Library Curriculum Connections At-a

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Library Curriculum Connections At-A-Glance
Grade 5 Unit 4 Theme: Team Up to Survive Essential Question: How can teamwork help in a difficult situation?
IC - OC Balance and Stability OI: Earth Science
Literature
Selection
Genre
Spirit of
Endurance
by Jennifer
Armstrong
illustrated by
William
Maughan
Main Selection
Informational
Text/ Expos.
Paired Selection
Informational
Text/ Expository
Technology / Media
McGraw-Hill
TX Treasures TE,
p. 519 I, J
TERMS
spreadsheet
data, cell
column, row
Primary sources
Online encyclopedias-
WK THEME
Extreme
Conditions
Ultimate
Field Trip 5:
Blasting Off
to Space
Academy by
Susan E
Goodman
Primary
Sources /
Journals and
Letters
Writing
Write Source
Writing/GrammarMechanics: (Write
Source)
Responding to Texts:
Responding to a
Quotation: (Prewriting,
Drafting)
Skills: Quotations,
Sentence Variety,
Complete
Subject/Predicate
IC LESSON
Formation of Landforms
Main Selection
Informational
Text/ Expository
Paired Selection
Literary Text/
Myth
Main Selection
Informational
Text/ Expository
Discovery TechBook from
Planner, "Landforms
Extension Ideas" (Techbook)
IC LESSON Alternative
Energy Possible classroom
support activity for
students while in the
library (SEE below and
speak with your team)-- The
Discovery Education lesson
links ( Elaborate section) ask
students to create an ideal
town where all energy comes
from alternative energy
sources….
IC LESSON Weather vs.
Time For Kids
Informational
WK THEME
Helping Out
Strategy: Generate
Questions
Skill: Problem and
Solution
Skill: Author's
Perspective
Genre: Poetry,
Expository
Text Features/
Literary
Elements/
Study Skills
citation opportunities
WK THEME
Teams on the
Job
“Heroes in
Time of
Need”
Comprehension
Strategies and Skills
ELA LT – I can
understand the
difference
between fact and
opinion
Climate Weather Web sites
on the Planner
Possible related activity for
the library—evaluating and
choosing resources (Digital
Citizenship and Literacy)
Choose 3-5 Weather sites and
ask students to design an
evaluation with the purpose of
the site and specific criteria in
Strategy: Generate
Questions
Skill: Main Idea and
Details
Skill: Problem and
Solution
Genre: Science
Fiction, Expository,
Myth
Strategy: Monitor
Comprehension
Skill: Fact and
Opinion Skill: Main
Idea and Details
Genre: Speech,
Expository
ELA LT Day 1: I can
understand that
homographs are spelled
alike, but have different
meanings, are
pronounced differently
Symbolism and
Moral
ELA LT Day 4: I
can understand
myths and their
purpose…read
and understand
literary
elementssymbolism and
moral in a text.
Parts of a Book
(identify)
Writing/GrammarMechanics: (Write
Source) Responding to
Texts: Responding to a
Quotation (Revising,
Editing)
Skill: Compound
Sentences, Subject –
Verb Agreement,
Commas, Conjunctions
Writing/GrammarMechanics: (Write
Source)
Persuasive Writing:
Persuasive Paragraph
(Model, Prewriting,
Drafting, Revising,
Editing)
- Skill: Prepositions/
Prepositional Phrases,
Capitalization,
Indefinite Pronouns
Unit 4 Theme Related Library Resources
Updated 12-12-14
OI Essential
Questions
Unit 4
*Why does
Earth look the
way it does?
*How and why
is Earth
constantly
changing?
*How can I use
a model to
better
understand a
concept,
answer a
question, or
solve a
problem?
*How do
humans
depend on
Earth’s
resources?
_________
Unit 5
*How and why
is Earth
constantly
changing?
*How does the
Sun affect
Earth?
*Why is
understanding
weather
important to
our lives?
*How can I use
4th OI:
Earth Science
Units Beginning on Jan 5- Feb 13
EARTH SCIENCE (SEE Planner for Units)
Unit 4 Earth's Surface Unit Plan (18 days)
Unit 5 Weather and Water Unit Plan (5 days)
Unit 6 Space Unit Plan (7 days)
Investigation and Reasoning Skills –
Earth’s Surface Perspective
Landforms (weathering, erosion,
deposition, canyon, glacier, delta, dune )
Sedimentary rock
(sediments, compaction,
cementation, weathering, deposition,
erosion)
Fossil, Fossil Fuels
Energy (alternative, wind,
hydroelectric, geothermal,
biofuel)
Wind (Beaufort Scale, turbines
Moon (rotation, orbit, axis, gravity,
moon phases—waxing, waning,
crescent, gibbous, eclipse, physical
characteristics, surface features, using
tools to collect data)
Sun – source of almost all energy in
the solar system, physical
characteristics solar wind, photosphere
Weather or climate
Water cycle (Sun/ocean interaction,
transpiration, evaporation,
condensation, precipitation)
Space Wrap Up - Project Moon and
alternative assessments
Literature
Selection
Genre
Technology / Media
Zathura
by Chris
VanAllsburg
Main Selection
Literary Text/
Science Fict.
