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Kindergarten curriculum

A full 180-day school year in 5 subjects: Reading, Writing, Math, Basic Science and Social Studies. Every unit and lesson is listed below. Unit 1 of every course is free to try, and KidUniversity Plus unlocks the rest for your whole family.

  • 5 subjects
  • 113 units
  • 787 lessons
  • 113 unit tests

Reading

25 units · 155 lessons · 25 unit tests · 180 school days

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Concepts of Print

6 lessons + unit test

How do books and printed words work?
  1. Parts of a Book
  2. Title, Author and Illustrator
  3. Left to Right, Top to Bottom
  4. Letters and Words
  5. Spaces Between Words
  6. Sentences
  7. Unit 1 Test: Concepts of Print
Unit 2

Story Time

6 lessons + unit test

Who, where and what happens in a story?
  1. Who Is in the Story?
  2. Where Does the Story Happen?
  3. What Happens in the Story?
  4. Beginning, Middle and End
  5. Asking and Answering Questions
  6. Retelling a Story
  7. Unit 2 Test: Story Time
Unit 3

Rhymes and Syllables

9 lessons + unit test

How can we hear the sounds and beats in words?
  1. Hearing Rhymes
  2. Rhyme or Not?
  3. Odd One Out
  4. Making Rhymes
  5. Rhymes in Poems
  6. Clapping Syllables
  7. One or Two Claps
  8. Long Words, Many Claps
  9. Putting Word Parts Together
  10. Unit 3 Test: Rhymes and Syllables
Unit 4

Letters A to E

5 lessons + unit test

What do the letters A to E look like, and what sounds do they make?
  1. Aa
  2. Bb
  3. Cc
  4. Dd
  5. Ee
  6. Unit 4 Test: Letters A to E
Unit 5

Letters F to J

5 lessons + unit test

What do the letters F to J look like, and what sounds do they make?
  1. Ff
  2. Gg
  3. Hh
  4. Ii
  5. Jj
  6. Unit 5 Test: Letters F to J
Unit 6

Letters K to O

5 lessons + unit test

What do the letters K to O look like, and what sounds do they make?
  1. Kk
  2. Ll
  3. Mm
  4. Nn
  5. Oo
  6. Unit 6 Test: Letters K to O
Unit 7

Letters P to T

5 lessons + unit test

What do the letters P to T look like, and what sounds do they make?
  1. Pp
  2. Qq
  3. Rr
  4. Ss
  5. Tt
  6. Unit 7 Test: Letters P to T
Unit 8

Letters U to Z

6 lessons + unit test

What do the letters U to Z look like, and what sounds do they make?
  1. Uu
  2. Vv
  3. Ww
  4. Xx
  5. Yy
  6. Zz
  7. Unit 8 Test: Letters U to Z
Unit 9

Beginning Sounds

6 lessons + unit test

What sound do you hear first in a word?
  1. First Sounds
  2. Same First Sound
  3. Which One Is Different?
  4. First Sound to Letter
  5. Sounds That Are Easy to Mix Up
  6. Vowel First Sounds
  7. Unit 9 Test: Beginning Sounds
Unit 10

First Sight Words

6 lessons + unit test

Which words can we read in a snap?
  1. the
  2. a
  3. I
  4. to
  5. and
  6. is
  7. Unit 10 Test: First Sight Words
Unit 11

Ending Sounds

5 lessons + unit test

What sound do you hear at the end of a word?
  1. Last Sounds
  2. Same Last Sound
  3. Last Sound to Letter
  4. First or Last?
  5. Last Sound Practice
  6. Unit 11 Test: Ending Sounds
Unit 12

Middle Sounds

6 lessons + unit test

What sound do you hear in the middle of a short word?
  1. Short a in the Middle
  2. Short i in the Middle
  3. Short o in the Middle
  4. Short u in the Middle
  5. Short e in the Middle
  6. Middle Sound Mix
  7. Unit 12 Test: Middle Sounds
Unit 13

Blend It

6 lessons + unit test

How do sounds join together to make words?
  1. Blending Word Parts
  2. Blending Two Sounds
  3. Blending Three Sounds
  4. Blending Animal Words
  5. Blending Action Words
  6. Blending Practice
  7. Unit 13 Test: Blend It
Unit 14

Break It Apart

6 lessons + unit test

How can we pull a word apart into sounds and change it?
  1. How Many Sounds?
  2. First, Middle and Last
  3. Breaking Words Into Sounds
  4. Change the First Sound
  5. Change the Last Sound
  6. Change the Middle Sound
  7. Unit 14 Test: Break It Apart
Unit 15

More Sight Words

6 lessons + unit test

Which words can we read in a snap?
  1. see
  2. can
  3. we
  4. like
  5. you and my
  6. go and me
  7. Unit 15 Test: More Sight Words
Unit 16

