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Unit 3- Resources In Our Community

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Unit 3- Resources In Our Community Overview: Documents Unit 3 Overview Video

Week 1 (1 of 2) Week 1 (2 of 2)

Week 5 (1 of 2) Week 5 (2 of 2)

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Week 2 Reading Practice Decomposing Numbers

Week 3 Reading Practice

Week 4 Reading Practice Composing Numbers

Week 5 Reading Practice Decomposing Numbers

Week 6 Reading Practice Decomposing Numbers

Week 7 Reading Practice Decomposing Numbers

Week 8 Reading Practice Compose the Numbers

Week 1

Week 1: At A Glance	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language Vocab Cards	Introduce Weekly Words: goods, service, shop	Introduce Weekly Words: consumer, producer, buy	Action Verbs Slides	Action Verbs in Different Tenses	Carousel Brainstorm
Text Talk	Market Image Slides	Consumers and Producers, Read 1	Mirror	“Markets” Slides	Wen-mei and Her Clay Pot
Stations	Shared Reading: “To Market, To Market” Child Copy Independent and Partner Reading Listening & Speaking: Talk, Draw, Talk; Images; Listen & Respond (Wen-mei and Her Clay Pot) Science Literacy: What do seeds need in order to grow and change? Vocabulary: Draw for Meaning Word Work: Fluent Reader's Challenge; Look, Cover, Write, Check; Name It, Write It, Mark It; Trick Word Memory; Blend Match and Sort
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: Comparing Seeds Prompts Cards Chart Lesson 2: Seed Parts Lesson 3: Exploring Plants
Studios	Studio Prompts Store Prompts Library Tally Sheet Images of Money Children use familiar materials to engage with the new topic. In Science and Engineering, children observe and record plant growth.
Writing Basics	Deconstruction: Personal Recount Purpose and Stages Chart Images Sequence	Deconstruction: Personal Recount Poetry Slides	Deconstruction: Personal Recount Poem Slides	Deconstruction; Individual Construction Observation Tool	Individual Construction

Week 2

Week 2: At A Glance	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language Vocab Cards	Introduce Weekly Words: need, want, choice	Introduce Weekly Words: save, spend, sell	Sorting Nouns into Categories	Sorting Nouns into Categories	Carousel Brainstorm
Text Talk	Those Shoes, Read 1	Those Shoes, Read 2	A Chair for my Mother, Read 1	A Chair for my Mother, Read 2	A Chair for my Mother, Read 3 Text Excerpt Response Resource
Stations	Shared Reading: “Giving Thanks” Slides Independent and Partner Reading Listening & Speaking: Talk, Draw, Talk Images; Listen & Respond (Those Shoes) Science Literacy: How do plants help produce new plants? Vocabulary: Draw for Meaning Word Work: Fluent Reader's Challenge; Say it, Build It, Write It; Sentences; Make New Words
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: Potato Cuttings Prompts Lesson 2: Plants Grow and Change Needs of Plants
Studios	Studio Prompts Store Prompts Activities continue and extend from Week 1. Children write book reviews of Unit 3 books. In Science and Engineering, children observe and make predictions about plant growth.
Writing Basics	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: Repetition Slides	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: Repetition	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: Rhyme Slides	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: Rhyme	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: Rhythm Slides

Week 3

Week 3: At A Glance	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language Vocab Cards	Introduce Weekly Words: natural resource, industry, local	Introduce Weekly Words: global, rural, interconnected	Phrases of Place Slides	Phrases of Place	Carousel Brainstorm
Text Talk	From Cocoa Bean to Chocolate, Read 1 Slides Sequence Cards	From Cocoa Bean to Chocolate, Read 2 Text Excerpt	Me on the Map	“How people make sneakers” video Slides	Fresh-Picked Poetry, “Pile Up”
Stations	Shared Reading: “Garden Song” Slides Independent and Partner Reading Listening & Speaking: Talk, Draw, Talk Images; Listen & Respond (Me on the Map) Science Literacy Prompts 1: How have our plants changed? 2: How many different kinds of plants live in an area of our schoolyard? Vocabulary: Draw for Meaning Word Work: Fluent Reader's Challenge; Look, Cover, Write, Check; Name It, Write It, Mark It; Syllable Sort;
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: Plants Grow and Change Observation Sheet Lesson 2: Plant Observations
Studios	Studio Prompts Images Art Procedure Library Order Form Leaf Images The Drama and Library Studios are combined, as children extend their thinking about suppliers and consumers. At the Science and Engineering Studio, children compare leaves. Activities also continue and extend from previous weeks.
Writing Basics	Deconstruction: Adjectives; Planning Slides	Individual Construction	Individual Construction, Deconstruction, and Revision

