Week/

Month

Content

Skills for Student Achievement

Assessment

Performance Standards Addressed

Sept

·         All About Me(Families)

·         Bus Safety

·         Weekly Publication (Weekly Reader, Scholastic, Time for Kids)

·         Families

 

·         Orally present information about themselves and their families to their peers

·         Recognize bus safety rules

 

·         All About Me Book

·         Oral presentation

·         Oral discussion

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Oct

·         Families

·         Safety

·         Recognize similarities and differences in families

·         Identify basic elements of fire safety, playground safety, and pedestrian safety

·         Oral discussion

·         Pictorial/written description

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Nov

·         Fall Holidays

·         Past Cultures (History)

·         Obtain an awareness of fall holidays

·         Obtain an awareness of Pilgrims and Native Americans

·         Art projects

·         Oral discussion

·         Pictorial/written representation

·         Model villages

 

Dec

·         Wants and Needs (Economics)

·         Winter Holidays

·         Identify basic needs

·         Distinguish between wants and needs

·         Obtain an awareness of winter holidays

·         Interactive bulletin board

·         Oral discussion

·         VI A1

·         VIA2

·         VIA3

·         VIA4

·         VIA5

Jan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

·         Map skills (Geography)

·         Martin Luther King, Jr.

·         Mexico

 

·         Interpret and create simple maps using map elements of title, direction, symbols, and map key

·         Locate places by using simple maps and understand that maps are drawings of  locations and places as viewed from above

·         Use maps and globes to describe locations in reference to the equator and poles

·         Awareness of the history of Martin Luther King, Jr.

·         Acquire a knowledge of Mexican culture

·         Oral discussion

·         Map creation

·         Map flashcards

·         Written and pictorial representation

·         Art projects

·         Fiesta participation

·         VA5

·         VB1

·         VB3

Feb

 

·         Patriotism (Citizenship)

·         Identify American symbols, songs, locations that uniquely identify our nation

·         Recognize and describe famous Presidents (George Washington, Abe Lincoln)

·         Art projects

·         Music

·         Oral discussion

·         Written puzzles

·         IB1

·         VIIB1

·         VIIC2

March

·         Economics

·         Identify differences between basics needs and wants

·         Demonstrate that money can be used to buy goods and services

·         Be aware of the concept of scarcity, tradeoffs, and earnings

·         Discussion

·         Participation in the classroom store

·         VI A1

·         VIA2

·         VIA3

·         VIA4

·         VIA5

April

·         Economics

·         Careers/Community Helpers

·         Identify what a community is

·         Increased awareness of community occupations

·         Written description of future goals

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May

·         Family/Intergenerational

·         Demonstrate proper elder respect (Grandparents, Parents)

·         Grandparents Day

·         Teacher observation

·         Oral/written projects

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