed vocabulary. Shaded TEKS are readiness standards.

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Week: 3.2 Unit Dates: Important Dates: History: Martin Luther King, Jr. January 16 – 19 January 15 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions People and events from the past shape our state Why is it important to remember people and events Who are important people from our past? from out past? and nation. How was Martin Luther King, Jr. a good leader? Vocabulary Assurance Statements cooperate citizen leaders community I understand how Martin Luther King was a leader.

TEKS and Content Suggested Resources History. The student understands that holidays are celebrations of special events. (K.1A) explain the United Streaming – Discovery Education reasons for national patriotic holidays … Martin’s Big Words Live On (2:10) Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther o We celebrate the anniversaries of important people and events that are important to our nation King, Jr. (8:00) and that we want to make sure we remember. Holiday Facts and Fun: Martin Luther King Day o Discuss with students how Dr. King wanted all people to be treated equally. He gave a speech (“I Have a Dream”) to tell the country about his beliefs. Have students brainstorm things they believe Literature Link would make the community a better place. Picture Book of Martin Luther King Jr. by David A. Adler History. The student understands how historical figures, patriots, and good citizens helped shape the Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport community, state, and nation. (K.2A) identify contributions of historical figures, … who helped to shape the state and nation; Lesson Plans

Good Citizens – people who exhibit characteristics of citizenship and/or leadership (truthfulness, justice, Martin Luther King, Jr. - MLK lesson equality, respect for oneself and others, responsibility in daily life, and participation in government Ex. Person, school, park, or street named after; mayor; business leaders Brain POP Jr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Mandated Recognition Days 3rd Monday in January – MLK Jr. Day Pebble Go TX 662.003 (A) – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - (A)In Observance of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Social Studies – Long Ago and Today Social Studies – Holidays – Martin Luther King Jr. Suggested Process Standards Day Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15B) create and interpret Biographies – Civil Rights Leaders visuals, including pictures and maps.

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Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently Activities and with others, in a variety of settings. (K.16A) use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, • Analyze image of MLK giving his “I Have a gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and Dream” speech implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution; Ask students – What do you see? How do you think he feels? Suggested ELPS Listening 2.I.3 Demonstrate listening comprehension of increasingly complex spoken English by responding to questions and requests commensurate with content and grade-level needs. Reading 4.F.1 Use visual and contextual support to read grade-appropriate content area text. TEKS Verb Content K.1A Explain Reasons for national patriotic holidays K.2A Identify Contributions of historical figures who helped shape the state and nation *Denotes STAAR assessed vocabulary. Shaded TEKS are readiness standards.

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Week: 3.3 & 3.4 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Personal History & Measuring Time January 22 – February 2 100th Day of School Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions Individuals change and grow throughout their How will we change over time? How do we measure time? lives. Vocabulary Assurance Statements calendar past timeline picture I can measure time.

I can describe events over time. I can describe my personal history. TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Introduction to Past and Present Pearson: My World 1. Ask students to tell some of the things they did when they left school the previous day. Write Chapter 5, Lesson 1: What is my personal history? these ideas on the board. Make a T-chart, and write the word “past” above these activities. A p. 123-124 sample T-chart follows: Reading Skills: Sequence p. 125-126 Chapter 5, Lesson 2: How do we talk about time? p. Past Present 127-128 Played outside Listening to the teacher Chapter 5, Lesson 3: How do we measure time? p. Ate dinner Drawing a picture 129-130 Looked at a book Talking with a friend Chapter 5, Lesson 4: What is a timeline? p. 131-132 Brushed teeth Walking in the hall Chapter 5, Lesson 5: How can we learn about history? p. 133-134 2. Ask students to tell some activities they have done in school the current day. Write these Critical Thinking: Use Illustrations p. 135-136 activities on the right side of the T-chart, and write “present” above these activities. 3. Read the word “past” and the activities listed beneath. Ask for a volunteer to explain what they Activities think the word “past” means. Have students create a timeline of the school year. 4. Explain that “past” means a time before now and that something that happened in the past has already happened. Explain that “present” means now and that something that is happening in the present is happening now. 5. Pass out drawing paper to each student, and tell students to fold the paper in half. Have them draw or write on one side something that happened in the past. Have them draw or write on the other side something happening in the present.

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History. The student understands the concept of chronology. (K.3A) place events in chronological order (K.3B) use vocabulary related to time and chronology, including before, after, next, first, last, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. • before, after next, first, last, yesterday, today, tomorrow

Sentence Stems  Before school we ______.  After school I will ______.  Tomorrow we will go ______.

Suggested Process Standards Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14A) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid oral sources such as conversations, interviews, and music; (K.14B) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and artifacts; (K.14C) sequence and categorize information

Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15B) create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps.

