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Amazing Animals

Lesson 1

ELA

Unit 3

1st Grade

Lesson 1 of 24

Lesson Overview

Objective

Explain how animals use different body parts to survive.

Readings and Materials

Book: What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? by Steve Jenkins pp. 1–14 — stop before eyes

Lesson Notes

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Lesson Map

Lesson

Explain how animals use different body parts to survive.

Materials

What Do... pp. 1–14 — stop before eyes

Standards

RI.1.3RI.1.6RI.1.7RL.1.5SL.1.1

Lesson

Explain how animals use different body parts to survive.

Materials

What Do... — pp. 15–end

Standards

RI.1.3RI.1.6RI.1.7SL.1.1

Lesson

Language

Use frequently occurring conjunctions and a comma to produce compound sentences.

Materials

Simple Sentence and Conjunction Cards (G1, U3, L3)

Standards

L.1.1.gL.1.1.jRI.1.3

Lesson

Explain what it means to camouflage and give two examples of how animals use camouflage to survive.

Materials

What Color Is Camouflage?

Standards

L.1.1.gL.1.1.jL.1.2.bL.1.4L.1.6RI.1.4RI.1.6RI.1.7SL.1.1SL.1.2

Lesson

Explain how animals use colors to survive.

Materials

Living Color pp. 1–10 — (red and blue)

Standards

L.1.1.gL.1.1.jL.1.2.bRI.1.3RI.1.6RI.1.7SL.1.1

Lesson

Describe how animals use color to survive.

Materials

Living Color — (yellow and green)

Standards

L.1.1.gL.1.1.jL.1.2.bRI.1.3RI.1.6RI.1.7

Lesson

Describe how animals use color to survive.

Materials

Living Color — (orange, purple, pink)

Standards

L.1.1.gL.1.1.jL.1.2.bL.1.4L.1.6RI.1.3RI.1.6RI.1.7RI.1.9

Lesson

Writing

3 days

Overview

Write a narrative about an animal using its color to camouflage and survive.

Day 1 - Brainstorming

Brainstorm a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end.

Materials

Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)
Mentor Text (G1, U3, L8)
Book Template

Standards

W.1.3W.1.5

Day 2 - Drafting

Draft a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end.

Materials

Mentor Text (G1, U3, L8)
Book Template
Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2) — from Day 1

Standards

W.1.3W.1.5

Day 3 - Revision & Editing

Revise compound sentences to remove and replace repetitive words.

Materials

Mentor Text (G1, U3, L8)
Book Template

Standards

L.1.1.dL.1.1.gL.1.1.jRI.1.3W.1.3W.1.5

Lesson

Write two compound sentences about the gecko.

Materials

Gecko

Standards

L.1.1.jL.1.2.bRI.1.3RI.1.6RI.1.7

Lesson

Language

Use frequently occurring adjectives to describe nouns.

Standards

L.1.1.bL.1.1.fL.1.1.j

Lesson

Explain what different animals do if something wants to eat them.

Materials

What Do...

Standards

L.1.1.bL.1.1.fL.1.1.gL.1.1.jRI.1.3RI.1.6RI.1.7RL.1.5

Lesson

Discussion

Debate if camouflage is the most effective way for animals to protect themselves.

Materials

What Color Is Camouflage?
Living Color
What Do...

Standards

RI.1.3RI.1.6RI.1.7SL.1.1SL.1.2SL.1.3SL.1.5SL.1.6

Lesson

Explain how different animals rely on their brothers and sisters for survival.

Materials

Sisters and Brothers pp. 1–10

Standards

L.1.1.bL.1.1.fL.1.1.jRI.1.3RI.1.5

Lesson

Describe how different brothers and sisters rely on each other for survival.

Materials

Sisters and Brothers pp. 10–18

Standards

L.1.1.jRI.1.3RI.1.5RI.1.6RI.1.7SL.1.1

Lesson

Describe how different animals rely on their brothers and sisters for survival.

Materials

Sisters and Brothers p. 19 — to end

Standards

L.1.1.jRI.1.3RI.1.5RI.1.6RI.1.7SL.1.1

Lesson

Discussion

Discuss the behaviors parents, siblings, and babies engage in to help each other survive.

Materials

Sisters and Brothers

Standards

RI.1.3RI.1.6RI.1.7SL.1.1SL.1.2SL.1.3SL.1.4SL.1.5SL.1.6

Lesson

Writing

3 days

Overview

Write an informational report about how an animal group survives.

Day 1 - Brainstorming

Brainstorm the main idea and supporting facts about an animal group before writing an informational report.

Materials

Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
Mentor Text (G1, U3, L17)

Standards

L.1.1.fL.1.1.gL.1.1.jW.1.2W.1.5W.1.7W.1.8

Day 2 - Drafting

Draft an informational report to teach a reader about an animal and how it survives.

Materials

Creature Feature Report Template (G1, U3)
Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5) — from Day 1

Standards

L.1.1.fL.1.1.gL.1.1.jW.1.2W.1.5W.1.7W.1.8

Day 3 - Revision & Editing

Revise an informational text by adding text features to tell the reader more information.

Materials

Creature Feature Report Template (G1, U3) — from Day 2

Standards

L.1.1.fL.1.1.gL.1.1.jW.1.2W.1.5W.1.7W.1.8

Lesson

Explain how lizards are the same and how they are different.

Materials

Lizards pp. 1–15

Standards

L.1.1.bL.1.1.fL.1.1.jL.1.4RI.1.3RI.1.5RI.1.6RI.1.7

Lesson

Explain how lizards are the same and how they are different.

Materials

Lizards p. 16 — to end

Standards

L.1.1.bL.1.1.fL.1.1.jRI.1.2RI.1.3RI.1.5RI.1.6RI.1.7

Lesson

Explain how frogs are the same and how they are different.

Materials

Frogs pp. 1–15

Standards

RI.1.3RI.1.5RI.1.6RI.1.7

Lesson

Explain how frogs are the same and how they are different.

Materials

Frogs — pp. 16–end

Standards

RI.1.3RI.1.6RI.1.7RI.1.9

Lesson

Discussion

Discuss the ways individual animals of the same kind are similar and different.

Standards

L.1.1.bL.1.1.jRI.1.3RI.1.6RI.1.7SL.1.1SL.1.2SL.1.3SL.1.4SL.1.5SL.1.6

Lesson

Writing

3 days

Overview

Write an informational report about an endangered species.

Day 1 - Brainstorming

Brainstorm the main idea and supporting facts about an endangered animal group before writing an informational report.

Materials

Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
Mentor Text (G1, U3, L24)

Standards

L.1.1.fL.1.1.gL.1.1.jW.1.2W.1.5W.1.7W.1.8

Day 2 - Drafting

Draft an informational report to teach a reader about an endangered animal, the challenges it faces, and a potential solution to its challenges.

Materials

Mentor Text (G1, U3, L24)
Creature Feature Report Template (G1, U3)
Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer (GK–5) — from Day 1

Standards

L.1.1.fL.1.1.gL.1.1.jW.1.2W.1.5W.1.7W.1.8

Day 3 - Revision & Editing

Revise an informational text by adding text features to tell the reader more information.

Materials

Nonexemplar Text (G1, U3, L24)
Creature Feature Report Template (G1, U3) — from Day 2

Standards

L.1.1.fL.1.1.gL.1.1.jW.1.2W.1.5W.1.7W.1.8

Lesson

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