Week 31: Gardens and Growing Our Own Food

Objective: Student will identify and correctly use vocabulary and categories in spoken and written sentences about Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

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 (Vocabulary and categories) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Vocabulary and categories in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying vocabulary and categories together. 3) Child attempts vocabulary and categories with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices vocabulary and categories, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates vocabulary and categories correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will construct complete sentences that correctly apply vocabulary and categories while talking about Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

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 (Vocabulary and categories) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Vocabulary and categories in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying vocabulary and categories together. 3) Child attempts vocabulary and categories with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices vocabulary and categories, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates vocabulary and categories correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will compare correct and incorrect examples of vocabulary and categories, 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 (Vocabulary and categories) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Vocabulary and categories in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying vocabulary and categories together. 3) Child attempts vocabulary and categories with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices vocabulary and categories, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates vocabulary and categories correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will sort words and pictures related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food based on vocabulary and categories.

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 (Vocabulary and categories) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Vocabulary and categories in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying vocabulary and categories together. 3) Child attempts vocabulary and categories with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices vocabulary and categories, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates vocabulary and categories correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will independently demonstrate mastery of vocabulary and categories by producing 3-4 original examples tied to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

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 (Vocabulary and categories) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Vocabulary and categories in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying vocabulary and categories together. 3) Child attempts vocabulary and categories with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices vocabulary and categories, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates vocabulary and categories correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will model and explain counting vegetables in a garden set using hands-on manipulatives related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

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 vegetables in a garden set) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Counting vegetables in a garden set in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying counting vegetables in a garden set together. 3) Child attempts counting vegetables in a garden set with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices counting vegetables in a garden set, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates counting vegetables in a garden set correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will solve guided problems involving counting vegetables in a garden set, 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 (Counting vegetables in a garden set) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Counting vegetables in a garden set in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying counting vegetables in a garden set together. 3) Child attempts counting vegetables in a garden set with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices counting vegetables in a garden set, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates counting vegetables in a garden set correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will apply counting vegetables in a garden set to solve a themed word problem connected to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

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 vegetables in a garden set) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Counting vegetables in a garden set in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying counting vegetables in a garden set together. 3) Child attempts counting vegetables in a garden set with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices counting vegetables in a garden set, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates counting vegetables in a garden set correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will check work and compare strategies for counting vegetables in a garden set 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 (Counting vegetables in a garden set) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Counting vegetables in a garden set in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying counting vegetables in a garden set together. 3) Child attempts counting vegetables in a garden set with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices counting vegetables in a garden set, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates counting vegetables in a garden set correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will independently complete a mixed-problem challenge demonstrating counting vegetables in a garden set.

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 vegetables in a garden set) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Counting vegetables in a garden set in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying counting vegetables in a garden set together. 3) Child attempts counting vegetables in a garden set with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices counting vegetables in a garden set, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates counting vegetables in a garden set correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will make and record observations related to conditions in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

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 (Conditions) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Conditions in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying conditions together. 3) Child attempts conditions with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices conditions, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

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

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

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 (Conditions) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Conditions in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying conditions together. 3) Child attempts conditions with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices conditions, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

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

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

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 (Conditions) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Conditions in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying conditions together. 3) Child attempts conditions with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices conditions, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

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

Objective: Student will compare and classify examples related to conditions and Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

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 (Conditions) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Conditions in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying conditions together. 3) Child attempts conditions with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices conditions, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

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

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

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 (Conditions) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Conditions in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying conditions together. 3) Child attempts conditions with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices conditions, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

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

Objective: Student will describe and discuss school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food as it relates to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

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 (School and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review School and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food together. 3) Child attempts school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will identify roles and responsibilities connected to school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food.

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 (School and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review School and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food together. 3) Child attempts school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will connect school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food 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 (School and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review School and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food together. 3) Child attempts school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will compare different perspectives or places related to school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food.

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 (School and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review School and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food together. 3) Child attempts school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will reflect on and summarize what was learned about school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food.

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 (School and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review School and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food together. 3) Child attempts school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates school and community gardens; cooperative work to grow food correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will read a text connected to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food and retell it while focusing on asking and answering questions.

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 (Asking and answering questions) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Asking and answering questions in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying asking and answering questions together. 3) Child attempts asking and answering questions with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices asking and answering questions, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates asking and answering questions correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will identify key details in the text that relate to asking and answering questions.

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 (Asking and answering questions) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Asking and answering questions in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying asking and answering questions together. 3) Child attempts asking and answering questions with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices asking and answering questions, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates asking and answering questions correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

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

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 (Asking and answering questions) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Asking and answering questions in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying asking and answering questions together. 3) Child attempts asking and answering questions with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices asking and answering questions, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates asking and answering questions correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will compare two texts or passages related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food using asking and answering questions.

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 (Asking and answering questions) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Asking and answering questions in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying asking and answering questions together. 3) Child attempts asking and answering questions with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices asking and answering questions, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates asking and answering questions correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will summarize the week's reading, demonstrating asking and answering questions.

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 (Asking and answering questions) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Asking and answering questions in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying asking and answering questions together. 3) Child attempts asking and answering questions with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices asking and answering questions, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates asking and answering questions correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will read, spell, and sort this week's words featuring letter-sound match.

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 (Letter-sound match) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Letter-sound match in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying letter-sound match together. 3) Child attempts letter-sound match with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices letter-sound match, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates letter-sound match correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will build and write words using letter-sound match 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 (Letter-sound match) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Letter-sound match in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying letter-sound match together. 3) Child attempts letter-sound match with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices letter-sound match, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates letter-sound match 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 (Letter-sound match) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Letter-sound match in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying letter-sound match together. 3) Child attempts letter-sound match with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices letter-sound match, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates letter-sound match correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will sort and categorize words by their letter-sound match 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 (Letter-sound match) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Letter-sound match in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying letter-sound match together. 3) Child attempts letter-sound match with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices letter-sound match, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates letter-sound match correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will complete a mini dictation/spelling check demonstrating letter-sound match.

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 (Letter-sound match) back to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Letter-sound match in the context of Gardens and Growing Our Own Food. 2) Guided practice applying letter-sound match together. 3) Child attempts letter-sound match with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices letter-sound match, applying it to one new example related to Gardens and Growing Our Own Food.

Assessment: Child demonstrates letter-sound match correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.