Suggested ELPS Learning Strategies 1.C Use strategic learning techniques such as concept mapping, drawing, memorizing, comparing, contrasting, and reviewing to acquire basic and grade-level vocabulary. Learning Strategies 1.F Use accessible language and learn new and essential language in the process. Listening 2.I.3 Demonstrate listening comprehension of increasingly complex spoken English by responding to questions and requests commensurate with content and grade-level needs. Speaking 3.C.3 Speak using a variety of sentence types with increasing accuracy and ease as more English is acquired. TEKS Verb Content K.3A* Place Events in chronological order K.3B* Use Vocabulary related to time and chronology

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Weeks: 3.5, 3.6 & 3.7 Unit Dates: Important Dates: History: Black History, Presidents & Patriots February 5 – 23 Black History Month - February STAR Day – February 19 Presidents’ Day – February 19 Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions Individuals change and grow throughout their How does life change throughout history? Why is it important to remember people and lives. events from our past?

We celebrate people and occasions that have shaped our nation. Vocabulary Assurance Statements freedom hero responsibility leaders I know that holidays are celebrations of special events.

cooperate TEKS and Content Suggested Resources History. The student understands how historical figures, patriots, and good citizens helped shape the Pearson: My World community, state, and nation. (K.2A) identify contributions of historical figures, including …George Chapter 4, Lesson 4: Who are American folk Washington, … who helped to shape the state and nation; (K.2B) identify contributions of patriots and heroes? p. 103-104 good citizens who have shaped the community. Critical Thinking: Distinguish Fact from Fiction p. . Patriots – local figures who have shaped the community 105-106 . Good Citizens – people instrumental in shaping the community & people who exhibit Chapter 5, Lesson 7: Who are American heroes characteristics of citizenship and/or leadership (truthfulness, justice, equality, respect for oneself from the past? P.139-140

and others, responsibility in daily life, and participation in government Ex. Person, school, park, My World Activity Card 20 – People We Honor or street named after; mayor; business leaders Literature Link Activities A Picture Book about Abraham Lincoln by David  Have students write about their activities and decisions if they were the President. Adler  If I were President of the United States... A Picture Book about George Washington by

 Read a book about the President. (Discuss how we address the President – male is Mr. President David Adler and female Madam President.) Just Like Abe Lincoln by Bernard Waber Abe Lincoln, A Man for All by Myra Livingston  Show students pictures of the current President. Label them using the following sentence stem – Happy Birthday, Mr. President by Jane Thomas This is the President of the United States. His name is ______. Smart About the Presidents by Jon Buller, et.al  Complete a class letter writing activity. Generate a list of questions they would like to ask the EPIC! President. Use those to write a class letter to the President. The address of the White House is: Presidents’ Day by Meredith Dash o The White House 37 | Page Revised Spring 2017

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o 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW George Washington by Grace Hansen o Washington, D.C. 20500 Abraham Lincoln by Grace Hansen  Usually, a response will come from the White House addressed to the class. You could post a copy Rosa Parks: Activist for Equality by Grace Hansen on bulletin board or send a copy home. Pebble Go

President’s Day (Social Studies  Holidays) History. The student understands that holidays are celebrations of special events. (K.1A) explain the President (Social Studies  U.S. Government) reasons for national patriotic holidays such as Presidents' Day, … African Americans (Biographies) . We celebrate the anniversaries of important people and events that are important to our nation and that we want to make sure we remember. Discovery Education/United Streaming Holiday Facts and Fun: President’s Day (14:34) . Presidents’ Day – celebrates contributions to our nation by presidents (National holiday celebrated President’s Day: Washington and Lincoln (15:00) third Monday in February (HR1595, 1961), which is near both Washington and Lincoln’s birthdays. Rosa Parks (1:46) First celebration was in 1796 to celebrate Washington’s Birthday. Animated Hero Classics: Harriet Tubman (27:44)

Mandated Recognition Days BrainPOPJr. TX 662.048 State of Texas Anniversary Remembrance Day President (Social Studies  Government) (A) In honor of Texas joining the Union and the day that James Pinckney Henderson became the first George Washington (Social Studies  Holidays) governor of the State of Texas in 1846. Abraham Lincoln (Social Studies  Holidays) (B) STAR Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate and patriotic programs in the public school and Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, George Washington other places to properly commemorate the annexation of this state and to inspire a greater appreciation Carver (Social Studies  Biographies) for the history of this state. Lesson Plans in Canvas

Life Then and Now: Suggested Process Standards American Symbols and Presidents Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired George Washington & Abraham Lincoln from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14B) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and artifacts;

Suggested ELPS Listening 2.C.1 Learn new language structures heard during classroom instruction and interactions. TEKS Verb Content K.1A Explain Reasons for national patriotic holidays such as Presidents’ Day K.2A Identify Contributions of historical figures, including George Washington … K.2B* Identify Contributions of patriots and good citizens who have shaped the community

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Weeks: 3.8 & 3.9 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Texas Heroes & Culture February 26 – March 9 Texas History Month – March Texas Independence Day & Texas Flag Day – March 2 Spring Break – March 12-16 Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions People and events from the past helped shape How does life change throughout history? How do people use symbols to show pride in Texas? our state and nation.

Vocabulary Assurance Statements symbol hero flag leaders I can identify Texas heroes – Stephen F. Austin and Jose Antonio Navarro.

