Unit Content

All About Me

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All About Me Bag: PL

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Fill a bag with three special items to show what is most important to you

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All About Me: PL

SOCIAL STUDIES: Invite children to talk about themselves and learn more about others

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The Best Part of Me: PL

SOCIAL STUDIES: Celebrate self-esteem, body image, and diversity with this lesson based on the book, The Best Part of Me by Wendy Ewald

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Self-Portrait Playdough Mats and Feeling Cards: PL

SOCIAL + EMOTIONAL: Increase fine motor strength and learn to manage emotions by creating a self-portrait out of playdough

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Things I Like: PL

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Demonstrate knowledge of self by making a collage of favorite things

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My Birthday: PL

MATHEMATICS: Practice counting, connect written numerals to quantities, and identify children’s birthdays

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My First Letter: PL

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Create a collage using the first letter of children’s names

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Cookie Jar Letters: PL

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Work on early literacy skills by having children identify and name the letters in their name

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Name Puzzle: PL

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Teach children how to recognize, spell, and write their name

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I Can Write My Name: PL

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Add some playfulness to name writing by using a variety of writing tools

My Family and Me
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House Portrait: PL

MATHEMATICS: Encourage cutting practice and counting by having children identify the people who live in their home

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House Counting Cards: PL

MATHEMATICS: Practice counting, one-to-one correspondence, and identifying quantities while building fine motor skills

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Family Names: PL

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Reinforce letter identification, letter-sound relationships, and encourage independent writing by making a list of family names

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I Love My Family: PL

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Build language and writing skills while celebrating how children feel love for their families

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My Family Tree: PL

SOCIAL STUDIES: In this Home-School Connection, families work together to create a family tree

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Family Recipe Book: PL

SOCIAL STUDIES: In this Home-School Connection, families send in favorite recipes to share with the class

My School and Me
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What I Want to Learn: PL

APPROACHES TO LEARNING: Develop positive relationships with the children in your classroom and learn about their interests

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Writing Center: PL

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Create a well-stocked, organized writing center to inspire meaningful writing in the classroom

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Before School Routine: PL

APPROACHES TO LEARNING: Practice fine motor and sequencing skills by putting the images in order

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How Did You Get to School?: PL

MATHEMATICS: Use this question of the day as an introduction to collecting and analyzing data

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F is for Friends: PL

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Find the letter F in the picture

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Building Friendships: PL

SOCIAL + EMOTIONAL: Identify qualities that make a good friend

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How Many Friends?: PL

MATHEMATICS: Practice counting, one-to-one correspondence, and writing numerals

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I Am a Friend When: PL

SOCIAL + EMOTIONAL: Encourage language development, conversational skills, and writing practice by identifying what makes a good friend

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Let’s Introduce Ourselves: PL

SOCIAL STUDIES: Take a walk to identify and meet the people who work in the school community

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School Workers and their Tools: PL

SOCIAL STUDIES: Identify the special tools that school workers use to do their jobs

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School Tools: Rhyming Words: PL

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Identify words that rhyme while identifying a few of the tools that school workers use to do their job

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School Collages: PL

THE ARTS: Gather some favorite collage materials to decorate a paintbrush or a pencil

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My School Rule: PL

SOCIAL STUDIES: Write or dictate a rule that is important to have in the school community

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Choose Kindness: PL

SOCIAL + EMOTIONAL: Develop friendly habits by determining which acts are kind and which are not

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Put Ups: PL

SOCIAL + EMOTIONAL: Encourage positive and healthy friendships by giving and receiving 'put-ups'

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Strategies for Finding Peace: PL

SOCIAL + EMOTIONAL: Teach children a variety of calming techniques to help them learn how to manage their emotions and develop self-regulation skills

Community Helpers
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Community Helpers Three-Part Cards: PL

SOCIAL STUDIES: Expand vocabulary and support language development while learning about the clothes that some people wear to work

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Community Helpers Letter Match: PL

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Expand vocabulary and support language development while learning about the clothes that some people wear to work

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My Community Play Mat: PL

HEALTH + DEVELOPMENT: Engage in pretend play while learning about different buildings in a community

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Community Helpers Vehicle Match: PL

APPROACHES TO LEARNING: Match community helpers to their vehicle

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Community Helpers Do-A-Dot: PL

HEALTH + DEVELOPMENT: Practice fine motor skills and color recognition

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Going to Work: PL

HEALTH + DEVELOPMENT: Build fine motor skills and pre-handwriting skills by tracing the lines

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My Fire Truck Collage: PL

THE ARTS: Use collage materials for children to decorate a firetruck

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You’ve Got Mail: PL

MATHEMATICS: Deliver and count the number of letters in the mailbox

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Library Card: PL

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Create library cards and use them in the classroom library

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Community Helpers Dot Letters: PL

LANGUAGE + LITERACY: Learn the letters D and F and the initial sounds in doctor and farmer

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When I Grow Up: PL

SOCIAL STUDIES: Explore different careers and ask children what they want to be when they grow up

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Unit Includes

  • 43 Lessons