Long-Range Plans for Grade 1/2

Dates: January 8, 2024 - April 19, 2024

Ecole Brentwood Elementary School

School and Classroom Information

Classroom 26 Students 15 Grade 2 Students 11 Grade 1 Students

Demographics

Report Card Dates Report cards go home on March 18 Parent-teacher interviews on March 21

Student Supports Students who leave the classroom for support

- Occupational Therapy
- Math Club
- Early Literacy

Teaching Subjects

Subject Units and Topics

Science Energy: Light and Sound Earth Systems

Grade 2 Curriculum Grade 2 Curriculum

Social Studies Community Past

Grade 1 Curriculum Grade 1 Curriculum

Physical Education Games and Mission Games and Basketball Games and Curling Games and Badminton
Impossible

Health Character Education Kindness Nutrition Safety

 January 2024 - April 2024

Subject and Main

Outcomes Key Concepts Activities Assessment
Unit Resources
Check-In Assignment Page
- What is energy - Five Check-Ins this month. Students
- where does the Energy Presentation will complete a small worksheet with
sound come from questions from the previously
- natural Energy Student completed topic. I will take these in
Relate vibration to the
- man-made Workbook and assess what is understood and
production of sound. - How does the ear what topics may need to be reviewed
 work Energy again. I will observe and question
Identify sources of sound. - outer Centers Assessments Observing and questioning
Science  - inner - check-ins - students in the classroom, the
Listen to sounds and - middle Experiments - sound students questions they ask and their
describe their characteristics. - Characteristics of - as a class device participation and effort in class to do
Energy - sound - small groups planning activities. I will also be asking
 - pitch and questions and judging their
Sound Safely explore the production - duration Inquiry-based projects project understanding.
and behaviour of sound. - volume rubric Projects
 - reflection Reflection - ear - Sound device - using their knowledge
Build a device to change the - refraction protection of sounds to create a device that alters
behaviour of sound. - absorptions poster sound characteristics
- Indigenous examples (extra) - Ear Protection Poster
of sound Experiments
- Building a sound Videos - looking at observations and
altering device conclusions they make related to the
concepts of sound
January
Observation and Questioning

