Master Teacher lessons
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Beginning readers not only need to learn to decode, but also to understand what they read. They will learn how to do this in this simple but effective lesson with this beloved children's book.
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Today we are digging down deep and analyzing the character traits and the plot in this first chapter.
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In this lesson students will learn how to use a Brace Map by taking familiar objects (the whole) and breaking those things down into its parts.
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Students will really be writing to sources with this lesson. They will write about cause and effects in a multi-flow map and then write sentences to explain the cause and effect relationships in this story.
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Students must be able to independently read a text and answer comprehension questions to demonstrate their understanding.
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Hang on tight! The students are recording events and evidence from the story so they can use that evidence to answer comprehension questions.
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So ... did they fix it? An important element of a story plot is a problem and it's solution. Identifying these is a way in which students can demonstrate comprehension.
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Students will get exposure to a folktale by determining the problem, solution, and central message.
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Where did Miss Nelson go? We look at the key details in the text to determine what is happening throughout the story.
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Today we are picking apart this story and discussing it in great detail so that we can set the foundation for our comparing and contrasting activity on our Day 3 lesson.
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Today we are diving into the story and discussing it in detail. We are going to know the story well so we can compare and contrast with another story on our Day 3 lesson.
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Can you hear me now? It is hard to find a truly quiet place, especially when you are surrounded by first graders! Listen in to hear what your students find on a listening walk.
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In this lesson, students are practicing their listening skills as the teacher reads the story. The students will then make a matchbook activity where they write about the events in the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
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In this lesson students will be able to describe the character traits of the main characters and compare and contrast Chewandswallow with their town using a Venn Diagram.
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Students will have the opportunity to practice writing about the events that happen in each part of this beloved fairy tale.