CVC Words With Short a and i

6 lessons + unit test

How do we read short words with a and i?
  1. Reading Short a Words
  2. More Short a Words
  3. Reading Short i Words
  4. More Short i Words
  5. Short a or Short i?
  6. Reading a and i Sentences
  7. Unit 16 Test: CVC Words With Short a and i
Unit 17

CVC Words With Short o, u and e

7 lessons + unit test

How do we read short words with o, u and e?
  1. Reading Short o Words
  2. More Short o Words
  3. Reading Short u Words
  4. More Short u Words
  5. Reading Short e Words
  6. More Short e Words
  7. Short Vowel Mix
  8. Unit 17 Test: CVC Words With Short o, u and e
Unit 18

Word Families and Simple Sentences

6 lessons + unit test

How do word families help us read new words?
  1. The -at and -an Families
  2. The -ig and -in Families
  3. The -op and -ot Families
  4. The -ug and -un Families
  5. The -en and -et Families
  6. Reading Little Sentences
  7. Unit 18 Test: Word Families and Simple Sentences
Unit 19

Even More Sight Words

7 lessons + unit test

Which words can we read in a snap?
  1. he and she
  2. it and in
  3. look and said
  4. are and for
  5. have and of
  6. was and they
  7. here, play and do
  8. Unit 19 Test: Even More Sight Words
Unit 20

Learning From Facts

6 lessons + unit test

What can we learn from books about the real world?
  1. Stories and Fact Books
  2. What Is It About?
  3. Key Details
  4. Asking Questions About Facts
  5. Words That Name Things
  6. Two Facts About One Topic
  7. Unit 20 Test: Learning From Facts
Unit 21

Story Detectives

7 lessons + unit test

How can clues in a story help us understand it?
  1. How Does the Character Feel?
  2. Why Did It Happen?
  3. New Words in Stories
  4. Who Is Telling?
  5. Story Problems
  6. Same and Different Characters
  7. Favorite Parts
  8. Unit 21 Test: Story Detectives
Unit 22

Long and Short Vowels

6 lessons + unit test

How can one vowel make two different sounds?
  1. Long and Short a
  2. Long and Short e
  3. Long and Short i
  4. Long and Short o
  5. Long and Short u
  6. Look-Alike Words
  7. Unit 22 Test: Long and Short Vowels
Unit 23

Poems, Stories and Books

6 lessons + unit test

How are poems, stories and fact books different?
  1. Is It a Poem?
  2. Is It a Storybook?
  3. Fact Book or Storybook?
  4. Two Stories, Same Idea
  5. Two Fact Books, Same Topic
  6. Making Connections
  7. Unit 23 Test: Poems, Stories and Books
Unit 24

Kindergarten Review 1

8 lessons + unit test

What have we learned about print, letters and sounds?
  1. Review: Book Parts and Print
  2. Review: Letters A to M
  3. Review: Letters N to Z
  4. Review: Rhymes
  5. Review: Syllables
  6. Review: First and Last Sounds
  7. Review: Middle Sounds
  8. Review: Story Elements
  9. Unit 24 Test: Kindergarten Review 1
Unit 25

Kindergarten Review 2

8 lessons + unit test

What have we learned about reading words, sentences and texts?
  1. Review: Blending
  2. Review: Segmenting
  3. Review: CVC Words
  4. Review: Sight Words 1
  5. Review: Sight Words 2
  6. Review: Reading Sentences
  7. Review: Fact Texts
  8. Review: Story Questions
  9. Unit 25 Test: Kindergarten Review 2

Writing

24 units · 156 lessons · 24 unit tests · 180 school days

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What Is a Sentence?

6 lessons + unit test

How do words work together to tell an idea?
  1. Letters, Words and Sentences
  2. Counting Words
  3. A Sentence Tells a Whole Idea
  4. Who and What They Do
  5. Words in the Right Order
  6. Adding More Words
  7. Unit 1 Test: What Is a Sentence?
Unit 2

Spaces Between Words

6 lessons + unit test

Why do we leave spaces between words?
  1. Spaces Show Where Words End
  2. How Big Is a Space?
  3. Reading Squished Words
  4. No Spaces Inside a Word
  5. Left to Right, Top to Bottom
  6. Spaces in My Sentences
  7. Unit 2 Test: Spaces Between Words
Unit 3

Big and Small Letters

7 lessons + unit test

Why does every letter have two shapes?
  1. Every Letter Has Two Shapes
  2. Matching A to I
  3. Matching J to R
  4. Matching S to Z
  5. Tall, Short and Tail Letters
  6. Letters That Look Alike
  7. Small Letters Most of the Time
  8. Unit 3 Test: Big and Small Letters
Unit 4

Letters and Their Sounds

7 lessons + unit test

How do we know which letter to write?
  1. Letters Make Sounds
  2. First Sounds: b, c, d, f, g
  3. First Sounds: h, j, k, l, m, n
  4. First Sounds: p, r, s, t, v, w, y, z
  5. Short Vowel Sounds
  6. Last Sounds
  7. Hearing Every Sound
  8. Unit 4 Test: Letters and Their Sounds
Unit 5

