Plant cycle

Thematic Unit Question

First Grade
By: Yelitza Martinez
Thematic Unit Planning Matrix

Content Essential Centers Technology Assessment Student Standards:

or Questions (Activities) Integration and/or Rubric Products or The ISTE NETS and Performance Indicators
Subject (Must include at Scale Portfolio for Teachers and Students
Area least 2 Web 2.0 TEKS
tools)
how much After the The students will Students will At the end
does a plant teacher open an excel be evaluated of the 2
111.3. Mathematics 1st grade
MATH grow in a discussed document and they and receive a months the
period of with the will record the grade by their students will 4) The primary focal areas in Grade 1 are
two students the growth each week calculations print out understanding and applying place value, solving
months? life cycle of with the help if the on their plant individually problems involving addition and subtraction,
the plant. teacher. The growth and their data
(A)Students use relationships within the
The student students will also their recorded
will each take 30 minutes of assignments and they numeration system to understand the sequential
plant their class go onto my given on will order of the counting numbers and their relative
own seed to math lab to solve mymathlab compare it
magnitude.
convert to a math problems. to their
plant. The classmates.
students will . (b) Knowledge and skills. (1) Mathematical
then use process standards. The student uses
plant mathematical processes to acquire and
drawing to
demonstrate mathematical understanding.
solve for
math The student is expected to: (A) apply
problems. mathematics to problems arising in
They will
also record
 the measures everyday life, society, and the workplace;
of their
plants each ISTE NETS for students- 1c.Students use
week. technology to seek feedback that informs and
improves their practice and to demonstrate
their learning in a variety of ways.
ISTE NETS for teachers- 6d. Model and nurture
creativity and creative expression to
communicate ideas, knowledge or connections

what is the Each student The students will Student will Each student 112.12. Science
cycle a pant will receive a watch a video on be evaluated will take
has to go small cup, a the growth of a in the points print out
3) The study of elementary science includes planning and
through to couple of plant. accumulated their
be become seed, soil and https://www.youtu in there presentation safely implementing classroom and outdoor investigations
an adult water. be.com/watch?v=c kahoot game and put it using scientific processes, including inquiry methods,
plant? They will put zRUxCJwVjw and in the inside their analyzing information, making informed decisions, and
the soil in the presentation, portfolio to using tools to collect and record information, while
Science cup and then https://www.youtu they are show at the
plant the be.com/watch?v=t going to form end of the addressing the major concepts and vocabulary, in the
seed ad water kFPyue5X3Q as a group. nine-week context of physical, earth, and life sciences. (D) In life
it. Each period science, students recognize the interdependence of
student will the students will
organisms in the natural world. They understand that
carefully also play a game in
observe the kahoot to show all organisms have basic needs that can be satisfied
growth of the what they learned. through interactions with living and nonliving things.
plant. They The student will
will also get make an online ISTE NETS for teachers -4a Dedicate planning time to
a worksheet presentation
and they will naming the parts of collaborate with colleagues to create authentic
name each the plant and they learning experiences that leverage technology. ISTE
part of a need to survive.
NETS for students- 3a Students plan and employ
plant.
effective research strategies to locate information and other

resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits.

 English How does Each student Each student will Teacher will Student will (b) Knowledge and skills.
Langua the plant will get a make go to the have print out (1) Reading/Beginning Reading Skills/Print Awareness.
Students understand how English is written and printed.
ge Arts cycle affect book and internet and print evaluated the bubble map Students are expected to:
and our read if you our pictures that student on and hang it . (A) recognize that spoken words are represented
Reading ecosystem? plant a seed they are going to their effort on on the word in written English by specific sequences of letters;
Can we do by Kadir paste on a big tree. reading the wall.
something Nelson. They They will also take book. The . (2) Reading/Beginning Reading
to make it will make a words they dont bubble map Skills/Phonological Awareness. Students display
better? bubble know and make it will also be phonological awareness. Students are expected to:
diagram into a bubble map. graded by the (A) orally generate a series of original rhyming words
using a variety of phonograms (e.g., - ake, -ant, -ain) and
explaining They are going to amount of
consonant blends (e.g., bl, st, tr);
important choose al tease 10 details each
details from words that they student ISTE NETS for students - 6a
the book. dont understand chooses. The Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for
After they or have a problem student will meeting the desired objectives of their creation or
communication.
will make with. be tested
their own orally to ISTE NETS for teachers
drawing on show the 2c-Model for colleagues
the identification, exploration, evaluation, curation and ad
the plant response to option of new digital resources and tools for learning.
cycle and the specific 7a-Provide alternative ways for students to demonstrate
book. words competency and reflect on their learning using
technology.