Course Overview:
Calling all environmentalists! In this course, students will follow Ninovan, the Environmental Scientist, on a learning adventure. Students will explore writing, grammar, phonics, and more. They will practice sight words and reading fluency, learn reading comprehension skills with both literature and informational texts, and go through the writing process with expository, narrative, and opinion-based writing.
Prerequisites:
Grade 1 (Recommended)
Required Materials:
Student-Supplied Resources
- cell phone or scanner
- headset or earbuds
- coloring materials (markers, crayons, colored pencils)
- glue or tape
- pen or pencil
- printer
- printer paper
- scissors
- stapler
- lined paper
- notebook or binder to organize course resources and work
- household objects for activities
Syllabus:
Module 01: Building Community
- 01.00 Building Community: Pretest
- 01.01 Building Community: Foundations
- 01.02 Building Community: Ready to Read
- 01.03 Building Community: Text Time
- 01.04 Building Community: Word Study
- 01.05 Building Community: Narrative Writing
Module 02: Investigation
- 02.00 Investigation: Pretest
- 02.01 Investigation: Foundations
- 02.03 Investigation: Text Time
- 02.04 Investigation: Word Study
- 02.05 Investigation: Expository Writing
Module 03: Migration
- 03.00 Migration: Pretest
- 03.01 Migration: Foundations
- 03.02 Migration: Ready To Read
- 03.03 Migration: Text Time
- 03.04 Migration: Word Study
- 03.05 Migration: Opinion Writing
Module 04: Exploration
- 04.00 Exploration: Pretest
- 04.01 Exploration: Foundations
- 04.02 Exploration: Ready To Read
- 04.03 Exploration: Text Time
- 04.04 Exploration: Word Study
- 04.05 Exploration: Expository Writing
Module 05: Differences
- 05.00 Differences: Pretest
- 05.01 Differences: Foundations
- 05.02 Differences: Ready To Read
- 05.03 Differences: Text Time
- 05.04 Differences: Word Study
- 05.05 Differences: Narrative Writing
Module 06: Humanity
- 06.00 Humanity: Pretest
- 06.01 Humanity: Foundations
- 06.02 Humanity: Ready To Read
- 06.03 Humanity: Text Time
- 06.04 Humanity: Word Study
- 06.05 Humanity: Opinion Writing
Module 07: Citizenship
- 07.00 Citizenship: Pretest
- 07.01 Citizenship: Foundations
- 07.02 Citizenship: Ready To Read
- 07.03 Citizenship: Text Time
- 07.04 Citizenship: Word Study
- 07.05 Citizenship: Narrative Writing
Module 08: Survival
- 08.00 Survival: Pretest
- 08.01 Survival: Foundations
- 08.02 Survival: Ready To Read
- 08.03 Survival: Word Study
- 08.04 Survival: Expository Writing
Module 09: Discoveries
- 09.00 Discoveries: Pretest
- 09.00 Discoveries: Foundations
- 09.00 Discoveries: Ready To Read
- 09.00 Discoveries: Text Time
- 09.00 Discoveries: Word Study
- 09.00 Discoveries: Opinion Writing
Module 10: Freedoms
- 10.00 Freedoms: Pretest
- 10.01 Freedoms: Foundations
- 10.02 Freedoms: Ready To Read
- 10.03 Freedoms: Word Study
- 10.04 Freedoms: Expository Writing
Module 11: Imagination
- 11.00 Imagination: Pretest
- 11.01 Imagination: Foundations
- 11.02 Imagination: Ready To Read
- 11.03 Imagination: Word Study
- 11.04 Imagination: Narrative Writing
Module 12: Making Connections
- 12.00 Making Connections: Pretest
- 12.01 Making Connections: Foundations
- 12.02 Making Connections: Ready To Read
- 12.03 Making Connections: Word Study
- 12.04 Making Connections: Opinion Writing
