Telluride Elementary / Intermediate Integrated Curriculum Map

Solar System

Grade Level: 1

Timeline / Unit Month	Essential Questions	CC Reading / Writing Standard	CC Science Standards	Project/ Activity	Resources	Assessment
3 weeks Solar System January	What are the basic components of the solar system? How do these components move in relation to the sun? What is the order of the planets from the sun and how does that affect the temperature?	1a. use a range of strategies to comprehend a variety of materials 1b. summarize text passages 1c. identify main idea 1d. make logical predictions and inferences 1f. print carries meaning 1g. word and letter recognition skills 2a. generate topic through pre-writing activities 2b. writing using main idea and supporting details 2c. organize writing 2d. create a narrative 2e. write a rough draft 2f. sentence fluency 2g. align voice with purpose 2h. vocabulary 2i. present final copy 2j. express ideas and feeling orally 2k. conversations and group discussions 2m. responds to questions appropriately 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 demonstrating understanding	CCS #4 Science identifying basic components of the solar system (for example, Sun, planets, moons); describing the spin, orbit and tilt of the Earth in relation to the Sun, including the concepts of day, night, season and year; identifying basic components of the solar system (for example, Sun, planets, moons);	1. KWL chart 2. Non-fiction reading passages and follow-up questions 3. Solar System models 4. Solar System songs and poetry 5. Solar System chart with factual information 6. Solar System frieze 7. Space Bingo, trivia, jeopardy 8. Movie: *Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System 9. Floor puzzles 1.Solar System models 2. Solar System chart with factual information 3. Non-fiction reading passages and follow-up activities 1. Travel Brochure 2. Solar System Model 3. Solar System chart with factual information 4. Non-fiction reading passages and follow-up activities 5. Planet Riddles Reinforcement activities: Reading Ticket Activities: *Mini-books *Solar System coloring pages *ABC order *sentence strip activity *prompted writing activities KWL Chart Planet free verse poetry writing Step Up to Writing planet paragraph	Various non fiction Solar System literature Model Binder worksheet Chart Games Movie: *Magic School Bus Explores the Solar System Puzzles Model Chart Various non fiction Solar System literature Solar System information cards Model Chart Various non fiction Solar System literature Solar System information cards	Teacher observations and anecdotal notes Demonstration of knowledge from class discussions Successful completion of work Rubric Teacher observations and anecdotal notes Successful completion of work Successful completion of work Additional Assessments: Solar System final assessment, Step up to writing rubric