Standards 

 
W.1.8. With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or 
gather 
information from provided sources to answer a question. 
 

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.2 
Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text. 

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.8 
With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather 
information from provided sources to answer a question. 

K-LS1-1 Use observations to describe patterns of what plants and animals (including 
humans) need to survive.  

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.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 

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).  
 
Overview  
 
Day  Standards  Objectives  Assessments 

Day 1  W.1.8. With guidance  Describe general  - Pre-assessment 

and support from  characteristics of  - All about 
adults, recall  a rainforest  rainforests 
information from    sheet 
experiences or 
gather 
information from 
provided sources to 
answer a question. 
 

Day 2  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.R Describe and  - Discussion 

I.1.2  animal or plant  - Animal/plant 
found on the  paper 
forest floor 
 Identify the main 
topic and retell key 
details of a text. 

Day 3  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.R Cite the source  - Discussion 

I.1.2  where they got  - Animal and 
Identify the main  their  description with 
topic and retell key  information  citation 
   
details of a text. 
Describe an 
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.
animal found in 
W.1.8  the 
With guidance and  understory of the 
support from adults,  rainforest 
recall information 
from experiences or 
gather information 
from provided 
sources to answer a 
question. 
 

Day 4  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.R Cite the source  - Discussion 

I.1.2  where they got  - Animal and 
Identify the main  their information  description with 
topic and retell key    citation 
details of a text.  Describe an 
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY. animal found in 
W.1.8  the canopy of the 
With guidance and  rainforest 
support from adults,   
recall information 
from experiences or 
gather information 
from provided 
sources to answer a 
question. 

Day 5  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.R Cite the source  - Discussion 

I.1.2  where they got  - Animal and 
Identify the main  their information  description with 
topic and retell key    citation 
details of a text.  Describe an 
animal found in 
 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.R the pavilion of the 
I.1.5  rainforest 
Know and use   
various text features  Identify how to 
(e.g., headings, tables  use the glossary 
of contents, 
glossaries, electronic 
menus, icons) to 
locate key facts or 
information in a text 
K-LS1-1 Use 
observations to 
describe patterns of 
what plants and 
animals (including 
humans) need to 
survive.  

Day 6  W.1.7 Participate in  Describe food,  - Sticky notes 

shared research and  location, and  - Turn and talk 
writing projects (e.g.,  characteristics of  discussion 
explore a number of  an anaconda 
“how-to” books on a   
given topic and use  Identify and 
them to write a  explain how to 
sequence of  cite a source and 
instructions).   use the glossary 
 

Day 7  CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.R Cite the source  - Animal project 

I.1.2  where they got  - Information 
Identify the main  their information  shared with the 
topic and retell key  Use the glossary  class 
details of a text.  to find unfamiliar 
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.R words 
I.1.5   
Know and use  Describe 
various text features  characteristics of 
(e.g., headings, tables  an animal of their 
of contents,  choosing 
glossaries, electronic 
menus, icons) to 
locate key facts or 
information in a text 
K-LS1-1​ Use 
observations to 
describe patterns of 
what plants and 
animals (including 
humans) need to 
survive.