Lesson Calendar

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		K	1	2	3
ALL YEAR		2007-08 Project Organizers ~ Group Work LMC Groups	2007-08 Project Organizers ~ Group Work LMC Groups	Purchase for Future: Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster Read Anything Good Lately? by Susan Allen Thesaurus Rex by Laya Steinberg Mom and Dad Are Palindromes by Mark Shulman
		Fall 2007 Lessons	Fall 2007 Lessons	Fall 2007 Lessons	Fall 2007 Lessons
1/02	W12	Reader's Theater Group Write Octopus Play Fact Note Strips	Reader's Theater Group Write Octopus Play Fact Note Strips	Introduce Calendar Journals ... Ecology Unit.continued Why Are the Ice Caps Melting? by Anne F. Rockwell	Introduce Calendar Journals ... Econ Unit continued Economics Unit PO
1/07	W13	Octopus Play	Octopus Play	... Ecology Unit.continued Group Reflection & Individual Reflection Ecology Reflection PO	... Econ Unit continued Prepare Group Presentations Groups will gather as many facts as possible for their book topic. Split facts amongst members and prepare to do present an Oral Report to the class.
1/14	W14	STORYTELLING - Classics Book : Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Eric Carle Felt Board Characters Continue Videos... Octopus	STORYTELLING ~ Metaphor... Book: The Grandpa Tree by Mike Donahue (SB) Use artificial tree with sign "The Grandpa Tree" as prop. Metaphors are comparisons that show how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar in one important way. Continue Videos... Octopus	Group Reflection & Individual Reflection Ecology Reflection PO STORYTELLING ~ Metaphor... Book: The Grandpa Tree by Mike Donahue (SB) Use artificial tree with sign "The Grandpa Tree" as prop. Metaphors are comparisons that show how two things that are not alike in most ways are similar in one important way.	... Econ Unit continued - Mini Lesson Demo Notetaking Use Supply and Demand Bk book News Report Group Presentations Setup 4 Mics & Speaker 4 Desks with Topic Banner
1/21	W14	MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. All in Powerpoint - scroll to find: Reader's Theater: Rosa Parks & The Bus Story Create: Click Bus to Share Have childern color their own copies.	MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Use Lookybook Version to project while reading. Click on Eyes to go to large version! Song: Let Us Keep His Dream Alive All in Powerpoint - scroll to find: Bus Story Rosa & MLK Reader's Theater: He Had a Dream Song: Let Us Keep His Dream Alive The Montgomery Boycott	MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Book ~ Tie in to Pres. Prim. -Barack Obama (SWF) -Barack Obama(WMV) by Roberta Edwards All in Powerpoint - scroll to find: Reader's Theater: The Railroad to Freedom The Montgomery Boycott	MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. Book ~ Tie in to Pres. Prim. -Barack Obama(SWF) -Barack Obama(WMV) by Roberta Edwards All in Powerpoint - scroll to find: Reader's Theater: Speaking Out for Justice The Montgomery Boycott
1/28	W14	POLAR BEAR RESEARCH POLAR Bear PO Book: Snow Bear (SB) by Piers Harper	POLAR BEAR RESEARCH POLAR Bear Project Organizer Book: Snow Bear (SB) by Piers Harper	POLAR BEAR RESEARCH POLAR Bear Project Organizer Video: 1. Some Polar Bear Facts 2. Polar Mom with Cubs 3. Global Warming & Polar Bear	... Econ Unit continued - Mini Lesson Demo Notetaking Use Supply and Demand Bk book News Report Group Presentations Setup 4 Mics & Speaker 4 Desks with Topic Banner
2/04	W16	STORYTELLING - Fairytale Assoc. Book: The Three Snow Bears (SB) by Jan Brett	STORYTELLING - Fairytale Assoc. Book: The Three Snow Bears (SB) by Jan Brett	Three Snow Bears...cont'd Jan Brett Website - How To Draw A Baby Polar Bear Video	.. Econ Unit continued Record Biographies (Watkins)
