What This Document Is
This document is a 3-day unit plan template, completed by Megan Gasaway for SPD 330: Language Development with Mild to Moderate Disabilities and Disorders at Grand Canyon University. It outlines a science unit for a 2nd-grade classroom focused on weather and its connection to the water cycle and healthy habits. It serves as a benchmark assignment, demonstrating the candidate’s ability to plan and prepare lessons considering diverse student needs.
Why This Document Matters
This unit plan is essential for teacher candidates completing coursework in special education. It’s used as a graded assessment to demonstrate understanding of lesson preparation, alignment with learning standards, and differentiation for students with varying abilities, including those with IEPs, 504 plans, and those receiving RTI support. It’s valuable for instructors evaluating a candidate’s readiness to implement inclusive science instruction.
Common Limitations or Challenges
This document is a *plan* and does not include the fully developed lesson materials, activities, or assessments. It provides an overview of objectives and resources but doesn’t deliver the actual instructional content. It’s a framework, not a complete, ready-to-teach unit.
What This Document Provides
The full document includes:
* A summary of each day’s learning objectives (weather, water cycle, health connections).
* Details on classroom and student factors, including the presence of ELL students and students with IEPs/504 plans.
* Alignment with specific National/State Learning Standards (2.ESS1.1 and Standard 7).
* Specific learning targets/objectives for each day.
* A list of academic language and vocabulary words for each day.
* A list of unit resources and materials (e.g., Smart Board).
This preview does *not* include the detailed lesson activities, assessment tools, or differentiated instruction strategies beyond what is summarized in the objectives and student factors sections.