Capital Letters Start Sentences

6 lessons + unit test

How does a reader know where a sentence starts?
  1. The First Word Gets a Capital
  2. Spot the Missing Capital
  3. Only the First Word
  4. Two Sentences, Two Capitals
  5. Fix the Capital
  6. Capital Practice
  7. Unit 5 Test: Capital Letters Start Sentences
Unit 6

The Word I and Names

6 lessons + unit test

Which words always get a capital letter?
  1. The Word I
  2. I in the Middle
  3. Names of People
  4. Names of Pets and Places
  5. Name or Not a Name?
  6. Capitals All Together
  7. Unit 6 Test: The Word I and Names
Unit 7

Periods

6 lessons + unit test

How does a reader know where a sentence stops?
  1. A Period Ends a Telling Sentence
  2. Where the Period Goes
  3. Spot the Missing Period
  4. One Period for Each Sentence
  5. Capital at the Start, Period at the End
  6. Period Practice
  7. Unit 7 Test: Periods
Unit 8

Question Marks

6 lessons + unit test

How do we show that we are asking something?
  1. Asking Sentences
  2. The Question Mark
  3. Period or Question Mark?
  4. Words That Start Questions
  5. Asking and Answering
  6. End Mark Practice
  7. Unit 8 Test: Question Marks
Unit 9

Spelling Short a and i Words

7 lessons + unit test

How can we spell a word by listening to its sounds?
  1. Sound It Out
  2. Short a: -at and -an Words
  3. Short a: -ap, -ag and -ad Words
  4. Short i: -it and -in Words
  5. Short i: -ig, -ip and -id Words
  6. Short a or Short i?
  7. Short a and i Words in Sentences
  8. Unit 9 Test: Spelling Short a and i Words
Unit 10

Spelling Short o, u and e Words

7 lessons + unit test

How does the middle sound help us spell a word?
  1. Short o Words
  2. Short u Words: -ug, -un, -ut
  3. Short u Words: -ub, -up, -us
  4. Short e Words: -et, -en, -ed
  5. Short e Words: -eg, -eb, -ell
  6. Which Vowel?
  7. Spelling Words in Sentences
  8. Unit 10 Test: Spelling Short o, u and e Words
Unit 11

Sight Words in Sentences

7 lessons + unit test

Which words do we write so often that we just know them?
  1. The, A and I
  2. Is, It and In
  3. See, Can and We
  4. My, Like and To
  5. Go, You and And
  6. He, She, Are and Was
  7. Look, Here, Play and For
  8. Unit 11 Test: Sight Words in Sentences
Unit 12

Naming Words

6 lessons + unit test

What words name people, animals, places and things?
  1. Words for People
  2. Words for Animals
  3. Words for Places
  4. Words for Things
  5. Find the Naming Word
  6. Sorting Naming Words
  7. Unit 12 Test: Naming Words
Unit 13

Action Words

6 lessons + unit test

What words tell what someone does?
  1. What Is an Action Word?
  2. Things We Do Every Day
  3. Animal Actions
  4. Find the Action Word
  5. Naming Word or Action Word?
  6. The Best Action Word
  7. Unit 13 Test: Action Words
Unit 14

One and More Than One

6 lessons + unit test

How do we show there is more than one?
  1. One or More?
  2. Add -s for More
  3. Count Them Up
  4. More Than One in Sentences
  5. Some Words Add -es
  6. One and More Practice
  7. Unit 14 Test: One and More Than One
Unit 15

Question Words

7 lessons + unit test

Which word should start my question?
  1. Who?
  2. What?
  3. Where?
  4. When?
  5. Why?
  6. Pick the Question Word
  7. Asking Good Questions
  8. Unit 15 Test: Question Words
Unit 16

Describing Words

7 lessons + unit test

How can words help a reader picture something?
  1. Color Words
  2. Size Words
  3. Shape and Number Words
  4. How Things Feel
  5. Sounds, Tastes and Smells
  6. Opposites
  7. Adding Describing Words
  8. Unit 16 Test: Describing Words
Unit 17

Where Is It?

6 lessons + unit test

Which words tell where something is?
  1. In and On
  2. Under and Over
  3. Next To and Behind
  4. Up, Down, To and From
  5. In Front Of and Between
  6. Where Words in Sentences
  7. Unit 17 Test: Where Is It?
Unit 18

First, Next, Last

7 lessons + unit test

How do we tell things in the order they happened?
  1. Order Words
  2. What Comes First?
  3. What Comes Next?
  4. What Happens Last?
  5. Steps in Order
  6. Beginning, Middle, End
  7. Writing With Order Words
  8. Unit 18 Test: First, Next, Last
Unit 19

Telling About Me

7 lessons + unit test

How can I write about something that happened to me?
  1. A Story About Me
  2. Who Was There?
  3. Where and When?
  4. What Happened?
  5. How Did I Feel?
  6. My Story in Order
  7. Making My Story Better
  8. Unit 19 Test: Telling About Me
Unit 20

