{"id":57,"date":"2015-09-28T17:35:04","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T21:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/habhabm\/?p=57"},"modified":"2015-09-28T17:35:04","modified_gmt":"2015-09-28T21:35:04","slug":"supporting-english-learners-with-academic-language-word-sorts-focus-on-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/habhabm\/2015\/09\/28\/supporting-english-learners-with-academic-language-word-sorts-focus-on-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting English Learners with Academic Language Word Sorts\u2014Focus on Science"},"content":{"rendered":"

Supporting English Learners with Academic Language Word Sorts\u2014Focus on Science<\/p>\n

Created by the Dearborn Public Schools Departmental EL Resource Teachers<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Grade 1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Science<\/td>\nResources: \u00a0SIOP Lessons, Word Sorts, Reading Texts, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cardmarking 1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Physical: \u00a0Properties of Objects<\/p>\n

Focus Questions<\/p>\n

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  • How can objects be grouped?<\/li>\n
  • How can an object be grouped in more than one way?<\/li>\n
  • What is a magnet and how are they used?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    5 Senses<\/p>\n

    Physical Characteristics<\/p>\n

    Group by Color, size, shape, sinking, floating<\/p>\n

    Solids\u2014ice<\/p>\n

    Magnetism<\/td>\n

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  • SIOP Lesson on Water\u2014powerpoint, Two Forms of Water text (280 lexile), Three Forms of Water text (410 lexile), Water Takes on 3 Forms text (370 lexile), word sort<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cardmarking 2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Earth: \u00a0Weather and Seasons<\/p>\n

Focus Questions:<\/p>\n

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  • What changes occur in the weather from season to season?<\/li>\n
  • What are some safety precautions for severe weather<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Seasons\u2014temperature, precipitation, wind<\/p>\n

    Severe Weather\u2014events and precautions<\/p>\n

    Measuring temperature, precipitation, daily weather<\/td>\n

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  • SIOP Lesson on Stay Safe from Lightning\u2014powerpoint, Stay Safe from Lightning text \u00a0(380 Lexile), word sort<\/li>\n
  • Windy Weather text (500 lexile), word sort<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cardmarking 3<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Earth: \u00a0The Sun Warms the Earth<\/p>\n
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  • How does the Sun affect the Earth\u2019s temperature?<\/li>\n
  • How does the sun appear to move in predictable patterns across the sky?<\/li>\n
  • What causes day and night?<\/li>\n
  • How can the Sun\u2019s heat be used to solve problems?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Sun to grow plants<\/p>\n

    Light and heat<\/p>\n

    Predictability across the sky<\/td>\n

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  • SIOP Lesson on How Plants Work\u2014powerpoint, How Plants Work text (370 lexile), word sort<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cardmarking 4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Life: \u00a0Animal Life<\/p>\n
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  • How do animals grow and change over time?<\/li>\n
  • What characteristics (body parts) are passed on from parents to their young?<\/li>\n
  • How do physical characteristics and adaptations help animals survive?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    What animals need: \u00a0Air, water, food, and shelter<\/p>\n

    Life cycles<\/p>\n

    How animals use their body parts for survival<\/p>\n

    Passing traits to young<\/td>\n

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