DLI 1st grade guide

● Similarities ● differences ● parents

● survival ● behaviors

● young ● growth

INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES ● CSD Lesson Plans ● 1st Grade OER Textbook SCAFFOLDING IN ACTION Skill Building

● Utilize sentence stems during group discussions to ensure understanding and to keep the conversation focused on solving the phenomenon. ● Make connections each day to the phenomenon. ● Explicitly teach how to write an opinion and support it with two reasons. ● Students could research specifc animal or plant behaviors or functions that help them survive. For instance, mint is a neurotoxin for insects which keeps them from eating mint plants. Swallowtail butterfies have a tail that looks more like a head than their head does, which tricks birds.

Extension

INTERDISCIPLINARY CONNECTIONS

ELA

Wonders TE pgs T484 - 491 Read “The Night Sky” Read “Billions of Stars” Observe the Sky

Strand 1.1: SEASONS AND SPACE PATTERNS Seasonal patterns of motion of the Sun, Moon, and stars can be observed, described, and predicted. These patterns may vary depending on the region, location, or time of year. Topic 9 Stem Project: Light and Objects integrates with the science standard listed below. Stand 1.3: Light and Sound Standard 1.3.3 Plan and carry out an investigation to determine the effect of materials in the path of a beam of light. Emphasize that light can travel through some materials, can be refected off some materials, and some materials block light causing shadows. Examples of materials could include clear plastic, wax paper, cardboard, or a mirror.

Math

Topic 10 Stem Project: Watch the Stars integrates with the science standard below