I Like It Because

7 lessons + unit test

How do I tell what I think and why?
  1. What Is an Opinion?
  2. Saying What I Like
  3. Giving a Reason
  4. My Favorite Things
  5. Which Is Better?
  6. Good Reasons
  7. Writing My Opinion
  8. Unit 20 Test: I Like It Because
Unit 21

Telling Facts

7 lessons + unit test

How can I teach someone about a topic?
  1. Facts Tell What Is True
  2. Naming the Topic
  3. A Frog Can…
  4. A Frog Has…
  5. Where It Lives and What It Eats
  6. Stay on Topic
  7. My Fact Page
  8. Unit 21 Test: Telling Facts
Unit 22

Finding Out and Sharing

6 lessons + unit test

How do writers find out facts and share what they learn?
  1. Asking Questions to Learn
  2. Where to Find Answers
  3. Looking Closely
  4. Writing Together
  5. Labels and Lists
  6. Sharing Our Writing
  7. Unit 22 Test: Finding Out and Sharing
Unit 23

Fixing My Writing

7 lessons + unit test

How do writers make their work better?
  1. Read It Again
  2. Fixing Capitals
  3. Fixing End Marks
  4. Fixing Spaces
  5. Fixing Spelling
  6. Fixing Missing Words
  7. Check It All
  8. Unit 23 Test: Fixing My Writing
Unit 24

Kindergarten Writing Review

6 lessons + unit test

What have I learned about writing this year?
  1. Review: Sentences, Spaces and Capitals
  2. Review: End Marks
  3. Review: Spelling and Sight Words
  4. Review: Naming, Action and Describing Words
  5. Review: More Than One, Question Words and Where Words
  6. Review: Stories, Opinions and Facts
  7. Unit 24 Test: Kindergarten Writing Review

Math

22 units · 158 lessons · 22 unit tests · 180 school days

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Counting to 5

7 lessons + unit test

How do we count to find out how many?
  1. Counting 1, 2, 3
  2. Counting 4 and 5
  3. One Number for Each Thing
  4. The Last Number Tells How Many
  5. Zero Means None
  6. Writing 0 to 5
  7. Showing Numbers to 5
  8. Unit 1 Test: Counting to 5
Unit 2

Numbers 6 to 10

7 lessons + unit test

How do we count all the way to ten?
  1. Counting to 6 and 7
  2. Counting to 8 and 9
  3. Counting to 10
  4. Counting Things to 10
  5. Writing 6 to 10
  6. One More
  7. Same Count, Any Order
  8. Unit 2 Test: Numbers 6 to 10
Unit 3

More, Fewer, the Same

7 lessons + unit test

How can we tell which group has more?
  1. More
  2. Fewer
  3. The Same Number
  4. Match One to One
  5. Which Number Is Greater?
  6. Which Number Is Less?
  7. Greatest and Least
  8. Unit 3 Test: More, Fewer, the Same
Unit 4

Flat Shapes

7 lessons + unit test

How can we name a shape by its sides and corners?
  1. Circles
  2. Triangles
  3. Squares
  4. Rectangles
  5. Hexagons
  6. Big, Small, and Turned
  7. Shapes All Around
  8. Unit 4 Test: Flat Shapes
Unit 5

Where Is It?

7 lessons + unit test

What words tell where something is?
  1. Above and Below
  2. Beside and Next To
  3. In Front Of and Behind
  4. On and Under
  5. Top, Middle, and Bottom
  6. Where Are the Shapes?
  7. Follow the Clues
  8. Unit 5 Test: Where Is It?
Unit 6

Counting to 20

7 lessons + unit test

What numbers come after ten?
  1. Counting 11 to 15
  2. Counting 16 to 20
  3. Ten and More Dots
  4. Count On From Any Number
  5. Before and After to 20
  6. Writing 11 to 20
  7. Missing Numbers to 20
  8. Unit 6 Test: Counting to 20
Unit 7

Putting Together

7 lessons + unit test

What happens when we put groups together?
  1. Putting Groups Together
  2. Adding One More
  3. The Plus Sign
  4. The Equal Sign
  5. Adding Stories
  6. Adding With Fingers
  7. Sums to 5
  8. Unit 7 Test: Putting Together
Unit 8

Taking Away

8 lessons + unit test

What happens when we take some away?
  1. Taking Away
  2. Take Away One
  3. The Minus Sign
  4. Take-Away Stories
  5. Taking Away Zero
  6. Taking Away All
  7. Subtract With Fingers
  8. Subtracting Within 5
  9. Unit 8 Test: Taking Away
Unit 9

Number Bonds

7 lessons + unit test

How many ways can we break a number into two parts?
  1. Parts and Whole
  2. Ways to Make 4 and 5
  3. Ways to Make 6
  4. Ways to Make 7
  5. Ways to Make 8
  6. Ways to Make 9
  7. Ways to Make 10
  8. Unit 9 Test: Number Bonds
Unit 10

