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Ratcheting Up the Three R’s All Subjects Instructional Unit Plan
Subject: Literacy
Module: Unit 1
Estimated Length of
Unit:6 Weeks
Beginning Date:
1st Day of School
Projected Ending
Date: End of the
six week period
Grade: First Grade
Unit Theme, Big Idea, or Essential Question:
Neighborhoods
UBD Stage One-Desired Results (Lesson Objectives)
Lesson 1 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a
text.
2. With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions
from peers, and add details to strengthen from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as
needed.
3. Use end punctuation for sentences.
Lesson 2 Objectives:
The students will learn to: 1. Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
2. With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions
from peers, and add details to strengthen from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as
needed.
3. Capitalize dates and names of people.
Lesson 3 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or
lesson.
2. Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events.
3. Use end punctuation for sentences.
Lesson 4 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
2. Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events.
3. Use end punctuation for sentences.
Lesson 5 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
2. Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events.
3. Capitalize dates and names of people.
Lessons 1-5 Review Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
2. Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a
text.
3. Capitalize dates and names of people.
Frameworks and Common Core State Standards
Reading RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
RL.1.4 Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.*
RL.1.5 Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a
wide reading of a range of text types.
RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
RL.1.10 With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.
RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RI.1.2 Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
RI.1.3 Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
RI.1.4 Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
RI.1.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to
locate key facts or information in a text.
RI.1.6 Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the
words in a text.
RI.1.7 Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
RI.1.10 With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.
RF.1.1a Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation).
RF.1.2b Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
RF.1.2c Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.
RF.1.2d Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes).
RF.1.3b Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
RF.1.3f Read words with inflectional endings.
RF.1.3g Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
RF.1.4a Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.
RF.1.4b Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
Writing
W.1.3 Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details
regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
W.1.5 With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers,
and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from
provided sources to answer a question.
Language L.1.1j Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory
sentences in response to prompts.
L.1.2b Use end punctuation for sentences.
L.1.2d Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular
words.
L.1.5a Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
L.1.5b Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a
large cat with stripes).
L.1.5c Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at home that are cozy).
L.1.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts,
including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g., because).
Speaking and Listening
SL.1.1a Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about
the topics and texts under discussion).
SL.1.1c Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion.
SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through
other media.
SL.1.3 Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify
something that is not understood.
SL.1.5 Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and
feelings.
SL.1.6 Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation.*
Unit Specific Vocabulary
pal, talent, storm, curious, neighborhood, country, city, train, zoo, friend, funny, beautiful,
excellent, miss, ruin, suddenly, brave chattered, bandits, steady, apart, crept, proud, sneaked,
firefighter, conductor, train, window, parts plant, street, sneaked snout
UBD Stage Two-Evidence
Pre Assessment
DIBELS ASSESSMENT AND ACCELERATED READER STAR TEST
Traditional Assessment : Journeys Weekly Lesson Assessments
B. Project-Based Assessment
Create a map of your own neighborhood.
Alternative Assessment or Big Finale ------What choices will be given students for this Unit?
□ Journeys Unit Assessment □ Journal Entry
□ Draw a picture and write a caption □ Letter to the Editor
□ Short story □ Picture Book
□ Newscast □ Class Story
□ Poem or Song □ Slideshow
□ Brochure □ Model
□ Narrative □ Play
□ Short Essay □ Essay
Introducing the Unit Anchoring Activity
This activity should engage the students and establish the relevance of the entire unit of study.
Anchoring Activity
Read Aloud
Poem
Brainstorming Activity
Description of Anchoring Activity
Teacher will introduce the Unit with a
read aloud and a poem that is aligned
with the theme “Neighborhoods” and
introduce the main vocabulary of the
Unit.
We will brainstorm about
neighborhoods
We will discuss the neighborhoods that
we live in as a class.
