Age 5-7 Year at a Glance
The Age 5-7 level of Beyond the Page is structured around four 9-week concepts. Each of these concepts is made up of three language arts units and three science and social studies units. Each unit contains about 10 lessons and a final project.
You will do two lessons each day: one in science and social studies and one in language arts. Start with the first concept. When you finish it move on to the second.
Here is a list of the concepts in the order you will complete them along with the associated books.
Science and Social Studies Units
Language Arts Units
Concept 1: Environment
Unit 1: Habitats and Homes
Crinkleroot's Guide to Knowing Animal Habitats by Jim Arnosky
Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney
The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner
Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney
The Salamander Room by Anne Mazer
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner
Unit 2: Weather
Crinkleroot's Guide to Knowing Animal Habitats by Jim Arnosky
Oh Say Can You Say What's the Weather Today? by Tish Rabe
Whatever the Weather by Karen Wallace
Oh Say Can You Say What's the Weather Today? by Tish Rabe
Whatever the Weather by Karen Wallace
Unit 3: Community
Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney
On the Town by Judith Caseley
On the Town by Judith Caseley
Concept 2: Similarities and Differences
Unit 1: Amazing Attributes
Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner
Unit 2: Senses
My Five Senses by Aliki
The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses by Joanna Cole and Buce Degen
The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses by Joanna Cole and Buce Degen
Unit 3: We're the Same, We're Different
A Life Like Mine: How Children Live Around the World by DK Publishing
Shapesville by Andy Mills and Becky Osborn
Shapesville by Andy Mills and Becky Osborn
Concept 3: Patterns
Unit 1: Identifying and Creating Visual Patterns
Busy Bugs: A Book About Patterns by Jayne Harvey
Unit 2: Patterns in Sounds, Words, and Actions
Bear Hugs by Karma Wilson and Suzanne Watts
Unit 3: Patterns in Your World
Pattern by Henry Pluckrose
Concept 4: Change
Unit 1: Changes on Planet Earth
Changes Happen All Around You by Beyond the Page
National Geographic Readers: Seed to Plant by Kristin Baird Rattini
Zoom! Zip! Whoosh! by Lynne Z. Petkovic, M.Ed., J.D.
National Geographic Readers: Seed to Plant by Kristin Baird Rattini
Zoom! Zip! Whoosh! by Lynne Z. Petkovic, M.Ed., J.D.
Unit 2: Characters Change
The Raft by Jim LaMarche
What Do You Do With a Problem? by Kobi Yamada
What Do You Do With a Problem? by Kobi Yamada
Unit 3: A First Look at History - Change Over Time
Telling Time by Jules Older
The House on Maple Street by Bonnie Pryor
The Usborne Time Traveler by Usborne Books
The House on Maple Street by Bonnie Pryor
The Usborne Time Traveler by Usborne Books
Math
Unit 1: Number Sense 1-20
Ten Black Dots by Donald Crews
Ten Little Hot Dogs by John Himmelman
Ten Little Hot Dogs by John Himmelman
Unit 2: Geometry
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban
Unit 3: Addition and Subtraction to 10
Animals on Board by Stuart J. Murphy
If You Were a Minus Sign by Trisha Speed Shaskan
If You Were a Minus Sign by Trisha Speed Shaskan
Unit 4: Data and Graphing
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Unit 5: Addition and Subtraction to 20
If You Were a Minus Sign by Trisha Speed Shaskan
If You Were a Plus Sign by Trisha Speed Shaskan
If You Were a Plus Sign by Trisha Speed Shaskan
Unit 6: Time
It's About Time by Stuart J. Murphy
Telling Time by Jules Older
Telling Time by Jules Older
Unit 7: Place Value
A Fair Bear Share by Stuart J. Murphy
Unit 8: Measurement
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Unit 9: Addition to 100
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Unit 10: Skills Review
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Reading
Unit 1: Semester 1
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Unit 2: Semester 2
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