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K curriculum: 36-week scope and sequence (English and Math)
Draft v1 for review, Oct 19, 2026. Built for a real NYC kindergarten year on the NYCPS 2026-27 calendar, aligned to the NYS Next Generation Learning Standards (ELA and Mathematics) and to NYC Reads / NYC Solves. Full course documents: K-ENGLISH.md, K-MATH.md. Sources: K-SOURCES-ENGLISH.md, K-SOURCES-MATH.md. Fact-check log: K-FACTCHECK.md.
Start here (2-week sampler): English Unit 2, Weeks 5-6 (Our Five Senses); Math Unit 1, Weeks 1-2 (Math in Our World). Every unit stands on its own.
Flex days (not in the 36 weeks): Flex week before Winter Recess (Dec 21-23): review, reread favorite books, catch up on any unit work; Flex days before Spring Recess (Apr 19-21): review and reread; Flex days (Jun 7, 9; Jun 8 and Jun 10 have no students): end-of-year benchmark make-ups; Last day (Jun 28): celebration.
| Week | Dates | English unit | English focus | Phonics | Math unit | Math focus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 10-Sep 11 (2d) | E1 Hello, Kindergarten! Me, My Name, My School | Launch days: routines, first read-aloud, name chant | Letters in my name; book handling: front cover, back cover, title page | M1 Math in Our World | Explore math tools: free play with cubes, counters, pattern blocks; class rules for tools |
| 2 | Sep 14-Sep 18 (5d) | E1 Hello, Kindergarten! Me, My Name, My School | Names: Chrysanthemum; letters in our names; name graph | Letter names: uppercase sort and alphabet song with pointing | M1 Math in Our World | See it fast: show 1-5 dots or fingers and say how many without counting |
| 3 | Sep 22-Sep 25 (4d) | E1 Hello, Kindergarten! Me, My Name, My School | Book parts and author/illustrator jobs (KR6, KRF1e); Chicka Chicka Boom Boom | s /s/, a /a/ | M1 Math in Our World | Are there enough? Match cups to children, napkins to cups (1:1) |
| 4 | Sep 28-Oct 2 (5d) | E1 Hello, Kindergarten! Me, My Name, My School | Our school: photo walk, 'My First Day' narrative, Class Name Book | t /t/, p /p/; oral blending of s-a-t | M1 Math in Our World | Counting collections: count up to 10 objects in a line and in a circle; touch-and-move |
| 5 | Oct 5-Oct 9 (5d) | E2 Our Five Senses | Meet the senses: Aliki's My Five Senses; fiction vs. informational (KR5) | i /i/, n /n/ | M2 Numbers 1-10 | Count and compare objects: more, fewer, same (matching and counting) |
| 6 | Oct 13-Oct 16 (4d) | E2 Our Five Senses | Sight and sound: Rap a Tap Tap; tap rhythms and syllables | m /m/, d /d/ | M2 Numbers 1-10 | Count images in rows, arrays, and scattered (up to 10) |
| 7 | Oct 19-Oct 23 (5d) | E2 Our Five Senses | City senses: Last Stop on Market Street; words for feelings (KR4) | g /g/, o /o/ | M2 Numbers 1-10 | Connect quantities and numerals 0-10; zero means none; write numerals |
| 8 | Oct 26-Oct 30 (5d) | E2 Our Five Senses | Touch, taste, smell; finish Senses Book; Senses Museum | c /k/, k /k/ (two spellings for one sound) | M2 Numbers 1-10 | One more: each next number is one more (staircase towers); ordinal words first-tenth |
| 9 | Nov 2-Nov 6 (5d) | E3 Toys and Play | Toys Galore; sorting toys by how they move; opinion vs. fact | ck, e /e/, u /u/ | M2 Numbers 1-10 | Compare written numerals 1-10: which is greater? Use the number path |
| 10 | Nov 9-Nov 13 (4d) | E3 Toys and Play | Llama Llama Time to Share; feelings and sharing; 'because' | r /r/, h /h/ | M3 Flat Shapes All Around Us | Shapes in our world: shape hunt in the classroom and on the walk to school; above, below, beside, next to |
