Module 1: We Love Our Planet

objective: to provide a foundational understanding of the uniqueness of planet Earth and its ability to sustain life as we know it

Preschool

(S/E): 0.1.3 Actively engage in activities and interactions with teachers and peers.
(S/E): 0.2.4 Attend to tasks for a period of time.
(S/E): 0.5.5 Demonstrate understanding the concept of sharing by attempting to share.
(VPA): 1.1.3 Participate in simple sequences of movements.
(VPA): 1.4.1 Demonstrate the safe and appropriate use and care of art materials and tools.
(VPA): 1.4.6 Create more recognizable representations as eye-hand coordination and fine-motor skills develop.
(ELA): RL.PK.4: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in a story or poem read aloud.
(ELA): RL.PK.6 With prompting and support, identify the role of author and illustrator in telling the story.
(ELA): RL.PK.10 Actively participate in read aloud experiences using age appropriate literature in individual, small and large groups.
(ELA): RI.PK.3 With prompting and support, make a connection between pieces of essential information in a familiar text.
(ELA): RI.PK.4 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in informational text.
(ELA): RI.PK.7 With prompting and support, tell how the illustrations support the text (information or topic) in informational text.
(ELA): W.PK.8 With guidance and support, recall information from experience or familiar topic to answer a question.
(ELA): SL.PK.1.a,b Participate in conversations and interactions with peers and adults individually and in small and large groups.
(ELA): SL.PK.6 With guidance and support, speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
(ELA): L.PK.4,a,b Begin to determine the meaning of new words and phrases introduced through preschool reading and content.
(ELA): L.PK.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, activities and read alouds.
(ATL): 9.4.2 Make connections between ideas, concepts, and subjects (e.g., children take pictures from a field trip or nature walk, and use them to write and illustrate classroom books).
(M): 4.3.1 Sort, order, pattern, and classify objects by non-measurable (e.g., color, texture, type of material) and measurable attributes (e.g., length, capacity, height).
(M): 4.4.2 Use accurate terms to name and describe some two-dimensional shapes and begin to use accurate terms to name and describe some three-dimensional shapes (e.g., circle, square, triangle, sphere, cylinder, cube, side point, angle).


Kindergarten

(CHPE): 2.3.2.HCDM.1: Explain the consequences on a person’s health if he or she does not have adequate food and a clean environment.
(ELA): L.KL.K.1. With prompting and support, develop knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and listening.
(ELA): L.VL.K.2. With prompting and support, ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content.
(ELA): RI.CI.K.2. With prompting and support, identify the main topic and key details of an informational text (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
(ELA): RI.MF.K.6. With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).
(ELA): SL.II.K.2. Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
(M): K. CC B. Count to tell the number of objects
(M): K.G B. Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes
(S): K-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity / ESS3.A: Natural Resources: Living things need water, air, and resources from the land, and they live in places that have the things they need. Humans use natural resources for everything they do. (K-ESS3-1)
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.SV.1: Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Cr1b: Engage in individual and collaborative art making through observation and investigation of the world, and in response to personal interests and curiosity.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Re7b: Describe, compare and categorize visual artworks based on subject matter and expressive properties.

Grade 1

(CHPE): 2.3.2.HCDM.1: Explain the consequences on a person’s health if he or she does not have adequate food and a clean environment.
(ELA): L.VL.1.2. Ask and answer questions to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content.
(ELA): L.VI.1.3. With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
(ELA): RI.CR.1.1. Ask and answer questions about key details in an informational text (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
(ELA): RI.PP.1.5. Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.
(ELA): SL.PE.1.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
(ELA): SL.II.1.2. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
(S): 1-ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe / ESS1.A: The Universe and its Stars: Patterns of the motion of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky can be observed, described, and predicted (1-ESS1-1)
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.SV.1: Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Cr1b: Engage in individual and collaborative art making through observation and investigation of the world, and in response to personal interests and curiosity.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Re7b: Describe, compare and categorize visual artworks based on subject matter and expressive properties.

Grade 2

(CHPE): 2.3.2.HCDM.1: Explain the consequences on a person’s health if he or she does not have adequate food and a clean environment.
(ELA): L.VL.2.2. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
(ELA): L.VI.2.3. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
(ELA): RI.MF.2.6. Explain how specific illustrations and images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.
(ELA): SL.PE.2.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
(S): 2-ESS2: Earth’s Systems / 2-ESS2-2 Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.SV.1: Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Cr1b: Engage in individual and collaborative art making through observation and investigation of the world, and in response to personal interests and curiosity.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Re7b: Describe, compare and categorize visual artworks based on subject matter and expressive properties.