Making Ten

8 lessons + unit test

What number goes with each number to make ten?
  1. The Ten Frame
  2. Full and Empty Spots
  3. Partners of Ten
  4. Find the Missing Partner
  5. How Many More to Ten?
  6. Making Ten Stories
  7. Ten Fingers
  8. Making Ten Practice
  9. Unit 10 Test: Making Ten
Unit 11

Adding and Subtracting to 10

8 lessons + unit test

How do we know when to add and when to take away?
  1. Adding Within 10
  2. Subtracting Within 10
  3. Add or Subtract?
  4. Which Number Sentence?
  5. Putting-Together Stories
  6. Take-Away Stories to 10
  7. Quick Facts to 5
  8. Adding and Taking Away Zero
  9. Unit 11 Test: Adding and Subtracting to 10
Unit 12

Teen Numbers

7 lessons + unit test

What is inside the numbers 11 to 19?
  1. Ten Ones Make a Ten
  2. Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen
  3. Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen
  4. Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen
  5. Ten Plus Some More
  6. Build a Teen Number
  7. Teen Numbers in a Ten Frame
  8. Unit 12 Test: Teen Numbers
Unit 13

Counting to 50

7 lessons + unit test

How do numbers keep going after twenty?
  1. Counting 20 to 30
  2. Counting 30 to 40
  3. Counting 40 to 50
  4. What Comes Next?
  5. What Comes Before?
  6. Crossing to a New Ten
  7. Reading Numbers to 50
  8. Unit 13 Test: Counting to 50
Unit 14

Counting by Tens

6 lessons + unit test

How can counting by tens help us count fast?
  1. Tens to 30
  2. Tens to 50
  3. Tens to 70
  4. Tens to 100
  5. Groups of Ten
  6. Missing Tens
  7. Unit 14 Test: Counting by Tens
Unit 15

Counting to 100

7 lessons + unit test

How do we count all the way to one hundred?
  1. Counting 50 to 60
  2. Counting 60 to 70
  3. Counting 70 to 80
  4. Counting 80 to 90
  5. Counting 90 to 100
  6. Count On From Any Number
  7. Crossing Tens to 100
  8. Unit 15 Test: Counting to 100
Unit 16

Long, Short, and Tall

7 lessons + unit test

How can we compare how long or tall things are?
  1. Longer and Shorter
  2. Taller and Shorter
  3. Line Them Up
  4. Longest and Shortest
  5. Comparing With Cubes
  6. Who Has the Longer One?
  7. Length Words
  8. Unit 16 Test: Long, Short, and Tall
Unit 17

Heavy, Light, and Full

7 lessons + unit test

How can we compare how heavy things are and how much they hold?
  1. Heavier and Lighter
  2. The Balance Scale
  3. Heaviest and Lightest
  4. Holds More, Holds Less
  5. Which Holds the Most?
  6. What Can We Measure?
  7. Compare Two Ways
  8. Unit 17 Test: Heavy, Light, and Full
Unit 18

Sorting and Counting

7 lessons + unit test

How can sorting help us count and compare?
  1. Sort by Kind
  2. Sort by Color
  3. Sort by Size
  4. Sort by Shape
  5. Count Each Group
  6. Which Group Has More?
  7. Odd One Out
  8. Unit 18 Test: Sorting and Counting
Unit 19

Solid Shapes

8 lessons + unit test

How are solid shapes different from flat shapes?
  1. Spheres
  2. Cubes
  3. Cones
  4. Cylinders
  5. Flat or Solid?
  6. Flat Faces
  7. Roll, Stack, or Slide
  8. Solid Shapes Around Us
  9. Unit 19 Test: Solid Shapes
Unit 20

Building Shapes

7 lessons + unit test

How can we put shapes together to make new shapes?
  1. Sides and Corners
  2. Alike and Different
  3. Two Triangles Make…
  4. Putting Shapes Together
  5. Shapes Inside Shapes
  6. Making Shapes With Sticks
  7. Shape Riddles
  8. Unit 20 Test: Building Shapes
Unit 21

Number Stories

7 lessons + unit test

How can we use adding and taking away to solve stories?
  1. Joining Stories
  2. Taking-Away Stories
  3. Part-Part-Whole Stories
  4. Stories With Zero
  5. Pick the Number Sentence
  6. Act It Out
  7. Story Mix
  8. Unit 21 Test: Number Stories
Unit 22

Kindergarten Review

8 lessons + unit test

What did we learn in kindergarten math?
  1. Review: Counting and Numbers
  2. Review: Comparing
  3. Review: Adding
  4. Review: Taking Away
  5. Review: Ten and Teen Numbers
  6. Review: Counting to 100
  7. Review: Measuring and Sorting
  8. Review: Shapes
  9. Unit 22 Test: Kindergarten Review

Basic Science

20 units · 160 lessons · 20 unit tests · 180 school days

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My Five Senses

8 lessons + unit test

How do we learn about the world around us?
  1. I Can See
  2. I Can Hear
  3. I Can Smell
  4. I Can Taste
  5. I Can Touch
  6. Senses Work Together
  7. Keeping My Senses Safe
  8. Scientists Observe
  9. Unit 1 Test: My Five Senses
Unit 2

