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Day 1-2  Teacher Resources Student Resources
Read Aloud
The Lion and the Mouse
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Blending Chart

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Days 1 - 2
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Fable and Character Traits
(Thinking maps)


Discovery Writing Project - Compose a Folktale about Wants and Needs
(Note: This is a pair of documents from Discovery Education including a story map and writing activity)


Pixie Folktale Writing Project about Wants and Needs
(Students can choose whether to complete their project on Discovery Education or on Pixie)
Day 3-4 Teacher Resources Student Resources
Read Aloud 
The Storytelling Stone
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Blending Chart

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Days 3 - 4
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Story Structure
Day 5-6  Teacher Resources Student Resources
Read Aloud 
A Special Trade
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Blending Chart

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Days 5 - 6
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Predicting, Plot Structure, Respond to Text
Day 7-8 Teacher Resources Student Resources

Read Aloud
The Bremen Town Musicians

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Blending Chart 


Pixie
Plot
(Pixie Activity)



Design a Book Cover
(Pixie Activity)


Bremen Town Musicians
This is a read-aloud version of the Bremen Town Musicians. The video can be used as a center for students. (30 mins.)
(Login to Discovery Education before selecting the link. Please note that videos must be downloaded according to AACPS guidelines)


Bremen Town Musicians Comprehension Check
(Smart Response)
Day 9-10 Teacher Resources Student Resources

Read Aloud
The Story of Johnny Appleseed

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Blending Chart 
Discovery Streaming
Johnny Appleseed Video
This is a poem by Reeve Lindbergh about the story of Johnny Appleseed, illustrated by Kathy Jakobsen.
(10 mins.)

(Login to Discovery Education before selecting the link. Please note that the videos must be downloaded according to AACPS guidelines.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teacher Notes
Standards Resources
Common Core Standard:

RL.2.7 Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.

RL.2.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories and poetry, in the grades 2–3 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.


Technology Standard:
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3: Technology for Learning and Collaboration.  Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.
Johnny Appleseed Discovery Streaming video
Bremen Town Muscians Discovery Streaming video
Common Core Standard: RL5 Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

Technology Standard:Standard 3: Technology for Learning and Collaboration.  Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.
Story Structure

Predicting Plot

Plot


Design a Book Cover
Common Core Standard:RL9 Compare and contrast two or more versions of the same story (e.g., Cinderella stories) by different authors or from different cultures.

Technology Standard:Standard 3: Technology for Learning and Collaboration.  Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.
Fable and Character Traits
Common Core Standard:RF3.a Distinguish long and short vowels when reading regularly spelled one-syllable words. (SC, 2)

Technology Standard:Standard 3: Technology for Learning and Collaboration.  Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.
Blending Charts
Common Core Standard: W3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

Technology Standard: Standard 4: Technology for Communication and Expression. Identifies how students use technology to share ideas and communicate information using a variety of formats
Discovery Writing Project - Compose a Folktale about Wants and Needs
Pixie Folktale Writing Project about Wants and Needs
Common Core Standard: RL1 Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

Technology Standard: Technology for Learning and Collaboration.  Use a variety of technologies for learning and collaboration.
Bremen Town Musicians Comprehension Check
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August 2015