The Human Body

What are our five senses?

First Grade
By: Judith Rocha
Thematic Unit Planning Matrix
Content
or
Subject
Area

Health

Essential
Questions

Centers
(Activities)

-What
physical
feature do
you use when
youre
watching
television?
-How do you
taste your
favorite ice
cream?
- How does a
bunnys fur
feel?

-Students
will watch a
short video
about the five
senses.
-There will
stations
where
students will
be
blindfolded
and they
have to
describe the
sense that is
at the station.
For example
there will be
a station
where there
is a balloon

Technolog
y
Integration
(Must
include at
least 2
Web 2.0
tools)
-Students
will be put
into groups
and they will
create a
digital story
book about a
sense of
their choice,
using
Storybird.
-Students
will create a
concept map
describing
the five
senses and
their
functions
using bubbl.

Assessmen
t and/or
Rubric
Scale

Student
Products or
Portfolio

The students
will be
assessed at
the end of the
activity, by
completing a
worksheet
that requires
them to match
an image to
the sense it
belongs to.

-Students will
draw a picture of
the five senses and
what they are used
for.
-They will print
the story they
created to include
in their portfolio.

Standards:
The ISTE NETS and Performance
Indicators for Teachers and Students
TEKS

ISTE NETS for Teachers:

c. Communicate relevant information and ideas
effectively to students, parents, and peers using a
variety of digital age media and formats
ISTE NETS for students:
c. Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or
make informed decisions
d. Contribute to project teams to produce original
works or solve problems
TEKS:
115.3. Health Education, Grade 1
(b) Knowledge and skills
' (A) identify and demonstrate use of
the five senses

English
Languag
e Arts
and
Reading

-What do you
think will
happen next?
-Why do you
think our
senses are
important?
-Do you
think you can
use two of
your senses
at the same
time?

Science

-Why should
we take care
of our
senses?
-How can we
protect our
senses?
-Which sense
would be
protected if

filled with
rice and the
student has to
identify the
sense that is
being utilized
and describe
what they
feel.
The teacher
will read My
Five Senses
by Aliki,
aloud to the
class.
Students will
then read the
book with a
partner.

Students will
be working
on a science
experiment.
The students
will be
creating a
volcano
using baking
soda.

-When
students
finish
reading the
book with
their
partners they
will create a
word cloud
with words
they had
difficulty
understandin
g using
Tagxedo.
-Students
will be able
to write a
short
sentence on
the
smartboard.

The teacher
will assess the
students by
observing
them while
they read with
their partners.
They will be
graded by the
fluency of
their reading.

-Students will
write a sentence
about each our
five senses.
-They word cloud
they create will
also be included in
their portfolio.

ISTE NETS for Teachers:

a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that
incorporate digital tools and resources to promote
student learning and creativity
ISTE NETS for students:
b. Create original works as a means of personal or
group expression
a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts,
or others employing a variety of digital environments
and media
TEKS:
110.12. English Language Arts and Reading, Grade 1
(b) Knowledge and skills
(5) Reading/Fluency. Students read gradelevel text with fluency and comprehension.
Students are expected to read aloud grade-level
appropriate text with fluency (rate, accuracy,
expression, appropriate phrasing) and
comprehension
(A) confirm predictions about what will happen
next in text by "reading the part that tells"
:

-Students
will create a
poster
describing
the steps for
making a
volcano
using
Glogster.
-The teacher

Students will
assessed by
how well they
followed
directions to
create the
volcano and if
they used
appropriate
safety

Students will paint

a volcano to
include in their
portfolio.

ISTE NETS for Teachers:

c. Customize and personalize learning activities to
address students diverse learning styles, working
strategies, and abilities using digital tools and
resources
ISTE NETS for students:
b. Select and use applications effectively and
productively
c. Demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong
learning

you wear
goggles?

Students will
understand
the
importance
and how to
protect
themselves
and their
senses.

will create a
short quiz
using
Google
Forms.

procedures
while doing
the
experiment.

TEKS:
112.12. Science, Grade 1
(b) Knowledge and skills
(A) recognize and demonstrate safe practices
as described in the Texas Safety Standards during
classroom and outdoor investigations, including
wearing safety goggles, washing hands, and using
materials appropriately

Feedback:
Component

Target

Acceptable
(2 pt deduction)

Unacceptable
(5 pts deduction)

Number of
subjects/Length

Lesson plans made for

three subjects

Lesson plans made for

two subjects

Lesson plans made for

less than two subjects

Component

Target 3 pts

Acceptable 1 pts

Unacceptable0 pts

Unit Theme,
Thematic
Question(s) for the
Unit and subject
areas, Indication of
the learners grade
level

Unit/Lesson thematic
questions are
provided (2pts), and
learners grade level is
indicated (1pt)

Unit/Lesson thematic
questions are
adequate; learners
grade level is provided

Unit/Lesson thematic
questions are lacking,
there is no big theme; no
indication of learners
grade level

Component

Target

Acceptable
(1 pt deduction)

Unacceptable
(5 or more pts
deduction)

Mechanics,
Spelling and
Punctuation

Relatively no or little
errors; reflective of
college level writing;
clear, articulate,
concise

Errors are present, but

still readable;
somewhat clear, and
well-written

Many errors; not clear,

lengthy or wordy and not
well-written

Component

Target 10 pts

Acceptable 7 pts

Unacceptable5 pts

Centers
(Activities);
Technology
Integration;
Students Products
or Portfolio

Description of
activities is clear and
concise.
Technology use in the
activities described
clearly; More than 2
technology tools are
incorporated in the
activities.
Students final product
is described clearly;
and correspond to the
activities and
technology use.

Description of activities
is adequate and relates
to the theme of the
unit. Activities are
appropriate for the
grade level

Description of activities is
not clear. Activities did not
relate to the theme of the
unit. Activities are not
appropriate for the grade
level.

Technology use in the

activities described
vaguely.
2 technology tools use
in the activities.

Technology use in the

activities is non existence
and/or vague; no variety
of technology tools
integrated in the
activities.

Students final product

is indicated but did not
correspond with the
activities and
technology use.

Students final product is

not indicated and/or not
clear; Students final
product did not
correspond with the
activities and technology
use.

Component

Target 7 pts

Acceptable 5 pts

Unacceptable2 pts

Assessment and
TEKS, ISTE-NETs
standards

Student demonstrates
the ability to assess
student achievement
and is able to
articulate clear and
concise criteria from
the
standards/benchmarks
;

Student demonstrates
the ability to assess
student achievement;

Assessments not well

thought out; assessments
poorly written;

Student demonstrates
the ability to use
content instruction and
assessment strategies
that are enriched by
technology and literacy
(TEKS and ISTE-NETs
for Teachers)

TEKS and ISTE not

adequately addressed

Student demonstrates
the ability to use
content instruction
and assessment
strategies that are

enriched by
technology and
literacy (TEKS and
ISTE-NETs for
Teachers)

Graded on 10/31/16