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Unit Planner
Unit 5
Our Land
220
Lessons
Key
Vocabulary
Language
Functions
Materials
Instruction
Extended Activitie
leaf
plant
soil
sprout
stem
Lesson 1
(TG pages
224–225)
Spotlight
on Reading
Multiple Intelligences
Bodily/Kinesthetic
The Plant and Me
Spotlight Online
Reading
Comprehension:
Making Predictions:
L1: Vol.1
Q
Identifying
seasons
Q
Describing the
weather
Earth
Photo Cards
Black markers
chart paper
Brainstorm
ORAL
LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT
Frontload Vocabulary
WRITING
STRATEGIES
Let’s Predict!
ORAL
FLUENCY
Targeting Proficiency Levels
Meeting Individual Needs
Picture Read the Story
VOCABULARY
DEVELOPMENT
Predictions
ORAL
FLUENCY
U N I T P L A N N E R
Day
1
U
n
i
t
desert
flower
mountain
nectar
ocean
pollen
rain
root
spring
Lesson 2
(TG pages
226–231)
Spotlight
on Reading
Multiple Intelligences
Naturalist
Caring for Plants
Home Connectio
Spotlight Online
Reading
Comprehension:
Making Inferences,
Fact or Fiction: L1
Vol.1
Q
Describing
what a plant
needs
Q
Using present
simple tense
Practice Book (page 61)
Earth
Photo Cards
Blackline Masters 5.1 and
5.2
white construction paper
crayons
Review Vocabulary
VOCABULARY
DEVELOPMENT
Read and Discuss the Story
READING
COMPREHENSION
Favorite Plant Chart
ORAL
LANGUAGE
DEVELOPMENT
Personal Response
LITERARY
RESPONSE
Let’s Practice!
Day
2
flower
leaf
root
seed
sprout
stem
Lesson 3
(TG pages
232–233)
Spotlight
on Reading
Multiple Intelligences
Logical/Mathematica
Measuring Plants
Materials: Ruler, white
paper, markers
Spotlight Online
Phonemic Awareness:
Addition: LA: Vol.1
Q
Describing
stages of plant
growth
Practice Book (page 62)
Class
CD (Track 28)
Echo Read the Story
CONCEPTS
ABOUT
Let’s Check!
READING
COMPREHENSION
Targeting Proficiency Levels
Meeting Individual Needs
Act It Out
LITERARY
RESPONSE
Sound It Out
WORD
RECOGNITION
Let’s Practice!
Day
3
recycle
soil
sunlight
trash
water
Lesson 4
(TG pages
234–235)
Spotlight
on Reading
Multiple Intelligences
Interpersonal
Save the Earth Poster
Spotlight Online
Basic Sight Words: L1:
Vol. 13
Q
Recognizing
plant needs
Q
Caring for the
earth
Practice Book (page 63)
Class
CD (Track 28)
Group Reading
CONCEPTS
ABOUT
Let’s Summarize!
LITERARY
RESPONSE
Targeting Proficiency Levels
Meeting Individual Needs
Let’s Reflect!
ORAL
FLUENCY
Targeting Proficiency Levels
Meeting Individual Needs
Let’s Practice!
Day
4
MINIMIZE
PLANNING
AND MAXIMIZE
INSTRUCTION!
Every lesson
in each unit
includes activities that target
all
three proficiency levels
—
beginning, intermediate, and
advanced—plus
Meeting
Individual Needs
(Universal
Access) and
Multiple
Intelligence
activities.
Teacher’s Guide Level 1
Proficiency Levels
In every Santillana
Spotlight on English
lesson, teachers will find strategies and
activities that target three levels:
Lesson 3
Have students
work as a group to
describe how a plant
grows. Write student
responses on the
board in complete
sentences. Have
students copy the
sentences in their
notebooks.
Have students work
independently to
describe how a
plant grows. Have
each student write a
complete sentence
about each picture
with specific details
and examples from
the story.
Have students work
with a partner to
describe how a
plant grows. Have
each student write a
complete sentence
about each picture
in sequential order.
Beginning
Intermediate
Advanced
Universal Access
Santillana
Spotlight on English
utilizes
Universal Access activities embedded in
the lessons under the section
Meeting
Individual Needs.
Lesson 3
You may simplify instruction for students experiencing difficulty
describing how a plant grows by having them identify and describe each
picture individually before describing the entire process.