Lesson Calendar

CONCEPTS & SKILLS ALL YEAR LONG ~ Grade Appropriate & Differentiated with a Grade

This Project Organizer Was Designed for Teacher Use by Mrs. Chauncey
COMPREHENSION WHEEL

Fiction Book Features:
Parts of a Fiction Book (SB)
   -Cover
   -Title Page
   -Copyright / Publish
   -Dedication
   -Author's Note
Fiction Story Elements:
-Characters
-Setting Pict Clues
-Setting Crossword
-Plot
    --Sequence of Events
     --Movement thru time
    -- Problem / Solution
-Theme
-Narration
-Point of View
Comprehension Skills:
   -Recall
   -Retell
   -Envision
   -Main Idea
   -Recall Facts and Details
   -Understand Sequence
   -Recognize Cause and Effect
   -Compare and Contrast
   -Make Predictions
   -Mean of Words Thru Context
   -Draw Conclusions
   -Making Inferences
   -Distinguish Fact and Opinion
   -Identify Author's Purpose
   -Interpret Figurative Language
   -Read Pictures
   -Distinguish Real and Make-Believe
   -Summarize
   -Recommend

NonFiction Book Features:
   -Table of Contents
   -Index
   -Glossary
   -Photographs
   -Illustrations
   -Diagram/Map
   -Captions
   -Section Headings
   -Text Type (Bold, Italics, etc.)

Essential Writing Strategies
(from: Developing Higher Level Literacy)
In order of difficulty:
1. Write clear, complete sentences.
2. Write a lead or beginning sentence that grabs the reader's attention.
3. Develop informational pieces - details, facts, opinions, examples, descriptions - Develop the topic. -
(Mrs. C. Thesis Statement ingredients.)
4. Write effective endings. Summary of piece. Restate main points in a way that impacts reader.
5. Gather appropriate and sufficient information for a piece.
6. Write in a variety of forms: poems stories, plays, letters, advertisements, announcements, expository pieces, newspaper articles, essays.
7. Write for a variety of purposes and audiences.
8. Provide transitions so that one thought leads into another and the writing flows.
9. Create headings and subheadings for longer pieces.
10. Eliminate details that detract from the piece.

While Reading...
   - Asking the Right Question
   - Literature Questions
   - Literature Question Cards
   - Literacy Notes - From numerous sources
      --Key Strategies for Reading Compare
      --Strategies Used by Proficient Readers
      --Higher Level Questioning Prompts
       --What Proficient Readers Do
       --BDA - Before, During After Reading
       --Accountable Talk
       --Word Walls

Presenting Books to Children:

--Ask child to make connections to previous text.
--Prompt predictions based on title
--Prompt sharing of personal experiences
based on topic or theme.
--Alert children to text features.
--Share personal connections with text.
--Provide important background info.
--Draw attention to setting.
Lay groundwork to help children understand theme.
--Attention to genre.
--Raise questions to spark curiosity.
--Read some of the text to engage attention.
--Activate background knowledge.
--Alert cot important signals such as passage of time.
--Foreshadow story problem.
--Structure: flashbacks, flash forward, story in a story.
--Meaning of key words
--Prompt to notice details,
--Prompt attention to reader's tools: charts, maps etc.

SWBS

Somebody: Mrs. Loisel
Wanted: wanted to be rich and wanted to go to the dance
But: but she didn't have the right clothese and jewelry
So: so she bought a dress and borrowed a necklace

COMPREHENSION WHEEL

FUTURE UNITS, Mini-Lessons, Books (Not shown by grade level

2 Good Pieces for
Taking Notes & Comparing:
(from:
Developing Higher Level Literacy)

Keeping Your
Eyes on Zebra's Ears
A zebra's ears are worth watching. They tell you how the zebra is feeling. If a zebra's ears are standing straight up, it's a sign that the zebra is feeling calm. If the zebra's ears are pointed forward, then danger may be near. Ears pointed forward mean the zebra is afraid. If a zebra's ears are pointed backward, you better hope that there's a fence between you and the striped creature. Ears flattened backward are a sign of anger. The zebra may be getting ready to attack.

