Unit One Resources
Characters Duration: 9/2-10/17
Narrative Writing Ideas and Toolkit
A Writing Toolbox: Have the students create a "toolbox" of writing.
A Writer's Survival Guide: A great resource for students too!
Watermelon vs. Seed Idea
SMART Exchange Lesson
Here is a link to a Smart Board activity to introduce big and small moments.
Watermelon vs. Seed
SMART Exchange Lesson
Here is a link to a Smart Board activity to introduce big and small moments.
Watermelon vs. Seed
Watermelon vs. Seed Card Sort
Copy the cards on card stock. Then laminate. Kids can each have a card and go to the watermelon side or seed side of the room. Then justify why they thought that. Or this could be used as a Quiz, Quiz Swap game.
Copy the cards on card stock. Then laminate. Kids can each have a card and go to the watermelon side or seed side of the room. Then justify why they thought that. Or this could be used as a Quiz, Quiz Swap game.
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The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
This could be used to begin brainstorming ideas as a class. Think about small moments that the little boy took on his snowy day adventure. Then brainstorm moments as a class on a snowy day. Finally move into the small moment of sledding down a hill!
The Snowy Day
This could be used to begin brainstorming ideas as a class. Think about small moments that the little boy took on his snowy day adventure. Then brainstorm moments as a class on a snowy day. Finally move into the small moment of sledding down a hill!
The Snowy Day
Getting Excited
You could use this You Tube video to get the students thinking about sledding. Describe emotions as trekking up the hill, standing at the top of the hill, going down, and at the end. Might want to start the video at 2:40.
You could use this You Tube video to get the students thinking about sledding. Describe emotions as trekking up the hill, standing at the top of the hill, going down, and at the end. Might want to start the video at 2:40.
A possible organizer for students to use when creating their personal narratives.
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Use the organizer to glue in their writing notebooks. Inside the heart, give the characteristics of a personal narrative. These could be used as mini lessons.
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Smarter Balanced Personal Narrative Rubric
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Context Clues
Unit Two Resources
Searching for Information Duration: 10/20-12/5
Interactive Image for Scientific Article Research
Unit Three Resources
Central Messages Duration: 12/8-2/6
Unit Four Resources
Everyone Has an Opinion Duration: 2/9-3/13
Unit Five Resources
Experiencing Fiction Duration: 3/13-4/22
Click here to view one way to write a personal narrative with your class.
Myths Online: Students can listen to myths on the website. Students can even create their own myths too!
Myths Online
Greek Myths: Students can listen to the myths, but there is no cartoon to go with it.
Greek Myths
Myths Online
Greek Myths: Students can listen to the myths, but there is no cartoon to go with it.
Greek Myths