Theme 1 Unit 2
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Exploring the Changing Me Theme 1 Unit 2 |
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| Exploration Question 1 | Exploration Question 2 | Exploration Question 3 | Exploration Question 4 | Exploration Question 5 | |
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What makes us special? Exploration Question 1 |
Science/Social Studies: What I Am (Safeshare) 
I'm Special-FeelingsFoundational Literacy Skills: Pp: LetterBots (Safeshare)
Pp or Not Wixie(Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students.) Pp Sorts |
Science/Social Studies: I
Am Me(Starfall.com) Foundational Literacy Skills:  Letter
Games(Utah Education Network)
Letter Attributes Memory(HFW- Notebook) |
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How are families the same or different? Exploration Question 2 |
Science/Social Studies:
All About Families(Discovery Education) Note: Prior to selecting the link, login to aacps.discoveryeducation.com Foundational Literacy Skills: Hh: LetterBots (Safeshare)
Compound WordsWixie(Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students) Hh Sorts Like Book |
Foundational Literacy Skills: Alphabet
Bubble(ABCYa.com)  Letter Tracing(ABCYa.com)  Things in a Home(Scholastic.com)  Something Special For Dad(Daniel Tiger) |
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How do our senses help us? Exploration Question 3 |
Science/Social Studies:
5 Senses Exploring the 5 Senses (Sesame Street.org) Curious George: 5 Senses (PBS Learning Media) Five Senses Song (Safeshare) Wixie(Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students) 5 Senses Sort Foundational Literacy Skills: Mm: LetterBots (Safeshare)
Inital Sound Sort:
N,W,P,H,MWixie
(Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students) Mm Sorts Wixie
(Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students) To Book Compound Words |
Science/Social Studies: Where's Quack? (PBS Learning Media)  Sid the Science Kid: 5
Senses(pbsKids.org) Foundational Literacy Skills:  Clifford: Initial Sounds(Scholastic.com) |
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How can we keep ourselves safe? Exploration Question 4 |
Science/Social Studies: Keeping Yourself Safe (Safeshare) Classroom Safety (Safeshare) Foundational Literacy Skills: Aa: Letterbots (Safeshare) Rhyme Time (Safeshare) Wixie
(Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students) Aa Sorts Am Book |
Foundational Literacy Skills:  Short A Rhyming Words(Starfall.com) |
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How do we use our senses to describe objects? Exploration Question 5 |
Science/Social Studies: Dinosaur Train: Using Your Senses (PBS Learning Media) 5 Senses (Turtle Diary) Wixie
(Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students) 5 Senses Journal Foundational Literacy Skills:
ABC Games
Rhyming
Sight Word MemoryWixie
(Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students) Letter Sort |
Science/Social Studies: Sounds and Hearing(bbc.co.uk)  Five Senses(ABCYa.com)  Curious
George: 5 senses(pbskids.org) |
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Exploration questions 1-5 |
Maryland College and Career Readiness Standards RF1 Demonstrate understanding of basic features of print. RF2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words and sounds (phonemes). RF3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. RF4 Engage with a variety of texts with purpose and understanding. L1 Demonstrate command of he conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. L2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing. RI/RL1 With modeling and support, answer questions and details in an informational text. RI/RL2 With modeling and support, recall one or more details related o the main topic from an informational text. RI/RL3 With modeling and support, connect individuals, events, and pieces of information in a text to life experiences. RI/RL4 With modeling and support, answer questions abou unknown words in a text. RI/RL5 With modeling and support, identify the front cover, and back cover of a book. RI/RL6 With modeling and support, define the role of the author and illustrator/photographer in oresenting the ideas or information in a text. RI/RL7 With modeling and support, tell how the illustrations/photographs support the text. RI/RL8 With modeling and support, identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text. RI/RL 9 With promping and support, discuss similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic. RI/RL10 Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding. W1 With modeling and support, use a combination of drawing, dictating, and developmentally appropriate writing to share opinions about an experience or book. W2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, or developmenally appropriate writing o state information on a topic. W3 With modeling and support, use a combination of drawing, dictating or developmentally appropriate writing to communicate a personal story about a single event and tell about the events in a meaningful sequence W5 With modeling, guidance, and support from aduls, review drawing, dictationor developmenally appropriate writing. W6 With prompting and support from adults, explore a variety of digial tools to express ideas. W7 Participate in shared research and shared writing projects. W8 With modeling and support from adult, recall information from experiences or information from provided sources o answer a question. |
| Health 1.E.1.A -Identify character traits contributing to your uniqueness. |
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Science/Social Studies Social Studies K-2.A.a.a/b-Identify similarities and differences in people's characteristics, habits, and living patterns to describe how they meet the same human needs. Science Practice 4 Analyzing data in K-2 collecting, recording, and sharing observations. |
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| Technology:
ISTE Student Standards Addressed: 5. Computational Thinker; 6. Creative Communicator |
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