Grade 3

(CHPE): 2.3.2.HCDM.1: Explain the consequences on a person’s health if he or she does not have adequate food and a clean environment.
(ELA): L.VI.3.3. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
(ELA): RL.MF.3.6. Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
(SS): 6.1.5.GeoSV.2: Use maps to explain the impact of location and place on the relationships between places in New Jersey, the United States and other countries.
(VPA): 1.5.5.Re7a: Speculate about artistic processes. Interpret and compare works of art and other responses.

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objective: to understand that the water, the land, and the air are natural elements that we have on Earth; that these 3 natural elements keep us healthy and safe

Preschool

(S/E): 0.1.3 Actively engage in activities and interactions with teachers and peers.
(S/E): 0.2.4 Attend to tasks for a period of time.
(S/E): 0.5.5 Demonstrate understanding the concept of sharing by attempting to share.
(VPA): 1.1.3 Participate in simple sequences of movements.
(VPA): 1.4.1 Demonstrate the safe and appropriate use and care of art materials and tools.
(VPA): 1.4.2 Create two- and three-dimensional works of art while exploring color, line, shape, form, texture, and space.
(VPA): 1.4.6 Create more recognizable representations as eye-hand coordination and fine-motor skills develop.
(HSPE): Develop and refine gross-motor skills (e.g., hopping, galloping, jumping, running, and marching).
(ELA): RL.PK.4: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in a story or poem read aloud.
(ELA): RL.PK.6 With prompting and support, identify the role of author and illustrator in telling the story.
(ELA): RL.PK.10 Actively participate in read aloud experiences using age appropriate literature in individual, small and large groups.
(ELA): RI.PK.3 With prompting and support, make a connection between pieces of essential information in a familiar text.
(ELA): RI.PK.4 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in informational text.
(ELA): RI.PK.7 With prompting and support, tell how the illustrations support the text (information or topic) in informational text.
(ELA): W.PK.8 With guidance and support, recall information from experience or familiar topic to answer a question.
(ELA): SL.PK.1.a,b Participate in conversations and interactions with peers and adults individually and in small and large groups.
(ELA): SL.PK.6 With guidance and support, speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
(ELA): L.PK.4,a,b Begin to determine the meaning of new words and phrases introduced through preschool reading and content.
(ELA): L.PK.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, activities and read alouds.
(ATL): 9.4.2 Make connections between ideas, concepts, and subjects (e.g., children take pictures from a field trip or nature walk, and use them to write and illustrate classroom books).
(M): 4.3.1 Sort, order, pattern, and classify objects by non-measurable (e.g., color, texture, type of material) and measurable attributes (e.g., length, capacity, height).
(M): 4.4.2 Use accurate terms to name and describe some two-dimensional shapes and begin to use accurate terms to name and describe some three-dimensional shapes (e.g., circle, square, triangle, sphere, cylinder, cube, side point, angle).
(S): 5.3.3 Observe and describe how natural habitats provide for the basic needs of plants and animals with respect to shelter, food, water, air, and light (e.g., digging outside in the soil to investigate the kinds of animal life that live in and around the ground or replicating a natural habitat in a classroom terrarium).
(S): 5. 4.1 Explore and describe characteristics of soil, rocks, water, and air (e.g., sorting rocks by shape and/or color, observing water as a solid and a liquid, noticing the wind’s effect on playground objects).
(SS): 6.2.3 Demonstrate appropriate behavior when collaborating with others.

Kindergarten

(CHPE): 2.2.2.MSC.1: Perform a combination of sequences of locomotor movements and rhythmic activities (e.g., walking, balancing, hoping, skipping, running).
(CHPE): 2.3.2.HCDM.1: Explain the consequences on a person’s health if he or she does not have adequate food and a clean environment.
(ELA): L.KL.K.1. With prompting and support, develop knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and listening.
(ELA): L.VL.K.2. With prompting and support, ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content.
(ELA): RI.CI.K.2. With prompting and support, identify the main topic and key details of an informational text (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
(ELA): RI.MF.K.6. With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).
(ELA): SL.II.K.2. Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
(M): K. CC B. Count to tell the number of objects
(S): K-ESS2: Earth Systems: ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems: Things that people do to live comfortably can affect the world around them. But they can make choices that reduce their impacts on the land, water, air, and other living things. (secondary to K-ESS2-2)
(S): K-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity / ESS3.A: Natural Resources: Living things need water, air, and resources from the land, and they live in places that have the things they need. Humans use natural resources for everything they do. (K-ESS3-1)
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.SV.1: Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Cr1b: Engage in individual and collaborative art making through observation and investigation of the world, and in response to personal interests and curiosity.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Re7b: Describe, compare and categorize visual artworks based on subject matter and expressive properties.