2/11	W17	Three Snow Bears...cont'd Jan Brett Website - How To Draw A Baby Polar Bear Video	Three Snow Bears...cont'd Jan Brett Website - How To Draw A Baby Polar Bear Video	Three Snow Bears...cont'd Jan Brett Website - How To Draw A Baby Polar Bear Video	.. Econ Unit continued Record Biographies (Watkins)
2/18	W18	WINTER RECESS	WINTER RECESS	WINTER RECESS	WINTER RECESS
2/25	W19	POLAR Bear Project Organizer The Three Snow Bears (SB) by Jan Brett	POLAR Bear Project Organizer The Three Snow Bears (SB)	POLAR Bear Project Organizer Set up for Independent work. The Three Snow Bears (SB) Book: Polar Bears by Gail Gibbons Video: 1. Some Polar Bear Facts 2. Polar Mom with Cubs 3. Global Warming & Polar Bear	POLAR Bear Project Organizer Book: Polar Bears by Gail Gibbons Video: 1. Some Polar Bear Facts 2. Polar Mom with Cubs 3. Global Warming & Polar Bear
3/03	W20	POLAR Bear Project Organizer Book: Polar Bears (SB) by Gail Gibbons	POLAR Bear Project Organizer Book: Polar Bears (SB) by Gail Gibbons	POLAR Bear Project Organizer Book: Arctic Tale by Rebecca Baines Video: 1. Some Polar Bear Facts 2. Polar Mom with Cubs 3. Global Warming & Polar Bear	POLAR Bear Project Organizer Book: Arctic Tale by Rebecca Baines Video: 1. Some Polar Bear Facts 2. Polar Mom with Cubs 3. Global Warming & Polar Bear
3/10		STORYTELLING Book: The Show-And-Tell Lion by Barbara Abercrombie Individual Response: Draw Lion Label with dictated sentence. Making Music Mini Xylophones & Other Inst. Making Music Nursery Rhymes to Music (Social Communications Classes)	STORYTELLING Book: The Show-And-Tell Lion by Barbara Abercrombie Individual Response: The Show & Tell ________ Draw & Tell Original Story	.. Informational Text continued Book: Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World by Juliana Hatkoff et.al. and Dr. Gerald R. Video Clips: 1. Knut 2. Knut Video Clip 3. Knut on CNN 4. Knut goes exploring	... Informational Text continued Complete PO Using Group & Independent Work : Book: Polar Bears by Gail Gibbons
3/17	W21	Individual Response ... cont'd: Book: The Show-And-Tell Lion Project Organizer Write Story & Illustrate What's what? A Guessing Game (SB) by Mary Serfozo What's What Project Organizer (PO)	Individual Response ... cont'd: Book: The Show-And-Tell Lion Project Organizer Write Story & Illustrate What's what? A Guessing Game (SB) by Mary Serfozo What's What Project Organizer (PO)	WORDS, WORDS, WORDS Book: Carmine: A Little More Red by Melissa Sweet	Walk-Around the World Project Introduce PlayAways from Donor's Choose - Explain the Walk-Around the World Project Project Organizer Travel Log for Play Aways (PO)
3/24	W22	WORDS, WORDS, WORDS Book: Cassie's Word Quilt by Faith Ringgold Cassie's Word Quilt Extension (Use Internet Explorer IE or Firefox Word Quilt Matching Game & Create your own Word Quilt Square) -Share Mrs. C's Dictionary Find the word game	WORDS, WORDS, WORDS Book: Cassie's Word Quilt by Faith Ringgold Cassie's Word Quilt Extension (Use Internet Explorer IE or Firefox Word Quilt Matching Game & Create your own Word Quilt Square) -Share Mrs. C's Dictionary Find the word game Alphabetize game on Smart Board -Share 1st Grade Dictionary	WORDS, WORDS, WORDS Book: (All except Danis) Carmine: A Little More Red by Melissa Sweet Book: (Danis class) Max's Words by Kate Banks	Walk-Around the World Project Listen to Playaways. Project Organizer Travel Log for Play Aways (PO)
3/31	W23	DICTIONARY LESSON Simple Dictionary Link for Smart Board Review & Game -Alphabetize with Paper Plates	DICTIONARY LESSON Simple Dictionary Link for Smart Board Review -Alphabetize with Paper Plates Record Show & Tell Lion Stories - Gales - Jacques - Hepburn - Finish Brelesky - Randhare - Completed	Words, Words, Words (Other Classes do first, Danis completed) Book: Max's Words by Kate Banks Dictionary Mini Leson Simple Dictionary Link for Smart Board Review	GROUP 1: Listen to Playaways. Project Organizer Travel Log for Play Aways (PO) GROUP 2: Book: Papi's Gift by Karen Stanton Book ~ Selected Tales: Tales Our Abuelitas Told: by F. Isabel Campoy
