Week of:
Language
Arts
Language Arts
Reading
Phonics/Vocabu
lary
(Genre & Comprehension
Skill)
Language Arts
Fig.19 Skill
Writing
John Drugan K-8 2nd- 9 Weeks at a Glance
2015-2016
43 Instructional Days
Grade: First
Essential Question: “______________________?”
Expository Text Samples: Bios, Auto bio, Newspapers, Websites, e-mail Novel: Stone Fox
Math
Science
Social Studies
Health
Technology
1.Fig. 19A- Establish
Informational Text
Newspaper
1.10- ID the features
of nonfiction
Week 1
Oct. 12-16
Word Play
Lesson 3638
Assessment
1.10A- Determine
whether a story is
true or a fantasy and
explain why.
purposes for reading
selected texts based
upon desired outcome to
enhance comprehension.
(to be informed, be
entertained, to enjoy
language, become
involved in real/imagined
events/setting/actions)
See Writing Plan
Treasures
Unit 2
Wk. 2
Unit 6: Developing Sums and
Minuends to 10
1.2A,1.3A, 1.3B(T), 1.3E,
1.3F,1.5D 1.5 E, 1.5F(T) ,
1.5G(T) , 1.3C, 1.3D(T)
Process Standards: 1.1A,
1.1B,1.1C,1.1D,1.1E, 1.1F,1.1G
1.2(A) recognize instantly the
quantity of structured
arrangements SS
1.3(A) use concrete and pictorial
models to determine the sum of a
multiple of ten and a one‐digit
number in problems up to 99 SS
1.3(B) use objects and pictorial
models to solve word problems
involving joining, separating, and
comparing sets within 20 and
unknowns as any one of the terms
in the problem such as 2+4=___;
3+___=7; and 5 = ____‐3 SS
84%, 68%, 87%
1.3(C) compose 10 with two or
more addends with and without
concrete objects SS
Investigating Force, Motion, and
Energy
Unit 4: Thinking Like a
Geographer
Unit 03: Investigating Force, Motion,
and Energy
1.4A locate places using the
four cardinal directions
1.1A; 1.2CDE; 1.4A; 1.6ABCD
1.4B describe the location of
self and objects relative to
other locations in the classroom
and school
*1.6A- identify/discuss how different
forms of energy are important to
everyday life (light-sunlight/artificial
light, heatSun/fire/seasons/appliances, soundsafety)
1.3C- Ben Franklin & Thomas
Edison- inventor of the light Bulb
*1.6B- predict/describe how magnet
can be used to push /pull -attract
object (attract- between 2 magnets/
between a magnet & magnetic
material; repelling- between 2
magnets)
1.6C- describe change in location of
object (closer to, nearer to, farther
from)
1.6D- demonstrate/record ways
objects can move (straight line,
zig/zag, up/down, fast/slow,
back/forth, round/round, back &
forth)
1.5A create and use simple
maps such as maps of the
home, classroom, school, and
community
1.5B locate the community,
Texas, and the US on maps and
globes
*1.6A identify and describe the
physical characteristics of
place: Landforms, bodies of
water, natural resources, and
weather
*1.6B identify examples of and
uses for natural resources in the
community, state, and nation
*1.6C identify and describe
how the human characteristics
of place such as shelter,
clothing, food, and activities
are based upon geographic
location
1.2A- identify and
use protective
equipment to
prevent injury
1.6Cperform
basic
software
application
functions,
including
opening an
application
and
creating,
modifying,
printing,
and saving
files
Treasures
Unit 2
Wk. 3
Informational Text
Magazine
Week 2
Oct. 19-23
1.13A- Identify the
topic and explain the
author’s purpose in
writing about the text
(to tell about, to
explain, to tell how to
do something)
Word Play
Lesson 3940
*1.14A- Restate the
main idea, heard or
read Readiness
Standard
1.4C- Establish purpose
for reading selected
texts (to be informed, to
follow directions, to be
entertained)
Unit 6: Developing Sums and
Minuends to 10
1.2A,1.3A, 1.3B(T), 1.3E,
1.3F,1.5D 1.5 E, 1.5F(T) ,
1.5G(T) , 1.3C, 1.3D(T)
Process Standards: 1.1A,
1.1B,1.1C,1.1D,1.1E, 1.1F,1.1G
1.3(D) apply basic fact strategies
to add and subtract within 20,
including making 10 and
decomposing a number leading to
a 10 SS 69%, 87%, 60%
1.3(E) explain strategies used to
solve addition and subtraction
problems up to 20 using spoken
words, objects, pictorial models,
and number sentences SS
1.3(F)* generate and solve
problem situations when given a
number sentence involving
addition or subtraction of
numbers within 2 RS
Investigating Force, Motion, and
Energy
Unit 4: Thinking Like a
Geographer
Unit 03: Investigating Force, Motion,
and Energy (11 days)
1.4A locate places using the
four cardinal directions
1.1A; 1.2CDE; 1.4A; 1.6ABCD
1.4B describe the location of
self and objects relative to