I can identify Texas symbols. TEKS and Content Suggested Resources History. The student understands how historical figures, patriots, and good citizens helped shape the Pearson: My World community, state, and nation. (K.2A) identify contributions of historical figures, including Stephen F. Who are Texas heroes? p. 4-5 Austin, … José Antonio Navarro, who helped to shape the state and nation; What is the Texas flag? p. 7 Texas, Our Texas p. 8 Stephen F. Austin - (1793-1836) known as the “Father of Texas”

• Brought 297 families to Austin’s colony (“Old Three Hundred”) Literature Link • Colony near Brazos & Colorado Rivers A Picture Book of Sam Houston (Picture Book • Helped 1,500 families settle over 10 years Biography) by David A. Adler • Established capital of Texas Sam Houston: Standing Firm (Texas Heroes for José Antonio Navarro - (1795-1871) Young Readers) by Mary Dodson Wade

• One of the most important Tejanos of his time Texas Culture Books: • Helped fight for Texas’ independence from Mexico Armadillo Rodeo by Jan Brett • Fought for rights of Tejanos as citizens of Republic of Texas Armadillo Chili by Helen Ketteman • Helped colonize Texas L is for Lone Star: A Texas Alphabet (Alphabet Series) • On March 2, 1836, he was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and served as by Alan Stacy elected Senator in the Congress of the Republic of Texas The Cowboy and the Black-Eyed Pea by Tony

Johnston José Antonio Navarro Informational Pecos Bill by Steven Kellogg Website: http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/giants/navarro/navarro-01.html Tumbleweed Tom on the Texas Trail by Jackie Mims Hopkins Texas Video Library published by Mockingbird Hill - Informational Website: YouTube

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Conroe ISD Social Studies: Kindergarten 2017-2018 Scope and Sequence http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/treasures/giants/navarro/navarro-01.html José Antonio Navarro: A Hero for All Texans - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2_dfR72bI0 History. The student understands the concept of chronology. (K.3A) place events in chronological Battle of San Jacinto Clip order; (K.3B) use vocabulary related to time and chronology, including before, after, next, first, last, YouTube: Texas our Texas yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Texas Symbol Glogster

. Describe how Texas became a state (Example below) Lesson Plans in Canvas o First, Austin established a colony. Celebrating Texas: o Next, Texas declared independence. Navarro signed the declaration. Texas Symbols and Founders Last, Texas became a state. o Stephen F. Austin Craft Culture. The student understands similarities and differences among people. (K.11B) identify Texas Symbols Crafts similarities and differences among people such as music, clothing, and food. Activity Texas flag & pledge, bluebonnet, prickly pear cactus, chili, armadillo, longhorn, mockingbird, and pecan Students can create a craft or drawing of the tree different Texas symbols.

Suggested Process Standards Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14B) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and artifacts; (K.14C) sequence and categorize information

Suggested ELPS Listening 2.C.2 Learn new expressions heard during classroom instruction and interactions. TEKS Verb Content K.2A Identify Contributions of historical figures, who helped to shaped the community state and nation • Stephen F. Austin & José Antonio Navarro K.3A* Place Events in chronological order K.3B* Use Vocabulary related to time and chronology K.11B* Identify Similarities and differences among people; music, clothing, food

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Week: 4.1 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Landforms & Bodies of Water March 19 – 23 Good Friday – March 30 Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions The world is made of different types of What is the world like? How do we use Earth’s resources? landforms. What types of landforms and bodies of water are located near me? Vocabulary Assurance Statements plain river lake mountain I can identify landforms and bodies of water in my community and on a map.

hill map TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Geography. The student understands physical and human characteristics of place. (K.5A) identify the Pearson: My World physical characteristics of place such as landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, and weather; Chapter 3, Lesson 5: What are landforms and bodies of water? p. 75-76 • Landforms – features of the Earth’s surface like plains, mountains, deserts, canyons (include Reading Skills: Classify and Categorize p. 77-78 landforms in the local area)

• Bodies of water – water accumulates in natural or man-made depressions creating bodies of My World Activity Card 11 – Landforms water from small to large like tanks, ponds, lakes, seas, oceans, rivers (include local) My World Activity Card 12 – Bodies of Water

Literature Link Review Maps & Globes and locating places using relative location Geography. The student understands the concept of location. (K.4A) use terms, including over, under, Squish! A Wetland Walk by Nancy Luenn near, far, left, and right, to describe relative location; (K.4B) locate places … and describe their relative Seas and Oceans by Andy Owen and Miranda locations; Ashwell Relative location – the position of a place in relation to another place Pebble Go left right near far Mountains (Science  Earth and Space Sciences  Earth Science  Landforms) LOCATE LANDFORMS AND DESCRIBE THEIR RELATIVE LOCATION Oceans, Lakes, Rivers (Science  Earth and Space • Right – The hill is to the right of the lake. Sciences  Earth Science  All About Water) • Left – The mountain is to the left of the plain. Discovery Education/United Streaming • Near – The mountain is near the river Exploring Landforms (9:31) • Far – The plain is far from the hill. BrainPOPJr. Landforms (Social Studies  Geography) 41 | Page Revised Spring 2017

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Geography. The student understands the concept of location. (K.4C) identify tools that aid in determining location, including maps and globes. Lesson Plans in Canvas Landforms and Bodies of Water – Pocket Chart Map – representation, usually on a flat surface, of the features of an area of the Earth Landforms and Bodies of Water ISN Picture Sort Globe – a sphere on which is depicted a map of the Earth

Activities

Create a geography book with pictures and labels Suggested Processing Standards Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired of different landforms and bodies of water. from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14B) obtain information about a topic Create a classroom chart labeled “Landforms” and using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and “Bodies of Water”. List names of each as they are artifacts; studied or read about. Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15B) create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps.

