Grade Level

Kindergarten

CONTENT

TITLE OF UNIT

LESSON TITLE

DURATION

DATE

Language Arts, Reading, Math

Science, Social Studies

Taking Care
of the Earth

Planet Earth

5 days

March (week 4)

SEQUENCE: INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES/LESSON ACTIVITY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SCHOOL ASSEMBLY

**MORNING MEETING**
Positive Behavior Intervention & Support / Character Education
Pledge, Star-Spangled Banner, Fanhogge, MU Lujan School Song Greeting - Classroom rules, consequences, rewards - School expectations, mission, ESLER'S - DOE mission

8:00-8:30
Calendar
Place value days of
school left

2 - tens
6 - ones

2 - tens
5 - ones

2 - tens
4 - ones

2- tens
3 - ones

2 - tens
2- ones

8:30-10:00

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS/WRITING

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS/WRITING

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS/WRITING

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS/WRITING

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS/WRITING

3. Students will use relationships among words to clarify meaning

and connections with real-life events.

Big Idea

2. What writing structures are needed for writing a narrative, or informational text?
How does word choice change the meaning of text?

Essential
Questions

Warm-Up

Direct
Instruction

Guided
Practice

Independent
Practice

Action Alphabet
Action Alphabet
The Short Vowel/Consonant Sounds The Short Vowel/Consonant Sounds
Review
Review

Stomp and Spell

Demonstration Story: Kits Hats

Worksheet

Worksheet

10-10:15

Demonstration Story: Kits Mom

Demonstration Story: Kit

Demonstration Story: Kits Pants

Phrase and Wiggle Cards

Learning centers

Assessment
Extension

How do relationships among words help clarify meaning?

Action Alphabet
Action Alphabet
Action Alphabet
The Short Vowel/Consonant Sounds The Short Vowel/Consonant Sounds The Short Vowel/Consonant Sounds
Review
Review
Review

Demonstration Story: Kits Cats

3.

Learning centers

Learning centers

Computer learning center day

Recess

Demonstration Story: Mumps

Demonstration Story: Up
Demonstration Story: Fast Fred
Demonstration Story: Pips Cats
Demonstration Story: Vic Gets Lost

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2.

MATH
MATH
MATH
MATH
MATH
Students will know and describe basic shapes and two-dimensional and three-dimensional solid figures.
Students will fluently subtract within 5 and compose and decompose numbers 110 using various strategies. Students will add numerals fluently and solve word problems using various strategies.

1.
2.
3.

What are the basic shapes and solid figures? How could you describe the basic shapes and solid figures?
How is subtraction different from addition? What are the ways you think about subtraction facts? How do you remember each subtraction fact?
How do you show how a number decomposes? Why would you want to decompose a number?

10:15-11:15
Big Idea

Focus
Question
Mathematical
Practice(s)

Fluency
Practice
Direct
Instruction

Application
Problem
Guided
Practice

Concept
Development
Guided
Practice

Independent
Practice

Worksheet

Worksheet

Worksheet

Worksheet

Worksheet

Composition and Decomposition

Decompositions with story problems

Decompositions with story problems

Decompositions with story problems

Decompositions with story problems

Assessment

Extension

Puzzles

Student
Debrief

THEMATIC UNIT:

12:30-2:00
12:55:1:25

Big Idea

LIBRARY

Students will be able to describe and

categorize objects in terms of
properties, such as shapes, form, and
texture.

Students will be able to list/illustrate 5

tools found around the house and
describe their functions.

Students need to understand that an

object must be held by another object
in order for it not to fall to the ground.

Essential
Questions

What things are made of plastic,

metal, wood, and cloth?
How do these objects feel when you
touch them?

Why does something have to be held

so it does not fall to the ground?
What happens to objects when you
let go of holding them? Why do you
think this happens?

Why do tools make our job easier?

What tools do you use around the
house to make work easier

Introducing the
Read Aloud

Globe introduction
Know-Wonder-Learn Chart
Introduce the Narrator Earth Hat
Purpose for Listening

Presenting the
Read A loud

Introducing the Earth

Garbage

Natural Resources

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

Recycle!, Recycle!, Recyclee!

Discussing the
Rad Aloud

Vocabulary

Extension

2:00-2:28

Comprehension Questions
Word Work: Resposibility

creatures
Earth
outer space
responsibility
surface
Guam Seal

decompose
dumpster
hazardous
landfill
Farm Animals on Guam

Learning Labs

Learning Labs

action
generate
products
recycle
reduce

conserve
decayed
natural resources
oxygen

aluminum
furnace
solution
sorted

Learning Labs

Learning Labs

Learning Labs