Second Term SY 2025-2026 Grade 1

Science - School Calendar

Program: Savvas Science

The week From Sun. To Thurs. Key Events 2025-26
Week 1 18/01/2026 22/01/2026 Topic 4: Weather and Seasons - Lesson 1
  • Learning Objectives: Identify how parts of plants and animals help them survive
  • Student Book: pp. 110-111, 114-123
  • Activities:
    • Day 1: Topic Opener, uConnect Lab: What is it like outside today?, Literacy Connection - Sequence, Game (p. 110-111, 114-115)
    • Day 2: Introduce vocab, uInvestigate Lab: Which way is the wind blowing? (p. 116-117)
    • Day 3: Video - Types of Weather, Read Lesson 1 (p. 118-121)
    • Day 4: Interactivity- Tools for Measuring the Weather, Quest Kick Off and Video, Quest Check-In: Hot and Cold (p. 112-113, 121-122)
    • Day 5: Extreme Science: Winter Storm Jonas, Whole Group Check In (use digital Lesson 1 Quiz) (p. 123)
Week 2 25/01/2026 29/01/2026 Topic 4: Weather and Seasons - Lesson 2
  • Learning Objectives: Understand weather changes and seasons
  • Student Book: pp. 126-134
  • Activities:
    • Day 1: Introduce Vocab, uInvestigate Lab: How can you make it rain? (p. 126-127)
    • Day 2: Read Lesson 2, Video: Weather Changes and Seasons (p. 126, 128-129)
    • Day 3: Finish Reading Lesson 2, Interactivity: The Four Seasons (p. 130-131)
    • Day 4: Quest Check In Lab: How does the season affect the amount of daylight? (p. 132-133)
    • Day 5: Topic 4 Assessment; Quest Findings: Plan a Trip! (p. 134)
  • Assessment: Topic 4 Assessment
Week 3 01/02/2026 05/02/2026 Topic 5: Living Things - Lesson 1
  • Learning Objectives: Identify the major parts of plants and explain how plant parts help plants
  • Student Book: pp. 142-153
  • Activities:
    • Day 1: Topic Opener, uConnect Lab: How can you make a model of a plant?, Literacy Connection - Compare and Contrast, Game (p. 142-143, 146-147)
    • Day 2: Introduce vocab, uInvestigate Lab: What do the parts of a plant look like? (p. 148-149)
    • Day 3: Read Lesson 1, Video: Plant Parts (p. 148, 150-152)
    • Day 4: Quest Kick Off and Video: Nature Copycats, Quest Check In: Roots Help Plants Survive, Interactivity (p. 144-145, 153)
    • Day 5: Whole Group Check In (use digital Lesson 1 Quiz)
  • Assessment: Digital Lesson 1 Quiz
Week 4 08/02/2026 12/02/2026 Ramadan Event
Topic 5: Living Things - Lesson 2
Lighter workload
  • Learning Objectives: Identify the major parts of animals and explain how animal parts help animals
  • Student Book: pp. 154-159
  • Activities:
    • Day 1: Introduce Vocab, uInvestigate Lab: How do whiskers help a cat? (p. 154-155)
    • Day 2: Video: Animal Parts, Read Lesson 2 (p. 154, 156-158)
    • Day 3: Quest Check In: Different Shapes, Different Uses (p. 159)
    • Day 4: Interactivity: What are some parts of animals? (p. 157)
    • Day 5: Whole Group Check In (use Digital Lesson 2 Quiz)
  • Assessment: Digital Lesson 2 Quiz
Week 5 15/02/2026 19/02/2026 18th - Ramadan Begins
Topic 5: Living Things - Lesson 3
  • Learning Objectives: Demonstrate how people can learn from plant and animal parts
  • Student Book: pp. 160-167
  • Activities:
    • Day 1: Introduce Vocab, uInvestigate Lab: How can people learn from an acorn shell? (p. 162-163)
    • Day 2: Video: People Learn From Plant and Animal Parts, Read Lesson 3 (p. 162, 164-165)
    • Day 3: Quest Check In: A Sticky Invention, Interactivity: How People Mimic Living Things (p. 165-166)
    • Day 4: Math Connection: Order Objects by Length (p. 167)
    • Day 5: Whole Group Check In (use Digital Lesson 3 Quiz)
  • Extensions: uEngineer It!: Design a Tool (p. 160-161); Interactivity: Plant Parts and Human Objects (p. 160)
  • Assessment: Digital Lesson 3 Quiz
Week 6 22/02/2026 26/02/2026 22nd - Foundation Day
Topic 5: Living Things - Lesson 4
  • Learning Objectives: Use the senses to observe living things in their environments
