Learning Understanding from Literature
Grade
Grade 1
UNIT
8
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Understanding
Unit 8, Lesson 1, “Learning Understanding from Literature,” reinforces the vocabulary word understanding. Students will learn the examples of understanding by comparing a classic and contemporary work of children’s literature. Additionally, students will create their own sentences that demonstrate their comprehension of the word understanding. Finally, students will practice their reading and conversation skills by sharing sentences with classmates.
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SUGGESTED TIME:
20 minutes
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Listen to a read aloud to reinforce understanding of English sentence structure, syntax, and grammar
- Spell, define, and give an example of understanding
- Compose sentences that demonstrate comprehension of the word understanding
- Demonstrate understanding of standard English sentence structure and grammar in writing and speaking
- Practice reading and conversation skills by sharing sentences with classmates
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
- Book: Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett or
- Video: Read aloud of Goldilocks and the Three Bears by My Cozy Corner (~8 min)
- Book: Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks! The Story of the Three Bears as Told by Baby Bear by Nancy Loewen or
- Video: Read aloud of Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks! by Learning Tree T.V. (~7 min)
- Prohuman Grade 1 Unit 8 Worksheet 1: Learning Understanding From Literature
VOCABULARY:
- Understanding: I seek knowledge and try to learn the truth. I think about other people’s views that might be different from mine.
ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET
CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET
LESSON PROCEDURE
Today we will learn about understanding.
- Write understanding on the board.
- Ask students to spell understanding on their worksheets.
- Explain that understanding means that we seek knowledge and try to learn the truth. We think about other people’s views that might be different from ours.
- Explain that the way we see things depends on our point of view.
- Show students the second image on this website: https://www.amnh.org/explore/ology/brain/optical-illusions-and-how-they-work/selecting
- Ask how many students see a duck.
- Ask how many students see a rabbit.
- Explain that depending on what you look at, you see it differently. This works for stories too. Stories can be told from different perspectives, which changes the story.
- Read the book Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Jan Brett or play the video Read aloud of Goldilocks and the Three Bears by My Cozy Corner (~8 min)
- Read the book: Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks! The Story of the Three Bears as Told by Baby Bear by Nancy Loewen or play the video Read aloud of Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks! by Learning Tree T.V. (~7 min)
- Ask students how the book shows a new understanding of the classic story Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
- Have students answer the questions on their worksheets, using complete sentences.
- Ask students to write one sentence on their worksheet that explains a time when they showed understanding.
- Ask students to read their sentences to a partner.
GRADE 1 UNIT 8 WORKSHEET 1: LEARNING UNDERSTANDING FROM LITERATURE
Understanding: I seek knowledge and try to learn the truth. I think about other people’s views that might be different from mine.
Write the word understanding:
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ACTIVITY:
Whose point of view is story 2 told from?
What do we learn in story 2 that we didn’t know in story 1?
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