Week 4

Week 4: At A Glance	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language Vocab Words	Introduce Weekly Words: supply chain, worker, customer	Introduce Weekly Words: harvest, produce, provide	Changing Verbs to Nouns	Changing Nouns to Verbs	Carousel Brainstorm
Text Talk	From Sheep to Sweater, Read 1 Slides Sequence Cards	From Sheep to Sweater, Read 2 Text Excerpt	On the Farm, At the Market, Read 1	On the Farm, At the Market, Read 2	On the Farm, At the Market, Read 3
Stations	Shared Reading: “Market Day” Slides Independent and Partner Reading Listening & Speaking: Talk, Draw, Talk Images; Listen & Respond (On the Farm, At the Market) Science Literacy: How do plants help people in our State and community? Vocabulary: Draw for Meaning Word Work: Fluent Reader's Challenge; Trick Word Memory; Suffix Sort; Say It, Build It, Write It; Sentences
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: Maine Plants Lesson 2: Plant Observations
Studios	Studio Prompts Images Plant Images Plant Labels Children expand the classroom market; read and sort tags and labels; write stories about obtaining goods from close by and far away. Children think about parts of edible plants.
Writing Basics	Peer-to-Peer Feedback Feedback Sheet	Introduction to and Beginning Revising and Publishing	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: Poem Shapes and Titles; Revising and Publishing Slides	Publishing	Presentation and Celebration

Week 5

Week 5: At A Glance	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language Vocab Cards	Introduce Weekly Words: ship, transport, deliver	Introduce Weekly Words: load, container, purchase	Words with Multiple Meanings	Words with Multiple Meanings	Carousel Brainstorm
Text Talk	How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? Read 1	How Did That Get in My Lunchbox? Read 2 Text Excerpt Reading Response	“Delivery” (Reach Anthology)	Fresh-Picked Poetry, “Early Risers” and “Mobile Markets” Slides	Before We Eat: From Farm to Table Child Copy
Stations	Shared Reading: “Delivery” Slides Independent and Partner Reading Listening & Speaking: Talk, Draw, Talk Images; Listen & Respond (Before We Eat) Science Literacy: What defenses do plants use to help them survive? Vocabulary: Draw for Meaning Word Work: Fluent Reader's Challenge; Look, Cover, Write, Check; Blend Sort; Mid-Unit Assessment: Slides Prompt Image Prompt Rubric
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: Photosynthesis Sheet Passage Lesson 2: Plant Defenses The Cactus Plant
Studios	Studio Prompts Business Plan Supply Chain Tags Drama, Library, and Writing & Drawing Studios are linked to learn about and represent supply chains. Children explore seeds through sorting and making patterns.
Writing Basics	Deconstruction: Biography Purpose and Stages; Individual Construction: Biography Brainstorm Record of Events Biography Brainstorm	Deconstruction: Biography Purpose and Stages; Joint Construction: Planning Biographies Why We Write	Deconstruction: Interviews; Joint Construction: Planning Biographies Soleil Interview	Deconstruction: Biography Purpose and Stages; Joint Construction: Interview Questions Chart Images Interview Questions	Joint Construction: Interviews; Individual Construction

