Grade K Units

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Grade K Social Studies Units

Unit Plan 11 (Grade K Social Studies): Position and Direction Words

Position-word–focused kindergarten geography unit teaching children to use terms like above, below, next to, behind, in front of, and near to describe locations, map features, and simple routes using bodies, objects, and classroom scenes.

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Unit Plan 10 (Grade K Social Studies): My Classroom Map

Discover how to teach kindergarteners to create simple classroom maps using symbols, legends, and position words, helping them build early geography and direction-giving skills.

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Unit Plan 9 (Grade K Social Studies): Community Helpers Around Us

Help children recognize community helpers, understand the goods and services they provide, and learn why their jobs are important in keeping our school and neighborhood safe.

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade K Social Studies): My Family and My Home

Help children describe their families and homes, explore how families care for one another, and share simple traditions—all through drawings, discussions, and a “My Family and My Home” mini-book.

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade K Social Studies): Our School and Neighborhood

Help children explore familiar school and neighborhood places, learn what people do there, and create simple maps using symbols, legends, and position words like “next to” and “behind.”

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade K Social Studies): Asking Questions About Our World

Help children ask and answer questions about familiar people, places, and routines using who, what, where, and why, building inquiry skills through observation and simple sources.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade K Social Studies): Classroom Symbols & Our Flag

Introduce young learners to the U.S. flag, school symbols, and classroom icons while teaching simple meanings and respectful ways to honor important symbols and holidays.

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Unit Plan 4 (Grade K Social Studies): Working and Helping Together

Help kindergarteners build teamwork through class jobs, sharing, taking turns, and simple voting, ending with a class-created “Teamwork Promise” for a caring community.

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Unit Plan 3 (Grade K Social Studies): Helpers in Our School

Meet the helpers who keep school running—kids learn what each adult does, explore goods vs. services, and create a class book celebrating their school community.

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Unit Plan 2 (Grade K Social Studies): Rules and Routines Matter

Help kindergarteners understand why rules and routines matter through observations, stories, and a class-made rule poster that supports safety, fairness, and community.

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Unit Plan 1 (Grade K Social Studies): Building Our Classroom Community

Build a safe, kind classroom community as kindergarteners learn rules, routines, and responsibility through stories, role-play, and shared Class Promise creation.

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Grade K Math Units

Unit Plan 36 (Grade K Math): Cumulative Synthesis & Exhibition

Showcase counting, comparing, operations to 10, teen numbers, shapes, and data through hands-on challenges and math talks, using clear evidence and multiple representations.

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Unit Plan 35 (Grade K Math): Measure & Compare Review

Describe and compare length and weight by aligning endpoints and using balance scales; make clear claims—longer/shorter, heavier/lighter—and justify each with visible evidence.

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Unit Plan 34 (Grade K Math): Sort–Count–Compare (Data Project)

Sort objects by one attribute, count each category, and compare using more, fewer, or same; record results with simple charts and justify comparisons with clear math language.

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Unit Plan 33 (Grade K Math): Teen Numbers—Show & Tell

Represent teen numbers (11–19) as ten and some ones using multiple models—ten-frames, cubes, drawings—and justify how each model matches with a 10 + n equation.

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Unit Plan 32 (Grade K Math): Make Ten & Decompose

Blend “make ten” and decomposing numbers ≤10 using ten-frames, number bonds, and equations; find complements to 10, show part–whole pairs, and explain tool choice to build fluency.

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Unit Plan 31 (Grade K Math): Add/Sub within 10—Choice of Tools

Choose counters, drawings, or equations to solve addition and subtraction within 10, then explain why the tool fits and how the model and equation match the story.

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Unit Plan 30 (Grade K Math): Compare & Justify (0–20)

Compare sets and numerals within 0–20 using matching, counting, and ten-frames to decide greater, less, or equal, and justify each comparison with clear math talk.

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Unit Plan 29 (Grade K Math): Read/Write 0–20 & Match Sets

Read and write numerals 0–20, then match or create sets with one-to-one counting, saying the last number to tell “how many” and checking with ten-frames or number lines.

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Unit Plan 28 (Grade K Math): Count to 100

Count to 100 by ones and tens, and count on from any number within 100 using charts, number lines, and counting collections to track one-more and ten-more patterns.

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Unit Plan 27 (Grade K Math): Compose with Shapes

Compose larger shapes and pictures using triangles, rectangles, and squares; trace parts, check for no gaps or overlaps, and explore multiple ways to make the same whole.

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Unit Plan 26 (Grade K Math): Model & Draw Shapes

Build and draw shapes from verbal attributes; identify sides, corners, and curves; and name shapes correctly in any size or orientation.

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Unit Plan 25 (Grade K Math): Analyze & Compare Shapes

Compare 2D and 3D shapes by naming shared attributes (sides, corners, faces, edges, flat/curved surfaces), describing similarities and differences, and justifying shape sorts.

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Unit Plan 24 (Grade K Math): Positions & Paths

Use positional words (above, below, next to, in front of, behind) to describe object locations and give/follow simple routes using mats, pictures, and classroom obstacle paths.

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Unit Plan 23 (Grade K Math): Decompose & Record

Decompose numbers 6–10 in multiple ways using models (ten-frames, number bonds), then record matching equations and explain that “=” means the same total even when addends switch.