McKinley Primary Center                    2016-17 / Quarter 3 / Kindergarten: Teaching & Learning Plan
	Art	Music	Physical Education	Mathematics
Week 3 I can…	Identify and describe sensory, formal, technical, and expressive properties in works of art using appropriate vocabulary.	Compare vocal tone qualities such as whispering, singing, and speaking. Sing with an appropriate tone quality.	Display enjoyment in participation in moderate to vigorous physical activity in physical education class and in after school time.	Week 9 I can…	Note: Teachers/Students will be finishing GO MATH:Chapter 8-Represent, Count and Write 20 and beyond. Chapter 9-Identify and Describe 2-Dimensional Shapes, Chapter 12-Classify and Sort Data, and Chapter 10-Identify and Describe 3-Dimensional Shapes. Use objects, drawings, mental images, sounds, etc., to represent addition andsubtraction within 10. Identify whether the number of objects in one group is greater than, less than, or equal to the number of objects in another group (e.g., by using matching and counting strategies). Compare the values of two numbers from 1 to 20 presented as written numerals. Find the number that is one more than or one less than any whole number up to 20. Use correctly the words for comparison, including: one and many; none, some and all; more and less; most and least; and equal to, more than and less than. Make direct comparisons of the length, capacity, weight, and temperature of objects, and recognize which object is shorter, longer, taller, lighter, heavier, warmer, cooler, or holds more. Understand concepts of time, including: morning, afternoon, evening, today, yesterday, tomorrow, day, week, month, and year. Understand that clocks and calendars are tools that measure time.
Week 6 I can…	Use objects or animals from the real world as subject matter for artwork.	Identify and demonstrate appropriate listening behavior during a classroom or outside performance. Respond to teacher-sung questions with a sung answer.	Demonstrate improved muscular strength and endurance. Demonstrate improved flexibility in three different joints.
Week 9 I can…	Begin to recognize and use elements (such as line, shape, texture, and color) and principles (such as repetition) in artwork. Recognize products and processes of the visual arts and other disciplines.	Discuss reasons for listening to music and different contexts in which music is heard. Establish simple criteria to evaluate classroom music activities.	Acquire new skills and demonstrate a determination to develop those skills. Perform basic movements in a rhythmic manner.	Science
				Week 3 I can…	Describe and compare the growth and development of common living plants and animals.
				Week 6 I can…	Describe and compare the physical features of common living plants and animals.
				Week 9 I can…	Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including humans) need to survive.
				Social Studies
				Week 3 I can…	Locate and describe places in the school and community. Recommend ways that people can improve their environment at home, in school, and in the neighborhood.
				Week 6 I can…	Identify and describe the address and location of school; understand the importance of an address. Identify maps and globes as ways of representing Earth and understand the basic difference between a map and globe.
				Week 9 I can…	Use words related to location, direction, and distance, including here/there, over/under, left/right, above/below, forward/backward and between.

Note: Reading will follow this plan for Quarter 3 – begin with Unit 5 week 3, Unit 6 weeks 1-3, and Unit 7 weeks 1-5 (2 flex weeks added for Animal Unit)
	Weekly Concept & Essential Questions	Genre, Text Features & Literary Elements	Comprehension: Skills, Strategies & Fluency	Vocabulary: Academic, High-Frequency, Oral, and Category	Writing:  Trait, Product, About Reading	Grammar	Research & Inquiry
K-6.1	The Four Seasons How are the seasons different?	How To Books Mentor Texts Illustrations match sentences	Visualize Key Details (Sequence) Sound-Spelling and Word Automaticity; Expression	plural, pattern is, little weather, seasons, migrate, active, spot Seasons Vocab Strategy: Context Clues (multiple-meaning words, unknown phrases)	Writing conventions, finger spacing, stretching out sounds and words Using-First, Next, Then, and Last as sentence starters 5 Star Writing Rubric Students write “How To” Books about topics of interest to them	Nouns	What do we do in different seasons?
K-6.2	What’s the Weather? What happens in different kinds of weather?		Visualize Key Details (Sequence) Sound-Spelling and Word Automaticity; Expression; Intonation	narrative, folktale, speech bubbles, dialogue she, was predict, temperature, drought, clever, storm Weather Words Vocab Strategy: Shades of Meaning		Nouns	How can you observe how strong the wind blows?
K-6.3	Stormy Weather How can you stay safe in bad weather?		Visualize Key Details Sound-Spelling and Word Automaticity; Expression	purpose, report, myth are, he, is, little, my, she, was, with safe, prepare, notice, celebration, enough Question Words Vocab Strategy: Questions Words		Nouns	What are some ways to stay safe in bad weather?
K-7.1	Baby Animals How are some animals alike and how are they different?	How To Books Mentor Texts Illustrations match sentences	Reread Connections Within Text (Compare and Contrast) Sound-Spelling and Word Automaticity; Expression; Intonation	same, different, verb, inquiry Vocab Strategy: Compound Words for, have appearance, behavior, exercise, wander, plenty Animal Parts	Writing conventions, finger spacing, stretching out sounds and words Using-First, Next, Then, and Last as sentence starters 5 Star Writing Rubric Students write “How To” Books about topics of interest to them	Verbs	What features do animals have?
K-7.2	Pet Pals? How do you take care of different kinds of pets?		Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions Character, Setting, Plot Sound-Spelling and Word Automaticity; Expression; Intonation	explain, prediction Vocab Strategy: Prepositions of, they responsibility, train, depend, compared, social Pet Words		Verbs	How do you take care of a pet?
K-7.3	Animal Habitats Where do animals live?		Make, Confirm, and Revise Predictions Character, Setting, Plot (Cause and Effect) Sound-Spelling and Word Automaticity; Expression; Intonation	questions, answer, glossary Vocab Strategy: Shades of Meaning said, want habitat, wild, complain, join, stubborn Animal Homes		Verbs	What do animals’ homes look like?

2016-17 / Quarter 3 / Kindergarten: Teaching & Learning Plan