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September |
October |
Nov/Dec |
January |
February |
March |
April |
May/June |
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Morning Meeting |
Class Rules and Routines Building Safety and Trust |
Building a Sense of Community & Responsibility |
Building a Sense of Empathy and Compassion |
Developing CommunicatioSkills--expressive & receptive |
Problem Solving |
Building Leadership |
Extending Social and Academic Skills |
Looking Ahead Broadening Friendships, Planning for next year |
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Reading |
Reading Be-haviors: endur-ance; book choice; at home reading |
Phonological awareness: Letter & Word Knowledge; Phonics |
Concepts of Print; Word Solving; Monitoring & Correcting |
Searching for and using information |
Predicting; Making Connections; Questioning |
Questioning; Visualizing; Detemining Importance |
Synthesizing; Analyzing; Critiquing |
Putting It All Together |
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Author Study & Genres |
Eric Carle |
Mystery & Fiction |
Laura Numeroff |
Biography & Non-Fiction |
Norman Bridwell |
Fairy Tales, Folktales, Fables |
Poetry |
Kevin Henkes |
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Writing |
Launching the Writing Workshop |
Small Moments: Personal Narrative Writing |
Writing for Readers: Teaching Skills and Strategies |
The Craft of Revision |
Authors as Mentors |
Nonfiction Writing: Procedures & Reports |
Poetry: Powerful Thoughts in Tiny Packages |
Revisiting Our Writing Pieces |
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Math |
Establishing Routines & Uses of Numbers |
Visual & Number Patterns, Counting |
Measurement, Basic Facts, Place Value, & Number Stories |
Developing Fact Power |
Geometry and Attributes |
Mental Arithmetic, Money, & Fractions |
Place Value & Fractions |
Year-End Review & Assessment |
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Social Studies |
Family; Citizenship; Leaders & Rulers |
Communities; Moving to new homes |
Our Earth; Our Land & Water; Natural Resources; Weather/Seas |
City, Suburb, Town; Our Country; Our Country's Neighbors |
Needs & Wants; Goods & Services; Buy, Trade, Save; Jobs |
Learning about the Past; First Americans; Family Life Past/Present |
Going to School Long Ago; Moving; Sharing News & Ideas |
Laws; Government; Citizens; Heroes; Symbols |
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Science |
Living & Non-Living; Habitats |
How Plantas & Animals Live; Life Cycles; Food Chains |
Land, Water, & Air; Weather |
Observing Matter |
Movement & Sound |
Learning about Energy |
Day & Night Sky |
Science & Our World |