other locations in the classroom
and school
*1.6A- identify/discuss how different
forms of energy are important to
everyday life (light-sunlight/artificial
light, heatSun/fire/seasons/appliances, soundsafety)
1.3C- Ben Franklin & Thomas
Edison- inventor of the light Bulb
*1.6B- predict/describe how magnet
can be used to push /pull -attract
object (attract- between 2 magnets/
between a magnet & magnetic
material; repelling- between 2
magnets)
1.6C- describe change in location of
object (closer to, nearer to, farther
from)
1.6D- demonstrate/record ways
objects can move (straight line,
zig/zag, up/down, fast/slow,
back/forth, round/round, back &
forth)
1.5A create and use simple
maps such as maps of the
home, classroom, school, and
community
1.5B locate the community,
Texas, and the US on maps and
globes
*1.6A identify and describe the
physical characteristics of
place: Landforms, bodies of
water, natural resources, and
weather
*1.6B identify examples of and
uses for natural resources in the
community, state, and nation
*1.6C identify and describe
how the human characteristics
of place such as shelter,
clothing, food, and activities
are based upon geographic
location
1.2A- identify and
use protective
equipment to
prevent injury
1.6Cperform
basic
software
application
functions,
including
opening an
application
and
creating,
modifying,
printing,
and saving
files
Week 3
Oct. 26-30
Early Release
Treasures
Unit 2
Wk. 4
Word Play
Lesson 4142
Informational Text
E-mail articles
*1.14B- Identify
important facts or
details in text, heard
or read (fact/details
that support the main
idea by telling how,
when, what, where,
why, how much, how
many focus on one
paragraph or short
selection) Readiness
Standard
*1.14C-Retell the
order of events in a
text by referring to the
words and/or
illustrations (first,
next, second, third,
after) Readiness
Standard
1.Fig. 19B- Ask literal
questions of text.
(?Before/?After/?During
reading; Literal ?-who,
what, when, where, why,
& how)
Unit 6: Developing Sums and
Minuends to 10
1.2A,1.3A, 1.3B(T), 1.3E,
1.3F,1.5D 1.5 E, 1.5F(T) ,
1.5G(T) , 1.3C, 1.3D(T)
Process Standards: 1.1A,
1.1B,1.1C,1.1D,1.1E, 1.1F,1.1G
1.5(D) represent word problems
involving addition and subtraction
of whole numbers up to 20 using
concrete and pictorial models and
number sentences RS
1.5(E) understand that the equal
sign represents a relationship
where expressions on each side of
the equal sign represent the same
value(s) SS
Investigating the Natural World:
Rocks, Soil, and Water
Unit 04: Investigating the Natural
World: Rocks, Soil, and Water (15
days)
1.1A; 1.2ABCDE; 1.4A; 1.7ABC
*1.7A- Observe, compare, describe,
sort components of soil (size- very
small (clay), medium (loamy soil),
large (sand), texture- rough, smooth,
sticky, color (gray, black, brown, rust,
tan, beige), components-air, water,
organic material, minerals)
1.7B- Identify/describe natural
resources of water (streams, lakes,
oceans, pond, river, glacier)
1.7C- gather evidence of how rocks,
soil, water help to make useful
products (building, making jewelry,
recycling, collecting rain water)
1.3C- Florence Bascom (geologist)
Unit 4: Thinking Like a
Geographer
1.4A locate places using the
four cardinal directions
1.4B describe the location of
self and objects relative to
other locations in the classroom
and school
1.5A create and use simple
maps such as maps of the
home, classroom, school, and
community
1.5B locate the community,
Texas, and the US on maps and
globes
*1.6A identify and describe the
physical characteristics of
place: Landforms, bodies of
water, natural resources, and
weather
*1.6B identify examples of and
uses for natural resources in the
community, state, and nation
*1.6C identify and describe
how the human characteristics
of place such as shelter,
clothing, food, and activities
are based upon geographic
location
Red Ribbon Week
1.2C- explain the
harmful effects of,
and how to avoid,
alcohol, tobacco,
and other drugs
1.1Ccreate
original
products
using a
variety of
resources
1.1Dcreate and
execute
steps to
accomplish
a task
1.2Cformat
digital
information,
including
font
attributes,
color, white
space,
graphics,
and
animation,
for a
defined
audience &
communicati
on medium
Treasures
Unit 2
Wk. 5
Informational Text
science, social
studies text
Week 4
Nov. 2-6
*1.14D- Use text
features (title, table of
contents, illustrations,
bold/italicized text,
charts & graphs) to
locate specific
information in text.