How Bats Use Their Ears
A bat uses its ears to find its way. Even in the darkest places, a bat has no trouble getting around. As it flies, it makes noises. Some of the bats noises are clicks. Others are screeching sounds. Many are so high people can't hear them. The bat picks up the sounds with its ears. By carefully using its ears, a bat can tell where things are. The longer it takes the sound waves to bounce back, the farther the object is. Using sound waves, bats can even find small bugs flying at high speeds. In on test, bats were able to catch more than a hundred bugs in just one minute.

BOOK BAG UNITS

Ice Cream ~ See Book Bag
-Get the book The Sundae Scoop

Spiders ~ See Book Bag
-Sophie's Masterpiece

Salt ~ See Book Bag

Dragons

Water - See Book Bag
-Down the Drain
-Global Water Sampling Project
-Take a Dip - The Water in Our Lives
-Bucket Buddies

Kangaroos
Cheetahs
The Circus
Wolves
On the Farm

LITERACY & MUSIC

Songs to Learn
- When I Believe
- I Love This Country

- Promoting Literacy thru Music

- Music Integrated Literacy Enh.

- Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
& Activity Animated words and background.

- BaaBaa Black Sheep & Activity
Animated words and background.

- When two Vowels Go Walking

- Hung Up on H

Homophone Song

- Sequencing
- Capital Letters & Full Stops
- The Alphabet - How to say and print each letter.
- Alphabetical Order - 1
- Alphabetical Order - 2
- Similes

SWBS

Somebody: Mrs. Loisel
Wanted: wanted to be rich and wanted to go to the dance
But: but she didn't have the right clothese and jewelry
So: so she bought a dress and borrowed a necklace

RESOURCES

BIG IDEA:
We learn about and make sense of our world when we generate, capture, organize, store, access, evaluate, and respond to data and information.

