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Theme 2 Unit 1

 

Pre-Kindergarten Home Foundational Literacy
Exploration Question 1 Exploration Question 2 Exploration Question 3  Exploration Question 4

 

Unit Questions Teacher Resources Student Resources
What are the places in our community?
Exploration Question 1
  Science/Social Studies:
Places in our Neighborhood
(Safeshare)
Where Are You Going?
(Safeshare)
wixie iconWixie
(Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students.)
 Places in the Neighborhood

 Foundational Literacy Skills:
  Bb: LetterBots
(Safeshare)

wixie iconWixie
(Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students.)
Bb Sorts

Have Book
 Science/Social Studies:
dogBuild A Neighborhood
(PBSKids)
Foundational Literacy Skills:

 
polar Word Memory
Who are the people in our neighborhood?
Exploration Question 2		 Science/Social Studies:
 Community Workers

 Ramps
(Peep and the Big Wide World)
Forces and Movement
(BBC Kids)

 Forces in Action
(BBC Kids)

Foundational Literacy Skills:
Kk: LetterBots
(Safeshare)

wixie iconWixie
(Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students.)
 Kk Sorts

 What Book		 Science/Social Studies:
kangarooDaniel Tiger's Dress Up
(PBSKids.org)

eletCommunity Helper Stories
(Scholastic.com)
Foundational Literacy Skills:
frogLetter Review
(Scholastic.com)
mooseLetters to Big Bird
(Sesame Street)

 
How can we help our community?
Exploration Question 3		 Science/Social Studies:
The Very First Thanksgiving Day
(Safeshare)

Foundational Literacy Skills:
Dd: LetterBots
(Safeshare)
Onset and Rime
(Professor Garfield)

  wixie iconWixie
(Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students.)
Dd Sorts
Interactive Read Aloud:
Helping Out is Cool
Tumblebooks login:
Username: aacpl
Password: aacps

 Foundational Lieracy Skills:
butterflyLetter Dd
(Starfall.com)

 elephantLetter Tracing
(ABCYa.com)
What is the world community?
Exploration Question 4 		 Science/Social Studies:
Hello Around the World
(Safeshare)
Foundational Literacy Skills:
Ff: LetterBots
(Safeshare)
Compound Words

Sight Word Memory

wixie iconWixie
(Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students.)
 Ff Sorts

  Do Book

Interactive Read Aloud:
 Subway Ride
Tumblebooks login:
Username: aacpl
Password: aacps
 Foundational Literacy Skills:
 penguinLetter Bingo
(SuperWhy)

polarbearLetter Review
(pbskids.org)

 

 

 

Teacher Notes
Questions/Resources Standards
Exploration questions 1-4

 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.
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.
 
Technology: ISTE Student Standards Addressed:
5. Computational Thinker; 6. Creative Communicator
   
 

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