1st Grade -Take a Look May
1st Grade -Take a Look May Mrs. Perrone/Ms. Madrazo 1-217 and Mrs. Gibbs 1-219
Opinion Unit
Opinion Unit
We will identify the author’s opinion and the details that support the opinion within a text.
We can choose a topic that states our opinion and provides reasons/facts that support our opinion.
We will evaluate the strength of the author’s reasons which support the opinion (strong reasons vs. weak reasons).
We can include important reasons/ facts that support our opinion.
We will identify and explain the features of a persuasive text (topic statement, facts, opinions, personal experience, etc.).
We can use first grade transition words when writing our opinion and our reasons (My opinion is, I believe, One reason, Another reason, My final reason).
We will recognize that we make persuasive arguments in our daily lives.
We can include a personal experience to support our opinion. We can write a strong introduction to our opinion piece. We can write a strong conclusion to end my opinion writing.
We can count, compare and order numbers from 1 to 40.
We will be able to explain the properties of the three states of matter (solid, liquid and gas).
We can count on from 21 to 40.
We will be able to explain how states of matter can change.
We can read and write 21 to 40 in numbers and words.
We will be able to compare and contrast what particles look like in each state of matter.
We can use a place-value chart to show numbers up to 40.
We will be conducting experiments to further our understanding of each state of matter.
We can show objects and numbers up to 40 as tens and ones. We can use various strategies to compare numbers to 40.
We can order numbers to 40.
We can make number patterns.
We can find the missing numbers in a number pattern.
We are organizing our facts by putting facts with the same key words together. We are writing topic sentences that tell the main idea of each section in our book. We are adding voice to our nonfiction books by including our opinion and telling why we feel that way.
Opinion Unit
Opinion Unit
We will identify the author’s opinion and the details that support the opinion within a text.
We can choose a topic that states our opinion and provides reasons/facts that support our opinion.
We will evaluate the strength of the author’s reasons which support the opinion (strong reasons vs. weak reasons).
We can include important reasons/ facts that support our opinion.
We will identify and explain the features of a persuasive text (topic statement, facts, opinions, personal experience, etc.).
We can use first grade transition words when writing our opinion and our reasons (My opinion is, I believe, One reason, Another reason, My final reason).
We will recognize that we make persuasive arguments in our daily lives.
We can include a personal experience to support our opinion. We can write a strong introduction to our opinion piece. We can write a strong conclusion to end my opinion writing.
We can count, compare and order numbers from 1 to 40.
We will be able to explain the properties of the three states of matter (solid, liquid and gas).
We can count on from 21 to 40.
We will be able to explain how states of matter can change.
We can read and write 21 to 40 in numbers and words.
We will be able to compare and contrast what particles look like in each state of matter.
We can use a place-value chart to show numbers up to 40.
We will be conducting experiments to further our understanding of each state of matter.
We can show objects and numbers up to 40 as tens and ones. We can use various strategies to compare numbers to 40.
We can order numbers to 40.
We can make number patterns.
We can find the missing numbers in a number pattern.
We are organizing our facts by putting facts with the same key words together. We are writing topic sentences that tell the main idea of each section in our book. We are adding voice to our nonfiction books by including our opinion and telling why we feel that way.