Grade 1

(CHPE): 2.2.2.MSC.1: Perform a combination of sequences of locomotor movements and rhythmic activities (e.g., walking, balancing, hoping, skipping, running).
(CHPE): 2.3.2.HCDM.1: Explain the consequences on a person’s health if he or she does not have adequate food and a clean environment.
(ELA): L.VL.1.2. Ask and answer questions to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content.
(ELA): L.VI.1.3. With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
(ELA): RI.CR.1.1. Ask and answer questions about key details in an informational text (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
(ELA): RI.PP.1.5. Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.
(ELA): SL.PE.1.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
(ELA): SL.II.1.2. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
(S): 1-ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe / ESS1.A: The Universe and its Stars: Patterns of the motion of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky can be observed, described, and predicted (1-ESS1-1)
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.SV.1: Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Cr1b: Engage in individual and collaborative art making through observation and investigation of the world, and in response to personal interests and curiosity.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Re7b: Describe, compare and categorize visual artworks based on subject matter and expressive properties.

Grade 2

(CHPE): 2.2.2.MSC.1: Perform a combination of sequences of locomotor movements and rhythmic activities (e.g., walking, balancing, hoping, skipping, running).
(CHPE): 2.3.2.HCDM.1: Explain the consequences on a person’s health if he or she does not have adequate food and a clean environment.
(ELA): L.VL.2.2. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
(ELA): L.VI.2.3. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
(ELA): RI.MF.2.6. Explain how specific illustrations and images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.
(ELA): SL.PE.2.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
(S): 2-LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics: LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans: There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water. (2-LS4-1)
(S): 2-ESS2: Earth’s Systems / 2-ESS2-2 Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.SV.1: Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Cr1b: Engage in individual and collaborative art making through observation and investigation of the world, and in response to personal interests and curiosity.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Re7b: Describe, compare and categorize visual artworks based on subject matter and expressive properties.

Grade 3

(CHPE): 2.2.5.MSC.1: Demonstrate body management skills and control when moving in relation to others, objects, and boundaries in personal and general space (e.g., coordination, balance, flexibility, agility).
(ELA): L.VI.3.3. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
(ELA): RL.MF.3.6. Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
(SS): 6.1.5.GeoSV.2: Use maps to explain the impact of location and place on the relationships between places in New Jersey, the United States and other countries.
(VPA): 1.5.5.Re7a: Speculate about artistic processes. Interpret and compare works of art and other responses.

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objective: to observe our weather. Different places on Earth feel different-hot or cold, wet or dry-and these are called climate zones. Different times of the year can have different weather-cold and snowy, hot, and sunny. Weather can change every day where you live but your climate zone stays the same

Preschool

(S/E): 0.1.1 Express individuality by making independent decisions about which materials to use.
(S/E): 0.1.3 Actively engage in activities and interactions with teachers and peers.
(S/E): 0.5.4 Take turns.
(S/E): 0.5.5 Demonstrate understanding the concept of sharing by attempting to share.
(VPA): 1.1.3 Participate in simple sequences of movements.
(VPA): 1.4.1 Demonstrate the safe and appropriate use and care of art materials and tools.
(VPA): 1.4.2 Create two- and three-dimensional works of art while exploring color, line, shape, form, texture, and space.
(VPA): 1.4.6 Create more recognizable representations as eye-hand coordination and fine-motor skills develop.
(ELA): RL.PK.4: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in a story or poem read aloud.
(ELA): RL.PK.6 With prompting and support, identify the role of author and illustrator in telling the story.
(ELA): RL.PK.10 Actively participate in read aloud experiences using age appropriate literature in individual, small and large groups.
(ELA): RI.PK.3 With prompting and support, make a connection between pieces of essential information in a familiar text.
(ELA): RI.PK.4 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in informational text.
(ELA): RI.PK.7 With prompting and support, tell how the illustrations support the text (information or topic) in informational text.
(ELA): W.PK.8 With guidance and support, recall information from experience or familiar topic to answer a question.
(ELA): SL.PK.1.a,b Participate in conversations and interactions with peers and adults individually and in small and large groups.
(ELA): SL.PK.6 With guidance and support, speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
(ELA): L.PK.4,a,b Begin to determine the meaning of new words and phrases introduced through preschool reading and content.
(ELA): L.PK.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, activities and read alouds.
(ATL): 9.4.2 Make connections between ideas, concepts, and subjects (e.g., children take pictures from a field trip or nature walk, and use them to write and illustrate classroom books).
(M): 4.3.1 Sort, order, pattern, and classify objects by non-measurable (e.g., color, texture, type of material) and measurable attributes (e.g., length, capacity, height).
(M): 4.4.2 Use accurate terms to name and describe some two-dimensional shapes and begin to use accurate terms to name and describe some three-dimensional shapes (e.g., circle, square, triangle, sphere, cylinder, cube, side point, angle).
(S): 5.3.2 Observe similarities and differences in the needs of living things, and differences between living and nonliving things (e.g., observing and discussing similarities between animal babies and their parents; discussing the differences between a living thing, such as a hermit crab, and a nonliving thing, such as a shell).
(S): 5.4.3 Observe and record weather (e.g., chart temperatures throughout the seasons or represent levels of wind by waving scarves outdoors).
(SS): 6.2.3 Demonstrate appropriate behavior when collaborating with others.


