Happy Grinch-mas Day!
November20
Mrs. Harrison’s blog (what students see)
Week 13, First week of December
Grade/Class/Subject:
- Media Skills, K – 3rd Grade
Unit/Theme:
- Christmas in books and on the web
Standards:
- AASL Shared Foundation V: Explore
- Learners develop and satisfy personal curiosity by:
- Reading widely and deeply in multiple formats and write and create for a variety of purposes.
- Reflecting and questioning assumptions and possible misconceptions.
- Engaging in inquiry-based processes for personal growth.
- Learners develop and satisfy personal curiosity by:
Lesson Objective(s):
- Students will respond to literature and creative expressions of ideas in various formats and genres.
Language Objective(s):
- Students will express feelings about characters and events in a story.
- Students will make connections between literature and their own experiences.
Key Vocabulary:
- Review: Holiday, Fiction, Nonfiction, Bookmark
Materials:
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- Seuss, D. (1957). How the Grinch Stole Christmas. New York: Random House.
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- Nelson, S., Rollins, J. & Chowdrey, R. (2004). Frosty the Snowman. New York: Scholastic.
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- Autrey, G. et.al. (2010). Here Comes Santa Claus.
Preparation:
- Links to background
- Links to past learning
- Strategies incorporated
Scaffolding:
- Modeling
- Guided practice
Group Options:
- Whole class
Integration of Processes:
- Reading
- Speaking
- Listening
Application:
- Meaningful
- Linked to objectives
- Promotes engagement
Assessment:
- Group
- Written
Transition:
- Review the Key Vocabulary words above.
Anticipatory Set:
- Review what students remember about the organization of books.
- Review elements of the cover and title page.
- Review what students remember about the organization of the media center.
- Review why students use browsing sticks.
- Point out the letters on the spines of the books and the Christmas sticker.
Instruction/Check for Understanding:
- Read “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and interject questions to promote listening and interacting with the text.
- Following reading the book, introduce today’s computer lesson which reviews navigating using a bookmark.
If there’s time:
- Read/sing “Frosty the Snowman” and/or ” Here Comes Santa Claus”
Preview for Next Week:
- Tell students we will read more Christmas books next week.