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Unit 3
1st Grade
Lesson 21 of 24
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Explain how frogs are the same and how they are different.
Book: Frogs by Elizabeth Carney p. 16 — to end
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In what ways are frogs the same? In what ways are frogs different? Support your answer with two to three specific details from the text.
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Questions about the text that will help guide the students understanding
Describe how frogs look. Give two specific examples.
How do frogs protect themselves? Give two specific examples.
How does a frog change as it grows?
What is the difference between a toad and a frog? Name two specific differences.
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RI.1.3 — Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
RI.1.6 — Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the words in a text.
RI.1.7 — Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
RI.1.9 — Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic (e.g., in illustrations, descriptions, or procedures).
Standards that are practiced daily but are not priority standards of the unit
L.1.1 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
L.1.2 — Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
RI.1.5 — Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text.
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Lesson 22
Explain how animals use different body parts to survive.
RI.1.3 RI.1.6 RI.1.7 SL.1.1
Writing
Identify and use simple sentences with correct ending punctuation.
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Explain what it means to camouflage and give two examples of how animals use camouflage to survive.
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Explain how animals use colors to survive.
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Describe how animals use color to survive.
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L.1.1.j L.1.2.b L.1.4 L.1.6 RI.1.3 RI.1.6 RI.1.7 RI.1.9
Narrative – 3 days
Write a narrative about an animal using its color to camouflage and survive.
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Write questions using the words who, what, where, when, why, and how.
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Write four sentences that describe how a red-eyed tree frog gets its food.
Explain what different animals do if something wants to eat them.
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Discussion & Writing
Debate if camouflage is the most effective way for animals to protect themselves.
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Explain how different animals rely on their brothers and sisters for survival.
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Describe how different brothers and sisters rely on each other for survival.
Describe how different animals rely on their brothers and sisters for survival.
Discuss the behaviors parents, siblings, and babies engage in to help each other survive.
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Writing – 4 days
Write an informational report about a specific animal.
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Explain how lizards are the same and how they are different.
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RI.1.2 RI.1.3 RI.1.6 RI.1.7
RI.1.3 RI.1.6 RI.1.7
RI.1.3 RI.1.6 RI.1.7 RI.1.9
Discuss the ways individual animals of the same kind are similar and different.
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Assessment
Informative Writing – 4 days
Write a research report on an endangered species.
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