Scope and sequence · Science
Kindergarten Life Science: God Made the Animals
A year of looking closely at the living things God made, from the cow in the barn and the dog by the back door to the goldfinch, the ant, the bean seed, the child’s own hands and the dinosaur bones in the museum, each one seen, touched, counted and drawn at the kitchen table, and ending at the door of Noah’s ark with the animals going in two by two.
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What to cover
32 of 36 lessons are MUST COVER. They are tested on the unit tests and exams, or are skills the SAT/ACT relies on. OPTIONAL lessons are enrichment. Do them if time allows. The course is complete when the MUST COVER lessons are done.
Unit 1: Farm Animals
- MUST COVER 1.1 Cows Give Milk ★ · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.2 Chickens and Eggs · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.3 Sheep and Wool · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.4 Horses and Work · unit test
Unit 2: Pets
- MUST COVER 2.1 Dogs ★ · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.2 Cats · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.3 Fish in a Bowl · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.4 Caring for a Pet · unit test
Unit 3: Birds
- MUST COVER 3.1 Feathers ★ · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.2 Nests ★ · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.3 Bird Songs · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.4 Behold the Fowls of the Air · unit test
Unit 4: Unit 4: Bugs
- MUST COVER 4.1 Ants ★ · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.2 Butterflies · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.3 Ladybugs · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.4 Bees and Honey · unit test
Unit 5: Seeds and Plants
- MUST COVER 5.1 What’s Inside a Seed ★ · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.2 Roots and Shoots ★ · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.3 Leaves Need Light · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.4 The Mustard Seed · unit test
Unit 6: My Body
- MUST COVER 6.1 Fearfully and Wonderfully Made ★ · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.2 Bones · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.3 My Five Senses · unit test
- MUST COVER 6.4 Washing Hands · unit test
Unit 7: Dinosaurs
- MUST COVER 7.1 Dinosaur Names ★ · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.2 Big Plant-Eaters · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.3 Fierce Meat-Eaters · unit test
- MUST COVER 7.4 Dinosaur Eggs and Babies · unit test
Unit 8: Noah’s Ark
- MUST COVER 8.1 Two by Two ★ · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.2 Animals Big and Small · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.3 The Rainbow Promise · unit test
- MUST COVER 8.4 Name the Animals Like Adam · unit test
Unit 9: Bonus: Nature Lab OPTIONAL unit
- OPTIONAL 9.1 Nature Journal Walk
- OPTIONAL 9.2 Backyard Survey
- OPTIONAL 9.3 Zoo, Farm or Museum Visit
- OPTIONAL 9.4 Specimen Collection
36-week pacing calendar
From the course’s own 36-week pacing guide, with catch-up and review weeks added to fill a 36-week (180-day) year.
| Week | Plan | Done | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | Session 1: Lesson 1.1 Cows Give Milk: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.1 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 2 | Session 1: Lesson 1.2 Chickens and Eggs: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.2 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 3 | Session 1: Lesson 1.3 Sheep and Wool: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.3 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 4 | Session 1: Lesson 1.4 Horses and Work: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.4 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook Session 3: Unit 1 review and unit project | ||
| Wk 5 | Session 1: Lesson 2.1 Dogs: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.1 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 6 | Session 1: Lesson 2.2 Cats: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.2 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 7 | Session 1: Lesson 2.3 Fish in a Bowl: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.3 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 8 | Session 1: Lesson 2.4 Caring for a Pet: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.4 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook Session 3: Unit 2 review and unit project | ||
| Wk 9 | Session 1: Lesson 3.1 Feathers: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.1 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 10 | Session 1: Lesson 3.2 Nests: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.2 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 11 | Session 1: Lesson 3.3 Bird Songs: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.3 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 12 | Session 1: Lesson 3.4 Behold the Fowls of the Air: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.4 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook Session 3: Unit 3 review and unit project | ||
| Wk 13 | Session 1: Lesson 4.1 Ants: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.1 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 14 | Session 1: Lesson 4.2 Butterflies: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.2 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 15 | Session 1: Lesson 4.3 Ladybugs: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.3 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 16 | Session 1: Lesson 4.4 Bees and Honey: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.4 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook Session 3: Unit 4 review and unit project | ||
| Wk 17 | Session 1: Lesson 5.1 What’s Inside a Seed: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.1 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 18 | Session 1: Lesson 5.2 Roots and Shoots: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.2 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 19 | Session 1: Lesson 5.3 Leaves Need Light: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.3 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 20 | Session 1: Lesson 5.4 The Mustard Seed: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.4 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook Session 3: Unit 5 review and unit project | ||
| Wk 21 | Session 1: Lesson 6.1 Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.1 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 22 | Session 1: Lesson 6.2 Bones: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.2 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 23 | Session 1: Lesson 6.3 My Five Senses: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.3 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 24 | Session 1: Lesson 6.4 Washing Hands: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 6.4 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook Session 3: Unit 6 review and unit project | ||
| Wk 25 | Session 1: Lesson 7.1 Dinosaur Names: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.1 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 26 | Session 1: Lesson 7.2 Big Plant-Eaters: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.2 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 27 | Session 1: Lesson 7.3 Fierce Meat-Eaters: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.3 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 28 | Session 1: Lesson 7.4 Dinosaur Eggs and Babies: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 7.4 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook Session 3: Unit 7 review and unit project | ||
| Wk 29 | Session 1: Lesson 8.1 Two by Two: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.1 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 30 | Session 1: Lesson 8.2 Animals Big and Small: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.2 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 31 | Session 1: Lesson 8.3 The Rainbow Promise: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.3 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 32 | Session 1: Lesson 8.4 Name the Animals Like Adam: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 8.4 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook Session 3: Unit 8 review and unit project | ||
| Wk 33 | Session 1: Lesson 9.1 Nature Journal Walk: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 9.1 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 34 | Session 1: Lesson 9.2 Backyard Survey: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 9.2 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 35 | Session 1: Lesson 9.3 Zoo, Farm or Museum Visit: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 9.3 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook | ||
| Wk 36 | Session 1: Lesson 9.4 Specimen Collection: warm-up, video, teaching and picture study Session 2: Lesson 9.4 experiment, worked examples, practice and notebook Session 3: Unit 9 review and unit project |
Grading: Oral narration (telling the story back in the child’s own words) 40%, Make and do activities (looking, counting, measuring and trying) 25%, Nature notebook (a drawing for each lesson with a dated sentence) 20%, Unit reviews and unit projects (asked aloud; 20 points each) 15%. Scale: No letter grades. Mark each checklist item Done, Done with help, or Try again next week. A unit is complete when every lesson has a notebook page and the child can answer most of the review questions aloud.