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 |
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How are plants, animals, and humans alike and different?
What are the basic needs of plants, animals, and humans? |
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.
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. |
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Venn Diagram
Do students recognize the similarities and differences between the woodland and freshwater plants? Needs of Plants List Do students know that plants need water, food, and air? (A place to live and the sun are also very popular and appropriate ideas to include.) |
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Introduce: 5A(K-2)#2: Plants and animals have features that help them live in different environments.
Introduce: 5D(K-2)#2: Living things are found almost everywhere in the world. There are somewhat different kinds in different places. |
Class discussion about Four Amazing Plants reading selection (See Final Activities on page 153 in Teacher's Guide & Extension bullet #2 under Step 1.) |
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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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