Resources

..." Beginning Model sharing what happened first in your day....

Your class will have so much fun reading books about the zoo and sharing reactions about the story that your they will be itching for a class field trip to the zoo!

Your students will practise searching for clues to uncover the main idea and supporting details in nonfiction texts about John Muir and Day of the Dead traditions around the world.

Can be used as a stand alone or support lesson for the **Your Day Story Sequencing** lesson.

This lesson can be a stand-alone lesson or used as support to the Day 4 section of the Star Unit lesson.

...Ask students to think of a time when they've had a bad day similar to yours and ask them to recall the events that made it a bad day....

...Explain that today we will be reading a book about somone who is starting her first day at a new school....

...cause effect Draw students in by telling a brief story about a bad day -- make something up if necessary (e.g....

...Remind students that they discussed the beginning, middle, and end of a school day....

...idiom figurative language context clues Gather students together to prepare for the Rainy Day Friend story....

...Introduce the book One White Wishing Stone: A Beach Day Counting Book using the vocabulary cards and glossary to define key words from the text....

..." Explain that just like during the day, when we read a story, it happens in order....

...Class set + two teacher copies of the Compare and Contrast: Short Stories worksheet The Compare and Contrast Fictional Stories: First Day at the New School worksheet...

...Intermediate Allow students to choose to use L1 or L2 when discussing things that can go wrong in their day....

...For example, use a word problem like, "The dolphins at the Monterey Aquarium are fed 1/3 of a bucket of fish each day....

...Explain that it is a characteristic that could be there one day but could be changed the next day....

...Each segment represents a specific amount of time, like a day, a month, a year, or even 100 years....

...Ask students to open their eyes and use their five senses to describe what a spring day is like....

...Note: The first reader's theater worksheet (My Special Valentine) has four characters while the second (The Snowman's Day to Play) has five characters....

...Note: The first reader's theater worksheet (My Special Valentine) has four characters while the second (The Snowman's Day to Play) has five characters....

...Teddy bears (the day before, tell your students to each bring one) Teddy bear name tags (cut out, punch holes, and tie a string or piece of yarn to each card to make...

..." Read aloud the The Very Hungry Caterpillar, pausing on each page to count the number of items the caterpillar eats each day....

..." Review the lesson the next day or a few days later to check for absorption of material....

...Enrichment: Have advanced students ask three adults how they use measurement in their jobs or day-to-day lives....

..." Add a straw for each day of school, bundling a 10 and moving to the other cup as needed. Introduce hundreds cup on the 100th day of school....