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This 1st Grade Animals Unit includes six lesson plans, two lesson materials, and one end-of-unit assessment. Lessons include: Habitats Living vs. Non-Living Things Animal Behavior Animal Features Animals and Their Offspring Comparing and Contrasting Animals

This Plants Unit for 1st Grade includes 8 lesson plans: Plants are Living Things Plants Have Different Parts What Plants Need Plants' Parts Have Different Jobs How are Plants and Animals Alike? How are They Different? Plant Life Cycle Plants Need Soil Environment Affects Soil The unit also includes multiple journal pages, which can give a daily assessment of what your students have learned, as well as a 5-page end-of-unit assessment.

This Science as Inquiry Unit for 1st Grade includes 10 lesson plans: - Using the 5 Senses to Describe - Asking Questions - Making and Identifying Predictions - Identifying Tools and Recording Observations - Observations vs. Questions - Observations vs. Questions vs. Predictions - Testing Predictions and Recording Data - Identifying Questions, Observations, and Predictions - Making and Checking Predictions - Making and Checking Predictions (part 2) and the Importance of Safety Equipment The un

This Energy Unit for 1st Grade includes 7 lesson plans: What is Energy? How is Heat a Form of Energy? How is Light a Form of Energy? How Does Light Make Things Change? How is Sound a Form of Energy? What are Magnets Attracted To? What are Magnetic Poles? The unit also includes 6 journal pages, which can give a daily assessment of what your students have learned, as well as a 4-page end-of-unit assessment.

This lesson plan focuses on a reading/viewing of the book Martin's Big Words, followed by a discussion about leadership and community collaboration, as well as a fun activity to illustrate the qualities of good leaders and community members. Note: A similar book about MLK, Jr. could be used instead of Martin's Big Words if it is not available.