Dog's Colorful Day

   

12/5/2011    
Dog's Colorful Day    
Ellen Dodd    

Our Standards
2.2.4 Show that you can complete a project to express learning.      

HOT Questions
What color is dog when he begins his day?
How does he get messy?
Have you ever gotten messy, was it fun?
What were some of the colors that he got on his fur coat?    

Link:  http://www.makinglearningfun.com/themepages/DogsColorWordAssessment.htm                              

Skeleton Friends

10/24/2011    

Boogie Bones & Skeleton Hiccups 

Elizabeth Laredo &  Margery Cuyler

Our Standards

4.1.1 Read, view, and listen for pleasure and personal growth.
4.1.2 Read many different works to make connections with yourself, the world, and what you've read before.
4.4.4 Interpret new information based on cultural and social context.

Websites

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6212/6257109513_75e06a820b.jpg

HOT Questions

                                        

Javelinas, Pigs and the Number 3

10/17/2011    

The Three Little Pigs

The Three Little Javelinas

by Susan Lowell

Our Standards

AASL 4.1.2 Read many different works to make connections with yourself, the world, and what you've read before.

TN LA Checks for Understanding
0001.2.9 Retell a story, describing the plot, characters, and setting.
0001.8.3 Figure out what will happen next in the story.
0001.8.6 Identify the characters, setting, and events of a story.

Materials we'll need

Felt Storyboard of Three Little Pigs
Three Little Javelinas

HOT Questions

What story does the Three Little Javelinas remind you of?
What things are the same?
Which things are different?
What number is in these stories?
Can anyone think of other fairy tales that we know that also have the number 3?   

Objectives Met

AASL 4.1.2 Read widely and fluently to make connections with self, the world, and previous reading.

TN LA Checks for Understanding
0001.2.9 Retell a story, describing the plot, characters, and setting.
0001.8.3 Make predictions about text.
0001.8.6 Identify the characters, setting, and events of a story.

                                   

Monsters!

10/03/2011

   

Where the Wild Things Are & The Gruffalo
Maurice Sendak & Julia Donaldson 
   

Our Standards
4.1.1 Read, view, and listen for pleasure and personal growth.
4.1.2 Read many different works to make connections with yourself, the world, and what you've read before.
4.1.8 Create something that shows something you learned.


Objectives Met
4.1.1 Read, view, and listen for pleasure and personal growth.
4.1.2 Read widely and fluently to make connections with self, the world, and previous reading.
4.1.8 Use creative and artistic formats to express personal learning.

HOT Questions

Why is Max's dinner still warm?

HOT Questions

Why does Mouse want to get away from the animals?
How did Mouse trick the animals?
When Mouse meets the Gruffalo, what does he tell him about himself?
Why does the Gruffalo think all of the animals are afraid of Mouse?
What does this story tell us is important?
Who wins, the smart character or the strong & scary character?"                                           

9/26/2011   

But Excuse Me That is MY Book   
Lauren Child   

Our Standards
1.1.6 Read, view, and listen any kind of information to understand new things.
1.2.2 Select resources and information independently and with confidence.
1.4.4 Seek appropriate help when it is needed.
2.2.1 Demonstrate flexibility in the using resources and finding new resources when needed to solve the problem or question.
2.3.1 Connect understanding to the real world.
4.1.1 Read, view, and listen for pleasure and personal growth.
4.1.2 Read many different works to make connections with self, the world, and previous reading.
4.1.3 Respond to literature and creative expressions of ideas in many different formats and genres.
4.1.4 Seek information for personal learning in a many different of formats and genres.
4.1.5 Connect ideas to own interests and previous understanding and experience.
4.2.4 Show an appreciation for literature by choosing to read for pleasure and expressing an interest in many genres.

Objectives Met
1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning.
1.2.2 Demonstrate confidence and self- direction by making independent choices in the selection of resources and information.
1.4.4 Seek appropriate help when it is needed.
2.2.1 Demonstrate flexibility in the use of resources by adapting information strategies to each specific resource and by seeking additional resources when clear conclusions cannot be drawn.
2.3.1 Connect understanding to the real world.
4.1.1 Read, view, and listen for pleasure and personal growth.
4.1.2 Read widely and fluently to make connections with self, the world, and previous reading.
4.1.3 Respond to literature and creative expressions of ideas in various formats and genres.
4.1.4 Seek information for personal learning in a variety of formats and genres.
4.1.5 Connect ideas to own interests and previous knowledge and experience.
4.2.4 Show an appreciation for literature by electing to read for pleasure and expressing an interest in various literary genres.

HOT Questions
Why does Lola get upset at the library?
How does Charlie try to help?
What would YOU do to help Lola?
What things does Lola want in a book?
What things do you like in a book?
Is it hard to find all the things you like in ONE book?
What will you do if the book you are looking for is not in the library?

 9/19/2011
How I Became a Pirate  
Melinda Long  




Standards Met:
AASL 1.1.2 Use what we know to help us learn something new
AASL 1.1.6 Read, view, and listen any kind of information to understand new things.
AASL 2.2.4 Show new learning through craft or activity.
AASL 4.1.1 Read, view, and listen for pleasure and personal growth.
AASL 4.1.2 Read widely and fluently to make connections with self, the world, and previous reading.
AASL 4.1.8 Use creative and artistic formats to express personal learning.
AASL 1.1.2 Use prior and background knowledge as context for new learning.




Materials:
Color sheets
How I Became a Pirate book




Objectives:
AASL 1.1.6 Read, view, and listen for information presented in any format (e.g., textual, visual, media, digital) in order to make inferences and gather meaning.
AASL 1.2.3 Demonstrate creativity by using multiple resources and formats.
AASL 2.2.4 Demonstrate personal productivity by completing products to express learning.
AASL 4.1.1 Read, view, and listen for pleasure and personal growth.
AASL 4.1.2 Read widely and fluently to make connections with self, the world, and previous reading.
AASL 4.1.8 Use creative and artistic formats to express personal learning.

GLE 0001.2.1 Develop critical listening skills essential for comprehension, problem solving, and task completion.
GLE 0001.2.1 Develop critical listening skills essential for comprehension, problem solving, and task completion.
GLE 0001.8.1 Explore and experience various literary genres.
GLE 0001.8.2 Employ a variety of basic reading comprehension strategies.


Helpful Websites:

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/themes/pirates/
http://dulemba.com/Blogstuff/ColoringPageTuesdays/PiratePoetry-big.jpg


High Order Thinking for today:
Contextual inference to translate 'Pirate' to English
Relate Real World through Backyard Treasure map in book


High Order Questions:
What makes Jeremy Jacob want to stay with the pirates?
What makes him want to go home?
Why do the pirates tell Jeremy Jacob to fly to Jolly Roger?