Week of: Skills Unit Listening and Learning Domain Listening and Learning Lessons Covered September 8-12 September 15-19 1 1 Domain 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales Domain 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales Lessons 1 A&B-The Fisherman and His Wife Lessons 2 A&B-The Emperor s New Clothes CHOOSE TWO LESSONS Lessons 5 A&B OR Lessons A&B OR Lessons 7 A&B or Lesson 8 A&B-Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, John Henry or Casey Jones September 22-2 1 Domain 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales September 29-October 3 1 Domain 2: Early Asian Civilizations Lessons 1 A&B-The Indus River Valley, Part 1 Lessons 2 A&B-The Indus River Valley, Part 2 Lessons A&B-The Tiger, the Braham, and the Jackal Lessons 5 A&B-The Blind Men and the Elephant October 8-12 1 Domain 2: Early Asian Civilizations October 1-17 2 Domain 2: Early Asian Civilizations Lessons 8 A&B-The Yellow and Yangtze Rivers Lessons 9 A&B-Paper, Writing, and Calligraphy Lessons 10 A&B-The Magic Paintbrush Lessons 11 A&B-The Importance of Silk Lessons 12 A&B-China s Great Wall Lessons 1 A&B-Chinese New Year October 20-2 2 Domain 3: Ancient Greek Civilizations Lessons 1 A&B-The Ancient Greeks Lesson 2 A&B-Mount Olympus, Part 1 Lesson 3 A&B-Mount Olympus, Part 2
October 27-31 2 Domain 3: Ancient Greek Civilizations Lessons A&B-The Olympic Games Lessons 5 A&B-All for Sparta Lessons 7 A&B-Athens: The Birthplace of Democracy November 3-7 2 Domain 3: Ancient Greek Civilizations Lessons 10 A&B-The Great Thinkers of Greece Lessons 11 A&B-Alexander the Great, Part 1 Lessons 12 A&B-Alexander the Great, Part 2 November 10-1 3 Domain 3: Ancient Greek Civilizations November 17-21 November 2-2 3 3 Domain : Greek Myths Domain : Greek Myths Lessons 1 A&B-The Twelve Gods of Mount Olympus CHOOSE TWO LESSONS Lessons 2 A&B OR Lessons 3 A&B OR Lessons A&B OR Lesson 5 A&B OR Lesson A&B-Prometheus and Pandora, Demeter and Persephone, Arachne the Weaver, Theseus and the Minotaur or Daedalus and Icarus Lessons 7 A&B-Hercules Lessons 8 A&B-Other Adventures of Hercules December 1-5 3 Domain : Greek Myths Lessons 9 A&B-Oedipus and the Riddle of the Sphinx Lessons 10 A&B-Atalanta and the Golden Apples December 7-12 3 Domain 5: The War of 1812 Lessons 1 A&B-America in 1812, Part 1 Lessons 2 A&B-America in 1812, Part 2 Lessons 3 A&B-Mr. and Mrs. Madison December 15-19 3 Domain 5: The War of 1812 Lessons 5 A&B-The Attack on Washington, D.C. Lessons 7 A&B-The Battle After the War
January 5-9 Domain 5: The War of 1812 January 12-1 January 19-22 Domain 9: US Civil War Domain 9: US Civil War ALL Lessons No pausing points No culminating activity Domain Assessment* Please omit Domain. January 2-30 Domain 7: Westward Expansion ALL Lessons February 2- Domain 7: Westward Expansion No pausing points No culminating activity February 9-13 Domain 7: Westward Expansion February 23-27 March 2- March 9-13 5 5 Lessons 1 A&B-Insects Everywhere! Lessons 2 A&B-What Makes an Insect an Insect? Lessons 3 A&B-Life Cycles of Insects Lessons 5 A&B-Social Insects: Ant and Termites Lessons 7 A&B-Armored Tanks of the Insect World Lesson 8 A&B-Friend or Foe? March 1-20 5 Domain : Cycles of Nature Lessons 1 A&B-The Cycle of Daytime and Nighttime Lessons 2 A&B-The Reasons for Seasons March 23-27 5 Domain : Cycles of Nature Lessons A&B-The Life Cycle of a Plant Lessons 5 A&B-The Life Cycle of a Tree Lessons A&B-Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?
April 7-10 5 Domain : Cycles of Nature Lessons 9 A&B-The Water Cycle April 13-17 5 April 20-2 April 27-May 1` May - 8 Lessons 1 A&B-The Amazing Human Body Lessons 2 A&B-Anton van Leeuwenhoek Lessons 3 A&B-Cells and Tissues Lessons A&B-Organs Lessons 7 A&B-Nutrients Lesson 8 A&B-A Well-Balanced Diet Lesson 9 A&B-A Healthy Human Body May 11-15 Domain 11: Immigration Lessons 1 A&B-E Pluribus Unum Lessons 3 A&B-Life in the City Lessons A&B-From Ireland to New York City May 18-22 Domain 11: Immigration May 25-29 Domain 11: Immigration June 1-5 Domain 12: Fighting for a Cause Lessons A&B-A Land of Opportunity Lessons 7 A&B-A Mosaic of Immigrants Lesson 8 A&B-Becoming a Citizen Lesson 9 A&B-We the People Lesson 10 A&B-Immigration and Citizenship Lesson 1 A&B-People Who Fought for a Cause CHOOSE THREE
June 8-12 June 15-19 Domain 12: Fighting for a Cause Domain 12: Fighting for a Cause Lesson 2, Lesson 3, Lesson, Lesson 5, Lesson, Lesson 7, Lesson 8 Lesson 9-Susan B. Anthony: An Advocate for Women s Rights, Eleanor Roosevelt: A Voice for Human Rights, Mary McLeod Bethune: A Dedicated Teacher, Jackie Robinson: Champion of Equality, Rosa Parks: The Mother of the Civil Rights Movement,Martin Luther King Jr.: Defender of the Dream, Cesar Chavez: Protector of Workers Rights or Celebrating Those Who Fought for a Cause