Mini-Unit about Bats
Grade 1 and 2 Cluster
October/November 2003
MATH, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY
Standard 1: Students will use mathematical
analysis, scientific inquiry, and engineering design, as appropriate, to pose questions, seek
answers, and develop solutions
The observations
made while testing proposed explanations, when analyzed using conventional and
invented methods, provide new insights into phenomena.
·
Organize
observations and measurements of objects and events through classification and
the preparation of simple charts and tables
·
Share their
findings with others and actively seek their interpretations and ideas
Scientific Process Skills
Scientific Process Skills
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Observing: An accurate report of the senses
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Model
building: used to represent a scientific theory or to visualize scientific
phenomena
Standard 4: Students will understand and
apply scientific concepts, principles and theories pertaining to the physical
setting and living environment and recognize the historical development of
ideas in science.
The Living Environment:
Living things are both similar to and different
from each other and nonliving things
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Describe the
life processes common to all living things
Organisms inherit genetic information in a variety
of ways that result in continuity of structure function between parents and
offspring.
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Recognize
that traits of living things are both inherited and acquired or learned
Individual Organisms and Species Change Over Time:
·
Describe how
the structures of plants and animals complement the environment of the plant or
animal
·
Observe the
differences within a species may give individuals an advantage in surviving and
reproducing
Organisms maintain a dynamic equilibrium that
sustains life:
·
Describe
basic life functions of common living species (guppies, gerbil, mealworm)
·
Describe some
survival behaviors of common living things
Plants and Animals Depend on Each Other and Their
Physical Environment:
·
Describe how
plants and animals, including humans, depend upon each other and the nonliving
environment
·
Describe the
flow of energy and matter through food chains and food webs (older)
Human Decisions and Activities have had a Profound
Impact on the Physical and Living Environment:
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Identify ways
in which humans have changed their environments and the effect of those changes
SOCIAL STUDIES: GEOGRAPHY
Standard
3: Students will use a variety of
intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding of the geography of the
interdependent world in which we live – local, national, global
– including the distribution of people, places, and environments over the
Earth’s surfaces.
Ability to Locate and
Identify on a Map, Globe:
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The U.S. –Political
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World communities (continents, oceans, poles,
hemispheres)
Ability to Orient a Map:
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Cardinal directions
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Symbols represent places, geographic features, and
characters
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
Reading: Students will read a minimum of 25 books or
the equivalent per year across all content areas and standards.
Writing: Students will write an average of 1000 words
per month across all content areas and standards.
Listening and Speaking: Students will listen and speak on a daily
basis
Standard
1: Students will read, write, listen and speak
for information and understanding.
Listening and
Reading
Book Parts
q
Recognize
parts of a book: cover, title page,
author’s name, illustrator’s name, table of contents, glossary, index, number
of book pages
References:
Ø
Enlarge
vocabulary and gather information from:
pictures, stories, charts, graphs, posters, webs/maps, videos, simple dictionary
q
Gain
information from a variety of concrete experiences with print and nonprint materials, such as:
charts,
dictionary, pictures, posters, texts, videos
Speaking and
Writing
Writing Skills:
q
Use proper
form of manuscript
q
Use
descriptive words
Punctuation/Capitalization:
Ø
Capitalize pronoun “I”, first word in a
sentence, names of persons, places
Speaking and Writing
Word Usage:
q
Classify
facts into categories
Speaking and
Writing
Sentence Structure
and Development:
Ø
Use at least
4-5 words in a simple sentence
Ø
Use basic
words, spelling words, vocabulary in questions
Speaking and
Writing Speech/Communication:
q
Use story
clues to answer questions in complete sentences
Standard
2: Students will read, write, listen and
speak for literary response and expression.
Listening and
Reading
Ø
Read along silently/track with teacher as poems, simple
stories, and nursery rhymes are read aloud
Genre
q
Listen
appreciatively and expressively to stories, poetry, music, art
Strategies:
Ø
Discover
meaning from pictures in a story (gr. 1-3)
q
Recognize
setting, characters, ending (gr. 1-8)
q
Predict
outcomes (gr. 1-4)
Speaking and
Writing
Ø
Recite nursery rhymes and poems individually and with a
group)
Ø
Draw pictures to go with main idea or characters in
poems, stories and nursery rhymes
Ø
Sing a song and use actions to express meaning and
feeling
Genre:
q
Recite poems
with expression (gr. 1-8)
q
Illustrate
the main idea, characters, outcome of a story (gr. 1-8)
q
Write/illustrate
a class book
Expression/communication:
Ø
Create and
share simple prayers
Ø
Respond to
stories, music, art through drawing and writing
Ø
Use
punctuation correctly to express thoughts
Ø
Speak loudly,
clearly and with expression
q
Add
descriptive words to sentences
Standard
3: Students will read, write, listen and
speak for critical analysis and evaluation.
Listening and
Reading
Comparison K-8
Ø
Listen to
poems, stories, nursery rhymes, and music and form an opinion about theme or
idea
Listening Gr.
1-8
Ø
Listen
critically and respectfully during reading of a story, poem, fairy tales, folk
tale, etc.
Ø
Listen and
form an opinion about a story, poem
Reading Gr. 2-8
q
Identify
facts and opinions in stories, poems
Speaking and
Writing
Comparison
Ø
Explain
similarities in rhyming words
Ø
Make
predications
Ø
Express an
opinion about a theme/idea, and give reasons
Oral Development Gr.
1-8
Ø
Present
reasons for a particular action or point of view
Ø
Speak clearly
and effectively when sharing an opinion
Speaking Gr.
2-8
q
Offer ideas
and opinions related to the topics
q
Develop
statements to support a view, opinion, or particular action
Writing Gr.
1-8
Ø
Write or draw
to show one’s opinion or review of a book
Ø
Write a
simple sentence to express an opinion
Writing Gr.
2-8
q
Begin to use
effective vocabulary in written work to persuade – ex. Write 2-3 sentences
simple sentences to persuade someone to do an act of kindness, buy a product,
etc.
Standard
4: Students will read, write, listen and
speak for social interaction.
Listening and
Speaking
K-8
Ø
Recite rhymes
with a group
Ø
Share ideas
with the group about a story or rhyme
Listening
Gr. 1-8
Ø
Listen
attentively to others during story time, group discussion, conversation,
cooperative learning activities,
Ø
Listen
respectfully to the ideas, feelings, and writings of others
Gr. 2-8
q
Listen and
think before speaking
q
Understand
the roles of listener and speaker
q
Take turns in
group discussions
Speaking
Gr. 1-8
q
Speak in
proper turn during group discussion
q
Respond
politely to others’ ideas
Speaking Gr. 2-8
q
Give
thoughtful and courteous attention to every speaker