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1.
What is happening in the world around me?
2. Why do we have rules?
3. Why should I take responsibility for the choices
I make?
4. Why should I be aware of the passage of time?
5. How can I solve conflicts?
6. What can I learn from a map?
7. What is a globe? |
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Current events
2. I CARE RULES
3. Responsibility
4. Calendar activities
5. Conflict resolution
6. Maps
7. Globe |
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1.
Students will read and discuss current topics of our
world in The Weekly Reader.
2. (A.) Students will know the I CARE Rules. (C5-1)
(B.) Students will practice good citizenship. (C4-1)
3. (A.) Students will demonstrate responsible
behavior in making choices and accepting
consequences. (C4-1)(B.) Students will work and play
independently and cooperatively. (C5-1)
4. (A.) Students will know months of year, days of
week, number of days in month, week, year. (B.)
Students will know seasons of year, weather
patterns. Students will compare and contrast weather
by graphing. (G3-1, G3-2)
5. Students will identify ways to solve conflicts.
(C4-1)
6. (A.) The students will identify the 4 elements of
a good map (title, symbols, key, compass rose)(G1-1,
G1-2) (B.) The students will read and gain
information from a variety of maps. (G1-1, G1-2,
G1-3)
7. (A.) The student will identify a globe as a model
of the Earth. (G1-1, G1-2)
(B.) The student will identify land and water
on a globe. (G1-1, G1-2) |
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1.
Weekly Reader skill page, journal writing
2. Teacher observation of behavior
3.(A.) Teacher observation of behavior (B.) Teacher
observation of behavior
4. Observation at calendar time, monthly journal
calendar
5. Teacher observation of behavior
6. Skillsheets; Social studies text assessment,
student drawn map |
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1.
What is happening in the world around me?
2. Why do we have rules?
3. Why should I take responsibility for the choices
I make?
4. Why should I be aware of the passage of time?
5. How can I solve conflicts?
6. Why should I know land and water forms?
7. What are continents and oceans?
8. What is a neighborhood?
9. Who was Christopher Columbus?
10. Why is it important to know where I live? |
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Current events
2. I CARE RULES
3. Responsibility
4. Calendar activities
5. Conflict resolution
6. Land and water forms
7. Continents and oceans
8. Neighborhoods
9. Columbus Day
10. Earth, continent, country, state, town (or
city), home |
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1.
Students will read and discuss current topics of our
world in The Weekly Reader.
2. (A.) Students will know I CARE Rules. (C5-1) (B.)
Students will practice good citizenship. (C4-1)
3. (A.) Students will demonstrate responsible
behavior in making choices & accepting
consequences. (C4-1, G4-3) (B.) Students will
work/play independently & cooperatively. (C5-1)
4. (A.) Students will know months of year, days of
week, number of days in month, week, year. (B.)
Students will know seasons of year, weather
patterns. Students will compare and contrast weather
by graphing. (G3-1, G3-2, G2-2)
5. Students will identify ways to solve conflicts.
(C4-1)
6. Students will identify landforms (plains, hills,
mountains, valley, peninsula) & water forms
(river, lake, ocean).
7. Students will recognize 7 continents & 4
oceans on map and globe.
8. Students will know elements of a neighborhood
(land, building, streets, people).(G1-3) Students
will recognize that neighborhoods are not the same,
name ways a neighborhood can change. (G2-1, G2-2) |
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Weekly Reader skill page, journal writing
2. Teacher observation of behavior
3.(A.) Teacher observation of behavior (B.) Teacher
observation of behavior
4. Observation at calendar time, monthly journal
calendar
5. Teacher observation of behavior
6. Skillsheets; student drawing of land and water
forms, unit test
7. Skillsheets
8. Skillsheets, unit test
9. Class discussion; journal writing
10. Skillsheet |
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skills
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9. Student will make use of maps of classroom,
school, and community. (G1-4, G1-5)
10. Students will know Christopher Columbus was an
explorer long ago. (H1-1)
11. Students will be able to name their planet,
continent, country, state, town. |
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1.
What is happening in the world around me?
2. Why do we have rules?
3. Why should I take responsibility for the choices
I make?
4. Why should I be aware of the passage of time?
5. How can I solve conflicts?
6. How do people travel from place to place?
7. What is a community?
8. What was life in the 1st settlements? |
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Current events
2. I CARE RULES
3. Responsibility
4. Calendar activities
5. Conflict resolution
6. Transportation
7. Communities
8. Thanksgiving/early American life |
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1.
Students will read and discuss current topics of our
world in The Weekly Reader.