Kindergarten

(CHPE): 2.3.2.PS.2: Discuss healthy and safe choices both indoors and outdoors (e.g., using equipment, wearing bike helmets, vehicle, water, weather safety).
(CHPE): 2.3.2.HCDM.1: Explain the consequences on a person’s health if he or she does not have adequate food and a clean environment.
(ELA): L.KL.K.1. With prompting and support, develop knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and listening.
(ELA): L.VL.K.2. With prompting and support, ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content.
(ELA): RI.CI.K.2. With prompting and support, identify the main topic and key details of an informational text (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
(ELA): RI.MF.K.6. With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).
(ELA): SL.II.K.2. Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
(M): K. CC B. Count to tell the number of objects
(M): K.G B. Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes
(S): K-ESS2: Earth Systems / K-ESS2-1 Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.
(S): K-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity / K-ESS3-2 Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.SV.1: Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains.
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.HE.1: Explain how seasonal weather changes, climate, and other environmental characteristics affect people's lives in a place or region.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Cr1b: Engage in individual and collaborative art making through observation and investigation of the world, and in response to personal interests and curiosity.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Re7b: Describe, compare and categorize visual artworks based on subject matter and expressive properties.

Grade 1

(CHPE): 2.3.2.PS.2: Discuss healthy and safe choices both indoors and outdoors (e.g., using equipment, wearing bike helmets, vehicle, water, weather safety).
(CHPE): 2.3.2.HCDM.1: Explain the consequences on a person’s health if he or she does not have adequate food and a clean environment.
(ELA): L.VL.1.2. Ask and answer questions to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content.
(ELA): L.VI.1.3. With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
(ELA): RI.CR.1.1. Ask and answer questions about key details in an informational text (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
(ELA): RI.PP.1.5. Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.
(ELA): SL.PE.1.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
(ELA): SL.II.1.2. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
(S): 1-ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe / ESS1.A: The Universe and its Stars: Patterns of the motion of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky can be observed, described, and predicted (1-ESS1-1)
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.SV.1: Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains.
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.HE.1: Explain how seasonal weather changes, climate, and other environmental characteristics affect people's lives in a place or region.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Cr1b: Engage in individual and collaborative art making through observation and investigation of the world, and in response to personal interests and curiosity.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Re7b: Describe, compare and categorize visual artworks based on subject matter and expressive properties.

Grade 2

(CHPE): 2.3.2.PS.2: Discuss healthy and safe choices both indoors and outdoors (e.g., using equipment, wearing bike helmets, vehicle, water, weather safety).
(CHPE): 2.3.2.HCDM.1: Explain the consequences on a person’s health if he or she does not have adequate food and a clean environment.
(ELA): L.VL.2.2. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
(ELA): L.VI.2.3. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
(ELA): RI.MF.2.6. Explain how specific illustrations and images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.
(ELA): SL.PE.2.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
(S): 2-ESS2: Earth’s Systems / 2-ESS2-2 Develop a model to represent the shapes and kinds of land and bodies of water in an area.
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.SV.1: Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains.
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.HE.1: Explain how seasonal weather changes, climate, and other environmental characteristics affect people's lives in a place or region.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Cr1b: Engage in individual and collaborative art making through observation and investigation of the world, and in response to personal interests and curiosity.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Re7b: Describe, compare and categorize visual artworks based on subject matter and expressive properties.

Grade 3

(CHPE): 2.3.2.HCDM.1: Explain the consequences on a person’s health if he or she does not have adequate food and a clean environment.
(ELA): L.VI.3.3. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
(ELA): RL.MF.3.6. Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
(S): 3-ESS2: Earth’s Systems / 3-ESS2-1 Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
(S): 3-ESS2: Earth’s Systems / 3-ESS2-2 Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
(VPA): 1.5.5.Re7a: Speculate about artistic processes. Interpret and compare works of art and other responses.

