Library Curriculum Connections At-A-Glance
Grade 1 Unit 4 Theme: Let’s Team Up Essential Question: How do teams work together?
Literature
Selection
Drakes Tail
retold by Ruby
Bell
illustrated by
Richard Bernal
Genre
Main Selection
Literary Text/
Folktale
Paired
Selection
Informational
Text/
Expository
WK THEME
Teammates
Gram and Me
By Miriam Cohen
Illustrated by
Floyd Cooper
WK THEME
Family Time
“César Chávez”
Time For Kids
WK THEME
Helping the
Community
Main Selection
Literary
Text/Fiction
Paired
Selection
Informational
Text/
Expository
Main Selection
Informational
Text/
Expository
Technology/ Media
McGraw-Hill
TX Treasures, p. 143 I, J
TERMS
video player, application
play button, stop button
Online dictionary
SEE Discovery Techbook for
all Science topics (you must
log in to Discovery
Education to view the
Techbook)
IC LESSON Changing States of
Matter, Parts 1-3. Discovery
Techbook
IC LESSON Light Energy
Related resource request—
books about Ben Franklin
Folktale setting and
character—compare two or
three versions of a common
tale
Using a Dictionary
How are online dictionaries
different than print? Search
a common topic through
dictionaries on our Research
Tools area—the Sun,
animals (?) for evaluation of
the sites or print examples
(URL, captions, other text
features, pictures, author’s
purpose for the site? Guide
words, etc.. )
Comprehension
Strategies and
Skills
Vocabulary
Strategies
Comprehension
- Genre: Fiction,
Expository
- Strategy: Ask
Questions
- Skill: Character
and Setting
- Retell
Use a
Dictionary
MultipleMeaning
Words
Text
Features/
Literary
Elements/
Study
Skills
Captions
IC--OC: Systems OI: Physical Science
Unit 4 Theme Related Library Resources
Writing
Writer's
Workshop:
- Genre:
Persuasive
Paragraph
Comprehension
Genre:
Expository
-Strategy: Ask
Questions
Skill: Retell
Draw Conclusions
ELA LT “I can
…explain the
characteristics of a
fable.. use text
evidence to find
and answer test
questions
How are systems a
part of your life?
How is each part
important to the
whole system?
What would the
world be like
without systems?
ELA LT—I can ask
questions about a
story...make and
confirm predictions
Comprehension
- Genre: Folktale,
Expository
- Strategy: Ask
Questions
- Skill: Character
and Setting
- Retell
OI Guiding
Questions
Compound
Words
Use a
Dictionary:
Context
Clues
Numerical
Lists
Telephone
Directory
Writer's
Workshop:
- Genre:
Persuasive
Letter
Writer's
Workshop:
- Trait:
Organization
updated 12-16-14
4th OI:
Physical Science / Systems
Units begin Feb 2-March 20
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
K-5 Science Critical
Vocabulary
Unit 1
Matter Unit Plan
(SEE Planner)
Critical Vocabulary 4th OI
evaporate, freeze, melt , texture
Matter – classification (by observable
properties) , 5 senses, ways to sort
Measurement tools
Solids, Liquids, Gasses (review)
Changing States of Matter
physical state, properties
Energy-heat
sound (sound waves, volume)
light (reflection, mirrors, shadow,
Sun, human eye)
Magnetic force
Motion – How things move, inclined
plane
EIE Engineering Unit -Designing
windmills: mechanical engineers
IC Calendar
Campus Science Fairs Dec 1-Jan 16
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Jan 19
Black History Month
February
Presidents Day
Feb 16
Literature
Selection
The Kite
by Arnold Lobel
Genre
Main Selection
Literary
Text/Fiction
Paired
Selection
Informational
Text/
Expository
WK THEME
Better Together
Technology/ Media
ELA COMPUTER LITERACY
- Using the Internet
- Internet Safety
Systems in the Library
…..pick one—or all
(technology, books, signs,
symbols, charts, etc )
MEDIA LITERACY
Understand the nature of
sound and its use in media
Animal Teams
by Rachel Mann
Main Selection
Informational
Text/ Expos.
Paired
Selection
Literary Text
/Poetry
Comprehension
Genre: Fiction,
Expository
Strategy:
Visualize
Skill: Plot
Retell
Vocabulary
Strategies
Text
Features/
Literary
Elements/
Study
Skills
Word Parts:
Inflectional
Endings -ing
and -ed
Chart
Use Context
Clues:
Syntax and
Semantic
Clues
Repetition
and
Rhythm
Review and
Assess
Signs and
Symbols,
Charts,
Floor
Plans
Writing
Writer's
Workshop:
- Trait: Ideas
-Genre:
Story
Narrative
ELA LT “I can
explain what a
folktale is”
Comprehension
Genre:
Expository,
Poetry
Strategy:
Visualize
Skill: Retell
Main Idea and
Details
Writer's
Workshop:
- Trait: Voice
-Genre:
Story
Narrative
ELA LT “ I can
explain the
difference between
fiction and
expository text”
WK THEME
Animal Teams
Show What You
Know
Comprehension
Strategies and
Skills
Fiction,
Expository
Literacy
Activities
Character and
Setting, Context
Clues, Retell,
Labels, Captions
WK THEME
Review and Assess
McGraw–Hill TexasTreasures, TE Grade 1; Plano ISD Elementary ELA Planner, Writer’s Workshop, IC Planner
Newspaper
Writer's
Workshop:
-Trait:
Conventions
OI Guiding
Questions
4th OI:
Physical Science / Systems
Units begin Feb 2-March 20