Teacher Name :
M. DiCello
Subject : ESL
Start Date(s): 3-21-16 to 4-8-16
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 – How do animals change as they grow?
2- Why is nature always changing?
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.
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 adjectives, nouns, and
verbs
1
In GRADE 2
Use grade level and academic
vocabulary
Participate in discussion
Listen to Wild Animals story
Students will- In GRADE 1
Express an understanding orally of
high frequency words
Fill in a graphic organizer
Review the alphabet
Chant adverb song
1,2
2
In Grade 2
Review concepts of the week
Review nouns, verbs, adverbs
1,2
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
In Grade 2
Review the big question,
Begin journal on story animal adaptations
Listen to story ………
Think Pair Share using picture cards – animal
adaptations
Review Space
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 use interactive notebook for spring words
They will Chant and say alphabet letters and sounds
Say and echo sight words
Work in small group and/or independently
In Grade 2
Write about changes in nature.
Discuss main idea
Picture cards
-Text Story Mystery Bottle
- alphabet mats
- sight word cards
- alphabet cards
Track print while I read
Text Book
Formative- teacher observation,
student participation
Ticket out the door
SummativeStudent Self - Assessment-
In Grade 2
Student book
Key word cards
Formative-
Review group graphic organizer
Students will review sight words.
They will Chant and say alphabet letters and sounds
Say and echo sight words
Respond to story orally
List how a butterfly develops
3
Students will- in GRADE 1
Develop concept of print
Organize Ideas
Orally express an understanding of
academic vocabulary
Listen to and respond to a story
The Carrot Seed
Learn new sight word
- alphabet mats
- sight word cards
- alphabet cards
- graphic organizer web
- teacher observation, student
participation
SummativeStudent Self - Assessment-
In Grade 2
Text
In Grade 2
Listen and respond to a story
Discuss captions and text structure
Sort animals by their features with partners
In Grade 2
Discuss story characters
Compare nouns and verbs
Review higher order sounds in
words
Listen to and respond to the story-
4
5
Students will- In GRADE 1
Develop Phonological awareness
Match sounds
Review high frequency words
Label pictures
Write a list of requirements for
Plants needs
Learn new sight word - Funny
In Grade 2
Write about adjectives
Demonstrate an understanding
Nouns and verbs and adjectives
while writing with a partner about
spring
Students will- In GRADE 1
Orally discuss what is Living.
Write using number words
Discuss nouns and verbs and sing
song
In Grade 2
Write a what and who question
Ask questions
Review Main Idea
Review Details
Story When the Wind Stops
Listen to and identify words with the same beginning
sound’
They will Chant and say alphabet letters and sounds
Students will list plants needs in interactive notebook
-put sight word into interactive notebook
In Grade 2
-notebooks
- alphabet mats
- sight word cards
- alphabet cards
Tm t32
In Grade 2
-student book 289
Formative-
G1
Practice page
In Grade 2
Student book
Formativeteacher observation, student
participation
Summative-
Summative-
Student Self - Assessment-
Discuss prey
Language frame…
Discuss changes in seasons and write a seasons
poem…spring is, summer is, winter is, fall is
1,2
Students will discuss spring
Read Story
Review and discuss high frequency words
Gr 2
Discuss key words
Journal…the seasons
Student Self - Assessment-
Students will-In Grade 1
Review all letters and sounds using
interactive power point
Hear and discuss Key words
6
Students will review sight words.
They will Chant and say alphabet letters and sounds
Listen to and respond to a story
Do learning stations
In Grade 2
Listen to several spring stories.
Compare stories
In Grade 2
Work with students on small group
activity on spring verbs and nouns
Day 6 is student driven. All activities are done with teacher as monitor.
Progress Monitoring will occur for students in grade 1 and 2.
1- For first grade students…high frequency word checklist …
2- Dolch list words on PP-grade 2 levels.
Alphabet mat
Sight word cards
Learning stations
In Grade 2
Writing Journal/holiday journal
Key words
Text
Formative- teacher observation,
student participation
Summative-
Student Self - Assessment-