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Unit
1: People at School
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Topics and Themes
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- people and places
at school
- colors
- numbers
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Communication Objectives
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- 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
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Language Objectives
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- 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
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Learning Strategies
and Skills
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- 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
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Content Connections
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- Art
- Language Arts
- Math
- Music
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Unit
2: I Am Healthy
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Topics and Themes
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- healthy habits
- parts of the body
- action words
- colors
- shapes
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Communication Objectives
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- identify healthy habits
- identify parts of
the body
- count objects and
recognize numbers: 1-10
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Language Objectives
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- answer yes/no
questions
- use action words
- use the simple present
and present progressive tenses
- review the names of shapes and
colors
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Learning Strategies
and Skills
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- 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
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Content Connections
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- Art
- Language Arts
- Math
- Music
- Science
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Unit
3: Making Toys
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Topics and Themes
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- toys
- materials for making
toys
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Communication Objectives
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- identify art materials
and toys
- describe size: big,
small
- express wants
- make polite requests
- recognize and sequence
numbers: 1- 15
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Language Objectives
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- ask and answer questions
with what
- use the simple present
and present progressive tenses
- use verbs have, want, and make
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Learning Strategies
and Skills
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- 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
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Content Connections
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- Art
- Language Arts
- Math
- Music
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Unit
4: Our Community
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Topics and Themes
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- people in the community
- places where people
work
- work people do
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Communication Objectives
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- identify people in
the community
- identify places where
people work
- tell what community
workers do
- count and recognize
numbers: 1-20
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Language Objectives
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- 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
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Learning Strategies
and Skills
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- 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
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Content Connections
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- Art
- Language Arts
- Math
- Music
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Unit
5: Let's Go To the Farm
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Topics and Themes
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- people and places
on a farm
- farm animals
- farm products
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Communication Objectives
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- 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
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Language Objectives
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- 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
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Learning Strategies
and Skills
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- 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
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Content Connections
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- Art
- Language Arts
- Math
- Science
- Music
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Unit
6: What People Wear
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Topics and Themes
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- clothing
- clothes people wear to work
- colors and sizes of clothing items
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Communication Objectives
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- identify clothing items
- identify clothes people
wear to work
- make polite requests
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Language Objectives
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- ask and answer questions
with what and how many
- use the simple present
and present progressive tenses
- recognize and use comparatives:
big, bigger
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Learning Strategies
and Skills
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- 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
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Content Connections
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- Art
- Language Arts
- Math
- Music
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Unit
7: At the Restaurant
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Topics and Themes
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- people and things found in restaurants
- food courses or categories
of food
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Communication Objectives
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- identify people and things
found in restaurants
- categorize food items into courses
- express likes and
dislikes
- order food items from a menu
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Language Objectives
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- 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
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Learning Strategies
and Skills
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- 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
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Content Connections
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- Art
- Language Arts
- Math
- Music
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Unit
8: Let's Go Somewhere
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Topics and Themes
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- places people travel
- kinds of transportation
- sequence of actions
- travel activities
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Communication Objectives
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- 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
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Language Objectives
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- 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
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Learning Strategies
and Skills
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- 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
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Content Connections
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Unit
9: Going Camping
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Topics and Themes
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- camping items
and activities
- safe outdoor behavior
- colors
- shapes
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Communication Objectives
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- identify camping items and activities
- talk about safe outdoor behavior
- understand sequence
of events
- use comparative adjectives:
shorter, longer
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Language Objectives
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- 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
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Learning Strategies
and Skills
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- 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
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Content Connections
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- Art
- Language Arts
- Math
- Music
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