1st Grade  / 5th Six Weeks

Overarching Concept: Diversity

Organizing Idea: Why Classify?

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Unit Contents

The student will learn that commonalities are used to group or classify and will define attributes and characteristics. They will reflect on commonalities and differences among classmates and complete a questionnaire about personal interests and likes. Information on the similarities and differences of plant and animal life is also a major focus of this Organizing Idea. Through hands-on observations and experiments students will discover the many everyday uses of plants and explore the diversity of the natural world and places on Earth.

Activities

Animals, Animals, Animals - by Brenda McElyea
Students will examine the diversity of animas through nonfiction books.

Hedgehogs: Fact and Fiction - by Susan Jackson
Students will learn that there are books on animals which are fiction and non-fiction, and they will find out that they can learn facts from both.

Super 3 First 3-00 - by Dennise Schuler
Researching

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