Migration

Migration of the Canada Goose 14:57 Canada Goose

Migration

Say Something

Say something teaches student ways to make predictions, ask questions, clarify, make comments, and make connections.
We used the following text
Problem Bear October 4, 2016
Problem Bear

With your partner decide who will say something first.
When you say something:

• Make a prediction
• Ask a question
• Clarify something you misunderstood
• Make a comment
• Make a connection

Use this intervention tool with short passages.

Jeopard Labs

Fact Game

You are going to play a game that uses facts you have learned. You will take turns. When it is your turn, you'll read a question out loud, and then your group will answer it. We will have 1 minute to answer the question. Create your own @https://jeopardylabs.com/

https://jeopardylabs.com/play/old-henry-and-tim

Tableau

Tableau:
Students will choose four to six sections of the novel (Henry & Tim) that they think are important to the story.

They will write short summaries of each of the scenes chosen.   

Then they will decide which scene and characters to use. They will create a scene and freeze it into a tableau.


Ideas are from Workshop5/teaching.html

Gary Paulsen_Author

"Gary Paulsen's books are cool and interesting." The ones that start with Brian are always in the Wilderness. 

Henry and Tim's Relationship

Looking for Opinion, Reason, and Evidence

In the book Henry and Tim meet at Big Lake. Describe Tim and Henry's Relationship on your post it note. 

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1
Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Use the Opinion Graphic Organizer to give your 

• Opinion
• Reason
• Evidence (Cite) Then List page that you used for evidence

Looking thru the text 

OREO

OREO

Wampanoag_Eastern People

 Article of the Week: Who were the Wampanoag's? Students leaned how the Wampanoag made canoes.                

Thanksgiving webcast.htm

Woman and young girls took care of the garden.

Wampanoag men were responsible . . .

Amazing notes, Aurora took these notes during the video and class discussion.

Resources:
Teach-the-Real-Story-of-the-First-Thanksgiving.shtml

Teaching About Thanksgiving

Taken from Teaching About Thanksgiving

Students asked, "Can we do a study?"

Good Morning, Gorillas

"I wanted to see how Gorillas act and how they behaved," shared Simon. He completed this book from his Classroom Library 
PAIRED WITH
I asked if he was familiar with  Koko's Kitten 
He replied, "No." Then began his research . 













Here is a video Koko meeting a new kitten.
Koko's is gentle with the kitten.

 Full Cocumentary 56:06

Chimps Use Tools Like Humans and Teach Each Other

Introduced student to Koko's Kitten

Confident Readers

Listening to Dad read about water.

Today, we watched student's read with confidence. Bruce's dad read the fine details of the water book.

Read 2 books that are "Just right." and one "Challenging" book. 

These boys came ready to work today. Kohyn read 41 pages!

Reading Exploration

Mythology The Gods, Heroes, and Monsters of Ancient Greece (Ologies) Mythology

Checking basic Ancient Greek

Illusionology

Trying the coin trick

The Flock Reaches Florida

Chapter 11: The Flock Reaches Florida

Florida Surf Cams
Surf Guru

Choose Your Adventure

Students independently read for 10 minutes (Warm-up).  I brought in my,  Choose Your Adventure Books collection. The books are an interactive book series where YOU decide the outcome of the story. A student asked, "Do you have anymore?" after reading The Abominable Snowman.

They squealed when the books were introduced.
From Amazon
Barnesandnoble

The collection was introduced to additional reading groups.

I asked, "Which adventure did you choose?" He responded,"I  chose page 92."

A Baby Polar Bear Grows up

Polar bears live in ice and snow 

The after school reading program is reading this text.
Passage Reading Level: Lexile 260

Placement Stories ReadNaturally

G is using comprehension skills to answer the question, What did you learn from "A Baby Polar Bear Grows Up"? He highlighted the details.

Who Would Win? What's the Big Idea? Narrow it Down: Whats the Most Important Point?

With a partner predict,  Who Would Win?
Some examples listed below.
Who Would Win? Alligator Vs. Python, Who Would Win? Rhino Vs. Hippo, Who Would Win? Hornet Vs. Wasp, Who Would Win? Wolverine Vs. Tasmanian Devil, Who Would Win? Whale Vs. Giant Squid, Who Would Win? Tarantula Vs. Scorpion, Who Would Win? Komodo Dragon Vs. King Cobra, Who Would Win? Lion Vs. Tiger, Who Would Win? Killer Whale Vs. Great White, Who Would Win? Hammerhead Vs. Bull Shark Who Would Win? Polar Vs Grizzly Who Would Win? Tyrannosaurus Rex Vs Raptor

With a partner predict,  Who Would Win? Graphic+Organizers+6.pdf

• What's the Big Idea?
• Narrow it down 

Tracking Your Reading Class_First Quarter

Taken from Kelly Gallagher

Tracking your thinking over this quarter's reading: I used to think _____, but now I think _____.

I still think _____, but I’d like to add _____. Others think _____, but I think ______.
Here is a few examples
"I'm surprised that I used to think reading was boring. Now I think reading is fun and exciting," shared Noah.

"I realized reading is super fun. My book is complicated since it uses words like,  Renaissance, patrons, and ospedale," shared Jake. 

Previously in my book, Piper the Navy Brat is traveling because she's a military kid. They don't call their dad, dad; they call him Sir, or Captain.

"I think that my book is hilarious and a little complicated ," said Maleah.

Cont._Main Story

 Published on 10/12/16 Updated to the front. I heard the sounds of Canadian Geese after my bike ride. You could hear them before you seeing them. 4:03 PM

• "Growing Up Gosling" paired this story with our reading. In the video Laura tells of caring for a goose at the local park who failed to migrate due to a badly broken leg.
• Henry Meets Tim: Tim said, "Oh, I couldn't learn to fly because my leg was hurt."

Incredible Video Camera Flying With the Birds in the Sky

Geese Sounds




We're reading: Tim Practices Flying 

Table of Contents

	Facts about geese
	Old Henry
	More facts about geese
	Henry meets Tim
	Directions on maps
	Tim's questions
	Facts about the earth
	Tim has a flying lesson
	Facts about the equator
	Tim practices flying
	The sun lights the earth
	The geese leave Big Trout Lake
	Michigan and Kentucky
	Old Henry tests Tim
	The sun heats the earth
	A new plan
	The sun and the earth
	Flying with the flock
	Test 1 NASA Did You Know? taken from Living in Harmony Geese and their babies communicate with each other while the goslings are still inside the shell. Geese hand down their migratory routes from generation to generation. Goslings cuddle with each other for warmth and protection. Geese are highly emotional and mourn the loss of their mates and eggs. Geese use as many as 13 different calls to convey warnings, extend greetings, and express emotions such as happiness.Fun facts.com/cool-facts-about-goose

Jon Scieszka_Author Study

About the Author

Jon Scieszka

(which rhymes with Fresca)

       While teaching second graders, Scieszka realized that he still wanted to be a writer, but for children instead of adults. Scieszka

Author Study
After reading Scieszka book, Students shared their findings. 
"I noticed that 3 little boys were always getting in trouble," Tori shared.
"I notices a good duckling ends up being an ugly duckling, " shared Jyllian.

"I read everything — comic books, newspapers, cereal boxes, poems — anything with writing on it. My favorite things to read are fairy tales, myths, and legends. When I'm not reading, I listen to music, watch cartoons, and sit in my chair and just think about stuff.”

A favorite book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs! by Jon Scieszka 7:10

Checking out Scieszka's books

It's all Greek to Me!

Look at this!

Knights of the Kitchen Table