Unit Learning Goals
STEM
Children will:
- Learn about exploring and observing things in their environment
- Begin to understand that scientists are explorers who ask questions about the world, make observations, and explore to collect data to find answers
- Sort and categorize objects
- Describe similarities and differences between items
- Share ideas and record data and observations on charts
ELA
Children will:
- Be introduced to the alphabet and upper and lowercase letters (Alphabet Knowledge)
- Begin to identify the front and back cover of a book and how to turn pages one at a time (Concepts of Print)
- Begin to understand the role of an author and an illustrator (Concepts of Print)
- Listen to stories read aloud (Listening and Speaking)
- Begin to engage in active viewing and listening (Listening and Speaking)
- Begin to make connections between their life and stories (Comprehension)
- Listen to, develop and understanding of meaning, and use new concept vocabulary words about the unit concepts including alphabet, explore, family, friends, and library (Vocabulary)
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL
Children will:
- Participate in multi-exchange discussions and conversations
- Begin to express their needs, wants, feelings, thoughts, ideas, and opinions
- Begin to understand group roles, rules, and expectations
- Describe members of their family and roles of members of their family
- Recognize family similarities and differences and begin to develop an appreciation for different types of families
- Begin to understand the qualities of friendship
- Recognized emotions such as happiness, fear, and sadness