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Unit 1 Topics
Communities http://www.slideshare.net/clturman/community-types-urban-rural-and-suburban
Moon and Space http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i235Y2HRksA on the right side there are other space videos
Nature and Camping http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAjgQo7rJZ0 The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-hKr4qxUMI Going on a Bear Hunt camp song
Desert http://www.onegeology.org/extra/kids/earthprocesses/desertTypes.html
Ants http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/insects/leaf-cutter-ant Leaf-cutter ants
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Unit 2 Topics
Helping each other in dangerous situations - Rescue dogs - Aspen Avalanche Rescue Dogs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJZQEAcc6BI
Working together to change history - Abraham Lincoln http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/lincoln/title.htm
Working together to meet people's needs - Producers and Consumers /Goods and Services/Scarcity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy0TrDCiqLw
People working together to get a big job done - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN7_eE0IQnY children working together to build a snowman / http://vimeo.com/45039441 neighbors helping neighbors
Working together to solve problems - Berenstain Bears Don't Pollute http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaw9REk7bX4
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Unit 3 Topics
Working together to help with creative ideas - Inventions: see what young inventors have created
http://www.inventivekids.com/category/young-inventors-2/
Communications - watch this song about parts of a friendly letter - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOdwHvtOmic
Creative ideas that help us solve problems. Challenge: Look up information on Benjamin Franklin and his inventions to see how his creative ideas helped to solve problems.
Theme for week 4 is When does a creative idea lead to a surprise?
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Unit 4 Theme - How do things change? How do they stay the same?
Week 1 - How can familiar things help us with change?
Ira Sleeps Over - This is a story about a boy who uses a familiar object to help him in a new situation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-goOHzn--w
Week 2 How do plants change over time?
Eric Carle's story, The Tiny Seed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls6wTeT2cKA
Week 3 What changes occur under the ground?
Rock Cycle Song - words written by a second grade student named Cassidy - music by Queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAMBkoLhTBY
Week 4 Why are some changes difficult?
Week 5 How do changes in weather affect us?
Tree House Weather Kids - University of Illinois
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/treehouse
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Unit 5 Theme - What does it mean to be responsible?
Week 1 - Why should we be responsible for doing a good job? The reading selection is about firefighters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCARK8O-Zwo
Week 2 - How can we be responsible community members?
We can respect each other. We can help each other. We can follow the rules. We can solve problems.
Week 3 - How can we be responsible animal owners?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOsNRSav_MA Arthur's New Puppy
Week 4 How can we be responsible friends and neighbors?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQxRSiuUcMg The Berenstain Bears - New Neighbors
Week 5 How can we be responsible when we make a mistake?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOyeJBevCjo The Berenstain Bears - The Truth
Week 6 review
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Unit 6
Week 1 Sports Traditions in our Country
Week 2 American Flag
Week 3 Family Traditions
Week 4 Cowboy Traditions
Week 5 How different traditions are celebrated and shared
Week 6 review
Unit 1 Topics
Communities http://www.slideshare.net/clturman/community-types-urban-rural-and-suburban
Moon and Space http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i235Y2HRksA on the right side there are other space videos
Nature and Camping http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAjgQo7rJZ0 The Berenstain Bears Go To Camp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-hKr4qxUMI Going on a Bear Hunt camp song
Desert http://www.onegeology.org/extra/kids/earthprocesses/desertTypes.html
Ants http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/animals/insects/leaf-cutter-ant Leaf-cutter ants
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Unit 2 Topics
Helping each other in dangerous situations - Rescue dogs - Aspen Avalanche Rescue Dogs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJZQEAcc6BI
Working together to change history - Abraham Lincoln http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/lincoln/title.htm
Working together to meet people's needs - Producers and Consumers /Goods and Services/Scarcity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy0TrDCiqLw
People working together to get a big job done - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN7_eE0IQnY children working together to build a snowman / http://vimeo.com/45039441 neighbors helping neighbors
Working together to solve problems - Berenstain Bears Don't Pollute http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaw9REk7bX4
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Unit 3 Topics
Working together to help with creative ideas - Inventions: see what young inventors have created
http://www.inventivekids.com/category/young-inventors-2/
Communications - watch this song about parts of a friendly letter - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOdwHvtOmic
Creative ideas that help us solve problems. Challenge: Look up information on Benjamin Franklin and his inventions to see how his creative ideas helped to solve problems.
Theme for week 4 is When does a creative idea lead to a surprise?
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Parents please preview before sharing with your child.
Unit 4 Theme - How do things change? How do they stay the same?
Week 1 - How can familiar things help us with change?
Ira Sleeps Over - This is a story about a boy who uses a familiar object to help him in a new situation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-goOHzn--w
Week 2 How do plants change over time?
Eric Carle's story, The Tiny Seed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ls6wTeT2cKA
Week 3 What changes occur under the ground?
Rock Cycle Song - words written by a second grade student named Cassidy - music by Queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAMBkoLhTBY
Week 4 Why are some changes difficult?
Week 5 How do changes in weather affect us?
Tree House Weather Kids - University of Illinois
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/treehouse
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Unit 5 Theme - What does it mean to be responsible?
Week 1 - Why should we be responsible for doing a good job? The reading selection is about firefighters.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCARK8O-Zwo
Week 2 - How can we be responsible community members?
We can respect each other. We can help each other. We can follow the rules. We can solve problems.
Week 3 - How can we be responsible animal owners?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOsNRSav_MA Arthur's New Puppy
Week 4 How can we be responsible friends and neighbors?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQxRSiuUcMg The Berenstain Bears - New Neighbors
Week 5 How can we be responsible when we make a mistake?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOyeJBevCjo The Berenstain Bears - The Truth
Week 6 review
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Unit 6
Week 1 Sports Traditions in our Country
Week 2 American Flag
Week 3 Family Traditions
Week 4 Cowboy Traditions
Week 5 How different traditions are celebrated and shared
Week 6 review