2. (A.) Students will know the I CARE Rules.(C5-1)
(B.) Students will practice good citizenship. (C4-1)
(C.) Rules are for home, school, and group
activities. (C5-1) (D.) Laws are for community,
state, and country and are for all people to follow.
(C1-1)
3. (A.) Students will demonstrate responsible
behavior in making choices and accepting
consequences. (C4-1, C4-2) (B.) Students will work
and play independently and cooperatively. (C5-1)
4. (A.) Students will know months of year, days of
week, number of days in month, week, year.
(B.) Students will know seasons of year, weather
patterns. Students will compare and contrast weather
by graphing. (G3-1, G3-2)
5. Students will identify ways to solve conflicts.
(C4-1, G4-3)
6. The student will be able to name different types
of transportation. (G4-2)
7. (A.) The student will know communities are made
of many neighborhoods together. (G1-4, G1-5)
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1.
Weekly Reader skill page, journal writing
2. Teacher observation of behavior
3.(A.) Teacher observation of behavior (B.) Teacher
observation of behavior
4. Observation at calendar time, monthly journal
calendar
5. Teacher observation of behavior
6. Student drawing, writing, unit test
7. Student illustrations, skillsheets, unit test
8. Class discussion, journal writing |
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skills
continued-
(B.) The student will know there are different kinds
of communities and identify the type of neighborhood
they live in (rural, town, suburb, city). (H4-2)
8. The students will know the history about the
Thanksgiving holiday. (H2-1, H2-2, H2-3)
9. Student will know importance of Veteran's Day
(H3-2) |
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1.
What is happening in the world around me?
2. Why do we have rules?
3. Why should I take responsibility for the choices
I make?
4. Why should I be aware of the passage of time?
5. How can I solve conflicts?
6. Why do people work together in groups?
7. Who are our community leaders? |
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1.
Current events
2. I CARE RULES
3. Responsibility
4. Calendar activities
5. Conflict resolution
6. Groups work together
7. Mayor and city council |
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1.
Students will read and discuss current topics of our
world in The Weekly Reader.
2. (A.) Students will know the I CARE Rules. (C5-1)
(B.) Students will practice good citizenship. (C4-1)
3. (A.) Students will demonstrate responsible
behavior in making choices and accepting
consequences. (C4-1) (B.) Students will work and
play independently and cooperatively. (C5-1)
4. (A.) Students will know months of year, days of
week, number of days in month, week, year. (B.)
Students will know seasons of year, weather
patterns. Students will compare and contrast weather
by graphing. (G3-1, G3-2)
5. Students will identify ways to solve conflicts.
(C4-1)
6. (A.)The student will be able to name groups they
belong to (family, school, etc.). (C5-1) (B.) The
student will be aware that many things can be done
easier and quicker in groups. (C5-1)
7. The student will: (A.) identify community
leaders. (C5-1) (B.) be aware of election process to
choose community leaders. (C5-1) (C.) be aware that
tax money is collected to pay for community
services. (E4-1) |
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1.
Weekly Reader skill page, journal writing
2. Teacher observation of behavior
3.(A.) Teacher observation of behavior (B.) Teacher
observation of behavior
4. Observation at calendar time, monthly journal
calendar
5. Teacher observation of behavior
6. Skillsheet, journal writing and illustration
7. Class discussion, skillsheets |
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1.
What is happening in the world around me?
2. Why do we have rules?
3. Why should I take responsibility for the choices
I make?
4. Why should I be aware of the passage of time?
5. How can I solve conflicts?
6. Why is it important to know about the state of
Kansas?
6A. Why should I know the difference between needs
and wants?
7. Why should I know the difference between goods
and services?
8. Who was Martin Luther King Jr.? |
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Current events
2. I CARE RULES
3. Responsibility
4. Calendar activities
5. Conflict resolution
6. Kansas
6A. Needs and wants
7. Goods and services
8. Multi-culturalism |
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1.
Students will read and discuss current topics of our
world in The Weekly Reader.
2. (A.) Students will know the I CARE Rules. (C5-1)
(B.) Students will practice good citizenship. (C4-1)
3. (A.) Students will demonstrate responsible
behavior in making choices and accepting
consequences. (C4-1) (B.) Students will work and
play independently and cooperatively. (C5-1)
4. (A.) Students will know months of year, days of
week, number of days in month, week, year. (B.)
Students will know seasons of year, weather
patterns. Students will compare and contrast weather
by graphing. (G3-1, G3-2)
5. Students will identify ways to solve conflicts.
(C4-1)
6. (A.) The student will be able to locate Kansas
using a political map of the U.S.A. (H3-4) (B.) The
student will locate the KS state capital. (H3-5)
(C.) The students will name official state symbols
and the students will tell why each was chosen.
