Curriculum+Mapping

(in progress) (Math, Science, Social Studies, Health, Arts, Music) || Field Trip Ideas || My body and hair color My school and friends || Math: counting objects - counting by 2, 5.... (I see 2 flowers...) Literacy: Measure words, I see … (Use Brown Bear Brown Bear What do You See?) and picture books written by us. Social Studies: me and my neighborhood Literacy: Color of Us Story: 從頭動到腳 Eric Carl || Neighborhood Walk ＃1 － I see || My teachers My school friends My feelings
 * King School Chinese Immersion Program **
 * Chinese Language Arts Curriculum Topics for Kindergarten class of 2011-2012 **
 * || Literacy Themes || Reading and Writing Focus || <span style="color: #00ff00; font-family: 华文楷体;">Multidisciplinary
 * <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Sep. || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">All about Me || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">My name and age
 * <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Oct. || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">People and Seasons || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">First two weeks:

<span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Last two weeks: <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Fall is here! <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">How’s the weather today? || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Math: Counting acorns <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Art: Leaf painting, incorporate shapes and colors, make little books of leaves <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Science: Five Senses <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Science: Garden in the Fall (Need to hear back from CitySprouts) <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Literacy: learn names of people in school, learn each classmate’s name <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Story: 收集東收集西，花園里有什麼？ || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Neighborhood Walk #2 - <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Signs of Fall (by the river, in the area...) <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Apple picking trip? || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">What’s the temperature today? (Boston and Beijing)
 * <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Nov. || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Seasons and Transportation || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Colorful trees

<span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">It’s harvest time! <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">(Express thankfulness.)

<span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">My Favorite Seasons: Seasons in different part of the world--winter in China or Taiwan vs Winter in the US

<span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">How do I get around? Transportation names. Parts of vehicles. Road Safety || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Art Project: Make a wishing tree to express thankfulness.

<span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Science: Five Senses <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Literacy: Opposites <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Math: count the wheels <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Art: Use different shapes to make different means of transportation <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Social Studies: Road Safety <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Literacy: sorting out means of transportation - sea, land, and air. <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Literacy: Read the road signs <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Story: 公車在哪裡？兔子先生去散步 <span style="color: #e06666; font-family: 华文楷体;">Skype (with Nicole’s kindergarten class in Taipei): practice asking questions and making statements. For example - provide information about our winter in Cambridge and ask questions about winter in Taipei; exchange information about self, families and friends...

<span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Culture: Comparing street views in Cambridge and in Taipei (Beijing? Shanghai?) What are the similarities and differences in terms of transportation in two cities? Great idea! || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Neighborhood Walk #3 - <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Transportation || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Winter activities and games
 * <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Dec. || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Season and clothes || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Winter Wonderland:

<span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Holiday Shopping: Learning about currency ($ vs foreign currency) || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Science: Water and Sand <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Math: Count the money, record temperature (learning to read charts) <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Culture: Clothing around the world. <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;"> winter games around the world || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Museum of Science?

<span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Presentation to family and community in mid Dec. || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Chinese New Year Celebration and Performance <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">New Year wishes (cards and crafts) <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Story: Everybody pulls(拔蘿蔔) || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Math: Counting down from any given number. <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Literacy: Holiday food and the 吉祥話 (Words/sentences for blessing and well wishes) <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Art: Making cards <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Literacy: Learn Chinese calligraphy to make New Year 對聯 <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Culture: New year celebration in different parts of the world. <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Dramatic Play: Everybody pulls (inviting parents), make turnip cake?
 * <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Jan. || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">World and festival and food || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Where on Earth am I? (Use google earth)

<span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Story: 愛吃青菜的鱷魚，好餓的毛毛蟲 || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Neighborhood Walk - <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Central Square Restaurants: a Chinese one and an Indian one?

<span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Children’s Museum - New Year event || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Meet doctors/nurses
 * <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Feb. || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Body parts, Senses and Feelings || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">My Healthy Body

<span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">My likes and dislikes || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Count to 100 (The 100th days of school will fall in this month) <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Story: 第一百個客人，一百層樓，愛密莉上學一百天，一百人捉迷藏，總共是一百 <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Math: Measuring height, comparing sizes <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Science: Five senses. More opposites <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Story: 肚臍跑哪裡去了？身體的各位，小身體大祕密 || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Museum of Science - body and others <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Clinics? dentist? (need to find a doctor/nurse who speaks Chinese) <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Inviting doctors/nurses to the classroom? ||
 * <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Mar. || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Plants and Animals || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">It’s a beautiful world!

<span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Parts of plants <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Animal food <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Pets <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Wild animals and habitats <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Animal life cycle <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Chinese zodiac || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Science: Observing different parts of plants, animal habitats <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Math: Categorizing animals based on their habitats. <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Literacy: names and habitats <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Story: 小青蛙找媽媽 <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">你看到我的貓嗎？Eric Carl || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Harvard Museum of Natural History

<span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Zoo would be too far? unless we have a school bus to Franklin Park

<span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Think of a second presentation this month. || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Art - make paper mache of favorite ocean animals <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Story: 袋鼠也有媽媽嗎？ || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Aquarium? || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Stores on the street <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Occupation--learning from firefighters and police officers <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">City and country <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">*Mother’s Day || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Math: buying and selling. (addition and subtracting) <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Social studies: Getting to know your community - setting up make belief story <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Story: 公車來了 || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Walking around the neighborhood to visit small business nearby, visit the fire department || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">What will first grade/senior k look like? || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">In the form of digital story? Student chose from their work throughout the kindergarten year and compose a digital portfolio as a graduating formative assessment. || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Presentation to families and community ||
 * <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">April || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Ocean Animals || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Animal habitats || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Ocean Zones, name of oceans
 * <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">May || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">My neighborhood and community || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">Shopping activity
 * <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">June || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">My kindergarten year || <span style="font-family: 华文楷体;">What did l learn?