Corn Expedition Unit Plan

Materials: Flip cameras Field Work Pierce Mill Accokeek Foundation

Monday
22 Kick-off (both classes) 23

Tuesday
Owls BBK Day 1

Wednesday
24 Hummingbirds/Herons BBK Day 1

Thursday
25 Hummingbirds/Herons Review of learning targets, introduce learning targets 26 Owls:

Friday

Review of learning targets, introduce learning targets

29 Hummingbirds/Herons Introduce reading learning target Read corn story (practice retelling skills)

30 Owls:

Read corn story (practice retelling skills)

31 Owls:

Read corn story (practice retelling skills)

1 Hummingbirds/Herons Read corn story (practice retelling skills)

2 Owls:

Read corn story (practice retelling skills)

5 Hummingbirds/Herons: Introduce writing learning target Assess reading (1 on 1 with reading continuum) Readers use powers reading unit starts

6 Owls:

7 ROCK CREEK DAY Assess reading (1 on 1 with reading continuum)

8 Hummingbirds/Herons: Assess reading (1 on 1 with reading continuum) Revisit long term reading target

9 Mill visit all three classes kickoff of seed to table part Assess reading (1 on 1 with reading continuum) Revisit long term reading target

12 No School

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Corn centers start Writing continues

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Start constructing seed to table diagram

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Start Native American strand

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22 Thanksgiving

23 Thanksgiving

26 Myth writing unit starts (heavy emphasis on storytelling components)

27 Myth writing unit starts (Owls)

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3 Start colonial strand Revision of story starts (introduce writing teams, rubrics etc)

7 No School

10 Mini reading unit on comparing and contrasting stories Introduce dance as product (in centers, have students create movements)

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13 Start machines strand

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17 Teach how to record stories Classes need to write stories (outline at a minimum) 7 Pattern books (non expedition) Inferences in read aloud Group dance practice 14 Group dance practice Self feedback

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21 Myth component is done

8 Group dance practice

9 Group dance practice

10 Expert feedback

11 Expert feedback

15 Group dance practice Self feedback

16 Expert feedback

17 Expert feedback

18 Practice

21 No School

22 Practice

23 EXPO