(H3-6) (D.) Students describe food sources produced
in Kansas. (H4-1) (E.) Student will explain origin
of name "Kansas." |
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Weekly Reader skill page, journal writing
2. Teacher observation of behavior
3.(A.) Teacher observation of behavior (B.) Teacher
observation of behavior
4. Observation at calendar time, monthly journal
calendar
5. Teacher observation of behavior
6. Trace Kansas and glue to map of U.S.A., student
booklet about the state of KS, KS quiz
6A. Poster of needs/wants
7. Skillsheets, class discussion, unit test
8. Class discussion, writing, postermaking |
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skills
continued-
(F.) Students will use stories to interpret aspects
of early life in Kansas (settlers and Indians).
(H2-4) (G.) Students will compare early housing in
Kansas to modern day. (H2-5)
6A. The student will name the difference between
things people need and things people want. (E5-2)
7. (A.) Student will identify workers who produce
goods or provide a service to a community.
(E3-1,E4-1)
7. (B.) People earn money to purchase needs and
wants. (E5-1)
(C.) Some people trade (barter) for goods and
services. (E2-1, E2-2)
8. Student will be aware of various cultures. (H3-2) |
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1.
What is happening in the world around me?
2. Why do we have rules?
3. Why should I take responsibility for the choices
I make?
4. Why should I be aware of the passage of time?
5. How can I solve conflicts?
6. How are goods produced?
7. How do people get the things they need and want?
8. Why should I know about American leaders? |
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Current events
2. I CARE RULES
3. Responsibility
4. Calendar activities
5. Conflict resolution
6. Factory
7. Earning and spending
8. Famous American leaders |
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1.
Students will read and discuss current topics of our
world in The Weekly Reader.
2. (A.) Students will know the I CARE Rules. (C5-1)
(B.) Students will practice good citizenship. (C4-1)
3. (A.) Students will demonstrate responsible
behavior in making choices and accepting
consequences. (C4-1) (B.) Students will work and
play independently and cooperatively. (C5-1)
4. (A.) Students will know months of year, days of
week, number of days in month, week, year. (B.)
Students will know seasons of year, weather
patterns. Students will compare and contrast weather
by graphing. (G3-1, G3-2)
5. Students will identify ways to solve conflicts.
(C4-1)
6. (A.) The student will know that a factory
produces goods.(E1-1, E1-2) (B.) The student will
know that a factory is a place where people,
machines, and raw materials work together. (E1-1,
E1-2)
7. (A.) The student will name ways people earn
money. (E3-1) (B.) The students will know that money
is spent first on "needs"/extra money can
be spent on "wants." (E5-2, E5-3) |
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Weekly Reader skill page, journal writing
2. Teacher observation of behavior
3.(A.) Teacher observation of behavior (B.) Teacher
observation of behavior
4. Observation at calendar time, monthly journal
calendar
5. Teacher observation of behavior
6. Class discussion, skillsheet, unit test
7. Class discussion, class poster, skillsheet, unit
test
8. Class discussion, art projects, journal writing |
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skills
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8. (A.) The student will know that George Washington
and Abraham Lincoln were great presidents. (H1-1,
H1-2) (B.) Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin
were important leaders. (H1-1, H1-2) (C.) Our
current president is _____. (H1-1, H1-2) |
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1.
What is happening in the world around me?
2. Why do we have rules?
3. Why should I take responsibility for the choices
I make?
4. Why should I be aware of the passage of time?
5. How can I solve conflicts?
6. What was life like in colonial America?
7. How has life in America changed? |
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Current events
2. I CARE RULES
3. Responsibility
4. Calendar activities
5. Conflict resolution
6. Pilgrims, Indians, colonists, settlers, pioneers
7. America has changed as time passes |
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1.
Students will read and discuss current topics of our
world in The Weekly Reader.
2. (A.) Students will know the I CARE Rules. (C5-1)
(B.) Students will practice good citizenship. (C4-1)
3. (A.) Students will demonstrate responsible
behavior in making choices and accepting
consequences. (C4-1) (B.) Students will work and
play independently and cooperatively. (C5-1)
4. (A.) Students will know months of year, days of
week, number of days in month, week, year. (B.)
Students will know seasons of year, weather
patterns. Students will compare and contrast weather
by graphing. (G3-1, G3-2)
5. Students will identify ways to solve conflict.
(C4-1)
6. The student will know that pilgrims came to
America for freedom. The student will know there
were 13 original colonies.
