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Unit 2 - Animals Surviving and Thriving

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Unit 2- Animals Surviving and Thriving Overview: Documents Unit 2 Overview Video
Week 1 (1 of 2) Week 1 (2 of 2)
Week 2 (1 of 3) Week 2 (2 of 3) Week 2 (3 of 3)
Week 3 (1 of 3) Week 3 (2 of 3) Week 3 (3 of 3)
Week 4 (1 of 2) Week 4 (2 of 2)
Week 5
Week 6 (1 of 2) Week 6 (2 of 2)
Week 7 (1 of 2) Week 7 (2 of 2)
Week 8

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Week 1 | Reading Practice | Math Dot Plates
Week 2 | Reading Practice | More Dots
Week 3 | Reading Practice | Measurement
Week 4 | Reading Practice
Week 5 | Reading Practice
Week 6 | Reading Practice | Telling Time
Week 7 | Reading Practice
Week 8 | Reading Practice | Equivalent Equations

Week 1

Week 1: At A Glance	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language Vocabulary Cards	Introduce Weekly Words: habitat, behavior, structure	Introduce Weekly Words: function, travel, grassland	Verbs: Root Words and Endings	Verbs: Root Words and Endings	Carousel Brainstorm
Text Talk	Ultimate Animals video	A Bird Can Fly	Slither, Slide, Hop, and Run (Read 1) Slides	Slither, Slide, Hop, and Run (Read 2) Child text packets	A Bird Can Fly and Slither, Slide, Hop, and Run (Read 3)
Stations	Reading: Independent & Partner Listening and Speaking: Talk, Draw, Talk \| Images; Listen & Respond (A Bird Can Fly) Science Literacy: How can we observe animals in our schoolyard? Vocabulary: Draw for Meaning Word Work: Fluent Reader's Challenge \| Sentences \| Look, Cover, Write \| Make New Words \| Trick Word Memory Shared Reading: “Three Small Monkeys” \| Slides \| Text
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: Using a Field Guide \| Mammals of Maine (color) (black & white) Lesson 2: Observing Animals
Studios At A Glance Studios	Studio Prompts Clay animal images Conversation prompts Math Recording Sheet Math Ten Frame
Writing Basics	Deconstruction: Report Purpose Mentor texts	Deconstruction: Report Stages Anchor chart images	Modeling and Joint Construction in Pairs: Research Animal Research Sheet Book Selections Horizontal \| Vertical	Joint Construction in Pairs: Research	Joint Construction in Pairs: Research

Week 2

Week 2: At A Glance	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language Vocabulary Cards	Introduce Weekly Words: scavenger, adapt, surroundings	Introduce Weekly Words: wild, thrive, urban	Personal Pronouns	Personal Pronouns	Carousel Brainstorm
Text Talk	Animals in the City (Read 1)	Animals in the City, Read 2	Squirrels Leap, Squirrels Sleep	Tide Pools (Read 1)	Tide Pools (Read 2)
Stations	Shared Reading: “Bat Breakfast” Text Slides Independent & Partner Listening and Speaking: Talk, Draw, Talk ; Listen & Respond (Animals in the City) Science Literacy: Where do animals get their traits? Vocabulary: Draw for Meaning Word Work: Fluent Reader's Challenge; Fluent Reader's Practice; Sentences; Say it, Build it, Write it; Trick Word Memor y; BINGO cards
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: Animal Traits Resource Sort Challenge Lesson 2: Sibling Traits Trait Sheet Trait Cards
Studios	Children create animals and their habitats in various media and continue mapping terrariums. The Library and Writing and Drawing Studios are combined for researching and writing animal riddles.+ Prompts Riddle Research Riddle Sheet Detective Worksheet Math Number Puzzles Math Number Puzzle Cards
Writing Basics	Deconstruction: Posters and Individual Construction: Body Diagram Slides	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: The Third Person and General Nouns Nouns Cards Language Observation Tool	Individual Construction: Subtopics	Individual Construction and Review	Individual Construction and Review

