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Information Literacy SkillsTheme: Let’s Discover
Theme Information Literacy Skills
ResearchOpportunities
Week 1
Student Book:Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery
Read-Aloud Anthology: Hey, Bug!The Ant and the Pigeon
Decodable Reader:Let’s DiscoverA Proud Brown Ant
Vocabulary & Comprehension:Where Has Freddy Gone?
Science:The World of Insects
Bugs, Bugs, Bugs!
Approaching:A Bee Like Me
On Level:The Painted Lady Butterfly
Beyond:Where Are the Butterflies?
ELL:The Beautiful Butterfly
Comprehension Strategy:
*Monitor Comprehension: Reread
Comprehension Skill:*Use Illustrations
Fluency*Read Exclamations*High Frequency Words: been, gone, other*Word automaticity*Echo Read*Repeated Reading*Text Feature: Heads Literature*Mystery P. 161J*Poem p. 189E*Folk Tale p. 189O*Encyclopedia Article p. 189S GrammarSubjects Sentence PunctuationSentence Fluency p. 189LProofreading P. 194/195 Reference/Research
Skills*Dictionary p. 189H—to find meanings of words, glossary*Encyclopedias-entry gives info about one topic*Research an Insect and draw a picture and write one fact Graphic Organizers*Use Illustrations Chart p. 161B*Chart 189D, 189N Technology *Listening Library*Internet Research and Inquiry Activity
Main Writing:Personal Narrative Other: Meet author/illustrator p. 188 Ellen Stoll Walsh
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Week 2
Student Book:Little Bear Goes to the Moon
Read-Aloud Anthology: One Giant Leap: The Story of Neil ArmstrongSpace Food
Decodable Reader:We Took as Look at this Camp
Vocabulary & Comprehension:A Good Trip into Space
Science: Meet Ellen Ochoa
Exploring Space
Approaching:A Good Little Visit
On Level:The TripBeyond:A Space race
ELL:Bear and Bird
Comprehension Strategy:
*Monitor Comprehension: Reread* Review retelling Comprehension Skill:*Make Predictions Fluency*Pausing for Sentence Punctuation*Word Automaticity*High Frequency Words: bear, birds, Earth, table*Text Feature: Question/Answer Format Literature*Biography p. 217E*Nonfiction Article p 217O*Informational text P. 217S*Fantasy*Interview GrammarPredicatesProper Nouns Reference/Research
Skills*Research space exploration—draw a picture and write some facts Graphic Organizers *Predictions Chart p. 199B* Web 217D Technology*Listening Library*Internet research and Inquiry activity
Main WritingPersonal Narrative p. 199DSentence Fluency p. 217L OtherMeet the Illustrator p. 216 (Maurice Sendak)
Week 3
Student Book:Cool Jobs
Read-Aloud Anthology: Daytime BedtimesDream Jobs
Decodable Reader:See a Zoo Soon!
At Work
Approaching:The Pet Vets
On Level:The Pilots
Beyond:The Architects
ELL:Fly With Me!
Comprehension Strategy
*Monitor Comprehension: Reread
Comprehension Skill:*Classify and Categorize
Fluency*Pausing for Sentence Punctuation *Word Automaticity*Repeated Readings*Echo Read*High Frequency Words: ever, only, laugh, goes
LiteratureNonfiction Article p. 229I
Main WritingReport p. 229D Other
Test Strategy: Author and Me 237T
GrammarPronounsCommas Reference/Research
Skills* Internet searches p. 237K*Keyword 237K*finding information in the library p. 237K Graphic
Organizers*Classify and categorize p 229B*Web 237N Technology*Listening Library
Week 4
Student Book:A Tiger Grows Up
Read-Aloud Anthology: Zoo Baby BoomFoal
Decodable Reader:Paws for a Cause
Vocabulary & Comprehension:A Bear Cub
Other: The Tiger
Watching Animals Grow
Approaching:Deer Watching
On Level:Watching Horses Grow
Beyond:Look Out for Dolphins
ELL:Learn About Horses
Comprehension Strategy
*Summarize
Comprehension Skill:*Compare and Contrast
Fluency*Pausing for Sentence Punctuation* Choral Read* Echo Read*Word automaticity *High Frequency Words: eyes, learn, enough, air, across Literature* Nonfiction p. 271E*Poem p. 271O*Word Play p. 271S GrammarI and MeMechanics: I Reference/Research
Skills
Graphic Organizers
*Compare and Contrast p. 245B*Flow Chart 271 D Technology*Listening Library
Main WritingReport P. 245D*Presentation P. 271L Other*Meet the Author/Photographer Joan and Richard Hewitt p. 270
Week 5 Let's Build
Approaching:The Playhouse
Comprehension Strategy
*Summarize Comprehension Skill*Cause and Effect
Main Writing
*Story p. 279D*Presentation p. 305L*Report p. 315A
Student Book:Sand Castle
Read-Aloud Anthology: The Three Little pigsLondon Bridge
Decodable Reader:Roy’s Rich Soil
Vocabulary & Comprehension:The Town That Grew
Social Studies:Build with Sand and Ice
On Level:The Birdhouse
Beyond:Jenny’s habitat
ELL:Make a Birdhouse
Fluency*Read Patterns* Repeated readings*Echo read*Word automaticity *High Frequency Words: circle, toward, leave, grew*Text Features: Captions Literature*Nursery Tale p. 305E*Nursery Rhyme p. 305O*Informational Nonfiction p. 305SInternet ArticleRealistic Fiction GrammarCombining SentencesCapitalization Reference/Research
Skills*research the Statue of Liberty—draw it and write a description of what it is made from and how made*Children’s Encyclopedia—how it is useful as a research tool Graphic
Organizers*Cause and Effect p. 279B*Chart 305D*Web 311A Technology*Listening Library*Internet research and Inquiry activity
Other*Meet the Author and Illustrator p. 304Brenda Shannon Lee and Thea Kliros
Week 6 Review and Assess
Test StrategyAuthor and me p. 311EEWriting Prompt p. 313A ComprehensionMonitor Comprehension: RereadSummarize Referenc
e / Research SkillsDictionary TechnologyInternet search engines
Unit Theme: Exploration StationProject: Student Questions: What does an explorer do?Where have you gone exploring?What would you do if you landed on an unknown planet?
Research Component
Activities Skills Materials
AppreciationStudent realizes the need for information after a viewing, reading, listening or other type of sensory experience.
Unit Stories and discussion
PresearchStudents establish a focus by developing an overview of the topic and exploring relationships.
Decide what they would like to explore
SearchStudents plan and implement a search strategy by identifying information providers, selecting information resources and tools, and seeking relevant information.
*Identify possible sources* Find sources*Take Notes
*Writing*Reading the books
*Books on animals, space, careers and building.*Internet
InterpretationStudents interpret the information they have gathered to make new meaning. They assess the usefulness of their information and reflect on the information to develop personal meaning.
*Identify the things they want to know* match visuals to provide understanding
CommunicationStudents apply their information to construct and present their new knowledge.
*Create mural of space exploration*perform a skit about science related careers that involve exploration*make models of
Materials to create their presentation materials
insectsEvaluationStudents think about and evaluate both their process and their product during research and at the conclusion of research.
See scoring rubric on page 315L
Task Skills Procedures/ProductsMaking a PresentationCreate title slide for a presentation
Prior Knowledge What are some ways you might present information to a group?What are some tools you might use to present information?
Vocabulary SlideSlide ShowLayout
Model Presentation Program—Opening it and adding an additional slidewww.macmillanmh.com/reading go to grade 1 Unit 1 Computer literacy Lesson
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