Subject English / Language Arts Grade First Grade Unit Title Unit 5- What’s the Weather? Pacing 18 days (15 days instruction + 3 days reteach/enrichment) Unit Overview Everybody about weather. Why? Because weather plays an important part in our daily lives. Weather helps us decide what to wear to school, but it also determines whether farmers will have good crops. In this unit students will explore weather through narrative and informational texts. The First Readers will be introduced as teachers continue to model reading strategies and fluency using the big books. Teachers will introduce new routines and procedures that coincide with students’ developing reading skills. Sample Essential Question How do I answer what, when, where, and how questions? I Can Statements I can ask questions about important details in a text. (RL 1.1-1) I can answer questions about important details in a text. ( RL 1.1-2) I can use details to describe the characters from a (RL 1.3-1) I can use details to describe the setting of a (RL 1.3-2) I can use details to describe the major events in a story. (RL 1.3-3) I can ask questions about important details in a text. (RI 1.1-1) I can answer questions about important details in a text. (RI 1.1-2) I can identify the main topic of a text. (RI 1.2-1) I can retell key details of a text. (RI 1.2-2)
Subject English / Language Arts Grade First Grade Unit Title Unit 5- What’s the Weather? Pacing 18 days (15 days instruction + 3 days reteach/enrichment) Unit Overview Everybody about weather. Why? Because weather plays an important part in our daily lives. Weather helps us decide what to wear to school, but it also determines whether farmers will have good crops. In this unit students will explore weather through narrative and informational texts. The First Readers will be introduced as teachers continue to model reading strategies and fluency using the big books. Teachers will introduce new routines and procedures that coincide with students’ developing reading skills. Sample Essential Question How do I answer what, when, where, and how questions? I Can Statements I can ask questions about important details in a text. (RL 1.1-1) I can answer questions about important details in a text. ( RL 1.1-2) I can use details to describe the characters from a (RL 1.3-1) I can use details to describe the setting of a (RL 1.3-2) I can use details to describe the major events in a story. (RL 1.3-3) I can ask questions about important details in a text. (RI 1.1-1) I can answer questions about important details in a text. (RI 1.1-2) I can identify the main topic of a text. (RI 1.2-1) I can retell key details of a text. (RI 1.2-2)
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