Teacher Name :
M. DiCello
Subject : ESL
Start Date(s): 9-14 to 9-18
Grade Level (s): 1 and 2
Building : WHEMS
Unit Plan
Unit Title: Gr 1 My Family/ Gr 2 My Community
Essential Questions: 1 – What Makes A Family?
2- What Are Our Responsibilities to Each Other?
Standards: PA Core Standards, PA Academic Standards/Anchors (based on subject)
Grade K
1.1.K.C: Expand oral language through the use of an increasingly robust vocabulary
1.1.K.D: Demonstrate listening comprehension/ understanding before, during, and after reading through strategies such as think aloud, retelling, summarizing, and connecting to
prior knowledge
1.1.K.E: Demonstrate accuracy and automaticity in phoneme segmentation, letter naming, letter-sound correspondence and blending (decoding) simple words.
1.2.K.E: Identify and respond to essential content of text
1.4.K.B: Write, dictate, or illustrate to communicate information
Grade 2
1.2.2.A: Use text organization and content to derive meaning from text using criteria
1.3.2.A: Read, understand, and respond to works from various genres of literature
1.3.2.C: Identify literary elements (characters, setting, and plot) in selected readings
1.6.2.A: Listen actively and respond to others in small and large group situations.
 Respond with grade level appropriate questions, ideas, information, or opinions
Language Objective
1- Students will identify sight words my, like , help.
Students will explain the meaning of the Key Words
Studets will write a story using language frames
2- Increase rate, duration, and ease of comprehension when reading silently
Increase comprehension of written text through before reading strategies such as graphic organizers and picture walks that frontload vocabulary.
Summative Unit Assessment:
Summative Assessment Objective
Assessment Method (check one)
Students will-in grades 1-2—Take a High frequency word unit test,
identify and say high frequency words, and students will
complete a weekly Assessment
1- Comprehension Unit test, Assessment
2- Language function rubric
_x___ Rubric ___ Checklist __x__ Unit Test ____ Group
____ Student Self-Assessment
__x__ Other (explain) Write beginning, middle, end story map
Day
Objective (s)
Students will- In GRADE 1
Review and read high frequency
words.
Write the room
Review the alphabet
DOK
LEVEL
1,2
1
In GRADE 2
Use grade level and academic
vocabulary
Participate in discussion
Explain cause and effect
Students will- In GRADE 1
Express an understanding orally of
high frequency words
Fill in a graphic organizer
Review the alphabet
1,2
2
3
In Grade 2
Read Key words
Think and respond to an article
Hear a nonfiction story
Review Nouns
Students will- in GRADE 1
Develop concept of print
Organize Ideas
Orally express an understanding of
question words do, are
In Grade 2
Work on student driven activities
1,2
Grouping
DAILY PLAN
Activities / Teaching Strategies
In Grade 1
Students will chant to review like sight word.
Chant and say alphabet letters and sounds
Say and echo sight words
Work in small group
In Grade 2
Review the big question,
Do a 4 square vocabulary activity
Listen to story ………
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Materials / Resources
Assessment of Objective (s)
Word card with high frequency
word, kid writing paper for journal
entry.
-alphabet mat
-alphabet cards and pictures
Formative- teacher observation,
student participation
In GRADE 2
Student Self - Assessment-
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Summative-
Student book
Students will review alphabet letters and sounds
Students will chant and say the sight word what
Students will listen to a story
Students will write using concept map
They will Chant and say alphabet letters and sounds
Say and echo sight word you
Work in small group and/or independently
In Grade 2
List and compare story elements
Picture cards
-Text Story Mystery Bottle
- alphabet mats
- sight word cards
- alphabet cards
Formative- teacher observation,
student participation
Ticket out the door
In Grade 2
Student book
Key word cards
Noun Review Sheet
Student Self - Assessment-
Track print while I read
Review group graphic organizer
Students will review sight words.
They will Chant and say alphabet letters and sounds
Say and echo sight words
Begin Kid Writing
Text Book
- alphabet mats
- sight word cards
- alphabet cards
- graphic organizer web
Formative- teacher observation, student
participation
Summative-
In Grade 2
Begin Writing about a community
Summative-
Student Self - AssessmentIn Grade 2
Community Helper Cards
4
5
Students will- In GRADE 1
Develop Phonological awareness
Match sounds
Review high frequency words
Label pictures
In Grade 2
Understand when to use Who,
What, Where question words
Write a question
Demonstrate an understanding
Nouns
Students will- In GRADE 1
Orally discuss what a family is like.
In Grade 2
Understand context clues
Recognize some words have
multiple meanings
1,2
Using elkonin boxes, students will match sounds
Listen to and identify words with the same beginning
sound’
They will Chant and say alphabet letters and sounds
Students will label parts of plants
In Grade 2
Talk about the story
Read a story
Write a question about the story
Elkonin boxes and chips
- alphabet mats
- sight word cards
- alphabet cards
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In Grade 2
-student book
Formative-
Students will discuss fanilies
Read Story on families
Review and discuss high frequency words
Gr 2
Discuss key words
Discuss characters in a story
G1
Practice page
In Grade 2
Student book
Formativeteacher observation, student
participation
Summative-
Summative-
Student Self - Assessment-
Student Self - Assessment-
6
Students will-In Grade 1
Review all letters and sounds using
interactive power point
Hear and discuss Key words
In Grade 2
Work with students on small group
activity in classroom
Students will review sight words.
They will Chant and say alphabet letters and sounds
Say and echo short vowels and view pictures that have
the short vowel sounds
Use elkonin boxes
Do learning stations
In Grade 2
Write in dictionary for Writing Journals
Progress Monitoring will occur for students in grade 1 and 2 this cycle.
1- For first grade students…high frequency word checklist …
2- Dolch list words on PP-grade 2 levels.
Alphabet mat
Sight word cards
Elkonin boxes
Learning stations
In Grade 2
Writing Journal
Key words
Text
Formative- teacher observation,
student participation
Summative-
Student Self - Assessment-