| 11 | Nov 16-Nov 20 (5d) | E3 Toys and Play | Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon; imagination play; opinion writing | b /b/, f /f/ (ff) | M3 Flat Shapes All Around Us | Same shape, different size or turn: a triangle is still a triangle when it is tipped over (NY-K.G.2); count sides and corners |
| 12 | Nov 23-Nov 25 (3d) | E3 Toys and Play | Partner interviews and Toy Talk Show (3-day week) | l /l/ (ll), ss; review | M3 Flat Shapes All Around Us | Put shapes together: two triangles make a square; pattern block puzzles (3-day week) |
| 13 | Nov 30-Dec 4 (5d) | E4 Weather Wonders | What is weather? Weather Words and What They Mean; start Weather Journal | j /j/, v /v/ | M4 Understanding Addition and Subtraction | Count to add: join two groups and count all; act out 'add to' stories |
| 14 | Dec 7-Dec 11 (5d) | E4 Weather Wonders | Rain: Come On, Rain!; Umbrella; sequence words | w /w/, x /ks/ | M4 Understanding Addition and Subtraction | Count to subtract: take some away and count what is left; act out 'take from' stories |
| 15 | Dec 14-Dec 18 (5d) | E4 Weather Wonders | Snow: The Snowy Day; plan 'My Weather Story' | y /y/, z /z/ (zz) | M4 Understanding Addition and Subtraction | Represent and solve story problems with objects and drawings (drawings show the math, not the details) |
| 16 | Jan 4-Jan 8 (5d) | E4 Weather Wonders | Wind and cold: Brave Irene; draft and share weather stories | qu /kw/; all 26 letters reviewed | M4 Understanding Addition and Subtraction | Read and say expressions: 2 + 3, 5 - 1; match an expression to a story |
| 17 | Jan 11-Jan 15 (5d) | E4 Weather Wonders | Weather report presentations; journal wrap-up | Decode short a CVC words (map, sat, pan) | M5 Composing and Decomposing Numbers to 10 | Make and break apart 5 and 6: shake two-color counters and record each way |
| 18 | Jan 19-Jan 22 (4d) | E5 Once Upon a Farm | Farm Animals and The Year at Maple Hill Farm: real farms (informational) | Decode short i CVC words | M5 Composing and Decomposing Numbers to 10 | Make and break apart 7, 8, 9; find more than one way |
| 19 | Jan 25-Jan 29 (5d) | E5 Once Upon a Farm | The Little Red Hen: characters and problem | Decode short o CVC words | M5 Composing and Decomposing Numbers to 10 | Put together and take apart stories, including 'Grandma has 5 flowers. How many could go in the red vase and how many in the blue?' |
| 20 | Feb 1-Feb 5 (5d) | E5 Once Upon a Farm | The Three Billy Goats Gruff: sequence and retell; story map | Decode short u CVC words | M5 Composing and Decomposing Numbers to 10 | Make 10: given a number 1-9, find the partner that makes 10 on a ten-frame (NY-K.OA.4) |
| 21 | Feb 8-Feb 12 (5d) | E5 Once Upon a Farm | Three Little Pigs; new endings; puppet theater | Decode short e CVC words | M6 Numbers 0-20 and Counting to 100 | Count groups of 11-20 objects in lines, arrays, and circles; keep track |
| 22 | Feb 22-Feb 26 (5d) | E6 Our City, Then and Now | Home Then and Now; The Little House (change over time) | Mixed short vowels; -s plurals (cats, maps) | M6 Numbers 0-20 and Counting to 100 | Ten ones and some more: build teen numbers with a 10-stick and loose cubes; say '10 and 3 is 13' |
| 23 | Mar 1-Mar 5 (5d) | E6 Our City, Then and Now | Transportation Then and Now; Subway; our trips to school | Digraph sh | M6 Numbers 0-20 and Counting to 100 | Count and write numerals 11-20; count images of 11-20 |
| 24 | Mar 8-Mar 12 (4d) | E6 Our City, Then and Now | School and Communication Then and Now; family interview | Digraph ch | M6 Numbers 0-20 and Counting to 100 | Count to 100 by tens with fingers flashing ten; the 100-chart patterns |
