Patricia Polacco Lesson Plans/ Activites
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Getting to know your classmates
Lesson can be found: http://www.patriciapolacco.com/participation/activity_ideas/index.html
CCSS: 1.RIT.2
Lesson objective: Students will read and discuss Patricia Polacco book Babushka Baby Yaga, and think of ways to not be judgmental about others.This activity is a great beginning of the school year kind of lesson. It gets kids to realize we are all different and we shouldn't judge one another.
Activity:
We here at Patricia Polacco .com want you to challenge your students to be better to each other! Here’s how it works…
Hopefully your discussion of “Babushka Baba Yaga” has your students thinking about ways to be less judgmental, and more accepting of their peers. Now, we want you to challenge them to make the difference in your school. Over the next week, each student is to find at least one person in his or her school or neighborhood who they do not know, and GET TO KNOW HIM OR HER!! Be sure you have already discussed ways to make this happen. As you know, some students are less outgoing than others. Likewise, some students are less receptive of new friends than others, so discourage your students from giving up after one attempt.
After one week, students are to report back to your class, with a brief oral account of how they got to know someone new and how their relationship with that person has developed. I strongly encourage that you have your students share with one another… They’ll be surprised to hear how their classmates have been excellent to others!
CCSS: 1.RIT.2
Lesson objective: Students will read and discuss Patricia Polacco book Babushka Baby Yaga, and think of ways to not be judgmental about others.This activity is a great beginning of the school year kind of lesson. It gets kids to realize we are all different and we shouldn't judge one another.
Activity:
We here at Patricia Polacco .com want you to challenge your students to be better to each other! Here’s how it works…
Hopefully your discussion of “Babushka Baba Yaga” has your students thinking about ways to be less judgmental, and more accepting of their peers. Now, we want you to challenge them to make the difference in your school. Over the next week, each student is to find at least one person in his or her school or neighborhood who they do not know, and GET TO KNOW HIM OR HER!! Be sure you have already discussed ways to make this happen. As you know, some students are less outgoing than others. Likewise, some students are less receptive of new friends than others, so discourage your students from giving up after one attempt.
After one week, students are to report back to your class, with a brief oral account of how they got to know someone new and how their relationship with that person has developed. I strongly encourage that you have your students share with one another… They’ll be surprised to hear how their classmates have been excellent to others!
Civil War
Lesson Found: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/pink-and-say-lesson-plan
CCSS: 3.RIT.7
Lesson Objective: Students will read Pink and Say as an introduction and create a Civil War ABC book using important words, phrases, and people of that era. It is a great way for students to fully understand the Civil War by relating it to a letter of the alphabet with a picture.
Activity:
Students will identify important words and phrases from the story that describe different aspects of the Civil War. They will also compile a list of important words and phrases about the Civil War, discuss with partners and the whole class the theme of the book and knowledge gained about the Civil War. Students will then create and illustrate a Civil War ABC book using information collected during unit of study.
CCSS: 3.RIT.7
Lesson Objective: Students will read Pink and Say as an introduction and create a Civil War ABC book using important words, phrases, and people of that era. It is a great way for students to fully understand the Civil War by relating it to a letter of the alphabet with a picture.
Activity:
Students will identify important words and phrases from the story that describe different aspects of the Civil War. They will also compile a list of important words and phrases about the Civil War, discuss with partners and the whole class the theme of the book and knowledge gained about the Civil War. Students will then create and illustrate a Civil War ABC book using information collected during unit of study.
Diverse Families
Lesson Found: http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/home-sweet-home-activity-plan
Lesson Objective: Students will learn about each classmates family
CCSS:1.RIT.1, 1.RIT.2
Activity:
Read some of the suggested books, which focus on diverse families engaging in activities in their homes. Follow the readings with discussions comparing the books with the children´s own experiences. Which stories remind them of things that they do with their own families? Explain to children that they will write and illustrate a book entitled In My Home.
Write some of the following statements on separate sheets of lined story paper, leaving space for each child to complete them. Include any additional questions that you feel would be relevant to the children´s lives and cultures:
In my home we have ____________.
In my home we love to ___________.
In my home we have ___________ animals.
In my home we eat ____________.
In my home we speak _____________.
In my home we celebrate ____________.
Lesson Objective: Students will learn about each classmates family
CCSS:1.RIT.1, 1.RIT.2
Activity:
Read some of the suggested books, which focus on diverse families engaging in activities in their homes. Follow the readings with discussions comparing the books with the children´s own experiences. Which stories remind them of things that they do with their own families? Explain to children that they will write and illustrate a book entitled In My Home.
Write some of the following statements on separate sheets of lined story paper, leaving space for each child to complete them. Include any additional questions that you feel would be relevant to the children´s lives and cultures:
In my home we have ____________.
In my home we love to ___________.
In my home we have ___________ animals.
In my home we eat ____________.
In my home we speak _____________.
In my home we celebrate ____________.