Orientation: Information Detectives Level 1 (sections of the library) to Level 2 (using catalog) to Level 3 (using library website as a portal to the Internet).
Unit 1: To be greedy or generous? That is the question. What are the consequences?Themes in Literature: Folktales about generosity (rubric and student work pdf attached above)
Unit 3: How can you use your keyboarding skills to create visual (and correctly punctuated) poetry? See 2nd gr Unit 2 for updated curriculum map. This one is an older version.
Unit 5: What do you know about your animal or planet? Informational text study: taking notes and sharing your knowledge in ASL (main idea>supporting details) (ELA test prep & ASL integration)
Unit 6: Booktalks: Historical fiction-Points of view from the past
Unit 7: Graphic novel: Journey to Mohawk Country (text and picture study of visual literacy)
Unit 8: Digital citizenship/Netiquette/Digital communication tools
Unit 9: Creating multimedia stories/plays/poems on a theme
Unit 10: Booktalks: Science Fiction/Poetry
Other ideas/lessons:
Spirit Day:
Listens to book talks and read alouds (Info Fluency 2.3.1, 2.3.5)
Shares favorites with others (Info Fluency 3.2.1)
Writes book talks/recommendations/reviews (based on character, setting, plot analysis worksheet) (Info Fluency 3.2.1, 2.3.1)
Celebrates when they read all of one series, one subject, or one author during Spirit Day (Info Fluency 2.3.1, 2.3.3)
William Steig:
Collect words
pick a favorite
write a literary response to his art and his stories OR create your own Steig-inspired adventure story
Storytelling:
Select a story you love.
Read/Outline/Discuss/Contemplate/Tell (from Judy Freeman's Books Kids will Sit for. Volume 1)
Practice. Examine voices for each character. Discuss each character. What expressions do they use? voice? How would they move? Walk? Carry themselves?
Perform. Translate into ASL. Draw a picture with your ASL signs.
Social Studies integration
Using maps, historical photos, timelines, and objects to tell the story of NYC's past. We used different resources to get a glimpse of what NYC was like, who lived here, and how they used the land and water across the centuries.
Arts/Technology Integration
Creating video booktalks/book recommendations about an artist or another subtopic (Info Fluency 1.6.1)
of an artist and use questioning as a strategy to go deeper into the person (Judi Moreillon -inspired lesson)
Collect pictures
Construct a style statement (opinion) about the artist and a create a photo essay about his life and times using iMovie or MovieMaker (Milo Bourgeouis as mentor here)
Curriculum overview for the year
Orientation: Information Detectives Level 1 (sections of the library) to Level 2 (using catalog) to Level 3 (using library website as a portal to the Internet).
Unit 1: To be greedy or generous? That is the question. What are the consequences?Themes in Literature: Folktales about generosity (rubric and student work pdf attached above)
Unit 2:
How do I read a play? Reader’s Theater: Folktale and Greek Myths Reader's Theater
Unit 3: How can you use your keyboarding skills to create visual (and correctly punctuated) poetry? See 2nd gr Unit 2 for updated curriculum map. This one is an older version.
Unit 4: Math in the Library (Math Test Prep)
Unit 5: What do you know about your animal or planet? Informational text study: taking notes and sharing your knowledge in ASL (main idea>supporting details) (ELA test prep & ASL integration)
Unit 6: Booktalks: Historical fiction-Points of view from the past
Unit 7: Graphic novel: Journey to Mohawk Country (text and picture study of visual literacy)
- Comparing George O'Connor's illustrations to historical documents of Mohawk Natives and Dutch traders and colonists
- Another link to George's drawings
Unit 8: Digital citizenship/Netiquette/Digital communication toolsUnit 9: Creating multimedia stories/plays/poems on a theme
Unit 10: Booktalks: Science Fiction/Poetry
Other ideas/lessons:
Spirit Day:William Steig:
- Collect words
- pick a favorite
- write a literary response to his art and his stories OR create your own Steig-inspired adventure story
Storytelling:- Select a story you love.
- Read/Outline/Discuss/Contemplate/Tell (from Judy Freeman's Books Kids will Sit for. Volume 1)
- Practice. Examine voices for each character. Discuss each character. What expressions do they use? voice? How would they move? Walk? Carry themselves?
- Perform. Translate into ASL. Draw a picture with your ASL signs.
Genre study:- Guess that genre lesson with bookmarks
- Booktalks from a particular genre. See Resource Lists on Destiny.
Math Integration: Patterns using Kid Lit and Video from EDTV 13's Teacher's DomainFolktales and Legends:
Iroquois legends (Info Fluency 1.3.9, 1.4.1) .
- What are legends?
- Read aloud a legend. Summarize the story. What does it tell us about the Iroquois culture?
- Students read legends independently.
Primary documents - Fun lesson to explore historical documents related to holidaysSocial Studies integration
Using maps, historical photos, timelines, and objects to tell the story of NYC's past. We used different resources to get a glimpse of what NYC was like, who lived here, and how they used the land and water across the centuries.
Arts/Technology Integration