Required Materials |
Reimers, Fernando; Chopra, Vidur; Chung, Connie; Higdon, Julia; O'Donnell, E. (2016-07-28). Empowering Global Citizens: A World Course. Kindle Edition.
Lucy Calkins Units of Study |
Required Texts |
Teacher selected materials, such as an Eric Carle's The Grouchy Ladybug and the Hungry Caterpillar and From Caterpillar to Butterfly by Deborah Heiligman.
Video of Eric Carle reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar himself! Reading A-Z and Science A-Z informational text that provides a non-fiction perspective that mirrors Carle's fictional approach. List of Featured Books by Eric Carle Rainbow Fish
Corduroy |
Lesson 2 (3-5 days) |
Author Study and Reader's Theater
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Lesson 3 (5 Weeks) |
Lesson 4 (5 Weeks) |
Include Technology and Other Digital Media
Eric Carle's Website with images, video and texts Eric Carle Museum in Amherst Mass. https://www.carlemuseum.org/ Interview with Eric Carle on Reading Rockets Use the chart to compare and contrast a fictional and non-fictional text about an animal or insect, such as those found in the Eric Carle Series. Compare and Contrast using a T-Chart - Informational Writing Task Text Based Vocabulary: cocoon, pupa, metamorphosis, chrysalis, molting. My Caterpillar Loves to Eat |
Lesson 5 (5 Days) |
Lesson 5 (5 Days) |
Prior to administering Rainbow Fish, use this retell task as an instructional tool. You will need a copy of Corduroy to complete.
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Reading
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Foundational
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Writing
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Speaking and Listening
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Language
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Complete sentences Details
Beginning Middle End Retell Characters Setting Events Clarification Compare Contrast Same/alike Different Active listening Participate Engaged Fiction/narrative Fairy tales Fantasy Nursery rhyme Poetry |
Tracking Letters
Tracking Blend Syllable Consonant Vowel Beginning sound Ending sound Sound/phoneme Letter Sound Word Consonant Long vowel Short vowel Sight words Accurately Smoothly With expression Strategy use Reading for meaning Setting a purpose |
opinion
Non-‐fiction/informational text Explanatory Topic Personal narrative Sequence of events Revise Edit Details Publish Produce Research Opinions Fact Recall Sources Background knowledge |
Complete sentence Turn-‐taking
Listening to speaker Eye contact Think-‐pair-‐share Complete sentence Clarification Ask questions Answer questions Describe Details Events Familiar Illustration Visual display Provide Additional Audibly Express Appropriate volume |
Uppercase/lowercase Plural
Naming words Action words Complete sentences Question words Capitalization Punctuation Period Question mark Exclamation mark/point Phonetic spelling Clarification Word endings (suffix) Word beginnings (prefix) Categorize Opposites/antonyms Synonyms Action words/verbs Audibly Express Complete sentences Appropriate volume |