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objective: to comprehend the effects of temperature changes on the 3 elements on Earth-land, water, and air

Preschool

(S/E): 0.1.3 Actively engage in activities and interactions with teachers and peers.
(S/E): 0.3.1 Recognize and describe a wide range of feelings, including sadness, anger, fear, and happiness.
(VPA): 1.1.3 Participate in simple sequences of movements.
(VPA): 1.4.1 Demonstrate the safe and appropriate use and care of art materials and tools.
(VPA): 1.4.2 Create two- and three-dimensional works of art while exploring color, line, shape, form, texture, and space.
(VPA): 1.4.6 Create more recognizable representations as eye-hand coordination and fine-motor skills develop.
(ELA): RL.PK.4: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in a story or poem read aloud.
(ELA): RL.PK.6 With prompting and support, identify the role of author and illustrator in telling the story.
(ELA): RL.PK.10 Actively participate in read aloud experiences using age appropriate literature in individual, small and large groups.
(ELA): RI.PK.3 With prompting and support, make a connection between pieces of essential information in a familiar text.
(ELA): RI.PK.4 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in informational text.
(ELA): RI.PK.7 With prompting and support, tell how the illustrations support the text (information or topic) in informational text.
(ELA): W.PK.8 With guidance and support, recall information from experience or familiar topic to answer a question.
(ELA): SL.PK.1.a,b Participate in conversations and interactions with peers and adults individually and in small and large groups.
(ELA): SL.PK.6 With guidance and support, speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
(ELA): L.PK.4,a,b Begin to determine the meaning of new words and phrases introduced through preschool reading and content.
(ELA): L.PK.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, activities and read alouds.
(ATL): 9.3.1 Recognize a problem and describe or demonstrate ways to solve it alone or with others (e.g., “I know! Jamar and I can work together to clean off the table so that we can have a place to eat lunch.”)
(ATL): 9.3.3 Predict what will happen next based on prior experience and knowledge and test the prediction for accuracy (e.g., raising the height of the ramp to see if the ball will roll farther than when the ramp was lower).
(ATL): 9.4.1 Use prior knowledge to understand new experiences or a problem in a new context (e.g., after learning about snakes, children make comparisons when finding a worm on the playground).
(M): 4.3.1 Sort, order, pattern, and classify objects by non-measurable (e.g., color, texture, type of material) and measurable attributes (e.g., length, capacity, height).
(M): 4.4.2 Use accurate terms to name and describe some two-dimensional shapes and begin to use accurate terms to name and describe some three-dimensional shapes (e.g., circle, square, triangle, sphere, cylinder, cube, side point, angle).
(S): 5.1.1 Display curiosity about science objects, materials, activities, and longer-term investigations in progress (e.g., ask who, what, when, where, why, and how questions during sensory explorations, experimentation, and focused inquiry).
(S): 5.1.3 Use basic science terms (e.g., observe, predict, experiment) and topic-related science vocabulary (e.g., words related to living things [fur, fins, feathers, beak, bark, trunk, stem]; weather terms [breezy, mild, cloudy, hurricane, shower, temperature]; vocabulary related to simple machines [wheel, pulley, lever, screw, inclined plane]; words for states of matter [solid, liquid]; names of basic tools [hammer, screwdriver, awl, binoculars, stethoscope, magnifier]).
(S): 5.1.4 Communicate with other children and adults to share observations, pursue questions, make predictions, and/or conclusions.
(S): 5.2.2 Explore changes in liquids and solids when substances are combined, heated, or cooled (e.g., mixing sand or clay with various amounts of water; preparing gelatin; mixing different colors of tempera paint; and longer term investigations, such as the freezing and melting of water and other liquids).
(S): 5.3.2 Observe similarities and differences in the needs of living things, and differences between living and nonliving things (e.g., observing and discussing similarities between animal babies and their parents; discussing the differences between a living thing, such as a hermit crab, and a nonliving thing, such as a shell).
(S): 5.4.3 Observe and record weather (e.g., chart temperatures throughout the seasons or represent levels of wind by waving scarves outdoors).
(S): 5.4.4 Demonstrate emergent awareness of the need for conservation, recycling, and respect for the environment (e.g., turning off water faucets, collecting empty yogurt cups for reuse as paint containers, separating materials in recycling bins, re-using clean paper goods for classroom collage and sculpture projects).

