Organizing Idea
Oral language: Listening and speaking form the foundation for literacy development and improve communication, collaboration, and respectful mutual understanding.


Learning Outcome
Students develop listening and speaking skills through sharing stories and information


Knowledge
Stories that are shared through listening and speaking (oral traditions) can be handed down from generation to generation.

Kinship involves belonging and relationships.

Oral stories are highly valued in many communities.

Communities may have special rules (protocols) about how, when, or with whom stories are shared.

First-grade students will learn the importance of words and their impact on storytelling and communication.