Living Things Change Theme 1 Unit 2 |
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Exploration Questions 1-3 | Exploration Questions 4-6 | Exploration Questions 7-10 |
Unit Questions | Teacher Resources | Student Resources |
How will the Monarch change? Exploration Questions 1-3 |
Shared Reading: Caterpillar Songs Measurement Rap Videos: Discovery: Prior to selectig the link, login to Discovery Education (aacps.discoveryeducation.com) How Do Animals Grow? Monarch Caterpillar to Butterfly Time Lapse Video (SafeShare) Songs: The Sentence Song (SafeShare) Vowel Bat (SafeYoutube) Let's Read! With "a" (SafeYoutube) Hooked on Phonics (SafeYoutube) Wixie: Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students. Butterfly Life Cycle Rhyming 4 |
Theme Activities: Grow and Change Foundational Activities: High Frequency Practice (All) Reggie the Rhino Rhymes (Scholastic) Half-pipe Hoverball (Electric Company) Frog's Rhyming Machine (PBS Word World) Short A Center |
How will the Monarch change? Exploration Questions 4-6 |
Shared
Reading: Monarch Menu Rap Caterpillar Parts Migration Poem Hungry Caterpillar (SafeShare) Videos: Discovery: Prior to selecting the link, login to Discovery Education (aacps.discoveryeducation.com) Migration: A Hunger to Move A Brief Introduction to Insect Metamorphasis Milk Weed Wixie: Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students. Short a Circle Map Science: Animated Milkweed Map Monarch Butterfly Migration Journey North |
Theme Activities: Butterfly Puzzles (Primary Games) Butterfly Life Cycle (Sheppard's Software) Foundational Activities: Short a Sort (-ap -ad -ack) Construct a Word (Read, Write, Think) Dolch Words (ABCYa) Word Search Creator Mini (ABCYa) Word Clouds for Kids (ABCYa) Short a Circle |
How will the Monarch change? Exploration Questions 7-10 |
Shared
Reading: Monarchs Monarch's Journey Caterpillar Garden Caterpillar Song Videos: Discovery: Prior to selecting the link, login to Discovery Education (aacps.discoveryeducation.com) Monarch Butterfly: A Migration Journey Songs: Monarch Butterfly Song (SafeShare) Metamorphasis Song (SafeShare) Wixie: Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students. Short a and Short i |
At and An Word Families |
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Questions/Resources | Standards |
How will the Monarch change? Exploration Questions 1-3 Caterpillar Songs Measurement Rap How Do Animals Grow? Monarch Caterpillar to Butterfly Time Lapse Video Capitlization and Punctuation The Sentence Song Vowel Bat Lets Read with "a" Hooked on Phonics Grow and Change High Frequency Practice Sight Word Videos Butterfly Life Cycle Reggie the Rhino Rhymes Halp-Pipe Hoverball Rhyming Frog's Rhyming Machine Short A Center |
Common Core RF.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of the organziation and basic features of print RF.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes) RF.1.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words RF.1.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
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the main topic and retell key details of a text.
RI.1.4 Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text RI.1.7 Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.L.1.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. L.1.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. SL.1.4 Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly. SL.1.5 Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and feelings. W.1.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects. |
Health
Health 4.B.1.a Describe the growth process. Health 4.B.1.b Explain how height and weight relate to the growth process. Health 6.E.1.b Describe how food keeps the body healthy by maintaining strong bones, muscles, and teeth and preventing illness. Health 6.F.1.a Reognize the My Plates as an outline for healthy eating. Health 6.F.1.b Explain the location of the food groups on the My Plate Health 6.F.1.c Demonstrate why it is important to eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day such as Fruits and Veggies: More Matters. National PE Standard 4: The physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others. ASCA Mindsets (Standards) Demonstrates the development of the whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, social/emotional and physical well-being. |
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Science/Social Studies NGGSS 1-LS1.A Structure and Function: All organisms have external parts. Different animals use their body parts in in different ways to see, hear, grasp objectis, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water, and air. Plants also have different parts (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) that help them survive and grow. NGSS 1-LS1.B Growth and Development of Organisms: Adult plants, and animals can have young. In many kinds of animals, parents and the offspring themselves engage in behaviors that help the offspring to survive. NGSS 1.LS1.D Information and Processing: Animals have body parts that capture and convey different kinds of information needed for growth and survival. Animals respond to these inputs with behaviors that help them survive. Plants also respond to some external inputs. NGSS 1-LS1-2 Read texts and use media to determine patterns in behavior of parents and offsping that help offspring survive. NGSS CCC 4: Systems in the natural world have parts that work together.
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Technology ISTE Student Standards Addressed: 1 Empowered Learner 3 Knowledge Constructor |
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How will the Monarch change? Exploration questions 4-6 Monarch Menu Rap Caterpillar Parts Migration Poem Hungry Caterpillar Migration:A Hungry to Move Metamorphosis Milk Weed Animated Milkweed Map Monarch Butterfly Migration Monarach Buterfly Migration A Journey North Short A short (-ap, -ad, -ack) Journey North Butterflu pussles Butterfly Life Cycle Short a Sort (-ap, -ad, -ack) Dolch Words Word Search Creator Mini Word Clouds for Kids Short a Circle Short a Circle Map |
Common
Core RF.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of the organziation and basic features of print RF.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes) RF.1.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words RF.1.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. RI.1.2 Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. RI.1.4 Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text RI.1.7 Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas. L.1.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. L.1.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. SL.1.4 Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly. W.1.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects. |
Health Health 6.E.1.b Describe how food keeps the body healthy by maintaining strong bones, muscles, and teeth and preventing illness. National PE Standard 4: The physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others. ASCA Mindsets (Standards) Demonstrates the development of the whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, social/emotional and physical well-being. |
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Science/Social Studies NGGSS 1-LS1.A Structure and Function: All organisms have external parts. Different animals use their body parts in in different ways to see, hear, grasp objectis, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water, and air. Plants also have different parts (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) that help them survive and grow. NGSS 1.LS1.D Information and Processing: Animals have body parts that capture and convey different kinds of information needed for growth and survival. Animals respond to these inputs with behaviors that help them survive. Plants also respond to some external inputs. NGSS CCC 4: Systems in the natural world have parts that work together. SS 3.C.1 Explain how transportation and communication link people and places by movement of goods, messages, and people. |
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Technology ISTE Student Standards Addressed: 1 Empowered Learner 3 Knowledge Constructor |
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How will the Monarch change? Exploration questions 7-10 Monarchs Monarch's Journey Caterpillar Garden Caterpillar Song Monarch Butterfly Song Metamorphasis Song Migration Monarch Butterfly:A Migration Journey Short a and Short i At and An Word Families |
Common Core RF.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of the organziation and basic features of print RF.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes) RF.1.3 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words RF.1.4 Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension. RF.1.4.B Read grade level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate and expression. RF.1.4.C Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading, as necessary. RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. RI.1.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, table of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text. RI.1.2 Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. RI.1.4 Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding or their central message or lesson. L.1.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. L.1.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. SL.1.1.B Build on others' talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others through multiple exchanges. SL.1.1.C Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion. SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key detail in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media. W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. |
Health National PE Standard 4: The physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others. ASCA Mindsets (Standards) Demonstrates the development of the whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, social/emotional and physical well-being. |
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Science/Social Studies
NGSS 1.LS1.D Information and Processing: Animals have body parts that capture and convey different kinds of information needed for growth and survival. Animals respond to these inputs with behaviors that help them survive. Plants also respond to some external inputs. |
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Technology ISTE Student Standards Addressed: 1 Empowered Learner 3 Knowledge Constructor |