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Grade 1

Lesson

4

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Sharing Stories About Optimism

Lesson
4
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Sharing Stories About Optimism

Grade

Grade 1

UNIT

1

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Optimism

Last Updated:

May 28, 2025

Unit 1, Lesson 4, “Sharing Stories About Optimism,” reinforces the vocabulary word optimism. Students will practice their reading skills by reading their stories to a partner and their listening skills by listening to their partners’ stories. Then, students will participate in a class discussion about the different ways students showed optimism. Finally, students will write two examples, on their worksheets, using complete sentences, of how other students showed optimism.

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SUGGESTED TIME:

20 minutes

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LEARNING OUTCOMES:

  • Read aloud to a partner to support development of English pronunciation, syntax, and grammar
  • Listen to a partners’ reading to develop active listening skills 
  • Participate in a class discussion to develop active listening and conversation skills 
  • Write complete sentences to practice correct English syntax and grammar

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REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Prohuman Grade 1 Unit 1 Worksheet 4: Sharing Stories About Optimism

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VOCABULARY:

  • Optimism: I have hope and believe that my actions will help things to turn out well.

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ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.2.4

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1

Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 2 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1.A

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., gaining the floor in respectful ways, listening to others with care, speaking one at a time about the topics and texts under discussion).

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1.B

Build on others' talk in conversations by linking their comments to the remarks of others.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.2

Recount or describe key ideas or details from a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.3

Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.

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CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET

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Self-Awareness A2

Identify personal strengths (e.g., honesty, curiosity, listening)

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Self-Management A3

Explain the different ways people respond to problems and challenges (e.g., ask for help, try harder, learn from mistakes)

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Social-Awareness A3

Demonstrate the ability to listen carefully and intentionally to others

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Social-Awareness A6

Be able to tell stories and listen to stories told by others

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Interpersonal/ Relationship Skills 1

Initiate and engage in conversation and social interactions with classmates, peers, and adults

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Interpersonal/ Relationship Skills 7

Play games and appropriately participate in small group classroom activities

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LESSON PROCEDURE

Today we will read our stories about optimism with a partner.

  1. Circle the room to support the students as they take turns reading their stories (on the previous lesson’s worksheet) to their partner. (10 min) 
  2. Now we will talk about how students in our class wrote stories about optimism. Who would like to raise their hand and tell me how their story showed optimism? Write 2-3 examples on the board, with the student’s name and a brief description of what they said. (5 min)
  3. Finally, we will write on our new worksheet two sentences about what we’ve heard. For example, a sentence could be, “Mona showed optimism by thinking she could get an A on her math test and getting an A.”

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GRADE 1 UNIT 1 WORKSHEET 4: SHARING STORIES OF OPTIMISM

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Optimism: I have hope and believe that my actions will help things to turn out well.

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ACTIVITY: Write 2 complete sentences about how your classmates showed optimism in their stories.

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