Kindergarten+ELA+&+SS+Curriculum+Resources

2013-2014 Curriculum Maps
 * ** *NEW* 2013 Curriculum Maps - 8/23/13 **
 * **[[file:K_Planning.docx|Course Planning Guide - Year at a Glance and Trimester as a Glance]]**
 * **[[file:Kindergarten Common Core UbD presentation to Disctrict Aug 2013 (1).pdf|Common Core Presentation]]**
 * **[[file:Major Concepts in Content Areas with Kinder highlights.doc|Major Concepts in Content Area]]**
 * ** [[file:2013_K_1.docx|2013 Kindergarten Unit 1]] **
 * **[[file:2013_K_2.docx|2013 Kindergarten Unit 2]]**
 * **[[file:2013_K_3.docx|2013 Kindergarten Unit 3]]**
 * **[[file:2013_K_4.docx|2013 Kindergarten Unit 4]]**
 * **[[file:2013_K_5.docx|2013 Kindergarten Unit 5]]**
 * **[[file:2013_K_6.docx|2013 Kindergarten Unit 6]]**


 * **[[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/Super Duper Info - Three Tiers.pdf|Super Duper Tiered Vocabulary System Info]]**
 * **[[file:Reflections and Questions.docx|Reflections and Questions]]**
 * **[[file:Evaluating Text Complexity Rubric.docx|Evaluating Text Complexity]]**
 * ** [[file:Reading Level Correlation Chart.docx|Reading Correlation Chart]] **


 * Integrated CRES IB Units: **
 * ** [[file:KHowWeOrganizeOurselves20120928.doc|K How We Organize Ourselves]] **
 * ** [[file:KHowtheWorldWorks20130211.docx|K How the World Works]] **
 * ** [[file:KWhoWeAre20121214.docx|K Who We Are]] **
 * ** [[file:KHowWeExpressOurselves20130220.doc|K How We Express Ourselves]] **
 * ** [[file:KWhereWeAreInPlaceAndTime20130204.docx|K Where We Are In Place and Time]] **
 * ** [[file:KSharingthePlanet20120917.docx|K Sharing the Planet]] **

2011-2012 First Generation Curriculum Maps


 * **Thompson ELA & SS Curriculum Maps**
 * [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/Kindergarten Grade (Unit 1) SS-RWC- with Assessments 5.2012.pdf|Kindergarten Grade (Unit 1) SS-RWC- with Assessments 5.2012.pdf]]
 * [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/Kindergarten Grade (Unit 2) SS-RWC- with Assessments 5.2012.pdf|Kindergarten Grade (Unit 2) SS-RWC- with Assessments 5.2012.pdf]]
 * [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/Kindergarten Grade (Unit 3) SS-RWC- with Assessments 5.2012.pdf|Kindergarten Grade (Unit 3) SS-RWC- with Assessments 5.2012.pdf]]
 * [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/Kindergarten (Unit 4) SS-RWC with Assessments.pdf|Kindergarten (Unit 4) SS-RWC with Assessments.pdf]]
 * [[file:Kindergarten (Unit 5) SS-RWC with Assessments.pdf|Kindergarten (Unit 5) SS-RWC with Assessments.pdf]]
 * [[file:tsdcurriculum-instruction/Kindergarten (Unit 6) SS-RWC with Assessments.pdf|Kindergarten (Unit 6) SS-RWC with Assessments.pdf]]


 * Common Core Text Recommendations:**
 * **Engage NY - [|Stories]**
 * **Engage NY - [|Nursery Rhymes & Fables]**
 * **Engage NY - [|The Five Senses]**
 * [[file:ELA Text Exemplars.pdf|CCSS Text Exemplars]]

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 * Unit 1 - Schema Opinion and Characteristics of a Group - Compiled By: Glenn Klein
 * ====District Text Materials====
 * __Learning the Rules__ - McGraw-Hill
 * __School Rules__ - McGraw-Hill
 * __We Follow the Rules__ - McGraw-Hill
 * __Rules Show the Way__ - McGraw-Hill
 * __Rules__ - Newbridge
 * __My Friends and I__ - National Geographic
 * __My School Day__ - National Geographic
 * __Some Laws We Know__ - McGraw-Hill
 * __Laws We Follow__ - McGraw-Hill
 * __Traffic Lights and Signs!__ - McGraw-Hill
 * ====Videos====
 * [|BrainPop Jr.]
 * [|School]
 * [|Rights and Responsibilities]
 * [|Safety Signs]
 * [|"Minding Your Manners at School"]
 * [|YouTube]
 * [|"The Rules of the Classroom Song"]
 * [|"Whole Brain Teaching: Kindergarten Class Rules"]
 * ====Other Websites and Resources====
 * __Following the Rules__ - By Regina G. Burch
 * __Know and Follow Rules__ - By Cheri J. Meiners
 * __City Signs__ - By Zoran Milich
 * __Safety on the School Bus__ - By Sarah Florence

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 * Unit 2 - Connections Narrative - Compiled By: Kathy Dench
 * ====District Text Materials====
 * ====Authentic Short Text====
 * __Laws We Follow__
 * __Rules Show the Way__
 * __Traffic Lights and Signs__
 * __Anthology Book__
 * __Lily's Purple Plastic Purse__
 * ====Videos====
 * [|Discovery Education]
 * ====Other Websites and Resources====
 * __Will I Have a Friend__ - By Miriam Cohen
 * __A New Boy in Kindergarten__ - By J.B. Moncure
 * __Wendy and the Bullies__ - By N.K. Robinson
 * __No Rules for Rex!__ - By Alberto Daisy

