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Insect investigation | First grade students undertake a mini-investigation in which they identify a strange looking insect, collect information on the insect, and communicate their findings to the rest of their class and the entire school. The young investigators fashion their presentation around the essential questions: What should people know about this insect? Why would it be important for people to know these facts about it? | 1 | |
Passport Through the Library | Students will use the pictorial chart to learn about the 300’s nonfiction section. These pictorial clues will aid students in decoding topic names and encourage practice in number recognition. Students will identify, locate, and evaluate items in the 300’s section of the library for personal interest. The essential questions are: Am I able to locate my topics of personal interest in the 300’s section of the library? Am I able to evaluate my personal choices? | K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | |
Literary Text vs. Informational Text | The librarian will use the SmartBoard and books to actively engage students individually, in pairs, and in a large group setting. Esssential Questions: What is literary text? What is informational text? | 1, 2 | |
Creating Story Elements Flap Books | Story elements are key parts to every story. Essential questions: What character traits would you use to describe the characters? What key details would you use to describe the setting? What key details would you use to describe major events? | 1 | |
What's the difference? Fiction and Non-fiction. | This lesson teaches students to define the terms "fiction" and "non-fiction" and to go on to apply those definitions to books that they are looking at. The essential questions that students will explore in this lesson are: What is fiction? What is non-fiction? How can I figure out whether a book is fiction or non-fiction? | 1 | |
Evaluating Animal Nonfiction Book(s) | Concept: Evaluating the usefulness of a nonfiction book. Students will use a nonfiction book's spine, front cover, table of contents, and index with the help of their research word bank to determine the usefulness of their resource. Essential question: How will you know that your nonfiction book will answer your questions about your animal? | K, 1 |