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ALL YEAR		2007-08 Project Organizers ~ Group Work LMC Groups	2007-08 Project Organizers ~ Group Work LMC Groups		The Ghost Ship By Mary Higgins Clark 10/07
SEPT	W1	SET-UP When I Believe ~ Static Copy	SET-UP When I Believe ~ Static Copy	SET-UP When I Believe ~ Static Copy	SET-UP When I Believe ~ Static Copy
				Leave a Message Journal PO	Leave a Message Journal PO
9/10	W2	MINI LESSON ~ Library Routines DEMO & PRACTICE -Removing & Returning books -Caring for Books ~ No No, Never Box -Where your book lives -Caring for Library Materials -Moving from one space to another PARTICIPATION PRACTICE -Question -Think -Share & Partner Share -Listen FINDING BOOKS PRACTICE - Library Tour -Scavenger Hunt (With Pictures) SHARED READING Lola at the Library (CD) by Anna McQuinn Mouse Shape PO(SB) by Ellen Stoll Walsh	MINI LESSON ~ Library Routines DEMO & PRACTICE -Removing & Returning books -Caring for Books ~ No No, Never Box -Where your book lives -Caring for Library Materials -Moving from one space to another PARTICIPATION PRACTICE -Question -Think -Share & Partner Share -Listen FINDING BOOKS PRACTICE - Library Tour -Scavenger Hunt (With Pictures) SHARED READING Library Lion (CD) by Michelle Knudsen and Kevin Hawkes Mouse Shape PO(SB) by Ellen Stoll Walsh	MINI LESSON ~ Library Routines DEMO & PRACTICE -Removing & Returning books -Caring for Books ~ No No, Never Box -Where your book lives -Caring for Library Materials -Moving from one space to another PARTICIPATION PRACTICE -Question -Think -Share & Partner Share -Listen FINDING BOOKS PRACTICE - Library Tour -Scavenger Hunt	MINI LESSON ~ Library Routines DEMO & PRACTICE -Removing & Returning books -Caring for Books ~ No No, Never Box -Where your book lives -Caring for Library Materials -Moving from one space to another PARTICIPATION PRACTICE -Question -Think -Share & Partner Share -Listen FINDING BOOKS PRACTICE - Library Tour -Scavenger Hunt
9/17	W3	Grandma's Feather Bed, with Audio CD (John Denver Series) by Christopher Canyon (Adapter, Illustrator) Play Instruments & Square Dance Steps	Grandma's Feather Bed, with Audio CD (John Denver Series) by Christopher Canyon (Adapter, Illustrator) Play Instruments & Square Dance Steps	Grandma's Feather Bed, with Audio CD (John Denver Series) by Christopher Canyon (Adapter, Illustrator) Play Instruments & Square Dance Steps	MINI LESSON & PRACTICE Notebook Comp. Rules & Routines WWOW Crossword Puzzles Introduce and have students complete on Notebook computers.
9/24	W4	SHARED READING Panda Goes to School (SB) (CD) by Jaye Morrow POETRY & ART Picture / Poem MINI LESSON STORY SEQUENCE Panda Goes to School Plot ~ Reorder (SB) KWL ~ Pandas Capture with Digital Recorder - What do we Know? - Want to Learn	SHARED READING Panda Goes to School (SB) (CD) by Jaye Morrow POETRY & ART Picture / Poem MINI LESSON STORY SEQUENCE Panda Goes to School Plot ~ Reorder (SB) KWL ~ Pandas Capture with Digital Recorder - What do we Know? - Want to Learn	SHARED READING The Library Mouse (CD) by Michelle Knudsen MINI LESSON -Story Box Share Writer's Table	SHARED READING The Library Mouse (CD) by Michelle Knudsen MINI LESSON -Story Box Share Writer's Table
10/1		ACCELERATED READER TRAINING	ACCELERATED READER TRAINING	ACCELERATED READER TRAINING	ACCELERATED READER TRAINING
10/8		SHARED READING Non-Fiction Review Little Panda by Joanne Ryder - Read & Scribe Notes VIDEO CLIPS - Panda Cam - Panda Exam at Zoo - News Caster Bloopers Other - National Zoo in Wash. - San Diego WeiM Panda - San Diego Zoo (3 Days Old) - Growing Up 9/6/06 - 01/12/07 - Working with Pandas - Feeding - Babies WEBSITE - Glossopedia	SHARED READING Non-Fiction Review Little Panda by Joanne Ryder - Read & Scribe Notes VIDEO CLIPS - Panda Cam - Panda Exam at Zoo - News Caster Bloopers Other - National Zoo in Wash. - San Diego WeiM Panda - San Diego Zoo (3 Days Old) - Growing Up 9/6/06 - 01/12/07 - Working with Pandas - Feeding - Babies	MINI LESSON Parts of a Fiction Book (SB) Fiction Story Elements: -Characters (SB) -Setting Picture Clues (SB) READING/WRITING ~ (Continue) Mini Journal Idea & Notes	MINI LESSON Parts of a Fiction Book (SB) Fiction Story Elements: -Characters (SB) -Setting Picture Clues (SB) READING/WRITING ~ (Continue) Mini Journal Idea & Notes
10/15		Make our own Panda Books - Panda Face Large - Panda Face - 4Up - Fact Body	Make our own Panda Books - Panda Face for Book Cover - Fact Body	Continue writing our stories... The Library Mouse Writing PO	Continue writing our stories... The Library Mouse Writing PO
10/22		Panda Mini Books Put together... take home Mini Drama Setup Pop Up Houses - Move Over Rover - The Nice Little House Instruments & Voice for Animal Sounds - It's Simple Simon, by Mary Hoberman	Panda Mini Books Put together... take home Small Moments - Charlie's Pumpkin (SB) Non-Fiction From __ to ___ Text - From Seed to Pumpkin (SB) - Pumpkins - Story Sequence (SB)	Independent Work... The Library Mouse Writing PO MUSIC ~ Ecology Balance & Bullying Hey Little Ant (SB) (CD) by Phillip and Hannah Hoose SHARED READING Jeff and Mr. James' Pond (SB) (CD) by Esther MacBain Meeks	Independent Work... The Library Mouse Writing PO ECONOMICS UNIT REVIEW MINI LESSON NonFiction Book Features: -Table of Contents - Index - Glossary - Photographs - Illustrations - Diagram/Map - Captions - Section Headings - Text Type (Bold, Italics, etc.) GROUP 1 Shared Reading Grandpa's Corner Store (SB) (CD) Grandpa's Corner Store PO
10/29	W4	Informational Text - Octopus Research Octopus Research Project Organizer	Informational Text - Octopus Research Octopus Research Project Organizer	continued... Jeff and Mr. James' Pond (SB) (CD) by Esther MacBain Meeks	Grandpa's Corner Store (SB) (CD)
11/5	W5	continued.... Octopus Research Project Organizer	continued.... Octopus Research Project Organizer	SHARED READING Jack, the Seal and the Sea (SB) (CD) by Gerald Aschenbrenner	Grandpa's Corner Store PO
11/12	W6	continued.... Octopus Research Project Organizer Octopus Masks for Research Video - Color Me - Red - Pale - Green	continued.... Octopus Research Project Organizer Octopus Masks for Research Video - Color Me - Red - Pale - Green	Book Compare Jeff and Mr. James / Jack the Seal PO	continued.... Grandpa's Corner Store PO
11/19	W7	Video Clips: Mayflower Compact Pilgrims Book: - The Thanksgiving Bowl (SB)(PO)	Video Clips: Mayflower Compact Pilgrims Book: - The Thanksgiving Bowl (SB)(PO)	Video Clips: Mayflower Compact Pilgrims Book: - The Thanksgiving Bowl (SB)(PO)	Video Clips: Mayflower Compact Pilgrims
11/26	W8	continued.. Octopus Research Project Organizer * Read last book & View videos	continued.... Octopus Research Project Organizer * Read last book & View videos	Complete Book Compare Jeff and Mr. James / Jack the Seal PO	Shared Reading Saving Stawberry Farm (SB)
12/3	W9	Group Read Practice reading Octopus Notes Create a sea creature for scenery	Group Read Practice reading Octopus Notes Create a sea creature for scenery	Shared Reading & Discussion -Read & Sing Whole World by Christopher Corr. - Common Ground, by Molly Bang	Shared Reading The Hard Times Jar (SB)
12/10	W10	Group Write & Reader's Theater Write Octopus Play using Fact Note Strips Create Ocean Scenery Tracks in the Snow by Wong Herbert Yee (SB)	Group Write & Reader's Theater Write Octopus Play using Fact Note Strips Create Ocean Sceneryy Tracks in the Snow by Wong Herbert Yee (SB)	Shared Reading Why Are the Ice Caps Melting? by Anne F. Rockwell	Individual Work Economics Unit PO 9 Non-Fiction Books
12/17	W11	We All Go Traveling By (SB) Print Vehicle Pics - Acting	We All Go Traveling By (SB) Print Vehicle Pics - Acting	...continue Why Are the Ice Caps Melting? by Anne F. Rockwell	... continue Economics Unit PO 9 Non-Fiction Books