UBD Stage Three-Learning Plan Teaching/
Delivery Method (What I will say or do)
Check for Understanding
(What will the students say or do)
Week One Lesson 1 Days 1-5
The teacher will teach the following
Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to
review sounds. Model building, blending
and decoding words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction
Journeys Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing Lesson
The students will complete the following
tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it
Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions
before, during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week Two Lesson 2 Days 6-10
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing Lesson
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions before,
during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week Three Lesson 3
Days 11-15
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions before,
during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week Four Week 4
Days 16-20
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions before,
during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Narrative: Personal Adjectives
Week Five Lesson 5
Days 21-25
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions before,
during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Narrative: Personal Adjectives
Review Lessons
1-5 Days 26-30
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions before,
during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Narrative: Personal Adjectives
Ratcheting Up the Three R’s All Subjects Instructional Unit Plan
Subject: Literacy
Module: Unit 2
Estimated Length of
Unit:6 Weeks
Beginning Date:
1st Day of School
Projected Ending
Date:
Grade: First Grade
Unit Theme, Big Idea, or Essential Question:
UBD Stage One-Desired Results (A is Optional)
Lesson 1 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or
lesson.
2. With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions
from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
3. Use frequently occurring adjectives.
Lesson 2 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question..
3. Use end punctuation for sentences.
Lesson 3 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories
represent.
Lesson 4 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Lesson 5 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Lessons 1-5 Review Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Capitalize dates and names of people.
Frameworks and Common Core State Standards
Reading RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, settings, or events.*
RL.1.9 Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
RL.1.10 With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.
RF.1.2b Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
RF.1.2c Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.
RF.1.2.d Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes).
RF.1.3a Know the spelling-sound correspondences for common consonant digraphs.
RF.1.3b Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
RF.1.3g Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
RF.1.4b Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
Writing W.1.5 With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers,
and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from
provided sources to answer a question.
Language L.1.1a Print all upper- and lowercase letters.*
L.1.1f Use frequently occurring adjectives.
L.1.1i Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).
L.1.1j Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory
sentences in response to prompts.
L.1.2b Use end punctuation for sentences.
L.1.1i Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).
L.1.2d Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular
words.
L.1.5a Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
L.1.5b Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a
large cat with stripes).
L.1.5c Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at home that are cozy).
L.1.6 Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts,
including using frequently occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g., because).
Speaking and Listening
SL.1.1a Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about
the topics and texts under discussion). SL.1.1c Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion.
SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through
other media.
SL.1.4 Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
SL.1.5 Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and
feelings.*
SL.1.6 Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation. (See grade 1 Language standards 1 and 3
on page 26 for specific expectations.)
UBD Stage Two-Evidence
Pre Assessment
UNIT 1 JOURNEYS ASSESSMENT
Traditional Assessment :
Journeys Weekly Lesson Assessments
B. Project-Based Assessment
Create a sharing tree and ornaments the tree.
Alternative Assessment or Big Finale ------What choices will be given students for this Unit?
□ Comic Strip □ Diary
□ Interview □ Letter to the Editor
□ Newspaper Story □ Radio Program
□ Newscast □ Monologue
□ Poem or Song □ Slideshow
□ Brochure □ Model
□ Press Conference □ Play
□ Soundtrack □ Essay
□ Rewrite
□ Journeys Unit Assessment
□ Oral Interpretation
Introducing the Unit Anchoring Activity
This activity should engage the students and establish the relevance of the entire unit of study.
Anchoring Activity
Read Aloud
Poem
Description of Anchoring Activity
Teacher will introduce the Unit with a
read aloud and a poem that is aligned
with the theme “Sharing Time” and
introduce the main vocabulary of the
Unit.
We will discuss how we all have
something to share and we can learn
from each other
UBD Stage Three-Learning Plan Lesson #
Date/Day
Teaching/
Delivery Method (What I will
say or do)
Check for Understanding
(What will the students say or do)
Week One Lesson 6
Days 1-5
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions
before, during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week Two Lesson 7
Days 6-10
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions
before, during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week Three Lesson 8
Days 11-15
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions
before, during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week Four Lesson 9
Days 16-20
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions
before, during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week Five Days21-25
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions
before, during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Ratcheting Up the Three R’s All Subjects Instructional Unit Plan
Subject: Literacy
Module: Unit 3
Estimated Length of
Unit:6 Weeks
Beginning Date:
1st Day of School
Projected Ending
Date:
Grade: First Grade
Unit Theme, Big Idea, or Essential Question:
Nature Near and Far
UBD Stage One-Desired Results (A is Optional)
Frameworks and Common Core State Standards
Lesson 1 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or
lesson.
2. With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions
from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
3. Use frequently occurring adjectives.
Lesson 2 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question..
