Open Court Theme:

Grade 1 - Unit 2 - Animals

 

Unit Opener Ideas:

View Unit Opener Ideas

Powerpoint: Kinds of Animals from Harding Elementary

Chants:

Animals Here, Animals There & Skunks (They Really Stink)

Mimicry

Concept/Question Board:

Examples of Concept/Question Boards

Favorite Unit Books:

Additional Literature Recommendations

Independent Work Time:

Gorilla Sentence Scramble Worksheet

Independent Work Time.com the missing manual of how, why, and what to do during IWT

Lesson Plans:

Arts Connections: Animal 3-D Sculptures

Extensive Lesson Plans

Animal Unit Lesson Plan Integrating Comprehension and Writing

Movies:

Kindergarten Takes A Trip to the Zoo video and student writing

Powerpoints:

Animal Unit Vocabulary Powerpoint by Yvette Cocca

Powerpoint: Kinds of Animals from Harding Elementary

Writing Process:

Animal Book Template by Mathew Needleman

Animal Book Prewriting Web by Mathew Needleman

Sample Lion Prewriting Web by Mathew Needleman

Animal Writing Sentence Starter by Mona Ryan

Drafting Template by Mathew Needleman

Animal Report Template by Mona Ryan

Final Draft Paper by Mathew Needleman

Writing Examples:

Animal Reports and Artwork

Animals Masks and Habitats - Art Project

Links:

National Geographic Animal Pictures

Farm Animals

Kratt's Creature World

Virtual Zoo

Habitats

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