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TITLE

GRADE

CONTENT

CULTURE

LANGUAGE

A Character from "The Day it Snowed Tortillas"

Early Elementary

Lang. Arts

Mexican American

English

ANTonyms

E: 2 - 3

Lang. Arts

Mexican American

English

Animals and Nature

E: 4

Language Arts, Math

All

English

Anne Frank Secret Annex

E: 5 - 6

Reading, Writing

Mexican American

English

Ant Colonies Unit

E: 2 - 3

Literature, Social Studies

Mexican American

Spanish

Ant Families

E: 2 - 3

Social Studies

Mexican American

Spanish & English

Ant Multiplication

E: 2 - 3

Math

Mexican American

English

Apple Chain Story

E: 2

Art, Writing

All

English

Busy Bees Reading

E: 1

Reading

All

English

Butterflies

E: 1 - 2

Science

 

English

Butterfly Life Cycle

E: 1

Science

All

English

Cacti

E: 4

Social Studies

All

English

Cacti

E: 4

Social Studies

 

English

Cactus Hotel

E: 3

Reading

All

English

CactusScientifi c Experiment

E: 1

Science

 

English

Cardinal Directions with Johnny Appleseed

E: 1 - 2

Social Studies

All

English

Celebrations

E: 2

Lang. Arts

Mexican American

English

Cheeseburger/ Hamburger Paragraph

E: 3 - 5

Lang. Arts

Hopi

Spanish

Compare and Sort Objects by Physical attributes

E: 6

Math

All

English

Cooking With The Family

Early Elementary

Social Studies

Mexican American

English

Coping with today's war: Self-Expression

E: 6

Writing

Mexican American

English

Crawling With Math

E: 1

Math

All

English

Creating a Restaurant Brochure/Flyer

E: 6

Language Arts, Writing

All

English

Cultures of Our Nation

E: 1

Social Studies

Mexican American

English

Daytime & Nighttime Animals of the Desert

Elementary

Language,  math, science, social skills

Mexican American

English

Desert

E: 2 - 3

Literature

Mexican American

English

Desert Animals

E: 1

Language Arts & Science

All

English

Desert Life

E: 1 - 2

Lang. arts, math, music, science

Mexican American

English

Eggs

E: 3

Reading, Writing

 

English

El Arte de Lenguaje

E: 3

Lang. Arts

Mexican American

Spanish

El Dia de los Muertos and Halloween Comparison

E: 1 - 2

Math

Mexican American

English

Environment and Conservation

E: 3

Lang. Arts, Soc. Studies, Science, Math

Mexican American

English

F "ant" astic Notes

E: 2

Writing Skills

All

English

Fall Unit -  Acrostic Poems

E: 1 - 3

Literature, Math

Mexican American

English

Finding the Dynamics Key

E: 4

Music

All

English

Finding the Dynamics Key

E: 4

Music

All

English

Flag Mural / In Our Own Words

E: 6

Social Studies

All

English

Flea Market: Traditional Bartering

E: 3 - 12

Life Skills

Navajo

Navajo & English

Friendship

E: 3

Reading, Writing

Mexican American

English

Friendship Quilt

E: 3

Math

Mexican American

English

Frogs and Toads

E: 2

Writing

All

English

From Feudalism to Freedom

E: 5

Social Studies

All

English

From Seed to Plant

E: 1

Life Science

All

English

Fun with Food

E: 3 - 4

Health, Language Arts

All

English

Graphing Apples

E: 3

Graphing

All

English

H.L.S. P.E. And Sports

E: 5 - 9

Physical Ed.

Mexican American

English

Healthy vs. Non-healthy Food

Early Elementary

Science

Mexican American

English

Hopi Culture - Corn, Unit Introduction

E: 4 - 6

Lang. Arts, Math, Science, Soc. Studies

Hopi

English

Import And Export Of Goods In United States

E: 2

Social Studies

All

English

Inch by Inch

E: 2 - 3

Math

All

English

Insects

E: 1 - 2

Lang. Arts, Soc. Studies, Science, Math

All

English

Kindergarten Reading Thanksgiving Unit

E: 1 - 6

Reading

Navajo

English

Learning About Our World

E: 1 - 6

Geography, Lang. Arts, Math, P.E.

