Month

Content/Topic

Skills

Assessment

Standards

September

*Everyday routines

*School rules

*Rules

*School helpers

*Getting along

*Families

*Learn about daily routines

*Show and tell

*Explore the need for school rules

*Learn that rules are important at home, school and in the community

*Recognize that rules are important in keeping order and in keeping people safe

*Learn about school helpers

*Explore the kinds of jobs performed by adults in their school

*Explore how people get along with each other by caring for each other, acting in responsible ways, by helping out and by sharing

*Explore the make up of families

*Identify individuals who are important in a child’s life

All assessments are used:

*Teacher observation

*Art activities

*Class books

*Weekly Reader activities

*Class discussions

*Group games and activities

*Graphs

*Practice pages

E 4.2, E 4.1, E 4.3

E 4.5, E 4.8

B 4.9, C 4.1, C 4.3, E 4.1, E 4.6, C 4.1, C 4.3, C 4.4, E 4.1

B 4.9, D 4.7, E 4.1, E 4.5, E 4.6, E 4.8, E 4.15

B 4.9, C 4.1, E 4.1, E 4.5, E 4.7, E 4.8, E 4.9, E 4.1, E 4.15

B 4.9, C 4.1, D 4.5, E 4.1, E 4.2, E 4.3, E 4.4, E 4.5, E 4.8, E 4.9, E 4.13

October

*Seasons

*Community helpers

*Needs and wants

  Food

  Clothing

   Shelter

*Explorers

*Learn that there are four seasons in a year

*Learn what the weather is like in each season

*Recognize seasonal changes

*Learn about different workers who help in a community

*Learn that community helpers provide services

*Name basic human needs

*Identify differences between needs and wants

*Learn about explorers who journeyed to the Americas

All assessments are used:

*Teacher observation

*Art activities

*Class books

*Weekly Reader activities

*Class discussions

*Group games and activities

*Graphs

*Practice pages

A 4.6

E 4.1

B 4.9, C 4.1, C 4.4, D 4.6, E 4.1, E4.2, E 4.3, E 4.5, E 4.7, E 4.8, c 4.3, E 4.6

D 4.1, D 4.2, D 4.5, E 4.1, E 4.3, E 4.13, D 4.5, E 4.1, E 4.2, E 4.3, E 4.5, E 4.8, E 4.13

B 4.1, B 4.3, B 4.5, B 4.7, B 4.9,          B 4.10, E 4.1,        E 4.11, E 4.12

November

*Celebrations

*Holidays

*Then and now

*Jobs

*Jobs then and now

*Earning money

*Work

*Making choices

*Signs

*Native Americans

*Thanksgiving

*Identify celebrations and holidays

*Learn that things change over time

*Compare people, objects and events of today and long ago

*Learn about some of the jobs they might someday have

*Learn that people earn money by working

*Explore the different jobs they do at home and at school

*Learn that their main job at school is to learn

*Recognize that people use money to purchase goods

*Learn the difference between good choices and bad choices

*Explore signs around school and in the community and learn what they mean

*Learn about some of the ways Thanksgiving has changed over time

*Learn about the first Thanksgiving

All assessments are used:

*Teacher observation

*Art activities

*Class books

*Weekly Reader activities

*Class discussions

*Group games and activities

*Graphs

*Practice pages

B 4.1, B 4.3, B 4.6, B 4.7, B 4.9, C 4.5, E 4.1, E 4.2, E 4.4, E 4.9, E 4.11, E 4.12, E 4.13, E 4.14

A 4.4, B 4.1, B 4.3, B 4.4, B 4.8, E 4.1, E 4.2, E 4.3, E 4.5, E 4.8, E 4.9, E 4.13

B 4.9, D 4.4, D 4.5, E 4.1, E 4.2, E 4.3

B 4.4, B 4.8, B 4.9, D 4.4, D 4.5, D 4.6, E 4.1, E 4.2, E 4.5, E 4.8

D 4.1, D 4.2, d 4.6, E 4.1

B 4.9, D 4.4, D 4.5, E 4.1, E 4.2, E 4.3, E 4.5, E 4.8

B4.9, D 4.1, D 4.2, D 4.7, E 4.1

*Signs

*First Americans

*Thanksgiving

*Explore signs around school and in the community and learn what they mean

*Learn that the first people to live in

the Americas were Native Americans

*Learn about some of the ways Thanksgiving has changed over time

*Learn about the first Thanksgiving

C4.3, C4.6, E4.1, E4.6

A4.4, B4.1, B4.3, B4.7, B4.9, B4.10, E4.1, E4.4, E4.9, E4.11, E4.12

B4.1, B4.3, B4.5, B4.7, B4.9, B4.10, E4.1, E4.2, E4.3, E4.4, E4.5, E4.9, E4.11, E4.12, E4.15

December

*Special Foods

*Celebrations

*Family celebrations

*Getting along

*Alike and different

*Explore family customs and traditions

*Learn that customs and traditions are passed along over time

*Identify special days and events that families celebrate

*Explore ways we are alike and different

*Identify family customs and traditions

*Explore how people get along

*Learn how families cooperate and get along together

*Explore ways in which individuals are alike and different

*Explore ways in which families are alike and different

All assessments are used:

