1ST GRADE INTERCONNECTIONS
STANDARDS
Utah First Grade Science Core
Utah First Grade Social Studies Core
LESSON PLANNING
UNIT 1 – EXPLORE MY SCHOOL
Essential Question 1: How are things both similar and different at school?
1. First Grade Rules
2. Working Together – Lesson taught in English by the English Partner Teacher
3. Student & Teacher Roles
4. My School Community
5. Changes at School
6. People: Same and Different
Essential Question 2: How do living things meet their needs at school?
7. Know and Follow Rules – Lesson taught in English by the English Partner Teacher
8. Meeting Our Needs at School
9. Water
10. Living Things Cycle
11. Classroom Community Quilt – Lesson taught in English by the English Partner Teacher
Essential Question 3: How do we explore the natural world at school?
12. Earth’s Water
13. Map Skills – Lesson taught in English by the English Partner Teacher
14. Season Quilt
15. Types of Weather
16. Rocks are All Around Us
17. What is Soil?
18. This School Rules! – Lesson taught in English by the English Partner Teacher
19. Good Choices – Lesson taught in English by the English Partner Teacher
20. Responsible Behavior: Honesty – Lesson taught in English by the English Partner Teacher
21. Practicing School Rules
22. The Flag
UNIT 2 – MY NEIGHBORHOOD
Essential Question 1: How are things both similar and different in my neighborhood?
23. Families in Our Neighborhood
24. Neighborhood Traditions – Lesson taught in English by the English Partner Teacher
25. Community Helpers in My Neighborhood
26. Exploring Changes in My Neighborhood – Lesson taught in English by the English Partner Teacher
27. Exploring What is in the Sky
Essential Question 2: How do living things meet their needs in my neighborhood?
28. Exploring Pumpkins
29. Plant Cycle Grass Man
30. People at Work in My Neighborhood
31. Making Choices with Money
32. Exploring the Life Cycle of Frogs and Butterflies – Lesson taught in English by the English Partner Teacher
Essential Question 3: How do we explore the natural world in my neighborhood?
33. Where in the World is My Neighborhood?
34. Map Symbols
35. Mapping My Neighborhood – Lesson taught in English by the English Partner Teacher
36. Exploring Matter
37. Exploring How Object Move
38. Sorting Objects
39. The Golden Rule – Lesson taught in English by the English Partner Teacher
RESOURCES
Interconnections Correlated Literature List (Media List)
Benchmark Correlated Support Literature
Heinemann Correlated Support Literature
Rosen Correlated Support Literature
Teachers’ Lesson Ideas