Inventors Take Action

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Inventors Take Action
Theme 4 Unit 3

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Exploration Questions 1-4	Exploration Questions 5-8	Exploration Questions 9-13

Unit Questions	Teacher Resources	Student Resources
How can inventions help us overcome challenges? Exploration Questions 1-4	Shared Reading: Hooray for Inventors Invention Videos: Prefixes (Safe YouTube) Zipped Unzipped (Safe YouTube) Wixie: Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students. Inquiry Inventions Over Time History of School	Theme Activities: Communication and Inquiry Foundational Activities: High Frequency Practice (Questions 1-4) Phoneme Count (Big Brown Bear) Friendly Letter (ABCya!) Letter Generator (Read Write Think)
How can inventions help us overcome challenges? Exploration Questions 5-8	Shared Reading: Nate the Creative We Are All One Team Your Very Own Design Videos: Open and Closed Syllables (Safe YouTube) Capitalize (Safe YouTube) I and Me (Safe YouTube) Sight Word Been (Safe YouTube) Wixie: Teachers login to Wixie, Select the link, then assign to students. Inventors Trading Card Inventor Research	Theme Activities: Simple Investigation Foundational Activities: High Frequency Practice (Questions 5-9) Word Clouds (ABCya!) Fish 'Em Up (Scholastic) Magical Capitals (Sheppards Software)
How can inventions help us overcome challenges? Exploration Questions 9-13	Shared Reading: Invention Band-Aids How to Cure the Hiccups Inventions Wouldn't it Be Great? Videos: Reversals (Safe YouTube) Adverb Song (Safe YouTube) Adverb Song Grammaropolis (Safe YouTube) Wixie: Teachers login to Wixie, select the link, then assign to students. Scientific Investigation	Theme Activities: Inventors and Their Inventions Foundational Activities: High Frequency Practice (Questions 11-13) Adverbs (Learn English) Consonant le (Quia) Word to Word Adverbs (Learn English) Parts of Speech End of the Year Center

Teacher Notes
Questions/Resources	Standards
How can inventions help us overcome challenges? Exploration Questions 1-4 Hooray for Inventors Invention Prefixes Zipped Unzipped Monarch Urquhart Inquiry Communication and Inquiry High Frequency Practice Game Goo Phoneme Count Friendly Letter Letter Generator	Common Core 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.
	Health 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 SL.1.1Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups. SS.6.B.2 Locate, retrieve and use information from various sources to accomplish a purpose.
	Technology ISTE Student Standards Addressed: 1. Empowered Learners 3. knowledge Constructor
How can inventions help us overcome challenges? Exploration questions 5-8 Nate the Creative We Are All One Team Your Very Own Design Open and Closed Syllables Capitalize Open and Closed Syllables Capitalize I and Me Sight Word Been Inventors Trading Card Simple Investigation High Frequency Practice Word Clouds Fish 'Em Up Magical Capitals	Common Core RL.1.10 With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1. RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson. RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
	Health 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 SL1.1.c Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion.
	Technology ISTE Student Standards Addressed: 1. Empowered Learners 3. knowledge Constructor
How can inventions help us overcome challenges? Exploration questions 9-11 Invention Band-Aids How to Cure the Hiccups Inventions Wouldn't it Be Great? Reversals Adverb Song Adverb Song Grammaropolis Scientific Investigation Inventors and Their Inventions High Frequency Practice Choose Adverbs Consonant le Word to Word Adverbs Parts of Speech End of the Year Center	Common Core RL.1.10 With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1. RL.1.3 Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text. RF.1.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes). RF.13 Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
	Health 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.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
	Technology ISTE Student Standards Addressed: 1. Empowered Learners 3. knowledge Constructor

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