my*+ love* I*+ in*+ the* find* plant* water* play*+ sit* on*+ friends* garden dig dirt worms flowers fountain hang birdfeeders bench invite cool
Night and Day on Earth
Big Idea from PA Voluntary Model Curriculum (Connection to General Education):
CCELA: An expanded vocabulary enhances one’s ability to express ideas and information.
SCIENCE: The earth system changes constantly as air, water, soil, and rock interact, and the earth is a part of a larger sun, earth, moon system.
CCELA: Critical thinkers actively and skillfully interpret, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information.
Vocabulary (* Brigance Subtests, + Core Vocabulary):
Night* and * Day * On*+ Is* Where*+ we * live* always* The* Turns*+ Slowly* Sun* It *+ Up*+ Down* gives * light * to* Look* I *+ see * This*+ More*+ goes * away*+ do* not*+ big* Look* again*+
Story: Planting a Flower
Big Idea from PA Voluntary Model Curriculum (Connection to General Education):
CCELA: Active listeners make meaning from what they hear by questioning, reflecting, responding and evaluating.
SCIENCE: Different characteristics of plants and animals help some populations survive and reproduce in greater numbers.
SCIENCE: Humans depend upon the management and practices of agricultural systems.
Vocabulary (* Brigance Subtests, + Core Vocabulary):
boy* plant(s)* flower* with* every* day* use* where* grow(s)* few* day(s)* has* want* did* digs hole ground shovel drops seeds covers dirt beautiful
Story: Rainstorm
Reading A-Z, Level A
Big Idea from PA Voluntary Model Curriculum (Connection to General Education):
CCELA: An expanded vocabulary enhances one's ability to express ideas and information.
SCIENCE: The earth system changes constantly as air, water, soil, and rock interact, and the earth is a part of a larger sun, earth, moon system.
SCIENCE: Energy exists in many forms and can be changed from one form to another (transformed) as it moves through a system.
Vocabulary (* Brigance Subtests, + Core Vocabulary):
I*+ see* sun* sky* rain* sun* what* about* was* find* rainstorm clouds lightning puddle happens
Story: Seasons and the Weather
Big Idea from PA Voluntary Model Curriculum (Connection to General Education):
CCELA: Critical thinkers actively and skillfully interpret, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information.
SCIENCE: The earth system changes constantly as air, water, soil and rock interact and the earth is a part of a larger sun, earth, moon system.
SCIENCE: The survival of living things is dependent upon their adaptations and ability to respond to natural changes in and human influences on the environment.
Vocabulary (* Brigance Subtests, + Core Vocabulary):
with* this*+ get(s)*+ warm(er)* can* rain* it*+ hot* be* what* we* call* feel+ see* does* fall* wind(y)* cold* seasons weather changes spring summer stormy cool snow leaves
Story: Space
Big Idea from PA Voluntary Model Curriculum (Connection to General Education):
CCELA: An expanded vocabulary enhances one's ability to express ideas and information.
SCIENCE: The earth system changes constantly as air, water, soil and rock interact, and the earth is a part of a larger sun, earth, moon system.
SCIENCE: Living things depend on their habitat to meet their basic needs.
Vocabulary (* Brigance Subtests, + Core Vocabulary):
goes* in* ride* see* sun* all* what* who+ into* did* go* went* space astronaut earth stars moon planets else
Space II
Big Idea from PA Voluntary Model Curriculum (Connection to General Education):
CCELA: An expanded vocabulary enhances one's ability to express ideas and information.
CCELA: Effective readers use appropriate strategies to construct meaning.
SCIENCE: A force is required to change an object's speed or direction.
Vocabulary (* Brigance Subtests, + Core Vocabulary):
day* you* see* sky* night* can* is* what* are* in* space starts planet comets satellites moon
Story: Spring
Big Idea from PA Voluntary Model Curriculum (Connection to General Education):
CCELA: An expanded vocabulary enhances one's ability to express ideas and information.
SCIENCE: The earth system changes constantly as air, water, soil and rock interact and the earth is a part of a larger sun, earth, moon system.
SCIENCE: The health of all living things is directly related to the quality of the environment.
Vocabulary (* Brigance Subtests, + Core Vocabulary):
is* in* grow* flower* bird(s)* sing* duck(s)* swim* fly* sun* rain(s)* it* sky* spring Easter March trees leaves kites shines
Story: Spring Story
Big Idea from PA Voluntary Model Curriculum (Connection to General Education):
CCELA: Active listeners make meaning from what they hear by questioning, reflecting, responding and evaluating.
SCIENCE: The earth system changes constantly as air, water, soil and rock interact and the earth is a part of a larger sun, earth, moon system.
SCIENCE: The health of all living things is directly related to the quality of the environment.
Vocabulary (* Brigance Subtests, + Core Vocabulary):
sun* flower(s)* grow(s)* warm(s)* what* feel+ bird(s)* about* spring shines grass weather chirp bees buzz bloom welcome season story do
Story: We Can Help Save the Earth
Big Idea from PA Voluntary Model Curriculum (Connection to General Education):
SCIENCE: Energy exists in many forms and can be changed from one form to another (transformed) as it moves through a system.
CCELA: Active listeners make meaning from what they hear by questioning, reflecting, responding and evaluating.
SS: Human actions modify the physical environment, and physical systems affect human systems.
Vocabulary (* Brigance Subtests, + Core Vocabulary):
*+I *+Can *+Turn *+Off *+This +Helps *+Read *+My *From
Story: The World's a Place of Living Things
Big Idea from PA Voluntary Model Curriculum (Connection to General Education):
CCELA: Active listeners make meaning from what they hear by questioning, reflecting, responding and evaluating.
SCIENCE: All living things are made of parts that have specific functions.
SCIENCE: Living things depend on their habitat to meet their basic needs.
Vocabulary (* Brigance Subtests, + Core Vocabulary):
boy* girl* this*+ thing*+ cat* dog* fish* tree* bird* living is* grow change
