September
Units Overview- September
SEL Topics:
Unit 1: Beginning of the Year | Caring Schools Community
In this unit, students will learn about how to work together at school.
- Agree to Norms, Take Care of the Classroom & Ourselves, Develop Empathy, Discuss Feelings & Challenges, & Learn About People Who Work in the School.
Amplify Desmos Math:
Unit 1: Introducing Multiplications
In this unit, students will represent and solve problems involving equal groups, including in the contexts of arrays and scaled graphs.
Sub- Unit 1: Introduction to Multiplications
Sub- Unit 2: Arrays
Sub-Unit 3: Data in Scaled Graphs
End-of-Unit Assessment
Below is the link to the caregiver resource that includes explanations of key math concepts and problems to try with your student Link
Amplify CKLA:
Unit 1: Timeless Tales
In this unit, students will be exposed to classic children's stories and will learn about the elements of fictional narratives.
What’s the story?
Students will explore interesting themes and discuss character traits through a variety of classics, from The Wind in the Willows to a selection from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
What will my student learn?
Students will learn about the elements of fictional narratives, including dialogue, narration, characters, plot, and setting. They will be exposed to rich language and a variety of vocabulary and will discuss literature with their teacher and classmates. Students will be guided through a variety of writing experiences focused on different purposes for their writing. They will also collaborate with their classmates and share their ideas as they develop and deepen their understanding of these literacy skills.
Conversation starters
Ask your student questions about the unit to promote discussion and continued learning:
- Who were the main characters in your reading today?
Follow up: What are some adjectives you would use to describe those characters?
- Where did the story you read today take place?
Follow up: How would you describe that setting?
- What are the themes? (broad ideas that come up many times over the course of a story or book)
Follow up: What are some of the recurring themes that you have noticed in the stories
- I know you have been learning about the word meandered in this unit. Can you use that word in a sentence for me? I will try to use it in a sentence too!
- Whose perspective was your Read-Aloud told from today? Follow up: How did you know that?
Follow up: How did you know that?
Vocabulary words that will be covered throughout the unit are linked here
Science:
Unit 1: Plant and Animal Relationships
In this unit, students will investigate why new chalta trees aren't growing in the Bengal Tiger Reserve by exploring what seeds need to grow and how they get to suitable locations. Through hands-on investigations, models, and scientific texts, students learn how plant structures support growth, how animals help disperse seeds, and how different types of seeds move within habitats. By the end of the unit, students use evidence to explain the interdependence of plants and animals in ecosystems.
Chapter 1: Why aren’t new chalta trees growing in the Bengal Tiger Reserve?
Chapter 2: Why aren’t the chalta seeds getting what they need to grow?
Chapter 3: Why aren’t the chalta seeds getting to places where they can grow?
Chapter 4: How are other seeds in the reserve able to get to places where they can grow?
Social Studies:
Unit 1: Today and Long Ago
In this unit, students will explore how the past shapes the present by learning about community changes, family contributions, and how traditions and values are passed down through generations.
Essential Question: Why is it important to learn about the past?
Lesson 1: All about the Past
Lesson 2: Daily Life Then and Now
Lesson 3: Why People Moved
Lesson 4: Families and Communities
Lesson 5: Past and Present
Monthly | Unit Update '26-27
October
Units Overview
SEL Topics:
This month, this year, our classroom community is all about connection! We will start our days with morning check-ins and take part in activities centered around kindness and gratitude. Students will discover practical ways to show kindness in different situations and will express their appreciation through our classroom gratitude journals—where they can draw, write, and share what brings them joy.
Amplify Desmos Math:
Unit 2: Area and Multiplication
In this unit, students will learn that the Area is the number of unit squares that cover a plane figure without gaps or overlaps, and to solve problems involving areas of rectangles or figures composed of rectangles, multiply the length by the width for each rectangle and add the areas together.
Sub- Unit 1: Sub-Unit 1: Concepts of Area Measurement
Sub- Unit 2: Relating Area to Multiplication
Sub-Unit 3: Determining Area of Figures Composed of Rectangles
End-of-Unit Assessment
Below is the link to the caregiver resource that includes explanations of key math concepts and problems to try with your student Link
Amplify CKLA:
Unit 2: Fur, Fins and Feathers
What’s the story?
Students will develop scientific skills while they observe and practice identifying important characteristics of organisms and objects. What will my student learn? Students will have the opportunity to engage in discussions with their teacher and classmates, in which they will be asked to respond based on observations and thinking that occurred throughout their reading. Students will focus on an opinion writing piece that will extend their understanding of vertebrates. They will also have many opportunities to work with their peers, share ideas, and provide feedback on their writing.
This take-home packet is available for any student who wants to keep learning at home.
Vocabulary:
Vertebrates, invertebrates, warm-blooded, cold-blooded, habitat, zoologist, carnivores, herbivores, omnivores, classify, aquatic, molt, constant, stately, spine
Foundational Skills:
What will my student learn?
Students will continue to review reading and spelling words with specific spelling patterns.
This will include words with separated digraphs, such as /ae/ > ‘a_e’ (cape), and words with vowel teams, such as /ae/ > ‘ai’ (aim), ‘ay’ (away), and ‘eigh’ (eight).
Students will review tricky spellings (book/moon), the hard and soft ‘c’ and ‘g’ (cake/cent, cage/ glass), and words that end in /v/ and /j/ (love, huge). They will review two of the major syllable types, VCe (grape•vine) and vowel team (lay•out), and affixes including re–, pre–, mis–, –ness, –ly, and –ous (redo, pretest, misled, happiness, quickly, dangerous).
Social Studies:
Unit 1: Today and Long Ago
In this unit, students will explore how the past shapes the present by learning about community changes, family contributions, and how traditions and values are passed down through generations.
Essential Question: Why is it important to learn about the past?
Lesson 1: All about the Past
Lesson 2: Daily Life Then and Now
Lesson 3: Why People Moved
Lesson 4: Families and Communities
Lesson 5: Past and Present
Science:
Unit 1: Plant and Animal Relationships
In this unit, students will investigate why new chalta trees aren't growing in the Bengal Tiger Reserve by exploring what seeds need to grow and how they get to suitable locations. Through hands-on investigations, models, and scientific texts, students learn how plant structures support growth, how animals help disperse seeds, and how different types of seeds move within habitats. By the end of the unit, students use evidence to explain the interdependence of plants and animals in ecosystems.
Chapter 3: Why Aren’t the Chalta Seeds Getting to Places Where They Can Grow?