What are some familiar Anchor Charts

- students in the classroom, the
students questions they ask and their
landmarks and places in my Student Workbook
participation and effort in class to do
community? - what buildings make Videos
Social a community Videos
activities. I will also be asking
questions and judging their
Studies Why are these landmarks - what type of Project - pairs or
understanding. Observe if students are
and places significant landmarks does my individual All videos and books
engaged and contributing to the
features of the community? community have are described in the
activities and discussion in the unit
- what is important Collaborative activities unit plan
What are some differences about certain
My World - between rural and urban landmarks - what Discussions Anchor charts Student workbooks and activity pages
Community communities? purpose do they
serve? Books Games - Glancing and checking in on the
Where is my community on a student's workbooks to see if they are
map or on a globe? Games
keeping up, following along and
understanding the concepts we work
for
 Students refine and apply
spatial awareness across a
Physical variety of physical activity
Education contexts.
Students modify movement to
improve control and
efficiency.
Games and
Mission Students demonstrate
teamwork and support
Impossible participation in a variety of
physical activities.
Health
Exploration of life
opportunities and
virtues develop
Character resilience and personal
Development talents and promote
- lifelong learning.
Emotions
Identify sources of light.
Conduct an investigation to
Science
determine how the path of
light can be affected.
Energy - Light
Examine how natural objects
affect the path of sunlight
February
What are some familiar
landmarks and places in my
community?
Social
Studies Why are these landmarks
and places significant
features of the community?
My World -
What are some differences
Community between rural and urban
communities?
Observation
Gymnasium
- Participation: are the students trying
their best and trying to improve their
- how to work as a Group Activities Gym Equipment
team - dodgeballs
skills
- Safety: are the students acting
- inclusions and Skill building - bean bags
appropriately, wearing proper
participation - motion - cones
footwear, following the rules
- honesty and integrity - refinement - pinnies
- Teamwork: students are expected to
- skills development - practice
work with others and involve them in
- communication Some ideas for
Team building games from this
the team
Notes
WEBSITE
- notes about the outcomes and skills
listed above
Observation - can they identify emotions in
- self-regulation Emotions Journalling My Emotions themselves and others
- positive and negative SlideShow
emotions Discussions Questioning - can they identify emotions in
- identifying emotions My Emotions Journal themselves and others
in others Books
- identify ways and Emotions Puzzle My Feelings Journal - can they identify what they
resources (people, Centers feel when they experience certain emotions and
community, activities) Reflecting Anchor Chart what leads to them
that can help regulate
emotions Group collaboration Heart Map Heart Map - Can they identify strategies to turn
negative emotions into positive
Check-In Assignment Page
- ThreeCheck-Ins this month. Students
will complete a small worksheet with
Books Student Workbook questions from the previously
completed topic. I will take these in
- identify sources of
Investigations Presentation and assess what is understood and
light (sun, electricity,
(individual and what topics may need to be reviewed
animals
collective) Supplies for again. I will observe and question
- identify how light
experiments Observing and questioning
travels (reflection,
Videos - students in the classroom, the
refraction)
Books questions they ask and their
- How light behaves
Conters participation and effort in class to do
(paths of light)
Videos activities. I will also be asking
- how light affects
Group Work questions and judging their
natural objects
(all linked in the unit understanding.
Individual Work plan) Experiments
- looking at observations and
conclusions they make related to the
concepts of sound
Student Workbook My Community Puzzle
Projects
- Students will be required to draw three
- Why are landmarks
Presentations landmarks based of the criteria listed
important? Videos
- What do certain
in the unit assessment plan. Shows
Supplies for knowledge of landmarks and what
landmarks/places do? Anchor charts
Landmark model their importance is to the community
- What landmarks do
Landmark Model Project
we have in our Individual and
Anchor charts and - Students work individually or in pairs
community collective activities
posters to recreate a Strathmore landmark and
- Where are the
landmarks in our Drawing and colouring
list three things about that landmark
Games and activity Observing and questioning
community
materials - students in the classroom, the
Games and activities
students' questions they ask and their
 Where is my community on a
map or on a globe?
Students refine and apply
spatial awareness across a
Physical variety of physical activity
contexts.
Education
Students modify movement to
improve control and
efficiency.
Games and
Students demonstrate
Basketball
teamwork and supporting
participation in a variety of
physical activities.
Students examine personal
characteristics, feelings, and
emotions and explore the
