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Information Literacy SkillsTheme: Let’s Discover

Theme Information Literacy Skills

ResearchOpportunities

Week 1

Student Book:Dot and Jabber and the Big Bug Mystery

Read-Aloud Anthology: Hey, Bug!The Ant and the Pigeon

Decodable Reader:Let’s DiscoverA Proud Brown Ant

Vocabulary & Comprehension:Where Has Freddy Gone?

Science:The World of Insects

Bugs, Bugs, Bugs!

Approaching:A Bee Like Me

On Level:The Painted Lady Butterfly

Beyond:Where Are the Butterflies?

ELL:The Beautiful Butterfly

Comprehension Strategy:

*Monitor Comprehension: Reread

Comprehension Skill:*Use Illustrations

Fluency*Read Exclamations*High Frequency Words: been, gone, other*Word automaticity*Echo Read*Repeated Reading*Text Feature: Heads Literature*Mystery P. 161J*Poem p. 189E*Folk Tale p. 189O*Encyclopedia Article p. 189S GrammarSubjects Sentence PunctuationSentence Fluency p. 189LProofreading P. 194/195 Reference/Research

Skills*Dictionary p. 189H—to find meanings of words, glossary*Encyclopedias-entry gives info about one topic*Research an Insect and draw a picture and write one fact Graphic Organizers*Use Illustrations Chart p. 161B*Chart 189D, 189N Technology *Listening Library*Internet Research and Inquiry Activity

Main Writing:Personal Narrative Other: Meet author/illustrator p. 188 Ellen Stoll Walsh

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Week 2

Student Book:Little Bear Goes to the Moon

Read-Aloud Anthology: One Giant Leap: The Story of Neil ArmstrongSpace Food

Decodable Reader:We Took as Look at this Camp

Vocabulary & Comprehension:A Good Trip into Space

Science: Meet Ellen Ochoa

Exploring Space

Approaching:A Good Little Visit

On Level:The TripBeyond:A Space race

ELL:Bear and Bird

Comprehension Strategy:

*Monitor Comprehension: Reread* Review retelling Comprehension Skill:*Make Predictions Fluency*Pausing for Sentence Punctuation*Word Automaticity*High Frequency Words: bear, birds, Earth, table*Text Feature: Question/Answer Format Literature*Biography p. 217E*Nonfiction Article p 217O*Informational text P. 217S*Fantasy*Interview GrammarPredicatesProper Nouns Reference/Research

Skills*Research space exploration—draw a picture and write some facts Graphic Organizers *Predictions Chart p. 199B* Web 217D Technology*Listening Library*Internet research and Inquiry activity

Main WritingPersonal Narrative p. 199DSentence Fluency p. 217L OtherMeet the Illustrator p. 216 (Maurice Sendak)

Week 3

Student Book:Cool Jobs

Read-Aloud Anthology: Daytime BedtimesDream Jobs

Decodable Reader:See a Zoo Soon!

At Work

Approaching:The Pet Vets

On Level:The Pilots

Beyond:The Architects

ELL:Fly With Me!

Comprehension Strategy

*Monitor Comprehension: Reread

Comprehension Skill:*Classify and Categorize

Fluency*Pausing for Sentence Punctuation *Word Automaticity*Repeated Readings*Echo Read*High Frequency Words: ever, only, laugh, goes

LiteratureNonfiction Article p. 229I

Main WritingReport p. 229D Other

Test Strategy: Author and Me 237T

GrammarPronounsCommas Reference/Research

Skills* Internet searches p. 237K*Keyword 237K*finding information in the library p. 237K Graphic

