Units of can be based on any topic that has:

• Purpose – It can be used to meet skill Expectations (including relaxation and fun)
• Relevancy – It has significance to the children, their families, and their environment
• Interest – It can be used to peak interest, curiosity and motivation to learn
• Evolution – It allows children to move from learned knowledge to new knowledge

Units can be organized in a variety of ways. Here is a traditional one:

         Month               Expectation Emphasis                    Title

• August              Orientation to School                     Getting to Know Me
• September       Self-Awareness                                My Body and How I Grow
• October            Self-Awareness                                 Faces, Feelings, and Halloween
• November        Family Knowledge                          My Family and Thanksgiving
• December         Family Culture                                 Winter Celebrations
• January             Community Awareness                  My Neighbors
• February           Community Work                           Things that Move and Work
• March                Nature                                               Plants and Animals
• April                   Nature                                              Weather, Time, and Space
• May                     Human-made World                     Inventions and Machines

This is very generic and right on target developmentally, but needs to be used with flexibility to make it interesting and fun.

Here are some that are based on Specific Strength Expectation, Academic Skills, and Letters of the Alphabet:

unit 1

unit 2 

units 3 and 4

Next Blog: More Units U May Like!