Scope and Sequence
Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5
Unit 6 Unit 7 Unit 8 Unit 9  

Unit 1: People at School

Topics and Themes

  • people and places at school
  • colors
  • numbers

Communication Objectives

  • identify people who work at school and what they do
  • name places in school
  • describe location
  • count objects and recognize numbers: 0-5
  • identify and name colors

Language Objectives

  • ask and answer questions with what, where, and who
  • use upstairs, downstairs, and outside
  • use the prepositions in, on, under, next to
  • use the simple present tense

Learning Strategies and Skills

  • use prior knowledge
  • use mime and gesture for meaning
  • use songs, chants, and games to learn words and sentences
  • practice psychomotor skills
  • practice fine motor skills

Content Connections

  • Art
  • Language Arts
  • Math
  • Music

Unit 2: I Am Healthy

Topics and Themes

  • healthy habits
  • parts of the body
  • action words
  • colors
  • shapes

Communication Objectives

  • identify healthy habits
  • identify parts of the body
  • count objects and recognize numbers: 1-10

Language Objectives

  • answer yes/no questions
  • use action words
  • use the simple present and present progressive tenses
  • review the names of shapes and colors

Learning Strategies and Skills

  • use prior knowledge
  • use mime and gesture for meaning
  • use songs, chants, and games to learn words and sentences
  • practice psychomotor skills
  • practice fine motor skills

Content Connections

  • Art
  • Language Arts
  • Math
  • Music
  • Science

Unit 3: Making Toys

Topics and Themes

  • toys
  • materials for making toys

Communication Objectives

  • identify art materials and toys
  • describe size: big, small
  • express wants
  • make polite requests
  • recognize and sequence numbers: 1- 15

Language Objectives

  • ask and answer questions with what
  • use the simple present and present progressive tenses
  • use verbs have, want, and make

Learning Strategies and Skills

  • use prior knowledge
  • use mime and gesture for meaning
  • use songs, chants, and games to learn words and sentences
  • practice psychomotor skills
  • practice fine motor skills

Content Connections

  • Art
  • Language Arts
  • Math
  • Music

Unit 4: Our Community

Topics and Themes

  • people in the community
  • places where people work
  • work people do

Communication Objectives

  • identify people in the community
  • identify places where people work
  • tell what community workers do
  • count and recognize numbers: 1-20

Language Objectives

  • ask and answer questions with who, what, and where
  • use the simple present tense
  • review prepositions: in, on, in front of, under, next to, behind

Learning Strategies and Skills

  • use prior knowledge
  • use mime and gesture for meaning
  • use songs, chants, and games to learn words and sentences
  • practice psychomotor skills
  • practice fine motor skills

Content Connections

  • Art
  • Language Arts
  • Math
  • Music

Unit 5: Let's Go To the Farm

Topics and Themes

  • people and places on a farm
  • farm animals
  • farm products

Communication Objectives

  • times of day
  • identify people, animals, and places on a farm
  • identify farm products and where they come from
  • understand and use times of day: morning, afternoon, night
  • recognize and sequence numbers:
    0-20

Language Objectives

  • ask and answer questions with what, who, and where
  • answer questions with yes/no
  • use the simple present tense
  • use prepositions of location: behind, in, in front of, next to, on, under

Learning Strategies and Skills

  • use prior knowledge
  • use mime and gesture for meaning
  • use songs, chants, and games to learn words and sentences
  • practice psychomotor skills
  • practice fine motor skills

Content Connections

  • Art
  • Language Arts
  • Math
  • Science
  • Music

Unit 6: What People Wear

Topics and Themes

  • clothing
  • clothes people wear to work
  • colors and sizes of clothing items

Communication Objectives

  • identify clothing items
  • identify clothes people wear to work
  • make polite requests

Language Objectives

  • ask and answer questions with what and how many
  • use the simple present and present progressive tenses
  • recognize and use comparatives: big, bigger

Learning Strategies and Skills

  • use prior knowledge
  • use mime and gesture for meaning
  • use songs, chants, and games to learn words and sentences
  • practice psychomotor skills
  • practice fine motor skills

Content Connections

  • Art
  • Language Arts
  • Math
  • Music

Unit 7: At the Restaurant

Topics and Themes

  • people and things found in restaurants
  • food courses or categories of food

Communication Objectives

  • identify people and things found in restaurants
  • categorize food items into courses
  • express likes and dislikes
  • order food items from a menu

Language Objectives

  • answer questions with yes/no
  • use the simple present tense
  • use descriptive adjectives: short, long
  • read simple sight words
  • read rebus sentences
  • write initial a, c, f, m, and s

Learning Strategies and Skills

  • use prior knowledge
  • use mime and gesture for meaning
  • use songs, chants, and games to learn words and sentences
  • practice psychomotor skills
  • practice fine motor skills

Content Connections

  • Art
  • Language Arts
  • Math
  • Music

Unit 8: Let's Go Somewhere

Topics and Themes

  • places people travel
  • kinds of transportation
  • sequence of actions
  • travel activities

Communication Objectives

  • identify places people travel and kinds of transportation
  • talk about travel activities
  • use sequence words: first, then, last
  • recognize speech that can be represented with print

Language Objectives

  • ask and answer questions with what and where
  • use the simple present and present progressive tenses
  • read simple sight words and labels
  • read rebus sentences

Learning Strategies and Skills

  • use prior knowledge
  • use mime and gesture for meaning
  • use songs, chants, and games to learn words and sentences
  • practice psychomotor skills
  • practice fine motor skills

Content Connections

  • Art
  • Language Arts
  • Music

Unit 9: Going Camping

Topics and Themes

  • camping items and activities
  • safe outdoor behavior
  • colors
  • shapes

Communication Objectives

  • identify camping items and activities
  • talk about safe outdoor behavior
  • understand sequence of events
  • use comparative adjectives: shorter, longer

Language Objectives

  • understand and use sequence words: first, then, last
  • use simple present and present progressive tenses
  • recognize the past tense of regular verbs
  • sound out words to read and write
  • read and write simple sight words

Learning Strategies and Skills

  • use prior knowledge
  • use mime and gesture for meaning
  • use songs, chants, and games to learn words and sentences
  • practice psychomotor skills
  • practice fine motor skills

Content Connections

  • Art
  • Language Arts
  • Math
  • Music