Updated 8-25-14
Library Curriculum Connections At-A-Glance
Check the Planner for Unit Plans and Critical Lists for Vocabulary, etc
Unit 1: Theme Related Library Resources
Grade 1 Unit 1 ELA Theme: All About Us: What makes you special?
Literature
Selection
Start Smart
Big Book
Animal Alphabet
Start Smart
Readers
We Can!
We Like to Go!
We Have!
We Can!
Here We Are!
Look and See!
Genre
Big Book
Informational
Text/ ABC
Book
Technology
/Media
McGraw Hill
Treasures
TE p. 137 I, J
MEDIA LITERACY
Examples of Media- How is it a source
of news; photos
TERMS
mouse, cursor
monitor, click
drag, keyboard
disk drive, disk
WK THEME:
Welcome to 1st Grade
Comprehension
Strategies and
Skills
Text Features/
Literary
Elements/
LTs
Writing
Writer’s Workshop
Listening
Comprehension
Read
DecodableText
Strategy Analyze
story structure,
Summarize,
Analyze Text
Structure
Skill
Sequence of
Events, Character,
Plot, Details, Retell
Reading- I Can
identify…
main parts of a
book…
rhyming
words…
characters
Writing:
- Shared Writing:
Sentences
- Interactive Writing:
Sentences
- Independent Writing:
Sentences
Written and
illustrated by Nancy
Tafuri
Main
Selection
Literary Text/
Fiction
Paired Sel.
Informational
Text/ Exposit.
WK THEME:
We are Special
I Can, Too!
Written by Cathy
Roper
Illustrated by
Sofia Balzola
WK THEME:
Ready, Set, Move!
Main
Selection
Literary Text/
Fiction
Paired Sel.
Informational
Text/
Expository
1st Grade Theme
Project is the
creation of an “All
About Me” book
Text Features
topics includes
photographs,
labels. NF
selections include
student interests—
soccer, etc..
Writing genre is
personal narrative.
IC:
Guiding Questions
1st Six Weeks OI:
Citizenship and Health
(Balance & Stability)
Citizenship & Health – 4 weeks
Writer's Workshop:
-Routines and
Procedures
Digital Camera
Pam and Sam
IC #1 Citizenship and Health
Genre
Fiction, Expository
Strategy
Analyze Story
Structure
Skill
Character and
Setting
Photographs
Genre
Fiction, Expository
Strategy
Sequence of
Events
Character and
Setting
Labels
Grammar/Mechanics:
- Sentences
- Sentence capitalization
Writer's Workshop:
-Trait: Ideas and Voice
-Genre: Personal
Narrative
Reading
—I Can…tell
the difference
between fable
and fantasy
Grammar/Mechanics:
- Word Order
- Sentence Punctuation
Writer's Workshop:
- Trait: Organization
- Skill: Spelling Strategies
LT
I Can…
*express ideas orally
based on knowledge and
experiences
Guiding Questions:
*How do family and
school add balance and
stability to your life?
*How does good
citizenship help build
balance and stability in
your life?
*How can staying
healthy help you build
balance and stability for
learning?
MIND MISSIONS –
-Good Citizens RULE- Bad Bunny
(good character traits)
-21st C. Team Builders
(Life Long Learners)
Brainstorming, Teambuilding
SOCIAL STUDIES
Celebrations:
* Independence Day, July 4
*Patriot Day, 9/11 (Thursday)
* Constitution Day, 9/17
(terms: Constitution, rights)
*Columbus Day, 10/13
Patriotic songs—America,
Star Spangled Banner
Rules, laws
HEALTH
Rules--Safety at home and in the
neighborhood (bike, automobile,
play, school bus safety)
“Healthy Me Project” – students
share what they know about a
variety of healthy habits
Healthy habits--Nutrition, Sleep,
Exercise, Cleanliness and hygiene,
Dental Care
Common illnesses, Germs Disease,
Five Senses
SCIENCE
Investigation & reasoning skills
Weather Watchers-- record
weather conditions, relative temp,
etc., (create a chart)
Literature
Selection
How You Grew
Time For Kids
Informational
Genre
Main
Selection
Informational
Text/
Expository
WK THEME:
Growing Up
Flip
Written by Ezra R.
Tanaka
Illustrated by
Michael Garland
Main
Selection
Literary Text/
Fiction
Paired Sel.
Informational
Text/
Expository
Technology/
Media
IC LESSON US
Constitution Day:
Floating Lesson
It is a first grade TEK
for students to have
knowledge of
Constitution Day.
PebbleGo! Social
Studies has an
entry for this
celebration and
July 4 under
Holidays
IC LESSON
Weather Watchers
Floating Lesson
Students will begin to
record and keep a
chart of weather
throughout the year--
WK THEME:
Pets
Wk 5-6
Soccer
Written by Patrick
Lee
Photographs by
Ken Cavanagh
WK THEME:
Playing Together
Main
Selection
Informational
Text/
Expository
Paired
Selection
Literary Text/
Poetry
IC LESSONS (6)
Classroom:
“Healthy Me
Project” – students
share what they
know about a
variety of healthy
habits
related book:
Germs Make Me
Sick by Melvin
Berger
Comprehension
Strategies and
Skills
Genre
Expository
Strategy
Analyze Text
Structure
Skill
Sequence of
Events
What is
informational text?
Genre
Fiction, Expository
Strategy
Analyze Story
Structure
Skill
Plot
Compare Fiction
and Expository
Genre
Fiction, Poetry
Strategy
Analyze Text
Structure
Skill
Author’s Purpose
Text Features
Literary
Elements
Book Parts
Writing
Writer’s Workshop
Grammar/Mechanics:
- Statements
- Sentence Punctuation
Writer's Workshop:
- Trait: Conventions
- Genre: Personal
Narrative
- Skill: Writing Process
List
Oral language
I Can-understand the
structure of a
fiction story
Grammar/Mechanics:
- Questions and
Exclamations
- Sentence Punctuation
Writer's Workshop:
-Trait: Word Choice
Adjectives- “sparkly”
words
Rhyme
McGraw–Hill Texas Treasures, TE Grade 1; Plano ISD Elementary ELA Planner, IC Planner, Writer’s Workshop
ICP: OI
Guiding Questions
Guiding Questions
*How do family and
school add balance and
stability to your life?
*How does good
citizenship help build
balance and stability in
your life?
*How can staying
healthy help you build
balance and stability for
learning?
1st Six Weeks OI:
Citizenship and Health
(Balance & Stability)
I Wonder topics:
Social Studies:
Create a new product that helps
keep people safe.
Read about a leader and create a
product to communicate examples
of how they showed some
leadership traits.
Health
Plan and conduct a science
investigation to see what colored
drinks stain the teeth the most.
Use a boiled egg or other substance
to represent the teeth.
Create an advertisement about
staying healthy.
Pretend you are a germ and draw a
cartoon about your life.
Grammar/Mechanics:
- Writing Sentences
- Sentence Punctuation
Choose a current event that relates
to good health and create a poster
making people aware.
Writer's Workshop:
-Trait: Conventions
-Skill: Meeting with the
Teacher
**Student Choice - Be sure to ask
your teacher first.