Fall

Thematic Unit Question(s)

Kindergarten
Thematic Unit Planning Matrix
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Subject
Area

Thematic
Questions

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Technology Assessment
Student
Integration and/or Rubric Products or
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NM Standards:
Common Core State Standards for
English Language Arts (ELA) and
Mathematics
NM Content Standards with Benchmarks
(other than ELA and Math)
The ISTE NETS and Performance
Indicators for Teachers and Students

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Course Materials NM Standards (Inc. NMCCSS
& ISTE/NETS)

What shape
is the
basketball?
Geometry Is the merry
go round in
front of or
behind the
slide? Is the
tennis court
and the
picnic tables
the same
shape? Is a
leaf twodimensional
or threedimensional?
What about
Fall:

First, the class

will watch a
brief video
introducing
shapes. The
class will then
go outside and
identify shapes
in their
environment.
This includes
certain shapes
characteristics
such as: how
many sides or
angle
measurements.
Once they

The
promethean
board will
be used to
show videos
and
exercises on
identifying
shapes on
the screen.

After
outside
activities, we
will come
inside and
work in
groups. I
will point to
shapes
around the
class and on
the
promethean
board. The
first group
to answer
correctly
gets a point.

Students
Identifyanddescribeshapes.
will create
their own CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.1
picture by Describeobjectsinthe
drawing at
environmentusingnamesof
least one
shape from shapes,anddescribetherelative
outside
during the positionsoftheseobjectsusing
fall. They
termssuchasabove,below,
will label
each shape beside,infrontof,behind,and
as circle,
nextto.
triangle,
square, etc. CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.2
Also if
Correctlynameshapes
applicable,
label two
regardlessoftheirorientations

Content or
Subject
Area

Thematic
Questions

Centers
(Activities)

Technology Assessment
Student
Integration and/or Rubric Products or
(References,
Scale
Portfolio
Software
and/or
Resources)

NM Standards:
Common Core State Standards for
English Language Arts (ELA) and
Mathematics
NM Content Standards with Benchmarks
(other than ELA and Math)
The ISTE NETS and Performance
Indicators for Teachers and Students

(Link to respective website is posted in the

Course Materials NM Standards (Inc. NMCCSS
& ISTE/NETS)

a pumpkin? achieve a good

What shape understanding
are leaves? on how to
identify
different
shapes, we will
move onto the
difference
between two
and threedimensional
objects.

and three- oroverallsize.

dimensional
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.K.G.A.3
shapes.
After
Identifyshapesastwo
drawing,
dimensional(lyinginaplane,
they can
decorate in "flat")orthreedimensional
any way
theyd like. ("solid").
I will
display
artwork
after
completed.

Content or
Subject
Area

Thematic
Questions

Centers
(Activities)

Technology Assessment
Student
Integration and/or Rubric Products or
(References,
Scale
Portfolio
Software
and/or
Resources)

NM Standards:
Common Core State Standards for
English Language Arts (ELA) and
Mathematics
NM Content Standards with Benchmarks
(other than ELA and Math)
The ISTE NETS and Performance
Indicators for Teachers and Students

(Link to respective website is posted in the

Course Materials NM Standards (Inc. NMCCSS
& ISTE/NETS)