Week 35: Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Reflective vocabulary and sentence-building about favorite year memories) through a warm-up activity tied to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1-2.1 (parts of speech, sentence structure)

Materials: Picture/vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, writing tools

Warm-up: Short discussion or activity introducing Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Building on kindergarten skills — Reflective vocabulary and sentence-building about favorite year memories. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year. 3) Student tries the skill with guidance.

Practice: Student practices the new skill independently with a themed activity or worksheet.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the new skill correctly at least 3 of 4 times with support.

Objective: Student will apply this week's skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Reflective vocabulary and sentence-building about favorite year memories) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1-2.1 (parts of speech, sentence structure)

Materials: Picture/vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, writing tools

Warm-up: Quick review recapping Monday's skill before new practice.

Main Activity: 1) Set up a themed practice activity related to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Building on kindergarten skills — Reflective vocabulary and sentence-building about favorite year memories. 3) Check in after each repetition with feedback.

Practice: Student completes one additional independent repetition and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student completes the task with no more than 1 error.

Objective: Student will compare or apply this week's skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Reflective vocabulary and sentence-building about favorite year memories) in a new context tied to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1-2.1 (parts of speech, sentence structure)

Materials: Picture/vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, writing tools

Warm-up: Brief comparison activity to prime comparative/analytical thinking.

Main Activity: 1) Present two related examples connected to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year. 2) Student compares or applies Building on kindergarten skills — Reflective vocabulary and sentence-building about favorite year memories to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Building on kindergarten skills — Reflective vocabulary and sentence-building about favorite year memories.

Assessment: Student correctly compares/applies the skill to 3 of 4 new examples.

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year using this week's skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Reflective vocabulary and sentence-building about favorite year memories).

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1-2.1 (parts of speech, sentence structure)

Materials: Picture/vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, writing tools

Warm-up: Quick sorting or categorizing warm-up related to the theme.

Main Activity: 1) Provide a themed set of examples related to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Building on kindergarten skills — Reflective vocabulary and sentence-building about favorite year memories. 3) Discuss any tricky cases together.

Practice: Student adds one new example to a category and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student sorts/organizes a new set correctly without help.

Objective: Student will review and demonstrate mastery of this week's skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Reflective vocabulary and sentence-building about favorite year memories) connected to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1-2.1 (parts of speech, sentence structure)

Materials: Picture/vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, writing tools

Warm-up: Quick recap of everything practiced this week, in the student's own words.

Main Activity: 1) Revisit each day's activity briefly. 2) Student completes a cumulative mini-assessment combining the week's skill and theme. 3) Preview next week's topic.

Practice: Student shares one thing learned this week with a family member.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the week's key skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Reflective vocabulary and sentence-building about favorite year memories) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Cumulative review: all year operations and measurement) through a warm-up activity tied to Looking Back: My Year in Review.

Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1-2.OA / NBT (place value, addition/subtraction within 100)

Materials: Manipulatives or counters, number line/place-value chart, paper for recording

Warm-up: Short discussion or activity introducing Looking Back: My Year in Review, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Cumulative review: all year operations and measurement. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Looking Back: My Year in Review. 3) Student tries the skill with guidance.

Practice: Student practices the new skill independently with a themed activity or worksheet.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the new skill correctly at least 3 of 4 times with support.

Objective: Student will apply this week's skill (Cumulative review: all year operations and measurement) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Looking Back: My Year in Review.

Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1-2.OA / NBT (place value, addition/subtraction within 100)

Materials: Manipulatives or counters, number line/place-value chart, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick review recapping Monday's skill before new practice.

Main Activity: 1) Set up a themed practice activity related to Looking Back: My Year in Review. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Cumulative review: all year operations and measurement. 3) Check in after each repetition with feedback.

Practice: Student completes one additional independent repetition and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student completes the task with no more than 1 error.

Objective: Student will compare or apply this week's skill (Cumulative review: all year operations and measurement) in a new context tied to Looking Back: My Year in Review.

Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1-2.OA / NBT (place value, addition/subtraction within 100)

Materials: Manipulatives or counters, number line/place-value chart, paper for recording

Warm-up: Brief comparison activity to prime comparative/analytical thinking.