Week 6

Week 6: At A Glance	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language Vocab Words	Introduce Weekly Words: job, employment, salary	Introduce Weekly Words: income, wage, human resources	Commas Slides	Commas	Carousel Brainstorm
Text Talk	Quinito’s Neighborhood and School Nurses Interview Slides Transcript	“People in Our Neighborhoods” slides, Read 1, and Dentist Interview Slides Dentistry Slides	“People in Our Neighborhoods” slides, Read 2, and Organization Director Interview Inspired Sheet Slides	Bippity Bop Barbershop, Read 1	Bippity Bop Barbershop, Read 2 Text Excerpt
Stations	Shared Reading: “The Bread Song” Slides Independent and Partner Reading Listening & Speaking: Talk, Draw, Talk Images; Listen & Respond (Bippity Bop ...) Science Literacy Prompt: 1. How do people engineer ways to grow plants in places with short growing seasons? Vocabulary: Draw for Meaning Word Work: Fluent Reader's Challenge; Say It, Build It, Write It; Blend Sort;
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: Growing Seasons Climate Map Changing Seasons Sort Cards Lesson 2:How do plants grow through different methods? Definition Sheet
Studios	Business Plan All studio spaces and materials open as needed toward market projects. Continue to make, discuss, and record observations of plant growth and of the sky (weather).
Writing Basics	Joint Construction: Interviews; Individual Construction	Joint Construction: Interviews; Individual Construction	Individual Construction: Sorting Research and Writing Orientations Biography Stages Observation Tool	Deconstruction: Phrases of Time; Individual Construction: Record of Events Slides Chart Image	Individual Construction and Review

Week 7

Week 7: At A Glance	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language Vocab Words	Introduce Weekly Words: economy, budget, value (n1)	Introduce Weekly Words: donate, value (n2), evaluate	Personal Pronouns Slides	Possessive Pronouns Pronoun Cards	Carousel Brainstorm
Text Talk	Something Special for Me, Read 1	Something Special for Me, Read 2 Slides	Something Special for Me, Read 3, A Chair for My Mother Slides	“What Can We Do With Money?” Slides Images	“Being Part of a Green Economy” Slides Text Excerpt
Stations	Shared Reading: “This or That?” Slides Independent and Partner Reading Listening & Speaking: Talk, Draw, Talk Images; Listen & Respond (Something Special...) Science Literacy Prompt: What products are made from plants? Vocabulary: Draw for Meaning Word Work: Trick Word Memory; Name It, Write It, Mark It; Sentences
Science and Engineering	Lesson 1: What Comes From Plants? Sort Sheet Sort Cards Lesson 2: Advertising Maine Produce Sample
Studios	Business Plan All studio spaces and materials open as needed toward market projects.
Writing Basics	Individual Construction and Review	Individual Construction and Review	Deconstruction: Conclusion and Verbs, Individual Construction: Conclusion Slides	Peer-to-Peer Feedback Feedback Sheet	Deconstruction and Joint Construction: Verbs, Individual Construction: Revision Verbs Cards Chart Image

Week 8

Week 8: At A Glance	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Day 4	Day 5
Vocabulary and Language Vocab Words	Introduce Weekly Words: impact, fair, benefit	Introduce Weekly Words: system, economy, resource	Vocabulary Review	Vocabulary Review	no lesson; time used for Unit presentation and celebration
Text Talk	Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers, Read 1	Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers, Read 2 Slides Text Excerpt	“The Role of Consumers in the Delano Grape Boycott” Slides	Synthesis of Unit Ideas	Celebrating our Projects
Stations	Shared Reading: “Farmworkers” Slides Independent and Partner Reading Listening & Speaking: Talk, Draw, Talk Images; Listen & Respond (Dolores Huerta) Science Literacy Prompt: How do farmers sell their produce Vocabulary: Draw for Meaning Word Work: Fluent Reader's Challenge; Match and Sort; Name It, Write It, Mark It; Look, Cover, Write, Check On Day 4, the End of Unit Assessment is administered. Prompt Rubric Slides
Science and Engineering
Studios	Project Reflections Finalizing projects. Studios time is combined with Vocabulary and Language, Text Talk, and Writing to open the market on Days 4 and 5.
Writing Basics	Introduction to and Beginning Revising and Publishing	Deconstruction and Individual Construction: Title, Revising and Publishing	Publishing	Presentation and Celebration