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Focusing on how government works rather than on politics. 

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Focusing on how government works rather than on politics. 

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Each week there are standards that are aligned to match what Wonders teaches

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The unit guide specific tells us what standards are taught during specific weeks. It also breaks down the writing and language standards, too!

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The unit guide focuses on poetry and fables, which are the standards focused during that unit as well. 

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The unit guide focuses on poetry and fables, which are the standards focused during that unit as well. 

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Each unit has the aligned standards listed at the top, explaining where it aligns in the weeks.

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The unit guide breaks down the standards very explicitly.

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Different cultures have different responses toward animals.  Animals may be regarded as food only, pets, or objects of worship.  Some may be feared because of what they represent in a nation’s/group’s history.  Teachers should be aware of cultural beliefs when discussing animals.

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Discussing different perceptions of animals in cultures

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Discussing different perceptions of animals in cultures

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Focus standards are listed and this helps to know where to fill in the gaps

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Focus standards are listed and this helps to know where to fill in the gaps

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The unit guide shows us what standards are being taught within the lesson.

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We finally have a guide to go by which tells us what standards to teach, when, and curriculum that supports it!

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I see that poetry is included in this unit. Love that!

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The standards are listed along with key words, what students will be able to do to show mastery, and the weeks that students will learn each standard.

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The standards are listed along with key words, what students will be able to do to show mastery, and the weeks that students will learn each standard.

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Bilingual fables from around the world link.  This will help esl students

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Bilingual fables from around the world link.  This will help esl students

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unit guide breaks down standards by week

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Each week either focuses on informational or fictional text. On week 5 we will work on poetry and work on RL2.4

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Each week either focuses on informational or fictional text. On week 5 we will work on poetry and work on RL2.4

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standards are stated in unit plan

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Fluency Practice, Spelling, Prefixes, Similes

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Fluency Practice, Spelling, Prefixes, Similes

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Different cultures have different responses toward animals.  Animals may be regarded as food only, pets, or objects of worship.  Some may be feared because of what they represent in a nation’s/group’s history.  Teachers should be aware of cultural beliefs when discussing animals.

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Class voting simulation- teaching them the importance of voting and how to share their points in a fair and respectful way

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Class voting simulation- teaching them the importance of voting and how to share their points in a fair and respectful way

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Looking at others traditions and comparing it to their own.

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Different cultures view animals differently. As teachers, we need to be sensitive and response with our students.

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It addresses both writing standards and phonics standards

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I love that poetry is included as it is difficult to have class sets of poetry when teaching those standards. 

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I love that poetry is included as it is difficult to have class sets of poetry when teaching those standards. 

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It's very easy to understand and put into practice.

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Easy to follow and progression makes sense.

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Easy to follow and progression makes sense.

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It adds to them being able to identify reasons an author gives to support an idea in a text.

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Each Unit Guide is  aligned to the content standards and is laid out in an easy to read way. This will make it easier to teach to each specific standard.

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It gives the different perceptions of animals and makes you aware that students may have different views based on their culture.

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discusses cultures

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Specifically teaching students on our government system, rather than politics or individual views.

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It offers various resources and other alternate learning materials that provide different points of view. Also the textbook in general provides equal resources across all schools in the district.

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they look at how different cultures have different responses towards animals

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they look at how different cultures have different responses towards animals

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The opportunity for student ownership section.

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The unit plan show us the exact skill that will be taught within the lesson.

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It gives you exactly what skills you need to teach for that unit.

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The focus is on a variety of equity items.

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I love all of the ideas in this section! I like that the UPOS are so detailed as they will be easier to modify for my students.

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Phonics, spelling, fluency, story - specific vocabulary

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I like the focus is on government and not politics. With it being an election year there can be some great real world examples brought into the discussion to make everything more relevant.

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I like the focus is on government and not politics. With it being an election year there can be some great real world examples brought into the discussion to make everything more relevant.

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I love how the district has thought ahead in how to prepare and assist teachers and students with leaning and teaching through best practices.

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As a media coordinator, I can easily find trade book titles which should be added to our ebook collection.

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As a media coordinator, I can easily find trade book titles which should be added to our ebook collection.

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I like the use of a variety of different types of genre to teach a lesson.

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In addition to the focus standards for each week, the subject specific information box at the bottom includes foundational skills and word study skills that will be covered, such as short and long vowels (o and u), soft c and g, inflectional endings, etc.

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digraphs and trigraphs
inflectional endings

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I really enjoy that several genres are covered with each unit and they all have an overall theme

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I really enjoy that several genres are covered with each unit and they all have an overall theme

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The unit guide points out the included resources such as phonics, spelling, handwriting, and grammar that are embedded in the Wonders units.

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It is all in there to be taught along with the Wonders stories. 

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It is all in there to be taught along with the Wonders stories. 

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The unit organizer divides de unit into weeks and allings the Wonders Units with NC Standards. 

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The unit organizer divides de unit into weeks and allings the Wonders Units with NC Standards. 