3. Use end punctuation for sentences.
Lesson 3 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories
represent.
Lesson 4 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Lesson 5 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Lessons 1-5 Review Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Capitalize dates and names of people.
Reading RI.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RI.1.2 Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
RI.1.3 Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
RI.1.4 Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
RI.1.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to
locate key facts or information in a text.
RI.1.6 Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the
words in a text.
RI.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
RI.1.10 With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.
RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
RL.1.4 Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.
RL.1.5 Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a
wide reading of a range of text types.
RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
RL.1.9 Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
RL.1.10 With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.
RF.1.1a Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation).
RF.1.2a Distinguish long from short vowel sounds in spoken single-syllable words.
RF.1.2b Orally produce single-syllable words by blending sounds (phonemes), including consonant blends.
RF.1.2c Isolate and pronounce initial, medial vowel, and final sounds (phonemes) in spoken single-syllable words.
RF.1.2d Segment spoken single-syllable words into their complete sequence of individual sounds (phonemes).
Writing
W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and
provide some sense of closure.
W.1.5 With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers,
and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
W.1.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of “how-to” books on a given topic
and use them to write a sequence of instructions).
W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from
provided sources to answer a question.
Language
L.1.2b Use end punctuation for sentences.
L.1.1i Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).
L.1.2d Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns and for frequently occurring irregular
words.
L.1.5a Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
L.1.5b Define words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a
large cat with stripes).
L.1.5c Identify real-life connections between words and their use (e.g., note places at home that are cozy).
Speaking and Listening
SL.1.1a Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about
the topics and texts under discussion).
SL.1.1c Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion.
SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through
other media.
SL.1.3 Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify
something that is not understood.
SL.1.4 Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
Unit Specific Vocabulary
UBD Stage Two-Evidence
Pre Assessment
UNIT 2 JOURNEYS ASSESSMENT
Traditional Assessment : Journeys Weekly Lesson Assessments
B. Project-Based Assessment Choose four options for this Unit of Instruction that students can
choose from for their project-based Assessment.
Create a poster with different animals on it and write a caption for each animal and
display the poster outside your classroom.
Alternative Assessment or Big Finale ------What choices will be given students for this Unit?
□ Comic Strip □ Diary
□ Interview □ Letter to the Editor
□ Newspaper Story □ Radio Program
□ Newscast □ Monologue
□ Poem or Song □ Slideshow
□ Brochure □ Model
□ Press Conference □ Play
□ Soundtrack □ Essay
□ Rewrite
□ Journeys Unit Assessment
□ Oral Interpretation
Introducing the Unit Anchoring Activity
This activity should engage the students and establish the relevance of the entire unit of study.
Anchoring Activity
Read Aloud
Poem
Description of Anchoring Activity
Teacher will introduce the Unit with a
read aloud and a poem that is aligned
with the theme “It’s a Big, Wonderful
World.” and introduce the main
vocabulary of the Unit. We will
brainstorm a list of animals.
We will discuss animals and where they
live as a class.
UBD Stage Three-Learning Plan Lesson #
Date/Day
Teaching/
Delivery Method (What I
will say or do)
Check for Understanding
(What will the students say or do)
Week One Lesson 11
Days 1-5
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review sounds.
Model building, blending and decoding words.
Shared Reading:
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it
Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys Leveled
Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
before, during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week Two Lesson 12
Days 6-10
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review sounds.
Model building, blending and decoding words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys Leveled
Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it
Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions
before, during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week 3 Lesson 13 Days 11-15
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review sounds.
Model building, blending and decoding words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys Leveled
Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it
Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions
before, during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week 4 Lesson 14 Days 16-20
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review sounds.
Model building, blending and decoding words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys Leveled
Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it
Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions
before, during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week 5 Lesson 15
Days21-25
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review sounds.
Model building, blending and decoding words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys Leveled
Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it
Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions
before, during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Review Lessons
11-15 Days 26-30
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review sounds.
Model building, blending and decoding words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys Leveled
Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it
Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions
before, during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Ratcheting Up the Three R’s All Subjects Instructional Unit Plan
Subject: Literacy
Module: Unit 4
Estimated Length of
Unit:6 Weeks
Beginning Date:
1st Day of School
Projected Ending
Date:
Grade: First Grade
Unit Theme, Big Idea, or Essential Question:
Exploring Together
UBD Stage One-Desired Results (A is Optional)
Frameworks and Common Core State Standards
Objectives
Lesson 1 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or
lesson.