Kindergarten

(CLKS): 9.4.2.CT.1: Gather information about an issue, such as climate change, and collaboratively brainstorm ways to solve the problem (e.g., K-2-ETS1-1, 6.3.2.GeoGI.2).
(CLKS): 9.4.2.CT.3: Use a variety of types of thinking to solve problems (e.g., inductive, deductive).
(CHPE): 2.3.2.PS.1: Demonstrate personal habits and behaviors that contribute to keeping oneself and others healthy and the environment clean and safe
(CHPE): 2.1.2.SSH.5: Identify basic social needs of all people.
(ELA): L.KL.K.1. With prompting and support, develop knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and listening.
(ELA): L.VL.K.2. With prompting and support, ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content.
(ELA): RI.CI.K.2. With prompting and support, identify the main topic and key details of an informational text (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
(ELA): RI.MF.K.6. With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).
(ELA): SL.II.K.2. Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
(M): K. CC B. Count to tell the number of objects
(M): K.G B. Analyze, compare, create, and compose shapes
(S): K-PS3: Energy / K-PS3-1 Make observations to determine the effect of sunlight on Earth’s surface.
(S): K-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity / K-ESS3-3 Communicate solutions that will reduce the impact of climate change and humans on the land, water, air, and/or other living things in the local environment.
(S): K-2-ETS1: Engineering Design / K-2-ETS1-3 Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.SV.1: Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains.
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.HE.1: Explain how seasonal weather changes, climate, and other environmental characteristics affect people's lives in a place or region.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Cr1b: Engage in individual and collaborative art making through observation and investigation of the world, and in response to personal interests and curiosity.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Re7b: Describe, compare and categorize visual artworks based on subject matter and expressive properties.

Grade 1

(CLKS): 9.4.2.CT.1: Gather information about an issue, such as climate change, and collaboratively brainstorm ways to solve the problem (e.g., K-2-ETS1-1, 6.3.2.GeoGI.2).
(CLKS): 9.4.2.CT.3: Use a variety of types of thinking to solve problems (e.g., inductive, deductive).
(CHPE): 2.3.2.PS.1: Demonstrate personal habits and behaviors that contribute to keeping oneself and others healthy and the environment clean and safe
(CHPE): 2.1.2.SSH.5: Identify basic social needs of all people.
(ELA): L.VL.1.2. Ask and answer questions to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content.
(ELA): L.VI.1.3. With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
(ELA): RI.CR.1.1. Ask and answer questions about key details in an informational text (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
(ELA): RI.PP.1.5. Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.
(ELA): SL.PE.1.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
(ELA): SL.II.1.2. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
(S): 1-ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe / ESS1.A: The Universe and its Stars: Patterns of the motion of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky can be observed, described, and predicted (1-ESS1-1)
(S): K-2-ETS1: Engineering Design / K-2-ETS1-3 Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.SV.1: Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains.
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.HE.1: Explain how seasonal weather changes, climate, and other environmental characteristics affect people's lives in a place or region.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Cr1b: Engage in individual and collaborative art making through observation and investigation of the world, and in response to personal interests and curiosity.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Re7b: Describe, compare and categorize visual artworks based on subject matter and expressive properties.

Grade 2

(CLKS): 9.4.2.CT.1: Gather information about an issue, such as climate change, and collaboratively brainstorm ways to solve the problem (e.g., K-2-ETS1-1, 6.3.2.GeoGI.2).
(CLKS): 9.4.2.CT.3: Use a variety of types of thinking to solve problems (e.g., inductive, deductive).
(CHPE): 2.3.2.PS.1: Demonstrate personal habits and behaviors that contribute to keeping oneself and others healthy and the environment clean and safe
(CHPE): 2.1.2.SSH.5: Identify basic social needs of all people.
(ELA): L.VL.2.2. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
(ELA): L.VI.2.3. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
(ELA): RI.MF.2.6. Explain how specific illustrations and images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.
(ELA): SL.PE.2.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
(S): 2-PS1: Matter and It’s Interactions / 2-PS1-4 Construct an argument with evidence that some changes caused by heating or cooling can be reversed and some cannot.
(S): 2-ESS2: Earth’s Systems / 2-ESS2-3 Obtain information to identify where water is found on Earth and that it can be solid or liquid.
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.SV.1: Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains.
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.HE.1: Explain how seasonal weather changes, climate, and other environmental characteristics affect people's lives in a place or region.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Cr1b: Engage in individual and collaborative art making through observation and investigation of the world, and in response to personal interests and curiosity.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Re7b: Describe, compare and categorize visual artworks based on subject matter and expressive properties.

