Our Next Story takes place in Alaska

The next story takes place in Alaska. 
We live in southeast Alaska but our state is vast. To build a background knowledge of life in the Arctic. I'll be adding to this site. Enjoy your visit.

Jacob Ahwinona talks about the Native role in gold mining in Nome. Interview

"You ask those old-timers, the Eskimo, they taught me, they got unwritten laws they taught me. Eskimos have unwritten laws, they pass on down generations. My great great grandpa passed them to my grandpa and my grandpa passed them to my dad, and my dad passed them on to me."

Northern Lights Legend

Pairing this with Two Old Women, an Athabascan legend passed along from mother to daughter for many questions on the upper Yukon River in Alaska. 

An amazing story!

Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo

Sacred Texts

Traditional Knowledge

Traditional Knowledge

Pendulum Power

Hypothesis: I think is going to happen Pendulum Power

Materials:

String

Tape

Washer ~ bring in a washer

Scientific Thinking

Guided science experiment

This one is 6 inches.

This one is 10.5 inches.

Those knots

Counting 

She brought in a washer and measured.

Round Trip_Ann Jonas

Did you see that? Check out the Book! This book is a visual stunner.

Visual Read

Round-Trip-Ann-Jonas

Pair with Reflections

Monet

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.4.2

Determine the main idea of a text and explain how it is supported by key details; summarize the text.

Students with reading challenges will be reading about the artist Monet. Claude-monet

Grade: K
Lexile Level: 350L
Domain: Arts, Culture, and Religion
Text Type: Informational
Skill/Strategy: Multi Skill/Strategy

Close Reading

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.4.4.C CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.5.4.C

Use context to confirm or self-correct word recognition and understanding, rereading as necessary.

Students read the article, Electricity and Energy ~ The Light Bulb using the "Close Reading" Strategy from ReadWords.org ReadWorks.org 

They read the "Close Reading Rules"

1. Read the entire text, without stopping, to get the "flow."
2. Read and circle important an unfamiliar words
3. Read and record important details  . . . or thoughts in the margin "Side Notes"
4. Underline words or phrases you do not understand.

Close Reading
The article is

Grade: 4
Lexile Level: 750L
Domain: Physical Science
Text Type: Informational
Skill/Strategy: Multi Skill/Strategy

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Art of Comprehension: Actively Reading Text

Key Ideas and Details:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.4.1 CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.1	Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text. Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Students are reading independently. Each quadrant was numbered 1-8

Begin with #2 and #6

The Art of Comprehension: Actively Reading Text (First Page to use with a new chapter or book)

1. In this chapter I think . . . (Predicting/Inferring)

2. In my mind I see . . . (Visualization)

3. This reminds me of . . . (Making Connections

4. I wonder . . . (Questioning)

5. I think the most important thing . . . (Main Idea)

6. In 10 words or less . . .  (Summarizing) 

7. After reading the chapter, my original prediction . . . (Checking predictions)

8. My favorite part of this chapter was . . . (Making judgements)

First Page