Appendix: Implementing District Standards
There are a number of Virginia Standards of Learning for both grades one and two addressed by this unit. Oral Language standards 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 as well as 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3 are all addressed, at least in part. As students listen to the books and discuss them in small groups or partnerships, they are practicing expressing their ideas orally in ways in which others can understand them. They will also need to retell parts of books in order to make some of their arguments or points during discussions. There is also the possibility that they will need to clarify their ideas or expand the vocabulary they've chosen to use when having conversations about the texts and our bigger conversations about friendship. It is also necessary for them to follow general rules of conversation, such as active listening and waiting for a turn to talk, during our classroom discussions. Furthermore, the opportunities for dramatic play will allow for retelling stories in logical order as well as adapting oral language to fit the situation.
This unit will also address parts of the Reading standards 1.9 and 2.8. While the students are not engaging in the actual reading of text, they are practicing many of the skills needed to read text independently through the activities in this unit. We will set a purpose for reading each time we begin a new text, such as reading to find an answer to a question about friendship. These read-aloud experiences will also offer opportunities to relate previous experiences to what is read as doing so is key to considering a character's state of mind. It will also be necessary to ask and answer questions, identify characters and important events, as well as to discuss problems and how they are solved within the plot.
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