KINDERGARTEN

Shelf Elf-Rules

Mr. Wiggles-Book Care

Sign Language Unit-Rules Review

Mercer Mayer Author Study

I Know an Old Lady Unit-story details and sequence

Magic Carpet Ride

Telling Time to the Hour

Dr. Seuss-Reading Response

782’s-Books Can Be Songs

Winter-Reading Response, Fiction Versus Nonfiction

Reading to a Puppet-Story Telling, Problem Solving, Beginning-Middle-End

ABC Order

Scarecrow Unit-Story Details and Sequence

GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU-Reading Response

Safari Through the Library-Fiction Versus Nonfiction

398.2’s With a Twist

Eric Carle Unit

What will First Grade Be Like?-Creating Questions

Farm Colors-Comparisons to Old MacDonald

Illustrator Unit-Job of an Illustrator, Types of Illustrations, How to Create Illustrations

Characters

FIRST GRADE

Shelf Elf/No David-Rules

Beverly Billingsly Book Care

Treasure Map-Areas of the Library

Marcus Pfister Author Study Unit

Sign Language Unit-Rules Review

Finding a Just Right Book

Puzzle Centers

Bear Hunt Unit-story participation

Jackie Mims Hopkins Author Study Unit-story participation

IQ Rules Review

Caldecott Unit-The Process of Picking a Caldecott

Title Pages Unit-parts of a title page

Weather Unit

ABC Order Unit-fiction versus nonfiction, chapter book versus picture book, dictionary usage

Poetry Introduction

Fall Animal Research-Table of Contents Introduction

Story Board Story Telling Unit-Beginning, Middle, End, Taking Turns

Dr. Seuss Author Study

Map Unit-Community Neighborhood

Rock Walk or Talk-Problem Solving

Little Red Hen-Comparisons

Alaska Unit-Introduction, research

Feelings-Problem Solving

Book Reviews

Series Introduction

Production of Materials-Follow a Jelly Bean Through a Factory

Life Cycles

 SECOND-* means more than one lesson, **means 4-6 weeks

Shelf Elf Rules

Marion’s Book, Book Care

Magazines/Table of Contents

Just Right Books with Goldiesocks

AR Intro and Practice

Book Recommendations

*Steven Kellogg/Predictions/Finding the Pinkerton

*Monet/Puzzle Centers/700’s

Dr. Seuss’ Birthday

Africa

**Magic School Bus Unit

Puzzle Adventures and Choose Your Own Adventure Introduction

**Fiction Versus Nonfiction-ABC Order, Numerical Order, Nonfiction Scavenger Hunt, Dewey Neighborhoods, Dewey Tale

Dictionary Intro-fast fingers/ parts of an entry

**Knights

Animal Research

Bugs

Japan Centers

THIRD-**means that the unit is about 4-6 weeks long

**Famous American Portrait Project-Nonfiction Categories, Introduction to Biographies, Just Right Research Books, Plagiarism, Library Search, Groliers Introduction, Research

**Dictionaries-Types of Dictionaries, Guide Words, Beginning-Middle-End of the Dictionary, Fast Fingers, ABC order, Introduction to the Thesaurus, Assessment and Reteach Lesson

African American or Famous Women Mini Research-Grolier/Just Right Reading Level, Introduction to Encyclopedias

**Animal Research-Groliers or Nettrekker, Just Right Research Books, Table of Contents, Using Headings, Library Search, How to Take Notes, Plagiarism

Simple Machines-Nettrekker

**Almanac/Indexes-Topic Versus Subtopic, Index Usage (see also, multiple pages, check top of next column for more subtopics), Jeopardy Practice, Assessment and Reteach Lesson

Ancient Civilizations Laser Disk Introduction

**ABC Order to the Third Letter-ABC game, Organize Books by Spine Label ABC order, Harry Potter ABC Order, Shelving Library Books

**Fairy Tales-Analysis, Difference Between Folk and Fairy Tales, Research Types of Puppets, Create “How To” Writing and Materials Needed, Puppet Creation Day, Comparison of Trickster Tales Versus Fairy Tales

Atlas-Using Coordinates, Index Review, Amazing Race