Suggested ELPS Learning Strategies 1.A.2 Use prior experiences to understand meanings in English.

Listening 2.C.4 Learn academic vocabulary heard during classroom instruction and interactions.

Speaking 3.C.3 Speak using a variety of sentence types with increasing accuracy and ease as more English is acquired.

Reading 4.C.2 Derive meaning of environment print.

TEKS Verb Content K.4A Use Terms to describe relative location (near, far, left, right) K.4B Locate Places …. and describe their relative locations K.4C* Identify Tools that aid in determining location, maps & globes K.5A* Identify Physical characteristics of place such as landforms and bodies of water

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Week: 4.2 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Weather & Climate March 26 – 29 March 30 – Good Friday Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions Where people live affects how they live. What is the world like? How does weather affect how we live? Which season are we in? Vocabulary Assurance Statements weather season I can describe the weather and what to wear in different types of weather.

I can describe the seasons. TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Geography. The student understands physical and human characteristics of place. (K.5A) identify the Pearson: My World physical characteristics of place such … weather; (K.5B) identify how the human characteristics of place Chapter 3, Lesson 6: What is weather like? p. 79- such as ways of earning a … clothing … are based upon geographic location. 80 Chapter 3, Lesson 7: What are the seasons? p. 81- • Weather – meteorological conditions like temperature, wind, rain, humidity, storms, clouds, and 82 precipitation (ex. rain, snow) My World Activity Card 13 – Weather • Clothing –Type of clothing depends on climate (weather & season) of the area. My World Activity Card 15 – Things We Need

Suggested Process Standards Literature Link Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired The Sun, the Wind and the Rain by Peters from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14B) obtain information about a topic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2icqEH5bED4 using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and artifacts; Pebble Go Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15B) create and interpret What is Weather? (Science  Earth and Space visuals, including pictures and maps. Sciences  Weather  About Weather) What are Natural Resources? (Science  Earth Suggested ELPS and Space Sciences  Natural Resources) Learning Strategies 1.A.1 Use prior knowledge to understand meanings in English. Listening 2.I.3 Demonstrate listening comprehension of increasingly complex spoken English by Activities responding to questions and requests commensurate with content and grade-level needs. Using photographs and videos from online Speaking 3.B.2 Expand and internalize initial English vocabulary by retelling simple stories and basic newspapers and other news services, ask students information represented or supported by pictures. to describe the weather events they see.

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Chart the weather for several weeks. What do students notice?

Create a four-square bulletin board of the four seasons. Have students illustrate weather that people may experience in each. Mark the types of weather that are common in our area.

Chart what students wear each day for a week. At the end of the week ask students, “What does our clothing chart tell us about the season and weather?”

TEKS Verb Content K.5A* Identify Physical characteristics of place, weather K.5B* Identify How human characteristics of place, clothing, are based upon geographic location

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Week: 4.3 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Natural Resources & Characteristics of Place April 2 – 6 Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions Where people live affects how they live. What is the world like? How do we use Earth’s resources? What is my community like? What are other places like? Vocabulary Assurance Statements natural resources place I can identify natural resources in my community.

I can describe what other places look like. TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Geography. The student understands physical and human characteristics of place. (K.5A) identify the Pearson: My World physical characteristics of place such as landforms, bodies of water, natural resources, and weather; Chapter 3, Lesson 8: How do we use Earth’s resources? p. 83-84 • Physical Characteristics of Place – features of the Earth that result from climatic and tectonic Chapter 3, Lesson 9: What are other places like? processes p.85-86 • Natural resources – items provided by nature, from which people produce goods and provide Chapter 3 TEKS Practice p. 87-90 services (ex. water, soil, trees, oil, minerals, metals) My World Activity Card 11 – Landforms Geography. The student understands physical and human characteristics of place. (K.5B) identify how My World Activity Card 12 – Bodies of Water the human characteristics of place such as ways of earning a living, shelter, clothing, food, and activities are based upon geographic location. Literature Link Houses and Homes by Ann Morris • Ways of earning a living in different areas (ex. cities and farms, near ocean or on plains, ranches The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton and farms, rivers) Meanwhile Back at the Ranch by Trinka Handes • Shelter – materials from which shelter is made depends on natural resources available Noble (examples: logs, rocks, thatch)

• Clothing – materials clothing is made from depends on resources available (ex. Animal skins, plants). Type of clothing depends on climate of the area. Activities • Food – local food available based on geographic location and climate Play “Where Am I?” Give students clues like: I am • Activities – things people do depend on the geographic location (ex. camping, fishing, skiing) riding a small boat. I have a fishing pole. I see an alligator. The water is not salty. Am I on a river or Suggested Processing Standards on the ocean? How do you know? Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14B) obtain information about a topic

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Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15B) create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps.

