THE PLANT'S LIFE CYCLE

Why is important to plant ?

second Grade
By: Karen Hernandez
Thematic Unit Planning Matrix
Content
or
Subject
Area

Essential
Questions

Centers
(Activities)

Science How is the The student will

plant life be instructed on
cycle
plants life cycle.
works?
The students
What are will have the
the benefits opportunity to
of planting explore outside
seeds and many different
plants?
plants

Technology
Integration
(Must include at
least 2 Web 2.0
tools)

Assessment
and/or Rubric
Scale

The

students will
The students
watch a video of
will be graded
the plant's life
on their
cycle.
participation in
https://www.youtub the smart board
e.com/watch?v=lG activity.
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5pts.

The students will Students will be

have access to an graded on their
interactive plant life picture taken
students will be cycle activity, using with their ipods.
able to take
the SMART board. 5pts.
pictures using
their Ipods and
student will be
share them with
graded on their
the class
planting seeds
activity.
10pts.

Student Products or
Portfolio

The students will

share their plant
product in pictures
and they will present
to the class their plant
seed.

Standards:
The ISTE NETS and Performance
Indicators for Teachers and Students
TEKS

ISTE standards for teachers

4. Promote and model digital citizenship and
responsibility Teachers understand local and global
societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving
digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in
their professional practices.
c. Customize and personalize learning activities to
address students diverse learning styles, working
strategies, and abilities using digital tools and
resources.
ISTE standards for students
3.Research and information fluency Students apply
digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.
b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and
ethically use information from a variety of sources and
media.
TEKS112.13. Science, Grade 2
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(10) Organisms and environments. The student knows
that organisms resemble their parents and have
structures and processes that help them survive within
their environments.

(C) investigate and record some of the unique stages

that insects undergo during their life cycle.

they will seed a

plant and learn
how plants
grow.
Reading How seed
can be
planted?
what are
the stages
of seed and
their
growing?

The students will

Students will be
The students will
read a book on their create their individual graded on their
ipods named
story based on their sentence structure
From seed to
and ideas?
understanding of
plant
understand point of
By Gail Gibbons. planting a seed. They story 1-5 scale.
After reading, the will use,
sentence structure
student will analyze Storybird.com
1-5 scale.
and talk about the
comprehension of
reading in groups by Students will use
theme
discussing the main google document to 1-5 scale.
idea of the book and
type their important
the process of seeds
1= Need
points of the book.
to plants.
Improvement
2= Good
3= Very good
4= Awesome
5- Excellent

students will share

their new story with
the class and they will
print out their book to
take it home.

ISTE standards for teachers

3. Model digital age work and learning Teachers
exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes
representative of an innovative professional in a global
and digital society
b. Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and
community members using digital tools and resources
to support student success and innovation
ISTE standards for students
1. Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity
Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter,
teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate
experiences that advance student learning, creativity,
and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual
environments.
c. Promote student reflection using collaborative
tools to reveal and clarify students conceptual
understanding and thinking, planning, and
creative processes
TEKS 110.13. English Language Arts and
Reading, Grade 2
(17) Writing/Writing Process. Students use elements
of the writing process (planning, drafting, revising,
editing, and publishing) to compose text.
(B) develop drafts by sequencing ideas through writing
sentences;

Art

How can draw The students create

and or create an art project using
a plant life
art materials
cycle using
describing the
arts materials? process on how to
plant a seed.
They will use as
many plants to get

students will create

a poster of their art
process of planting
a plant by using
Glogster.com

students will be
graded on their
vocabulary
comprehension
Using all the
words.

students also will

create a word cloud 1-5 scale

students will be
encouraged to share their
art project to the entire
class and describe how
they did it.

ISTE standards for teachers

3. Model digital age work and learning
Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work
processes representative of an innovative
professional in a global and digital society.
b. Collaborate with students, peers, parents,
and community members using digital tools
and resources to support student success and
innovation

ideas and will be

based on the
encouraged to take vocabulary words
pictures of plants
of the plant life
and of their art work
cycle. Using
process.

Taxdedo.com

students will
also be graded
on their
creativity
1-5 scale

ISTE standards for students

1. Creativity and innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct
knowledge, and develop innovative products and
processes using technology.
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new
ideas, products, or processes
TEKS117.108. Art, Grade 2, Adopted 2013
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(2) Creative expression. The student communicates
ideas through original artworks using a variety of
media with appropriate skills. The student expresses
thoughts and ideas creatively while challenging the
imagination, fostering reflective thinking, and
developing disciplined effort and progressive
problem-solving skills. The student is expected to:
(C) identify and practice skills necessary for producing
drawings, paintings, prints, constructions, and
sculpture, including modeled forms, using a variety of
materials.

1=Need
Improvement
2= Good
3= Very good
4= Awesome
5- Excellent

Feedback:
Component

Target

Acceptable
(2 pt deduction)

Unacceptable
(5 pts deduction)

Number of
subjects/Length

Lesson plans made for

three subjects

Lesson plans made for two

subjects

Lesson plans made for less than

two subjects

Component

Target 3 pts

Acceptable 1 pts

Unacceptable0 pts

Unit Theme, Thematic

Question(s) for the
Unit and subject areas,
Indication of the
learners grade level

Unit/Lesson thematic
questions are provided
(2pts), and learners grade
level is indicated (1pt)

Unit/Lesson thematic
questions are adequate;
learners grade level is
provided

Unit/Lesson thematic
questions are lacking, there is
no big theme; no indication of
learners grade level

Component

Target

Acceptable
(1 pt deduction)

Unacceptable
(5 or more pts deduction)

Mechanics, Spelling
and Punctuation

Relatively no or little
errors; reflective of college
level writing; clear,
articulate, concise

Errors are present, but still

readable; somewhat clear,
and well-written

Component

Target 10 pts

Acceptable 7 pts

Unacceptable5 pts

Centers (Activities);
Technology
Integration;
Students Products or
Portfolio

Description of activities is
clear and concise.

Description of activities is
adequate and relates to the
theme of the unit. Activities
are appropriate for the
grade level

Description of activities is not

clear. Activities did not relate to
the theme of the unit. Activities
are not appropriate for the
grade level.

Technology use in the

activities described
vaguely.
2 technology tools use in
the activities.

Technology use in the activities

is non existence and/or vague;
no variety of technology tools
integrated in the activities.

Technology use in the

activities described
clearly; More than 2
technology tools are
incorporated in the
activities.
Students final product is
described clearly; and
correspond to the
activities and technology
use.

Many errors; not clear, lengthy

or wordy and not well-written
2 points deduction

Students final product is not

indicated and/or not clear;
Students final product did not
correspond with the activities
and technology use.

9 points

Students final product is

indicated but did not
correspond with the
activities and technology
use.

Component

Target 7 pts

Acceptable 5 pts

Unacceptable2 pts

Assessment and TEKS,

ISTE-NETs standards

Student demonstrates the

ability to assess student
achievement and is able to
articulate clear and
concise criteria from the
standards/benchmarks;

Student demonstrates the

ability to assess student
achievement;

Assessments not well thought

out; assessments poorly
written;

Student demonstrates the

ability to use content
instruction and assessment
strategies that are enriched
by technology and literacy
(TEKS and ISTE-NETs for
Teachers)

TEKS and ISTE not adequately

addressed

Student demonstrates the

ability to use content
instruction and
assessment strategies that
are enriched by technology

and literacy (TEKS and

ISTE-NETs for Teachers)

Graded on 10/27/16