Teacher Name :
M. DiCello
Subject : ESL
Start Date(s): 12-21 to 12-23-15
Grade Level (s): 1 and 2
Building : WHEMS
Unit Plan
Unit Title: Gr 1 What is Alive? Gr 2 What does it take to survive?
Essential Questions: 1 – What is Alive?
2- What Does It Take to Survive?
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
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
Assessment Method (check one)
_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.
DOK
LEVEL
1,2
Review the alphabet
Review verbs
1
In GRADE 2
Use grade level and academic
vocabulary
Participate in discussion
Listen to Stories
2
Students will- In GRADE 1
Express an understanding orally of
high frequency words
Fill in a graphic organizer
Review the alphabet
Chant noun chant and verb chant
Fill in graphic organizer on living
and non living
1,2
In Grade 2
Review concepts of the week
1,2
3
Students will- in GRADE 1
Grouping
DAILY PLAN
Activities / Teaching Strategies
In Grade 1
Students will chant to review sight words.
Chant and say alphabet letters and sounds
Say and echo sight words
Work in small group to describe the steps in sequence
to build a snowman
In Grade 2
Culture in the classroom activities
Vocabulary of the season
6
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-
-
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 words
Work in small group and/or independently
In Grade 2
Culture in the classroom activities
Continue vocabulary of the season activities
Picture cards
-Text Story Mystery Bottle
- alphabet mats
- sight word cards
- alphabet cards
Write a sequential snowman building story
Say and echo sight words
Respond to story orally
Label plant vocabulary in interactive notebook
Text Book
- alphabet mats
- sight word cards
- alphabet cards
Formative- teacher observation,
student participation
Ticket out the door
SummativeStudent Self - Assessment-
In Grade 2
Student book
Key word cards
Noun Review Sheet
Formative- teacher observation, student
participation
Summative-
Develop concept of print
Organize Ideas
Orally express an understanding of
academic vocabulary
Learn new sight word…
- graphic organizer web
In Grade 2
Listen and respond to a story
Journal write
Student Self - AssessmentIn Grade 2
Text
In Grade 2
Discuss culture in the classroom
4
1,2
-notebooks
- alphabet mats
- sight word cards
- alphabet cards
In Grade 2
-student book
Formative-
G1
Practice page
In Grade 2
Student book
Formativeteacher observation, student
participation
Summative-
Summative-
Student Self - Assessment-
5
Student Self - Assessment-
Alphabet mat
Sight word cards
6
Day 6 is student driven. All activities are done with teacher as monitor.
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.
Learning stations
In Grade 2
Writing Journal/holiday journal
Key words
Text
Formative- teacher observation,
student participation
Summative-
Student Self - Assessment-