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Luanne
Unit: Needs versus Wants Antarctica/Emperor Penguin Exploring Shadows
Essential Question/Big Idea:
How do communities work together?
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Standards and Assessment:
LAFS.K.RL.1.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
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Observation: Pulling out key details from each page and recording – A Chair for My Mother
LAFS.K.RL.1.2 With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details.
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Observation: Yes and Storytelling – A Chair for My Mother
LAFS.K.RI.1.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
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Work Sample: Write and draw characters, setting, events from Read Alouds
LAFS.K.RI.1.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
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Observation: See, Think, Wonder Chart Antarctica
LAFS.RI.1.2 With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
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Observation: Penguins – can, have, are anchor Chart (construct together)
LAFS.K.RI.1.3 With prompting and support, describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
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Observation: Point of View Monologues
SC.K.E.5.2 Recognize the repeating pattern of day and night.
SC.K.E.5.3 Recognize that the Sun can only be seen in the daytime
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Work Sample: Science Fusion worksheet/Observe Science Project
SS.K.E.1.3 Recognize that people work to earn money to buy things they need or want.
SS.K.E.1.4 Identify the difference between basic needs and wants.
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Work Sample: Draw and write a need and a want
Anchor 2
Core Text(s): The Emperor's Egg, Need it or Want it?, Those Shoes, A Chair for my Mother, Moonbear's Shadow. (see full Unit Plan for all)
Written and Artistic Processes/Products (Highlights - see complete Unit Plan for all)
Entering Text:
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Walk the Setting: iceberg, snow, ice, frozen, slide, slip, dark, cold, waddle
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Visual Thinking Strategies: photographs of Antarctica, penguin egg, chick and adult penguin, and illustrations from the book.
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Soundscape: Hatching egg, penguin cries
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Comprehending Text:
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Vocabulary Tableaus Scene Tableaus Choosing Importance: choose important word or phrase from text, explain/write why you chose it.
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Interpretation Circle: that confusing exercise we did with Lisa
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Reading Alive Soundtrack: Assign certain words or phrases a movement and a sound.
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Creating Text: Inserted Monologues: write words for what the character is saying or thinking
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Thematic Stories: 1.Write or draw initial idea. 2.Write or draw B, M, E. 3.Tell story in pairs. 4.Write or draw BB, MM, EE. 5.Tell stories in group. 6.Select one story to improvise.
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Rehearsing and Revising Text:
Opportunities to modify, improve, and practice. Through revision, they give and receive feedback on their own and one another’s work. -
Editing on your Feet: students walk and read their stories to themselves, ask guiding questions and repeat
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Performing Text: Layered performance
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The Cordel: a way of displaying writing or illustrations
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Overhead Shadow puppets: using overhead projector
Culminating Performance/Exhibition/Student Work
Reflection:
Above: Culminating event for the month long unit on Native Americans brought kindergarteners and first graders come together to sing songs about their history and share a “Thanksgiving” snack.
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Left: Unit Rubric
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