Week 27: Pets and Responsibility (Quarter Review)

Objective: Student will identify and correctly use pet-care vocabulary in spoken and written sentences about Pets and Responsibility.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)

Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (pet-care vocabulary) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review pet-care vocabulary in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying pet-care vocabulary together. 3) Child attempts pet-care vocabulary with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices pet-care vocabulary, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates pet-care vocabulary correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will construct complete sentences that correctly apply responsibility words while talking about Pets and Responsibility.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)

Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (responsibility words) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review responsibility words in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying responsibility words together. 3) Child attempts responsibility words with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices responsibility words, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates responsibility words correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will compare correct and incorrect examples of complete sentences, explaining what makes each one right or wrong.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)

Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (complete sentences) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review complete sentences in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying complete sentences together. 3) Child attempts complete sentences with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices complete sentences, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates complete sentences correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will sort words and pictures related to Pets and Responsibility based on pet-care vocabulary.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)

Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (pet-care vocabulary) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review pet-care vocabulary in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying pet-care vocabulary together. 3) Child attempts pet-care vocabulary with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices pet-care vocabulary, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates pet-care vocabulary correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will independently demonstrate mastery of pet-care vocabulary by producing 3-4 original examples tied to Pets and Responsibility.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L (grammar, vocabulary, and sentence construction)

Materials: Picture cards and vocabulary cards related to this week's theme, paper, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (pet-care vocabulary) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review pet-care vocabulary in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying pet-care vocabulary together. 3) Child attempts pet-care vocabulary with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices pet-care vocabulary, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates pet-care vocabulary correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will model and explain counting to 100 using hands-on manipulatives related to Pets and Responsibility.

Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)

Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (counting to 100) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review counting to 100 in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying counting to 100 together. 3) Child attempts counting to 100 with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices counting to 100, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates counting to 100 correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will solve guided problems involving addition/subtraction, explaining each step aloud.

Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)

Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (addition/subtraction) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review addition/subtraction in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying addition/subtraction together. 3) Child attempts addition/subtraction with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices addition/subtraction, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates addition/subtraction correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will apply measurement to solve a themed word problem connected to Pets and Responsibility.

Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)

Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (measurement) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review measurement in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying measurement together. 3) Child attempts measurement with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices measurement, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates measurement correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will check work and compare strategies for graphing with a partner or parent.

Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)

Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (graphing) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review graphing in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying graphing together. 3) Child attempts graphing with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices graphing, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates graphing correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will independently complete a mixed-problem challenge demonstrating counting to 100.

Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT (grade-level number, operations, and measurement standards)

Materials: Counters or small objects, number line or ten-frame, paper for recording

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (counting to 100) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review counting to 100 in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying counting to 100 together. 3) Child attempts counting to 100 with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices counting to 100, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates counting to 100 correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will make and record observations related to habitats in the context of Pets and Responsibility.

Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (habitats) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review habitats in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying habitats together. 3) Child attempts habitats with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices habitats, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates habitats correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will conduct a simple hands-on investigation to explore animal needs.

Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (animal needs) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review animal needs in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying animal needs together. 3) Child attempts animal needs with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices animal needs, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates animal needs correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will explain cause-and-effect relationships involving adaptations.

Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (adaptations) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review adaptations in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying adaptations together. 3) Child attempts adaptations with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices adaptations, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates adaptations correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will compare and classify examples related to earth's land features and Pets and Responsibility.

Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (Earth's land features) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Earth's land features in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying earth's land features together. 3) Child attempts earth's land features with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices earth's land features, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates earth's land features correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will summarize and share what was learned this week about habitats.

Standard: NGSS (observe, describe, and explain patterns in the natural world)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards or real objects, observation journal, crayons

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (habitats) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review habitats in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying habitats together. 3) Child attempts habitats with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices habitats, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates habitats correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will describe and discuss geography as it relates to Pets and Responsibility.

Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (geography) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review geography in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying geography together. 3) Child attempts geography with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices geography, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates geography correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will identify roles and responsibilities connected to habitats.

Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (habitats) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review habitats in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying habitats together. 3) Child attempts habitats with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices habitats, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates habitats correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will connect jobs to examples in our own community.

Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (jobs) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review jobs in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying jobs together. 3) Child attempts jobs with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices jobs, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates jobs correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will compare different perspectives or places related to environmental responsibility.

Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (environmental responsibility) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review environmental responsibility in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying environmental responsibility together. 3) Child attempts environmental responsibility with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices environmental responsibility, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates environmental responsibility correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will reflect on and summarize what was learned about geography.

Standard: C3 Framework D2 (civics, geography, and community relationships)

Materials: Theme-related picture cards, simple map or chart as needed, paper

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (geography) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review geography in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying geography together. 3) Child attempts geography with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices geography, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates geography correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will read a text connected to Pets and Responsibility and retell it while focusing on key details.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)

Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (key details) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review key details in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying key details together. 3) Child attempts key details with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices key details, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates key details correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will identify key details in the text that relate to text features.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)

Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (text features) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review text features in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying text features together. 3) Child attempts text features with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices text features, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates text features correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will ask and answer questions about the text using retelling.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)

Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (retelling) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review retelling in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying retelling together. 3) Child attempts retelling with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices retelling, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates retelling correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will compare two texts or passages related to Pets and Responsibility using comparing texts.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)

Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (comparing texts) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review comparing texts in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying comparing texts together. 3) Child attempts comparing texts with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices comparing texts, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates comparing texts correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will summarize the week's reading, demonstrating key details.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL / RI (comprehension, key details, and text features)

Materials: A picture book or short passage related to this week's theme, sequencing cards

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (key details) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review key details in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying key details together. 3) Child attempts key details with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices key details, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates key details correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will read, spell, and sort this week's words featuring r-controlled vowels.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)

Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (r-controlled vowels) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review r-controlled vowels in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying r-controlled vowels together. 3) Child attempts r-controlled vowels with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices r-controlled vowels, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates r-controlled vowels correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will build and write words using diphthongs with letter tiles or handwriting practice.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)

Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (diphthongs) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review diphthongs in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying diphthongs together. 3) Child attempts diphthongs with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices diphthongs, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates diphthongs correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will use this week's spelling words correctly in original sentences.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)

Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (vowel teams) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review vowel teams in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying vowel teams together. 3) Child attempts vowel teams with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices vowel teams, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates vowel teams correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will sort and categorize words by their cumulative dictation pattern.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)

Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (cumulative dictation) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review cumulative dictation in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying cumulative dictation together. 3) Child attempts cumulative dictation with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices cumulative dictation, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates cumulative dictation correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will complete a mini dictation/spelling check demonstrating r-controlled vowels.

Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF (phonics, word patterns, and spelling)

Materials: Letter tiles or magnetic letters, whiteboard or paper, this week's word list

Warm-up: Quick warm-up connecting today's focus (r-controlled vowels) back to Pets and Responsibility.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review r-controlled vowels in the context of Pets and Responsibility. 2) Guided practice applying r-controlled vowels together. 3) Child attempts r-controlled vowels with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices r-controlled vowels, applying it to one new example related to Pets and Responsibility.

Assessment: Child demonstrates r-controlled vowels correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.