Literacy Curriculum Map • Year Snapshot
Unit 1
Civics, Leaders, and U.S. Government
Grade K: What is a community?
Grade 1: What are the rights and responsibilities
of people in a community?
Grade 2: What is the role of government in
people’s lives?
Grade 3: How can people make a difference?
Grade 4: What are the three branches
of government, and how do they
work together?
Grade 5: What were some of the important
events that helped shape the
United States?
Unit 5
Social and Emotional Concepts
Grade K: How do texts help us learn about
making choices?
Grade 1: How can texts help teach us how
to show care for others?
Grade 2: What qualities are important for
people to have?
Grade 3: What does it take to have meaningful
relationships?
Grade 4: What is the importance of being a
good citizen at school and beyond?
Grade 5: How can we learn from the stories of
others to help us build character?
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Unit 2
Elements of a Story
Grade K: What are the important parts
of a story?
Grade 1: What are the elements of a story?
Grade 2: How do characters respond to
events and challenges?
Grade 3: How do stories help us learn
about ourselves?
Grade 4: How do specific details about story
elements deepen our understanding
of a text?
Grade 5: How do authors develop characters
who change and interact throughout
a story?
Unit 6
Living Things and Their Environments
Grade K: How are living things similar to and
different from each other?
Grade 1: How can living things survive?
Grade 2: How do living things interact with
their environment?
Grade 3: How do living things depend
on their environment?
Grade 4: What is the relationship between
living things and their environment?
Grade 5: What scientific knowledge helps us
support and sustain life?
Unit 3
Energy in All Its Forms
Grade K: Why and how do objects move?
Grade 1: What do we know about light
and sound?
Grade 2: Where can you see the effects
of motion?
Grade 3: How have discoveries about energy
changed our world?
Grade 4: Why are different types of energy
important to our lives?
Grade 5: How do we use what we know about
energy and objects to develop
scientific innovations and inventions?
Unit 7
People and Places Around the World
Grade K: What kinds of places do people go
to, and how do they get there?
Grade 1: What can we learn about different
people and places around the
world?
Grade 2: What can we learn about different
cultures around the world?
Grade 3: Why is it important to study
geography and cultures?
Grade 4: Why is it valuable to learn about
people and places from the present
and past on a global scale?
Grade 5: How and why have people, goods,
and ideas moved around the world
throughout history?
Unit 4
The Arts
Grade K: What are some different kinds of art,
and why is art important?
Grade 1: What is art and where do we find it?
Grade 2: How does art help people express
their feelings and ideas?
Grade 3: What is art and why is it created?
Grade 4: How does art differ around
the world?
Grade 5: How and why have the arts changed
over time?
Unit 8
Earth, Sky, and Space
Grade K: What do we know about our world?
Grade 1: What can we learn about Earth and
how is Earth special?
Grade 2: What is the relationship between
Earth and space?
Grade 3: Why is it important to learn about
Earth and space?
Grade 4: How do people interact with and
depend on the world around them
and beyond?
Grade 5: How do people impact planet Earth
and beyond?
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