| 25 | Mar 15-Mar 19 (5d) | E6 Our City, Then and Now | Tar Beach and A Chair for My Mother; Then-and-Now Gallery | Digraph th | M6 Numbers 0-20 and Counting to 100 | Count on from any number ('Start at 47, keep going') (NY-K.CC.2) |
| 26 | Mar 22-Mar 25 (4d) | E7 Trees Are Alive | What's Alive? living vs. nonliving; adopt a street tree to observe (4-day week) | -ck review; digraph wh | M7 Solid Shapes and Measurement All Around Us | Flat or solid? Sort pictures and real objects (NY-K.G.3) (4-day week) |
| 27 | Mar 29-Apr 2 (5d) | E7 Trees Are Alive | Parts of a tree: A Tree Is Nice; class question chart | Stretch: final blends (-st, -nd, -mp) | M7 Solid Shapes and Measurement All Around Us | Cubes, cones, cylinders, spheres: roll, stack, slide; count faces and corners in our own words |
| 28 | Apr 5-Apr 9 (5d) | E7 Trees Are Alive | Why trees matter: Be a Friend to Trees; Mama Miti; shared research | Stretch: initial blends (st-, fl-, sn-) | M7 Solid Shapes and Measurement All Around Us | Heavier and lighter: pan balance; full and empty: which holds more? (NY-K.MD.1, NY-K.MD.2) |
| 29 | Apr 12-Apr 16 (5d) | E7 Trees Are Alive | Opinion: Where would you plant a tree? A Tree for Emmy; posters | Inflection -s on verbs (runs); oral -ing | M7 Solid Shapes and Measurement All Around Us | Longer, shorter, taller: compare two objects side by side, lining up ends |
| 30 | May 3-May 7 (5d) | E8 Around the World | Maps and globes: World Atlas; North America and our city on the map | Meaning of -ed and -s endings (KL4b) | M8 Putting It All Together | Count and compare review: how many, which has more, numbers to 20 |
| 31 | May 10-May 14 (5d) | E8 Around the World | Africa and Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears | Short vowel review; read decodable sentences | M8 Putting It All Together | Math in our school: ask a question, sort answers into categories (10 or fewer each), count, and order the categories by count |
| 32 | May 18-May 21 (4d) | E8 Around the World | South America and Moon Rope; Europe and Ferdinand (4-day week) | Reread decodable texts for accuracy (KRF4) | M8 Putting It All Together | Coins: look closely at pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters; sort by look; identify pennies and dimes (4-day week) |
| 33 | May 24-May 28 (5d) | E8 Around the World | Asia, Australia, Antarctica; Continent Cards; World Fair | Decodable texts and dictation | M8 Putting It All Together | Fluency within 5: quick games, fingers, five-frames |
| 34 | Jun 1-Jun 4 (4d) | E9 We Are Readers and Writers | Author study: Mo Willems; why authors make choices (KR6) (4-day week) | Review of all taught patterns | M8 Putting It All Together | Patterns: copy, extend, and create AB, AAB, ABC patterns with objects (4-day week) |
| 35 | Jun 14-Jun 18 (5d) | E9 We Are Readers and Writers | Author study: Kevin Henkes; opinion: favorite book | End-of-year checks and small-group reteach | M8 Putting It All Together | All about 10: partners of 10 review; end-of-year interviews |
| 36 | Jun 21-Jun 25 (5d) | E9 We Are Readers and Writers | Memory Book and Reading Celebration | Read-to-a-friend week | M8 Putting It All Together | Math celebration and review |
| ## v2 subjects: Science, Social Studies, Arts, PE and Health |
Added Oct 20, 2026 (draft v2, not published). Same 36 teaching weeks. Full course documents: K-SCIENCE.md, K-SOCIAL-STUDIES.md, K-ARTS.md, K-PE-HEALTH.md; sources in the matching K-SOURCES-*.md files.
Start here (2-week sampler): Science Unit 1, Weeks 3-4 (ice detectives); Social Studies Unit 1, Weeks 1-2 (All About Me); Art Unit 1, Weeks 1-2; Music Unit 1, Weeks 1-2 (Feel the Beat); PE Unit 1, Weeks 1-2 (My Body, My Space).