  • Student Book: pp. 168-177, 182-183
  • Activities:
    • Day 1: Introduce Vocab, uInvestigate Lab: what happens to a water plant out of water? (p. 168-169)
    • Day 2: Video: Where Plants and Animals Live, Read Lesson 4 (p. 168, 170-171)
    • Day 3: Read Lesson 4 (cont.), Interactivity: Land and Water Environments (p. 172-173)
    • Day 4: Quest Check In Lab: How do snowshoe hares stay safe?, Quest Findings: Nature Copycats (p. 174-176)
    • Day 5: Topic 5 Assessment
  • Extensions: Interactivity: Nature Copycats (p. 176); Career Connection: Bioengineer (p. 177); uDemonstrate Lab: How do the spines of cacti help them? (p. 182-183)
  • Assessment: Topic 5 Assessment
Week 7 01/03/2026 05/03/2026 Topic 6: Parents and Offspring - Lesson 1
  • Learning Objectives: Observe and describe the life cycles of some plants and animals
  • Student Book: pp. 184-195
  • Activities:
    • Day 1: Topic Opener, uConnect Lab: Which mouse is longer?, Literacy Connection - Main Idea and Details, Game (p. 184-185, 188-189)
    • Day 2: Introduce vocab, uInvestigate Lab: How do plants grow and change? (p. 190-191)
    • Day 3: Read Lesson 1, Interactivity- Digital activity Compare Life Cycles of Animals (p.192-193)
    • Day 4: Quest Kick Off, Video, Quest Check-In: How are the life cycles alike and different? (p. 186-187, 194-195)
    • Day 5: Whole Group Check In (use digital Lesson 1 Quiz), Finish up Quest Check In if needed
  • Assessment: Digital Lesson 1 Quiz
6th – 28th March: Eid Al Fitr Vacation
Week 8 29/03/2026 02/04/2026 Topic 6: Parents and Offspring - Lesson 2
Post-break review
  • Learning Objectives: Observe and describe that young plants and animals are like, but not exactly like their parents
  • Student Book: pp. 196-203
  • Activities:
    • Day 1: Introduce Vocab, uInvestigate Lab: What do young plants look like? (p. 196-197)
    • Day 2: Read Lesson 2, Video (p. 198-199)
    • Day 3: Continue Reading Lesson 2, Interactivity - Digital activity Alike and Different Living Things (p. 200-201)
    • Day 4: Finish Reading Lesson 2, Quest Check In - Alike and Different (Whole Group) (p. 202-203)
    • Day 5: Whole Group Check In (use Digital Lesson 2 Quiz)
  • Assessment: Digital Lesson 2 Quiz
Week 9 05/04/2026 09/04/2026 Mid-Term Quiz Week
Topic 6: Parents and Offspring - Lesson 3
  • Learning Objectives: Identify what animals need; explain how the behaviors of parents and their young help the young survive
  • Student Book: pp. 206-221
  • Activities:
    • Day 1: Introduce vocab, uInvestigate Lab: How do nests protect eggs? (p. 206-207)
    • Day 2: Read Lesson 3, Video (p. 208-210)
    • Day 3: Finish Reading Lesson 3, Interactivity - Digital Activity Animal Behaviors (p. 212-213)
    • Day 4: Quest Check-In: Parents Help Young Learn. Math Connection, Quest Findings (p. 214-216)
    • Day 5: Topic 6 Assessment, Interactivity - Digital Activity Quest Findings: Find the Parents (p. 216, 218-221)
  • Assessment: Topic 6 Assessment
Week 10 12/04/2026 16/04/2026 ⚠️ Detailed lesson plan to be developed by teacher using Savvas Science curriculum guide
Week 11 19/04/2026 23/04/2026 ⚠️ Detailed lesson plan to be developed by teacher using Savvas Science curriculum guide
Week 12 26/04/2026 30/04/2026 ⚠️ Detailed lesson plan to be developed by teacher using Savvas Science curriculum guide
Week 13 03/05/2026 07/05/2026 ⚠️ Detailed lesson plan to be developed by teacher using Savvas Science curriculum guide
Week 14 10/05/2026 14/05/2026 ⚠️ Detailed lesson plan to be developed by teacher using Savvas Science curriculum guide
15th May - 1st June: Eid Al Adha Vacation
Week 15 02/06/2026 04/06/2026 ⚠️ Comprehensive Review & Preparation - Details to be developed by teacher
Week 16 07/06/2026 11/06/2026 FINAL EXAMINATIONS
SECOND TERM EXAMINATION WEEK
  • Comprehensive Grade 1 Science Final Exam