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Unit Questions Teacher Resources Student Resources
How do the needs of plants and animals determine where they live?
Exploration Questions 1-4
curriculumInteractive Reading:
Who is in the Ocean?
(Unite for Literacy-Search Ocean)

Animals in Camouflage
Tumblebooks login:
Username: aacpl
Password: aacps


curriculumVideos:
Discovery: Prior to selecting the link, login to Discovery Education (aacps.discoveryeducation.com)

discoveryedHabitats: Homes for Living Things


discovery learningStellaluna
(Reading Rainbow)


curriculumShared Reading:

smart Shared Reading Notebook

Over in the Meadow
(Starfall)

curriculum Science:

Animals Make Changes
(PowerPoint)
(Google Slides version)


Art Integration:

Animals in Artwork
(PowerPoint)
(Google Slides version)


Plants in Artwork
(PowerPoint)
(Google Slides version)


Ecosystems Art Collection
(PowerPoint)
(Google Slides version)

Wixie:
Wixie: Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students.

Which Habitat?


Theme Activities:

polar bear
Bitesize - Plants and Animals (BBC)

cactusPlants and Animals in the Environment (BBC)

dolphinWild Kratts Habitats

fishSeek and Find Habitats
turtlesAnimal Homes
(Early World of Learning)

frogNational Geographic Kids

ladybugTrue Flix - Animal Kingdom

Smartboard Animal Habitats

Smartboard Comparing Animals and Plants

Foundational Activities:


monkeyWonderRed Beginning Sound Match
(PBSKids)

kangarooStarfall - Zac the Rat

dogStarfall - Short a Words

iguanaAlphabet Magnets (ABCYa)

snakeAlliteration Pizza

Blue Rainbow Words

Purple Rainbow Words


How do the needs of plants and animals determine where they live?
Exploration Questions 5-10
curriculumInteractive Reading:

Dandelion Days
Unite for Literacy Search: Plants and Food

curriculumShared Reading:
smartShared Reading Notebook B

curriculumVideos:
Discovery: Prior to selecting link, login to Discovery Education (aacps.discoveryeducation.com)

DiscoveryHow Plants Grow: Plant Adaptations

Bamboo Taking Over a Yard

Food Chain

Farmer Style


curriculumWebsites:

Bamboo Garden

National Geographic Pictures- Landscapes


Theme Activities:

Smartboard
Conceited Apple Branch & Tree Parts

SmartBoardNational Parks

Smartboard Terrific Trees

Smartboard Plant Cycle

Smartboard Tiny Seed Follow-Up

SmartboardRead It! Know It! Plants

butterflyTons of Tomatoes
(WorldBook Listening Center)

koalaGrowing Plants (BBC)

batArthur's Groovy Garden (PBS)
mooseCat's Flower Finder (PBS)

rhinoCaillou's Seed Garden (PBS)
apple treeSid's Veggie Planting (PBS)

iguanaGeorge Brings Spring (PBS)

InspirationHow Seeds Are Planted

Foundational Activities:

Smartboard Sight Word Games

lionClifford Adds Vowels

Blue Rainbow Words

Purple Rainbow Words



How do the needs of plants and animals determine where they live?
Exploration Questions 11-14
curriculumShared Reading:

smart Shared Reading Notebook C

curriculumVideos:
A Farmer's Life for Me
(SafeShare - Barefoot Books)

Let's Go To Market
(SafeShare)

Supermarket Song
(SafeShare)

Art Integration:

Agriculture in Art
(PowerPoint)
(Google Slides version)


Ecosystems in Art
(PowerPoint)
(Google Slides version)


Wixie Wixie:
Wixie: Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, and then assign to students.

 We Eat Plants

Theme Activities:
curriculumWhere do my Meals Come From?

snakeThe Foods You Eat
(WorldBook Listening Center)


dolphinPaint and Make Habitats

frogNational Geographic Kids

fishSarah Jane Adventures - Habitat Match (BBC)



Creature Mobile
(Kratts)

Foundational Activities:

Blue Rainbow Words

Purple Rainbow Words

 

 

Teacher Notes
Questions/Resources Standards
How do the needs of plants and animals determine where they live?
Exploration Questions 1-5

Common Core
CCSS.SL.K.3 Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information or clarify something that is not understood. 
CCSS.RF.K.1-Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
CCSS.RF.K2-Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (Phonemes).
CCSS.RF.K.3-Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
CCS.RF.K.4- Read emergent level texts with purpose and understanding.
CCSS.L.K.1-Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
CCSS.L.K.5-With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS.RI.K.3-With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
CCSS.RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.RL.K.2 With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
CCSS.RL.K.4 Ask and answer questions about unknown questions in text.
CCSS.RL.K.5 Recognize common types of texts (e.g. storybooks, poems).
CCSS.RL.K.7 With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).
CCSS.W.K.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to compose informative/ explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information.
Health
National PE Standard 4:
The physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.

