Breakthrough To Literacy- Giant

Color word- Red

1.0.10 Connect literature to students’ lives and real world issues. 2.0.10 Connect the content of a passage to students’ lives and/or real world issues.

Sorting- objects according to color, size, and shape

Introduce calendar

2.2.1 Sort objects and compare attributes

2.2.9 Use measurements to describe and compare attributes of objects

2.3.1 How two-dimensional shapes are alike or different

Friendship/School rules/ Restating directions

1.1.1Democratic governments functions according to the needs and wants of the citizens and provide for society’s needs. 2.4.2 Compromise and cooperation are tools for social interaction.

POS- Students will begin to understand the basic purpose of government and how citizen participation can affect government. Students will understand how human needs are met through

groups and

Position and motions of shapes- example: shapes

1.2.1 The position of an object can be described by locating it relative to another object or the background. 1.2.2 An object’s motion can be described by measuring its change in position over time such as rolling different objects down a ramp.

POS- Students will understand that the position and motion of an object can be described by comparing it to

Character Word- Initiative

Breakthrough To Literacy- My Friend at School

*Top/bottom *Realistic/fiction *Recognize/write first name *Show and tell *Predictable Books

x.0.1 Use word recognition strategies to determine pronunciations and meanings of words in passages.

Basic Shapes- Identification of circle, square, triangle, rectangle, diamond, oval, rhombus

Recognizing shapes in everyday life

Introduce 2 and 3 dimensional objects

2.1.2 Basic two-dimensional shapes including circles, triangles, all quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and octagons

Friendship/School rules/Restating directions

1.1.2 The purpose of a government’s rules and laws is to establish and maintain order.

Breakthrough To Literacy- A Party

*Fantasy Books *Match letters/sounds *ABC books *Title/author/illustrator *Left/right

 x.0.1 Use word recognition strategies to determine pronunciations and meanings of words in passages.

Positional Words-

Johnny Appleseed-

Folktales

2.1.1 Language, music, art, dress, food, stories, and folk tales help define culture and may be shared among various groups.

POS- Students will recognize language, music, art, dress, food, literature, and folktales as

Apples

3.1.2 Organisms have basic needs.

Breakthrough To Literacy- Too Tall

Letter "T"

x.0.1 Use word recognition strategies to determine pronunciations and

meanings of words in passages.

Graphing-Pictographs

Introduce/model/collecting/

Organizing and describing data

3.2.2 Collect, organize, and describe data 3.2.3 Construct and interpret displays of data

Breakthrough To Literacy- Ship A Sailing

*Reality/fantasy *Matching words

1.0.7 Demonstrate knowledge of the characteristics of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and plays.

Patterns in real life-

ABA, ABAB, AAB, ABB

4.2.1 Find rules for, extend, and create patterns. 4.3.1 How patterns are alike and different.

Floating/Sinking

1.1.1 Organisms have many observable properties such as size, mass, shape, color, temperature, magnetism, and the ability to react with other substances. 1.1.2 Objects are made of one or more materials such as paper, wood, and metal.

POS- Students will understand that properties of materials can be

Character Word- Courage

Guidance: Getting along with others

Breakthrough To Literacy- Monkeys 

Letter M

 1.0.10 Connect literature to students’ lives and real issues.

Numbers 0-5

Zero property

Demonstrate one to one

correspondence

1.1.1Whole numbers, fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals through thousandths

POS- Students will read, write, count, and model whole numbers, 0-5.

Zoo Animals

3.1.1 Things in

the environment are classified as living, nonliving and once living. Living things differ from nonliving things. Organisms are classified into groups by using various characteristics.

Second Step Lesson 19: Problem solving

Breakthrough To Literacy- Bug-Watching

*Non-fiction *Matching symbols *Joins in familiar reading of story

2.0.6 Use text features to understand a passage.

Numbers 6-10

Demonstrate one to one correspondence

1.1.1Whole numbers, fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals through thousandths 1.2.1 Read, write, and rename whole numbers 1.2.9 Order and compare whole numbers and fractions

POS- Students will read,

write, count, and model whole numbers, 0-10. Students will order and compare numbers from 0-10, using physical models.

Bugs

Life Cycles

3.1.1 Things in the environment are classified as living, nonliving and once living. Living things differ from nonliving things. Organisms are

classified into groups by using various characteristics. 3.1.3 Each plant or animal has structures that serve different functions in growth, survival,

and reproduction.

POS- Students will understand that organisms have different structures that serve different functions. These structures are used to sort organisms into groups.

Breakthrough To Literacy- Magic

Letter "C"

*PCLP Entry- How to Piece *Storytelling *2 step oral directions *Guest Speaker- Magician

2.0.10 Connect the content of a passage to students’ lives and/or real world issues.

Review numbers 0-10

Counting objects 0-10 and rote counting to 10

1.2.9 Order and compare whole numbers and fractions

Christopher Columbus

5.1.1 Accounts of historical events are influenced by the perceptions of people and passing of time. 5.1.2 History can be understood by using a variety of primary and secondary sources and tools. 5.2.4 The study of U.S.

Water cycle Solid/Liquid/Gas

1.1.3 Materials can exist in different states- solid, liquid, and gas. 2.1.1 Earth materials include solid rocks and soils, water, and the gases of the atmosphere. 2.1.2 Earth materials provide many of the

resources humans use. The varied materials have different physical and chemical properties, which make them useful in different ways.

POS- Students will understand that materials can