Grade and Subject(s)

First Grade- Literacy & Science

1) Making connections between content and their own life/real world Overarching Understanding Goals 2) Partner and Group Collaboration 3) Following Teacher Instruction/ Directions (To Develop Independence) 4) Learning about/Demonstrating Responsibility
Eggs (Oviparous Animals) and Chickens
What is cause and effect? - Students will be able to identify causes and their effects in literature What are the parts of a story structure? - Students will be able to recognize story structure and use it to summarize literature What is the lifecycle of a chicken? (including development of egg and parts of animal)? - Students will be able to sequence a chickens lifecycle Develop awareness of expectations and requirements necessary to care for eggs - Students will be able to care for and handle chicken eggs appropriately

Generative Unit Topic Unit-Long Understanding Goals Sequence of Understanding Performances

What animals come from eggs? - students will be able to classify animals as oviparous or not

1 UGs
1 1 2 4

Understanding Performances
-Identify/Compare eggs of various animals - Classify animals as oviparous -Cause and Effect graphic organizer -KWL chart

Ongoing Assessments
-Students are able to correctly say if animal is oviparous - Conferences in reading workshop to see if students can identify cause and effect in their own books - Class discussions during MTP

Introductory Performance(s)

Guided Inquiry Performance(s)

1 2, 4, 5 1-5 3

-Guess Who books - Chick Journal Entries - Diagrams/ Graphic organizers - Story Structure activity

-Can students write fact about oviparous animal? -Do students respond to journal entries completely and correctly? - Can students identify labels on diagrams -Are students able to identify parts of story and in correct sequence? - Do students demonstrate an understanding of chickens and their lifecycle? -Do students use skills obtained by reading non-fiction literature? -Do students conduct themselves in a responsible manner and recognize the connection between caring for chickens and their role as a responsible citizen?

Culminating Performance(s) Skill Strands

4, 5 1-5

-Final Chick Journals - Non-fiction published books

1 2 3

Using literary skills to retain knowledge on a topic

How to use graphic organizers/diagrams in a purposeful manner Learn to be responsible for a living organism
Reinforced

Major Focus

Unsupported/Required