1st & 2nd Grade

Aurora Public Schools

ELD Planning Guide 2015-2016

5-6
Weeks
Per Unit

Beginning/Early Intermediate
(CELA/WIDA 1-2)

Dates:

Dates:

Dates:

Greet, introduce, share

personal information (5.1)
Express needs/requests (5.4)
Ask for, give/follow multi-step
directions (5.19)
Request assistance and
clarification (5.6)
Express feelings and
preferences (5.5)
Describe physical attributes of
a place (5.11)
Retell actions/events (5.17)
Describe actions (5.10)
Describe physical
characteristics (5.8)

Describe actions (5.10)

Describe routine events (5.16)
Describe actions (5.21)
Compare/Contrast actions
(5.14)
Discuss time using clocks,
calendars, and timelines (5.20)

Retell actions/events (5.17)

Describe/explain personality
attributes (5.9)
Discuss/create a plan (5.15)
Compare physical
characteristics (5.13)
Describe location of objects
(5.12)
Ask for, give/follow multi-step
directions (5.19)

Early Advanced/Advanced
(CELA/WIDA 4-5)

Make introductions (6.1)

Extend/accept/decline
invitations (6.2)
Express needs/requests (6.4)
Ask for give/follow directions
(6.23)
Describe location (6.14)
Request assistance and
clarification (6.6)
Describe the physical
attributes of a place (6.13)
Compare and contrast actions
(6.17)
Describe the actions of
people, animals, things (6.12)

Retell actions/events (6.21)

Describe routine events (6.20)
Describe actions of
people/animals/things (6.12)
Cause/effect for actions (6.28)
Discuss time using clocks,
calendars, and timelines (6.25)

Greet, introduce, extend

invitations (7.1)
Give/follow directions (7.24)
Request assistance and
clarification (7.5)
Discuss feelings and preferences
(7.4)
Make requests, express needs
(7.3)
Describe the physical attributes of
a place (7.11)
Compare/contrast characteristics
(7.14)
Discuss experiences (7.20)
Explain sequence and duration
(7.25)
Compare/contrast actions (7.15)
Relate a past action (7.21)
Describe actions (7.10)
Explain a series of actions (7.18)
Explain frequency of events (7.23)
Summarize sequence of events
(7.26)

Possible
Unit/
Theme
Ideas**

Colorado
Academic
Standards/
CCSS Connections

The Art of
Getting Along:
Classroom
Routines and
Community
Building

SL.1/2.3 Ask and

answer questions to
gather information or
seek clarification.
SL.2.4 Tell story or
recount experience
with appropriate facts
and details

Virtual Field
Trip: City
Destination

W.1/2.3 Recount a
detailed event or short
sequence of events.
W.1/2.8 Recall
information from
experiences to answer
questions.
SL.1.4 Describe
people, places, things,
and events with
relevant details.
SL.2.4 Tell story or
recount experience
with appropriate facts
and details.
RL.1/2.2 Retell stories
and determine their
central message,
lesson, or moral.
W.1/2.3 Recount a
detailed event or short
sequence of events.

Hows the
Weather:
Seasons,
landscape and
action

Visual and
Retell actions/events (6.21)
Link experiences over time (7.22)
Performing Arts:
Describe/explain personality
Describe/explain personality
Retell Stone
attributes (6/11)
attributes (7.9)

Contribute ideas/opinions
Contribute ideas and opinions (7.6 Soup
Fairy Tales
(6.7)

Make predictions and inferences

(7.30)
Compare/contrast
characteristics (6.16)

Give/follow multi-step directions

(7.24)
Make predictions and
inferences (6.30)

Duration: tell how long an event

happened (6.24)
Ask for/give/follow multi-step
directions (6.23)
*Suggested timeframes are an estimate based on necessary functions and district calendar. Depending on the specific group of students, you may choose to adjust pacing to
include additional functions, topics or time for assessment and reteaching. Also, it may be appropriate for topics to vary across levels depending on group of students.
**Unit Ideas in bold print indicate corresponding unit from E.L. Achieve. Additional resources for these unit ideas are available on elachieve.org
Dates:

Intermediate/Advanced
(CELA/WIDA 3)

1st & 2nd Grade

Aurora Public Schools

ELD Planning Guide 2015-2016

5-6
Weeks
Per Unit
Dates:

Beginning/Early Intermediate
(CELA/WIDA 1-2)

Dates:

Last Week

Intermediate/Advanced
(CELA/WIDA 3)

Describe physical
characteristics (5.8)
Compare physical
characteristics (5.13)
Compare and contrast actions
(5.14)

Make and report observations

(5.18)
Compare physical
characteristics (5.13)
Negotiate solutions (5.7)
Discuss or create a plan (5.15)

Possible
Unit/
Theme
Ideas**

Colorado
Academic
Standards/
CCSS Connections

Describe physical attributes of a

place (7.11)
Describe physical characteristics
(7.8)
Explain classification (7.13)
Describe actions (7.10)

Ecology/Animals
and the
Environment:
Habitats and
what lives there

Cause/effect feelings (7.28)

Clarify whether something
has/hasnt happened (7.19)
Classify/make generalizations
(7.16)
Summarize a process (7.32)
Cause/effect for processes (7.29)
Negotiate solutions (6.8)

Healthy Living:
Results of
specific actions
Food
Nutrition
Exercise

W.1/2.2 Write
informative
texts.
W.1/2.7 Participate in
shared research
projects.
W.1/2.8 Gather
information from
provided sources to
answer a question
W.1/2.2 Write
informative texts.
W.1/2.7 Participate in
shared research
projects.
W.1/2.8 Recall
experiences to answer
a question.

Early Advanced/Advanced
(CELA/WIDA 4-5)

Describe physical
characteristics (6.10)
Compare and contrast
characteristics (6.16)
Explain classifications (6.15)
Cause/effect feelings (6.27)
Make predictions and
inferences (6.30)

Make and report

Observations (6.22)
Cause/effect for processes
(6.29)
Discuss or create a plan (6.19)
Explain classifications (6.15)
Express feelings and
preferences (6.5)

Additional time for reteaching, etc.

The following functions are not represented in this planning guide. Please include these if needed:
Extend, accept and decline invitations (5.2)
Express appreciation and give compliments (5.3, 6.3, 7.3)
Negotiate solutions (7.7)
Describe location of objects in space (7.12)
Explain inferences about people, actions, or events (7.31)

*Suggested timeframes are an estimate based on necessary functions and district calendar. Depending on the specific group of students, you may choose to adjust pacing to
include additional functions, topics or time for assessment and reteaching. Also, it may be appropriate for topics to vary across levels depending on group of students.
**Unit Ideas in bold print indicate corresponding unit from E.L. Achieve. Additional resources for these unit ideas are available on elachieve.org