Suggested ELPS Learning Strategies 1.A.2 Use prior experiences to understand meanings in English. Listening 2.C.4 Learn academic vocabulary heard during classroom instruction and interactions. Speaking 3.C.3 Speak using a variety of sentence types with increasing accuracy and ease as more English is acquired. Reading 4.C.2 Derive meaning of environment print. TEKS Verb Content K.5A* Identify Physical characteristics of place, natural resources K.5B* Identify How human characteristics of place are based upon geographic location • Ways of earning a living • Shelter, clothing, food • Activities

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Week: 4.4 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Economics: Needs & Wants April 9 – 13 Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions There are things people need and want at home How do people get what they need? How do we meet our needs and our wants? and at school. Vocabulary Assurance Statements

needs wants buy trade I can explain how humans meet their needs in many ways. TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Economics. The student understands that basic human needs and wants are met in many ways. Pearson: My World (K.6A) identify basic human needs of food, clothing, and shelter; (K.6B) explain the difference between Chapter 2 Everybody Works & Vocabulary p. needs and wants; 37-40 Chapter 2, Lesson 1: What do we need? What • Food, clothing, shelter; Note: In science TEKS (K.9B), basic human needs are identified as food, water, do we want? p. 41-42 shelter Chapter 2, Lesson 2: How do we get what we • Needs – those things that are necessary to sustain life. Basic needs can be satisfied through want? p. 43-44 interactions with living and nonliving things. My World Activity Card 6 – Buying • Wants – those things which we desire, but that are not necessary to sustain life. Economic wants are My World Activity Card 7 – Selling desires that can be satisfied by consuming a good, service, or leisure activity. (e.g., toys, unnecessary My World Activity Card 8 – Trading food such as candy, expensive clothes, dance or music lessons) My World Activity Card 9 – Saving My World Activity Card 10 – Dollar Bill Economics. The student understands that basic human needs and wants are met in many ways. (K.6C) explain how basic human needs can be met such as through self-producing, purchasing, and trading. Literature Link Clothing by Emma Nathan . Through self-producing – to have the resources and ability to make one’s own food, clothing, and/or Watermelon Day by Kathi Appelt shelter, without having to purchase or trade to obtain desired products A New Coat for Anna by Harriet Ziefert . Through purchasing – to acquire through the payment of money A Bargain for Frances by Russell Hoban . Through trading – an exchange of items, usually without payment of money A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday Examples of how basic needs can be met: by Judith Viorst

. Food – people need food to eat. They can grow their food or purchase it. Farmers provide most grain Pebble Go and meat to factories which process it into food for distribution through grocery stores. Needs and Wants (Social Studies  All About . Clothing – people need clothing to protect them from the weather. In some cultures people make Money)

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their own clothes from wool they get from the sheep they raise. Others grow cotton and spin it into Making Choices (Social Studies  All About cloth for themselves or to sell to businesses which spin it and make it into clothing. Money) . Shelter – people need shelter to protect them from the weather and animals and to provide privacy. People can choose to pay rent or buy. Discovery Education/United Streaming The Difference between Wants and Needs Activities (16:00)  Students draw a chart of how foods they eat on a regular basis get to them. Wants and Needs (2:37)  Using a Venn diagram, have students sort pictures according to needs and wants.  Connect to Geography unit – Does where we live make a difference in our needs and wants? Why or BrainPopJr. why not? Needs and Wants (Social Studies   Use associated literature selections to discuss and distinguish between wants and needs. Economics)  Have students write about something they want but do not need.  Cut out pictures from magazines and sort by wants and needs. SchoolTube (www.schooltube.com) Wants and Needs Suggested Process Standards (1:59) http://www.schooltube.com/video/10 Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a 66f456ff8f4742878c/Wants%20and%20Need variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14B) obtain information about a topic using a s variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and artifacts;

Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15A) express ideas orally based on Lesson Plans in Canvas knowledge and experiences; (K.15B) create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps. Financial Lit Vocab BW Financial Lit Vocab COLOR Suggested ELPS Learning Strategies 1.A.2 Use prior experiences to understand meanings in English. Listening 2.C.2 Learn new expressions heard during classroom instruction and interactions. Listening 2.I.2 Demonstrate listening comprehension of increasingly complex spoken English by retelling or summarizing spoken messages commensurate with content and grade-level needs. Reading 4.F.3 Use visual and contextual support develop vocabulary needed to comprehend increasingly challenging language. TEKS Verb Content K.6A* Identify Basic human needs of food, clothing, shelter K.6B Explain Difference between needs and wants K.6C* Explain How human needs are met through – • self-producing, purchasing, trading