| Week | Dates | Science | Social Studies | Visual Arts | Music | PE and Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 10-Sep 11 (2d) | S1 Solid or Liquid?: Scientists notice: describe classroom objects with our senses; start the class weather chart (one symbol a day) | SS1 All About Me: Hello (2-day week): names and one thing I like | A1 Hello, Art Studio: Studio tour (2-day week): what is in the art center? Free play with crayons and clay (VA:Cr1.1.K) | M1 Feel the Beat: Hello song (2-day week); pat the beat on our knees | PE1 My Body, My Space: Hello, gym (2-day week): find your spot; stop and go signals (NY.S4.3.K) |
| 2 | Sep 14-Sep 18 (5d) | S1 Solid or Liquid?: Solid or liquid? Sort real objects: block, rock, spoon, water, juice, milk | SS1 All About Me: How I look: self-portraits with mirrors and many skin-tone colors (K.1a) | A1 Hello, Art Studio: Safe tools: how we carry scissors, use glue, and wash brushes (VA:Cr2.2.K) | M1 Feel the Beat: The beat is the steady pulse: march, clap, pat (MU:Cr1.1.K a) | PE1 My Body, My Space: Self-space bubble and general space (NY.S2.1.K) |
| 3 | Sep 22-Sep 25 (4d) | S1 Solid or Liquid?: Ice detectives (4-day week): what happens to ice in a warm spot and in a cool spot? | SS1 All About Me: Likes, dislikes, talents, and skills: 'I am good at...' (4-day week; schools closed Sept 21 for Yom Kippur) | A1 Hello, Art Studio: Make your mark (4-day week): The Dot; dots, lines, and scribbles (VA:Cr1.1.K) | M1 Feel the Beat: Beat or no beat? (4-day week) a song versus a story read aloud (MU:Re7.2.K a) | PE1 My Body, My Space: Levels: high, middle, low (4-day week) (NY.S2.1.K) |
| 4 | Sep 28-Oct 2 (5d) | S1 Solid or Liquid?: Water to ice: a grown-up freezes water overnight; compare before and after; hot, warm, and cool words only | SS1 All About Me: My family: who lives with me; families are alike and different (K.2a) | A1 Hello, Art Studio: Art is all around: art on cereal boxes, signs, clothes, and our walls (VA:Re7.1.K) | M1 Feel the Beat: Max Found Two Sticks: tap a beat on everyday things | PE1 My Body, My Space: Directions: forward, backward, sideways; From Head to Toe (K.PDH.2) |
| 5 | Oct 5-Oct 9 (5d) | S1 Solid or Liquid?: Plan our own test: will an ice pop melt faster in our hands or on the table? Predict, test, record, share | SS1 All About Me: Alike and different: how am I like a classmate, and how am I different? (K.2a; Practice C2) | A1 Hello, Art Studio: Beautiful Oops: turn a smudge or tear into something new; talk about our art (VA:Cn10.1.K) | M1 Feel the Beat: Favorite songs: tell which song you like and why (MU:Pr4.1.K a) | PE1 My Body, My Space: My job in the gym: listen, take care of my body and others (NY.S4.1.K) |
| 6 | Oct 13-Oct 16 (4d) | S2 Pushes and Pulls: Push or pull? (4-day week) Act out pushing a door and pulling a wagon; find pushes and pulls on the playground | SS2 Rules, Rights and Jobs: Why do we have rules? Make our class rules together (4-day week; schools closed Oct 12) (K.5c) | A2 Lines and Shapes: Lines that wiggle (4-day week): move straight, curvy, zigzag, and wavy with our bodies, then draw them (VA:Cn10.1.K) | M1 Feel the Beat: Move to the beat with scarves (4-day week); start and stop on the leader's cue (MU:Pr6.1.K c) | PE2 Ways to Move: Moving words (4-day week): walk, run, hop, jump (NY.S1.1.K) |
| 7 | Oct 19-Oct 23 (5d) | S2 Pushes and Pulls: Strong and gentle: roll a ball with a gentle push and a strong push; measure how far with a line of blocks | SS2 Rules, Rights and Jobs: Rules keep us safe: fire, water, traffic, school, and home safety (K.5a) | A2 Lines and Shapes: Harold's line: one long line tells a story (VA:Re7.2.K) | M2 Loud and Soft, Fast and Slow: Loud and soft: drum loud like a lion, soft like a mouse (dynamics) | PE2 Ways to Move: Gallop, slide, skip (NY.S1.1.K; K.PDH.3) |