Week 3

Week 3: At A Glance	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language Vocabulary Cards	Introduce Weekly Words: predator, burrow, basic need	Introduce Weekly Words: survive, shelter, prey	Sorting Words into Categories	Sorting Words into Categories	Carousel Brainstorm
Text Talk	What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (Read 1)	What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (Read 2)	Hidden City “Falcon Fledge” and “Peregrine Falcon” Video	“Surprised!” VTS Slides	Teacher Choice
Stations	Shared Reading: “Down by the Bay” \| Slides Independent and Partner Reading Listening & Speaking: Talk, Draw, Talk \| Prompt; Listen & Respond (What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?) Science Literacy: How do animals use their parts to move? Vocabulary: Draw for Meaning Word Work: Fluent Reader's Challenge \| Look Cover Write Check; Sort with Books \| Name it Write it Mark it \| Word Banks \| Trick Word Memory
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: How Do Animals Use Their Parts to Move \| Animal Parts sheet Lesson 2: How do Birds Use Their Beaks \| Investigation sheet \| Poster \| Procedure Poster \| Table Labels
Studios	Activities continue. Drama and Writing and Drawing Studios are combined for creating and acting out animal stories. Children make field guides. Prompts Field Guide Math Capture the Square Math Ten Frame
Writing Basics	Individual Construction and Review	Peer-to-Peer Feedback Report Feedback	Revising	Deconstruction and Joint Construction: Adjectives Slides Chart Image	Deconstruction, Joint Construction, and Individual Construction: General Statement

Week 4

Week 4: At A Glance	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language Vocabulary Cards	Introduce Weekly Words: rain forest, tundra, desert	Introduce Weekly Words: forest, pond, ocean	Noun-Verb Agreement	Noun-Verb Agreement	Carousel Brainstorm
Text Talk	The Perfect Beak text On Video	Winter Sleep: A Hibernation Story On Video	Black Bear Cub On Video	How Chipmunk Got His Stripes (Read 1)	How Chipmunk Got His Stripes (Read 2)
Stations	Shared Reading: “Hush!” \| Slides \| Text Independent and Partner Reading Listening & Speaking: Talk, Draw, Talk \| Prompt; Listen & Respond (How Chipmunk Got His Stripes) Science Literacy: What structures help animals solve problems and survive? Vocabulary: Draw for Meaning Word Work: Fluent Reader's Challenge \| Say It, Build It, Write It \| Suffix Sort \| Trick Word Memory
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: How Do Animal Build Homes \| Sheet Lesson 2: Surviving Winter \| Sheet
Studios	Children use works of art as inspiration for work in various media and across studios. Oil pastels are introduced in the Art Studio. Children make observations about sibling animals. Studio Prompts \| Slides \| Images Habitat Research Science and Engineering Studio \| Observation Sheet Math Ten Frame Math Number Cards Capture the Square
Writing Basics	Introduction to and Beginning Revising and Publishing	Poster Layout; Revising and Publishing	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: Title; Revising and Publishing	Publishing	Presentation and Celebration

Week 5

Week 5: At A Glance	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language Vocabulary Cards	Introduce Weekly Words: offspring, parent, safe	Introduce Weekly Words: protect, camouflage, hatchling	Conjunctions	Conjunctions Images	Carousel Brainstorm
Text Talk	How Animal Babies Stay Safe, (Read 1)	How Animal Babies Stay Safe (Read 2)	And Tango Makes Three (Read 1)	And Tango Makes Three (Read 2) Reading Response Sheet	Hidden City “The Hunting Lesson,” Animals Surviving and Thriving Chart
Stations	Shared Reading: “Harbor Animals” \| Slides \| Text Mid Unit Assessment Prompt \| Slides Independent and Partner Reading Listening & Speaking: Talk, Draw, Talk Images \| Prompt Listen & Respond (How Animal Babies Stay Safe) Science Literacy: How do people mimic animals to solve a problem? Vocabulary: Draw for Meaning Word Work: Fluent Reader's Challenge \| Trick Word Memory \| Look, Cover, Write, Check \| Sentences
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: Animal Coats \| Coats on Animals \| Slides Lesson 2: Designing Coats
Studios	Prompts
Writing Basics	Pre-Assessment Sheet Rubric Reflection Observation Tool	Deconstruction: Argument Purpose and Joint Construction: Oral Argument Why We Write	Deconstruction: Argument Stages and Joint Construction: Reasons	Debate	Deconstruction, Joint Construction, and Individual Construction: Audience Sheet