*Teacher observation

*Art activities

*Class books

*Weekly Reader activities

*Class discussions

*Group games and activities

*Graphs

*Practice pages

E4.1, E4.2, E4.3, E4.5, E4.8, E4.13, E4.14

B4.1, B4.3, B4.6, B4.7, B4.9, C4.5, E4.1, E4.2, E4.4, E4.9, E4.11, E4.12, E4.13, E4.14

B4.6, B4.9, E4.1, E4.2, E4.3, E4.4, E4.5, E4.8, E4.9, E4.13, E4.14

B4.9, C4.1, E4.1, E4.5, E4.7, E4.8, E4.9, E4.14, E4.15

E4.1, E4.2, E4.3, E4.4, E4.5, E4.7, E4.9, E4.13, E4.14

January

*Seasons

*Weather

*Oceans

*Changes in travel

*Scientists and inventors

*Learn about 4 seasons

*Describe each season’s weather

*Describe how seasonal changes affect people

*Explore oceans

*Identify plants and animals that live in the ocean

*Learn how travel has changed over time

*Learn about contributions of scientists and inventors

All assessments are used:

*Teacher observation

*Art activities

*Class books

*Weekly Reader activities

*Class discussions

*Group games and activities

*Graphs

*Practice pages

A4.6

E4.1

A4.6

E4.1

E4.1

A4.4, A4.8, B4.1, B4.3, B4.4, B4.8, E4.1, E4.11

A4.4, A4.8, B4.1, B4.3, B4.4, B4.8, E4.1, E4.11

February

*Globes

*Maps

*World map

*United States map

*Homes

*Forests

*Plains

*National symbols

*Explore maps and globes

*Develop an awareness of maps

*Learn how landforms and other features are shown on a map

*Learn the name of their state and where it is located

*Explore different kinds of homes

*Learn about some animals and plants found in the forest

*Learn about some animals and plants found on the plains

*Learn about some symbols that are important to the United States

   *American flag

   *The president is our leader

   *The Pledge of Allegiance

All assessments are used:

*Teacher observation

*Art activities

*Class books

*Weekly Reader activities

*Class discussions

*Group games and activities

*Graphs

*Practice pages

E4.1

A4.5

A4.6

E4.1

E4.1

A4.4, E4.1, E4.2, E4.3, E4.4

E4.1

E4.1

B4.1, B4.3, B4.5, B4.6, B4.7, C4.2, E4.1, E4.11, E4.12

March

*Using money

*Games

*Learn that people earn money by working

*Learn that people use money to buy the things they need and want

*Learn that people spend money by trading it for goods

*Explore some of the kinds of goods that people buy

*Learn about some ways families have fun together

All assessments are used:

*Teacher observation

*Art activities

*Class books

*Weekly Reader activities

*Class discussions

*Group games and activities

*Graphs

*Practice pages

D4.1

E4.1

E4.7

E4.1

E4.2

E4.3

E4.5

E4.8

E4.13

April

*Positions

*From here to there

*Neighborhoods

*Use words such as left, right, near, far, up, down, here, there, above, below, behind and in front that are related to location, directions and distance

*Examine the steps in a process to see how various goods are made

*Identify and order events that take place in a sequence

*Recognize that people use money to purchase goods

*Explore the different things that are found in a neighborhood

*Describe people and places in the community

*Identify qualities of a good neighbor

All assessments are used:

*Teacher observation

*Art activities

*Class books

*Weekly Reader activities

*Class discussions

*Group games and activities

*Graphs

*Practice pages

E4.1

A4.4, B4.2, D4.1, D4.3, E4.1

A4.4, A4.6, A4.8, B4.9, D4.6, E4.1, E4.2, E4.3, E4.4, E4.5, E4.8

May

*Conserve resources

*Places we go

*Communities

*Identify earth’s resources

*Learn ways people can help to conserve resources

*Give examples of ways that people can help keep their environment clean

*Learn about different places families like to visit

*Learn about different things they like to do in their free time

*Explore three types of communities – city, suburb and country

*Describe differences between cities and farms

All assessments are used:

*Teacher observation

*Art activities

*Class books

*Weekly Reader activities

*Class discussions

*Group games and activities

*Graphs

*Practice pages

A4.4, A4.6, A4.9, B4.9, B4.5, C4.6, D4.7, E4.1, E4.8, E4.15

E4.13

E4.5

E4.8

E4.13

A4.4, A4.6, A4.8, B4.9, E4.1, E4.2, E4.3, E4.5, E4.8

June