Unit One: Families
Read Works Passages
* Caden's Day * The New House * When Grandma Was a Girl *A Big Push Beginning Reads Books (also on Read Works) * Level 3, Set 2 Content Connections *Family Activities (from Scholastic) *My Family and Me activity book *Family Crest lesson plan Unit Two: Friends
Read Works Passages
* Get Well Lance * Helping A Friend * Kareem's Playdate * The Winning Shot Beginning Reads Books (also on Read Works) *Level 3, Set 3 Content Connections *Friendship activities *Lesson Plan for Eric Carle's Do You Want to Be My Friend? *Friendship songs and poems Unit Three: Transportation
Read Works Passages
* The Bicycle Problem * Getting Around Alaska * How to Ride a Skateboard *Spying the Signs Beginning Reads Books (also on Read Works) *Level 4, Sets 2 and 3 Other Reading Materials *Printable Transportation Books *Emergent Readers Transportation Content Connections *Great unit ideas from "Growing Kinders." *More unit ideas from "Kindergarten Hoppenings" Unit Four: Food
Read Works Passages
* Thanksgiving Day *Kai's Life in Hawaii *Lily Makes Lemonade *My Town's Festival Beginning Reads Books (also on Read Works) * Level 1, Sets 1-3 Other Reading Materials *Emergent Readers Thanksgiving *Emergent Readers Apples/Pumpkins Content Connections *Food activities *USDA for kids Unit Five: Animals
Read Works Passages
* In the Night * A Busy Bird * Busy Beavers *Three Blind Mice Beginning Reads Books (also on Read Works) * Level 2, Sets 1-3 * Level 6, Sets 1-3 Content Connections *Zoo animals unit *Animal activities (from Scholastic) |
Unit Six: Neighborhood
Read Works Passages
* A Community of People * Traffic Lights *A Day In Kindergarten *Enrico Discovers a Globe Beginning Reads Books (also on Read Works) *Level 7, Sets 1-2 Content Connections *Neighborhood Activity Sheets *People in Your Neighborhood activities Unit Seven: Weather
Read Works Passages
* Clouds and Rain * The Four Seasons * A Cool Pool * A Tornado is Coming Beginning Reads Books (also on Read Works) * Level 3, Set 1 * Level 8, Sets 1-3 * Level 10, Sets 1-3 Other Reading Materials *Emergent Readers Weather Content Connections *People in your neighborhood activities *Community activities (from Scholastic) Unit Eight: Plants
Read Works Passages
* How Do Seeds Grow? * How Plants Get Water and Food * How Trees Help *A Day at the Pumpkin Farm *Bright as the Sun Beginning Reads Books (also on Read Works) * Level 5, Sets 1-3 Content Connections * Kinder-garden unit *Online plant life cycle games. Unit Nine: Amazing Creatures
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