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Grade 1

Lesson

4

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Sharing Informative Texts About Understanding

Lesson
4
:

Sharing Informative Texts About Understanding

Grade

Grade 1

UNIT

8

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Understanding

Last Updated:

May 26, 2025

Unit 8, Lesson 4, “Sharing Informative Texts About Understanding,” reinforces the vocabulary word understanding. Students will practice their reading skills by reading their informative texts to a partner and their listening skills by listening to their partner’s informative texts. Then, students will write two sentences that name two ways they have shown understanding. Finally, students will participate in a class discussion focusing on how they have shown understanding.

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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 8 Worksheet 4: Sharing Informative Texts About Understanding

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VOCABULARY:

  • Understanding: I seek knowledge and try to learn the truth. I think about other people’s views that might be different from mine.

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ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS MET

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.1

Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.1.A

Recognize the distinguishing features of a sentence (e.g., first word, capitalization, ending punctuation).

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.2

Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.3

Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4

Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.1.4.C

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1

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

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.4

Ask and answer questions to help determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1

Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about grade 1 topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1.A

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.1.B

Build on others' talk in conversations by responding to the comments of others through multiple exchanges

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.1.6

Produce complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation

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CHARACTER AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL (CSED) NATIONAL STANDARDS MET

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Intellectual Character A

Know, understand, and practice the character strengths of curiosity, carefulness, intellectual autonomy and humility, open-mindedness, and critical thinking

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Intellectual Character B

Apply and demonstrate the character strengths of curiosity, carefulness, intellectual autonomy and humility, open-mindedness, and critical thinking

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Civic Character A

Know, understand, and practice the character strengths of fairness, respect, volunteering and contributing to the common good

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Civic Character B

Apply and demonstrate the character strengths of fairness, respect, volunteering and contributing to the common good

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Civic Character A1

Understand why it is important to share, take turns, and follow rules (of a game, at home or school)

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Civic Character B1

Demonstrate the ability to share, take turns and follow rules (of a game, at home or school)

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Civic Character B2

Demonstrate the ability to be respectful, courteous and polite

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Self-Awareness A2

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

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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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Responsible and Ethical Decision-Making 1

Describe a rule or principle that everyone should strive to live by (e.g., be kind, be honest, try your best)

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LESSON PROCEDURE

Today we will read our informative texts about understanding (from the previous lesson’s worksheet) with a partner.

  1. Circle the room to support the students as they take turns reading their informative texts (written in Lesson 3) with their partner (10 min). 
  2. Have students write one sentence on their worksheets that explains how they showed understanding in the past.
  3. Have students write one sentence on their worksheets that explains how they will show understanding in the future.
  4. Ask students who would like to raise their hand and share how they have shown understanding.

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GRADE 1 UNIT 8 WORKSHEET 4: SHARING INFORMATIVE TEXTS ABOUT UNDERSTANDING 

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Understanding: I seek knowledge and try to learn the truth. I think about other people’s views that might be different from mine.

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ACTIVITY: 

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Write a sentence about something you succeeded in understanding.

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Write a sentence about something you want to understand in the future. 

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Prohuman K-12 Curriculum © 2025 by Prohuman Foundation is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
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