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 * Unit 3 - Retell Narrative and My History - Compiled By: Anjel Leffler-Herzberger
 * ====District Text Materials====
 * //Visual Timeline of the 21st Century//
 * //People of the World//
 * //Then and Now//
 * ====Authentic Short Text====
 * "Now We are Six" - By A. A. Milne
 * "Everybody Was a Baby Once" - By Allan Ahlberg
 * "When I Was Just a Little Child" - By Allan Ahlberg
 * ====Videos====
 * [|Discovery Education]
 * [|BrainPop Jr.]
 * [|Writing About Yourself]
 * ====Other Websites and Resources====
 * __When I was Little__ - By Jamie Lee Curtis
 * [|Tumble Books]
 * __When Sophie Gets Angry__ - By Molly Bang
 * __I Was so Mad__ - By Mercer Mayer
 * __Titch__ - By Pat Hutchins

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 * Unit 4 - Questioning Explanatory and Groups in Different Places - Compiled By: Kathy Dench
 * ====District Text Materials====
 * __Beginners World Atlas__
 * __As the Crow Flies__
 * __Peoples of the World__
 * __People of the World__
 * __Benny's Pennies__
 * __Bread Bread Bread__
 * __Homes Around the World__
 * __Homes in the United States__
 * __My Perfect Home__
 * __All Kinds of Homes__
 * __On the Go__
 * __Houses and Homes__
 * __A Place for Me__
 * ====Authentic Short Text====
 * [|Me on the Map]
 * [|Home Sweet Home]
 * [|A House for Mouse]
 * Videos
 * [|Discovery Education]
 * "Diversity Elementary: Culture and Ethnicity"
 * "Diversity Elementary: Families"
 * "All About Neighborhoods"
 * "Children of Other Lands"
 * Other Websites and Resources

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 * Unit 5 - Purposeful Literacy Informative and Groups in the Past
 * ====District Text Materials====
 * __Then and Now__
 * __Visual Timeline of the 21st Century__
 * __Growing Up__
 * __Needs: Past and Present__
 * __Scholastic Literacy Anthology__
 * __Lend a Hand__
 * __Legend of the Blue Bonnet__
 * __We Remember Our Past__
 * ====Videos====
 * Oxcart Man - [|Reading Rainbow]
 * Connecting the Past and the Present - [|Discovery Education]
 * [|BrainPop Jr.]
 * [|Thanksgiving]
 * [|Cherokee]
 * [|Pueblo]
 * You Tube
 * [|History of Thanksgiving Day: by Studies Weekly]
 * ====Other Websites and Resources====
 * __Early Civilizations of the Americas__ - Edited By E.D. Hirsch
 * __Exploring and Settling America__ - Edited By E.D. Hirsch
 * __Native Americans__ - Edited By E.D. Hirsch
 * __Pilgrims of Plymouth__ - By Susan E. Goodman
 * __Clothes in Colonial America__ - By Mark Thomas
 * __Colonial Days: Discover the Past with Fun Projects, Games, Activities and Recipes__ - By David C. King
 * __Colonial Home__ - By Bobbie Kalman and John Crossingham
 * __Colonial LIfe__ - By Brendan January
 * __Colonial Times from A to Z__ - By Bobbie Kalman
 * __Food in Colonial America__ - By Mark Thomas
 * __Fun and Games in Colonial America__ - By Mark Thomas
 * __Homes in Colonial America__ - By Mark Thomas
 * __If You Lived in Colonial Times__ - By Ann McGovern
 * __If You Lived in Williamsburg in Colonial Days__ - By Barbara Brenner
 * __Life in a Colonial Town__ - By Sally Senzell
 * __New Americans: Colonial TImes 1620-1689__ - By Betsy Maestro
 * __A Simpler View of Colonial Life with Projects Kids Can Make__ - By Mary Cobb
 * __School in Colonial America__ - By Mark Thomas
 * __Work in Colonial America__ - By Mark Thomas

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 * Unit 6 - Research and Reasoning Informative and Resource Management - Compiled By: Anjel Leffler-Herzberger
 * ==== District Text Materials ====
 * //Needs, Past and Present// - Benchmark Ed
 * //Do I need it or Do I want It?// - By Jennifer Larson
 * //Needs// - Newbridge
 * //Need It or Want It// - By John Serrano
 * //Benny's Pennies// - By Pat Brisson
 * ==== Authentic Short Text ====
 * [|What Dad Wanted]
 * __All I Really Need__
 * __Wanting Song__
 * ==== Videos ====
 * [|BrainPop Jr.]
 * [|Needs and Wants]
 * [|Goods and Services]
 * [|Discovery Education]
 * "The Difference Between Wants and Needs"
 * "The Importance of Plants"
 * ==== Other Websites and Resources ====
 * [|Tumble Books]
 * __ Wanting Song __
 * __ A Chair for My Mother __ - By Vera Williams
 * __ Just Saving My Money __ - By Mercer Mayer
 * __ Goods and Services __ - By Gillian Houghton
 * __ The Bag I'm Taking to Grandma's __ - By Shirley Neitzel
 * __ How Much Is that Doggie in the Window? __ - By Iza Trapani
 * __ If You Give a Pig a Pancake __ - By Numeroff