Campus Companions Unit Plan
Quarter 1 Listening Curriculum
CAMPUS COMPANIONS
Differentiated Listening for Grades 2-3 • Focus: School, Routines, and Self
Teacher Master Plan
Curriculum Vision & Purpose
"Campus Companions" is a 9-week communicative listening program designed to accelerate language acquisition in the critical early months of the school year. By focusing heavily on oral comprehension of school routines, peer interactions, and basic academic vocabulary, ESL students build a strong foundation of confidence and functional English fluency.
Active Roster
6 ESL Students:
1x Level 1
2x Level 3
1x Level 4
2x Level 5
Student Profiles & Tiered Listening Strategies
WIDA 1 Entering
Student Focus (1 Student): Simple commands, visuals, and vocabulary. Use concrete physical gestures (TPR), high-contrast illustration matching, and single-word prompt checks. Comprehends basic school nouns (door, desk) and high-frequency commands ("Stand up").
WIDA 3 Developing
Student Focus (2 Students): Compound directions and structured tasks. Support with visuals paired with word banks. Listen to short descriptive passages and sequence events or select specific details with multiple choice clues. Scaffold academic verbs ("circle", "compare").
WIDA 4-5 Exp/Bridg
Student Focus (3 Students): Multi-step instructions & nuance. Promote note-taking, open-ended oral comprehension, and peer discussions. Listen to longer scenarios, synthesize key details, infer characters' emotions, and retell sequences of school events verbally or in writing.
9-Week Scope & Sequence
| Weeks | Thematic Theme | Core Academic Listening Goal | Key Materials |
|---|
| Weeks 1-3 | My School & Helpers | Identify positions and names of school helpers (nurse, custodian, principal) and match spoken titles to physical workspaces. | School Slides, Task Cards |
| Weeks 4-5 | Classroom Routines | Listen to multi-step routines (morning folders, line-up procedures) and execute actions or sequence pictorial cards. | Routine Slides, Listeners Page |
| Weeks 6-7 | All About Me & Traits | Understand physical trait descriptors (tall, curly hair, brown eyes) and identify target classmates based on oral prompts. | Feelings Guides, Task Cards Set |
| Weeks 8-9 | Emotions & Friends | Discern tone of voice and identify primary emotions (frustrated, proud, nervous) from recorded scenarios or read-alouds. | Friendship Page, Assessment Rubric |
Curriculum Framework: Campus Companions ESL Listening Page 1 of 2
Quarter 1 Listening Curriculum
CAMPUS COMPANIONS
Differentiated Listening for Grades 2-3 • Focus: School, Routines, and Self
Teacher Master Plan
WIDA-Aligned Academic Listening Domains
Key skills focused on the primary communicative standards of school routines and socio-emotional expression.
Language of School Navigation
- Recognizing names of campus locations.
- Following spatial directions ("next to", "opposite").
- Responding to instructions from diverse staff.
Language of Emotions & Traits
- Identifying adjectives for feelings and traits.
- Differentiating vocal cues (volume, speed).
- Synthesizing peer information in dialogs.
Listening Formative Assessment Rubric
| Score | WIDA L1 (Entering) | WIDA L3 (Developing) | WIDA L4-5 (Expanding/Bridging) |
|---|
| 1 - Emergent | Struggles to identify basic nouns or act out commands, even with extensive physical gestures or visual aids. | Identifies basic nouns but struggles with 2-step routines; relies heavily on peers to start actions. | Requires multiple repetitions of verbal passages; misses specific details and cannot synthesize the primary theme. |
| 2 - Developing | Successfully points to visual vocabulary or follows one-word action cues ("Sit", "Look") with brief support. | Sequences 3-step routine cards with helper words. Correctly identifies basic details from simple passages. | Extracts core message and main facts of verbal passages; requires support for inferred ideas or vocal tone analysis. |
| 3 - Proficient | Independently points to school spaces or acts out simple instructions. Matches words to images quickly. | Independently matches verbal instructions to cards. Confidently selects specific detail answers using word banks. | Synthesizes key ideas, lists secondary details, and successfully infers speaker emotions or perspectives from audio clues. |
High-Leverage ESL Listening Routines
Routine 01
TPR Command Blitz
Start each lesson with a 3-minute physical listening routine ("Stand up, touch your desk, point to the door"). Critical for WIDA Level 1.
Routine 02
Barrier Information Gap
Have students sit back-to-back. Student A describes an emotional facial outline, Student B draws what they hear without looking.
Routine 03
Echo & Elaborate
WIDA L4-5 students listen to an oral scenario, echo the key facts to a partner, and make an inference about the speaker's tone.
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