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Week: 4.5 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Economics: Earning a Living (Jobs) - Income April 16 – 20 April 21 – San Jacinto Day Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions People meet needs with jobs. How do people get what they need? How do people earn money? People work at many jobs. What are jobs that people do? Vocabulary Assurance Statements

money job People have jobs and earn money to meet their needs. TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Economics. The student understands the value of jobs. (K.7A) identify jobs in the home, school, and Pearson: My World community; Chapter 2, Lesson 3: How do we earn money? p. 45-46 Jobs at home - Take out trash, clean your room; Mom and Dad cook; laundry; pay bills; big brother o Reading Skill: Cause and Effect p. 47-48 mows lawn Chapter 2, Lesson 4: What are jobs that people Jobs at school - Principal, teacher, librarian, secretary, nurse, custodian, cafeteria worker, and bus o do? p. 49-50 driver Collaboration and Creativity: Listening & Jobs in the community - At hospitals, banks, stores, gas stations, government, police officers, o Speaking p. 51-52 firefighters, mail carriers, sanitation workers, librarians, and transportation workers Optional Lesson: Economics. The student understands the value of jobs. (K.7B) explain why people have jobs. Chapter 2, Lesson 6: What are goods and services? P. 55-56 • Earn money to purchase items to meet basic human needs

• To be a productive member of society Literature Link • To accomplish goals Spending Money by Tany Thaler • Better life Bea and Mr. Jones by Amy Scwarz • Independence My First Job by Julie Allen Activities The Bernstein Bears & Mama’s New Job by  Read stories about careers. Stan and Jan Bernstein  Have local community members come to speak to students. An Orange in January by Dianna Hutts Aston  Make a collage of different jobs from magazine pictures. The Tortilla Factory by Gary Paulsen  Interview someone at school about his/her job.  Create a Classroom Job chart. Make a salary schedule for the jobs. Pebble Go Jobs in the Community (Social Studies) Goods - Goods are objects that can satisfy people’s needs and wants. People buy goods at stores or sell what Earning Money (Social Studies  All About they make. Money) 49 | Page Revised Spring 2017

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Pebble Go Examples of Goods Good and Services (Social Studies  All About  Home – food, toys, computer, clothes, sink Money)  School – food, books, desks, pencils, computers

 Community – vegetables and fruits, cars, clothes, furniture, traffic lights EPIC!

Goods or Services by Ellen Mitten Services - Services are activities that can satisfy people’s needs and wants. People can exchange a service for a good. (ex. A student helps other students with homework in exchange for a hamburger.) Discovery Education/United Streaming Examples of Services Going to School Is Your Job (13:04)  Home – take out the trash, walk the dog, set the table The Difference between Wants and Needs  School – safety patrol, PTA volunteers (16:00)  Community – police department, fire department, trash collecting Providing Goods and Services (2:30)

Activities Old MacDonald Went to Trade. Students sing the familiar tune, “Old MacDonald Had a Farm.” BrainPOPJr. What goods on the farm and services might Farmer MacDonald have provided or wanted? Goods and Services (Social Studies  Write two new verses for the farm identifying a good or a service. Draw pictures of the goods and services Economics) and trade them for goods and services that other farmers in the class want to trade.

Mandated Recognition Days Lesson Plans In Canvas TX 662.003 (B) – San Jacinto Day Chores and Allowance It commemorates the battle between the Texas Army and Mexican forces about 25 miles from downtown Income and Gifts Houston, Texas, on April 21, 1836. Income Booklet Skills Needed FlipBooks San Jacinto Day: final battle of the Texas Revolution that lead to Texas Independence Skills Required Sorting

Suggested Process Standards Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14A) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid oral sources such as conversations, interviews, and music; (K.14B) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and artifacts;

Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15A) express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences; (K.15B) create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps.

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Suggested ELPS Learning Strategies 1.A.1 Use prior knowledge to understand meanings in English. Learning Strategies 1.B.1 Monitor oral language production and employ self-corrective techniques or other resources. Listening 2.D.2 Seek clarification of (spoken language) as needed. Speaking 3.C.4 Speak using a variety of connecting words with increasing accuracy and ease as more English is acquired Reading 4.C.2 Derive meaning of environmental print. TEKS Verb Content K.7A Identify Jobs people have in the home, school, and community K.7B Explain Why people have jobs

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Weeks: 4.6 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Technology & How Things Change April 23 – 27 Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions People meet needs with jobs. How do people get what they need? How do we use technology to meet our needs? People work at many jobs. How have our lives changed as people created new inventions? Vocabulary Assurance Statements

