USING VRC BOOKSFOR SOLS AND SHARING STUDENT LEARNING

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PRIMARY TITLES

• Eat Like a Bear by April Pulley Sayre• The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires• Sparky! By Jenny Offill• Mr. Tiger Goes Wild by Peter Brown

STANDARDS OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• LA Reading K.8 The student will expand vocabulary • a) Discuss meaning of words • b) Develop vocabulary by listening to a variety of text read aloud

LA Reading 1.8 The student will expand vocabulary LA Reading 2.8 & 2.9 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of Fiction and NonFiction Texts

setting, characters, beginning, middle end/ main idea / problem & solution / ask and answer questions. (modified hi-ho song)

OBJECTIVES: THE WHAT & THE HOW• Language Objectives = The How • Focuses on ELLs BUT really just good practice for ALL students!!• Effectively written language objectives:• Are linked to standards-based content objectives• Use active verbs to explain a specific student task• Specify target language necessary to complete the task• Emphasize development of expressive language skills: speaking and writing• Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP)• http://www.elltoolbox.com/siop.html

EAT LIKE A BEAR (K-2)• Language objectives: Students will explain how animals

prepare for hibernation using an ebook on PebbleGO. (animals eat extra to prepare for their long sleep)• Students will identify the many different foods bears eat in

the different seasons using the book Eat Like a Bear• Students will distinguish two different food categories that

bears eat (plants or animals) omnivore using picture cards to identify groups.

INSTRUCTION Review hibernation with PebbleGoFocus on the eating to gain weight to survive Read bookDiscuss vocabulary with pictures clues of what the bear is eating (sedges, cutworm moths)Students follow along with the months of the yearHand out picture cards to each student (K-1)Students identity which group they belong in2nd grade sort through pictures with a partner Show video of bear catching salmonResearch other animals that hibernate and what they do to prepare or eat Click HERE for Pictures for sorting

activity

SCIENCE SOLS - INVESTIGATE: OBSERVING, CLASSIFYING AND SEQUENCING • Life Process • K.7 The student will investigate and understand basic needs and

life processes of plants and animals• 1.5 The students will investigate and understand that animals

have badic needs and certain distinguishing characteristics• 2.4 The student will investigate and understand that plants and

animals undergo and series of orderly changes as they mature and grow• 2.5 The student will investigate and understand that living things

are part of a system

THE MOST MAGNIFICENT THING (K-5)

• Reading 3.4, 4.4, 5.4: The student will expand vocabulary when reading. • Use knowledge of synonyms • Use context to clarify meaning of unfamiliar words • LA OBJECTIVE: Students will define PERSERVERSANCE using the example

of the character that does not give up. • Students will define the word MAGNIFICANT using synonyms then build a

magnificent structure with cups.

INSTRUCTION Ask students how they felt during an experience that was just so hard they wanted to give up (mad, angry, frustrated, sad, etc)Explain the “new” word is when you want to give up BUT you do not: PerseveranceAsk students to listen for examples of not giving up in the storyShow book cover and point out Magnificent. Ask students to come up with words that mean the same (awesome, fantastic, terrific, amazing) While reading the story stop each time the girl keeps going and gives up. Note the illustrations where there is a picture of what we do not usually see (stinky cheese, mad cloud, lines coming out when she is mad) Highlight shapes, hand motions for “constructing” wordsCan they identify the problem and solution?Review vocabulary goals and have building cup center

SPARKY! (K-5)• 3.5, 4.5, 5.5 The student will read and demonstrate

comprehension of fictional text. • 3.7, 4.9, 5.9 The student will demonstrate comprehension of

information from a variety of print and electronic resources.• 3rd grade using dictionaries to define target vocabulary• 4th grade main idea and supporting details• 5th grade point of view

LANGUAGE OBJECTIVES• K-2 The student will identify and discuss the characteristics a sloth using

the story, PebbleGo and video.• K-2 The student will debate if the name Sparky matches the characteristics

of a sloth using the video and the story.• K-5 The student will define and recognize an encyclopedia using a print and

online example of an encyclopedia. • 3rd The student will define target vocabulary in the story using dictionaries

and graphic organizer. • 4th The student will record supporting details using graphic organizer.• 5th The student will identify point of view using keywords identified in the

story.

INSTRUCTION Ask students who has ever wanted a pet?Explain the main idea of a girl wanting a petWhat is the problem in this story? Specific conditions: no walking, bathing, feeding Point out asking the librarian for information and using an encyclopedia from the story and pause for clarification on short research of a sloth (PebbleGo, video Meet the Sloths – explain they are NOT in habitat but you will see them in “action”, older grades can predict why baby sloths are in orphanage)K-2 come up with new names for pet sloth, do sloths make good pets. Can they identify a the theme of having a pet? For companionship /love 3rd identify target vocabulary using dictionary 4th grade supporting details to main idea5th grade point of view

Click HERE for vocabulary words

MR. TIGER GOES WILD (K-2)• Setting• Beginning, middle, end• Problem and solution• Predictions• Compare fiction and nonfiction• LA objective: The student will define and correctly identify

the difference of fiction and non fiction using the story and examples of various tiger books.

INSTRUCTIONDefine fiction and nonfiction booksUsing book cover to predict what type of book this will beStudents discuss story and point out what makes this book fictionPlace books under chairs. Students will look through the book and determine if it is fiction or non fiction. Once they have decided they will switch with their matching table color. Then then will trade with another student to switch their fiction or nonfiction or vice versaCan lead into animal research projects (lego zoo, centers, etc)

ELEMENTARY TITLES (3-5)

• A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd• Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein• Hoop Genius by John Coy• Flight of the Honey Bee by Raymond Huber

SOL: EXPAND VOCABULARY, FICTION, NONFICTION TEXT, RESEARCH • LA Reading 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 • LA Reading 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, Research 4.9• LA Reading 5.4, 5.5, Research 5.9• Research ideas: • Libraries around the world • Your favorite sports game (choose a sport or game to research: how

was it invented?)• All about honey bees!!• Elvis/Mountain Dog (research types of dogs or just working dogs and

what they can do)

BOOK CLUB IDEAS

• A Snicker of Magic • http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/snicker-magic#cart/cleanup• Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library • http://

www.chrisgrabenstein.com/kids/PDFs/escape-from-mr-lemoncellos-library-study-guide.pdf• http://

www.chrisgrabenstein.com/kids/escape-from-mr-lemoncellos-library.php•

USING TECH TOOLS TO BUILD EXCITEMENT • Chatter Pix App (Book Reviews and Book Talks and Sharing Information )

NEW FAVORITE!!! https://youtu.be/a_bP7amldK8• Blabberize (Share what you know, book review and book Talks)• http://blabberize.com/view/id/1313465• http://blabberize.com/view/id/1327627• Animoto (Like power Point but more awesome! – ENDLESS Possibiltiies • https://youtu.be/pIseLJnuUpY• https://animoto.com/play/0lmlAu7M9hZqtEfiJfDmrA?autostart=1

ANIMOTO

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TWEEN TRIBUNE

• Nonfiction “news” articles sponsored by the Smithsonian• Amazing free resource!!• See up “classes”, assign articles, take a quiz • www.tweentribune.com• http://tweentribune.com/article/tween56/are-zombees-dooms

day-bees/

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