Social Science
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First Quarter
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CONTENT (General) |
CONTENT (Specific) |
ASSESSMENTS |
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS |
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Class routines and rules |
Go over classroom and school rules Go over daily routines Practice routines |
Observation |
14A |
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Friends |
Do partner based activities Discuss and list what makes a good friend Discuss why we should be kind to others.
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Observation |
14F |
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I Can |
Discuss individual abilities and differences between everyone in the class |
Discussion |
18B |
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Labor Day Neighborhood Helpers |
Scholastic Let’s Find Out-Neighborhood Helpers Discuss different kids of jobs Read: “Labor Day” Discuss Holiday Discuss different families and traditions |
Work in Scholastic Discussion about jobs |
18B 14F 15E 18B |
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Colors |
Making colored glue-practicing taking turns and waiting patiently for help |
Observation during glue mixing |
14A |
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Constitution |
Watch School House Rock How a Bill Becomes a Law Discuss the system of making laws and rules Give and overview of our government |
Discussion |
14A 14B
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Change |
Discuss changes that take place in the fall Touch on other seasons Draw a fall picture
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Discussion and drawing |
17A 17B |
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Changes/Fall |
Continue discussion on fall changes |
Discussion |
17A |
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Columbus Day |
Read about C. Columbus discuss Now and Then and the differences in how we live and travel Discuss transportation and different ways that people travel on land, water, air |
1 on 1 testing with the teacher covering the whole 9 weeks |
16E 17C |
Second Quarter
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CONTENT (General) |
CONTENT (Specific) |
ASSESSMENTS |
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS |
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Seasons & Weather
Johnny Appleseed |
Discuss Fall Weather and clothing we wear during Fall. Students play Nystrom CD-rom “Seasons & Weather”.
Read Johnny Appleseed. Group Discuss. Color Johnny Appleseed coloring page while teacher asks individuals to tell two facts about “Johnny Appleseed”. |
Observation during game
Indiv. Discussion w/ student. |
17C
16C,16E |
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Halloween |
Discuss Halloween origins, traditions / activities. 1. Draw & label favorite thing about Halloween in journal. 2. Draw / label what costume will wear “Maybe I’ll be a ______”
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16D |
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None |
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None |
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Producing Goods Who makes goods and how they decide what to make
2. Being Responsible Citizens |
Read Bread, Bread, Bread. Discuss how people all over world make and eat breads.
2. Follow-up discussion to K-9 police unit …good citizens follow rules, make good decisions. Police officers help us when people choose NOT to follow rules, etc. Draw picture to send to officers to thank for demonstration. |
Discussion
Discussion and telling about picture |
15A, 15C |
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Thanksgiving Wampanoag Indians |
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1. Group discussion |
14E, 15A-D, 16A-E, 17C, 18B, 18C |
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Thanksgiving |
1. Read / discuss Thanksgiving Books: 1,2,3 Little Pilgrims, Sarah Morton’s Day, My First Thanksgiving, Thank You…Thanksgiving, I Am Thankful For. Discuss. Make Pilgrim/Native American hats/vests, turkey gobblers,etc. |
individual commentary during group discussion or direct questioning by teacher |
14E, 15A-D, 16A-E, 17C, 18B, 18C |
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Maps |
1. Gingerbread Man Project…students send two plain GB men to people in U.S. / world. They return decorated GB man with name of town, population and info. about their area and what GB man did on his trip their. Students & teacher discuss, locate and map where GB men went. |
Discussion and student maps |
17A,B,C,D |
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Maps (cont).
Customs/traditions |
1. Continuation of GB man project.
2. Read fairytales and discuss how they were originally used to entertain and teach responsibility, work ethic, bullying, truthfulness, etc.) |
1. Same as week 16
2. Group discussion |
16D, 17 A,B,C,D |
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World Holidays |
Read – Discuss—class chart: Our Eight Nights of Hanukkah, (make menorah, play dreidel game) Latkes…Good to Eat, My First Kwanzaa Book, (make kinara or bandana [flag]) Ramadan (Rookie Reader) (sing song about fireworks) The Night of Las Posadas (Tomie Di Paola), (coloring pages) The Night Before Christmas (make Christmas ornament)Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (make Rudolph hat, reindeer food, paper reindeer) Chart: Name of Holiday, who celebrates, symbols/traditions assoc. with
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1. indiv. Discussion during group chart
2. 1 on 1 testing with the teacher covering the whole 9 weeks |
18 A,B,C |
Third Quarter
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CONTENT (General) |
CONTENT (Specific) |
ASSESSMENTS |
ILLINOIS LEARNING STANDARDS |
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Winter |
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow activity
Leader of the day |
Observation /participation in activity
Daily active participation |
16A
14A, 14D |
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Winter (cont.) / Compassion & Kindness |
Read about and Discuss Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Write “I am kind when ____” journal.
Group write acrostic poem using FREEDOM to Describe Martin Luther King Jr. |
Observation & journal page
Active participation in voting & writing poem
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14A, 14D, 15B, 15D, 16A, 16B
14C
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Space |
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow activity
Leader of the day |
Observation /participation in activity
Daily active participation |
16A
14A, 14D |
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Dental Health And Ground Hog’s Day
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KWL tooth chart – voting to include items to research |
Participation in activity |
14A, 14C |
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Valentine’s Day & Four Seasons |
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow activity
Leader of the day
Junior Achiement Lesson 1 |
Observation /participation in activity
Daily active participation
Worksheet |
16A
14A, 14D
15A |
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Pres. Day / Famous Americans |
Read & discuss books about current and past presidents Jr. Achievement Lesson 2 |
Worksheet |
14D
15B |
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Dr. Seuss |
Jr. Achievement Lesson 3 |
worksheet |
15E |
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Careers / Community Helpers |
Jr. Achievement Lesson 4 & 5
Read / Discuss: ABC of Jobs, I Am Healthy, Career Day, Construction Workers, Plumbers · Class Write –list of jobs people do · Career paper doll w/ book buddy
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Worksheet
Class Chart paper doll artifact & writing |
15A, B, E
15A |
Fourth Quarter