tools needs past I understand how technology is used in home and at school. I can describe how technology helps me do things at home and school. TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Science, technology, and society. The student understands ways technology is used in the home and school and Pearson: My World how technology affects people's lives. (K.13A) identify examples of technology used in the home and school: Chapter 2, Lesson 5: How do we use technology to meet our needs? p. 53-54  Home – books on CD or DVD; home electronics; style of home; cooking materials; cars, scooters or Chapter 5, Lesson 8: How has school shoes with wheels; iPods, computers, cell phones changed? p. 141-142  School – computers; library resources; ID card; PE equipment; TV/DVD; intercom system, in-focus Chapter 5, Lesson 9: How has the world projector, interactive boards changed? p. 145-146  Technology – the application of processes, methods or knowledge to achieve a specific purpose; Chapter 5, Lesson 10: How has technology something created by man to solve a problem changed? p. 145-146 Note: Teachers can ask adults of different ages to come into the classroom to discuss how technology has changed. “I remember when....” Literature Link Nathan of Yesteryear and Michael of Today Science, technology, and society. The student understands ways technology is used in the home and school and by Brian J. Hinz how technology affects people's lives. (K.13B) describe how technology helps accomplish specific tasks and Inventions We Use for Information and meet people's needs; Entertainment by Jane Bidder What Has Changed? By Ellen Catala . Home – computers allow us to access information and connect with other people from home, school, Mike Mulligan and the Steam Shovel by and around the world. Virginia Lee Burton . School - computers allow us to access information and connect with other people from home, school, and around the world. Pebble Go School Then and Now (Social Studies  Long . Transportation – such as with/without cars, trucks, buses, trains, and airplanes. Ago and Today) . Jobs – such as with/without computers, electricity, air conditioning/heating, cell phones, and tools. 52 | Page Revised Spring 2017

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. Daily life – such as with without cell phones, washing machines, refrigerators, television, video games, Discovery Education - United Streaming toilets, running water Long Ago, Yesterday, and Today (15:00)

. Science/technology allows for an easier lifestyle. Including light bulb allows work at night. Air conditioning keeps comfortable and allows work indoors in summer. Microwaves cook food quickly.

Examples of helping accomplish tasks – • Airplanes help reach faraway places • Computers for virtual visits • Microwaves for faster cooking • Blow dryer or straightener to style hair • Cars with digital maps and back bumper detectors

Examples of helping meet needs – • Help meet needs faster, safer • Need for food – grocery cart, packaging, scanner, farm machines • Need for clothing – sewing machine, factory machines, buttons, zipper, Velcro • Need for shelter – tools, building materials, trucks, wallboard, cut lumber, stone • Need for medical care – take temperature with one swipe, x-rays, vaccines to prevent disease • Need for entertainment – computer games, portable game players, movies, sports equipment, radio and TV

Science, technology, and society. The student understands ways technology is used in the home and school and how technology affects people's lives. (K.13C) describe how his or her life might be different without modern technology.

Examples – electricity, air conditioning/heating, computers, cell phones, internet, email, video games, iPods, remote control Have students describe how their life would be different without these items.

Suggested Process Standards Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14B) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and artifacts;

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Social studies skills. The student uses problem-solving and decision-making skills, working independently and with others, in a variety of settings. (K.16A) use a problem-solving process to identify a problem, gather information, list and consider options, consider advantages and disadvantages, choose and implement a solution, and evaluate the effectiveness of the solution;

Suggested ELPS Speaking 3.C.4 Speak using a variety of connecting words with increasing accuracy and ease as more English is acquired. Speaking 3.E.1 Share information in cooperative learning interactions. Reading 4.F.1 Use visual and contextual support to read grade-appropriate content area text. Reading 4.F.7 Use support from peers and teachers to enhance and confirm understanding. Reading 4.F.10 Use support from peers and teachers to develop background knowledge needed to comprehend increasingly challenging language. Reading 4.G.4 Demonstrate comprehension of increasingly complex English by taking notes commensurate with content area and grade level needs.

TEKS Verb Content K.13A Identify Examples of technology in the home and school K.13B* Identify How technology helps accomplish specific tasks and meet people's needs K.13C Describe How life might be different without modern technology

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Week: 4.7 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Culture: Comparing Traditions & Cultural April 30 – May 4 Memorial Day – May 28 Celebrations Bank Week – May 7-11 Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions Holidays and celebrations contribute to our national How is culture shared? What is culture? heritage. How do we celebrate ______? Vocabulary Assurance Statements culture celebrate custom tradition I can identify customs and celebrations in my community.

family TEKS and Content Suggested Resources Culture. The student understands similarities and differences among people. (K.11B) identify similarities and Pearson: My World differences among people such as music, clothing, and food. Chapter 5, Lesson 6: How do families celebrate? p. 109-110 • Similarities (e.g., We all have the same grandfather.) Chapter 5, Lesson 8: What is culture? p. 113- • Differences (e.g., You and I are cousins, but she and he are brother and sister.”) 114 • Clothing – Something that covers the body; garments

• Food – any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain Literature Link life, provide energy, promote growth, etc. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with the Mexican Hat Culture. The student understands the importance of family customs and traditions. (K.12A) describe and Dance by Alma F. Ada & Isabel Campoy explain the importance of family customs and traditions; (K.12B) compare family customs and traditions. EPIC! Importance of family customs Cinco de Mayo by M.C. Hall • Customs are ways of doing things within a group or society which become habit and are adopted as

tradition. Customs create a bond based on common experience and shared values. Pebble Go • Family customs are things your family does for birthdays, celebrations, holidays, vacations, etc. (e.g., Cinco de Mayo (Social Studies  Holidays) take pictures first day of school; choose favorite foods for birthday meal, go to the lake with cousins.)

