If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

What predictions can you make? What are different types of cookies?
1st Grade
By: Crystal Mendez
Thematic Unit Planning Matrix
Content or Essential Centers
Subject Area Questions (Activities)

Mathematics

Technology
Integration
(Must include at
least 2 Web 2.0
tools)

How many Students Students will have

different
will be
access to an
types of
handed out example of a table
cookies are cookie
and bar graph
there?
cutouts and through the use of
How can will sort
Google slides and
you
through
Smartboard
organize co them with https://docs.google.c
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Assessment
Student
and/or Rubric Products or
Scale
Portfolio

Students will
complete an
assignment
demonstrating
they can
collect data
and use it to
create a bar
graph.

English
What will Students The students will
Students will
Language Arts happen
will
watch a video of If complete a
and Reading next? What participate You Give a Mouse a writing
predictions in a read
Cookie
assignment
can you
aloud of If https://www.youtube. that models
make?
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com/watch?v=Gyk55 the book.
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Cookie
The students will
and be able have access to an

Standards:
The ISTE NETS and Performance Indicators
for Teachers and Students
TEKS

ISTE NETS Teachers1. Facilitate and inspire student learning and

creativity
a. Promote, support, and model creative
and innovative thinking and inventiveness
ISTE NETS Students4. Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making
c. Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or
make informed decisions
TEKS
(8) Data analysis. The student applies mathematical
process standards to organize data to make it useful for
interpreting information and solving problems. The student
is expected to:
(A) collect, sort, and organize data in up to three
categories using models/representations such as tally
marks or T-charts
(B) use data to create picture and bar-type graphs
Students will ISTE NETS Teacherswrite their
1. Facilitate and inspire student learning and
own If you
creativity
give____
a. Promote, support, and model creative
then______
and innovative thinking and inventiveness
ISTE NETS Studentsscenarios.
1. Creativity and innovation
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate
new ideas, products, or processes
Students will
complete a
worksheet
that includes
a table on the
different
types of
cookies by
writing down
the amount
their table
was given
and draw a
bar graph
from their
data
collected.

Art

What are
cookies
made out
of? How
can you
make a
cookie?

to look
through the
book
themselves
.

example of writing
assignment through
Smartboardhttps://docs.google.c
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g

Students
will discuss
different
types of
cookies
and collect
the
materials.

Students will watch a Students will

video on how to
create their
draw a cookie
own original
https://www.youtube. artwork.
com/watch?v=gJFnJ
xnBGZ8
Students will have
access to an image
of different kinds of
cookies through
Smartboard
https://upload.wikime
dia.org/wikipedia/co
mmons/7/71/Christm
as_Cookies_Plateful
.JPG

TEKS
(4) Reading/Beginning Reading/Strategies. Students
comprehend a variety of texts drawing on useful
strategies as needed. Students are expected to:
(A) confirm predictions about what will happen next in
text by "reading the part that tells"

Students will ISTE NETS Teachersdraw their

1. Facilitate and inspire student learning and
favorite
creativity
cookie or any
a. Promote, support, and model creative
cookie of
and innovative thinking and inventiveness
ISTE NETS Studentstheir
choosing.
1. Creativity and innovation
b. Create original works as means of personal or
group expression
TEKS
(2) Creative expression. The student communicates ideas
through original artworks using a variety of media with
appropriate skills. The student is expected to:
(B) place components in orderly arrangements to create
designs

Commented [1]: Total Points: 20

Feedback:
Component

Target

Acceptable
(2 pt deduction)

Unacceptable
(5 pts deduction)

Number of
subjects/Length

Lesson plans made for

three subjects

Lesson plans made for two

subjects

Lesson plans made for less

than two subjects

Component

Target 3 pts

Acceptable 1 pts

Unacceptable0 pts

Unit Theme, Thematic

Question(s) for the
Unit and subject areas,
Indication of the
learners grade level

Unit/Lesson thematic
questions are provided
(2pts), and learners grade
level is indicated (1pt)

Unit/Lesson thematic
questions are adequate;
learners grade level is
provided

Unit/Lesson thematic
questions are lacking, there is
no big theme; no indication of
learners grade level

Component

Target

Acceptable
(1 pt deduction)

Unacceptable
(5 or more pts deduction)

Mechanics, Spelling
and Punctuation

Relatively no or little
errors; reflective of college
level writing; clear,
articulate, concise

Errors are present, but still

readable; somewhat clear,
and well-written

Many errors; not clear, lengthy

or wordy and not well-written

Component

Target 10 pts

Acceptable 7 pts

Unacceptable5 pts

Centers (Activities);
Technology
Integration;
Students Products or
Portfolio

Description of activities is
clear and concise.

Description of activities is
adequate and relates to the
theme of the unit. Activities
are appropriate for the
grade level

Description of activities is not

clear. Activities did not relate
to the theme of the unit.
Activities are not appropriate
for the grade level.

Technology use in the

activities described
vaguely.
2 technology tools use in
the activities.

Technology use in the activities

is non existence and/or vague;
no variety of technology tools
integrated in the activities.

Technology use in the

activities described
clearly; More than 2
technology tools are
incorporated in the
activities.
Students final product is
described clearly; and
correspond to the
activities and technology
use.

Component

Target 7 pts

Students final product is

indicated but did not
correspond with the
activities and technology
use.
Acceptable 5 pts

Students final product is not

indicated and/or not clear;
Students final product did not
correspond with the activities
and technology use.

Unacceptable2 pts

Assessment and TEKS,

ISTE-NETs standards

Student demonstrates the

ability to assess student
achievement and is able to
articulate clear and
concise criteria from the
standards/benchmarks;
Student demonstrates the
ability to use content
instruction and
assessment strategies that
are enriched by
technology and literacy
(TEKS and ISTE-NETs for
Teachers)

Graded on 10/31/16

Student demonstrates the

ability to assess student
achievement;

Assessments not well thought

out; assessments poorly
written;

Student demonstrates the

ability to use content
instruction and assessment
strategies that are enriched
by technology and literacy
(TEKS and ISTE-NETs for
Teachers)

TEKS and ISTE not adequately

addressed