Teacher Name : Mrs. D. Marchetti Subject : ESL Start Date(s): 1-9-17 to 1-20-17 Grade Level (s):1 and 2

Building : MKEMS

Unit Plan
Unit Title: Gr1 Animal Characteristics, and Map Skills as related to WiDA
Gr 2 Habitats and the Water Cycle as related to WiDA
Essential Questions: 1 – What is a map? How do animals grow and change?
2- What is a habitat? What is the water cycle?
Standards: PA Core Standards, PA Academic Standards/Anchors (based on subject)
Grade K
1.1.K.C: Expand oral language through the use of an increasingly robust vocabulary
1.1.K.D: Demonstrate listening comprehension/ understanding before, during, and after reading through strategies such as think aloud, retelling, summarizing, and connecting to prior knowledge
1.1.K.E: Demonstrate accuracy and automaticity in phoneme segmentation, letter naming, letter-sound correspondence and blending (decoding) simple words.
1.2.K.E: Identify and respond to essential content of text
1.4.K.B: Write, dictate, or illustrate to communicate information
Grade 2
1.2.2.A: Use text organization and content to derive meaning from text using criteria
1.3.2.A: Read, understand, and respond to works from various genres of literature
1.3.2.C: Identify literary elements (characters, setting, and plot) in selected readings
1.6.2.A: Listen actively and respond to others in small and large group situations.
  • Respond with grade level appropriate questions, ideas, information, or opinions
Language Objective
1-Students will identify sight words my, like, help.
Students will explain the meaning of the Key Words
Students will write a story using language frames
2- Increase rate, duration, and ease of comprehension when reading silently
Increase comprehension of written text through before reading strategies such as graphic organizers and picture walks that frontload vocabulary.
Summative Unit Assessment:
Summative Assessment Objective / Assessment Method (check one)
Students will-in grades 1-2—Take a High frequency word unit test, identify and say high frequency words, and students will complete a weeklyAssessment
1- Comprehension Unit test, Assessment
2- Language function rubric / _x___ Rubric ___ Checklist __x__ Unit Test ____ Group
____ Student Self-Assessment
__x__ Other (explain) Write beginning, middle, end story map
DAILY PLAN
Day / Objective (s) / DOK LEVEL / Activities / Teaching Strategies / Grouping / Materials / Resources / Assessment of Objective (s)
1 / Students will- In GRADE 1
Review and read high frequency words.
Review the alphabet
Review adverbs
In GRADE 2
Use grade level and academic vocabulary
Participate in discussion
Listen to Wild Animals story / 1,2 / In Grade 1
Students will chant to review sight words.
Chant and say alphabet letters and sounds
Say and echo sight words
Work in small group
Life cycle of a butterfly discuss
Life cycle of a frog discuss
In Grade 2
Review the big question,
Begin journal on story animal adaptations
Listen to story ………
Think Pair Share using picture cards – animal adaptations / 6 / Word card with high frequency word, kid writing paper for journal entry.
-alphabet mat
-alphabet cards and pictures
In GRADE 2
-Student book / Formative- teacher observation, student participation
Summative-
Student Self - Assessment-
2 / Students will- In GRADE 1
Express an understanding orally of high frequency words
Fill in a graphic organizer
Review the alphabet
Chant adverb song
In Grade 2
Review concepts of the week
Review nouns, verbs, adverbs / 1,2 / Students will review alphabet letters and sounds Students will chant and say the sight word what
Students will listen to a story
Students use interactive notebook for butterfly lifecycle
They will Chant and say alphabet letters and sounds
Say and echo sight words
Work in small group and/or independently
In Grade 2
Write about adaptations tm 100 / Picture cards
-Text Story Mystery Bottle
- alphabet mats
- sight word cards
- alphabet cards
In Grade 2
Student book
Key word cards / Formative- teacher observation, student participation
Ticket out the door
Summative-
Student Self - Assessment-
3 / Students will- in GRADE 1
Develop concept of print
Organize Ideas
Orally express an understanding of academic vocabulary
Listen to and respond to a story
Learn new sight word… it
In Grade 2
Discuss story characters
Compare nouns and verbs
Review higher order sounds in words
Listen to and respond to the story-
Living Lights / 1,2 / Track print while I read
Review group graphic organizer
Students will review sight words.
They will Chant and say alphabet letters and sounds
Say and echo sight words
Respond to story orally
List how animals are different
In Grade 2
Listen and respond to a story
Discuss captions and text structure
Sort animals by their features with partners
Begin Water Cycle / Text Book
- alphabet mats
- sight word cards
- alphabet cards
- graphic organizer web
In Grade 2
Text / Formative-
- teacher observation, student participation
Summative-
Student Self - Assessment-
4 / Students will- In GRADE 1
Develop Phonological awareness
Match sounds
Review high frequency words
Label pictures
Write a list of requirements for Plants needs
Learn new sight word - Funny
In Grade 2
Write about adjectives
Demonstrate an understanding Nouns and verbs and adjectives while writing with a partner about a snowman / Listen to and identify words with the same beginning sound’
They will Chant and say alphabet letters and sounds
Students will list plants needs in interactive notebook
-put sight word into interactive notebook
In Grade 2
Sing the Habitat song
Discuss prey
Language frame…I know that ____ is a predator
What predators do you know about? / -notebooks
- alphabet mats
- sight word cards
- alphabet cards
Tm t32
In Grade 2
-student book 105 / Formative-
Summative-
Student Self - Assessment-
5 / Students will- In GRADE 1
Orally discuss direction words
Write using number words
Discuss nouns and verbs and sing song
In Grade 2
Write a what and who question
Ask questions
Review Main Idea
Review Details
Story Clever Creatures / 1,2 / Students will discuss compass rose
Read Story
Review and discuss high frequency words
Gr 2
Discuss key words
Journal…How do animals use light to survive?
Continue with water cycle song and chant and booklet / G1
Practice page
In Grade 2
Student book / Formative-
teacher observation, student participation
Summative-
Student Self - Assessment-
6 / Students will-In Grade 1
Review all letters and sounds using interactive power point
Hear and discuss Key words
In Grade 2
Work with students on small group activity in classroom New Year’s Resolutions / Students will review sight words.
They will Chant and say alphabet letters and sounds
Listen to and respond to a story
Do learning stations
In Grade 2
Holiday vocabulary book illustration
Work on water cycle book / Alphabet mat
Sight word cards
Learning stations
In Grade 2
Writing Journal/holiday journal
Key words
Text / Formative- teacher observation, student participation
Summative-
Student Self - Assessment-

Day 6 is student driven. All activities are done with teacher as monitor.

Progress Monitoring will occur for students in grade 1 and 2 this cycle.

1- For first grade students…high frequency word checklist …

2- Dolch list words on PP-grade 2 levels.

3-All Students will be viewing WiDA test samples daily in ESL room upstairs