Welcome to your Grade K teacher dashboard. Each unit contains lesson plans, printables, and digital readers.
Living Things
7 Lessons
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Students explore what makes something alive, investigate plants, animals, and fungi, and observe how living things grow and change.
| Lessons | Focus | Teacher Instructions | Reader | Unit Activity | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1DCI |
What Is Biology? | Lesson Plan | What Is Biology? | Printables | |
2DCI |
Plants | Lesson Plan | Plants | Printables | |
3DCI |
Animals | Lesson Plan | Animals | Printables | |
4DCI |
What Are Mushrooms? | Lesson Plan | Mushrooms, Molds, and Bread Bugs! | Printables | |
5DCI |
Whales | Lesson Plan | Whales | Marble Maze | Printables |
6DCI |
Reptiles | Lesson Plan | Reptiles | Marble Maze | Printables |
7WRAP |
Unit Wrap Up | Lesson Plan | Printables |
Weather & Climate
7 Lessons
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Students observe daily weather, notice changes over time, and use simple tools and charts to record patterns.
| Lessons | Focus | Teacher Instructions | Reader | Unit Activity | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1DCI |
What Is Geology? | Lesson Plan | What Is Geology? | Printables | |
2DCI |
Earth's Spheres | Lesson Plan | Earth's Spheres | Printables | |
3DCI |
The Atmosphere | Lesson Plan | The Atmosphere | Printables | |
4DCI |
The Hydrosphere | Lesson Plan | The Hydrosphere | Printables | |
5DCI |
The Biosphere | Lesson Plan | The Biosphere | Shady Solutions | Printables |
6ENG |
Build-A-Habitat | Lesson Plan | Shady Solutions | Printables | |
7WRAP |
Earth's Spheres Showcase | Lesson Plan | Printables |
Dynamic Earth
7 Lessons
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Students explore Earth's layers, discover how moving plates shape the surface, and investigate volcanoes and earthquakes through hands-on models and observations.
| Lessons | Focus | Teacher Instructions | Reader | Unit Activity | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1DCI |
The Geosphere | Lesson Plan | The Geosphere | Sorting Living Things | Printables |
2DCI |
Moving Plates | Lesson Plan | Moving Plates | Build a Plant | Printables |
3DCI |
Volcanoes | Lesson Plan | Volcanoes | Weird Animal Parts | Printables |
4DCI |
Earthquakes | Lesson Plan | Earthquakes | Mold Investigation Pt. 1 | Printables |
5ENG |
Designing Our Exhibit | Lesson Plan | Reptile Superpowers | Printables | |
6ENG |
Building Our Exhibit | Lesson Plan | Mold Investigation Pt. 2 | Printables | |
7WRAP |
Museum Showcase | Lesson Plan | My Living Thing | Printables |
Patterns in the Sky
7 Lessons
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Students observe the sun, moon, and stars, notice patterns in day and night and across seasons, and explore Earth's place in the solar system.
| Lesson | Focus | Teacher Instructions | Reader | Unit Activity | Resources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1DCI | What Is Astronomy? | Lesson Plan | What Is Astronomy? | Weather Walk | Printables |
2DCI | The Moon | Lesson Plan | The Moon | Cloud Sort | Printables |
3DCI | The Sun | Lesson Plan | The Sun | Wind Test | Printables |
4DCI | Planets | Lesson Plan | Planets | Weather Chart | Printables |
5DCI | Stars | Lesson Plan | Stars | Build a Tool | Printables |
6DCI | Constellations | Lesson Plan | Constellations | Test and Improve | Printables |
7WRAP | Sky Watchers Planetarium | Lesson Plan | Show and Tell | Printables |
Grade K Reader Library
Curated digital readers for guided and independent reading across all units and subjects.
What Is Biology?
Animals
Plants
Mushrooms, Molds, and Bread Bugs!
Reptiles
Whales
What Is Geology?
Earth's Spheres
The Atmosphere
The Hydrosphere
The Biosphere
The Geosphere
Moving Plates
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
What Is Astronomy?
The Moon
The Sun
Planets
Stars
Constellations
