LBD Unit – Celebrate Our Country
Grade Level -K
Month – April
Unit Topic - Many Friends
Where I Live
Essential Understanding
Generate written communication to convey knowledge, ideas and feelings.
Continuing Standards
RF2d,c,a; RI4; RF3a,b,c; RL5; RF4; L1a,d; L2c,d,a,b;RL6; RI5; RL7; RL10; RF1d,a; RL1; W5; L5d; L6; RI2; RI8; RI7; W2; W7;
W8; LIf SL5; RI10 RI1
Grade Level Standards
WK7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of books by a favorite author and
express opinions about them).
RL.K.1. With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.K.7. With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear
(e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).
RL.K.9. With prompting and support, compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in familiar
stories.
RI.K.2. With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
RI.K.9 With prompting and support, identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic
(e.g., in illustrations, descriptions or procedures). (small group)
W.K.1. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose opinion pieces in which they tell a reader the
topic or the name of the book they are writing about and state an opinion or preference about the topic or book (e.g.,
My favorite book is…). (small group)
W.K.5. With guidance and support from adults, respond to questions and suggestions from peers and add details to
strengthen writing as needed.
W.K.6. With guidance and support from adults, explore a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including
in collaboration with peers.
L.K.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten
reading and content.
Identify new meanings for familiar words and apply them accurately (e.g., knowing duck is a bird and learning the
verb to duck).
L.K.6. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts.
RF2e Add or substitute individual sound (phoneme) in simple one syllable words to make new words.
RF.K.3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
Distinguish between similarly spelled words by identifying the sounds of the letters that differ.
S.L.6. Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
Social Studies:
Heritage 4 -- Nations are represented by symbols and practices. Symbols and practices of the United States include the
American flag, Pledge of Allegiance and the National Anthem.
Science:
Physical Science Properties of Everyday Objects & Materials – Some objects and materials can be made to vibrate to
produce sound. Sound is produced by touching, blowing or tapping objects. The sounds that are produced vary
depending on the properties when objects vibrate.
Concepts: Key Ideas to Know
Key Skills: Be able to do - verbs
1. Symbols are used to represent our nation.
1. Use digital tools.
2. Cultures have unique characteristics.
2. Identify various symbols.
3. Holidays reflect cultural heritage.
3. Identify similarities/differences among cultures
4. Sounds are made in various ways.
4. Explain celebrated holidays in communities.
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Essential Questions
What are people in America like?
What is special about the country where we live?
How does making a connection between our own lives
and fiction help us comprehend what we read?
How does the property of an object affect the sound it
makes?
A
Quadrant
Lesson Ideas
Identify American Symbols
Label American Symbols
Recite the Pledge
Enemy Pie
Chester’s Way
F is for Flag
The Pledge of Allegiance
Betsy Ross
We Are The People
B
Quadrant Lesson Ideas
Make instruments
Dramatize a parade
LBD
Proud
Culture
Treat
Kind
Meal
Custom
March
Country
Past
Understand
Place
History
Sight Words
Play
Not
She
They
Walk
Too
Your
Where
C
Vocabulary
Symbol
America
Pride
Bald Eagle
Statue of Liberty
Liberty Bell
Parade
Celebration
White House
Uncle Sam
Patriotism
American Flag
Holiday
Community
Figures
Pledge of Allegiance
History
Heritage
Culture
National Anthem
Quadrant Lesson Ideas
Discriminate instruments by
sound.
Study American Symbols
D
Quadrant
Lesson Ideas
Design a Classroom symbol
Formulate and write a fact
about symbols.
Develop a symbols book.
Formative Assessments
Benchmarks
Common grade card assessments
Sight Word Checks
Guided Reading Levels
Summative Assessments
LBD Theme Assessments
Correctly illustrate sentence(s).
Performance Assessments
Conclude a unit of study by creating
a “lapboard” (Applies to Social
Studies & Science)