| 8 | Oct 26-Oct 30 (5d) | S2 Pushes and Pulls: Changing direction: tap a rolling ball from the side; watch two balls bump and push on each other | SS2 Rules, Rights and Jobs: Rights: every child should have food, clothing, a home, school, and be safe from harm (K.4a) | A2 Lines and Shapes: Lines make shapes: draw circles, squares, and triangles (Math preview) | M2 Loud and Soft, Fast and Slow: Fast and slow: walk fast and slow to the drum (tempo) | PE2 Ways to Move: In-place moves: bend, stretch, twist, balance (NY.S1.3.K) |
| 9 | Nov 2-Nov 6 (5d) | S2 Pushes and Pulls: Start and stop: what makes a toy car start, stop, or turn? | SS2 Rules, Rights and Jobs: Who makes rules? The principal and people in charge (K.5b; Practice F6); hold a class vote | A2 Lines and Shapes: Look closely: draw a leaf and a shoe; how are they the same and different? (VA:Cr2.3.K) | M2 Loud and Soft, Fast and Slow: Same or different? Listen to two short songs (MU:Pr4.2.K a) | PE2 Ways to Move: Put moves together: hop, then jump, then balance (K.PDH.4) |
| 10 | Nov 9-Nov 13 (4d) | S2 Pushes and Pulls: Engineering problem (4-day week): make a marble knock down a cup from far away; sketch two ideas (K-2-ETS1-1, K-2-ETS1-2) | SS2 Rules, Rights and Jobs: Responsibilities: class jobs such as line leader, messenger, and library helper (4-day week; schools closed Nov 11 for Veterans Day) (K.4b) | A2 Lines and Shapes: Perfect Square (4-day week): cut, tear, and change a square (VA:Cr2.1.K) | M2 Loud and Soft, Fast and Slow: Why soft? Why fast? (4-day week) Feelings in a lullaby and a march (MU:Re8.1.K a) | PE2 Ways to Move: My favorite way to move (4-day week) (NY.S5.3.K; K.PDH.6) |
| 11 | Nov 16-Nov 20 (5d) | S2 Pushes and Pulls: Test two ramp designs and compare: which one knocks the cup down more often? (K-PS2-2, K-2-ETS1-3) | SS3 Celebrations, Traditions and Symbols: Birthdays and special days: how does your family celebrate? (K.2b) | A2 Lines and Shapes: What does it show? Describe what a picture shows and how you can tell (VA:Re7.2.K) | M2 Loud and Soft, Fast and Slow: Change it: sing a song slow, then fast; soft, then loud (MU:Cn10.1.K d) | PE3 Healthy Habits: Clean hands: wet, lather, scrub, rinse, dry; scrub at least 20 seconds (Health Std 1) |
| 12 | Nov 23-Nov 25 (3d) | S2 Pushes and Pulls: Make the marble turn (3-day week): build a wall that changes its direction; share designs | SS3 Celebrations, Traditions and Symbols: Thanksgiving (3-day week; Thanksgiving Recess is Nov 26-27): when it is on our calendar and how our families spend it (K.3b) | A3 Color Explorers: Primary colors (3-day week): red, yellow, blue; read Mouse Paint | M2 Loud and Soft, Fast and Slow: Share (3-day week): perform one song two ways | PE3 Healthy Habits: When to wash (3-day week): before eating and after using the toilet (Health Std 1) |
| 13 | Nov 30-Dec 4 (5d) | S3 Weather Watchers: What is weather? Sun, wind, rain or snow, warm or cold; review the chart symbols | SS3 Celebrations, Traditions and Symbols: Family traditions: food, music, and stories from home (K.2c) | A3 Color Explorers: Mix two: make orange, green, and violet on a paper plate (VA:Cr2.1.K) | M3 High and Low: High and low voices: a mouse squeak and a bear growl | PE3 Healthy Habits: Cover coughs and sneezes: use a tissue or your elbow, not your hands (Health Std 1) |
| 14 | Dec 7-Dec 11 (5d) | S3 Weather Watchers: Count our weather: how many sunny, cloudy, and rainy days so far this month? (whole numbers) | SS3 Celebrations, Traditions and Symbols: Many cultures, many holidays: how do groups in our community celebrate? (K.3a) | A3 Color Explorers: What else happens? Add white or a drop of black and talk about what changed (VA:Cr1.1.K) | M3 High and Low: A melody goes up and down: draw its shape in the air (melodic contour) | PE3 Healthy Habits: Brush your teeth twice a day with fluoride toothpaste; a pea-sized amount (Health Std 1) |
| 15 | Dec 14-Dec 18 (5d) | S3 Weather Watchers: Morning and afternoon: check the thermometer at arrival and after lunch; which is warmer? | SS3 Celebrations, Traditions and Symbols: American symbols: the flag has 13 stripes and 50 stars; the bald eagle; the Liberty Bell (K.3b) | A3 Color Explorers: Warm and cool colors: red, yellow, orange; blue, green, violet | M3 High and Low: Bell stairs: play up the stairs and down the stairs | PE3 Healthy Habits: Sleep and rest help us grow (K.PDH.8; NY.S3.2.K) |
