1st Grade Plants and Animals Unit Blueprint
Lesson 14: Freshwater and Woodland Animals
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Essential & Unit Questions* 1 Benchmarks 2 Formative and Summative Assessments 3 Using Assessments to Monitor Student Learning
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.

4F(K-2)#1: Things move in many different ways, such as straight, zigzag, round and round, back and forth, and fast and slow.

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.

  • Class Venn Diagram Freshwater vs. Woodland Animals (See Preparation Step 1 on page 164 and Procedure Steps 2-6 in Teacher's Guide.)
  • Needs of Animals list (See Preparation Step 2 on page 165 and Procedure Steps 7-9 on page 152 in Teacher's Guide.)
  • Ways Animals Move chart (See Preparation Step 3 on page 165 and Final Activities on page 166 in Teacher's Guide—this only focuses on 5A(K-2)#1 & 4F benchmarks.)
 Venn Diagram
Do students recognize the similarities and differences between the woodland and freshwater animals?

Needs of Animals List
Do students know that animals need water, food, and air? (A place to live is also a very popular and appropriate idea to include.)

Ways Animals Move Chart
Are students able to describe the different ways the animals move without prompting from the teacher?

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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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