Hard and Soft, Rough and Smooth

8 lessons + unit test

How do things feel, and why does it matter?
  1. Hard Things
  2. Soft Things
  3. Hard or Soft?
  4. Rough Things
  5. Smooth Things
  6. Rough or Smooth?
  7. Bumpy, Fuzzy, Slippery
  8. Feel and Tell
  9. Unit 2 Test: Hard and Soft, Rough and Smooth
Unit 3

Sorting Things

8 lessons + unit test

How can we sort things by what they are like?
  1. Sort by Color
  2. Sort by Shape
  3. Big and Small
  4. Heavy and Light
  5. Bendy and Stiff
  6. Sink or Float
  7. What Is It Made Of?
  8. Pick the Best Material
  9. Unit 3 Test: Sorting Things
Unit 4

Living and Nonliving

8 lessons + unit test

How can we tell if something is alive?
  1. What Is Alive?
  2. Living Things Grow
  3. Living Things Need Food
  4. Living Things Make Babies
  5. Nonliving Things
  6. Things That Move but Are Not Alive
  7. Was It Ever Alive?
  8. Sorting Living and Nonliving
  9. Unit 4 Test: Living and Nonliving
Unit 5

What Plants Need

8 lessons + unit test

What does a plant need to live and grow?
  1. Parts of a Plant
  2. Plants Need Water
  3. Plants Need Light
  4. Plants Need Air
  5. Plants Need Space
  6. Plants Make Their Own Food
  7. Seeds Grow Into Plants
  8. A Plant Experiment
  9. Unit 5 Test: What Plants Need
Unit 6

What Animals Need

8 lessons + unit test

What does an animal need to live and grow?
  1. Animals Need Food
  2. Animals Need Water
  3. Animals Need Air
  4. Animals Need Shelter
  5. Pets Need Care
  6. People Need Things Too
  7. Animals Grow Up
  8. Needs or Wants?
  9. Unit 6 Test: What Animals Need
Unit 7

Who Eats What?

8 lessons + unit test

What do different animals eat, and how do they get it?
  1. Plant Eaters
  2. Meat Eaters
  3. Eating Plants and Animals
  4. Teeth Tell a Story
  5. Animals Find Food
  6. Food in Winter
  7. Plants and Animals Need Each Other
  8. Food Patterns
  9. Unit 7 Test: Who Eats What?
Unit 8

Animal Homes

8 lessons + unit test

Why do animals live where they live?
  1. Why Animals Need Homes
  2. Nests
  3. Burrows and Holes
  4. Ponds and Oceans
  5. Hives and Webs
  6. Forest Homes
  7. Desert and Arctic Homes
  8. Homes Fit Needs
  9. Unit 8 Test: Animal Homes
Unit 9

Living Things Change Their World

8 lessons + unit test

How do plants and animals change the places where they live?
  1. Beavers Build Dams
  2. Squirrels Plant Trees
  3. Worms Mix the Soil
  4. Digging Animals
  5. Roots Crack Sidewalks
  6. Plants Change the Ground
  7. Birds and Bees Help Plants
  8. Big Changes, Small Changes
  9. Unit 9 Test: Living Things Change Their World
Unit 10

People Change the Land

8 lessons + unit test

How do people change the land, and how can we help?
  1. People Build Homes
  2. Roads and Bridges
  3. Farms
  4. Cutting Trees
  5. Trash Hurts Animals
  6. Planting and Protecting
  7. Saving Water
  8. Clean Air
  9. Unit 10 Test: People Change the Land
Unit 11

Caring for the Earth

8 lessons + unit test

How can I help take care of the Earth?
  1. Reduce
  2. Reuse
  3. Recycle
  4. What Can Be Recycled?
  5. Compost
  6. Turn It Off
  7. Pick Up Litter
  8. I Can Help the Earth
  9. Unit 11 Test: Caring for the Earth
Unit 12

Pushes and Pulls

8 lessons + unit test

What makes things move?
  1. What Is a Push?
  2. What Is a Pull?
  3. Push or Pull?
  4. Starting to Move
  5. Stopping
  6. Pushes and Pulls at Play
  7. Pushes and Pulls at Home
  8. Wind and Water Push
  9. Unit 12 Test: Pushes and Pulls
Unit 13

Strong and Gentle Pushes

8 lessons + unit test

How do big and small pushes change the way things move?
  1. Big Push, Small Push
  2. Fast and Slow
  3. Heavy Things Need Bigger Pushes
  4. Changing Direction
  5. When Things Bump
  6. Rolling and Sliding
  7. Ramps
  8. Fair Tests
  9. Unit 13 Test: Strong and Gentle Pushes
Unit 14

