Grade and Subjects: Kindergarten - Reading, Writing, Math, Science, and Social Studies

1. How can I learn from what I read?

Overarching
Understanding 2. How can I use writing to express myself?
Goals:
3. How can I learn about that world around me?

4. How can I work with others to broaden my own understanding?

Generative World Travel

Topic:

1. Students will 2. Students will 3. Students will 4. Students will gain

understand that we can understand that writing understand the fluency in adding
Unit-Long learn universal lessons can be used to express language of location doubles one through
Understanding from folktales from opinions. and spatial ten, and understand
Goals: around the world, and relationships in the that comfort with
will be able to identify physical world, and be doubles will help with
these lessons. able to model them on early addition
a map. strategies.

Sequence of UGs Understanding Performances Ongoing Assessments

Understanding
Performances ↓

Introductory 1, 3 - Group brainstorming and discussion Assessment for all performances will be
Performances: 2 - Writing based on a mentor text informal, by making observations about
3 - Shared reading, information gathering students verbal responses and independent
3,4 - Explore and interact with manipulatives work, and analyzing written work.

Guided Inquiry 1 - Writing responses to literature
Performances: 2 - Writing with a template
2 - Opinion writing response
3 - Classroom map building
3 - Working with magnets
4 - Counting shoes
Assessment for all performances will be
informal, with deeper analysis of written
work to inform instruction, and by
continuing to observe students’ actions and
verbal responses.

Culminating 1 - Writing responses to literature
Performances: 2 - Opinion writing and revision
3 - Creating a compass
3 - Making a compass How-To book
3 - Labeling directions on the classroom map
3 - Classroom map treasure hunt
4 - Doubles shoe game
The writing response to literature and the
compass How-To book will be analyzed
formally to assess students’ summative
understandings. The rest of the
performances will be assessed informally, by
using observations and teacher note taking.

Skill Strands:
X 1. Finding lessons in the books we read
X 2. Opinion writing
X 3. Using a model to represent scientific concepts
X 4. Addition of numbers through 20
✓ 5. Cooperative learning
✓ 6. Phonics and reading comprehension
✓ 8. Map Skills
X - Major Focus ✓ - Reinforced ●-
Unsupported/Required