understanding of self.
Health
Areas for nurture and
development include
Kindness ● patience
● honesty,
● kindness
● compassion,
● empathy
Represent various
components of Earth.
Discuss how the various
components of Earth interact
to support life.
Identify landforms that are
Science
found locally or in Alberta.
March Compare various landforms
Earth
on Earth’s surface.
Systems
Identify and discuss
UNESCO World Heritage
Sites found in Alberta.
Investigate local and
provincial bodies of water.
Books participation and effort in class to do
activities. I will also be asking
questions and judging their
understanding. Observe if students are
engaged and contributing to the
activities and discussion in the unit
Observation
- Students learn a new Individual work and - Participation: are the students trying
Gymnasium
skill (BASKETBALL) practice their best and trying to improve their
- how to skills
Basketballs
dribble Working together to - Safety: are the students acting
- how to practice appropriately, wearing proper
Basketball Nets
pass footwear, following the rules
- how to Playing games fairly, - Teamwork: students are expected to
Gym Equipment
shoot and according to the work with others and involve them in
- dodgeballs
- Teamwork rules the team
- hula
- Having fun - Skill refinement: are students
hoops
- Skill development practicing and trying new things to
- cones
and refinement better their skills
- pinnies
- Awareness of other Notes
- bean bags
(games) - notes about the outcomes and skills
listed above
Questioning - can students compare and
- Define kindness contrast kind and unkind acts of kindness
Sticky Notes
- Compare and Discussion
contrast kind and Observation - do they understand the concept of
Kindness Heart
unkind acts Brainstorming kindness and identify key ideas about what it
- What does it mean to means to be kind
Bucket
be kind Individual Project
- How do acts of Class Project Fill Your Bucket - can students identify acts of
Videos
kindness fill a bucket kindness that make themselves and other happy
- How are they a kind Reflecting
Books
person Participation - see if students are participating
and contributing to the acts of kindness
Observing and questioning
- students in the classroom, the
questions they ask and their
- What are the
participation and effort in class to do
components of the
Discussion activities. I will also be asking
Earth?
questions and judging their
- Earth is the only Presentation
Brainstorming understanding.
planet to support life
Check-In Assignment Page
- Scientists are looking Student Workbook
Individual Projects - Three Check-Ins this month. Students
for other forms of life
will complete a small worksheet with
on other planets Materials for
- What are landforms
Inquiry Explorations
experiments
questions from the previously
- What are the different
completed topic. I will take these in
Centers and assess what is understood and
landforms in Alberta? Projects and
what topics may need to be reviewed
- What is a UNESCO Materials
Workbook again. I will observe and question
site?
them
- How does water flow
Projects:
from small creeks to
- Throughout the unit, students will do a
an ocean
few smaller projects that demonstrate
their understanding of the concepts we
have learned.
 Diagram the flow of water
from small creeks to an
ocean.
What are some familiar
landmarks and places in my
community?
Social Why are these landmarks
Studies and places significant
features of the community?
My World - What are some differences
between rural and urban
Community communities?
Where is my community on a
map or on a globe?
Students refine and apply
Physical
spatial awareness across a
Education variety of physical activity
contexts.
Games and Students modify movement to
improve control and
Curling (not
efficiency.
at The curling
Students demonstrate
rink - just in
teamwork and support
the gym) participation in a variety of
physical activities.
Differentiate between whole
foods and processed foods.
Health Examine decision-making in
food selection.
Nutrition Identify foods that contribute
to the growth and
development of the body.
Create a model to represent
Science various types of landforms
and bodies of water.
April
Earth Identify bodies of water on
Systems Earth that contain fresh
water.
Map Drawing Page
- Students create a drawing of their
dream street where they have to
Projects
- What does a map create a legend and map symbols by
do? using buildings and features that are
Discussions
- How can you read a Presentations important to a community
map? Evaluating Page
- What are the symbols
Presentations
Student Workbooks - Students will be asked a number of
of the map? questions and given prompts, and I will
Drawings
- What are the different Games evaluate if they understand the
kinds of maps concepts we have been learning
Evaluations
- What is a globe Materials for projects Student workbooks and activity pages
- Where am I on a - Glancing and checking in on the
Worksheets and
map? students' workbooks to see if they are
activities
keeping up, following along and
understanding the concepts we work
for
Observation
- Students learn a new - Participation: are the students trying
Individual work and Gymnasium
skill (CURLING) their best and trying to improve their
practice
- introduction skills
Curling Rocks and
to game - Safety: are the students acting
Working together to Sliders (school will
equipment appropriately, wearing proper
