ESL Newcomer Curriculum Guide

Unit 5: Recreation and Leisure Activities
Language Functions / Objectives
I can… / Math/Science/Social Studies Connections / Materials/Resources
  • express likes and dislikes
  • describe climate/weather
  • recount vacations
  • describing actions
  • expressing opinions
  • express ability
  • describe animal habitats
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  • identify seasonal clothing items. (OPD L. 10)
  • use the verb to wear. (OPD L. 10)
  • identify different weather conditions. (OPD L.61)
  • describe past weather using the verb was. (OPD L. 61)
  • identify animals in the zoo. (OPD L. 45)
  • identify animals and parts of their bodies. (OPD L. 45)
  • ask about animals using the word which. (OPD L. 45)
  • identify ways in which animals grow and change. (OPD L. 45)
  • use the verb becomes to talk about how animals change. (OPD L. 46)
  • identify animals in the ocean. (OPD L. 47)
  • use the verb has to talk about animals and their body parts.
  • identify aspects of the desert habitat. OPD L. 48)
  • identify animals and plants in the forest. (OPD L. 49)
  • use the adverb too to talk about similarities. (OPD L. 49)
  • identify plants and animals in the rainforest. (OPD L. 50)
  • describe animal movement using the verbs walks and flies. (OPD L. 50)
  • identify plants and animals in the grasslands. (OPD L. 51)
  • use the prepositions near and far from to describe distances. (OPD L. 51)
  • identify and name fractions and decimals. (OPD L. 68)
  • usedoes and doesn’t to talk about fractions. (OPD L. 68)
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  • fractions
  • bar graphs
  • pictographs
  • celebrations
  • seasons/clothing
  • weather
  • animal habitats
/ OPD: Unit 1 At Home
  • Lesson 10- Seasonal Clothes pg. 30-31
OPD: Unit 8 Earth and Space Science
  • Lesson 61- Weather pg. 146-147
OPD: Unit 6 Life Science
  • Lesson 45- Animals in the Zoo pg. 110-111
  • Lesson 46- Growing and Changing pg. 112-113
  • Lesson 47- The Ocean pg. 114-115
  • Lesson 48- The Dessert pg. 116-117
  • Lesson 49- The Forest pg. 118-119
  • Lesson 50- The Rainforest pg. 120-121
  • Lesson 51- The Grasslands pg. 122-123
OPD Unit 9 Math
  • Expansion pg. 124-125
  • Lesson 68- Fractions and Decimals pg. 162-163
HMH Lesson 9: I Can Do It!
Reading Toolkit Vocabulary: stage 1 Lesson 1, 6 Action Words

journeys2014/na/common/ancillary_9780544149496_/pdf/
FlipCharts/Vocabulary/ReadingToolKit_Flip_V_Stage1.pdf
Reading/Phonics / HMH Grammar/Writing / OPD Grammar/Writing
  • Week 25: /ph/ phone, /ck/ black /ea/ eat
  • Weak 26: /oa/ soap, /ai/ mail, /ee/ tree
  • Week 27: /ay/ play /oe/ toe, Spelling with “k”
  • Week 28: r-controlled vowels - /er/ fern /ir/ bird /ur/ burn
  • Week 29: /ow/ (clown) /ou/ ouch /igh/ light
  • Week 30: consonant –le endings
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  • I can ______. (L. 9)
  • Can you ______? (L. 9)
  • I want ______. (L. 9)
  • I want to ______. (L. 9)
  • Do I ______? (L. 9)
  • I do ______. (L. 9)
  • Does he/she ______? (L. 9)
  • He/She does ______. (L. 9)
  • We/You do ______. (L. 9)
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  • Use the verb wearing to talk about people’s clothes. (L. 10)
  • Use the verb was to talk about the weather. (L. 61)
  • Ask about animals using the word which. (L. 45)
  • Use the verb becomes to talk about how animals change. (L. 46)
  • Use the verb has to talk about animals and their body parts. (L. 47)
  • Use the adverb too to talk about how things are the same. (L. 49)
  • Use the verbs walks and flies to talk about how animals move. (L. 50)
  • Use the prepositions near and far from to talk about animals. (L. 51)
  • Use does and doesn’t to ask and answer questions about fractions. (L. 68)