Importance of family traditions Discovery Education/United Streaming • Traditions are derived from the process of transmitting knowledge and practices through Holiday Facts and Fun: Cinco de Mayo (13:00) generations without written instructions. Traditions create a bond based on common experience and shared values. • Family traditions are things that have been in your family for generations (e.g. always hold family reunion on 4PPthPP of July, go to the cemetery to put flowers on graves for Memorial Day, make quilts, farm/ranch)

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Suggested Process Standards Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14B) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and artifacts;

Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15B) create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps.

Suggested ELPS Speaking 3.E.1 Share information in cooperative learning interactions. Writing 5.F Write a variety of grade-appropriate sentence lengths, patterns, and connecting words to combine phrases, clauses, and sentences in increasingly accurate ways as more English is acquired. TEKS Verb Content K.11B* Identify Similarities and differences among people (kinship) K.12A Describe and Explain Importance of family customs and traditions K.12B Compare Family customs and traditions

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Weeks: 4.9 & 4.10 Unit Dates: Important Dates: Patriotic Holidays & Summer Safety May 14 – 31 End of Year Activities – May 29-31 Last Day of School – May 31 Juneteenth – June 19 Independence Day – July 4 Enduring Understandings Essential Questions Guiding Questions We celebrate to remember important people How does life change throughout history? What are patriotic celebrations? and events from the past. How do people best cooperate? Vocabulary Assurance Statements timeline celebrate year safety I know why we celebrate special events like Independence Day.

holiday I can describe my kindergarten year in chronological order. TEKS and Content Suggested Resources History. The student understands that holidays are celebrations of special events. (K.1A) explain the Pearson: My World reasons for national patriotic holidays such as … Independence Day; (K.1B) identify customs Chapter 4, Lesson 7: What are national holidays? p. associated with national patriotic holidays such as parades and fireworks on Independence Day 111-112

. We celebrate the anniversaries of important people and events that are important to our Literature Link nation and that we want to make sure we remember. Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox . Independence Day – commemorates the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July, 4, Have students choose what they will remember 1776. (National holiday first celebrated in 1777.) about kindergarten most and draw/write about it. • By the early 1800s the traditions of parades, picnics, and fireworks were established as the way Independence Day by Trudi Strain Trueit to celebrate Memorial Day by Jacqueline S. Cotton History. The student understands the concept of chronology. (K.3A) place events in chronological Memorial Day by Clara Cella order; (K.3B) use vocabulary related to time and chronology, including before, after, next, first, last, F Is for Flag by Wendy Cheyette Lewison yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Corduroy’s Fourth of July by Don Freeman

Fourth of July Mice! by Bethany Roberts o Example: calendar, today, tomorrow, yesterday, seasons, birthdays, celebrations, school days, schedule, events of a story (First day of school; Last week of school; Kindergarten graduation) Eloise and the Big Parade by Kay Thompson, Hilary Knight and Lisa McClatchy o Before, after, next, first, last, yesterday, today, tomorrow The Bike Lesson by Stan Bernstein Government. The student understands the purpose of rules. (K.8B) identify rules that … safety in the Staying Safe on My Bike by Joanne Mattern home …. Pebble Go Summer safety – bike & water safety Memorial Day (Social Studies  Holidays)

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Mandated Recognition Days Juneteenth (Social Studies  Holidays) May – Memorial Day Patriotism, Loyalty (Social Studies  Being a Good USC 116 (A) – Memorial Day Citizen) It commemorates those who have served or are severing in the military. Discovery Education/United Streaming June 19 -- (Juneteenth) Emancipation Day in Texas Holiday Facts and Fun: Memorial Day (14:52) TX 662.003 (B) – Emancipation Day in Texas Old Glory (10:00) Emancipation Day in Texas is in honor of the emancipation of the slaves in Texas in 1865 Websites July 4th – Independence Day 4th of July activities TX 662.003 (A) – Independence Day http://www.cantonpl.org/youth/kids/holidays/fourt Independence Day honors the birthday of the United States and the adoption of the Declaration of h-july Independence on July 4, 1776.

Suggested Process Standards Social studies skills. The student applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use information acquired from a variety of valid sources, including electronic technology. (K.14B) obtain information about a topic using a variety of valid visual sources such as pictures, symbols, electronic media, print material, and artifacts; (K.14C) sequence and categorize information.

Social studies skills. The student communicates in oral and visual forms. (K.15B) create and interpret visuals, including pictures and maps.

Suggested ELPS Listening 2.E.3 Use linguistic support to enhance and confirm understanding of increasingly complex and elaborated spoken language. TEKS Verb Content K.1A Explain The reasons for national patriotic holidays, Independence Day K.1B Identify Customs associated with national patriotic holidays, parades and fireworks on Independence Day K.3A* Place Events in chronological order K.3B* Use Vocabulary related to time and chronology; first, next, last. K.8B Identify Rules that provide… safety in the home…

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