| 16 | Jan 4-Jan 8 (5d) | S3 Weather Watchers: Forecasters: watch or hear a forecast; why do people want to know tomorrow's weather? | SS3 Celebrations, Traditions and Symbols: The Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor; patriotic songs: the national anthem, 'America the Beautiful,' and 'America' (K.3b) | A3 Color Explorers: Compare two artworks: what colors did each artist use? (VA:Re8.1.K) | M3 High and Low: Sing with expression: practice a winter song (MU:Pr6.1.K a) | PE4 Move to the Music: Move to the beat: march, clap, sway (NY.S1.2.K) |
| 17 | Jan 11-Jan 15 (5d) | S3 Weather Watchers: Big weather in our city: snow and ice, heavy rain, strong storms, heat; how do families and schools get ready? | SS3 Celebrations, Traditions and Symbols: The Pledge of Allegiance and how to show respect toward the flag (K.3b) | A3 Color Explorers: My favorite: pick an artwork and tell why (VA:Re9.1.K) | M3 High and Low: Be a good audience and a good performer (MU:Pr6.1.K b) | PE4 Move to the Music: Freeze dance: move when the music plays, freeze when it stops (NY.S1.2.K) |
| 18 | Jan 19-Jan 22 (4d) | S3 Weather Watchers: Weather patterns (4-day week): compare our December and January charts and share what we found | SS3 Celebrations, Traditions and Symbols: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (4-day week; schools closed Jan 18): why we honor Dr. King (NPS: a federal holiday to honor his life and legacy, and a national day of service); read Martin's Big Words | A4 Build It Together: Collage (4-day week): cut and tear paper to make a picture | M3 High and Low: Hush! (4-day week) a lullaby: soft, low, and slow; why? | PE4 Move to the Music: Scarf and ribbon dances (4-day week): high and low, fast and slow |
| 19 | Jan 25-Jan 29 (5d) | S4 What Living Things Need: What do we need to live? Our own needs: food, water, air | SS4 Needs, Wants, Goods and Services: Needs: food, clothing, and shelter (K.9a) | A4 Build It Together: Sculpture: art you can walk around; clay pinch pots | M4 Sounds All Around: The Listening Walk: what sounds do we hear on our block? (MU:Cn10.1.K a) | PE4 Move to the Music: Follow the leader: take turns leading a move (NY.S4.2.K) |
| 20 | Feb 1-Feb 5 (5d) | S4 What Living Things Need: Plant beans in clear cups; predict what they need | SS4 Needs, Wants, Goods and Services: Need or want? (K.9a) | A4 Build It Together: Not a Box: what else could a box be? Imagine an invention (VA:Cn11.2.K) | M4 Sounds All Around: Copy city sounds with voices and instruments (MU:Cn10.1.K a) | PE4 Move to the Music: Make up a class dance and share it (NY.S5.3.K) |
| 21 | Feb 8-Feb 12 (5d) | S4 What Living Things Need: Light test: one bean plant in the window, one in a dark cupboard, watered the same | SS4 Needs, Wants, Goods and Services: Goods and services: things we buy and jobs people do for us (K.9b) | A4 Build It Together: Team art problem: build a city block from boxes together (VA:Cr1.2.K) | M4 Sounds All Around: Make a short sound idea, four beats long (MU:Cr1.1.K b) | PE5 Heart, Lungs and Food for Energy: Feel your heartbeat: sit still, then jump; what changed? (NY.S3.1.K) |
| 22 | Feb 22-Feb 26 (5d) | S4 What Living Things Need: Water test: one plant watered, one not; what pattern do we see? | SS4 Needs, Wants, Goods and Services: Scarcity: we cannot have everything, so we choose (K.9c; Practice E1) | A4 Build It Together: Finish and fix: add details; tell how we made it (VA:Cr3.1.K) | M4 Sounds All Around: Draw your music: lines and pictures for loud, soft, and quiet (MU:Cr2.1.K b) | PE5 Heart, Lungs and Food for Energy: Breathe in, breathe out: hard play makes us breathe harder (NY.S3.1.K) |
