Grade 1
Science
Earth and Space
Weather
Water Cycle
Sun/Seasons
Life Science
Plants/Animals (Seasons)
Plants
Habitats
Living-Non Living things
Physical Science
Balance and Motion
Technology
Simple Structures
Grade 1 Teacher Guide
Earth and Space Science
Strand-Earth and Science 2, 3, 4 and 5
Resources
Scott Foresman Reading Book (see below)
Essential Questions (see specific topics)
Weather/Seasons
How does the weather change from day to day and over the seasons?
Learning Standard – Earth and Space 3, 5
S.F. chapter 7
Vocabulary
Thermometer, Temperature, Water vapor, Clouds, Sleet, Season, Measure, Fahrenheit, Degrees
Leveled Readers
below-Weather
on-level-What is Weather
advanced – Places in the World
Sun/Seasons
Why is the sun important for the earth? Be sure to include cause of day/night and seasonal changes.
Learning Standard – Earth and Space 4, 5
S.F. chapter 10, 11
Vocabulary
Energy, Heat, Shadow, Sun, Star, Rotation, Planet, Telescope, Moon, Solar
Leveled Readers
below-Learning About Energy (10)
Day and Night Sky (11)
on-level – Energy (10)
The Sky (11)
advanced-All About Electricity (10)
The Sun (11)
Water Cycle
What is the water cycle and why is it important?
Learning Standard – Earth and Space 5
S.F. chapter 7, 8
Vocabulary
Solid, Liquid, Gas, Dissolve, Evaporate, Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation, Accumulation, Atmosphere, Thermometer, Temperature
Water vapor, Clouds, Sleet, Seasons
Leveled Readers
below-Weather (7)
on-level –What is Weather (7)
advanced – Places in the World (7)
Clouds/Rain
How is weather described by form (cloud) and amount of precipitation?
Learning Standard – Earth and Space 3
S. F. chapter 7, 8
Vocabulary
Thermometer, Temperature, Water vapor, Clouds, Sleet, Season, Solid, Liquid, Gas Dissolve, Evaporate, Condensation,
Evaporation, Accumulation, Precipitation, Atmosphere
Leveled Readers
below-Weather (7)
Observing Matter (8)
on-level–What is Weather (7)
Matter (8)
advanced-Places in the World (7)
Changing Shape (8)
Air/Wind
Define wind and air and why are they important?
Learning Standard – Earth and Space 2, 3
S. F. chapter 6
Vocabulary
Weathering, Erosion, North, South, East, West
Leveled Readers
below-Land, Water, and Air
on-level-Natural Resources
advanced-Saving the Earth
Assessments
Teacher Observation
*related vocabulary to each unit
*participation in discussion of each topic
*rubric in each unit for observation evaluation
Chapter test at the end of each unit
Web sites
Grade 1 Teacher Guide
Life Science
Strand-Life Science 3, 7, 8
Resources
Scott Foresman Reading Book (see below)
Essential Questions (see specific topics)
Earth Science
How do plants and animals change as the seasons change?
Learning Standard – Life Science – 3, 7
S.F. chapter 4
Vocabulary
Life cycle, Tadpole, Larva, Pupa, Seed coat, Seedling
Leveled Readers
below-Life Cycles
on-level–Living things Grow and Change
advanced-Egg to Owl
Plants/Habitats
How do plants grow and change? Be sure to include plant life cycle, habitat and plant parts.
Learning Standard – Life Science 8, 3
S. F. chapter 2, 3, 4, 5, and chapter 12 pg. 364-365
Vocabulary
Habitats, Forest, Wetland, Ocean, Desert, Antennae Camouflage, Root, Stem, Leaf, Flower, Tadpole, Life cycle, Larva, Pupa, Seed coat, Seedling, Oxygen, Rain forest, Food chain, Marsh
Leveled Readers
below-Habitats (2)
How Plants and Animals Live
Life Cycles (4)
Food Chains (5)
on-level-Places (2)
Animals and Plants (3)
Living Things Grow andChange (4)
Food Chains and Habitats-5
advanced-Swamp Life (2)
Many Leaves (3)
Egg to Owl (4)
Seashore (5)
Living/Nonliving
How is a living thing different from a nonliving thing? How are living things alike and different? (ex. 4 legs, feathers)
Learning Standard – Life Science 1, 2
S. F. chapter 1
Vocabulary
Living, Non-living, Shelter
Leveled Readers
below-Living and Non-living
on-level-Is It A Living Thing?
advanced-What We Need
Assessments
Teacher Observation
*related vocabulary to each unit
*participation in discussion of each topic
*rubric in each unit for observation evaluation
Chapter test at the end of each unit
Grade 1 Teacher Guide
Physical Science
Strand-Life Science 3, 4, 5
Resources
Scott Foresman Reading Book (see below)
Essential Questions (see specific topics)
Balance and Motion
Under what conditions can an object be balanced? What makes an object move? What can affect change in the motion of an object? (force/gravity)
Learning Standard – Physical Science 3, 4, 5,
S. F. chapter 9 and Foss Kit
Vocabulary
Force, Gravity, Speed, Balance, Motion, Counterweight, Wheel/axle
Leveled Readers
below-Movement and Sound
on-level-Forces and Sound
advanced-Making Music
Assessments
Teacher Observation
*related vocabulary to each unit
*participation in discussion of each topic
*rubric in each unit for observation evaluation
Chapter test at the end of each unit
Grade 1 Teacher Guide
Simple Structures
Strand-Technology 1. 3
Resources
Scott Foresman Reading Book Chapter 12
Essential Question
Describe how you would construct a simple structure and what tools you would use.
