This page highlights supplemental resources from The Austin Public Library that fit AISD lesson Units for Kindergarten.
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In this unit, students will develop their sense of school and classroom community. Students will work to understand what role they play in their community and how their own five senses help with understanding and connecting to the world around them.
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Patterns show order in the world. In this unit, students will learn to recognize that patterns can be found everywhere in their daily lives. From patterns in nature to patterns in constructed environments, students will discover their different forms and utilize them to make sense of their world. Students will identify events that have repeating patterns, such as noticing that night follows day.
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In this unit, students will learn to recognize that systems are everywhere. Students will discover that a system has parts that work together to serve a purpose. Families, schools, communities and the environment are interconnected and support one another to shape our world.
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Change is constant. Change happens everyday and occurs over time. In this unit, students will understand growth and change by observing the world around them. Students will explore the patterns of change in living plants. Students will recognize that some change is predictable, such as the changes to a tree as they grow and throughout the seasons.
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In this unit, students will learn that there are different kinds of relationships. Family and school relationships are an important part of students making sense of their world. Students will explore the various roles they assume in their families and schools. Students will discuss their family structure and reflect on what makes their own families special. Students will become familiar with the diversity of families, and create graphs using data collected from these observations.
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In this unit, students will discover that patterns have an internal order. Students will be inspired to look more closely and recognize repeating events that help them make observations about their world. Students will use reasoning skills to make logical connections and predictions based on observable patterns in nature and in family traditions.
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Community helpers play a very important role in keeping the community safe and healthy. In this unit, students will find relationships and connections within the community system. Students will analyze how different parts of the community function and interact to make it a better place to live in. In addition, students will recognize that they are part of the community and as such have an effect on its success.
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In this unit, students will celebrate growth and change. Students will observe their environment to discover changes and to reflect on why they occur. Students will learn how animals grow and change over time. They will evaluate how animals are uniquely suited to their habitat. Students will also explore their own growth and change throughout Kindergarten. Students will assess how they have changed physically and by the new skills they have learned.
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