Readiness Standard
Word Play
Lesson 4344
*1.4B- Ask relevant
questions, seek
clarification, and locate
facts and details
about stories and other
texts. (Literal ?- who is
main character, setting,
topic?  focus on one
paragraph at a time)
Unit 6: Developing Sums and
Minuends to 10
1.2A,1.3A, 1.3B(T), 1.3E,
1.3F,1.5D 1.5 E, 1.5F(T) ,
1.5G(T) , 1.3C, 1.3D(T)
Process Standards: 1.1A,
1.1B,1.1C,1.1D,1.1E, 1.1F,1.1G
1.5(F) determine the unknown
whole number in an addition or
subtraction equation when the
unknown may be any one of the
three or four terms in the equation
SS 39%, 14%, 59%
1.5(G)* apply properties of
operations to add and subtract two
or three numbers RS 39%, 30%,
88%
Investigating the Natural World:
Rocks, Soil, and Water
Unit 4: Thinking Like a
Geographer
Unit 04: Investigating the Natural
World: Rocks, Soil, and Water (15
days)
1.4A locate places using the
four cardinal directions
1.1A; 1.2ABCDE; 1.4A; 1.7ABC
*1.7A- Observe, compare, describe,
sort components of soil (size- very
small (clay), medium (loamy soil),
large (sand), texture- rough, smooth,
sticky, color (gray, black, brown, rust,
tan, beige), components-air, water,
organic material, minerals)
1.7B- Identify/describe natural
resources of water (streams, lakes,
oceans, pond, river, glacier)
1.7C- gather evidence of how rocks,
soil, water help to make useful
products (building, making jewelry,
recycling, collecting rain water)
1.3C- Florence Bascom (geologist)
1.4B describe the location of
self and objects relative to
other locations in the classroom
and school
1.5A create and use simple
maps such as maps of the
home, classroom, school, and
community
1.5B locate the community,
Texas, and the US on maps and
globes
*1.6A identify and describe the
physical characteristics of
place: Landforms, bodies of
water, natural resources, and
weather
*1.6B identify examples of and
uses for natural resources in the
community, state, and nation
*1.6C identify and describe
how the human characteristics
of place such as shelter,
clothing, food, and activities
are based upon geographic
location
1.2C- explain the
harmful effects of,
and how to avoid,
alcohol, tobacco,
and other drugs
1.1Ccreate
original
products
using a
variety of
resources
1.1Dcreate and
execute
steps to
accomplish
a task
1.2Cformat
digital
information,
including
font
attributes,
color, white
space,
graphics,
and
animation,
for a
defined
audience &
communicati
on medium
Treasures
Unit 3
Wk. 1
Week 5
Nov. 9-13
Veteran’s Day
Nov. 11
No School
Word Play
Lesson 4445
Procedural Text
Recipe/Game
1.15A- Follow written
multi-step directions with
picture cues to assist with
understanding (Text that
Explain How Something
Works-instructions,
directions, manuals; Text
that Tell How To Do an
Activity-recipe, game,
rules, scientific method)
1.15B- Explain the
meanings of specific signs
& symbols (map features,
STOP sign, traffic lights,
EXIT, poison symbols,
warning signs, Symbols that
represent something else-+,
$, #, &).
1.Fig. 19C- Monitor and
adjust comprehension
(using background
knowledge, creating
sensory images, rereading a portion aloud).
Unit 7: Number Patterns
1.5 A, 1.5B, Process Standards:
1.1C,1.1D
1.5(A) recite numbers forward
and backward from any given
number between 1 and 120 SS
1.5(B)* skip count by twos, fives,
and tens to determine the total
number of objects up to 120 in a
set SS
Investigating the Natural World:
Rocks, Soil, and Water
Unit 04: Investigating the Natural
World: Rocks, Soil, and Water (15
days)
1.1A; 1.2ABCDE; 1.4A; 1.7ABC
*1.7A- Observe, compare, describe,
sort components of soil (size- very
small (clay), medium (loamy soil),
large (sand), texture- rough, smooth,
sticky, color (gray, black, brown, rust,
tan, beige), components-air, water,
organic material, minerals)
1.7B- Identify/describe natural
resources of water (streams, lakes,
oceans, pond, river, glacier)
1.7C- gather evidence of how rocks,
soil, water help to make useful
products (building, making jewelry,
recycling, collecting rain water)
1.3C- Florence Bascom (geologist)
Unit 5: Celebrating Our
Community
1.1A describe the origins of
customs, holidays, and
celebrations of the community,
state, and nation: San Jacinto
Day, Independence Day, and
Veterans Day
1.1B compare the observance
of holidays and celebrations,
past and present.
