Making Choices Between a Rock and a Hard Place
Theme 4 Unit 2

 

First Grade Home
Exploration Questions 1-3 Exploration Questions 4-6 Exploration Questions 7-9

 

Unit Questions Teacher Resources Student Resources
How do we make choices in order to overcome challenges?
Exploration Questions 1-3

Curriculum ConnectionShared Reading:

smartboard icon  Wanting Song

smartboard iconCome On Everybody

Curriculum ConnectionInteractive Read Aloud:

Si se Puede Yes We Can
Tumblebooks login:
Login: aacpl
Password: aacps


Curriculum ConnectionVideos:

OI and OY Song
(Safeshare Video)

OO PinkFong Song
(Safeshare Video)

Preposition Song
(Safeshare Video)

Schoolhouse Rock Prepositions
(Safeshare Video)

The Preposition Song
(Safeshare Video)

Days of the Week Song
(Safeshare Video)

curriculum iconSocial Studies & Science:
Discovery: Prior to selecting the link, login to Discovery Education (aacps.discoveryeducation.com)
 
discovery ed icon How the Economy Works

discovery ed icon 
Smart Choices

Happiness Video
(PBSLearning Media)

Ant and Grasshopper
(PowerPoint)

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

Wants and Needs


Theme Activities:

kidspiration icon Wants and Needs

Will Saves For the Stars
(UMSL.edu Reader)

Foundational Activities:

smartboard iconHigh Frequency Practice
(Questions 1-3)

Blend Initial and Final Sounds
(Between the Lions)

Sandcastle Dipthong Practice
(BBC)

OO Words Center


OO Word Game
(KizPhonics)

How do we make choices in order to overcome challenges?
Exploration Questions 4-6

Curriculum ConnectionShared Reading:

smartboard icon  We Are Workers

smartboard icon  The Money Goes 'Round and 'Round

smartboard icon  Goods and Services

Curriculum ConnectionInteractive Read Aloud:

Going To The Flea Market
(Unite For Literacy - Search for Market)

Bebe Goes Shopping
Tumblebooks login:
Username: aacpl
Password: aacps



Curriculum ConnectionVideos:

Good Cook & Monkeys
(Safeshare Video)

Rhyme Time
(Safeshare Video)


Short /oo/ Sound
(Safeshare Video)

Subject and Predicate Song
(Safeshare Video)

curriculum icon Social Studies & Science:

smartboard icon 
Where You Shop

Bear About Town Sing-A-Long
(Safeshare Video)


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

Goods and Services

Goods and Services Sort


Theme Activities:

The Smartest Buy Game
(Econedlink)

Goods Services Producers and Consumers
(Beacon Learning Center)

Who Uses This?
(Econedlink)

kidspiration icon  Community Services

kidspiration icon  Goods and Services

Foundational Activities:

smart board icon High Frequency Practice

(Questions 4-6)

Frogs Rhyming Machine
(WordWorld)

Blending Words
(Electric Company)

Rhyming
(Electric Company)

Subject and Predicate Practice
(MySchoolHouse.com)

Make a Word Search
(ABCYa)

How do we make choices in order to overcome challenges?
Exploration Questions 7-9
 
smartboard icon I Spy Mission Launch Q7

Curriculum ConnectionShared Reading:
smartboard iconConsumers and Producers

smartboard icon  We've Been Working on Production

smartboard icon  The Market Song


Curriculum ConnectionVideos:

Alphablocks
(Safeshare Video)

Awesome AW
(Safeshare Video)

Blending with AW
(Safeshare Video)

Pronouns Video
(Safeshare Video)

Pronouns Song
(Safeshare Video)

curriculum icon Social Studies & Science:
Crayon Production
(PBS Mr. Rogers)

The Story of Milk
(MooMilk)

Dairy Facts
(KidsCowsandMore)

Where Your Food Comes From
(Illinois.edu)


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

Types of Industry


Theme Activities:
Where Your Food Comes From
(Illinois.edu)

