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Grade 8 Vocal Music Units

Unit Plan 11 (Grade 8 Vocal Music): Improvising in Style

8th grade choir unit where students improvise vocal lines in folk, pop, chant, or gospel styles using pitch sets, varied rhythms, and expressive goals.

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Grade 8 Vocal Music Units

Unit Plan 10 (Grade 8 Vocal Music): Sight-Singing Independence

8th grade choir unit building sight-singing skills using notation, solfege, and counting to read melodies and maintain part independence.

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Unit Plan 9 (Grade 8 Vocal Music): Early Ensemble Performance

8th grade choir performance unit building accuracy, diction, expression, stylistic authenticity, leadership, and professional rehearsal and stage etiquette.

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade 8 Vocal Music): Rehearsal Strategy Refinement

8th grade choir unit using sectionals and self-monitoring to improve intonation, blend, balance, rhythm, expression, and efficient rehearsal habits.

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade 8 Vocal Music): Expressive Phrasing

8th grade choir unit using phrasing, dynamics, articulation, diction, tempo, and tone to shape interpretation and communicate text meaning with style.

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade 8 Vocal Music): Blend & Balance

8th grade choir unit focused on blend and balance as students adjust tone and volume, refine intonation, and use rehearsal strategies to unify ensemble sound.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade 8 Vocal Music): Rhythm & Precision

8th grade choir unit strengthening rhythmic accuracy, entrances, and ensemble precision using notation, solfege, counting, and rhythm-based form analysis.

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Unit Plan 4 (Grade 8 Vocal Music): Part Independence Basics

8th grade choir unit building part independence through solfege, rhythmic counting, and rehearsal strategies to strengthen listening, balance, and ensemble precision.

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Unit Plan 3 (Grade 8 Vocal Music): Vocal Range & Registration

Explore healthy range expansion and balanced registration in 8th grade choir, connecting vocal technique to how composers use register and form for meaning.

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Unit Plan 2 (Grade 8 Vocal Music): Healthy Technique & Stamina

Refine posture, breath support, and resonance in 8th grade choir to sustain longer phrases, build healthy technique, and improve vocal stamina.

Grade 8 Vocal Music Units

Unit Plan 1 (Grade 8 Vocal Music): Choir Culture & Leadership

8th grade choir unit building rehearsal professionalism, leadership roles, ensemble responsibility, peer feedback skills, and personal musical goal setting.

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Data-Driven Small Groups: Streamlining Interventions in Math and Reading

Data-driven small groups guide showing how weekly data huddles, formative assessments, and 15-minute interventions close learning gaps fast.

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Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 36 (PreK Science): Cumulative Synthesis & Exhibition

PreK science exhibition unit where children joyfully present learning about living things, weather, habitats, sunlight, and motion through models and demos.

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Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 35 (PreK Science): STEM Capstone — My Environment Model

PreK STEM capstone unit where children build “My Environment” dioramas showing habitats, weather, living needs, sunlight and shade, and motion.

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Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 34 (PreK Science): Engineering Improvement Day

PreK engineering unit where children improve ramps, shelters, and shade structures by testing designs, finding problems, and making changes through play.

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Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 33 (PreK Science): Weather, Plants & Animals

PreK science unit connecting weather patterns to plant changes and animal behaviors as children observe, explore outdoors, and learn how living things respond.

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Unit Plan 32 (PreK Science): Sunlight, Shade & Plants Review

PreK science unit revisiting sunlight and shade as children explore warmth, cooling, and how plants need light and water through playful investigations.

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Unit Plan 31 (PreK Science): Review of Pushes, Pulls & Motion

PreK science unit revisiting pushes and pulls as children explore motion with playground games and toys, noticing how gentle and strong actions change movement.

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Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 30 (PreK Science): Living Things Change Environments

PreK science unit exploring how animals and people dig, build, and gather materials to create shelters that provide safety and comfort in different weather.

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Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 29 (PreK Science): Needs in Different Habitats

PreK science unit where children match plants and animals to habitats that meet their needs—food, water, air, light, shelter—using models, pictures, and play.

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Unit Plan 28 (PreK Science): Habitats Around the World

PreK science unit exploring world habitats as children match animals to forest, desert, ocean, grassland, or arctic homes using simple land and water models.

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Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 27 (PreK Science): Weather & Environment — Quarter Synthesis

PreK science synthesis unit exploring weather, seasons, clothing choices, land, water, sky, help or harm actions, and safety routines through observation and sharing.

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Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 26 (PreK Science): Weather Engineering – Build a Shelter

PreK engineering unit where children design, test, and improve toy shelters to protect from rain, wind, or sun using hands-on building and revision.

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Pre-Kindergarten Science Units

Unit Plan 25 (PreK Science): Weather Safety & Preparation

PreK weather safety unit teaching children to prepare for storms, hot and cold days using routines, tools, role-play, and simple safety plans.

Parent Tips

Parent Tips: Taming Tech Trouble - Phones, Gaming, and Off-Task Screens

Stop screen battles with a shared school–home tech plan. Set clear non-negotiables, a reteach→consequence ladder, and paper-first backups to rebuild focus.