Know the Benchmark Skills of the NGSSS The NGSSS Big Ideas and
benchmarks for each grade level are concise. Know them like the
back of your hand! As topics and skills are encountered within
reading instruction, teachers MUST know when and how to reinforce
Science benchmarks, content, and understandings
simultaneously.
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How was the Kindergarten Science Academic Plan created?
instructional resources NGSSS for Science Read Well K
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How was the Grade 1 Science Academic Plan created?
instructional resources NGSSS for Science 1 st Grade Treasures
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How was the Grade 2 Science Academic Plan created?
instructional resources NGSSS for Science 2 nd Grade Treasures
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Help!?!?! I teach SRA Read Well 1 Read Well 2
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ONE Science Academic Plan per Grade Level Academic Plan NGSSS
Big Ideas Instructional resources
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Merge your Reading Series (Read Well, SRA or Treasures)
instruction and Science Instructional Sequences Explicit
instruction Guided practice Individual Practice Application higher
levels of complexity and concept development Plan for multiple
opportunities to learn. collaborative and individual tasks. student
generated learning opportunities. student engagement in each
instructional stage. multiple resources and types of text.
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Consider what content can be integrated during the reading
block via: Whole group (Get Ready Story, Main Selection, Paired
Selection, Lit Book, Lap Book, Art Projects, Scrapbook Art) Small
group (Leveled Readers, Content Flip Chart, Student Storybooks)
Plan what Science knowledge needs to be instructed outside the
reading block, using the additional Treasures resources and other
materials, targeting Science specific skills, And what
application/extensions from both Reading & Science can be
included during literacy centers within the reading block.
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When do I teach Science? Science Background Knowledge &
Content: Read Well, SRA, Treasures text and resources Science
Application: Hands-on, Inquiry Activities; Science Notebooks Inside
the 90 minute Reading blockOutside the 90 minute Reading block
Literacy Centers
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So Where Do I Begin? Dive into the Science Academic Plan!
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I Spy with my LITTLE EYES
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The Elementary Science Academic Plans have been created to
provide for cross curricular instruction in Science and Reading
http://acadplan.leeschools.net Kindergarten Scavenger Hunt Grade 2
Scavenger Hunt Grade 1 Scavenger Hunt
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What resources, in addition to Read Well, will assist in
providing instruction and practice of the NGSSS benchmarks? Lap
Books Lit Books Scrapbook art Art Projects What Read Well resources
will assist in providing instruction and practice of the NGSSS
benchmarks? Read Alouds CPALMS Lessons
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Lets take a Picture Walk
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Teaching Whole Class Lessons: Read Alouds and Related
Activities Every day a Read Aloud! Multiple Genres Classic
Favorites
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Teaching Whole Class Lessons: Read Aloud Related Activities
Art, Songs, Games, Journals, Pocket Chart Work Purpose: provide
multiple opportunities and a variety of contexts for students to
practice and reinforce learned skills.
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Teaching Whole Class Lessons: Read Aloud Related Activities
Unit Art Projects Theme-based connections For use with Read Alouds
ABC Scrapbook Art Songs Reflect unit themes and reinforce skills
Games Combine movement with skill reinforcement Journals Helps
students make connections between unit themes and their lives
Pocket Chart Complements other activities Songs, Story Retells,
Sentence Scramble
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Small Group Lessons
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Teaching Small Group Lessons: Story Reading Decodable Text Duet
Stories Solo Stories Priming Background Knowledge Vocabulary
Introduction
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What Treasures resources will assist in providing instruction
and practice of the NGSSS benchmarks? Within the 90 Minute Block:
Unit and related weekly themes Weekly Literature: Get Ready Story,
Main Selection, Paired Selection, Leveled Readers Workstation Flip
Chart Time for Kids Magazine Content Vocabulary words Day 4
Content-specific questioning Week 3 TFK & Week 6 SWYK
Test-Taking Strategies for Non- Fiction Text In addition to the 90
Minutes: Unit Opener & Closer: Theme Project Cross-Curricular
Projects Writing Workshop Day 4 Research and Inquiry tied to the
Paired Selection Online Research & Inquiry Activity available
for each week Classroom Library: books & lessons Theme
Bibliography Leveled Reader Database
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Lets take a Picture Walk
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Almost every piece of Weekly Literature/Text may have a
theme/topic that provides opportunities for Science Content/Skills
to be instructed in tandem: Interdependence SC.2.L.17.1
SC.2.L.17.2
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In addition to the Weekly Literature/Text there are additional
resources for Literacy Centers that will provide opportunities for
the infusion of Science content/knowledge/skills during the Reading
Block: SC.1.E.5.3 SC.1.N.1.3 Earth in Space and Time
InterdependenceSC.1.L17.1
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Properties of Matter SC.2.P.8.2 Content Vocabulary Words
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Day 4: Paired Selection Content specific questioning and text
feature support Heredity & Reproduction SC.1.L.16.1
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Week 3 Time for Kids Non-fiction Test taking strategies The
Practice of Science SC.1.N.1.1
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Week 6 Show What You Know Non-fiction Test taking strategies
Heredity & Reproduction SC.1.L.16.1
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SC.2.N.1.1 SC.2.N.1.2 SC.2.N.1.3 SC.2.N.1.4 SC.2.N.1.5
SC.2.N.1.6 The Practice of Science Earth Systems and Patterns
SC.2.E.7.1 SC.2.E.7.5
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The Practice of Science SC.2.N.1.1 SC.2.N.1.2 SC.2.N.1.3
SC.2.N.1.4 SC.2.N.1.5 SC.2.N.1.6 Earth Systems and Patterns
SC.2.E.7.1 SC.2.E.7.5
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Day 4: Paired Selection Research & Inquiry Activity The
Practice of Science SC.1.N.1.2 SC.1.N.1.3
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Earth Systems and Patterns SC.2.E.7.5
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Theme Bibliography provides additional concept related
titles:
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This rich leveled library provides below, on, and above level
reading materials all of which are leveled according to Guided
Reading Levels, Lexile Levels, and correlated to DRA.
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Curriculum and Staff Development Center (CSDC) website for
Science:
http://curriculum.leeschools.net/Subject%20Areas/Science/science.htm
Curriculum and Staff Development Center (CSDC) website for Reading:
http://curriculum.leeschools.net/Subject%20Areas/Reading/reading.htm
Curriculum and Staff Development Sharepoint:
http://sharepoint/dept/curr/ Science Curriculum Center:
http://sharepoint/dept/curr/sci/ Elementary Reading and Language
Arts Sharepoint: http://sharepoint/dept/curr/elemread/