So a note here for next year. Sharing a chrome cart can be a pain in the tush because you never know from day to day if you’ll actually find the cart where it’s supposed to be and that all the computers will be charged.  That was my Monday morning. The cart wasn’t plugged in and it was a mess. On the fly, I found an Instant Video on Amazon: Francine’s Pilfered Paper. It takes place during Thanksgiving break and addresses plagiarism.

Mrs. Harrison’s Blog (what students see)

Week 11

Grade/Teacher:

• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Grades/Harrison

Unit/Theme:

• Fiction/Nonfiction, Looking for details to make decisions

Standards:

• 3.W.6

• “With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.”

Lesson Objective(s):

• Students will use details to identify fiction and nonfiction books

• Students will listen for details to successfully play the online game

Language Objective(s):

• Students will confidently use the terms fiction and nonfiction to describe reading materials.

Key Vocabulary:

• Review: Fiction, Nonfiction

Materials:

Materials

Computer lab

Site for game: http://www.abcya.com/kids_typing_game.htm

Readings:

• Corey, Shana, and Brett Helquist. Milly and the Macy’s parade. New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Scholastic, 2002. Print.
• Scieszka, Jon, and Lane Smith. The true story of the 3 little pigs. New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Viking Kestrel, 1989. Print.
• Sweet, Melissa. Balloons over Broadway: the true story of the puppeteer of Macy’s Parade. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2011. Print.

Preparation:

• Adaptation of content

• Links to background

• Links to past learning

• Strategies incorporated

Scaffolding:

• Modeling

• Guided practice

• Independent practice

• Comprehensible input

Group Options:

• Whole class

• Independent

Integration of Processes:

• Reading

• Speaking

• Listening

Application:

• Hands-on

• Meaningful

• Linked to objectives

• Promotes engagement

Assessment:

• Individual

• Group

• Oral

Transition:

• Review the difference between fiction and nonfiction by showing the powerpoint presentation and discussing the slides with class, http://www.slideshare.net/bogeybear/fiction-versus-nonfiction

Anticipatory Set:

• Show the book “Balloons Over Broadway.”  Ask students to predict whether the book is fiction or nonfiction.

• Show “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs.” Ask  students to predict whether the book is fiction or nonfiction.

• Read the books to the class (“Balloons” is available as an ebook, which makes it more interesting as a read aloud)

• To reinforce the differences between fiction and nonfiction, compare and contrast “Milly and the Macy’s Parade” and “Balloons Over Broadway.”

Instruction/Check for Understanding:

• Review predictions and the details that led to successful predictions.

• Show the website for the game, “Alpha Munchies Typing Game”   http://www.abcya.com/kids_typing_game.htm

  • What clues does the title of the game give for playing it successfully?

Closure/Summary:

• Observe students as they work on the game

Preview for Next Week:

• Tell students we will watch Thanksgiving videos next week.