Theme 3 Unit 1
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Exploring Our Home, Earth Theme 3 Unit 1 |
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| Exploration Question 1 | Exploration Question 2 | Exploration Question 3 | Exploration Question 4 |
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How is the Earth important to us? Exploration Question 1 |
Science/Social Studies: Earth is Our Home (song - SafeShare) Seasons of the Year (Safeshare) Four Seasons (Turtle Diary) Foundational Literacy Skills: Letter G Video (TurtleDiary) Gg: LetterBots (SafeShare) Gg Song (SuperSimple Songs) 
Rhyming Words Wixie(Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students.) Gg Sorts Is Book |
Science/Social Studies: Nature Puzzles(SesameStreet)  Seasons(Turtle Diary) Foundational Literacy Skills:  Frog's Rhyming Machine(WordWorld)  Rhyme with Reggie Rhino(Scholastic) |
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Where on Earth do different animals live? Exploration Question 2 |
Science/Social Studies: Old McDonald Has a Habitat (SafeShare) What is a Habitat? (SafeShare - TurtleDiary) Foundational Literacy Skills: Letter T Video (TurtleDiary) Tt: LetterBots (SafeShare) Compound Word Video (Turtle Diary)
Compound Word or NotWixie(Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students.) Tt Sorts And Book |
Science/Social Studies: Footprints(SesameStreet)  Animal
Habitats(Shepphard Software)  Plants and Animals(BBCKids)  Wild Animal
Babies(Turtle Diary) Foundational Literacy Skills:  I Spy Letters Puzzles
(Turtle Diary)  Letter Tt (Starfall)  Keyboarding Zoo(ABCYa) |
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How does the weather change throughout the year? Exploration Question 3 |
Science/Social Studies: How's the Weather? (Super Simple Songs) My Favorite Season (Signing Time) What Are Seasons? (SafeShare - TurtleDiary) Foundational Literacy Skills: Letter S Video (TurtleDiary) Ss: LetterBots (SafeShare) Wixie(Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students.) Ss Sorts When Book Interactive Read Aloud: Winter is the Warmest Tumblebooks login: Username: aacpl Password: aacps |
Science/Social Studies: Zoe's Silly Seasons(SesameStreet)  Dress for Fall(SesameStreet)  Weather Surprise(Sid the Science Kid) Weather Wheel(Sid the Science Kid)  Clifford's
Seasons(Scholastic.com) Foundational Literacy Skills: Letter
Match(Scholastic.com) Letter
and Sound Match(Scholastic.com)  SuperElmo's
ABC Jump(SesameStreet) |
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How can we take care of the Earth? Exploration Question 4 |
Science/Social Studies: Save Water Video (WonderGroveKids) Recycle (WonderGroveKids) 
Save the Earth(Discovery Education) Note: Prior to selecting the link, login to aacps.discoveryeducation.com Foundational Literacy Skills: Letter R Video (TurtleDiary) Rr: LetterBots (SafeShare)
Sight WordsWixie(Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students.) Rr Sorts Will Book |
Science/Social Studies:Gabriela Cleans Up (Sid the Science Kid)  Neighborhood Clean Up Storybook(Daniel Tiger Interactive) Foundational Literacy Skills: Beginning
Sounds(Professor Garfield) Rhyme
Time(SesameStreet) Oscar's Trash Collection (SesameStreet) |
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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. |
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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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