Main Activity: 1) Present two related examples connected to Looking Back: My Year in Review. 2) Student compares or applies Cumulative review: all year operations and measurement to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Cumulative review: all year operations and measurement.

Assessment: Student correctly compares/applies the skill to 3 of 4 new examples.

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Looking Back: My Year in Review using this week's skill (Cumulative review: all year operations and measurement).

Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1-2.OA / NBT (place value, addition/subtraction within 100)

Materials: Manipulatives or counters, number line/place-value chart, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick sorting or categorizing warm-up related to the theme.

Main Activity: 1) Provide a themed set of examples related to Looking Back: My Year in Review. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Cumulative review: all year operations and measurement. 3) Discuss any tricky cases together.

Practice: Student adds one new example to a category and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student sorts/organizes a new set correctly without help.

Objective: Student will review and demonstrate mastery of this week's skill (Cumulative review: all year operations and measurement) connected to Looking Back: My Year in Review.

Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.1-2.OA / NBT (place value, addition/subtraction within 100)

Materials: Manipulatives or counters, number line/place-value chart, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick recap of everything practiced this week, in the student's own words.

Main Activity: 1) Revisit each day's activity briefly. 2) Student completes a cumulative mini-assessment combining the week's skill and theme. 3) Preview next week's topic.

Practice: Student shares one thing learned this week with a family member.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the week's key skill (Cumulative review: all year operations and measurement) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Cumulative review of weather, forces, living things, habitats, plants) through a warm-up activity tied to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year.

Standard: NGSS 1-LS/1-ESS/2-LS/2-ESS

Materials: Theme-related materials or pictures, observation journal, writing tools

Warm-up: Short discussion or activity introducing Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Building on kindergarten skills — Cumulative review of weather, forces, living things, habitats, plants. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year. 3) Student tries the skill with guidance.

Practice: Student practices the new skill independently with a themed activity or worksheet.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the new skill correctly at least 3 of 4 times with support.

Objective: Student will apply this week's skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Cumulative review of weather, forces, living things, habitats, plants) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year.

Standard: NGSS 1-LS/1-ESS/2-LS/2-ESS

Materials: Theme-related materials or pictures, observation journal, writing tools

Warm-up: Quick review recapping Monday's skill before new practice.

Main Activity: 1) Set up a themed practice activity related to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Building on kindergarten skills — Cumulative review of weather, forces, living things, habitats, plants. 3) Check in after each repetition with feedback.

Practice: Student completes one additional independent repetition and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student completes the task with no more than 1 error.

Objective: Student will compare or apply this week's skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Cumulative review of weather, forces, living things, habitats, plants) in a new context tied to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year.

Standard: NGSS 1-LS/1-ESS/2-LS/2-ESS

Materials: Theme-related materials or pictures, observation journal, writing tools

Warm-up: Brief comparison activity to prime comparative/analytical thinking.

Main Activity: 1) Present two related examples connected to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year. 2) Student compares or applies Building on kindergarten skills — Cumulative review of weather, forces, living things, habitats, plants to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Building on kindergarten skills — Cumulative review of weather, forces, living things, habitats, plants.

Assessment: Student correctly compares/applies the skill to 3 of 4 new examples.

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year using this week's skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Cumulative review of weather, forces, living things, habitats, plants).

Standard: NGSS 1-LS/1-ESS/2-LS/2-ESS

Materials: Theme-related materials or pictures, observation journal, writing tools

Warm-up: Quick sorting or categorizing warm-up related to the theme.

Main Activity: 1) Provide a themed set of examples related to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Building on kindergarten skills — Cumulative review of weather, forces, living things, habitats, plants. 3) Discuss any tricky cases together.

Practice: Student adds one new example to a category and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student sorts/organizes a new set correctly without help.

Objective: Student will review and demonstrate mastery of this week's skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Cumulative review of weather, forces, living things, habitats, plants) connected to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year.

Standard: NGSS 1-LS/1-ESS/2-LS/2-ESS

Materials: Theme-related materials or pictures, observation journal, writing tools

Warm-up: Quick recap of everything practiced this week, in the student's own words.

