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This priming unit launches the school year by helping students build a strong classroom community while introducing the routines, habits, and mindset of successful first graders. Through conversations, collaborative activities, and self-reflection, students explore who they are as learners, recognize the unique strengths they bring to the classroom, and begin developing the executive function skills needed to thrive.
The culminating performance task, "We Are Ready for First Grade!", invites students to create or update a personal resumé that celebrates their growth, interests, accomplishments, and goals. Students reflect on what they learned over the summer, identify their strengths, and share how they contribute to their classroom team. By presenting their resumés, students help classmates and teachers get to know them while establishing a culture that values every learner's unique talents.
You can find all the materials for the Priming Plan below.
A brief description of each component can be found on this page. Please refer to it as needed for future units. Future units will only have links to materials, not the descriptors.
All orange text indicates a student material or resource.
All green text indicates a teacher material or resource.
The purpose of the task statement is to motivate students, giveing them a purpose for their learning. It should be read and discussed with students. The Spanish version is for bilingual classrooms. It should be referenced during applied learning time as well during phonics and reading instruction.
The rubric is used to guide instruction and acts as a roadmap for students. It should be read and discussed with students (cognates are highlighted in blue). The Spanish version is for bilingual classrooms.
Priming Plan- We Are Ready for First Grade- Rubric.pdfSPA Priming Plan- We Are Ready For First Grade- Rubric.pdfThe Implementation Guide is your day-by-day playbook for bringing the Future-Powered Classroom structures to life in each unit — it gives you suggestions for Morning Meeting, Applied Learning, Choice Blocks, and more, along with the executive function skills to watch for and specific ELL supports. Read the "How This Unit Unfolds" overview first to see the arc of the unit, then use the Daily Suggested Implementation section as your go-to reference each day. Treat the suggestions as a strong starting point, not a script — adapt them once you know your students, and use the built-in flex days whenever your class needs more time.
In a Future-Powered Classroom, an Activity List isn't simply a list of assignments. It's a collection of purposeful learning experiences that students select from based on their interests, readiness, learning goals, or the executive function skills they need to strengthen.
Priming Plan Updated AL.pdfSPA Priming Plan Updated AL.pdfThe Student Progress-Monitoring Checklist and Facilitation Grid are to support you in collecting executive function skill data across this unit. Below are images. Please see your consultant for copies of both tools for implementation.
Facilitation Grid
Progress Monitoring Checklist
The Student Action Checklist helps students recognize and celebrate the behaviors that contribute to a positive, collaborative classroom community. Rather than focusing only on academic learning, the checklist encourages students to reflect on the habits and executive function skills that help them become responsible classmates and successful learners.
FPC 1- Student Actions Checklist (Priming Plan).pdfSPA FPC 1- Student Actions Checklist (Priming Plan).pdfStudent Workbook Pages include all of the above student-facing materials for the unit. Additional pages align with specific activities from the Activity List.
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