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Mind Map of California Curriculum Kindergarten 1 Semester 2 2018/2019 …
Mind Map of California Curriculum Kindergarten 1 Semester 2 2018/2019
Subject: English
Units
Unit 1: Animals
Week 5: Sea Animals
Letter: Pp
Sight Word: and
Week 6: Birds
Letter: Ii
Sight Word: see
Week 4: Wild Animals
Letter: Tt
Sight Word: the
Week 7: Butterflies and Insects
Letter: Nn
Sight Word: we
Unit Learning Objectives
Main Objectives
• Letter Formation
• Recognizing words that rhyme with each other
• Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
• To participate in Theme Discussions - All about Butterflies and Insects
• Speak audibly to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
• Demonstrate an active engagement in group reading activities with purpose and understanding by listening attentively to a story/discussion.
• Following basic instruction
• Listening and Speaking
• Correctly pronounce and say sounds and words
• Beginning to recognize and say the lowercase and uppercase letter /Nn/
Skill Development
Sub- Skill Development
• Physical Development
• Pre-Writing Skill Development
• Social and Emotional Awareness Development
• Sensory Development
• Communication Skills
• Writing Skills
• Emergent Reading Skill Development
• Writing: Posture and grip
• Transcription (Above average learner)
• Linking Real life experiences to the theme (The insects I can find in my house/garden)
Resources
Storybooks
Letterland Story: Picture Discussion; question and answer
Noisy Nick in the night
Workbooks
Super Letters (Class Workbook) - Nn
Super Letters Workbook - Homework Nn
Smart board:
Songs and stories: Learning Station
Flashcard
Letter /n/
Revise: /s/a/t/p/i
Words that start with n
Sight Word: we
Revise: I like the and see
Videos
Educational Videos
: Bees, Butterflies, Ladybugs, Ants and Flies for Kids - FreeSchool
The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Animated Film
Life Cycle of a Butterfly
Activity Stations
• Sand Boxes
• Rhyming Cards
• Chalk and chalkboards
• Twisties; wax crayons and pencils
• Whiteboards and markers
• Various books in reading corner
• Magnetic Upper- and Lowercase Letters
• Magnetic Boards
• Writing Journal and writing corner
• Role Play Area and toys - The Animal Shop
• Playdough placemats /s/a/t/p and /i/
• Playdough and playdough shape makers
• Animal counters
Essential Questions
• Which insects can you name and where have you them? (show what you know)
• Do you think that insects can communicate with each other?
• In what habitat can we find insects?
• What are the different insects we get?
• Where does a butterfly live?
• What are insects good for?
• What do bees help us with?
• Why is it important to preserve and save nature and insects?
Learning Activities
K.SL.1a Speaking and Listening. Comprehension and Collaboration. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
K.W.2.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
K.W.2.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
K.RL.1a. Print many upper- and lowercase letters.
K.RL.1: With guidance and support, participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about Pre-Kindergarten topics and themes during daily routines and play-based learning
K.L.1f Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities, texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
Objectives for lessons
· Speak audibly to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
· Speaking and Listening
· Thinking and reasoning · To participate in Theme Discussions
· Produce and expand complete sentences in shared language activities
· Writing – Conveying a message
Sub Skill Development
Fine Motor Development Listening and Speaking
Pre-Writing skill development Vocabulary Enrichment
Listening to/ following Instructions Emotional Awareness
Communication skills Confidence Development
Linking Real life experiences to the theme (The insects i find in my immediate space) Writing : Posture and grip
Lesson Plans (Theme Discussion)
Lesson 3
• Do you think that insects can communicate with each other?
• Why is it important to preserve and save nature and insects?
• What are insects good for?
• What do bees help us with?
Lesson 5
Mr Baker Activity Day
The students will go to the bakery in our schoolto be introduced to one of the community jobs. A letter home will be shared with you tomorrow.
The objectives will be as follows;
A. to identify the community job " the Baker" and discuss the importance of the role he/ she plays and its importance to our community.
B. to list the ingredients of a healthy pizza
C. to recognize the sequence of making a pizza.(Students will be able to describe the sequence of making a pizza and list the healthy ingredients needed).
Lesson 2:
• Which insects can you name and where have you them? (show what you know)
• What are the different insects we get?
• In what habitat can we find insects?
Lesson 4: • Where does a butterfly live?
• What is the life cycle of a butterfly?
