1 Common Core Interdisciplinary Unit Planning Template A Grade: Kindergarten Title of Unit: Understanding Our World (Unit 1) 21st Century Theme(s): Civic Literacy People and materials can be Enduring Understanding: Resources/Activities observed, measured and predicted. *Essential Question 1: The Five Senses by Aliki Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You (Sci) Using our five senses, how can properties and materials be See? By Bill Martin Jr. observed, measured and predicted? Polar Bear, Polar Bear What Do You Students will focus on the following CCS Standards: Hear? By Bill Martin Jr. You Can’t Smell A Flower With Your 1: Properties of materials can be observed, measured and predicted. 4: Ear by Joanna Cole & Gary Ed. Cole Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful Sense Suspense, A Guessing Game investigations (observe, describe, compare, and communicate). For The Five Senses by Bruce RL.K.1 - ask & answer questions RL.K.2 - retell familiar stories McMillan RL.K.6 - name author & illustrator RL.K10 - group reading activities Touch . . . What Do You Feel? By Nicholas Wood RI.K.1 - ask & answer about key details RI.K.2 - identify main topic & Your Five Senses by Melvin & Gilda retail main topic RI.K.5 - identify parts of book RI.K.10 - Berger group reading activities My Five Senses by Kaye Gager W.K.1 - draw, dictate, write option piece about a book W.K.2 - draw, All About The Five Senses by Beth Goodman dictate, write to compose informative/ explanatory text W.K.3 - draw, dictate, write to narrate a single event listening & taking turns speaking Scott Foresman Science, Unit A, SL.K.1a - listening & taking turns speaking SL.K.1b - conversation chapter 1, lesson 2 through multiple exchanges SL.K.2 - understanding text read-aloud SL.K.3 - ask & answer questions for clarification SL.K.4 - describe people, Brown Bear color book pdf: Dos.google.com/file/d/0ByBagqlM6QQ places, things, & events with detail SL.K.5 - add drawings for HZno2RVFwU0ZTWmc/edit?pli=1 additional detail SL.K.6 - speak & express thoughts clearly L.K.1.a -print many upper & lower case letters L.K.1.e - use frequently occurring prepositions L.K.2.a - capitalize first word and I in a sentence L.K.2.b - recognize end punctuation L.K.5.a - sort common objects L.K.5.d - distinguish meanings describing same action L.K.6 - use words and phrases acquired through conversations
Embedded Assessment: In small groups, students will sort pictures/objects according to the 5 senses. Working collaboratively, students will defend their choices verbally.
*Essential Question 2: Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellog (or any variation) (SS) What are qualities for being a good citizen? David Goes To School by David Students will focus on the following CCS Standards: Shannon K.1 1-3: Students understand that being a good citizen involves acting in certain Why Should I Help? By Claire Llewellyn Being Helpful by Joy Berry ways. K.6.1: Identify the purpose of, and people and events honored in, Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns About commemorative holidays, incuding the human struggles that were the basis for the Bullies by Howard Binkow & Susan F. events. K.6.2: Know the triumphs in American legends and historical Cornelison accounts. Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to RL.K.1 - ask & answer questions RL.K.2 - retell familiar stories Listen by Howard Binkow Wiggles Learns to Pay Attention by RL.K.6 - name author & illustrator RL.K10 - group reading activities Heidi Butkus (and the Wiggles series by RI.K.1 - ask & answer about key details RI.K.2 - identify main topic & Heidi Butkus) retail main topic RI.K.5 - identify parts of book RI.K.10 - Bullies Never Win by Margery Cuyler group reading activities A to Z of Ps and Qs by Tracy Nelson Maurer W.K.1 - draw, dictate, write option piece about a book W.K.2 - draw, dictate, write to compose informative/ explanatory text W.K.3 -
Lancaster School District Department of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Unit Template A (Revised: 6/3/13) draw, dictate, write to narrate a single event Suggested web resources: SL.K.1a - listening & taking turns speaking SL.K.1b - conversation Lake.k12.fl.us/cms/lib05/fl01000799/Ce ntricity/Domain/17/Kindergarten through multiple exchanges SL.K.2 - understanding text read-aloud %20Resources.pdf SL.K.3 - ask & answer questions for clarification SL.K.4 - describe people, places, things, & events with detail SL.K.5 - add drawings for additional detail SL.K.6 - speak & express thoughts clearly L.K.1.a -print many upper & lower case letters L.K.1.e - use frequently occurring prepositions L.K.2.a - capitalize first word and I in a sentence L.K.2.b - recognize end punctuation L.K.5.a - sort common objects L.K.5.d - distinguish meanings describing same action L.K.6 - use words and phrases acquired through conversations Embedded Assessment: Describe how a good citizen behaves in the classroom and on the playground. Essential Question 3:
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SBAC Aligned Performance Task: Working in small groups students will describe the traits of a good citizen in the classroom. Each group will, with teacher support, demonstrate what a good citizen sounds and looks like.
Lancaster School District Department of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment Unit Template A (Revised: 6/3/13)