Al Thuraya KG1 Curriculum Map

Term 1 2017
Week: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Dates Sept 10th Sept 17th Sept 24th Oct 1st Oct 8th Oct 15th Oct 22nd Oct 29th Nov 5th Nov 12th Nov 19th Nov 26th Dec 3rd Dec 10th

Assessment EMT Baseline AMT KG1 Summative Assessments

. Baseline

Trips Visit kindergarten Facilities Visit Al Bahiah Visit the Civil Visit Heritage Village Visit Al Samha
Clinic Defense Visit Visit Heritage Center
Social worker Khalifa Heritage
Park Village


Health Security & Safety
Brushing teeth
Education Healthy Food Personal Hygiene Cleaning Hair
Nurse
Big Idea/
Learning About Myself as an Individual and as a UAE National (My Identity)
Concept
Theme:
Transitioning to School (W 1 6) All About Me (W 7-10) My Country (W 10-14)

Sub Theme Songs and Daily Routines

Day and Night
Daily Story Time Weather and
Routines I Like I live in the UAE
Tour of the School Seasons in the UAE
Introduce Weather
Songs and Clean Up Song Songs about Feelings Dream English 1-5 There are 7 Emirates Hows the Weather
Rhymes: Open, Shut Them Finger Family Fun Wheres the Monkey in the UAE
Quiet, Quiet, Quiet, Loud, Loud, Loud Dream English 1-5 Fido and Pumpkin Learn Positional Words
Dream English - 1-5, Good Morning, Good Bye Twinkle Twinkle Little Dream English 1-10
See Catherines List Star
Shared Story First Day

Routines
of Maisy
of
School Centers Goes to
School Peters Chair My Daddy is a Journey in the
(Arabic) School Owl Babies Bedouin Penguin

(Arabic)

Giant Desert


Bosley

Bear


Vocabulary Library Boy dad house swim Sheikhs Sheikh Abaya
Words (from girl mom garde football Zayed
Shared Story) Classroo name brother n Emirates kandora
Both languages m age sister bike
hair/eye grand bedroo dance falcon
nurse color / -parents m
Tent
/
play- flag
ground camel

offices

Ideas to
introduce
critical
thinking

Parental
involvement

Ideas for Baseline
focus group Self Portrait

Ideas for Play dough

independent Blocks
centers

Dramatic Play
Mouse Craft
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Arabic letters









Arabic High
Frequency
-
Words

Ktl1 Kwvc1 Kwwp2 Krco1 Krrc3 Krrk2 Krrc2 Krco2 Krrl2 Krrv2 Kwe1 Ktl5
Arabic
Outcomes
Ktl2 . Krrc9
Krrk1 Krrc4 Krrv3
Krrk5 Kwr1
Krrl1

Ideas for
focus group

Ideas for
independent
centers


Islamic Values
Cleanliness and Hygiene
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Social Studies

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Approaches to
Learning (linked
Social Attitudinal
with the Islamic Emotional
Creative & Resourceful Problem Solving
value and/or
)theme
Week:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

English phonics
activities/
hands on
letter/ sound
games
English letters SOS: S, A, T, I, N, M, G, O, C, E, U, R H, B, F, Assess- J, V, W, Y, Z, Qu Assess
Toy Baseline P D CK L, S ment X &
Talk Week Review
Sight words

Reading Time
Books
Reading A-Z

English KLTC1 Follow two or more step directions KLCP2 Understand that print differs from
outcomes KLTC4 Engage actively in class routines pictures by using one-to-one
KLTC8 Recite chants, short poems, rhymes and perform plays in correspondence when reading
groups in English KLCP3 Use directionality left to right, top
to bottom when engaged in reading and
writing or play
KWWP2 Share their writing with teacher
and peers
KWC1 Use letters or approximated
letters in clusters to form words to convey
meaning
KLCP1 Read environmental print correctly
KLPA3 Listen to and identify phonemes in
words
KWTT1 Recount a personal experience
with a sense of personal voice through
shared and guided writing
KWWP1 Generate and expand ideas
through shared and guided prewriting

English Focus (Class routines and

KLTC8 KWTT1 KLCP3 KLCP1 KLCP2 KLPA3 KWC1 KWC1
Outcome practices: glue, scissors, KLTC4 KWWP KWWP2
(Code) pencil, crayon, cleaning, KLTC1 1
water fountain)

Daily Circle K1NS1 State the forwards number sequence from 1-10 in Arabic and English K1NS4 Recognize written numerals from 1-10 in Arabic and English
Time Maths K1NS2 Represent quantities from 1-10 using concrete materials and pictures K1NS5 Recognize more, less and the same in sets of 1-10 objects
K1NS3 Count sets of up to 10 objects using one to one correspondence
Math Focus K1MDT1 K1MDD1 Sort K1NS3 Count sets of up to 10 objects K1NS4 Recognize K1NS5 Recognize
Identify objects that are using one to one correspondence written numerals more, less and
and found in the from 1-10 in Arabic the same in sets of
describe
environment K1SGP1 Describe and show position and English 1-10 objects
two or
more
K1MDM4 Create relative to other people or objects
common full and empty, big
routines and small objects
in daily in exploration and
life play
Ideas for Baselines
focus group

Ideas for Placing Counters on Number Posters

independent Sorting objects - Routines
centers Sand and Water Play
Blocks
Science KES2 Describe characteristics of
outcomes KES3 Identify features of the natural weather
KES4 Describe characteristics of day and night
environment KES1 Identify characteristics of the
seasons in the local area
Science Skills KS1 Respond to, ask questions and make predictions about familiar objects and events
KS2 Follow the steps in a simple procedure
KS3 - Make observations using senses and appropriate equipment
KS4 Record observations with support
KS5 State what has changed when observing objects, living things or events
Ideas for Journal Writing:
science -Weather Sensory Bottles
experiments -Weather Observations

Ideas for Sorting Day and Night
Science center Sand and Water Play
Play dough to represent weather
Science
questions