Kindergarten
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- October
- September
Module 1
This module includes counting experiences that integrate the four parts of the number core: number sequence, cardinality, one-to-one correspondence, and written number symbols. Students connect sorting a group into parts and decomposing numbers.
- Classify to make categories and count
- Answer how many questions with up to 5 objects
- Write numerals and create sets with up to 5 objects
- Decompose numbers
- Answer how many questions with up to 10 Objects
- Write numerals and create sets of up to 10 objects
- Math
- September
Artistic Thinking
- Artistic Thinking
- Innovation
- “The Dot” by Peter Reynolds
- Visual Arts
- September
Distinguish Speaking & Singing voice
Distinguish Speaking & Singing voice
Vocal exploration
Action Songs
Fingerplay
Rhymes
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music
- October
- September
Digital Citizenship
Digital Citizenship
Intro to CS and Fundamentals:
Taking care of iPads and Seesaw intro
- ABC Lab
- November
- October
- September
Trees and Weather
Resources: FOSS-Trees & Weather
Intro to Properties:
- The five senses
Trees:
- Trees are living plants.
- Tree parts and functions in survival
- Changes over time
- Patterns/Seasons
Weather:
- Local weather conditions and patterns over time
- Effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface
- Intro to physical changes based on temperature, liquid to solid, solid to liquid
- Science
- October
- September
Myself and others
Students will learn about:
- Who am I?
- Explore identity and how we are alike and different
- What makes up a family?
Read Alouds:
It’s Ok to Be Different by Todd Parr The Family Book by Todd Parr
- Social Studies
- September
Tune Up
Students will make comparisons of objects and shapes, noticing what is the same and different. They will be introduced to sorting and grouping and will use vocabulary to name the attributes. In addition, they will focus on patterns, being able to identify and extend repeated sequences.
- Math
- October
- September
Launching the Writing workshop
Students will be introduced to the routines of Writing Workshop. As beginning writers they will choose a topic and then draw and begin writing some letters to represent words.
Demonstration Texts
The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes
- Writing
- October
- September
Launching: We Are Readers
Students will establish reading routines as well as explore “Old Favorites” (fiction) and “learn About the World Books” (non-fiction).
Read Alouds
Fur Feather Fin by Diane Lang
Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone
Max and the Tag Along Moon by Floyd Cooper
A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
Packs Strengths in Numbers by Hannah Salyer
- Reading
- October
- September
Making Friends with Letters
- Phonics
- November
- October
Module 2
Students analyze and describe two- and three-dimensional shapes by considering their attributes. This allows students to identify shapes in the world and create their own examples through building and drawing.
- Analyze and name 2-dimensional shapes
- Analyze and name 3-dimensional shapes
- Construct shapes
- Math
- October
Line
- Line
- Paper Sculpture
- Painting
- “Pattern Fish” by Trudy Harris
- Visual Arts
- October
Echo songs
Echo songs
Introduce Call & Response singing
Maintaining Steady beat (student initiates beat)
Stationary circle games
What is a Conductor/Composer
Begin Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saens
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music
- December
- November
- October
Myself and Classroom Community
PBL Unit: Everyday Heroes
- What are the roles of important people in the school community that help us every day?
- How do they help us to feel safe?
Students will learn about:
- What is my role in the classroom community?
- What does it mean to be respectful and responsible?
- Social Studies
- December
- November
- October
Show and Tell Writing
Students will bring in a special object from home to share with the class. They will orally tell about their object, then draw and label the picture. When labeling they are encouraged to stretch out the sounds they hear in a word and to use snap words.
Students will begin to write pattern sentences using the snap words they’ve learned (ex. I see the…, I like my…)
Demonstration Texts
The Zoo by Rose Lewis or other early reader pattern books
- Writing
- December
- November
- October
Sharing Reading
Students will explore simple text to notice words in print. As they study words they will take a closer look at the letters and sounds. They will point to words they know and say the word. They will begin to notice when a book has a pattern and use the pattern as well as a few SNAP words to read the repeating text.