Foundational Activities:
smartboard icon High Frequency Practice
(Questions 7-9)

Blending Game
(Electric Company)

Balloon Pronoun Game
(SoftSchools)

Make a Word Search Jr.
(ABCYa)

 

 

Teacher Notes
Questions/Resources Standards
How do we make choices in order to overcome challenges? 
Exploration Questions 1-3

Wanting Song
Come On Everybody
Si se Puede Yes We Can
OI and OY Song
Preposition Song
Schoolhouse Rock Prepositions
The Preposition Song
Days of the Week Song
Happiness Video
How the Economy Works
Smart Choices
Ant and Grasshopper
Needs and Wants
Wants and Needs
Wants and Needs
Drag and Drop Goods and Services
Will Saves for the Stars
High Frequency Practice
Blend Initial and Final Sounds
Vowel Digraphs and Dipthongs Practice
Practice Dipthongs
oo words Center
oo words center
Common Core

RI.1.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text.

RI.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

RF.1.3 Know and APply Grade Level Phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

Health

1.D.1.a Explain the meaning of the word choice/decision.

1.D.1.b. Identify and describe what makes a good choice/decision such as safe, respectful, legal, and parental approval.

Physical Education Standard 5:
The physically literate individual recognizes the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and/or social interaction.

Science/Social Studies

SS.1.3 Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

SS.4.A.1 Describe economic choices people make about goods and services.
Technology
ISTE Student Standards Addressed:
1. Empowered Learners
3. Knowledge Constructor
How do we make choices in order to overcome challenges? 
Exploration questions 4-6

We are Workers
The Money Goes 'Round and 'Round
Goods and Services
Going to the Flea Market
Bebe Goes Shopping
Good Cook and Monkeys
Rhyme Time
Short /oo/ Sound
Subject and Predicate Song
Where You Shop
Bear About Town
The Smartest Buy Game
Goods and Services
Goods Services Producers and Consumers
Who Uses This?
Community Services
Goods and Services
High Frequency Practice
Frogs Rhyming Machine
Blending Words
Rhyming
Vowel Digraph Practice
Subject and Predicate Practice
Make a Word Search
Common Core

RI.1.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text.

RI.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

RF.1.3 Know and Apply Grade Level Phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
Health

1.D.1.a Explain the meaning of the word choice/decision.

1.D.1.b. Identify and describe what makes a good choice/decision such as safe, respectful, legal, and parental approval.

Physical Education Standard 5:
The physically literate individual recognizes the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and/or social interaction.

Science/Social Studies

SS.1.3 Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

SS.4.A.1 Describe economic choices people make about goods and services.

Technology
ISTE Student Standards Addressed:

1. Empowered Learners
3. Knowledge Constructor
How do we make choices in order to overcome challenges? 
Exploration questions 7-9

I Spy Mission Launch
Consumers and Producers
We've Been Working on Production
The Market Song
Alphablocks
AU and AW Video
Awesome AW
Pronouns Video
Pronouns Song
Crayon Production
The Story of Milk
Dairy Facts
Where Your Food Comes From
Types of Insustry
Where Your Food Comes From
High Frequency Practice
Vowel Digraphs
Blending Game
Blending Sounds Game
Blending with AW
Matching Vowel Digraphs
Identify Vowel Digraphs
Balloon Pronoun Game
Make a Word Search Jr.
Common Core

RI.1.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text.

RI.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

RF.1.3 Know and Apply Grade Level Phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
Health

1.D.1.a Explain the meaning of the word choice/decision.

1.D.1.b. Identify and describe what makes a good choice/decision such as safe, respectful, legal, and parental approval.

Physical Education Standard 5:
The physically literate individual recognizes the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression and/or social interaction.

Science/Social Studies

SS.1.3 Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.

SS.4.A.1 Describe economic choices people make about goods and services.
Technology
ISTE Student Standards Addressed:

1. Empowered Learners
3. Knowledge Constructor

Office of Instructional Technology
August 2017
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