Paired Selection
Informational
Text/ Expository
mind. Resulting data may be
collected on spreadsheets &
graphed for presentation or
“How Do you Cite This?” Use
a fascinating weather shot like
the Dec 9 Mike Alvstad fog
photo of downtown Dallas to
teach correct citation..
ELA Computer Literacy:
Using and Formatting
Spreadsheets
Media Literacy: - Writing a
formal email
WK THEME
Family Teams
IC LESSON Earth, Sun, Moon
Skunk Scout
by
Laurence
Yep
Illustrated by
Winson
Trang
Main Selection
Literary Text/
Fiction
Paired Selection
Informational
Text/ Persuasive
WK THEME
Camping Out
Show What
You Know
WK THEME
Review and
Assess
Test Practice
Literacy
Activities
Comprehension
Word Study,
Writing, Drama,
Genre Study
System (Explore)
Discovery Techbook,
Sciencesaurus , related
publishers print title:
Somewhere in the World
(Schuett)
IC LESSON Space Wrap Up
NASA websites on Planner,
Speak to your team about
Classroom assignment-Project Moon -It may be
a summative assessment –
This lesson has been
presented with support for
ELL and a variety of options
(Students research and
prepare a proposal
/brochure to persuade
travelers to visit.
Alternative activities
include writing a sci fi story
about the Sun, creating a
skit, comic strip, TV
broadcast, compare and/or
contrast soil of Earth and
Moon, or research to
extend knowledge
Comprehension
Strategies and Skills
Strategy: Monitor
Comprehension
Skill: Draw
Conclusions
Skill: Fact and
Opinion
Genre: ExpositoryScience Fiction
Text Features/
Literary
Elements/
Study Skills
Toolbar and
Link
LT Day 1: I can..
understand that
analogies compare two
things…use synonyms to
show how two things
are related
Strategy:
Monitor
Comprehension
Skill: Character and
Setting
Skill: Draw
Conclusions
Genre: Biography,
Fiction, Expository
Interview
ELA LT -I can
support my
ideas with text
evidence when
discussing them
with other
Writing
Write Source
Writing/GrammarMechanics (Write
Source):
Persuasive Writing:
Persuasive Essay
(Prewriting, Drafting)
Skills: Transition Words,
Irregular Words,
Irregular Verbs, Active
Voice, Adverbs
Writing/GrammarMechanics: (Write
Source)
Persuasive Writing:
Persuasive Essay:
(Revising, Editing)
Skills: Transition Words,
Adjective Forms,
Collective Nouns
ELA LT Day 2: I can draw
conclusions about a
character’s feelings by
paying attention to
dialogue and actions in
a story.
Review/Assess
Problem/Solution
Main Idea & Details
Fact/Opinion
Draw Conclusions
Character/Setting
ELA LT Day 1: I can
present and evaluate an
oral report.
McGraw–Hill TexasTreasures, TE Grade 5; Plano ISD Elementary ELA Planner, IC Planner, WriteSource
Review/Assess
Primary Sources
Symbolism &
Moral
Parts of a Book
Toolbar & Link
Interview
Writing/GrammarMechanics: (Write
Source)
Persuasive Writing:
Publishing; Persuasive
Writing Across the
Curriculum; Persuasive
Writing for the Texas
Assessment
Skills: Letter Writing
Conventions, Colons,
Review Unit Skills
OI Essential
Questions
a model to
better
understand a
concept,
answer a
question, or
solve a
problem?
4th OI:
Earth Science
Texas Bluebonnet Award voting deadline
midnight, Jan 31st:
http://txla.org/TBA-voting
_________
Unit 6
*How and why
do we observe
patterns, cycles
and systems in
our solar
system?
IC Calendar
Campus Science Fairs
MLK, Jr. Day
Black History Month
Presidents Day
*Why is the
Sun important
to Earth?
Units Beginning Feb 16 – April 24
LIFE SCIENCE, STAAR REVIEW
*How might
technology help
expand our
knowledge of
our solar
system?
*How can I use
models and/or
data to better
understand a
concept,
answer a
question, or
solve a
problem?
Dec 1-Jan 16
Jan 19
February
Feb 16
Unit 7 Organisms and Environments (30 days)
Unit 8 STAAR Problem Solvers (10 days)
Unit 9 Health (5 days)
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