*1.15A describe and explain
the importance of various
beliefs, customs, language, and
traditions of families and
communities
1.15B explain the way folktales
and legends: Aesop's fables
reflect beliefs, customs,
language, and traditions of
communities.
1.2D- identify
ways to avoid
weapons and
drugs or harming
oneself or another
person by staying
away from
dangerous
situations and
reporting to an
adult
1.1Ccreate
original
products
using a
variety of
resources
1.1Dcreate and
execute
steps to
accomplish
a task
1.2Cformat
digital
information,
including
font
attributes,
color, white
space,
graphics,
and
animation,
for a
defined
audience &
communicati
on medium
Procedural Text
Week 6
Nov. 16-20
Treasures
Unit 3
Wk. 2
Word Play
Lesson
45-46
How to make a
Craft/
1.15A- Follow written
multi-step directions with
picture cues to assist with
understanding (Text that
Explain How Something
Works-instructions,
directions, manuals; Text
that Tell How To Do an
Activity-recipe, game,
rules, scientific method)
1.4C- monitor
comprehension, making
corrections and
adjustments when that
understanding breaks
down (identifying clues,
using background
knowledge, generating
questions, re-reading a
portion aloud, create
sensory images, ask for
help)
Unit 8: Attributes of Coins
1.4A, 1.4B, 1.4C(T) Process
Standards: 1.1A, 1.1D
1.4(A)* identify U.S. coins
including pennies, nickels, dimes
and quarters by value and
describe the relationships between
them SS 94%
1.4(B) write a number with the
cent symbol to describe the value
of a coin SS
1.4(C)* use relationships to count
by twos, fives, and tens to
determine the
value of a collection of pennies,
nickels and/or dimes RS 26%,
45%, 78%
Investigating Natural Resources
Through Conservation
Unit 5: Celebrating Our
Community
Unit 05: Investigating Natural
Resources Through Conservation (8
days)
1.1A describe the origins of
customs, holidays, and
celebrations of the community,
state, and nation: San Jacinto
Day, Independence Day, and
Veterans Day
1.1C; 1.3A; 1.4A; 1.7C
1.1C- identify/learn how to use
natural resources/materials
(conservation, reuse/recycle of paper,
plastic, metals)
1.1B compare the observance
of holidays and celebrations,
past and present.
*1.15A describe and explain
the importance of various
beliefs, customs, language, and
traditions of families and
communities
1.15B explain the way folktales
and legends: Aesop's fables
reflect beliefs, customs,
language, and traditions of
communities.
1.2D- identify
ways to avoid
weapons and
drugs or harming
oneself or another
person by staying
away from
dangerous
situations and
reporting to an
adult
1.1C- create
original
products
using a
variety of
resources
1.1D- create
and execute
steps to
accomplish a
task
1.2C- format
digital
information,
including font
attributes,
color, white
space,
graphics, and
animation, for
a defined
audience &
communicatio
n medium
Treasures
Unit 3
Wk.3
Week 7
Nov. 30-Dec 4
Signs and Symbols
Word Play
Lesson 4748
1.15B- Explain the
meanings of specific
signs & symbols (map
features, STOP sign,
traffic lights, EXIT,
poison symbols, warning
signs, Symbols that
represent something
else-+, $, #, &).
*1.Fig.19D- Make
inferences about text &
use textual evidence to
support
Understanding (title,
cover, illustrations, plot,
facts/details, background
knowledge)
Readiness Standard
1.4A- Confirm predictions
about what will
happen next in text by
“reading the part
that tells.” (stopping
regularly to summarize
what is being read, check
& revise
predictionsfocus on
one paragraph or entire
text
Unit 8: Attributes of Coins
1.4A, 1.4B, 1.4C(T) Process
Standards: 1.1A, 1.1D
1.4(A)* identify U.S. coins
including pennies, nickels, dimes
and quarters by value and
describe the relationships between
them SS 94%
1.4(B) write a number with the
cent symbol to describe the value
of a coin SS
1.4(C)* use relationships to count
by twos, fives, and tens to
determine the
value of a collection of pennies,
nickels and/or dimes RS 26%,
45%, 78%
Investigating Natural Resources
Through Conservation
Unit 5: Celebrating Our
Community
Unit 05: Investigating Natural
Resources Through Conservation (8
days)
1.1A describe the origins of
customs, holidays, and
celebrations of the community,
state, and nation: San Jacinto
Day, Independence Day, and
Veterans Day
1.1C; 1.3A; 1.4A; 1.7C
1.1C- identify/learn how to use
natural resources/materials
(conservation, reuse/recycle of paper,
plastic, metals)
1.1B compare the observance
of holidays and celebrations,
past and present.