Main Activity: 1) Revisit each day's activity briefly. 2) Student completes a cumulative mini-assessment combining the week's skill and theme. 3) Preview next week's topic.

Practice: Student shares one thing learned this week with a family member.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the week's key skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Cumulative review of weather, forces, living things, habitats, plants) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on our community and family traditions from the year) through a warm-up activity tied to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year.

Standard: C3 Framework D2.Civ/D2.Geo/D2.Eco.K-2

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or reference materials, map/chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Short discussion or activity introducing Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on our community and family traditions from the year. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year. 3) Student tries the skill with guidance.

Practice: Student practices the new skill independently with a themed activity or worksheet.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the new skill correctly at least 3 of 4 times with support.

Objective: Student will apply this week's skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on our community and family traditions from the year) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year.

Standard: C3 Framework D2.Civ/D2.Geo/D2.Eco.K-2

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or reference materials, map/chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick review recapping Monday's skill before new practice.

Main Activity: 1) Set up a themed practice activity related to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on our community and family traditions from the year. 3) Check in after each repetition with feedback.

Practice: Student completes one additional independent repetition and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student completes the task with no more than 1 error.

Objective: Student will compare or apply this week's skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on our community and family traditions from the year) in a new context tied to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year.

Standard: C3 Framework D2.Civ/D2.Geo/D2.Eco.K-2

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or reference materials, map/chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Brief comparison activity to prime comparative/analytical thinking.

Main Activity: 1) Present two related examples connected to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year. 2) Student compares or applies Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on our community and family traditions from the year to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on our community and family traditions from the year.

Assessment: Student correctly compares/applies the skill to 3 of 4 new examples.

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year using this week's skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on our community and family traditions from the year).

Standard: C3 Framework D2.Civ/D2.Geo/D2.Eco.K-2

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or reference materials, map/chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick sorting or categorizing warm-up related to the theme.

Main Activity: 1) Provide a themed set of examples related to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on our community and family traditions from the year. 3) Discuss any tricky cases together.

Practice: Student adds one new example to a category and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student sorts/organizes a new set correctly without help.

Objective: Student will review and demonstrate mastery of this week's skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on our community and family traditions from the year) connected to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year.

Standard: C3 Framework D2.Civ/D2.Geo/D2.Eco.K-2

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or reference materials, map/chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick recap of everything practiced this week, in the student's own words.

Main Activity: 1) Revisit each day's activity briefly. 2) Student completes a cumulative mini-assessment combining the week's skill and theme. 3) Preview next week's topic.

Practice: Student shares one thing learned this week with a family member.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the week's key skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on our community and family traditions from the year) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on and comparing favorite books read during the year) through a warm-up activity tied to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1-2 / RI.1-2

Materials: A book or passage related to this week's theme, graphic organizer

Warm-up: Short discussion or activity introducing Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on and comparing favorite books read during the year. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year. 3) Student tries the skill with guidance.

Practice: Student practices the new skill independently with a themed activity or worksheet.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the new skill correctly at least 3 of 4 times with support.

Objective: Student will apply this week's skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on and comparing favorite books read during the year) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1-2 / RI.1-2

Materials: A book or passage related to this week's theme, graphic organizer

Warm-up: Quick review recapping Monday's skill before new practice.

Main Activity: 1) Set up a themed practice activity related to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on and comparing favorite books read during the year. 3) Check in after each repetition with feedback.

Practice: Student completes one additional independent repetition and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student completes the task with no more than 1 error.

Objective: Student will compare or apply this week's skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on and comparing favorite books read during the year) in a new context tied to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1-2 / RI.1-2

Materials: A book or passage related to this week's theme, graphic organizer

Warm-up: Brief comparison activity to prime comparative/analytical thinking.

Main Activity: 1) Present two related examples connected to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year. 2) Student compares or applies Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on and comparing favorite books read during the year to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on and comparing favorite books read during the year.

Assessment: Student correctly compares/applies the skill to 3 of 4 new examples.

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year using this week's skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on and comparing favorite books read during the year).

