Telluride Elementary / Intermediate Integrated Curriculum Map

Organisms

Grade Level: 1

Timeline / Unit Month	Essential Questions	LA Expectation/ Standard	Science Standard	Project/ Activity	Resources	Assessment
Organisms March/ April	How can we use our senses to observe the world around us? What are living and non living organisms, what are their basic needs, and how do they interact with each other? What are the similarities and differences between plants, animals, and humans, and why are they successful in their surroundings?	1a. use a range of strategies to comprehend a variety of materials 1c. identify main idea 1.d makes logical predictions and inferences 1f. print carries meaning 1g. word and letter recognition skills 2a. generate topic through pre-writing activities 2b. write sentences that focus on one topic using main idea and supporting details. 2c. organize writing 2f. sentence fluency 2h. vocabulary 2j. express ideas and feeling orally 2k. conversations and group discussions 2m. responds to questions appropriately 3b. Use standard English and language in writing 3c. write a simple sentence 3d. capitalization 3e. punctuation 3g. spelling 3h. ABC order 3i. write legibly 4g. listening skills 5a. gather and organize information 5c. record and report observations 5d. Use resources to gather information 6a. content-area reading 6c. Identify a regular beat in songs and poetry. 6g. respond to literature to reflect an understanding.	1A Make and describe careful observations and perform simple experiments. 1B Uses tools to gather information and extend the sense. 3A Understand the basic characteristics of organisms. 3B Understands how organisms interact with each other and with non living parts of their habitat to meet their basic needs. 3C Understand similarities and differences in growth and development of several organisms.	Observing and describing seeds. Chart observations using senses to describe different seeds, plants, and animals KWL chart for organisms Germinate and plant seeds. Make terrariums and aquariums. Science journaling regarding observation and growth of plants and comparing of woodland and freshwater plants. Venn Diagrams comparing plants, animals and humans. Science journaling regarding comparison of attributes. Reinforcement activities: Reading Ticket activities: *sentence strips *listening centers *ABC order *mini-books *non-fiction comprehension reading passages *art projects Step Up To Writing paragraph	STC Organisms kits and teachers guides. Science journals. KWL chart STC kit Seeds and planting supplies. Aquarium and terrarium containers and supplies. Plants, pill bugs, and beetles pre-ordered from Carolina Biological Supply. Snails and fish pre-ordered. Science journals. Venn Diagrams Science journals. Non-fiction literature, poetry, and songs. Step Up to Writing	Anecdotal notes based on teacher observation Written demonstration of understanding in Science journals. Demonstration of understanding based on class discussions. Successful completion of in-class activities. Written demonstration of understanding in Science journals. Demonstration of understanding based on class discussions. Written demonstration of understanding in Science journals. Organisms final assessment. Step Up to Writing with rubric