• Following classroom routines

• Building class community
   

• Second Step Unit 1: Growth Mindset and Goal-Setting

  • Focus attention

  • Recognize that attention helps us learn and stay safe

  • Improve skills with practice and effort

  • Understand that mistakes are part of learning
     

• Second Step Bullying Prevention Unit

  • Recognizing bullying

  • Reporting bullying

  • Refusing bullying

  • Bystander power

D34 utilizes the Second Step curriculum resource for SEL, which is aligned with the Illinois Social Emotional Learning Standards and CASEL’s SEL competencies. Read about the specific alignment between CASEL’s competencies and the Second Step curriculum here.

In grade K-5 we work within the balanced literacy framework to teach literacy. Units of Study in phonics, reading and writing is our core curricular resource. To learn more about our District literacy vision and mission, the balanced literacy framework and workshop model, view this video (to view in Spanish, see here). You can find K-2 resources to support your readers and writers at home here.

Reading

Unit: 1 We are Readers

• Readers will develop concepts of print. 

• Readers will develop early reading behaviors and identities. 

Unit 2: Super Powers: Reading with Print Strategies

• Readers will practice one-to-one correspondence in familiar texts. 

• Readers will use a combination of strategies to read unfamiliar texts. 

• Readers will work to make their voices smoother and to communicate their understanding of the text. 

Writing

Unit 1: Launching the Writing Workshop 

• Writers learn to live like a writer by putting their ideas on paper and developing independence through problem-solving and perseverance. 

Unit 2: Show and Tell Writing

• Writers show and tell things that are important to them by labeling pictures and revising to add more. 

• Writers write books about places they love by thinking about what part goes on what page and writing longer labels with phrases. 

• Writers write pattern books by writing sentences across pages and using high-frequency words. 

Phonics

Unit 1: Making Friends with Letters

• Students study their own name and their classmates' names to build community and introduce the letters of the alphabet. 

• Students develop the ability to hear, segment and manipulate sounds. 

• Students use the study of names to write. 

• Students learn high-frequency words to support their reading and writing. 

Unit 2: Word Scientists

• Students use the alphabet chart to study the relationship between letters, keywords and initial sounds. 

• Students examine uppercase and lowercase letters.

• Students listen for the sounds in words and record them to write. 

• Students learn high-frequency words to support their reading and writing. 

Counting

• Counting to 100 by 1s

• Read, write, and count objects 0-20

• Represent a group of objects with a numeral (0-20)

Addition

• Understanding that addition means putting together or adding to

• Representing addition problems in various ways (pictures, fingers, objects, etc.)

Decomposing

• Decomposing numbers (0-10) into pairs, showing your work using pictures, objects, or equations

D34 utilizes the Everyday Math curriculum resource for mathematics.

Weather and Climate (Earth and Space Science)

• What is the weather today and how is it different from yesterday? Observe and recognize patterns in weather

• How does sunlight warm the earth? 

Science Unit developed from Next Generation Science Standards

My School Community: The Need for Rules and Responsibilities in a Community

• Explore the needs and purpose of rules inside and outside of school

Nature's Effect on Us

• Explore the way that environment (including climate) can affect how people live, eat, dress and celebrate

Social Studies Unit developed from Illinois Social Science Learning Standards

Art: You are the artist. The art room is your studio. What do artist’s do?

How/where do artists gather ideas?

• Artists will explore different sources for artistic ideas (envision) 

How do artists choose their media?

• Artists will explore drawing, painting, collaging and sculpting materials, noticing the unique qualities of each.

How do artist’s care for their studio?

• Artists will begin to learn safe and proper use of materials, tools and studio space while learning the routines and protocols of their shared art studio.

 

Music

How do musicians begin their creative work?

• Musicians will learn about how basic structures like steady beat and movement form a foundation for music.

How do musicians use their voice?

• Musicians explore the four different ways one can use their voice: whisper, talk, shout, and sing.

How does a musician’s behavior affect the creative process?

• Musicians learn about classroom instruments, how to play them properly, and how to follow classroom procedures so that everyone in the group can participate and grow.

Physical Education (PE)

• Students will be aware of the difference between general space and personal space 

• Students will be aware of using equipment properly and maintaining safety

• Students will learn how to work and share with others

• Students will learn to follow class and game rules

• Students will begin to learn basic form and maintain balance during the following Locomotor skills: skipping, hopping, galloping, running 

• Students will begin to learn the basics of Jumping and Landing through: jump in and out, side to side, on and off, around objects and jump over a rope

• Students will learn basic elements of underhand throwing, rollin

• Students will be introduced to basic elements of Overhand Throwing 

• Students will learn basic elements of Catching a dropped ball

• Students will begin to learn Ball control with feet by basic elements of Dribbling skills and kicking a stationary ball

• Students will understand the importance of Cardiovascular fitness by knowing it is good for our bodies to make our hearts beat faster