Solve a Moving Problem

8 lessons + unit test

How can we design a way to make something move the way we want?
  1. What Is the Problem?
  2. Ideas and Plans
  3. Build and Try
  4. Make It Better
  5. Make a Ball Go Faster
  6. Make a Ball Go Slower
  7. Make a Ball Turn
  8. Engineers Share Ideas
  9. Unit 14 Test: Solve a Moving Problem
Unit 15

Sunlight and Warmth

8 lessons + unit test

What does sunlight do to the Earth's surface?
  1. The Sun Gives Light
  2. The Sun Gives Heat
  3. Sun or Shade?
  4. Warm Sand, Cool Grass
  5. Dark and Light Colors
  6. Water in the Sun
  7. Melting in the Sun
  8. Testing Sunlight
  9. Unit 15 Test: Sunlight and Warmth
Unit 16

Staying Cool

8 lessons + unit test

How can we block the sun to keep things cool?
  1. What Is Shade?
  2. Shadows
  3. Trees Make Shade
  4. Hats and Umbrellas
  5. Build a Sun Shade
  6. Which Shade Works Best?
  7. Sun Safety
  8. Keeping Animals Cool
  9. Unit 16 Test: Staying Cool
Unit 17

Weather Every Day

8 lessons + unit test

What is the weather like, and how does it change?
  1. What Is Weather?
  2. Sunny and Cloudy
  3. Rain
  4. Wind
  5. Snow
  6. Hot and Cold
  7. Weather Tools
  8. Weather Patterns
  9. Unit 17 Test: Weather Every Day
Unit 18

The Four Seasons

8 lessons + unit test

How does the weather change through the year?
  1. Seasons Repeat
  2. Winter
  3. Spring
  4. Summer
  5. Fall
  6. Dress for the Weather
  7. Plants in Each Season
  8. Animals in Each Season
  9. Unit 18 Test: The Four Seasons
Unit 19

Severe Weather Safety

8 lessons + unit test

How can we get ready for and stay safe in big storms?
  1. Weather Forecasts
  2. Thunderstorms
  3. Lightning Safety
  4. Tornadoes
  5. Hurricanes
  6. Floods
  7. Blizzards and Ice
  8. Very Hot Days
  9. Unit 19 Test: Severe Weather Safety
Unit 20

Day and Night

8 lessons + unit test

What patterns do we see in the sky?
  1. Day and Night
  2. The Sun in the Sky
  3. Morning, Noon, Evening
  4. The Moon
  5. Stars
  6. Night Animals
  7. Shadows Change
  8. Kindergarten Science Review
  9. Unit 20 Test: Day and Night

Social Studies

22 units · 158 lessons · 22 unit tests · 180 school days

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Unit 1FREE

All About Me

7 lessons + unit test

What makes me special?
  1. My Name
  2. How Old Am I?
  3. I Am Growing
  4. Things I Like
  5. Alike and Different
  6. Where I Live
  7. What I Can Do
  8. Unit 1 Test: All About Me
Unit 2

My Family

7 lessons + unit test

How do families care for each other?
  1. Who Is in a Family?
  2. Families Are Different
  3. Family Words
  4. Helping at Home
  5. Family Fun Together
  6. Grandparents and Relatives
  7. My Family Story
  8. Unit 2 Test: My Family
Unit 3

My Feelings

7 lessons + unit test

How can I understand my feelings and the feelings of others?
  1. Happy and Sad
  2. Mad and Scared
  3. More Feelings
  4. Feeling Clues
  5. Calm Down Tools
  6. Others Have Feelings
  7. Using My Words
  8. Unit 3 Test: My Feelings
Unit 4

Being a Good Friend

8 lessons + unit test

How can I be a good friend?
  1. Making Friends
  2. Sharing
  3. Taking Turns
  4. Kind Words
  5. Listening to Friends
  6. Saying Sorry
  7. Including Others
  8. Solving Problems
  9. Unit 4 Test: Being a Good Friend
Unit 5

Rules at School

7 lessons + unit test

Why do we have rules at school?
  1. What Is a Rule?
  2. Classroom Rules
  3. Raising My Hand
  4. Hallway and Lunchroom
  5. Playground Rules
  6. Fair Rules
  7. Making Rules Together
  8. Unit 5 Test: Rules at School
Unit 6

Staying Safe and Rules at Home

7 lessons + unit test

How do rules keep us safe at home and in our town?
  1. Rules at Home
  2. Safe at Home
  3. Crossing the Street
  4. Signs and Lights
  5. Fire Safety
  6. Getting Help
  7. Who Makes Rules?
  8. Unit 6 Test: Staying Safe and Rules at Home
Unit 7

Leaders and Good Citizens

7 lessons + unit test

How can leaders and citizens make a community better?
  1. What Is a Leader?
  2. Leaders at School
  3. Leaders in Our Town
  4. Leader of Our Country
  5. Voting
  6. Good Citizens
  7. Making Our Community Better
  8. Unit 7 Test: Leaders and Good Citizens
Unit 8