Lesson 1: 100th day of school activity
100th day of school vs when i am 100 years old
Song for the week :
Bug'n Roll | Bug Songs | Pinkfong Songs for Children
Independent/ small group/ paired Activities
25 min
Role Play Area
Book corner
Kinaesthetic sand
Whiteboards and Magnetic letters
Writing Table
Writing Journal
Play dough
Phonics
Phonics Whole Group 15 minutes
Letterland Story: Picture Discussion; question and answer
Songs of sounds
Letterland Megamix
Focused group
Lesson 1: (Strongest Group)
Lesson 2: (Average Group)
Lesson 3:(Below Average Group)
Lesson 4: (SEND Group)
Levels
On
Activities:
• Listening and Speaking
• These students will most probably answer closed ended questions.
• Enrich vocabulary
• Activity Sheets with less guidance
• Closed ended questioning
• Basic Sequencing
• Repeat the words
• Fine motor and pre-writing skills
• Listening
• Follow basic instructions
• Writing Skills
• Develop Fine Motor Ability and Pre-writing Skills.
• Enrich vocabulary
• Communication Skills
• Creativity
Below
During Whole Group Instruction
• Listening and Speaking
Small Group - Guided
• Activity Sheets with a lot of guidance
• Repeat words
• Enrich vocabulary
• Listening and Speaking
• Fine Motor Development
Centres
• Verbal and Non-verbal (students with language barriers)
• Communication Skill Development
• Students develop the skills they need to socialize and cooperate with their peers
Above
Activities:
• Listening and Speaking
• These students will most probably answer open ended questions and make predictions
• Enrich vocabulary
• Activity Sheets with no guidance.
• Higher Order Questioning
• Make predictions and elaborate (If possible)
• Fine motor and pre-writing skills
• Listening
• Follow basic instructions
• Develop Fine Motor
• Communication
• Writing Skills
• Conveying a message
Week 3: Farm Animals
Letter: Aa
Sight Word: like
Week 8: Dinosaurs
Letter: Mm
Sight Word: a
Week 2: Pets
Letter: Ss
Sight Word: I
Week 9: Reptiles
Letter: Dd
Sight Word: to
Unit 2: Planet Earth
Recycling
Books
Water
Festivals
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Spring
Space
Super Heroes
Transition and Change
California Common Core Standards
Time Allocated for English Language Arts and Phonics
Phonics
4 periods/week
2 hours and 40 mins
English
3 hours and 20 mins
5 periods/week
Focused on each individual letter regarding formation; sound; recognition and writing
Use of the Letter-land Books as enrichment and consolidation
Follow the sequence of the Letters and Sounds scheme
Focus on teaching one sight word per week
(a total of 15 sight words excluding the number names 1-10; thus 25 sight words in total)
Aspects of Development
Adapt and scaffold to develop the core concepts
Focus on sub-skills just as much as the objectives as we do not want any gaps to occur when students are promoted to the next grade.
Whole body learning and learning through play is just as important as the structured activities in this course.
Cognitive
Social
Physical
Emotional
Link to
School Vision, UAE Culture, Real Life Experience, and Social and Emotional Learning
UAE Culture
• Taking part in class discussions about their weekend in the UAE.
• Places that they visited in the UAE
• UAE Currency – Role play Area
• Talking about their culture and traditions.
Link to MTP unit and real-life learning:
• English Language Development
• Communication and Social skills that benefit our everyday life
• Writing and Reading
• Vocabulary and Pronunciation
• Sharing personal Experiences and everyday life - Show what you know
• Making Connections with content and own life experience
• Becoming aware of our emotions and how we feel about things at school
Sub Unit Specific
• Things around me that start with the phonic sounds
• Sounds enable us to create words and communicate.
• Observing and learning about my immediate space.
Life Skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Social Skills
• Productivity
• Leadership
• Problem solving skills
Visions and Links to future learning:
• Phonological and Phonemic Awareness
• Pronunciation enhancement
• Cognitive development
• Listening and Speaking
• Acquire English sounds and intonation patterns
• Develop and share ideas by engaging in conversation
• Develop and use appropriate, relevant vocabulary
• Writing Ability; Pencil Grip and Letter Formation
• Reading
Differentiation Strategies
Differentiation by Content
• Skill Level
• Anchor activities
Differentiated by Process
• Small group instruction
• Group investigation
Differentiated by Product
• Varied questioning strategies
• Varied journals prompts
Differentiation by Learning Environment
• Room set-up
Assessment Methods
Skill Demonstration
Authentic Task
Observations
Oral Discussion
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