*1.15A describe and explain
the importance of various
beliefs, customs, language, and
traditions of families and
communities
1.15B explain the way folktales
and legends: Aesop's fables
reflect beliefs, customs,
language, and traditions of
communities.
1.2E- identify
safety rules that
help to prevent
poisoning
1.6C- perform
basic software
application
functions,
including
opening an
application
and creating,
modifying,
printing, and
saving files
Comprehensive
Assessment
Fiction
Week 8
Dec. 7-11
Mike Finn, Kasey
Johns, Johnny
Appleseed, John
Henry
Word Play
Lesson 4950
Fantasy, Realistic Fiction,
Fables, Myths, Legends,
Historical Fiction)(Mike
Finke, Casey Jones, Johnny
Appleseed, John Henry, )
*1.9A- Describe the plot
(problem and solution) and
retell a story’s beginning,
middle, and end with
attention to the sequence of
events Readiness St.
1.Fig. 19E- Retell or act
out important events in
stories in logical order
(draw a picture, present
dramatic interpretation,
orally retell order of
events) Readiness
Standard
*1.Fig. 19F- Make
connections to own
experiences, to ideas in
other texts, and to the
larger community, and
discuss textual evidence
(own experiences, ideas
in other text, larger
community)
*1.9B- Describe characters
in a story and the reasons
for their actions and feelings
(physical traits, emotional
traits, personal traits,
characters actions)
Readiness Standard
Week 9
Dec. 14-18
(5 days)
Early Release
Dec. 18
Review
Technology Projects:
Take Home Project:
Review
Review
Author’s Wall Post
Treasures
Unit 3
Wk. 4
Unit 9: Numeration 50-80
1.2B,1.2C(T),1.2D,1.2E(T)
Process Standards: 1.1C, 1.1D,
1.1E
1.2(B)* use concrete and pictorial
models to compose and
decompose numbers up to 120 in
more than one way as so many
hundreds, so many tens, and so
many ones SS
1.2(D) generate a number that is
greater than or less than a given
whole number up to 120 SS
1.2(E) use place value to compare
whole numbers up to 120 using
comparative language SS
1.2(C)* use objects, pictures, and
expanded and standard forms to
represent
numbers up to 120 RS
Investigating Objects in the Sky
Unit 07: Investigating Objects in the
Sky (10 days)
1.2D; 1.3B; 1.4A; 1.8BC
*1.8B- observe/record changes in
appearance of objects in sky (clouds,
1.8C- Identify characteristics of day
& night
Unit 5: Celebrating Our
Community
1.1A describe the origins of
customs, holidays, and
celebrations of the community,
state, and nation: San Jacinto
Day, Independence Day, and
Veterans Day
1.2F- identify and
describe safe
bicycle skills
1.4Cevaluate
products prior
to final
submission
Review
Review
1.1B compare the observance
of holidays and celebrations,
past and present.
*1.15A describe and explain the
importance of various beliefs,
customs, language, and
traditions of families and
communities
1.15B explain the way folktales
and legends: Aesop's fables
reflect beliefs, customs,
language, and traditions of
communities.
(NEW) Personal Financial
Literacy(5 days)
1.9 A 1.9 B , 1.9 C (T) 1.9 D
Process Standards: 1.1 A, 1.1 E,
1.1 F, 1.1 C
1.9(A) define money earned as
income SS 84%
1.9(B) identify income as a means
of obtaining goods and services,
often times making choice
between wants and needs SS
1.9(C) distinguish between
spending and saving SS 87%,
84%, 90%
1.9(D) consider charitable giving
SS
Investigating Objects in the Sky
Unit 07: Investigating Objects in the
Sky (10 days)
1.2D; 1.3B; 1.4A; 1.8BC
*1.8B- observe/record changes in
appearance of objects in sky (clouds,
Moon, stars  Sun)
1.8C- Identify characteristics of day
& night
Review