Unit Plan Template - University of North Texas
Unit Plan Template
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|Unit Author |
|First and Last Name |Marci Goldberg |
|Author's E-mail Address |swimangel@ |
|Course Name(s) |CECS |
|Course Number(s) |4100 |
|Course Section(s) |003 |
|School City, State, Zip |Denton, TX, 76203 |
|Instructor Name(s): |Dr. Gerald Knezek |
|Unit Overview |
|Unit Plan Title |Letters of the Alphabet |
|Curriculum-Framing Questions |
| |Essential Question |What is the alphabet? |
| |Unit Questions |How many letters are in our alphabet and what are they? What sound does each letter make?|
| | |What words can be made using the different letters? What are the differences between the |
| | |uppercase and lowercase letters? |
|Unit Summary: |
|In this unit, the students should accomplish the following: know what letters are in the alphabet, know that each letter has its own |
|unique sound, know that you can cluster many letters together to make up a word, be able to recognize the difference between the uppercase |
|and lowercase letters, |
|Subject Area(s): (List all subjects that apply) |
|English Language Arts |
|Grade Level (Click boxes of all grade levels that apply) |
| K-2 | 3-5 |
|6-8 |9-12 |
|ESL |Resource |
|Gifted and Talented |Other: |
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|Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes: |
|By the end of the unit the students will master the following objectives: |
|1) Be able to recgnize the letters of the alphabet |
|2) Be able to write the uppercase and lowercase letters of the alphabet |
|3) Be able to sound out each letter |
|4) Be able to write his or her name |
|5) Be able to construct words using letters |
|6) Be able to name objects in both the home and the classroom |
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|Targeted State Frameworks/Content Standards/Benchmarks: |
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|Here are the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills that the students will accomplish durign this unit |
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|(5)Reading/print awareness. The student demonstrates knowledge of concepts of print. The student is expected to: |
|know the difference between capital and lowercase letters (K-1); |
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|Reading/letter-sound relationships. The student uses letter-sound knowledge to decode written language. The student is expected to: |
|(A) name and identify each letter of the alphabet (K-1); |
|understand that written words are composed of letters that represent sounds (K-1); |
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|Reading/vocabulary development. The student develops an extensive vocabulary. The student is expected to: |
|Identify words that name persons, places, or things and words that name actions (K-1). |
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|Writing/spelling/penmanship. The student develops the foundations of writing. The student is expected to: |
|write his/her own name and other important words (K-1); |
|(B) write each letter of the alphabet, both capital and lowercase (K); |
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|Procedures: |
|Each week should focus on one letter of the alphabet. Start with the letter A and continue to Z until the whole alphabet has been gone |
|through. After the students learn the sounds that the letter makes, each morning the teacher will write up words on the board that start |
|with that letter. The students will be provided a letter sheet with the letter, the sound it makes, and a few simple words that they will |
|go over every morning. There are a bunch of activities to do during the unit. The first activiy the student will complete is a coloring |
|sheet for each letter. The coloring sheet will have the uppercase and lowecase letter which the students will color. The students will |
|also have to color in the pictures on that sheet a certain color based on the letter it starts with. Another activity the student will |
|accomplish during this unit is a brouchre about a letter they choose. The will have to include the written uppercase and lowercase letter,|
|pictures, words, and names that start with that letter. The last activiy the stuednts will have to do is a worksheet. They will be given |
|a short word and fill in the missing blanks |
|Approximate Time Needed: (Example: 45 minutes, 4 hours, 1 year, etc.) |
|Ongoing throughout the school year. 1hour at the beginning of the school day. |
|Prerequisite Skills |
|Being able to recognize the letters of the alphabet. |
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|Materials and Resources Required For Unit |
|Technology – Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed.) |
| Camera | Laser Disk | VCR |
|Computer(s) |Printer |Video Camera |
|Digital Camera |Projection System |Video Conferencing Equip. |
|DVD Player |Scanner |Other: |
|Internet Connection |Television | |
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|Technology – Software (Click boxes of all software needed.) |
| Database/Spreadsheet | Image Processing | Web Page Development |
|Desktop Publishing |Internet Web Browser |Word Processing |
|E-mail Software |Multimedia |Other: |
|Encyclopedia on CD-ROM | | |
|Printed Materials: ABC’s coloring books | |
|Supplies: White printer paper, colored | |
|construction paper, colored pencils, markers, | |
|crayons, glue, scissors, clip art and pictures.| |
|Internet Resources | |
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|.asp | |
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|Others | |
|Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction |
| |Resource Student: Extended time on unit| |
| |activities, extra help from school | |
| |personnel when needed | |
| |Gifted Student: more challenging | |
| |objectives to the assignments given | |
|Student Assessment: |
|There will be many parts of an assessment given to students throughout the year. The student’s will have to write the alphabet many times.|
|The fill in the blank worksheets will also be an assessments of the students knowledge of the letters in the alphabet. The students will |
|also be assessed on their brochures that they do during the school year. |
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