Read Alouds
Reading Partners by Michele Dufresne
I Can Read by Michele Dufresne
- Reading
- December
- November
Module 3
Students describe and compare measurable attributes. Using direct comparison, students compare the length and weight of objects. They develop a toolbox of strategies to compare sets and numbers within 10.
- Compare heights and lengths
- Compare weights
- Compare sets within 10
- Compare numbers within 10
- Math
- November
Color
- Color
- Warm/Cool
- Painting
- “Mixed: A Colorful Story” by Aree Chung
- Visual Arts
- November
Distinguish High & Low sounds
Distinguish High & Low sounds
Independent singing
Stationary circle games while singing
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music
- December
Shape
- Shape
- Collage
- Overlap
- Visual Arts
- December
Distinguish Fast & Slow
Distinguish Fast & Slow
Moving circle games
Student led singing while performing motions to action songs
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music
- December
- January
- November
Hello Ruby: Coding Basics
Following and planning algorithms, pattern recognition, debugging
- ABC Lab
- December
- February
- January
- March
Materials and Motion
Resources: FOSS-Materials & Motion
Properties and Changes in Materials:
- Properties of materials
- Comparing and sorting
Motion:
- Forces, push, pull, gravity
- Different strengths and directions
- Types of interactions: collisions
- Cause and effect, relationship between energy and forces
- Science
- December
- January
Myself and Family/Traditions Unit
Students will learn about:
- What is a family?
- How are families alike and different?
- What does it mean to be part of a family?
- What are traditions in your family?
- What are traditions celebrated by families around the world?
- How is New Years celebrated in different ways around the world?
Read Alouds:
Every Month: Is a New Year: Celebrations Around the World by Marilyn Singer
- Social Studies
- December
- January
Writing for Readers: Writing Readable True Stories
Students will use a combination of drawing and writing to narrate an event, or series of events in order.
Students will use oral storytelling to help them write their stories. When writing the words they will be encouraged to add details as well as incorporate a beginning and an end to the story.
Students will be writing with the purpose of making their stories more readable. They will continue to stretch out the sounds trying to represent the sounds in the beginning, middle and end of words.
Demonstration Texts
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Saturday by Olga Mora
- Writing
- December
- January
Super Powers: Reading with Phonics and Sight Word Power
Students will continue to point to words looking at the beginning letter. They will also use their finger as they begin to look across the word and slide through the sounds. When a word doesn’t make sense they will try to reread and “fix it” by paying closer attention to the letters and sounds in the word.
As beginning readers they will use the pictures and think about the characters to help them read and understand the text.
Read Alouds
Ana and Abuela The Artists by Angela Baez
Ana in the Window by Angela Baez
Where is My Puppy? By Caroline Hatton
What’s a Superpower by Aviaq Johnston
- Reading
- February
- January
Module 4
Students explore part-total relationships as they compose and decompose shapes and numbers in more than one way. They represent the quantities and relationships in story problems with objects, fingers, drawings, and number bonds.
- Explore composition and decomposition
- Record composition and decomposition
- Model composition and decomposition in story problems
- Math
- January
Winter Collage
- Collage
- Texture
- Torn Paper
- “Snowmen at Night” by Caralyn Buehner
- Visual Arts
- January
Distinguish Loud & Soft
Distinguish Loud & Soft
Games involving different movements independence
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music
- February
- March
Module 5
Students develop a conceptual understanding of addition and subtraction. They represent situations with number sentences and model story problems in various ways.
- Represent addition
- Represent subtraction
- Make sense of problems.
- Make use of structure
- Math
- February
Watercolor
- Watercolor
- Intro Skills/Techniques
- Exploration
- Visual Arts
- February
Macrobeat & Microbeat
Macrobeat & Microbeat
Introduce rhythm instruments and use with previously learned rhymes and song
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music
- April
- February
- March
Hello Cubetto: Intro to Robotics
Building algorithms independently and collaboratively, decomposition, pattern recognition, debugging
- ABC Lab
- April
- February
- June
- March
- May
Citizenship and My World
PBL: Bronx River Project/in conjunction with our Persuasive Writing Unit
Students will learn:
- What makes a river healthy
- What kinds of living and non-living things are in and around a healthy river?
