All about Plants

How does the plant life cycle work?

2nd Grade
By: Bobbie Jo Chavez
Thematic Unit Planning Matrix

Content Essential Centers Technology Assessment Student Standards:

or Questions (Activities) Integration and/or Rubric Products or The ISTE NETS and Performance Indicators
Subject (Must include at Scale Portfolio for Teachers and Students
Area least 2 Web 2.0 TEKS
tools)

Reading How does I will read Students will create a Teacher will Student will ISTE NETS for Teachers:
the plant the book story of their own. look over digital publish their 2.2. Design and develop digital age learning
They will create a storybooks book for it can experiences and assessments.
life cycle From Seed digital storybook. making sure be public and a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences
work? to Plant by Using either storybird they use plant their that incorporate digital tools and resources to
Gail or little bird tales life cycle classmates can promote student learning and creativity
Gibbons. tools. They will make correctly of a see it. c. Customize and personalize learning activities
After I finish their story of parts of a plant and use to address students diverse learning styles,
plant using vocabulary some main idea working strategies, and abilities using digital tools
I will have from the book and similar to the and resources
the student how the plant life book. TEKS: (12) Reading/Comprehension of
have a book cycle works. Text/Independent Reading. Students read
discussion independently for sustained periods of time and
about the produce evidence of their reading. Students are
main idea by expected to read independently for a sustained
period of time and paraphrase what the reading
pairing them was about, maintaining meaning
up in
partners.
They will
create a story
based on
plant life
cycle.
Content Essential Centers Technology Assessment Student Standards:
or Questions (Activities) Integration and/or Rubric Products or The ISTE NETS and Performance Indicators
Subject (Must include at Scale Portfolio for Teachers and Students
Area least 2 Web 2.0 TEKS
tools)

Science What are the I will show the Students will Teacher will use Students ISTE NETS for Teachers:
parts of the students an create a graphic a quiz at the end will show 1. Facilitate and inspire student learning and
plant? example of a of the lesson creativity.
plant picture organizer using using google their
c.Promote student reflection using collaborative
were all the mindomo or quiz on graphic tools to reveal and clarify students conceptual
parts of the mindester website. vocabulary organizer to understanding and thinking, planning, and
plant will be Their graphic terms of a plant. their creative processes
labeled. We organizer will be Teacher will get partners and TEKS: (10) Organisms and environments. The
will go over as result through student knows that organisms resemble their
a class then I about the plant the spreadsheet seeing what
parents and have structures and processes that
will have the they will label all on how the the help them survive within their environments.
students create the parts in a plant. students did. difference is (B) observe, record, and compare how the
a graphic from each physical characteristics of plants help them meet
organizer. other. their basic needs such as stems carry water
throughout the plant

Social How does a I will show the Students will surf Teacher will Students will ISTE NETS for Teachers:
Studies plant grow? students a short the web and find view all present their 2. Design and develop digital age learning
video of how a posters to the experiences and assessments
plant grows on different plants posters and class and see d. Model and facilitate effective use of current
Youtube. They and how they need find the one which and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze,
will discuss as to be maintain that has more different plants evaluate, and use information resources to
a class the main with water and information they came up support research and learning
points of the other natural involving with.
video. Students TEKS: (18) Social studies skills. The student
will surf the resources. They how each
applies critical-thinking skills to organize and use
web and find will use Glogster plant grows. information acquired from a variety of valid
three different to create a poster sources, including electronic technology.
plants and will with at least three (C) use various parts of a source, including the table of
create a poster. different plants. contents, glossary, and index, as well as keyword Internet
searches to locate information;