Unit 1: Relationships and Our Environment
Understanding Our World
In this unit, we learn about the people and creatures around us. An animal is a living thing that is not a human or a plant. Many families have a pet animal at home. We often do things together, which means we are with each other in a group. When we arein a group, we use the word We to talk about ourselves and others. For example, “We play games.” It is important to know words that describe size. Something can be big or small. People can be short or tall. When we look at objects, we can see if they are the same or different.
We also learn about how we act. An activity is something we do, like playing or working. When we work together to help each other, we cooperate. This makes tasks easier. In our environment, things might change, or become different over time. We also learn the sounds letters make. The letter mmakes the sound /m/ like in “mouse”. The letter a makes the sound /a/ like in “apple”.
Exercise 1: Vocabulary Matching
Match the word on the left with its correct meaning on the right.
Exercise 2: Phonics Focus -Letter M
Read the words below. Circle the words that begin with the /m/ sound.
Exercise 3: Size Words – Big, Small, Short, Tall
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
- The elephant is very (small / big).
- The mouse is very (big / small).
- The giraffe is (short / tall).
- The grass is (tall / short).
- A building is (tall / small).
- A bug is (big / small).
- My dad is (tall / short) compared to me.
- A whale is (big / short).
Exercise 4: High-Frequency Words – We, The
Fill in the blanks with We or the [2, 4].
- ______ are happy today.
- Look at ______ big dog.
- ______can run fast.
- I see ______ sun in the sky.
- ______ like to play.
- Where is ______ cat?
- ______ work together.
- Open ______ box.
Exercise 5: Concept Check – Cooperate
Decide if the children are cooperating. Write Yesor No.
- Two kids build a tower together. ______
- One child takes a toy from another. ______
- Students clean up the room together. ______
- A boy helps his sister tie her shoe. ______
- A girl refuses to share her crayons. ______
- The class sings a song together. ______
- Three friends carry a heavy box. ______
- A child plays alone in the corner. ______
Exercise 6: Phonics Focus – Letter A
Circle the word that has the short /a/ sound (like in apple).