ASCA Mindsets (Standards): Demonstrate the development of the whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, social/emotional and physical well-being.
Science/Social Studies
Social Studies
CCRS SL.K.3 Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get  information, or clarify something that is not understood.
Science
K-ESS3-1 Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.
NGSS.K-ETS1  Asking questions, making observations and gathering information are helpful in thinking about problems.
NGSS.K-ETS3 Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.
NGSS Science & Engineering Practice 2 Develop and/or use a model to represent amounts, relationships, relative scales (bigger, smaller), and/or patterns in the natural and designed world(s).
NGSS Science & Engineering Practice 8 Communicate information or design ideas and/ or solutions with others in oral and/or written forms using models, drawing, writing, or numbers that provide detail about scientific ideas, practices, and/or design ideas. 
Visual Arts
2.1.b Use selected works of art as inspiration to express ideas visually and verbally about people, places, and events.
Technology
ISTE Student Standards Addressed:
1 Empowered learner
3 Knowledge Constructor
6 Creative Communicator
7 Global Collaborator
How do the needs of plants and animals determine where they live?
Exploration Questions 6-10
Common Core
CCSS RF.K.1- Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
CCSS RF.K.2-Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes)
CCSS RF.K.3- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
CCS.RF.K.4- Read emergent level texts with purpose and understanding.
CCSS RI.K2- With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
CCSS RI.K3- With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
CCSS RI.K.4- With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
CCSS RI.K.7- With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person place or thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts.)
CCSS RI.K.8- With prompting and support, identify reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
CCSS L.K.1 -Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking.
CCSS L.K.5-With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS SL.K.4 - Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and with prompting and support, provide additional details.
CCSS SL.K.3 - Ask and answer questions in order to seek help, get information or clarify something that is not understood. 
CCSS.RL.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
CCSS.RL.K.2 With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
CCSS.RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, setting, and major events in a story.
CCSS.RL.K.4 Ask and answer questions about unknown questions in text.
CCSS.W.K.2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating and writing to compose informative/ explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information.
Health
National PE Standard 4:
The physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.

ASCA Mindsets (Standards): Demonstrate the development of the whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, social/emotional and physical well-being.
Science/Social Studies
Science
K-ESS3-1 Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.

Social Studies
3.A.1.a Describe a globe as a model of Earth showing land and water.
3.D.1.b Identify ways that people change their environment to meet their needs, such as planting crops, or cutting forests.
2.A.1.a Use experiences to give examples of different choices people make about meeting their human needs for food, shelter, clothing and other commonalities.
Technology
ISTE Student Standards Addressed:
1 Empowered learner
3 Knowledge Constructor
6 Creative Communicator
7 Global Collaborator
How do the needs of plants and animals determine where they live?
Exploration questions 11-14
Common Core
CCSS RF.K.1- Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.
CCSS RF.K.2-Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes)
CCSS RF.K.3- Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
CCSS RF.K.4- Read emergent level texts with purpose and understanding.
CCSS RI.K.2- With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details.
CCSS RI.K3- With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
CCSS RI.K.4- With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about unknown words in a text.
CCSS RI.K.9- With prompting and support, identify basic similarities and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures)
CCSS L.K.1 -Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing and speaking.
CCSS L.K.5- With guidance and support from adults, explore word relationships and nuances in word meanings.
CCSS SL.K.4- Describe familiar people, places, things, and events and with prompting and support, provide additional detail.
Health
National PE Standard 4:
The physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.

ASCA Mindsets (Standards): Demonstrate the development of the whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, social/emotional and physical well-being.
Science/Social Studies
Science
K-ESS 3-1 - Use a model to represent the relationship between the needs of different plants or animals (including humans) and the places they live.
NGSS Science and Engineering
Practice 1: Ask questions based on observations to find more information about the natural and/or designed world(s).
Crosscutting Concept Systems and System Models: Systems in the natural and designed world have parts that work together.
Social Studies
SS 3.D.1.b- Identify ways that people change their environment to meet their needs, such as planting crops or cutting forests.
Visual Arts
2.1.b- Use selected works of art as inspiration to express ideas visually and verbally about people, places, and events
Technology
ISTE Student Standards Addressed:
1 Empowered learner
3 Knowledge Constructor
6 Creative Communicator
7 Global Collaborator

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August 2017
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