practice bring them in)
- how to footwear, following the rules
shoot - Teamwork: students are expected to
Playing games fairly Gym Equipment
- how to play work with others and involve them in
and according to the - dodgeballs
- Teamwork the team
rules - hula
- Having fun - Skill refinement: are students
hoops
- Skill development practicing and trying new things to
- cones
and refinement Learning something better their skill
- pinnies
- Awareness of other new Notes
- bean bags
(games) - notes about the outcomes and skills
listed above
Comic Strip
- students will complete a comic strip
- what makes a food
Individual Work where they are the main character,
healthy Canada's Food
and they must name at least 4 healthy
- What makes a good
Class Discussion
Guide
foods in their story
unhealthy?
Observation
- What are processed Student Workbook
Games - This month, students will be playing
foods?
games and doing sorting games, and I
- What are natural and Food Plates
Centers will watch and observe what they say
unnatural foods?
and do during these times to check
their understanding.
Discussion Presentation Observing and questioning
- What are some - students in the classroom, the
bodies of water that Brainstorming Student Workbook questions they ask and their
are fresh? participation and effort in class to do
- What are some Individual Projects Materials for activities. I will also be asking
bodies of water that Experiments questions and judging their
contain salt? Inquiry Explorations understanding.
Materials for Models Check-In Assignment Page
 - Why are there
Identify bodies of water on different types of
Earth that contain salt water. water?
How have changes affected
- What is the past?
my family over time (e.g.,
- What are the different
births, deaths, moves)?
types of change?
- How are things
What is my family’s past in
Social our community?
different from now to
the past?
Studies - what are generations
In what ways has my
and ancestors
community changed over
- How does change
My World - time (e.g., original
work and affect
inhabitants, ancestors,
Past generations, ways of life)?
different people and
communities
- How and where do
How have changes over time
we learn from the
affected their families and
past?
communities in the present?
- Students learn a new
skill (BADMINTON)
- introduction
to game
Students refine and apply equipment
spatial awareness across a (racket,
Physical variety of physical activity birdie, nets)
contexts. - how to hit a
Education
birdie
Students modify movement to - how to hit
improve control and back and
efficiency. forth with a
Games and partner
Students demonstrate - playing a
Badminton
teamwork and support game
participation in a variety of - Teamwork
physical activities. - Having fun
- Skill development
and refinement
- Awareness of other
(games)
- What is consent?
Practise ways to express, - What are the visual
Health request, obtain, or refuse signs of consent?
consent relating to personal - What are personal
boundaries. boundaries, and how
Safety do we establish
them?
Centers - Three Check-Ins this month. Students
will complete a small worksheet with
Workbook questions from the previously
completed topic. I will take these in
and assess what is understood and
what topics may need to be reviewed
again. I will observe and question
them
Model
- Students will work together or in pairs
to create a 3D model of a landform
that must include a water flow system
Student workbooks and activity pages
Projects
- Glancing and checking in on the
students' workbooks to see if they are
Discussions
keeping up, following along and
understanding the concepts we work
Presentations
for
Student Workbook Classroom Museum
Drawings
- Students will colour or draw one
Games Materials picture of the past from a memory of
Evaluations
the past and write a little blurb about it.
Sorting Materials We will do a classroom gallery
Worksheets and
activities
Teacher and Self-assessment pages
- students will complete a
self-evaluation page, and I will sit
Reflections
down with them individually and ask
them questions
Family Survey
Observation
- Participation: are the students trying
Individual work and Gymnasium their best and trying to improve their
practice skills
Badminton Nets and - Safety: are the students acting
Working together to
rackets appropriately, wearing proper
practice footwear, following the rules
Gym Equipment - Teamwork: students are expected to
Playing games fairly -dodgeballs work with others and involve them in
and according to the - hula the team
rules hoops - Skill refinement: are students
- cones practicing and trying new things to
Learning something - pinnies better their skill
new - bean bags Notes
- notes about the outcomes and skills
listed above
Individual work and Presentation Observation
practice - This month, students will be playing
Student Workbook games and doing sorting games, and I
Group Work will watch and observe what they say
Game Materials and do during these times to check
Games their understanding.
Project
Identify trusted adults in the - What are safe Class Discussions
school and community who situations and unsafe - students will conduct a project
can support personal safety. situations? together (my teacher mentor and I will
discuss this in the New Year)
Describe the differences
between safe situations and
unsafe or uncomfortable
situations.
 Activities/Important
Course Name Subject and Unit Focus Curricular Outcomes
Dates

