Day 1-2 | Teacher Resources | Student Resources |
The Lion and the Mouse |
Blending Chart Days 1 - 2 |
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 |
The Storytelling Stone |
Blending Chart Days 3 - 4 |
Story Structure |
Day 5-6 | Teacher Resources | Student Resources |
A Special Trade |
Blending Chart Days 5 - 6 |
Predicting, Plot Structure, Respond to Text |
Day 7-8 | Teacher Resources | Student Resources |
The Bremen Town Musicians |
Blending Chart |
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 |
The Story of Johnny Appleseed |
Blending Chart |
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: Standard 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 |
Common Core Standard: Technology Standard: |
August 2015