Vocabulary
Technology, Simple machine, Pulley, Inclined plane, Wedge, Screw, Lever
Leveled Readers
below-Science in Our World
on-level-Science All Around
advanced-Machines at Work
Assessments
Teacher Observation
*related vocabulary to each unit
*participation in discussion of each topic
*rubric in each unit for observation evaluation
Chapter test at the end of each unit
Grade 1
General Vocabulary
Predict
Investigate
Experiment
Explore
Compare
Measure
Observe
Record
Hypothesis
Conclusion
Collect Data
Outline of Grade 1 Scott Foresman reading units,
highlighting science topics.
Unit 1 – How are people and animals important to one another? People and animals need each other/live near each other/kinds of animals
Animal Friends (pets)/Wild Animals
Wk. 1 – Sam Come Back
Pet needs – concept map t.m. 10-11
Vocab.-shelter
Living things (needs)
Wk. 4 – A Fox and a Kit
Wild animals – what can we learn about animals by watching them?
Sing with Me Big Book – Squirrel Song
Vocab.- observe
Big Book – Babies on the Go
Living things – characteristics
Wk. 5 – Which wild animals can we find in our neighborhood?
Living things – animals (wild)
Vocab. – habitat/shelter/needs/hatch/survive
Sing with me Big Book – Time to Hatch
“Get the Egg”-birds/nest (habitat)
Wk. 6 - Animal Park - Why do animals live where they do? day5
Vocab.-habitats
Create diorama
Leveled readers – animals around the world
Sing with me Big Book – Big Round World
Vocab. – desert/forest/world
Unit 2 – Communities – What is a community?
Family, school, neighborhood, animals, animal and plants, insect communities
Wk. 4 – The Big Circle – How do animals work together to survive
Dinosaurs – long ago/today (leveled readers)
Food chains/animal adaptations (day 3)
Write about how baby animals stay safe. Write about an animal you know of that works with other animals to stay safe.
Big Book – A Frog in the Bog
Vocab. – enemy/extinct/protect
Communities in nature: concept map 111b
Wk. 5 – Life in the Forest – How do plant s and animals live together? (habitat – what lives in a forest?)
Leveled readers – forest habitat, food chains, plants, living/non-living, animals
Sing with me Big Book – A Good Environment
Vocab. – environment/require/thrive
A Mangrove Forest – students pg. 132-133
Communities in Nature t.m. 137b
Wk. 6 Honey Bees – How is a community of insects like a community of people (habitat connections)
Unit 3 – Changes- What is changing in our world? How do we change as we grow? What do we learn as we change and grow?
Wk 1 – An Egg is an Egg (living things, growth, change)
Day/night sky (day 3-4) t.m. 22-23
Sing with me Big Book – “Oh My”
Vocab. – measurement
Living things grow/change-t.m.30-31
Wk 2-Ruby in Her Own Time- Changes over time
Wk 3 – Frog and Toad Together – The Garden
What do seeds need to grow? (day 3-4)
Plant needs/parts of plants/life cycle of plant
Growing pants – leveled readers t.m. 92c
Students pg. 114-115
Sing with Me big book “Sprout! It’s a Garden!”
Vocab-gardener/nature/sprout
Changes-sequence of seed growth - t.m. 92-93 (life cycles t.m. 108-109)
Day 3 Big Book –“What makes The Seasons”
Wk 4-I’m A Caterpillar-What changes can we observe in nature? (life cycles;adaptations)
Leveled readers-butterfly life cycles t.m. 118c
Sing with me Big Book “Life Cycles”
Vocab-cycle/develop/insect
Student pg. 118-119 (cycles)
Wk 5-Where are my animal friends? (How does nature change during the year?)
Seasonal changes, animal behavior, weather (t.m. 144c)
Leveled readers-weather topic
Student pg. 144-145 Changes in nature (seasons) t.m. 144-145
Phonics Songs and Rhymes – “The Coldest Time” (seasonal changes)
Unit 4 – Treasures-What do we treasure?
Wk 3 – Mister Dinosaur Bones (Rocks and Soil, Fossils, Scientist t.m. 72C)
Leveled readers-dinosaurs
Read aloud – “Fossils” t.m. 73b
Big Book “Out of the Ocean”
Vocab-excavate/fossil/soil
Unit 5-Great Ideas-What difference can great ideas make?
Wk 3 –Dot and Jabber and Great Acorn Mystery – water/plants/seeds/solids/liquids/gases evaporation
Leveled readers – scientific process, oak trees
ELL reader-Sunflower-questions (planting-plant cycle)
Phonics songs and rhymes – “ A Good Detective”– scientific process-
Fact writing t.m. 76K –centers
Water – evaporation experiment – student pg. 104-105, 106-107
Wk 4- simple machines – Roy’s Wheelchair – What great ideas make our lives easier?
Machines, forces, motion (t.m. pg. 110c)
Leveled readers – simple machines
Sing with me Big Book – “A Box of Gadgets”
Vocab-equipment
Ideas that changed the world (student pg. 110-111)
Read Aloud “Using machines” (111b)
t.m. 134-135 motion
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