The Minnesota Literacy Council created this curriculum with
funding from the MN Department of Education. We invite you
to adapt it for your own classrooms.
Beginning Level (CASAS reading scores of 181-200)
Community: Week 1 of 1
Unit Overview
This is a 1-week unit in which learners will develop vocabulary to describe families and and
personality traits of family members. Learners will also talk about the purpose of emergency
contact forms and practice filling out these forms.
Focus of Week 1
Family vocabulary
Describe personality traits
Organize family members on a family tree
Read about and fill out emergency contact forms.
Jessica Grace Jones, Minnesota Literacy Council, 2012
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Beginning Family Unit