2. With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions
from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
3. Use frequently occurring adjectives.
Lesson 2 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question..
3. Use end punctuation for sentences.
Lesson 3 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories
represent.
Lesson 4 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Lesson 5 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Lessons 1-5 Review Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Capitalize dates and names of people.
Writing W.1.3 Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details
regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
W.1.5 With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers,
and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
W.1.6 With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing,
including in collaboration with peers.*
W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from
provided sources to answer a question.
Language L.1.1b Use common, proper, and possessive nouns.
L.1.1i Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).
L.1.1j Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory
sentences in response to prompts.
L.1.2a Capitalize dates and names of people.
Speaking and Listening
SL.1.1a Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about
the topics and texts under discussion).
SL.1.1c Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion.
SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through
other media.
SL.1.3 Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify
something that is not understood.
SL.1.4 Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
SL.1.5 Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and
feelings.
SL.1.6 Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation. (See grade 1 Language standards 1 and 3
on page 26 for specific expectations.)
Unit Specific Vocabulary
UBD Stage Two-Evidence
Pre Assessment
UNIT 3 JOURNEYS ASSESSMENT
Traditional Assessment : Journeys Weekly Lesson Assessments
B. Project-Based Assessment Choose four options for this Unit of Instruction that students can
choose from for their project-based Assessment.
The Students will write clues about an mystery object and create a listening
speaking game to discover this mystery object.
Alternative Assessment or Big Finale ------What choices will be given students for this Unit?
□ Comic Strip □ Diary
□ Interview □ Letter to the Editor
□ Newspaper Story □ Radio Program
□ Newscast □ Monologue
□ Poem or Song □ Slideshow
□ Brochure □ Model
□ Press Conference □ Play
□ Soundtrack □ Essay
□ Rewrite
□ Journeys Unit Assessment
□ Oral Interpretation
Introducing the Unit Anchoring Activity
This activity should engage the students and establish the relevance of the entire unit of study.
Anchoring Activity
Read Aloud
Poem
Description of Anchoring Activity
Teacher will introduce the Unit with a
read aloud and a poem that is aligned
with the theme “Exploring Together”
and introduce the main vocabulary of
the Unit.
We will discuss how we discover new
things everyday as a class.
UBD Stage Three-Learning Plan Week #
Lesson # Date/Day
Teaching/
Delivery Method (What I will say or do)
Check for Understanding
(What will the students say or do)
Week # Lesson 16
Days 1-5
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions
before, during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Lesson 17 Days 6-10
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions
before, during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Lesson 18 Days 11-15
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions
before, during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Lesson 19 Days 16-20
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions
before, during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Lesson 20 Days21-25
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions
before, during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Review Lessons
16-20 Days 25-30
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions
before, during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to
reinforce skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Ratcheting Up the Three R’s All Subjects Instructional Unit Plan
Subject: Literacy
Module: Unit 5
Estimated Length of
Unit:6 Weeks
Beginning Date:
1st Day of School
Projected Ending
Date:
Grade: First Grade
Unit Theme, Big Idea, or Essential Question:
Watch Us Grow
UBD Stage One-Desired Results (A is Optional)
Objectives
Lesson 1 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or
lesson.
2. With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions
from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
3. Use frequently occurring adjectives.
Lesson 2 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question..
3. Use end punctuation for sentences.
Lesson 3 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories
represent.
Lesson 4 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Lesson 5 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Lessons 1-5 Review Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Capitalize dates and names of people.
Frameworks and Common Core State Standards
Reading RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
RL.1.4 Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.*
RL.1.5 Explain major differences between books that tell stories and books that give information, drawing on a
wide reading of a range of text types.
RL.1.6 Identify who is telling the story at various points in a text.
RL.1.9 Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
RL.1.10 With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.
RI.1.7 Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
RL.1.10 With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.
RF.1.3b Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
RF.1.3d Use knowledge that every syllable must have a vowel sound to determine the number of syllables in a
printed word.*
RF.1.3e Decode two-syllable words following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables.
