2011-2012 | Theme | Reading/Lang. Arts | Science/Health | Social Studies | Math |
| September
October
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| Alphabet Phonemic Awareness Concepts of print Letter/sound relationships High frequency words Comprehension— Details/predictions Vocabulary Writing Nursery rhymes/rhyming | Personal Health Family Living Mental Health Growth/Development Environmental Safety (fire) Senses Similarities/Differences Living/Nonliving Plants (apples) Matter | Rules Citizenship Work Money Goods/Services Wants/Needs Labor Day Columbus Day Seasons-Fall | Colors/Shapes Rote Counting Identifies/sequences numbers Calendar-Days of the week Place Value Problem solving Spatial relationships |
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November
December
January
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| Blending/segmenting Alphabet Phonemic Awareness Concepts of print Letter/sound relationships High frequency words Comprehension— retelling beginning/middle/end Vocabulary Writing | Nutrition Personal Health Plants/Animals | Holidays/Celebrations Veterans Day Thanksgiving MLK Day Seasons-winter Maps/Globes | Counts objects in sets One-to-one correspondence Matches sets/numbers Sorts objects by rules Calendar--months Place Value Problem solving |
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February March |
| Alphabet Phonemic Awareness Concepts of print Letter/sound relationships High frequency words Comprehension—fact/fiction Vocabulary Writing | Space Gravity/Motion Night/Day | Where we live Maps/Globes Patriotism National Symbols Presidents Day Groundhog Day | Counts to 100 Ordinals Graphs Geoboards Copies/extends patterns Place Value Problem solving |
| April May |
and, Water
| Alphabet Phonemic Awareness Concepts of print Letter/sound relationships High frequency words Comprehension—story elements Vocabulary Writing books | Living/Nonliving Animals Classifications Rocks Soil Water | Seasons-spring/summer Memorial Day Flag Day Independence Day | Addition/Subtraction Counts by 5’s, 10’s Length/weight Capacity Tangram designs Coins Geometric solids Place Value Problem solving |
Science Process skills are taught throughout the year.