		No SCHOOL ON April 1 - Rating Day
4/07	W24	POETRY Nibble, Nibble by Margaret Wise Brown Nibble Nibble - (SB) Masks 1 & Masks 2 (word) Masks 1 & Masks 2 (pdf) Dictionary Game... Simple Dictionary Link for Smart Board Review	POETRY Nibble, Nibble by Margaret Wise Brown Nibble Nibble - (SB) Masks 1 & Masks 2 (word) Masks 1 & Masks 2 (pdf) Dictionary Game... Simple Dictionary Link for Smart Board Review	POETRY Words, Words, Words The Boy Who Loved Words by Roni Schotter	FANTASY - DRAGONS Book: The Egg by M.P. Robinson Drawing Dragons Display Step by Step copies...
4/14	W25	FICTION / DRAMATIZE Book: Mother, Mother I Want Another (SB) by Maria Polushin Robbins	FICTION / DRAMATIZE Book: My Lucky Day (SB) by Keiko Kasza	POETRY Dirt on My Shirt by Jeff Foxworthy Words, Words, Words continure... The Boy Who Loved Words Dictionary Game... Simple Dictionary Link for Smart Board Review	Record Playaway Journal Entries! ...FANTASY - DRAGONS cont'd Art Continue dragon drawings.. Book: Raising Dragons by Jerdine Nolan Introduce: Dragons Project Organizer
4/21	W26	SPRING RECESS	SPRING RECESS	SPRING RECESS	SPRING RECESS
4/28	W27	Earth Day... The Statue in the Park	Earth Day... The Statue in the Park	Earth Day... The Statue in the Park	...FANTASY - DRAGONS cont'd The Dragonling by Jackie French Koller Dragons Project Organizer
5/05	W28	Curious George Complete recordings for Author Night 1/2 days for all grade conferences & Kindergarten Registration Start Kamishibai next week	Curious George Complete recordings for Author Night 1/2 days for all grade conferences & Kindergarten Registration Start Kamishibai next week	REFERENCE RESOURCES cont'd Introduce: Research Project Organizer Work on 1st half only and Bibliography entries.	Continue Dragon Stories REFERENCE RESOURCES cont'd Introduce: Research Project Organizer Encyclopedia e-Encyclopedia - DK Groliers Web Almanac
5/12	W29	Whose Afraid... In the Dark, Dark Night by M. Christina Butler Talk about and play with shadow characters on SB.	Kamishibai Storytelling What is Kamishibai Storytelling? Who was the Kamishibai Man? Show: Kamishibai PO (Group)	REFERENCE RESOURCES cont'd Introduce: Research Project Organizer Work on 1st half only and Bibliography entries.	Continue Dragon Stories Edit & Complete Drawings REFERENCE RESOURCES Research Project Organizer Topic Selection Work on 1st half only and Bibliography entries.
5/19	W30	Informational Text - Shadows What Makes a Shadow? by Clyde Robert Bulla The Shape of Shadows by Rhonda Howie	Kamishibai .. continue The Mother Cat - 1st Story Show: Kamishibai PO (Group)	REFERENCE RESOURCES cont'd Research Project Organizer Work on 1st half only and Bibliography entries.	Record Dragon Stories ... RESEARCH cont'd Research Project Organizer
5/26	W31	Kamishibai Storytelling The Mother Cat - 1st Story	Kamishibai .. continue	... RESEARCH cont'd Research Project Organizer	... RESEARCH cont'd Research Project Organizer
6/02	W32	Kamishibai .. continue	Kamishibai .. continue Kamishibai PO	.... RESEARCH cont'd Research Project Organizer	... RESEARCH cont'd Research Project Organizer
6/09	W33	Kamishibai .. continue	Kamishibai .. continue Kamishibai PO	... RESEARCH cont'd Research Project Organizer	... RESEARCH cont'd Research Project Organizer
6/16	W35	INVENTORY	INVENTORY Kamishibai PO	INVENTORY Research Project Organizer	INVENTORY Research Project Organizer
6/23	W36	INVENTORY	INVENTORY Kamishibai PO	INVENTORY Research Project Organizer	INVENTORY Research Project Organizer