Mexican American

English

Learning Math With Food

E: 5 - 6

Math

All

English

Making a Rain Catcher and Graphing Precipitation

E: 3

 Math, Science, Art

All

English

Math

E: 3 - 4

Math

Mexican American

English

Medieval Times & Colonization:Fe udalism to Freedom

E: 5

Social Studies

All

English

Mi Abuela y Yo

E: 1 - 3

Reading

Mexican American

English

Multiplication

E: 3

Math

Mexican American

Spanish & English

Myths & Stories

E: 2 -3

Lang. Arts, Literature

Mexican American

English

Native American Rugs

E: 2

History, Lang. Arts, Math, Science

Navajo

English

Navajo Art

E: 3

Art

Navajo

English

Number Sense 1 - 10

E: 1

Math

All

English

Numeral Recognition, Matching, and Writing

E: 1

Math

Mexican American

English

Oceans

E: 1 - 3

Science

All

English

Oops, Someone Went Shopping for Tortillas!

Early Elementary

Math

Mexican American

English

Parts Of The Corn

E: 4 - 6

Lang. Arts, Science

Hopi

English

Photo Essay

E: 4 - 6

Writing Skills

All

English

Planting Corn

E: 4 - 6

Lang. Arts, Math, Science

Hopi

English

Prepositions: Up, On, Over and Around with Jack an

E: 4 - 6

Language Arts

All

English

Protecting the Environment

E: 3

Reading, Writing, Math, Music

Mexican American

English

Rain Forest Creatures

E: 3

Math, Science

All

English

Saguaro - Cactus Hotel

E: 2 - 4

Writing

All

English

Saguaro Cactus

E: 1

Math, reading, science, writing

Mexican American

English

Secret Word

E: 2

Reading

All

English

Seed Scarification

E: 5

Science

All

English

Seeds

E: 1-3

Science, Math

Any

English

Seeds

E: 1 - 6

Science

All

English

Sensing a Tamale

Early Elementary

Science

Mexican American

English

Sheep/Wool

E: 3 - 4

Lang. Arts, Science, Soc. Studies

Navajo

English

Solid, Liquid or Gas?

E: 4 - 6

Physical Science

All

English

Sonoran Desert

E: 3

Lang. Arts, Science

Mexican American

English

Sorting, Counting, and Graphing

E: 1

Math

Mexican American

English

Tamale Rojo Vs. Tamale Dulce

Early Elementary

Math

Mexican American

English

Thanksgiving

E: 7

Social Studies

All

English

Thanksgiving Shapes

Elementary

Math

Mexican American

Spanish

The Day It Snowed Tortillas

Early Elementary

Lang. Arts

Mexican American

English

The Development of Sentences - Unit

E: 2 - 3

English Grammar

Mexican American

English

The Emergence Story

E: 4 - 6

Lang. Arts, Math, Science, Soc. Studies

Hopi

English

The Five Senses

E: 1 - 3

Oral Communication

Mexican American

English

The Inside of an Apple

E: 1 - 3

Science

All

English

The Life Cycle of an Ant

E: 2 - 3

Science

Mexican American

English

The Lifecycle of the Butterfly

E: 1

Reading, Science, Writing

Mexican American

English

The Three Geographic Parts of Arizona

E: 4

 Geography, Social Studies

All

English

The Water Cycle

E: 1 - 3

Science

Mexican American

English

The tortoise and the Jackrabbit

E: 3

Language Arts

All

Spanish & English

This The Way We Go To School

E: 1-3

Graphing - pictograph

Any

English

This is the Way We Go to School

E: 1 - 3

 Art, Pictograph

All

English

Two Bad Ants: The Writing Process

E: 1 - 2

Writing Skills

Mexican American

English

Types And Color Of Corn

E:4 - 6

Lang. Arts, Science

Hopi

English

Types of Farms

E: 4

Reading

Mexican American

English

Unit Intro: Cooking With Family

Early Elementary

Unit Intro

Mexican American

English

Up, On, Over & Around with Jack and the Beanstalk

E: 4 - 6

Language Arts

All

English

Usage Of Corn

E: 4 - 6

Science

Hopi

English

Weather Around the Community, Country and World

E: 1 - 3

Art, Lang. Arts, Math, Science

Mexican American

English

What is an Ant?

E: 1 - 2

Science

Mexican American

English

Who Are You?

E: 1

Lang. Arts

Mexican American

English

Word Problems

E: 2

Math

Navajo

Navajo & English

Writing and Speaking

E: 3

Writing

Mexican American

English