7. The student will identify Jamestown as the
longest lasting colony and recognize drawing of
fort. (H2-1) Student will compare their life as a
child to the life of an older American.
8. The student will know that our founding fathers
wrote the Constitution. (C3-1)
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Weekly Reader skill page, journal writing
2. Teacher observation of behavior
3.(A.) Teacher observation of behavior (B.) Teacher
observation of behavior
4. Observation at calendar time, monthly journal
calendar
5. Teacher observation of behavior
6. Class discussion, writing
7. Grandparent interview project |
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skills
continued-
9. Students will compare at least 2 different types
of shelter used by American Indians. (H2-3) |
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1.
What is happening in the world around me?
2. Why do we have rules?
3. Why should I take responsibility for the choices
I make?
4. Why should I be aware of the passage of time?
5. How can I solve conflicts?
6. What are some of the historic places in our
country?
7. What are some of the symbols of our country?
8. How can I help care for our natural resources? |
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Current events
2. I CARE RULES
3. Responsibility
4. Calendar activities
5. Conflict resolution
6. Historical landmarks
7. National symbols
8. Natural resources |
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1.
Students will read and discuss current topics of our
world in The Weekly Reader.
2. (A.) Students will know the I CARE Rules. (C5-1)
(B.) Students will practice good citizenship. (C4-1)
3. (A.) Students will demonstrate responsible
behavior in making choices and accepting
consequences. (C4-1) (B.) Students will work and
play independently and cooperatively. (C5-1)
4. (A.) Students will know months of year, days of
week, number of days in month, week, year. (B.)
Students will know seasons of year, weather
patterns. Students will compare and contrast weather
by graphing. (G3-1, G3-2)
5. Students will identify ways to solve conflicts.
(C4-1)
6. The student will identify the Statue of Liberty,
the Alamo, the Gateway Arch, and Washington D.C.
7. The students will identify the U.S. flag, Pledge
of Allegiance, Declaration of Independence, and the
Star Spangled Banner. (H3-1, C2-1)
8. Students will know qualities of good citizenship.
(C2-2) |
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Weekly Reader skill page, journal writing
2. Teacher observation of behavior
3.(A.) Teacher observation of behavior (B.) Teacher
observation of behavior
4. Observation at calendar time, monthly journal
calendar
5. Teacher observation of behavior
6. Identify photographs of landmarks introduced
7. Art project-create U.S. flag
8. Word of the month discussions |
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skills
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9. (A.) The student will name 4 natural resources
(sun, air, water, soil) and be aware of importance
of taking care of air, water, food supply, and
habitat. (G3-3) (B.) The student will describe how
people adapt to their environment. (G2-2) |
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1.
What is happening in the world around me?
2. Why do we have rules?
3. Why should I take responsibility for the choices
I make?
4. Why should I be aware of the passage of time?
5. How can I solve conflicts?
6. Who are the leaders of our country?
7. What special buildings are in Washington D.C.?
8. Why do people celebrate holidays? |
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Current events
2. I CARE RULES
3. Responsibility
4. Calendar activities
5. Conflict resolution
6. U.S. President, Congress
7. Washington D.C.
8. National holidays/other holidays |
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1.
Students will read and discuss current topics of our
world in The Weekly Reader.
2. (A.) Students will know the I CARE Rules. (C5-1)
(B.) Students will practice good citizenship. (C4-1)
3. (A.) Students will demonstrate responsible
behavior in making choices and accepting
consequences. (C4-1) (B.) Students will work and
play independently and cooperatively. (C5-1)
4. (A.) Students will know months of year, days of
week, number of days in month, week, year. (B.)
Students will know seasons of year, weather
patterns. Students will compare and contrast weather
by graphing. (G3-1, G3-2)
5. Students will identify ways to solve conflicts.
(C4-1)
6. Student will name current U.S. President. Student
will know that leaders from each state meet in
Washington D.C. (Congress) to make decisions about
our country. (C5-1)
7. (A.) Student will be able to identify Washington
D.C. as our nation's capital. (H3-1) (B.) Student
will recognize some of the monuments found in
Washington D.C. (C.) Student will learn significance
of national monuments in Washington D.C. |
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1.
Weekly Reader skill page, journal writing
2. Teacher observation of behavior
3.(A.) Teacher observation of behavior (B.) Teacher
observation of behavior
4. Observation at calendar time, monthly journal
calendar
5. Teacher observation of behavior
6. Journal writing
7. Unit test
8. Journal writing, unit test |
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skills
continued-
8. The student will identify special days celebrated
as holidays. (Student will identify national
holidays and what or who they honor.) (H3-2) |
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