ESSENTIAL QUESTION How do we use skills, strategies, tools, formats and conventions to generate data and information?	ESSENTIAL QUESTION How do we use skills, strategies, tools, formats and conventions to capture data and information?	ESSENTIAL QUESTION How do we use skills, strategies, tools, formats and conventions to organize data and information?	ESSENTIAL QUESTION How do we use skills, strategies, tools, formats and conventions to store data and information?	ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do we use skills, strategies, tools, formats and conventions s to access data and information?	ESSENTIAL QUESTION How do we use skills, strategies, tools, formats and conventions evaluate data and information?	ESSENTIAL QUESTION How do we use skills, strategies, tools, formats and conventions to *respond to* data and information?
SKILLS & STRATEGIES	SKILLS & STRATEGIES	SKILLS & STRATEGIES	SKILLS & STRATEGIES	SKILLS & STRATEGIES	SKILLS & STRATEGIES	SKILLS & STRATEGIES
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TOOLS	TOOLS	TOOLS	TOOLS	TOOLS	TOOLS	TOOLS
Paper & Digital Create, Edit, Combine, Present Text Images Audio Video Animation	Paper & Digital Capture, Edit, Combine, Present Text Images Audio Video Animation	Paper & Digital Graphic Organizers Mind Maps Story Boards	Paper, Physical, Digital	Paper, Physical, Digital	Physical & Digital Rubrics Benchmarks Anchors Papers Statistical Analysis Experts Accepted Research	Paper, Physical, Digital
FORMATS & CONVENTIONS	FORMATS & CONVENTIONS	FORMATS & CONVENTIONS	FORMATS & CONVENTIONS	FORMATS & CONVENTIONS	FORMATS & CONVENTIONS	FORMATS & CONVENTIONS
Genres of Literature Persuasive Essay Advertisements Oral Storytelling Drama Music Short Stories Plays Books E-Books Magazines Newspapers Blogs Wikis Virtual Worlds Video Gaming Virtual Worlds		Hierarchical Tree Relational DB Outlines - Text Text - Beg, Middle, End -TOC, Index, Layout WWW - Navigation - TOC - Hyperlinked Audio - Tracks Video - Scenes	XML