Trousdale County Schools Focused Lesson Plan
Teacher: 1st Grade
Unit Name: The Big Race
Unit #: 3
Unit Length: 6 days
Week:
15
Subject:
ELA
Week of : 11-16-15 through 11-23-15
Tennessee State Standard(s) to be taught: (Write the entire standard)
L.1.1e
Use verbs to convey sense of past, present, and
future
L.1.5d
distinguish shades of meaning among vebrs by
defining or by acting out the meanings
RI.1.5
Know and use text features to locate facts or
information
I Can Statements :
I can read long a words.
I can read words with soft c and soft g.
I can correctly use verbs for time.
I can write a report.
I can infer/predict with will happen in a story.
Accommodations for students, both regular and special populations :
Unit Vocabulary:
cottontail, hay, hooray, lizard, roadrunner
Sight words- four, over, two, five, starts, watch, into, three
Daily Agenda
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Monday
Anchor Text: “The Big Race” Fiction – Fantasy
Essential Question: Why is it important to have rules?
Read Together: “Rules and Laws” Informational Text
Phonics skills: Long a – (CVCe)
High Frequency Words: four, over, two, five, starts,
watch, into, three
Spelling words: came, make, brave, late, gave,
shape, (CW) waves, chases
Resources, Technology, Formative and/or Summative Assessments,
Assignments, and a Daily Activity for citing text based evidence in
conversations and/or writing
basal, guided reading books, Reader's Notebook
Discovery Ed, brainpopjr.com
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Grammar: Verbs and Time
Comprehension: Drawing Conclusions, Infer/Predict
Writing: Writing a report
Read Aloud: “The Tortoise and the Hare” – Fiction,
Fable
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Oral Vocabulary: habitat, mainly, search, howl, stems,
cactus
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Decodable Reader/ Homework: “Tate’s Cakes”
Reader’s Notebook: 195, 196
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Tuesday
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Anchor Text: “The Big Race” Fiction – Fantasy
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Essential Question: Why is it important to have rules?
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Read Together: “Rules and Laws” Informational Text
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Phonics skills: Long a – (CVCe)
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High Frequency Words: four, over, two, five, starts,
watch, into, three
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Spelling words: came, make, brave, late, gave,
shape, (CW) waves, chases
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Grammar: Verbs and Time
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Comprehension: Drawing Conclusions, Infer/Predict
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Writing: Writing a report
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Read Aloud: “The Tortoise and the Hare” – Fiction,
Fable
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Oral Vocabulary: habitat, mainly, search, howl, stems,
cactus
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Decodable Reader/ Homework: “Tate’s Cakes”
Reader’s Notebook: 195, 196198, 199, 200
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Wednesday
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Anchor Text: “The Big Race” Fiction – Fantasy
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Essential Question: Why is it important to have rules?
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Read Together: “Rules and Laws” Informational Text
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Phonics skills: Long a – (CVCe), soft c, /g/, and /dge/
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High Frequency Words: four, over, two, five, starts,
watch, into, three
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Spelling words: came, make, brave, late, gave,
shape, (CW) waves, chases
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Grammar: Verbs and Time – Test 156-157
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Comprehension: Drawing Conclusions, Infer/Predict
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Writing: Prewriting
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Read Aloud: “The Tortoise and the Hare” – Fiction,
Fable
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Oral Vocabulary: habitat, mainly, search, howl, stems,
cactus
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Fluency: Expression
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Decodable Reader/ Homework: “A Safe Lodge”
Reader’s Notebook: 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 209
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Thursday
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Anchor Text: “The Big Race” Fiction – Fantasy
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Essential Question: Why is it important to have rules?
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Read Together: “Rules and Laws” Informational Text
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Phonics skills: Long a – (CVCe), soft c, /g/, and /dge/
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High Frequency Words: four, over, two, five, starts,
watch, into, three
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Spelling words: came, make, brave, late, gave,
shape, (CW) waves, chases
basal, guided reading books, Reader's Notebook
Discovery Ed, brainpopjr.com
basal, guided reading books, Reader's Notebook
Discovery Ed, brainpopjr.com
basal, guided reading books, Reader's Notebook
Discovery Ed, brainpopjr.com
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Grammar: Singular and plural nouns
Comprehension: Drawing Conclusions, Infer/Predict/
Comparing Stories
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Writing: Prewriting
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Read Aloud: “The Tortoise and the Hare” – Fiction,
Fable
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Oral Vocabulary: habitat, mainly, search, howl, stems,
cactus
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Decodable Reader/ Homework: “The Race”
Reader’s Notebook: 206, 207,
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Friday
Anchor Text: “The Big Race” Fiction – Fantasy
Essential Question: Why is it important to have rules?
Read Together: “Rules and Laws” Informational Text
Phonics skills: Long a – (CVCe), soft c, /g/, and /dge/
High Frequency Words: four, over, two, five, starts,
watch, into, three
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Spelling words: came, make, brave, late, gave,
shape, (CW) waves, chases
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Grammar: Singular and plural nouns
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Comprehension: Drawing Conclusions, Infer/Predict/
Comparing Stories
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Writing: Informative Writing
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Read Aloud: “The Tortoise and the Hare” – Fiction,
Fable
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Oral Vocabulary: habitat, mainly, search, howl, stems,
cactus
TESTS: Vocabulary, Phonics, Comprehension
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Monday
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Turkey Trot Rewards
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Glow Party
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Score Rewards
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Anchor Text: “The Big Race” Fiction – Fantasy
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Essential Question: Why is it important to have rules?
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Read Together: “Rules and Laws” Informational Text
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Phonics skills: Long a – (CVCe), soft c, /g/, and /dge/

High Frequency Words: four, over, two, five, starts,
watch, into, three

Spelling words: came, make, brave, late, gave,
shape, (CW) waves, chases
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Grammar: Singular and plural nouns
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Comprehension: Drawing Conclusions, Infer/Predict/
Comparing Stories
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Writing: Informative Writing
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Read Aloud: “The Tortoise and the Hare” – Fiction,
Fable
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Oral Vocabulary: habitat, mainly, search, howl, stems,
cactus
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basal, guided reading books, Reader's Notebook
Discovery Ed, brainpopjr.com
basal, guided reading books, Reader's Notebook
Discovery Ed, brainpopjr.com
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