I’ve said it before — I just love studying penguins with first graders! I share our unit study ideas here, but in this post, I’d like to share an add-on activity that I’ve done with my class the past three…
When we come back from Winter Break we dive right into our largest unit of study: PENGUINS! It is by far my favorite unit of study. As usual, our unit studies center on rich informational texts with a sprinkling…
Before starting our unit on Plant Growth, we spend a few days discovering the states of matter as well as learning about the water cycle. Students have come to love the water cycle song that we learn! As usual, our…
After a quick study of Habitats, we study six animal groups: Birds, Fish, Insects, Mammals, Amphibians, and Reptiles. As usual, our unit studies center on rich informational texts with a sprinkling of fiction texts as well. Check out the pictures below,…
Habitats is our focus prior to diving into our independent research projects (Informational Writing). We study six habitats including wetlands, ocean, forests, desert, tundra, and grasslands. As usual, our unit studies center on rich informational texts with a sprinkling of…
During the months of November and December we study maps. As usual, our unit studies center on rich informational texts with a sprinkling of fiction texts as well. For this unit study, we also do a LOT of writing and…
After studying Apples in September, we turn our focus on Weather and Seasons. As usual, our unit studies center on rich informational texts with a sprinkling of fiction texts as well. Check out the pictures below, as well as the…
We start our year of with a short study of apples. As usual, our unit studies center on rich informational texts with a sprinkling of fiction texts as well. Check out the pictures below, as well as the downloads available…
I teach elementary STEAM, as a specialist. Students in Kindergarten – 5th Grade visit the STEAM Makerspace for 60 minutes, once a week. I also see 4-year-old Kindergartners for 30 minutes a week. I created a standards-aligned Scope and Sequence…
Units of Study Lesson Plan: The Units of Study lessons are organized by unit. The following units are included: They are in PDF format, and follow the format you see in the picture below. Files to Support Reading Units: Click…