RF.1.3g Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
RF.1.4b Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
Writing W.1.3 Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details
regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.
W.1.5 With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers,
and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from
provided sources to answer a question.
Language L.1.1c Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).
L.1.1.d Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their; anyone, everything).
L.1.1e Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home;
Tomorrow I will walk home).
L.1.1g Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because).
L.1.1i Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).
L.1.1j Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory
sentences in response to prompts.
Speaking and Listening
SL.1.1a Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about
the topics and texts under discussion).
SL.1.1b Build on others’ talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others through multiple exchanges.
RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to de scribe its characters, setting, or events.
SL.1.1a Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about
the topics and texts under discussion).
SL.1.1c Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion.
SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through
other media.
SL.1.3 Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify
something that is not understood.
SL.1.4 Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
SL.1.5 Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and
feelings.
Unit Specific Vocabulary
UBD Stage Two-Evidence
Pre Assessment
UNIT 4 JOURNEYS ASSESSMENT
Traditional Assessment : Journeys Weekly Lesson Assessments
B. Project-Based Assessment Choose four options for this Unit of Instruction that students can
choose from for their project-based Assessment.
The students brainstorm about the changes that occur as animals grow from babies
to adult. Next, they will create a stick puppet and use their puppet to give a oral
report about the animal they chose and the stages of growth that the animal will go
through.
Alternative Assessment or Big Finale ------What choices will be given students for this Unit?
□ Comic Strip □ Diary
□ Interview □ Letter to the Editor
□ Newspaper Story □ Radio Program
□ Newscast □ Monologue
□ Poem or Song □ Slideshow
□ Brochure □ Model
□ Press Conference □ Play
□ Soundtrack □ Essay
□ Rewrite
□ Journeys Unit Assessment
□ Oral Interpretation
Introducing the Unit Anchoring Activity
This activity should engage the students and establish the relevance of the entire unit of study.
Anchoring Activity
Read Aloud
Poem
Brainstorming Activity
Description of Anchoring Activity
Teacher will introduce the Unit with a
read aloud and a poem that is aligned
with the theme “Watch Us Grow” and
introduce the main vocabulary of the
Unit.
We will discuss our accomplishments
that we have made as a class and as
individuals.
UBD Stage Three-Learning Plan Lesson # Date/Day
Teaching/
Delivery Method (What I will say or do)
Check for Understanding
(What will the students say or do)
Week One Lesson 21
Days 1-5
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions before,
during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to reinforce
skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week Two Lesson 22
Days 6-10
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions before,
during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to reinforce
skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week Three Lesson 23 Days 11-15
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions before,
during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to reinforce
skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week Four Lesson 24 Days 16-20
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions before,
during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to reinforce
skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week Five Lesson 25
Days21-25
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions before,
during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to reinforce
skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Review Lessons
21-25 Days 25-30
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and decoding
words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions before,
during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to reinforce
skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Ratecheting Up the Three R’s All Subjects Instructional Unit Plan
Subject: Literacy
Module: Unit 6
Estimated Length of
Unit:6 Weeks
Beginning Date:
1st Day of School
Projected Ending
Date:
Grade: First Grade
Unit Theme, Big Idea, or Essential Question:
Three Cheers For Us
UBD Stage One-Desired Results (A is Optional)
Frameworks and Common Core State Standards
Objectives
Lesson 2 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question..
3. Use end punctuation for sentences.
Lesson 3 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Sort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories
represent.
Lesson 4 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Lesson 5 Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
Lessons 1-5 Review Objectives:
The students will learn to:
1. Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
2. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather
information from provided sources to answer a question.
3. Capitalize dates and names of people.
Reading RI.1.2 identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.
RI.1.3 Describe the connection between two individuals, events, ideas, or pieces of information in a text.
RI.1.4 Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.*
RI.1.5 Know and use various text features (e.g., headings, tables of contents, glossaries, electronic menus, icons) to
locate key facts or information in a text.
RI.1.6 Distinguish between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the
words in a text.
RI.1.7 Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
RI.1.10 With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1. tell stories,
including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.
RL.1.1 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
RL.1.3 Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.
RL.1.7 Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.
RL.1.9 Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.
RL.1.10 With prompting and support, read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1.