		Additional Activities Social Communications Classes

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

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

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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

I'll Love You Forever Read by Munsch
http://www.robertmunsch.com
/playstory.cfm?bookid=40

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

AUTHOR STUDIES

I am doing a Mo Willems author study
in first grade; Hyperion has "how to draw the pigeon"
instructions.

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

WEBSITES TO CHECK OUT

Visual Learning Resources

MORE GREAT STUFF
-Alphabetical Order Game (RoyTZ)
-Images for PO etc.
-Animals
-Bookworm Template Color B/W
-Crafts Listed by Materials
-Paper Bag Puppets
-Caterpillar with Alphabet
Circles to Color

VISUAL WORDS
- http://www.visuwords.com/
- http://www.quintura.com/
- http://kids.quintura.com/
-TouchGraph
- Kartoo

STORIES ON THE WEB
StoryLine.Net
-Enemy Pie
-Romeow & Drooliet
-White Socks Only
-When Pigasso Met Motisse
-Dad, Are you the Tooth Fairy?
-Me and My Cat
-The Polar Express
-Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch
-Private I. Guana
-A Bad Case of Stripes
-Brave Irene
-Knots on a Counting Rope
-My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
-Thank You, Mr. Falker
-The Night I Followed the Dog
-No Mirrors in My Nana's House
-Wilfrid Gordon McDonal Partridge
-Stellaluna
-Sophie's Masterpiece (SPIDER UNIT!)
-Sebastian's Roller Skates

TEMPLATES
- Education World Templates
Award Certifates, Election Templates, Holiday, Ice Breakers, Home Communications etc.

STORIES
- The Gingerbread Man

PAIRING FICTION / NON-FICTION
- BookFlix - excellent but subscription!

SCIENCE

- Live Science Website - Great Videos
- Glossopedia -Resource: Glossopedia - free online encyclopedia of life for kids
Resource Type: Curriculum, Information/Statistics, Lesson Plans, Online Tool, Resource List
Description: Glossopedia™ is a free, online "Encyclopedia of Life" for kids 7-12, and it's full of fun facts, entertaining riddles, action-packed videos, awesome photos, and wild learning activities!

VIDEOS

NBC Videos at HotChalk
60 years of historic Video

Great for Thanksgiving PO
Mayflower Compact
Pilgrims

INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD

Analog Clock

Online Claculator

BBC Schools -
From the UK - where SMARTBoard
is a national pasttime

Interactive Web Sites -
List of interactive Web sites

Kenton County Schools -
Maximizing SMARTBoard -
Downloadable activities and interactive
Web sites especially suited for SMARTBoard

Kid's Poetry Page - Magnetic poetry

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives -
Virtual mathematics manipulatives for K-12

Online Magnetic Poetry - High School

Paul and Dave's Technology Resources -
Teacher page from Wappingers -
gets the award for compiled links!

PowerPoint Games -
Review Games

SMART Technologies

SMARTBoard Ideas -
Specific SMARTBoard ideas for
Elementary classrooms

SMARTBoard Interactive Whiteboard
Learner Workbook

SMARTBoard Links -
Lesson links and SMARTBoard-friendly sites

SMARTBoard Smarter
SMARTBoard Use -
Creating Lesson Plans - tips and techniques to resources

SMARTBoard Templates -
Templates for K-12 and special needs

SMARTBoard
Templates and Files

INFORMATION SYSTEMS

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.

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
					Identify propaganda
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