| 23 | Mar 1-Mar 5 (5d) | S4 What Living Things Need: Animals need food, water, and air; different animals eat different foods, from plants or other animals | SS5 Long Ago and Today: Time words: yesterday, today, tomorrow; morning, afternoon, night (K.8a) | A4 Build It Together: Invention fair: show your invention and tell what it does (VA:Cn11.2.K) | M4 Sounds All Around: Pick your favorite idea and play it (MU:Cr2.1.K a) | PE5 Heart, Lungs and Food for Energy: Five food groups: fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods, dairy (Health Std 1) |
| 24 | Mar 8-Mar 12 (4d) | S4 What Living Things Need: Where animals live (4-day week): deer eat buds and leaves, so they usually live in forests | SS5 Long Ago and Today: First, next, last: retell my morning; me as a baby, now, and when I grow up (4-day week; schools closed Mar 9 for Eid al-Fitr) | A5 Museum Explorers: What is an art museum? How is it different from a store, a school, or a home? (4-day week) (VA:Pr6.1.K) | M4 Sounds All Around: Record our sound stories (4-day week) (MU:Cr2.1.K b) | PE5 Heart, Lungs and Food for Energy: Make half your plate fruits and vegetables; drink water (4-day week) (K.PDH.8) |
| 25 | Mar 15-Mar 19 (5d) | S4 What Living Things Need: Animals near our school: where do they find food and water? Share models | SS5 Long Ago and Today: Long ago and now: family interviews about toys or school long ago (with English Unit 6) | A5 Museum Explorers: Many kinds of art: painting, sculpture, photographs, quilts, pottery, buildings (VA:Cn11.1.K) | M5 Songs and Stories from Many Places: Songs from our families: share a song from home (MU:Cn11.1.K a) | PE5 Heart, Lungs and Food for Energy: Try a new food; Growing Vegetable Soup and I Will Not Ever Never Eat a Tomato (NY.S3.2.K) |
| 26 | Mar 22-Mar 25 (4d) | S5 Living Things Change Their World: Tree roots and sidewalks (4-day week): look for lifted or cracked sidewalk near street trees | SS5 Long Ago and Today: Folktales teach lessons: Anansi, Mufaro, Lon Po Po; what does the story teach? (4-day week; schools closed Mar 26) (K.8b) | A5 Museum Explorers: Looking closely (4-day week): Museum ABC; I spy in a painting | M5 Songs and Stories from Many Places: Where does this song come from? (4-day week) Find it on the map (with Social Studies) | PE6 Throw, Catch, Kick and Play Fair: Toss and catch (4-day week): scarves and beanbags (NY.S1.4.K; K.PDH.5) |
| 27 | Mar 29-Apr 2 (5d) | S5 Living Things Change Their World: Animals dig and build: a squirrel digs in the ground to hide its food; act it out | SS6 Maps and Our Neighborhood: Where-words: up, down, near, far, left, right, behind, in front of, next to, between (K.6c) | A5 Museum Explorers: Visit a museum in person or online; compare two artworks (VA:Re8.1.K) | M5 Songs and Stories from Many Places: When do people make music? Birthdays, bedtime, celebrations, work (MU:Cn10.1.K b) | PE6 Throw, Catch, Kick and Play Fair: Roll and kick: soft balls along the ground |
| 28 | Apr 5-Apr 9 (5d) | S5 Living Things Change Their World: People change places too: buildings, parks, gardens; how have people changed our block? | SS6 Maps and Our Neighborhood: A map of our classroom: a picture from above (K.6a) | A5 Museum Explorers: The Noisy Paint Box: art that shows sounds and feelings (Music link) | M5 Songs and Stories from Many Places: Act out a story with music and sound effects (MU:Cn10.1.K c) | PE6 Throw, Catch, Kick and Play Fair: Strike: tap a balloon with a hand or paddle |
| 29 | Apr 12-Apr 16 (5d) | S5 Living Things Change Their World: Make a claim and show evidence: 'Plants and animals can change where they live' | SS6 Maps and Our Neighborhood: Our neighborhood: find the school, a grocery store, a train station, a hospital (K.6b) | A5 Museum Explorers: Open our class museum: label our art and guide visitors (VA:Pr6.1.K) | M5 Songs and Stories from Many Places: Which style do you like? Why? (MU:Cn11.1.K b, MU:Re7.1.K a) | PE6 Throw, Catch, Kick and Play Fair: Hard on purpose: which skill feels tricky? Try it again (NY.S5.2.K) |