Community Helpers

8 lessons + unit test

Who helps us in our community?
  1. What Is a Community?
  2. Firefighters
  3. Police Officers
  4. Doctors, Nurses and Dentists
  5. Mail Carriers
  6. Farmers and Grocers
  7. Trash and Recycling Workers
  8. Helpers and Their Tools
  9. Unit 8 Test: Community Helpers
Unit 9

Places in My Community

7 lessons + unit test

What places are in my community, and how do they help us?
  1. Places in My Town
  2. My School
  3. The Library
  4. The Park
  5. Stores and Markets
  6. Getting Around
  7. Places That Belong to Everyone
  8. Unit 9 Test: Places in My Community
Unit 10

Needs and Wants

7 lessons + unit test

What do we need, and what do we just want?
  1. What Is a Need?
  2. Food and Water
  3. Shelter and Clothing
  4. What Is a Want?
  5. Need or Want?
  6. Making Choices
  7. Helping Others Meet Needs
  8. Unit 10 Test: Needs and Wants
Unit 11

Jobs, Goods and Services

7 lessons + unit test

Why do people work?
  1. Why People Work
  2. Goods
  3. Services
  4. Good or Service?
  5. Earning Money
  6. Buying and Trading
  7. Saving Money
  8. Unit 11 Test: Jobs, Goods and Services
Unit 12

Coins and Money

7 lessons + unit test

What is money, and how do we use it?
  1. What Is Money?
  2. The Penny
  3. The Nickel
  4. The Dime
  5. The Quarter
  6. Telling Coins Apart
  7. Dollars and Shopping
  8. Unit 12 Test: Coins and Money
Unit 13

Where Is It?

7 lessons + unit test

How do we tell where things are?
  1. Left and Right
  2. Above and Below
  3. Near and Far
  4. In Front and Behind
  5. Next To and Between
  6. Inside and Outside
  7. Over and Under
  8. Unit 13 Test: Where Is It?
Unit 14

Maps of a Room

7 lessons + unit test

How can a map show a room?
  1. What Is a Map?
  2. A Bird's-Eye View
  3. Map of My Room
  4. Map of Our Classroom
  5. Map Symbols
  6. The Map Key
  7. Using a Map
  8. Unit 14 Test: Maps of a Room
Unit 15

Maps of a Neighborhood

7 lessons + unit test

How can a map help me find my way around my neighborhood?
  1. My Neighborhood
  2. Places on a Neighborhood Map
  3. Streets and Paths
  4. Turning Left and Right
  5. Near and Far on a Map
  6. Making a Map
  7. From My Room to the World
  8. Unit 15 Test: Maps of a Neighborhood
Unit 16

Land and Water

7 lessons + unit test

What kinds of land and water are on Earth?
  1. Land and Water on Earth
  2. Mountains and Hills
  3. Flat Land and Deserts
  4. Rivers and Lakes
  5. Oceans
  6. Islands
  7. The Globe
  8. Unit 16 Test: Land and Water
Unit 17

Weather Watch

7 lessons + unit test

How does the weather change what we do?
  1. What Is Weather?
  2. Sunny Days
  3. Rainy Days
  4. Cloudy and Windy Days
  5. Snowy Days
  6. Hot and Cold
  7. Weather Changes
  8. Unit 17 Test: Weather Watch
Unit 18

Seasons and Clothes

7 lessons + unit test

How do the seasons change what we wear and do?
  1. The Four Seasons
  2. Winter
  3. Spring
  4. Summer
  5. Fall
  6. Dressing for the Weather
  7. Weather and Where People Live
  8. Unit 18 Test: Seasons and Clothes
Unit 19

Holidays and Traditions

8 lessons + unit test

How do people around the world celebrate?
  1. What Is a Tradition?
  2. Family Traditions
  3. Birthdays Around the World
  4. New Year Celebrations
  5. Festivals of Light
  6. Harvest Celebrations
  7. Spring Celebrations
  8. Many Ways to Celebrate
  9. Unit 19 Test: Holidays and Traditions
Unit 20

Holidays That Honor People

7 lessons + unit test

Why do we celebrate holidays that honor people?
  1. Days to Honor People
  2. Independence Day
  3. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
  4. Presidents' Day
  5. Labor Day
  6. Veterans Day and Memorial Day
  7. Our Holiday Calendar
  8. Unit 20 Test: Holidays That Honor People
Unit 21

American Symbols

8 lessons + unit test

What symbols stand for the United States?
  1. What Is a Symbol?
  2. The American Flag
  3. The Pledge of Allegiance
  4. The Statue of Liberty
  5. The Bald Eagle
  6. The Liberty Bell
  7. Famous American Places
  8. Our National Anthem
  9. Unit 21 Test: American Symbols
Unit 22

Long Ago and Today

7 lessons + unit test

How was life long ago different from life today?
  1. Past, Present and Future
  2. Toys Then and Now
  3. Getting Around Then and Now
  4. Talking Then and Now
  5. Homes Then and Now
  6. School Then and Now
  7. Learning About the Past
  8. Unit 22 Test: Long Ago and Today

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