Backpack 1
Scope & Sequence
Unit 1 Ready for School
 

Theme

  • classroom objects
 

Communication Objectives

  • greetings
  • colors
  • to count how many
  • to identify classroom objects
 

Language Objectives

  • numbers one through ten
  • simple present
  • questions with what
  • subject pronouns: it
 

Learning Strategies/Thinking Skills

  • to use prior knowledge, to associate, to classify, to compare and contrast, to sequence, to use charts, to use context clues, to use music and rhyme, to listen for gist and details
Unit 2 People We Love
 

Theme

  • family members
 

Communication Objectives

  • to identify and talk about family members
  • to count how many
 

Language Objectives

  • questions with who, how many
  • subject pronouns: he/she, I, you
  • this is/that is
  • simple present
 

Learning Strategies/Thinking Skills

  • to use prior knowledge, to use context clues, to rank, to sequence, to compare and contrast, to use charts, to use music and rhyme, to listen for gist and details
Unit 3 Head to Toes
 

Theme

  • parts of the body
 

Communication Objectives

  • to identify and talk about parts of the body
  • to use descriptive adjectives
  • to count how many
 

Language Objectives

  • adjectives: little, big, short, long
  • yes/no questions with does
  • have/has
  • subject pronouns: he/she/it
  • simple present
 

Learning Strategies/Thinking Skills

  • to use prior knowledge, to make connections to real life, to make associations, to classify, to identify details, to use charts, to use music and rhyme, to listen for gist and details
Unit 4 Things I Wear
 

Theme

  • clothes
 

Communication Objectives

  • to identify and talk about clothes
  • to talk about likes and dislikes
  • to use descriptive adjectives
 

Language Objectives

  • questions with what
  • present progressive
  • simple present
 

Learning Strategies/Thinking Skills

  • to use prior knowledge, to use visual clues, to follow directions, to use music and rhyme, to listen for gist and details
Unit 5 At Home
 

Theme

  • rooms and actions in the house
 

Communication Objectives

  • to identify and talk about rooms in a house
  • to talk about actions that take place in a house
  • to identify shapes
 

Language Objectives

  • questions with where, what, how many
  • shapes: circle, square, triangle, rectangle
  • rooms in a house
  • household activities
 

Learning Strategies/Thinking Skills

  • to use prior knowledge, to classify, to compare and contrast, to make connections to real life, to use charts, to use music and rhyme, to listen for gist and details
Unit 6 On the Farm
 

Theme

  • farm animals
 

Communication Objectives

  • to identify farm animals and what they do
  • to describe animals
 

Language Objectives

  • present progressive
  • action words
  • questions with what
 

Learning Strategies/Thinking Skills

  • to use prior knowledge, to compare and contrast, to sequence,  to infer, to use charts, to use music and rhyme, to listen for gist and details
Unit 7 Celebrations
 

Theme

  • birthdays
 

Communication Objectives

  • to talk about birthdays and when they take place
  • to talk about celebrations and food
  • to talk about likes and dislikes
 

Language Objectives

  • questions with when
  • How old are you?
  • days of the week
  • foods
  • does/do
  • have/has
 

Learning Strategies/Thinking Skills

  • to use prior knowledge, to associate, to compare and contrast, to classify, to reason deductively, to use a Venn diagram, to use music and rhyme, to listen for gist and details
Unit 8 Play Time
 

Theme

  • toys
 

Communication Objectives

  • to identify and talk about toys
  • to talk about what people want
  • to describe location
 

Language Objectives

  • numbers eleven through twenty
  • questions with where
  • want
  • prepositions of location: in, on, under
  • yes/no questions
 

Learning Strategies/Thinking Skills

  • to use prior knowledge, to classify, to compare and contrast, to use visual clues, to use charts, to use music and rhyme, to listen for gist and details
Unit 9   At the Playground
 

Theme

  • leisure activities
 

Communication Objectives

  • to talk about fun activities
  • to identify location
 

Language Objectives

  • present progressive
  • action words
  • these/those, this/that
  • yes/no questions
 

Learning Strategies/Thinking Skills

  • to use prior knowledge, to compare and contrast, to use music and rhyme, to listen for gist and details