Unit Topic: Heritage

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Grade level: First Grade (Lea

Stage 1 Desired Results

Content Standard/Established Goals(s):
Math:
-CC.2.4.1.A.1 Order lengths and measure them both indirectly and by
repeating length units
-CC.2.4.1.A.4 Represent and interpret data using tables/charts
English Language Arts:
-CC.1.3.1.A Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate
understanding of their central message or lesson.
-CC.1.3.1.B Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
-CC.1.3.1.C Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story,
using key details.
-CC.1.3.1.G Use illustrations and details in a story to describe characters,
settings, or events.
-CC.1.4.1.B Identify and write about one specific topic.
-CC.1.4.1.C Develop the topic with two or more facts.
-CC.1.4.1.D Group information and provide some sense of closure.
-CC.1.5.1.A Participate in collaborative conversations with peers and
adults in small and larger groups.
Understanding(s)
Essential Question(s):
Students will understand that:
-What is heritage?
-What happened in the past can
-Why do people try to stay
influence who we are now.
connected to their heritage?
-There is value in diverse cultures
-What does your heritage mean to
and traditions.
you?
-Why should we learn about and
appreciate other peoples heritage?
Student objectives (outcomes):
Students will know
-heritage consists of the knowledge,
customs, and traditions that have
been passed down to us
-everyones heritage is different and
means something different to them

Students will be able to

-identify aspects of their heritage
and explain how they influence
their lives
-identify directions on a map and
use a map key
-use a map to identify where
aspects of their heritage have come
from
-use a table to track commonalities
and differences between aspects of
students heritage
Stage 2 Assessment Evidence
Performance Task(s):
Other Evidence:
Students will create a heritage book Students will assemble a class quilt
documenting different aspects of
(each student will create a square
their heritage (i.e. family tree, origin that represents a piece of their
of their name, description of family
heritage), share their quilt square
artifact or tradition) and articulate
with the class, and respond to

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how aspects of their heritage

another students work.
influence them.
Stage 3 Learning Plan
Learning Activity
Objectives/Goals
Formative
Assessment

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