1. First Grade By: Melissa Day
The Battle of Flowers
First Grade
By: Melissa Day

2. TEKS SS §113.3. Social Studies, Grade 1. (b) Knowledge and skills.
(2) History. The student understands the origins of customs, holidays, and celebrations. The student is expected to:
(A) describe the origins of selected customs, holidays, and celebrations of the community, state, and nation
(B) compare the observance of holidays and celebrations, past and present
(13) Citizenship. The student understands important customs, symbols, and celebrations that represent American beliefs and principles and contribute to our national identity. The student is expected to:
(A) explain selected national and state patriotic symbols such as the U.S. and Texas flags, the Liberty Bell, and the Alamo

3. TEKS LA § English Language Arts and Reading. Grade 1
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(12) Reading/comprehension. The student uses a variety of strategies to comprehend selections read aloud and selections read independently. The student is expected to:
(A) use prior knowledge to anticipate meaning and make sense of texts
(C) retell or act out the order of important events in stories
(E) draw and discuss visual images based on text descriptions
(G) identify similarities and differences across texts such as in topics, characters, and problems

4. TEKS FA §117.5. Art, Grade 1. §117.7 Theatre, Grade 1.
(b) Knowledge and skills.
(2) Creative expression/performance. The student expresses ideas through original artworks, using a variety of media with appropriate skill. The student is expected to:
(A) invent images that combine a variety of colors, forms, and lines
(B) place forms in orderly arrangement to create designs
§117.7 Theatre, Grade 1.
(4) Historical/cultural heritage. The student relates theatre to history, society, and culture. The student is expected to:
(A) imitate life experiences from various historical periods in dramatic play

5. Materials Needed Art supplies for projects Texas Alphabet
Glue, construction paper, scissors, tissue paper, glitter, pipe cleaners, balloons, shoe boxes, poster board, markers, crayons
Texas Alphabet
Tumbleweed Tom on the Texas Trail
The Story of Texas Part 2: Independence
Texas Jack at the Alamo
Susanna of the Alamo
The Alamo
Internet and Projector

6. Book Covers

7. Time For Lesson 8 Schooldays long April 17-20, 23-26
Friday, April 20th field trip to the Alamo
Friday, April 27th No School for Battle of Flowers

8. Tuesday April 17, 2007
Go over the state information (capital, bird, motto, etc)
Students would be given an option to make a poster of all of the State Information to be hung on the wall if they wanted to
Review some Texas history and culture
Have students get in their Literature Circles and read one of the two books.
Texas Alphabet
By: James Rice
Tumbleweed Tom on the Texas Trail
By: Jackie Hopkins

9. Differentiation
Special needs would read Texas Alphabet with a prerecorded tape
Gifted and Talented would read
The Story of Texas Part 2: Independence

10. Poster Example
"Texas Our Texas"
Friendship
The Lone Star State

11. Permission Slips Due for Field Trip on Friday
Wednesday April 18, 2007
Have students do a Book Talk over their book about Texas
Finish up talking about Texas history and start focusing on the Battle of the Alamo
Start off by KWL on the Alamo
Read Texas Jack at the Alamo By: James Rice
This would be done out loud to the students with a comprehension strategy
Permission Slips Due for Field Trip on Friday

12. Thursday April 19, 2007
Have students get in their literature circles and discuss
Susanna of the Alamo By: John Jakes
Have students think about the major sites and areas that they want to look for on Friday when they visit the Alamo

13. Differentiation
For Gifted students, instead of reading Susanna, have them read The Alamo By: Leonard Fisher as a group

14. Fiesta San Antonio Official Opening Ceremony
Friday April 20, 2007
Go on a field trip to the Alamo
Listen to the presentation speaker that is at the Alamo
Have them see where everything took place
Fiesta San Antonio Official Opening Ceremony

15. Monday April 23, 2007 Finish up the KWL on the Alamo
Introduce The Battle of Flowers
History
Events that will be going on throughout the week

16. Differentiation Gifted and Talented
Research and look up very old newspaper articles starting back in 1836 when Texas had gained independence and see if you can find anything

17. Tuesday April 24, 2007
Have students compare the Battle of the Alamo to the Battle of Flowers
This can be done in skit, poster board, essay, or however they want to
Must have 3 points as to how they are the same
Must have 3 points as to how they are different
Have students start to brain storm how they want their float to be decorated

18. Differentiation Special Needs Gifted and Talented
Has to have 1 way how they are the same and 1 way how they are different (or)
From a list of choices picks how they are the same and different
Gifted and Talented
Has to have more than three points each

19. Wednesday April 25, 2007
Have the students decorate a shoe box into a float
This is going to be for the mock Battle of Flowers parade
While this is going on have last years Battle of Flowers parade playing so the students can look at it to get ideas

20. Differentiation Special Needs Gifted and Talented
For float making have them paired up with someone for extra help
Have float ideas for them to pick from
Have pieces already cut out for them to glue on
Gifted and Talented
Give them the requirement for 3-D decorations

21. Thursday April 26, 2007
Have our mock Battle of Flowers parade where each kid has their float and they get to throw flowers as they walk past their float
Have floats displayed in the library

23. Assessment Assess their understanding when doing the lit circles
Extra points for doing a poster of Texas information
Attendance and participation points for going to the Alamo
Grade the Compare and Contrast presentation
The float can be graded too