Week 9: Celebrating Our Community (Quarter Review)

Objective: Student will identify and correctly use review week: nouns in spoken and written sentences about Celebrating Our Community.

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 (Review week: nouns) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Review week: nouns in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying review week: nouns together. 3) Child attempts review week: nouns with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices review week: nouns, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

Assessment: Child demonstrates review week: nouns correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will construct complete sentences that correctly apply verbs while talking about Celebrating Our Community.

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 (verbs) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review verbs in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying verbs together. 3) Child attempts verbs with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices verbs, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

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

Objective: Student will compare correct and incorrect examples of adjectives, 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 (adjectives) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review adjectives in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying adjectives together. 3) Child attempts adjectives with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices adjectives, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

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

Objective: Student will sort words and pictures related to Celebrating Our Community based on questions across community topics.

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 (questions across community topics) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review questions across community topics in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying questions across community topics together. 3) Child attempts questions across community topics with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices questions across community topics, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

Assessment: Child demonstrates questions across community topics correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will independently demonstrate mastery of review week: nouns by producing 3-4 original examples tied to Celebrating Our Community.

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 (Review week: nouns) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Review week: nouns in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying review week: nouns together. 3) Child attempts review week: nouns with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices review week: nouns, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

Assessment: Child demonstrates review week: nouns correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will model and explain counting using hands-on manipulatives related to Celebrating Our Community.

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) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review counting in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying counting together. 3) Child attempts counting with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices counting, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

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

Objective: Student will solve guided problems involving sorting, 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 (sorting) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review sorting in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying sorting together. 3) Child attempts sorting with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices sorting, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

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

Objective: Student will apply shapes to solve a themed word problem connected to Celebrating Our Community.

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 (shapes) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review shapes in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying shapes together. 3) Child attempts shapes with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices shapes, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

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

Objective: Student will check work and compare strategies for counting 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) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review counting in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying counting together. 3) Child attempts counting with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices counting, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

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

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

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) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review counting in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying counting together. 3) Child attempts counting with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices counting, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

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

Objective: Student will make and record observations related to review week: forces in the context of Celebrating Our Community.

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 (Review week: forces) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Review week: forces in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying review week: forces together. 3) Child attempts review week: forces with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices review week: forces, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

Assessment: Child demonstrates review week: forces correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

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

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 (weather) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review weather in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying weather together. 3) Child attempts weather with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices weather, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

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

Objective: Student will explain cause-and-effect relationships involving living things' 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 (living things' needs) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review living things' needs in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying living things' needs together. 3) Child attempts living things' needs with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices living things' needs, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

Assessment: Child demonstrates living things' needs correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will compare and classify examples related to environment care and Celebrating Our Community.

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 (environment care) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review environment care in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying environment care together. 3) Child attempts environment care with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices environment care, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

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

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

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 (Review week: forces) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Review week: forces in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying review week: forces together. 3) Child attempts review week: forces with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices review week: forces, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

Assessment: Child demonstrates review week: forces correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will describe and discuss review week: community roles as it relates to Celebrating Our 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 (Review week: community roles) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Review week: community roles in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying review week: community roles together. 3) Child attempts review week: community roles with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices review week: community roles, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

Assessment: Child demonstrates review week: community roles correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

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

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 (maps) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review maps in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying maps together. 3) Child attempts maps with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices maps, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

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

Objective: Student will connect rules 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 (rules) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review rules in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying rules together. 3) Child attempts rules with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices rules, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

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

Objective: Student will compare different perspectives or places related to needs vs. wants.

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 (needs vs. wants) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review needs vs. wants in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying needs vs. wants together. 3) Child attempts needs vs. wants with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices needs vs. wants, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

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

Objective: Student will reflect on and summarize what was learned about review week: community roles.

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 (Review week: community roles) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Review week: community roles in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying review week: community roles together. 3) Child attempts review week: community roles with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices review week: community roles, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

Assessment: Child demonstrates review week: community roles correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will read a text connected to Celebrating Our Community and retell it while focusing on review week: 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 (Review week: retelling) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review Review week: retelling in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying review week: retelling together. 3) Child attempts review week: retelling with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices review week: retelling, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

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

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

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 (characters) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review characters in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying characters together. 3) Child attempts characters with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices characters, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

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

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

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 (questioning) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review questioning in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying questioning together. 3) Child attempts questioning with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices questioning, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

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

Objective: Student will compare two texts or passages related to Celebrating Our Community using nonfiction 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 (nonfiction features) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review nonfiction features in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying nonfiction features together. 3) Child attempts nonfiction features with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices nonfiction features, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

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

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

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 (comparisons) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review comparisons in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying comparisons together. 3) Child attempts comparisons with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices comparisons, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

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

Objective: Student will read, spell, and sort this week's words featuring alphabet recognition and beginning sounds.

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 (alphabet recognition and beginning sounds) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review alphabet recognition and beginning sounds in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying alphabet recognition and beginning sounds together. 3) Child attempts alphabet recognition and beginning sounds with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices alphabet recognition and beginning sounds, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

Assessment: Child demonstrates alphabet recognition and beginning sounds correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will build and write words using alphabet recognition and beginning sounds 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 (alphabet recognition and beginning sounds) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review alphabet recognition and beginning sounds in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying alphabet recognition and beginning sounds together. 3) Child attempts alphabet recognition and beginning sounds with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices alphabet recognition and beginning sounds, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

Assessment: Child demonstrates alphabet recognition and beginning sounds 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 (alphabet recognition and beginning sounds) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review alphabet recognition and beginning sounds in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying alphabet recognition and beginning sounds together. 3) Child attempts alphabet recognition and beginning sounds with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices alphabet recognition and beginning sounds, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

Assessment: Child demonstrates alphabet recognition and beginning sounds correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will sort and categorize words by their alphabet recognition and beginning sounds 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 (alphabet recognition and beginning sounds) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review alphabet recognition and beginning sounds in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying alphabet recognition and beginning sounds together. 3) Child attempts alphabet recognition and beginning sounds with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices alphabet recognition and beginning sounds, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

Assessment: Child demonstrates alphabet recognition and beginning sounds correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.

Objective: Student will complete a mini dictation/spelling check demonstrating alphabet recognition and beginning sounds.

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 (alphabet recognition and beginning sounds) back to Celebrating Our Community.

Main Activity: 1) Introduce/review alphabet recognition and beginning sounds in the context of Celebrating Our Community. 2) Guided practice applying alphabet recognition and beginning sounds together. 3) Child attempts alphabet recognition and beginning sounds with support, receiving feedback.

Practice: Child independently practices alphabet recognition and beginning sounds, applying it to one new example related to Celebrating Our Community.

Assessment: Child demonstrates alphabet recognition and beginning sounds correctly in at least 3 of 4 attempts.