| 30 | May 3-May 7 (5d) | S6 Caring for Our Earth: How do people use land, water, and air? Cutting trees makes paper; making bottles uses resources | SS6 Maps and Our Neighborhood: Globe and map: how are they alike and different? (K.6a) | A6 Our Portfolio and Art Show: Why keep art? Saving and showing things we care about (VA:Pr4.1.K) | M5 Songs and Stories from Many Places: Ah, Music!: what we know about music | PE6 Throw, Catch, Kick and Play Fair: Play fair: take turns, share, cheer for others (NY.S4.2.K) |
| 31 | May 10-May 14 (5d) | S6 Caring for Our Earth: Solutions: reuse paper and recycle cans and bottles; start a class reuse bin | SS6 Maps and Our Neighborhood: Find our city and our country on a map and a globe (with English Unit 8) | A6 Our Portfolio and Art Show: My portfolio: a folder that keeps my art; choose work to keep (VA:Pr5.1.K) | M6 Make It, Fix It, Share It: Choose our concert songs and say why (MU:Re9.1.K a) | PE7 Safe and Active Everywhere: Street and bus safety: hold a grown-up's hand near a street (K.PDH.9) |
| 32 | May 18-May 21 (4d) | S6 Caring for Our Earth: Share our solutions (4-day week): posters and a short talk to another class | SS6 Maps and Our Neighborhood: People change places: a new playground or building (Practice D5); share our map books (4-day week; schools closed May 17 for Eid al-Adha) | A6 Our Portfolio and Art Show: Look back (4-day week): my September art and my May art (VA:Cr3.1.K) | M6 Make It, Fix It, Share It: Rehearse (4-day week): listen and give kind feedback (MU:Cr3.1.K a, MU:Pr5.1.K a) | PE7 Safe and Active Everywhere: Fire drill: the alarm means walk to a safe place (4-day week) (K.PDH.9) |
| 33 | May 24-May 28 (5d) | S7 Sunlight and Shade Engineers: Sunlight warms: cups of sand, soil, rocks, and water in the sun and in the shade; feel them after an hour (warmer or cooler) | SS7 Seasons, Weather and How We Live: Seasons in our city: what do we wear and do in each? (K.7a) | A6 Our Portfolio and Art Show: Pick my best: choose and say why (VA:Re9.1.K) | M6 Make It, Fix It, Share It: Follow the conductor: start, stop, loud, soft (MU:Pr5.1.K c, MU:Pr6.1.K c) | PE7 Safe and Active Everywhere: Getting help: 911 for emergencies; say a grown-up's name and phone number (Health Std 3; K.PDH.10) |
| 34 | Jun 1-Jun 4 (4d) | S7 Sunlight and Shade Engineers: The shade problem (4-day week): our ice cube needs shade on the playground; define the problem and sketch two shade ideas | SS7 Seasons, Weather and How We Live: Weather changes how we live: rain, snow, heat (4-day week; schools closed May 31 for Memorial Day) (Practice D3) | A6 Our Portfolio and Art Show: Plan the show (4-day week): where to hang and how to label (VA:Pr4.1.K) | M6 Make It, Fix It, Share It: Polish (4-day week): practice strategies that make it better (MU:Pr5.1.K b) | PE7 Safe and Active Everywhere: Safe or unsafe? Matches, a busy street, a bike helmet (4-day week) (Health Std 2; K.PDH.9) |
| 35 | Jun 14-Jun 18 (5d) | S7 Sunlight and Shade Engineers: Build and test: two shade structures over ice cubes; which one keeps its ice longer? | SS7 Seasons, Weather and How We Live: Patterns: the seasons come back every year (Practice D4) | A6 Our Portfolio and Art Show: Art show for families | M6 Make It, Fix It, Share It: Spring concert for families (MU:Pr6.1.K a, MU:Pr6.1.K b) | PE7 Safe and Active Everywhere: Storm safety: every thunderstorm produces lightning, so if you are outside in a storm, get indoors (Health Std 2) |
| 36 | Jun 21-Jun 25 (5d) | S7 Sunlight and Shade Engineers: Compare designs and share; end-of-year science celebration | SS7 Seasons, Weather and How We Live: Me, then and now: look back at A Book About Me; celebrate our year (K.1, K.8a) | A6 Our Portfolio and Art Show: Take our portfolios home and celebrate | M6 Make It, Fix It, Share It: Our favorite music of the year; share a final version of a class-made piece (MU:Cr3.2.K a) | PE7 Safe and Active Everywhere: Active outside school: parks, playgrounds, pools, and family walks (NY.S6.1.K; K.PDH.10) |