RI.1.7 Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
Ideas
RI.1.8 Identify the reasons an author gives to support points in a text.
RI.1.10 With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade 1.
RF.1.3b Decode regularly spelled one-syllable words.
RF.1.3c Know final –e and common vowel team conventions for representing long vowel sounds.
RF.1.3e Decode two-syllable words following basic patterns by breaking the words into syllables.
RF.1.3f Read words with inflectional endings.
RF.1.3g Recognize and read grade-appropriate irregularly spelled words.
RF.1.4a Read on-level text with purpose and understanding.
RF.1.4b Read on-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
RF.1.4c Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.
Writing
W.1.1 Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the topic or name the book they are writing about, state an
opinion, supply a reason for the opinion, and provide some sense of closure.
W.1.5 With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers,
and add details to strengthen writing as needed.
Language L.1.1c Use singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).
L.1.1.d Use personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their; anyone, everything).
L.1.1e Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present, and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home;
Tomorrow I will walk home).
L.1.1g Use frequently occurring conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, so, because).
L.1.1i Use frequently occurring prepositions (e.g., during, beyond, toward).
L.1.1j Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory
sentences in response to prompts.
Speaking and Listening
SL.1.1a Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about
the topics and texts under discussion).
SL.1.1c Ask questions to clear up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion.
SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through
other media.
SL.1.3 Ask and answer questions about what a speaker says in order to gather additional information or clarify
something that is not understood.
SL.1.4 Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly.
SL.1.5 Add drawings or other visual displays to descriptions when appropriate to clarify ideas, thoughts, and
feelings.
Unit Specific Vocabulary
UBD Stage Two-Evidence
Pre Assessment
UNIT FIVE JOURNEYS ASSESSMENTU
Traditional Assessment : Journeys Weekly Lesson Assessments
B. Project-Based Assessment Choose four options for this Unit of Instruction that students can
choose from for their project-based Assessment.
The students brainstorm about a favorite character that they have read about.
They will create an award for their favorite character. They will give a speech and
give three reasons why they chose that character to receive the award.
Alternative Assessment or Big Finale ------What choices will be given students for this Unit?
□ Comic Strip □ Diary
□ Interview □ Letter to the Editor
□ Newspaper Story □ Radio Program
□ Newscast □ Monologue
□ Poem or Song □ Slideshow
□ Brochure □ Model
□ Press Conference □ Play
□ Soundtrack □ Essay
□ Rewrite
□ Journeys Unit Assessment
□ Oral Interpretation
Introducing the Unit Anchoring Activity
This activity should engage the students and establish the relevance of the entire unit of study.
Anchoring Activity
Read Aloud
Poem
Description of Anchoring Activity
Teacher will introduce the Unit with a
read aloud and a poem that is aligned
with the theme “Three Cheers For Us”
and introduce the main vocabulary of
the Unit.
We will discuss the neighborhoods that
we live in as a class.
UBD Stage Three-Learning Plan Week #
Lesson # Date/Day
Teaching/
Delivery Method (What I will say or do)
Check for Understanding
(What will the students say or do)
Week One Lesson 26
Days 1-5
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and
decoding words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions before,
during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to reinforce
skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week Two Lesson 27
Days 6-10
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and
decoding words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions before,
during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to reinforce
skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week Three Lesson 28 Days 11-15
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and
decoding words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions before,
during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to reinforce
skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week Four Lesson 29 Days 16-20
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and
decoding words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions before,
during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to reinforce
skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week Five Lesson 30
Days21-25
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and
decoding words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions before,
during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to reinforce
skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
Week Six Review
Lessons 26-30
Days 25-30
The teacher will teach the following Lessons:
Phonics: Use sound/spelling cards to review
sounds. Model building, blending and
decoding words.
Shared Reading:
Journeys Main Story
Small Group Reading Instruction Journeys
Leveled Readers
Writing Skill: Interactive Writing
The students will complete the following tasks:
Phonics: Word Work/Whiteboards Write it Fast
Shared Reading: Ask and answer questions before,
during and after reading.
Small Group Reading: Independent Practice
(Leveled Readers teacher’s guides).
Literacy Corners-Independent practice to reinforce
skills presented in previous lessons.
Writing Skill: Writing Sentences
