Fluency Read with expression Pause for punctuation Reading rate Read with expression Pause for punctuation Reading rate Speaking and Listening; Research/Media Literacy Research musical instruments Talk about trying your best Talk about fiction and informational text Talk about a trip How living things grow Write about curious George Play a guessing game Simon James books Favorite recipes Good neighbors and good friends Comprehension Skills SKIILS: STRATEGIES: SKILLS: STRATEGIES: Details Infer/predict Conclusions Visualize Story structure Analyze/evaluate Compare/contrast Monitor/clarify Sequence of events Visualize Story structure Infer/predict Conclusions Monitor/clarify Main idea and details Question Text and graphic features Summarize Understanding characters Summarize Spelling, Grammar, Writing Grammar Pronouns: he, she, we Nouns: singular and plural Pronouns: they, it, I Subject-verb agreement (past, present, future) Proper nouns for days and months Prepositions: for, to, with, from, of Questions (capitalization and punctuation) Prepositions: in, on, out, off, by Exclamations (capitalization and punctuation Writing Informative: FOCUS TRAITS: Persuasive: FOCUS TRAITS: Lists Organization Response to literature Voice Invitations Ideas Journal Ideas Report *Conventions Sentence fluency *Conventions Performance Task Persuasive: The best poem is…” Informative: How a See Grows expository Persuasive: Take Care of the Earth, Please! Narrative: A Special Celebration Unit Concept ENVIRONMENTALISM DIVERSITY Essential Question: Why is taking care of the Earth important? How do the difference between people and things make the world more beautiful? ELA Focus Information text features Folklore from other countries: The Little Red Riding Hood Poetry Comparing story versions Types of poems SCIENCE: SOCIAL STUDIES: SCIENCE: SOCIAL STUDIES: Soil and its features Earth’s natural resources Living/non-living things People around the world Rock characteristics (Conservation) What plants need (same/different) Plants and soil Harming the Earth Plant parts Children like me Observing day and night Recycle, reuse, reduce How plants grow Families around the world Changes in the moon Ways to help the Earth Different types of plants Celebrations around the world Sun and shadows Plants we use Sun as source of energy Math Composing and decomposing teen numbers Position Measurement Two-dimensional shapes Comparing length, height, weight Three-dimensional shapes Compare capacity
Fluency Read with expression Reading rate Pause for punctuation Pause for punctuation Read with expression Reading rate Speaking and Listening; Research/Media Literacy Research musical instruments Talk about fiction and informational text How living things grow Play a guessing game Favorite recipes Talk about trying your best Talk about a trip Write about curious George Simon James books Good neighbors and good friends Comprehension Skills SKIILS: Details Story structure Sequence of events Conclusions Text and graphic features STRATEGIES: Infer/predict Analyze/evaluate Visualize Monitor/clarify Summarize SKILLS: Conclusions Compare/contrast Story structure Main idea and details Understanding characters STRATEGIES: Visualize Monitor/clarify Infer/predict Question Summarize Spelling, Grammar, Writing Grammar Pronouns: he, she, we Pronouns: they, it, I Proper nouns for days and months Questions (capitalization and punctuation) Exclamations (capitalization and punctuation Nouns: singular and plural Subject-verb agreement (past, present, future) Prepositions: for, to, with, from, of Prepositions: in, on, out, off, by Writing Informative: Lists Invitations Report FOCUS TRAITS: Organization Ideas *Conventions Persuasive: Response to literature Journal FOCUS TRAITS: Voice Ideas Sentence fluency *Conventions Performance Task Persuasive: The best poem is…” Persuasive: Take Care of the Earth, Please! Informative: How a See Grows expository Narrative: A Special Celebration Unit Concept ENVIRONMENTALISM DIVERSITY Essential Question: Why is taking care of the Earth important? How do the difference between people and things make the world more beautiful? ELA Focus Information text features Poetry Types of poems Folklore from other countries: The Little Red Riding Hood Comparing story versions SCIENCE: Soil and its features Rock characteristics Plants and soil Observing day and night Changes in the moon Sun and shadows Sun as source of energy SOCIAL STUDIES: Earth’s natural resources (Conservation) Harming the Earth Recycle, reuse, reduce Ways to help the Earth SCIENCE: Living/non-living things What plants need Plant parts How plants grow Different types of plants Plants we use SOCIAL STUDIES: People around the world (same/different) Children like me Families around the world Celebrations around the world Math Composing and decomposing teen numbers Measurement Comparing length, height, weight Compare capacity Position Two-dimensional shapes Three-dimensional shapes