Week 6

Week 6: At A Glance	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language Vocabulary Cards	Introduce Weekly Words: danger, underground, reptile	Introduce Weekly Words: nest, observe, threat	Adjectives	Shades of Meaning	Carousel Brainstorm
Text Talk	“Dangers to Animals” slides, Read 1 Slides Packet 1	“Dangers to Animals” slides, Read 2 Packet 2	Sea Turtles	Turtle Tide: the Ways of Sea Turtles, Read 1, “Sea Turtle Nesting” Video	Turtle Tide: the Ways of Sea Turtles (Read 2)
Stations	Shared Reading: “Boston Birds” Slides Text Independent and Partner Reading Listening & Speaking: Talk, Draw, Talk \| Images \| Listen & Respond (Turtle Tide) Science Literacy: How are animal traits the same and different among siblings? Vocabulary: Draw for Meaning Word Work: Fluent Reader's Challenge; Say it, Build it, Write it; Name it, Write it, Mark it; Trick Word Memory;
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: Parents and Their Offspring \| Chart Lesson 2: Black Bears and Their Offspring
Studios	Activities continue from previous weeks until sea turtles are introduced during Text Talk on Day 3. Tissue Paper Collage is introduced in the Art Studio. Sea Turtle Introduction Slides Project Planning Art Studio Prompts Collage Procedure
Writing Basics	Deconstruction: Argument Stages Letter Slides Images	Deconstruction: Parts of a Letter and Deconstruction and Individual Construction: Audience Slides	Joint Construction: Thesis and Modeling and Joint Construction in Pairs: Research One-Pagers Sheet	Joint Construction in Pairs: Research	Deconstruction and Joint Construction: Adjectives Slides Images Cards

Week 7

Week 7: At A Glance	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language Vocabulary Cards	Introduce Weekly Words: impact, environment, responsibility	Introduce Weekly Words: endangered, wildlife, rescue	Action Verbs	Action Verbs	Carousel Brainstorm
Text Talk	Sea Turtles, Turtle Tide, and “Sea Turtle Nesting” video text comparison	Sea Turtles, Read 2 and “Saving Sea Turtles, One Egg at a Time” video Reading Response	“How People Help Animals Survive and Thrive” slides, Read 1 Slides Student Resource	“How People Help Animals Survive and Thrive” slides, Read 2 Student Resource	Me...Jane
Stations	Shared Reading: “Going to the Zoo” Slides Text Independent and Partner Reading Listening & Speaking: Talk, Draw, Talk images \| Prompt \| Listen & Respond (Me...Jane) Science Literacy: What are some ways animal parents feed and protect their young? Vocabulary: Draw for Meaning Word Work: Fluent Reader's Challenge \| Look, Cover, Write, Check \| Make New Words \| Name it, Write it, Mark it \| Sentences \| Trick Word Memory
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: Predators and Prey \| Forest Food Web Lesson 2: Ways Animals Protect Their Young \| Slides
Studios	Continuing work on the Sea Turtle Project; Learning about the Turtle Cam Project Prompts T-Shirt Bag Article Response Sheet
Writing Basics	Individual Construction: Argument Letter Parts of a Letter Observation Tool	Individual Construction and Revision	Individual Construction and Revision	Individual Construction and Revision	Peer-to-Peer Feedback Argument Feedback

Week 8

Week 8: At A Glance	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language Vocabulary Cards	Introduce Weekly Words: interconnected, basic need, map	Introduce Weekly Words: urban, location, travel	Vocabulary Review	Vocabulary Review	No lesson; time used for Unit presentation and celebration
Text Talk	“The Story of the Chicken and the Eagle” Text	“Helping Animals” Slides	Daniel Finds a Poem	Synthesis of Unit Ideas	Celebrating our Projects
Stations	On Day 4, the End of Unit Assessment is administered. Assessment Prompt Rubric Slides Shared Reading: “Hollow Tree Song” Slides Text Independent and Partner Reading Listening & Speaking: Talk, Draw, Talk Images \| Prompt \| Listen & Respond (“The Story of the Chicken and the Eagle”) Science Literacy: How can animals help us solve human problems? Vocabulary: Draw for Meaning Word Work: Fluent Reader's Challenge \| Name it, Write it, Mark it \| Sentences \| Say it, Build it, Write it \| Picture Sort \| Trick Word Memory
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: Biomimicry \| Matching Sheet Lesson 2: Safe Helmets \| Posters
Studios	Studio Prompts Biomimicry Sheet Finalizing and preparing projects for presentation. In Science and Engineering children design helmets. Studios time is combined with Vocabulary and Language, Text Talk, and Writing for Presentation and Celebration on Day 5.
Writing Basics	Introduction to and Beginning Revising and Publishing	Revising and Publishing	Publishing	Post-Assessment Sheet Rubric	Presentation and Celebration