Science - Energy Relate vibration to the production of sound.

Social Studies - Community What are some familiar landmarks and places in my community?
th th
Jan. 8 to 12 Physical Education - Games Students modify movement to improve control and efficiency.

Thoughts, feelings, and emotions are connected to behaviour. What are

Health - Emotions
emotions?

Science - Energy Identify sources of sound.

Social Studies - Community What are some familiar landmarks and places in my community?

Jan. 15th to 19th Physical Education - Games

Students demonstrate teamwork and support participation in a variety of physical
activities.

Thoughts, feelings, and emotions are connected to behaviour. Can I identify

Health - Emotions
emotions?

Listen to sounds and describe their characteristics.

Science - Energy
Safely explore the production and behaviour of sound.

Social Studies - Community Why are these landmarks and places significant features of the community?

Jan. 22nd to 26th Physical Education - Mission Impossible

Students refine and apply spatial awareness across a variety of physical activity
contexts.

Awareness of the body’s reaction to emotion helps an individual to choose

Health - Emotions appropriate responses.
How can we self-regulate

Build a device to change the behaviour of sound.

Science - Energy
Identify sources of light.
Jan 30 - Lip Sync Battle (all
Jan. 29th to Feb.
day)
7th Social Studies - Community Why are these landmarks and places significant features of the community? January 31 - PD Day
 Physical Education - Mission Impossible Students modify movement to improve control and efficiency.
- Basketball and Games

Areas for nurture and development (kindness)

Health - Kindness
What is Kindness

Science - Energy Identify sources of light.

Social Studies - Community
Feb. 5th to 9th Physical Education - Games and Basketball
Why are these landmarks and places significant features of the community?
February 7 - Winter Monthly
Students demonstrate teamwork and support participation in a variety of physical Walk (2:20-3:00)
activities. February 9 - No School

Areas for nurture and development

Health - Kindness
Acts of kindness for oneself and others

Science - Energy Conduct an investigation to determine how the path of light can be affected.

Social Studies - Community Project week

February 16 - 100th Day of

Feb. 12th to 16th Physical Education - Games and Basketball
Students refine and apply spatial awareness across a variety of physical activity
School
contexts.

Areas for nurture and development

Health - Kindness
Identifying acts of kindness

February 19 - No School Family

Day
Feb 20 - No School
Feb. 19th to 23rd No students this week
Feb 21 - PD Day
Feb 22 - Teachers Convention
Feb 23 - Teachers Convention

Science - Energy Examine how natural objects affect the path of sunlight

Social Studies - Community What are some differences between rural and urban communities?
th
Feb. 26 to Mar. Students refine and apply spatial awareness across a variety of physical activity
February 29 - Carnaval
1st Physical Education - Games and Basketball
contexts.
March 1 - Monthly Walk

Areas for nurture and development

Health - Kindness
School Wide Act of Kindness

Science - Earth Sciences
Mar. 4th to 8th Social Studies - Community
Physical Education - Games and Curling
Health - Nutrition
Science - Earth Sciences
Social Studies - Community
Mar. 11th to 15th
Physical Education - Games and Curling
Health - Nutrition
Science - Earth Science
Social Studies - Community
Mar. 18th to 22nd
Physical Education - Games and Curling
Health - Nutrition
Science - Earth Systems
Social Studies - Community
th th
Mar. 25 to 29
Physical Education - Games and Curling
Health - Nutrition
Represent various components of Earth.
Discuss how the various components of Earth interact to support life.
What are some differences between rural and urban communities?
Students modify movement to improve control and efficiency.
Differentiate between whole foods and processed foods.
Compare various landforms on Earth’s surface.
Identify and discuss UNESCO World Heritage Sites found in Alberta.
Where is my community on a map or on a globe?
March 15 - No School
Students demonstrate teamwork and support participation in a variety of physical
activities.
Examine decision-making in food selection.
Investigate local and provincial bodies of water.
Diagram the flow of water from small creeks to an ocean.
March 18 - Report Cards Go
Where is my community on a map or on a globe? Home
March 21 - Parent-teacher
Students refine and apply spatial awareness across a variety of physical activity Interviews
contexts.
Identify foods that contribute to the growth and development of the body.
Create a model to represent various types of landforms and bodies of water.
Where is my community on a map or on a globe?
March 28 - Monthly Walk
Students refine and apply spatial awareness across a variety of physical activity
contexts.
Identify foods that contribute to the growth and development of the body.
Apr. 1st to 5th No students this week Spring Break

Identify bodies of water on Earth that contain fresh water.