Grade 3

(CLKS): 9.4.5.CT.4: Apply critical thinking and problem-solving strategies to different types of problems such as personal, academic, community and global (e.g., 6.1.5.CivicsCM.3).
(ELA): L.VI.3.3. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
(ELA): RL.MF.3.6. Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
(S): 3-ESS2: Earth’s Systems / 3-ESS2-1 Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.
(S): 3-ESS2: Earth’s Systems / 3-ESS2-2 Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world.
(VPA): 1.5.5.Re7a: Speculate about artistic processes. Interpret and compare works of art and other responses.

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objective: to hold space for the children to form opinions on what they learned about what Earth is, who lives here, and what is happening on Earth right now

Preschool

(S/E): 0.1.1 Express individuality by making independent decisions about which materials to use.
(S/E): 0.1.3 Actively engage in activities and interactions with teachers and peers.
(S/E): 0.2.4 Attend to tasks for a period of time.
(S/E): 0.3.1 Recognize and describe a wide range of feelings, including sadness, anger, fear, and happiness.
(VPA): 1.1.3 Participate in simple sequences of movements.
(VPA): 1.4.1 Demonstrate the safe and appropriate use and care of art materials and tools.
(VPA): 1.4.4 Demonstrate a growing ability to represent experiences, thoughts, and ideas through a variety of age-appropriate materials and visual art media using memory, observation, and imagination.
(VPA): 1.4.6 Create more recognizable representations as eye-hand coordination and fine-motor skills develop.
(ELA): RL.PK.4: With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in a story or poem read aloud.
(ELA): RL.PK.6 With prompting and support, identify the role of author and illustrator in telling the story.
(ELA): RL.PK.10 Actively participate in read aloud experiences using age appropriate literature in individual, small and large groups.
(ELA): RI.PK.3 With prompting and support, make a connection between pieces of essential information in a familiar text.
(ELA): RI.PK.4 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in informational text.
(ELA): RI.PK.7 With prompting and support, tell how the illustrations support the text (information or topic) in informational text.
(ELA): W.PK.1 Use a combination of drawings, dictation, scribble writing, letter-strings, or invented spelling to share a preference or opinion during play or other activities.W.PK.8 With guidance and support, recall information from experience or familiar topic to answer a question.
(ELA): SL.PK.1.a,b Participate in conversations and interactions with peers and adults individually and in small and large groups.
(ELA): SL.PK.6 With guidance and support, speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas.
(ELA): L.PK.4,a,b Begin to determine the meaning of new words and phrases introduced through preschool reading and content.
(ELA): L.PK.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, activities and read alouds.
(ATL): 9.2.3 Use multiple means of communication to creatively express thoughts, ideas, and feelings (e.g., sing a song and act out the story of the life cycle of a butterfly).
(ATL): 9.4.2 Make connections between ideas, concepts, and subjects (e.g., children take pictures from a field trip or nature walk, and use them to write and illustrate classroom books).
(M): 4.3.1 Sort, order, pattern, and classify objects by non-measurable (e.g., color, texture, type of material) and measurable attributes (e.g., length, capacity, height).
(M): 4.4.2 Use accurate terms to name and describe some two-dimensional shapes and begin to use accurate terms to name and describe some three-dimensional shapes (e.g., circle, square, triangle, sphere, cylinder, cube, side point, angle).
(S): 5.4.4 Demonstrate emergent awareness of the need for conservation, recycling, and respect for the environment (e.g., turning off water faucets, collecting empty yogurt cups for reuse as paint containers, separating materials in recycling bins, re-using clean paper goods for classroom collage and sculpture projects).
(SS): 6.2.3 Demonstrate appropriate behavior when collaborating with others.

Kindergarten

(CLKS): 9.1.2.CR.1: Recognize ways to volunteer in the classroom, school and community.
(CHPE): 2.3.2.PS.1: Demonstrate personal habits and behaviors that contribute to keeping oneself and others healthy and the environment clean and safe
(CHPE): 2.1.2.SSH.5: Identify basic social needs of all people.
(ELA): L.KL.K.1. With prompting and support, develop knowledge of language and its conventions when speaking and listening.
(ELA): L.VL.K.2. With prompting and support, ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on kindergarten reading and content.
(ELA): RI.CI.K.2. With prompting and support, identify the main topic and key details of an informational text (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
(ELA): RI.MF.K.6. With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).
(ELA): SL.II.K.2. Confirm understanding of a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media by asking and answering questions about key details and requesting clarification if something is not understood.
(ELA): W.IW.K.2. Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts to convey ideas.
(M): K. CC B. Count to tell the number of objects
(S): K-ESS2: Earth Systems: ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems: Things that people do to live comfortably can affect the world around them. But they can make choices that reduce their impacts on the land, water, air, and other living things. (secondary to K-ESS2-2)
(S): K-ESS3: Earth and Human Activity / ESS3.A: Natural Resources: Living things need water, air, and resources from the land, and they live in places that have the things they need. Humans use natural resources for everything they do. (K-ESS3-1)
(SS): 6.1.2.CivicsPI.4: Explain how all people, not just official leaders, play important roles in a community
(SS): 6.1.2.CivicsPD.1: Engage in discussions effectively by asking questions, considering facts, listening to the ideas of others, and sharing opinions.
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.SV.1: Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Cr1b: Engage in individual and collaborative art making through observation and investigation of the world, and in response to personal interests and curiosity.

