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P : L F U TPATTERNS OF
RACTICE ITERATURE OCUS NIT EMPLATE
TEACHER
CANDIDATE
LIAN TAI
Steps
Step 1:
Book Selection
Step 2: Standards
Step 3: Activities
LANGUAGE
ART(S)
Listening and
talking
GRADE
1st grade
LITERATURE
FOR UNIT
“The Little Red Hen
Makes a Pizza” by
Philemon Sturges.
TEACHER GUIDE – UNIT PLAN INSTRUCTIONS AND
INFORMATION
Sturges, P. (2002). The little red hen. Puffin Books.
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/877779
VA SOL 1.1 The student will continue to demonstrate growth in the use of
oral language. b) Tell and retell stories and events in logical order.
c) Participate in a variety of oral language activities, including choral
speaking and reciting short poems, rhymes, songs, and stories with repeated
patterns. e) Express ideas orally in complete sentences. 1.3 The student will
adapt or change oral language to fit the situation. a) Initiate conversation
with peers and adults. b) Follow rules for conversation using appropriate
voice level in small-group settings. c) Ask and respond to questions.
Common Core State Standards: 1. Participate in collaborative conversations
with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in
small and larger groups. a. Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g.,
listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts
under discussion). b. Build on others’ talk in conversations by responding to
the comments of others through multiple exchanges. c. Ask questions to clear
up any confusion about the topics and texts under discussion. 1. Demonstrate
command of the conventions of
standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. d. Use
personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them,
their; anyone, everything). e. Use verbs to convey a sense of past, present,
and future (e.g., Yesterday I walked home; Today I walk home; Tomorrow I
will walk home).6. Use words and phrases acquired through conversations,
reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently
occurring conjunctions to signal simple relationships (e.g., because).
1. I'll set up some pictures of the ingredients that the hem used to make a pizza
in the story, and I'll let the students name them. Students will also talk about
Step 4:
Differentiation
Step 7: Schedule
Overview
Step 5:
Digital Resources/
Technology
Step 6: Assessment
Steps
(use activities that
would be
appropriate for at
least one of the six
Language Arts)
The teacher will assess the student's oral language proficiency in activities #4
and #6 and assign a score between 1 and 4. Students must abide by the
established guidelines for talks, which include maintaining eye contact,
speaking clearly, speaking at a reasonable volume, and using proper English
grammar and vocabulary. Also, each student will be required to evaluate their
speaking and listening skills using a self-assessment form.
Approximately 100 minutes will be spent on the entire literary emphasis unit.
The first exercise that helps students develop their background knowledge
will last 15 minutes.
TEACHER GUIDE – UNIT PLAN INSTRUCTIONS AND
INFORMATION
their experiences of making pizzas and what they would like to put on their
pizzas.
2. After that, I'll go through key terms from the story.
3. I'll read aloud "The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza," a story about a hen who
makes a pizza by herself without the assistance of her friends. She followed all
the necessary steps to make a pizza, including purchasing the ingredients,
creating the dough, and adding the toppings. However, at the end, the hen's
buddies step up and provide assistance in a delightful and unexpected way.
4. Predictions and choral reading will be incorporated together with the
reading because the story is a pattern story.
5. Students reflect on the story by making drawings and recording their
thoughts in reading logs. Also, they must point out the story's beginning,
middle, and end.
6. Depending on their reading levels, students will engage in a
grand discussion about either basic comprehension problems or critical
questions.
The vocabulary note for task #2 will be provided in advance to students who
are moving slower. Students will present their work from activity #4 to the
entire class in activity #6 during a grand discussion. The class will then be
split into two groups. For the most part, pupils will discuss basic
comprehension questions. For those who are progressing more quickly, more
difficult questions requiring critical thought will be provided. For instance,
what do you think about the story's characters? (The hem and the friends of
the hem). Why did hem's friend decide to assist the hem in the end of the
story? What would you do if your friends refused to lend a hand?
Petersen, S. (2021) The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza Read Aloud. [Video].
YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa0EmWCPcAA
NOTES
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INFORMATION
It will take about 10 minutes for the second task to get the students familiar
with the vocabulary. During the read-aloud, the third and fourth activities
will both be completed simultaneously. This process should take about 15
minutes. Students must work independently or collaboratively on each case
for the fifth exercise. This section will require about 30 minutes. In the end,
the lengthy discussion will last an additional 30 minutes.
ACTIVITY#2
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ACTIVITY#5
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ASSESSMENT
References
Apples and bananas education. (n.d.) Show and tell speaking rubric. TPT.
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Show-and-Tell-Speaking-Rubric-1365578?
st=3a941f429bd0e384552287f89b9b1a28
Morgan, A.(n.d.) The little red hen makes a pizza vocabulary cards. TPT.
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/The-Little-Red-Hen-Makes-a-Pizza-
Vocabulary-Cards-2252631?st=9069995d4a71f1478cb029b7354844f9
Petersen, S. (2021) The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza Read Aloud. [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa0EmWCPcAA
Twinkl. (n.d.). Twinkl. Oral presentation rubric. https://www.twinkl.com/resource/us2-e-94-
presentation-rubric-progress-sheet