Organizers*Classify and categorize p 229B*Web 237N Technology*Listening Library

Week 4

Student Book:A Tiger Grows Up

Read-Aloud Anthology: Zoo Baby BoomFoal

Decodable Reader:Paws for a Cause

Vocabulary & Comprehension:A Bear Cub

Other: The Tiger

Watching Animals Grow

Approaching:Deer Watching

On Level:Watching Horses Grow

Beyond:Look Out for Dolphins

ELL:Learn About Horses

Comprehension Strategy

*Summarize

Comprehension Skill:*Compare and Contrast

Fluency*Pausing for Sentence Punctuation* Choral Read* Echo Read*Word automaticity *High Frequency Words: eyes, learn, enough, air, across Literature* Nonfiction p. 271E*Poem p. 271O*Word Play p. 271S GrammarI and MeMechanics: I Reference/Research

Skills

Graphic Organizers

*Compare and Contrast p. 245B*Flow Chart 271 D Technology*Listening Library

Main WritingReport P. 245D*Presentation P. 271L Other*Meet the Author/Photographer Joan and Richard Hewitt p. 270

Week 5 Let's Build

Approaching:The Playhouse

Comprehension Strategy

*Summarize Comprehension Skill*Cause and Effect

Main Writing

*Story p. 279D*Presentation p. 305L*Report p. 315A

Student Book:Sand Castle

Read-Aloud Anthology: The Three Little pigsLondon Bridge

Decodable Reader:Roy’s Rich Soil

Vocabulary & Comprehension:The Town That Grew

Social Studies:Build with Sand and Ice

On Level:The Birdhouse

Beyond:Jenny’s habitat

ELL:Make a Birdhouse

Fluency*Read Patterns* Repeated readings*Echo read*Word automaticity *High Frequency Words: circle, toward, leave, grew*Text Features: Captions Literature*Nursery Tale p. 305E*Nursery Rhyme p. 305O*Informational Nonfiction p. 305SInternet ArticleRealistic Fiction GrammarCombining SentencesCapitalization Reference/Research

Skills*research the Statue of Liberty—draw it and write a description of what it is made from and how made*Children’s Encyclopedia—how it is useful as a research tool Graphic

Organizers*Cause and Effect p. 279B*Chart 305D*Web 311A Technology*Listening Library*Internet research and Inquiry activity

Other*Meet the Author and Illustrator p. 304Brenda Shannon Lee and Thea Kliros

Week 6 Review and Assess

Test StrategyAuthor and me p. 311EEWriting Prompt p. 313A ComprehensionMonitor Comprehension: RereadSummarize Referenc

e / Research SkillsDictionary TechnologyInternet search engines

Unit Theme: Exploration StationProject: Student Questions: What does an explorer do?Where have you gone exploring?What would you do if you landed on an unknown planet?

Research Component

Activities Skills Materials

AppreciationStudent realizes the need for information after a viewing, reading, listening or other type of sensory experience.

Unit Stories and discussion

PresearchStudents establish a focus by developing an overview of the topic and exploring relationships.

Decide what they would like to explore

SearchStudents plan and implement a search strategy by identifying information providers, selecting information resources and tools, and seeking relevant information.

*Identify possible sources* Find sources*Take Notes

*Writing*Reading the books

*Books on animals, space, careers and building.*Internet

InterpretationStudents interpret the information they have gathered to make new meaning. They assess the usefulness of their information and reflect on the information to develop personal meaning.

*Identify the things they want to know* match visuals to provide understanding

CommunicationStudents apply their information to construct and present their new knowledge.

*Create mural of space exploration*perform a skit about science related careers that involve exploration*make models of

Materials to create their presentation materials

insectsEvaluationStudents think about and evaluate both their process and their product during research and at the conclusion of research.

See scoring rubric on page 315L

Task Skills Procedures/ProductsMaking a PresentationCreate title slide for a presentation

Prior Knowledge What are some ways you might present information to a group?What are some tools you might use to present information?

Vocabulary SlideSlide ShowLayout

Model Presentation Program—Opening it and adding an additional slidewww.macmillanmh.com/reading go to grade 1 Unit 1 Computer literacy Lesson

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