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1-2 / RI.1-2

Materials: A book or passage related to this week's theme, graphic organizer

Warm-up: Quick sorting or categorizing warm-up related to the theme.

Main Activity: 1) Provide a themed set of examples related to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on and comparing favorite books read during the year. 3) Discuss any tricky cases together.

Practice: Student adds one new example to a category and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student sorts/organizes a new set correctly without help.

Objective: Student will review and demonstrate mastery of this week's skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on and comparing favorite books read during the year) connected to Looking Back: My Kindergarten Year.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1-2 / RI.1-2

Materials: A book or passage related to this week's theme, graphic organizer

Warm-up: Quick recap of everything practiced this week, in the student's own words.

Main Activity: 1) Revisit each day's activity briefly. 2) Student completes a cumulative mini-assessment combining the week's skill and theme. 3) Preview next week's topic.

Practice: Student shares one thing learned this week with a family member.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the week's key skill (Building on kindergarten skills — Reflecting on and comparing favorite books read during the year) independently, meeting the weekly goal.

Objective: Student will be introduced to this week's focus skill (Cumulative spelling review) through a warm-up activity tied to Looking Back: My Year in Review.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1-2.3 (phonics and word analysis)

Materials: Word list for the week, letter tiles or whiteboard, paper

Warm-up: Short discussion or activity introducing Looking Back: My Year in Review, connecting to prior knowledge.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce today's key concept related to Cumulative spelling review. 2) Model the skill once with a concrete example tied to Looking Back: My Year in Review. 3) Student tries the skill with guidance.

Practice: Student practices the new skill independently with a themed activity or worksheet.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the new skill correctly at least 3 of 4 times with support.

Objective: Student will apply this week's skill (Cumulative spelling review) through a hands-on or written activity connected to Looking Back: My Year in Review.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1-2.3 (phonics and word analysis)

Materials: Word list for the week, letter tiles or whiteboard, paper

Warm-up: Quick review recapping Monday's skill before new practice.

Main Activity: 1) Set up a themed practice activity related to Looking Back: My Year in Review. 2) Student works through 3-4 guided repetitions of Cumulative spelling review. 3) Check in after each repetition with feedback.

Practice: Student completes one additional independent repetition and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student completes the task with no more than 1 error.

Objective: Student will compare or apply this week's skill (Cumulative spelling review) in a new context tied to Looking Back: My Year in Review.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1-2.3 (phonics and word analysis)

Materials: Word list for the week, letter tiles or whiteboard, paper

Warm-up: Brief comparison activity to prime comparative/analytical thinking.

Main Activity: 1) Present two related examples connected to Looking Back: My Year in Review. 2) Student compares or applies Cumulative spelling review to both. 3) Discuss the reasoning together.

Practice: Student produces one example (written, drawn, or spoken) showing understanding of Cumulative spelling review.

Assessment: Student correctly compares/applies the skill to 3 of 4 new examples.

Objective: Student will organize or categorize information related to Looking Back: My Year in Review using this week's skill (Cumulative spelling review).

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1-2.3 (phonics and word analysis)

Materials: Word list for the week, letter tiles or whiteboard, paper

Warm-up: Quick sorting or categorizing warm-up related to the theme.

Main Activity: 1) Provide a themed set of examples related to Looking Back: My Year in Review. 2) Student sorts/organizes them using Cumulative spelling review. 3) Discuss any tricky cases together.

Practice: Student adds one new example to a category and explains their reasoning.

Assessment: Student sorts/organizes a new set correctly without help.

Objective: Student will review and demonstrate mastery of this week's skill (Cumulative spelling review) connected to Looking Back: My Year in Review.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1-2.3 (phonics and word analysis)

Materials: Word list for the week, letter tiles or whiteboard, paper

Warm-up: Quick recap of everything practiced this week, in the student's own words.

Main Activity: 1) Revisit each day's activity briefly. 2) Student completes a cumulative mini-assessment combining the week's skill and theme. 3) Preview next week's topic.

Practice: Student shares one thing learned this week with a family member.

Assessment: Student demonstrates the week's key skill (Cumulative spelling review) independently, meeting the weekly goal.