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I like that it is current and looks appealing to the students.

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phonemic awareness, spelling, decodables etc

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prefixes. Similies - I like to see that one!

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By looking at Fables and Poetry, you can discuss how animal characters were treated and why?

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It gives you the standards for each week and links the standards snapshots to it.

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In addition to other comments, I appreciate how the WIDA ESL standards are also included for our ELs and their language objectives. Thank you!

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I like how the standards are broken down

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Progression appears to be age appropriate.

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Progression appears to be age appropriate.

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I like how the UPO clearly shows what are the focus standards for the unit. I teach HAG and will probably have to supplement the texts in this book. This way I can pull those focus standards and try to find texts that meet the standard and fit with the overall theme/concept for the week.

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Heggerty is used with Wonders Foundational standards...listed under Word Study/Foundational Skills

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5 Fun Fables & Folktales From Around the World

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5 Fun Fables & Folktales From Around the World

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We can compare and contrast different cultures, and also teach valuable lesson from fables/folktales from around the world.

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Phonics/Spelling--long i/u/e, words with silent letters, 3-letter blends, digraphs
Fluency--Expression, Phrasing, Rate, Accuracy
Story-specific vocabulary; Prefixes (re-, un-, dis-, mis-); Similes;

Grammar and Cursive

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it's very in depth and includes all parts of ELA that a reader needs

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I believe this format will allow us to navigate the standards more and the implementation will be effortless.

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It takes in considerations for students who might be afraid

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Unit Guide outlines the content standards addressed and gives the link to the content standard.

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Unit Guide outlines the content standards addressed and gives the link to the content standard.

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I like being able to see what main objectives and topic areas are being done at different times so I can try to frame my lessons with those in mind.

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Focusing on the big picture, not individual opinions. Great idea to establish ground rules when discussing hot topics.

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Focusing on the big picture, not individual opinions. Great idea to establish ground rules when discussing hot topics.

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Bringing cultural awareness to young readers.

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Includes unpacked standards, snapshots of standards, relates key vocab to standards and language goals

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I like how everything is all on one document and is easy to understand

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Unit guide lays out content and addresses the stands in an easy to follow organizer.

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Unit guide lays out content and addresses the stands in an easy to follow organizer.

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I like how the lesson plan is detailed and offers links to share more information.

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Incorporating other cultures is moving in the right direction of equity with inclusion of all races and nationality .

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Shows exactly what will be taught

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The snapshot of the standards taught in each unit are included on the UPO.  Standards taught are broken down by week.

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The snapshot of the standards taught in each unit are included on the UPO.  Standards taught are broken down by week.

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I love having a guide to follow to not only help with pacing but to keep everything organized and allow me to cover all standards.  I love it!

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Includes literature from around the world making intruction culturally diverse. 

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Includes literature from around the world making intruction culturally diverse. 

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As a second year teacher, the unit organizers are wonderful! Thank you all for your hard work on them.

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That all departments are following the same format for unit organizers.

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The ideas for student ownership are WONDERFUL!

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It is very specific in its detail to explain what needs to be taught each week.

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It is very specific in its detail to explain what needs to be taught each week.

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Unit guide and content standards are aligned together to ensure we're teaching the right thing
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That the format is the same for all subject areas. Links are live. The Canvas page is much easier to follow than the PSL page. Great job on that.

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I love the clear details, which link to standards and the new Wonders curriculum. I also am a fan of the color-coding and bullet points! Sometimes it's hard to read through lots of text-these unit organizers are concise, yet pack in all the info needed!

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It lays out in detail what and how it should be taught and discussed and gives warnings of how to handle it.

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It lays out in detail what and how it should be taught and discussed and gives warnings of how to handle it.

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The guide specifically tells us what they are working on that day and what standard it is tied to.

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The unit has phonics and spelling (long i/u/e, words with silent lettes, 3 letter blends, and digraphs). Reading skills will be used daily (fluency, expression, etc). Then we have vocabulary and story-specific vocab words, working on prefixes and similies.

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It is very clear without any mystery education jargon.

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It is very clear without any mystery education jargon.

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Unit guides directly align to content.  I can see there has been thoughtful intentional purpose in these guides.

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Unit guides directly align to content.  I can see there has been thoughtful intentional purpose in these guides.

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It talks about inventors so you can incorporate inventors of different races and genders . Also it talks about immigration  which can lead to interesting discussions.  

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It talks about inventors so you can incorporate inventors of different races and genders . Also it talks about immigration  which can lead to interesting discussions.  

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Opportunities for Student Ownership of Learning

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Opportunities for Student Ownership of Learning

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I love this section of UPO. This will be helpful for AG Catalysts to extend the learning with students. It is also nice that it gives other content standards in other disciplines that the unit connects to.

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I love the section for Opportunities for Student Ownership and Learning, as an AIG teacher!

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I love the section for Opportunities for Student Ownership and Learning, as an AIG teacher!