- Are living things getting what they need?
- How can we work together to protect living things in and around the Bronx River
- Social Studies
- April
- February
- March
How-To Books
Students will choose topics they are knowledgeable about and then as writers will teach others the steps for doing the activity. In their writing they will number the steps and draw a picture for each step.
Demonstration Texts
How to Build a Bird Feeder
Pizza Faces
The Birthday Cake
How to make Ice Cream
How to Make Origami
- Writing
- April
- February
- March
Boosting Reader Power
Students will begin to tackle books with more challenging text and more words on the page. They will learn to notice when the pattern changes, and will take a closer look at letters and sounds across the words in order to decode words with greater accuracy.
As readers they will begin to work in partners to think more deeply about the story. They will discuss the characters’ feelings as well as what happened in the story.
Read Alouds
Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt De La Pena
Pug by Ethan Long
Nick and the Fossil by Elizabeth Franco
- Reading
- June
Getting Ready for First Grade
Topics Covered
- Counting on
- Fact fluency to 5 and beyond
- Subtraction
- Place Value
- Number Talks
- Math
- March
Self Portrait
- Self Portrait
- Mixed Media
- Visual Arts
- March
Body Percussion
Body Percussion
Introduce xylophone by playing previously learned call and response songs
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music
- April
- May
Module 6
Students compose and decompose numbers 11 to 20 as 10 ones and some more ones in various contexts. As they count to 100 by tens and ones, students explore patterns in the number sequence. This prepares them for continued work with the base ten number system.
- Count and write teen numbers
- Compose and decompose teen numbers
- Count to 100
- Compare
- Math
- April
Clay
- Clay
- Pinch Pots
- Attachments
- Visual Arts
- April
Introduce solfege syllables Mi-Re-Do
Introduce solfege syllables Mi-Re-Do
Aurally/orally independent songs sung earlier in the year.
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music
- April
- June
- May
Animals Two by Two
Resources: FOSS-Animals Two by Two
- Characteristics of living things
- Differences between living and non living things
- Basic needs of living things
- All living things can change environment
- Worms, birds
Bronx River Project Focus: Pollution
- Impact of man made non-living things on living things
- Science
- April
- June
- May
Persuasive Writing of All Kinds: Using words to Make a Change
Students will find things around their classroom and school that could be better and write to help make a change. They will also identify problems in their neighborhood and/or the bigger world. They will be encouraged to use various genres such as signs, songs, lists and letters to express their ideas in ways to convince others.
Demonstration Text
Rise Up and Write It by Nandini Ahuja
- Writing
- April
- June
- May
Becoming Avid Readers
Students will begin to read with greater fluency as their decoding of simple words becomes more automatic. As the students acquire more skills they are encouraged to become active, avid readers, thinking as they read, and rereading to gain a better understanding of what they are reading. They will talk about their books and build upon their ideas with reading partners and “Book Clubs”.
They will also use their reading strategies to explore the genres of non-fiction and poetry.
Read Alouds
Crossings:Extraordinary Structures for Extraordinary Animals by Katy Duffield
Bulldozers by Kathryn Clay
The Three Billy Goats Gruff by Paul Galdone
Danbi Leads the School Parade by Anna Kim
Koala Lou
- Reading
- May
Mixed Media
- Mixed Media
- Landscapes/Cityscapes
- “Linnea in Monet’s Garden” by Christina Bjork
- Visual Arts
- May
Concert Preparation
Concert Preparation
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music
- June
- May
Hello Sphero: Bringing Together Our Learned Skills
Decomposition, pattern recognition, debugging
- ABC Lab
- June
Printmaking
- Printmaking
- Portfolio Review
- Visual Arts
- June
Flag Day Performance
Flag Day Performance
- Performing Arts
- Vocal Music