Grade 1

(CLKS): 9.1.2.CR.1: Recognize ways to volunteer in the classroom, school and community.
(CHPE): 2.3.2.PS.1: Demonstrate personal habits and behaviors that contribute to keeping oneself and others healthy and the environment clean and safe
(CHPE): 2.1.2.SSH.5: Identify basic social needs of all people.
(ELA): L.VL.1.2. Ask and answer questions to determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 1 reading and content.
(ELA): L.VI.1.3. With guidance and support from adults, demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
(ELA): RI.CR.1.1. Ask and answer questions about key details in an informational text (e.g., who, what, where, when, why, how).
(ELA): RI.PP.1.5. Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.
(ELA): SL.PE.1.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
(ELA): SL.II.1.2. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.
(ELA): W.AW.1.1. With prompts and support, write opinion pieces on a topic or texts.
(S): 1-ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe / ESS1.A: The Universe and its Stars: Patterns of the motion of the sun, moon, and stars in the sky can be observed, described, and predicted (1-ESS1-1)
(SS): 6.1.2.CivicsPI.4: Explain how all people, not just official leaders, play important roles in a community
(SS): 6.1.2.CivicsPD.1: Engage in discussions effectively by asking questions, considering facts, listening to the ideas of others, and sharing opinions.
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.SV.1: Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Cr1b: Engage in individual and collaborative art making through observation and investigation of the world, and in response to personal interests and curiosity.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Re7b: Describe, compare and categorize visual artworks based on subject matter and expressive properties.

Grade 2

(CLKS): 9.1.2.CR.1: Recognize ways to volunteer in the classroom, school and community.
(CHPE): 2.3.2.PS.1: Demonstrate personal habits and behaviors that contribute to keeping oneself and others healthy and the environment clean and safe
(CHPE): 2.1.2.SSH.5: Identify basic social needs of all people.
(ELA): L.VL.2.2. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
(ELA): L.VI.2.3. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
(ELA): RI.MF.2.6. Explain how specific illustrations and images (e.g., a diagram showing how a machine works) contribute to and clarify a text.
(ELA): SL.PE.2.1. Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.
(ELA): W.AW.2.1. With prompts and support, write opinion pieces on a topic or texts.
(S): 2-LS2: Ecosystems: Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics: LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans: There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water. (2-LS4-1)
(SS): 6.1.2.CivicsPI.4: Explain how all people, not just official leaders, play important roles in a community
(SS): 6.1.2.CivicsPD.1: Engage in discussions effectively by asking questions, considering facts, listening to the ideas of others, and sharing opinions.
(SS): 6.1.2.Geo.SV.1: Use maps to identify physical features (e.g., continents, oceans, rivers, lakes, mountains.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Cr1b: Engage in individual and collaborative art making through observation and investigation of the world, and in response to personal interests and curiosity.
(VPA): 1.5.2.Re7b: Describe, compare and categorize visual artworks based on subject matter and expressive properties.

Grade 3

(CHPE): 2.1.5.EH.1: Discuss the impact of one’s feelings and thoughts that lead to healthy and unhealthy behaviors.
(CHPE): 2.1.5.EH.3: Identify different feelings and emotions that people may experience and how they might express these emotions (e.g., anger, fear, happiness, sadness, hopelessness, anxiety)
(ELA): L.VI.3.3. Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
(ELA): RL.MF.3.6. Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
(ELA): W.AW.3.1. Write opinion texts to present an idea with reasons and information.
(SS): 6.1.5.GeoSV.2: Use maps to explain the impact of location and place on the relationships between places in New Jersey, the United States and other countries.
(SS): 6.1.5.GeoHE.1: Use a variety of sources from multiple perspectives, including aerial photographs or satellite images to describe how human activity has impacted the physical environment during different periods of time in New Jersey and the United States.
(VPA): 1.5.5.Re7a: Speculate about artistic processes. Interpret and compare works of art and other responses.

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