Week 2: June

Topic: Germination and Seeds

7:30 Breakfast
8:00-8:30
Morning
Meeting/Shar
ed Reading

Monday
Breakfast

Tuesday
Breakfast

Wednesday
Breakfast

Thursday
Breakfast

Read aloud: The Tiny Seed by

Eric Carle. (1st reading of Close
Read)

Read aloud: The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle.

(2nd Close Reading).

Read aloud: The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle.

(3rd Close Reading).

Questions to Ask
What does ________ (any words from the
text) mean?
Who is telling this story (narrator or point
of view)?
What is the authors purpose for this book?

Questions to ask
What information do these illustrations add
to the text?
How does this picture differ from what the
author wrote?
What reasons does the author give to
support __________ (one of the ideas)?

Field Trip:
Recycling
Center
Georgeto
wn, SC
*Please
check with
your lead
teacher
regarding
the day
you are
scheduled
to attend.

Questions to ask
What is the text about?
What is the theme of the story?
What was the seed like, and what
did it do in the story?

Brainstorm (create K-W-L chart) a Add any info to K-W-L as the week
list of foods that come from plants. progresses.
Where do plants come from? What
do we know about seeds? What
does a seed need to grow?
Watch video How Plants Grow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=xldSRWtNMXE

8:30-9:30
ELA work
stations
1. Small
group
reading

1. Suggested: Utilize Small Group

Seed books (Reading A to Z) or
book boxes for Read to Self and
Individual Conferring time.
2. Activity 1: Seed House and

Add any additional information to K-W-L

chart

1. Utilize Small Group Seed books

(Reading A to Z) or book boxes for Read
to Self and Individual Conferring time.

1. Utilize Small Group Seed books

(Reading A to Z) or book boxes for Read
to Self and Individual Conferring time.

2. Activity 2: Recycled Seed Paper

http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/matrix/

2. Activity 3: Garden in a Glove

http://www.agclassroom.org/teacher/matrix

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2.
Exploratory
Science
and/or Word
Work (Parapro assists
students
w/activity)
9:30-9:45
Social Time
(Social Skills
Development
)
9:45-10:00
Read Aloud
10:00-11:00
Science
*Experiment
*Reading
(making
books)
*Notebook
responses
11:00-11:30
Informational
writing

11:30-12:00
Technology

Seed Book
http://www.agclassroom.org/teach
er/matrix/lessonplan.cfm?
lpid=233&content=SCIENCE&gr
ade=0,1,2
*See lesson plan

lessonplan.cfm?
lpid=233&content=SCIENCE&grade=0,1,2

/lessonplan.cfm?
lpid=66&content=SCIENCE&grade=0,1,2

*See lesson plan

*See lesson plan and use activity if needed.

3. Sing Songs:
~Growing Plants
~Maytime Magic

3. Sing Songs:
~Growing Plants
~Maytime Magic

3. Activity Sheet: The Tiny Seed

Social Time

Read aloud: A Seed in Need: A

First Look at the Plant Cycle by
Sam Godwin
Complete Unfinished Activity for
any students:
Activity 1: Seed House and Seed
Book
*See lesson plan
3. Activity Sheet: The Tiny Seed
Students will create their Seed
Book.
*See Lesson Plan Draw and
write daily entry in book.
http://seedsurvivor.com/just-forkids/games/ or
Listen to Reading (ebooks)

Social Time

Read aloud:
A Seed is Sleepy by Dianna Aston & Sylvia
Long
Complete any Unfinished Activities
Activity 2: Recycled Seed Paper
*See lesson plan

Read aloud: Seed, Soil, Sun: Earths

Recipe for Feed by Cris Peterson & David
Lundquist
Complete any Unfinished Activities from
earlier.
Activity 3: Garden in a Glove
*See lesson plan

3. Sing Songs:
~Growing Plants
~Maytime Magic
Students will write entries in the Seed
Book each day.
*Draw and write what is happening to seeds
in the seed houses. (Or other writing
assignment).
http://seedsurvivor.com/just-for-kids/games/
or
Listen to Reading (ebooks)

Students will write entries in the Seed

Book each day.
*Draw and write daily entry.

http://seedsurvivor.com/just-forkids/games/
Listen to Reading (ebooks)

12:00-12:30
Lunch
12:30-1:00
Independent
reading/Exit
slip
reflection
1:00
Dismissal
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Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Read to Self

Read to Self

Read to Self

Exit Slip: Reflecting daily

instruction

Exit Slip: Reflecting daily instruction

Exit Slip: Reflecting daily instruction

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