1st Grade Plants and Animals Unit Blueprint |
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Pacing Suggestions: See Unit Calendar for details. |
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| Essential & Unit Questions* 1 | Benchmarks 2 | Formative and Summative Assessments 3 | Using Assessments to Monitor Student Learning |
| What are the basic needs of plants, animals, and humans? |
5E(K-2)#1: Plants and animals both need to take in water, and animals need to take in food.
5C(K-2)#2: Most living things need water, food, and air. |
My Living Thing pre-unit assessment (See Procedure Step 2 on page 19.) | See Assessment Step 1 on page 21 in Teacher's Guide. |
| How are plants, animals, and humans alike and different? | 5A(K-2)#1: Some animals and plants are alike in the way they look and in the things they do, and others are very different from one another. | The Way Plants and Animals Are Alike and The Way Plants and Animals Are Different class lists and class discussion (See Procedure Step 5 and Final Activities on page 20 in Teacher's Guide.) |
See Class List of Living Things and Class Discussion on page 22 in Teacher's Guide. |
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* Essential/Unit questions are major questions driving the unit. They are directly aligned with the benchmarks. No single lesson addresses each question in its entirety. By the end of the unit, students should be able to answer these core questions. 1. For conceptual benchmarks. 2. Bolded sections indicate portion of benchmark addressed 3. Unless noted as a Summative Assessment, the assessments are formative and should be used to guide teaching and learning. |
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