Integrated Lessons Block Plan
Day 1
Lesson
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Science:
Liquids and
Gas
Reading:
Theme
Writing:
Word Choice
Students will
hypothesize
about which
animals use
specific
materials for
homes.
-- Students will
describe the
tools, methods,
and purposes
of animals
shelters.
Given solids
and liquids,
students will
hypothesize
what is
different or
similar about
the objects.
-- Given solids
and liquids,
students will
discuss and
write the
differences
-- Given solids
and liquids,
students will
define the
properties of
each.
-- Using the
ideas they
have already
chosen,
students will
write at least
two sentences
using at least
two descriptive
words.
1.4.2 Choose
two animals
that build
shelters within
their habitats.
Compare the
shelters in
terms of the
materials and
tools they use
and the type
and purpose of
shelter they
provide.
1.1.2
Characterize
materials as
solid or liquid,
investigate
their
properties,
record
observations
and explain
the choices to
others based
on evidence
(i.e., physical
-- Given word
games,
students will
write, and read
words with the
vowel teams
ue, ew, and ui.
-- Using a
spelling app,
students will
practice
spelling
compound
words.
-- Students will
discuss
vocabulary
relating to
family.
-- While
reading leveled
readers,
students will
stop and talk
about at least
three details in
the text.
-- While
reading the
main text,
students will
discuss the
theme, and
after reading
the text, they
will describe
the theme in
one sentence.
1.RL.2.1 Ask
and answer
questions
about main
idea and key
details in a
text.
1.RF.4.1 Use
letter-sound
knowledge of
single
consonants
(hard and soft
sounds), short
Math: Inches Science:
Shelters
Objective(s Given rulers,
students will
)
measure the
length of flat
objects using
inches and
will record
their answers
using the
proper
notation.
--After
measuring flat
objects,
students will
order longer
and shorter
items.
Standards
Day 2
1.M.1: Use
direct
comparison or
a nonstandard
unit to compare
and order
objects
according to
length, area,
capacity,
weight, and
temperature.
PS.1: Make
sense of
1.W.4 Apply
the writing
process to
With support,
develop, select
and organize
ideas relevant
to topic,
purpose, and
genre; revise
writing to add
details (e.g.,
sentence
structure); edit
problems and
persevere in
solving them.
PS.5: Use
appropriate
tools
strategically.
PS.6: Attend to
precision.
properties).
Materials
12x12 paper, PP
slides, paper
roll, picture of
writing utensils;
my ruler; 26
rulers; 26
recording
sheets; 26 each
of construction
paper, small
pictures, big
pictures, small
index cards, and
big index cards;
tape measure.
Recording
sheets, PP
slides, 4 paper
bags, sticks
and mud,
saliva and
wood, hickory
nuts, dirt and
grass, wasp
nest, bird nest
24 plastic
containers,
coke,
spic&span,
orange juice,
water, 3
plumbs, 3
colored
wooden blocks,
3 ping pong
balls, 3 small
composition
books, 6 cups,
6 plates,
recording
sheets,
pictures
Body
I will introduce
the need for
standard
measurement
and the use of a
ruler to
measure inches.
I will ask
students to
take the secret
items out of
the bag and
hypothesize
what animal
Students will
organize
objects, and
then we will
discuss the
organization of
liquids and
and long
vowels,
consonant
blends and
digraphs,
vowel teams
(e.g., ai) and
digraphs, and
r-controlled
vowels to
decode
phonetically
regular words
(e.g., cat, go,
black, boat,
her),
independent of
context.
1.RF.4.6 Read
gradeappropriate
root words and
affixes
including
plurals, verb
tense,
comparatives
(e.g., look, -ed,
-ing, -s, -er,
-est), and
simple
compound
words (e.g.,
cupcake) and
contractions
(e.g., isnt).
6 each of the 2
leveled
readers, 6 of
the main book,
4 different
game boards,
stopwatch, 5
dry erase
markers,
tokens,
memory cards,
bingo cards,
word cards, 2
game pieces, 2
recording
sheets, 3
plastic sleeves,
worksheet
I will give a
mini lesson
about small
details in
illustrations
changing
stories; then
writing for
format and
conventions
(e.g., correct
spelling of
frequently
used words,
basic
capitalization,
end
punctuation);
and provide
feedback to
other writers.
Use available
technology to
publish legible
documents.
strips of paper,
pen, The Boy
Who Loved
Words by Roni
Schotter,
students
journals
I will model
and then guide
students in
using
descriptive
words, and
then let them
Students will
measure the
length of
pictures and
cards in inches.
uses the items
to make its
home.
solids.
Students will
experiment
and discuss
the properties
of solids and
liquids.
Assessment Students verbal Students
responses and
verbal
s
Students
verbal
responses and
the recording
sheets.
Safety
Remove
cleaner from
experimentatio
n time. Warn
students not to
put anything
near their
mouths.
the recording
sheets.
responses and
the recording
sheets.
Explain how to
use rulers only
as measuring
tools.
Dont take nuts
out of bag for
nut allergies.
students will
rotate in four
groups
between
spelling
practice, word
games, leveled
reading with
vocabulary,
and guided
reading. My
guided reading
lesson will
include
discussion
about theme.
Students
verbal
responses and
the recording
sheets, as well
as running
records.
Not applicable
except to
avoid paper
cuts while
reading.
write while I
conference
with
individuals.
Students
verbal
responses and
journaled
sentences.
Not applicable
except to
only use
appropriate
adjectives,
adverbs, and
verbs.
