Library Six Weeks At-A-Glance: 4THSix Weeks
Kindergarten Unit 6 Theme: Neighborhood Essential Question: What is your neighborhood like? ICOC: Interactions OI:What’s the Connection?

Literature Selection / Genre /
Technology / Media / Concept Words / Comprehension Strategies and Skills / Grammar / Writing /
IC: OI Guiding Questions /
4thSix Weeks OI:
What’s the connection?
Russ and the Firehouse
Written by Janet Elizabeth Rickert
Photographs by Pete McGahan / Big Book
Informational Text/Expository
Big Book of Explorations
Informational Text/Expository /
McGraw Hill
TX Treasures TE
p. 1548-9
TERMS
monitor
keyboard
mouse
disk drive
floppy disk
CD-ROM
MEDIA LITERACY
magazines—variety, why people like magazines
RESEARCH
PebbleGo
animal database
Culturegrams
States Edition / Flags / Sequence Words / StrategySummarize
Skill Identify Main Idea and Details
Spiral Review
Classify and Categorize /

Sentences

/ Dialogue / What’s the Connection? /

HEALTH

Healthy habits/wellness (rest, cleanliness, healthy
foods, exercise
SCIENCE
Scientific investigations
Changing seasons/
clothing/activitiesEnvironment
Animals (body parts,
food, movement,
protection)
Observation of animals
Animal Research

SOCIAL STUDIESCitizenship Identification of the United States and Texas flags

Stephen F. Austin
George Washington
National patriotic holidays (customs and traditions)
Bus Stops
Written and illustrated by Taro Gomi / Big Book
Literary Text/
Fiction
Big Book of Explorations
Literary Text/ Poetry / Words That Compare / StrategySummarize
Skill Identify Main Idea and Details
Spiral Review
Main Idea and Details /

Sentences

/

Procedural Text: Directions

Alicia’s Happy Days
Written by Meg Starr
Illustrated by Ying-hwa Hu and Cornelius Van Wright / Trade BookLiterary Text/ Fiction
Big Book of Explorations
Informational Text/Expository / Sequence Words / StrategySummarize
Skill
Retell
Spiral Review Identify Main Idea and Details /

Sentences

/

Sentences

Kindergarten Unit 7 Theme: Weather Essential Question: What is the weather like today? IC OC: Interactions OI:What’s the Connection?

Literature Selection / Genre /
Technology / Media / Concept Words / Comprehension Strategies and Skills / Grammar / Writing /
IC: OI Guiding Questions /
4thSix Weeks OI:
What’s the connection?
A Rainy Day
Written by Robin Nelson / Big Book
Informational Text/Expository
Big Book of Explorations
Literary Text/ Poetry / McGraw Hill
TX Treasures TE
p. 1808-9
TERMS
online
World Wide Web
Web page
link
search engine
key word
Internet readiness:
Web page, URL, parts of the page links
MEDIA LITERACY
sound
techniques in
media
jingles
RESEARCH
PebbleGo
animal database
Culturegrams
States Edition / Flags / Sound Words / Strategy
Visualize
Skill
Identify Main Ideas and Details
Spiral ReviewClassify and Categorize / Describing Words (Adjectives) / Weather Report / What’s the Connection? /

HEALTHHealthy habitswellness --rest, cleanliness, healthy foods, exercise

SCIENCE
Scientific investigations
Changing seasons/
clothing/activitiesEnvironment
Animals (body parts,
food, movement,
protection)
Observation of animals
Animal Research

SOCIAL STUDIESCitizenship Identification of the United States and Texas flags

Stephen F. Austin
George Washington
National patriotic holidays (customs and traditions)
In the Yard
Written by Dana Meachen Rau
Illustrated by Elizabeth Wolf / Big Book
Literary Text/ Fiction
Big Book of Explorations
Informational Text/Expository / Words That Compare / Strategy
Visualize
Skill
Identify Setting
Spiral Review
Identify Main Idea and Details /

Describing Words (Adjectives)

/

Sentences

Bear Snores On
Written by Karma Wilson
Illustrated by Jane Chapman / Trade Book
Literary Text/ Fantasy
Big Book of Explorations
Informational Text/Expository / Sound Words / Strategy
Visualize
Skill
Distinguish Between Fantasy and Reality
Spiral Review
Identify Setting /

Describing Words (Adjectives)

/

Sentences

McGraw–Hill TexasTreasures, TE Kindergarten ; Plano ISD Elementary ELA Planner, IC Planner