Science - Earth Systems
Identify bodies of water on Earth that contain salt water.

How have changes affected my family over time (e.g., births, deaths, moves)?
Social Studies - Past
What is my family’s past in our community?
Apr. 8th to 12th
Physical Education - Games and Badminton Students modify movement to improve control and efficiency.

Practise ways to express, request, obtain, or refuse consent relating to personal

boundaries.
Health - Safety
Identify trusted adults in the school and community who can support personal
safety.

Identify bodies of water on Earth that contain fresh water.

Science - Earth Systems
Identify bodies of water on Earth that contain salt water.

In what ways has my community changed over time (e.g., original inhabitants,
ancestors, generations, ways of life)?
Social Studies - Past
How have changes over time affected their families and communities in the
th th present? April 19 - PD Day
Apr. 15 to 19 April 19 - Last Day of Practicum
Students demonstrate teamwork and support participation in a variety of physical
Physical Education - Games and Badminton
activities.

Describe the differences between safe situations and unsafe or uncomfortable

situations.
Health - Safety
Discuss situations or reasons that might lead to a boundary change.
 January
Monday (8th) Tuesday (9th) Wednesday (10th) Thursday (11th) Friday (12th) Weekly Goals

Building
Relationships

Monday (15th) Tuesday (16th) Wednesday (17th) Thursday (18th) Friday (19th) Weekly Goals

Building
Relationships

Monday (22nd) Tuesday (23rd) Wednesday (24th) Thursday (25th) Friday (26th) Weekly Goals

Building
Relationships

Monday (29th) Tuesday (30th) Wednesday (31st) Weekly Goals

Monthly Walk PD Day - No Students Career Long Learning

February
Thursday (1st) Friday (2nd) Weekly Goals

Inclusive Learning
Environment
 Monday (5th) Tuesday (6th) Wednesday (7th) Thursday (8th) Friday (9th) Weekly Goals

Monthly Walk No School Inclusive Learning

Environment

Monday (12th) Tuesday (13th) Wednesday (14th) Thursday (15th) Friday (16th) Weekly Goals

100th Day of School Foundational FMNI

Knowledge

Monday (19th) Tuesday (20th) Wednesday (21th) Thursday (22nd) Friday (23rd) Weekly Goals

No School No School PD Day Teachers Convention Teachers Convention Career Long Learning

Monday (26th) Tuesday (27th) Wednesday (28th) Thursday (29th) Weekly Goals

Carnaval

March
Friday (1st) Weekly Goals

Monthly Walk Foundational FMNI

Knowledge

Monday (4th) Tuesday (5th) Wednesday (6th) Thursday (7th) Friday (8th) Weekly Goals

Inclusive Learning
Environment

Monday (11th) Tuesday (12th) Wednesday (13th) Thursday (14th) Friday (15th) Weekly Goals

No School
 Monday (18th) Tuesday (19th) Wednesday (20th) Thursday (21st) Friday (22nd) Weekly Goals

Report Cards Parent-teacher Adhere to Legal

interviews Frameworks

Monday (25th) Tuesday (26th) Wednesday (27th) Thursday (28th) Friday (29th) Weekly Goals

Monthly Walk No School Building

Relationships

April
Monday (1st) Tuesday (2nd) Wednesday (3rd) Thursday (5th) Friday (5th) Weekly Goals

No School No School No School No School No School No School

Monday (8th) Tuesday (9th) Wednesday (10th) Thursday (11th) Friday (12th) Weekly Goals

Domestrate
Professional Body of
Knowledge

Monday (15th) Tuesday (16th) Wednesday (17th) Thursday (18th) Friday (19th) Weekly Goals

My Last Day with No School - My Last Domestrate

Students Day Professional Body of
PD Day Knowledge

Monday (22nd) Tuesday (23rd) Wednesday (24th) Thursday (25th) Friday (26th) Weekly Goals