uay #1

Learnlng 1argeL and

SLandard

k.8L.10 AcLlvely engage ln group readlng acLlvlLles wlLh purpose and
undersLandlng
k.8l.9 WlLh prompLlng and supporL, ldenLlfy baslc slmllarlLles ln and
dlfferences beLween Lwo LexLs on Lhe same Loplc (e.g., ln
lllusLraLlons, descrlpLlons, or procedures)
k.SL.1 arLlclpaLe ln collaboraLlve conversaLlons wlLh dlverse parLners
abouL klndergarLen Loplcs and LexLs wlLh peers and adulLs ln small
and larger groups
nL1S-S 4 SLudenLs use crlLlcal Lhlnklng skllls Lo plan and conducL
research, manage pro[ecLs, solve problems, and make lnformed
declslons uslng approprlaLe dlglLal Lools and resources.
nL1S-S 3 SLudenLs undersLand human, culLural, and socleLal lssues
relaLed Lo Lechnology and pracLlce legal and eLhlcal behavlor.


SLudenLs wlll ldenLlfy nonflcLlon books as facLual.
l can Lell lf a book ls real or make belleve (flcLlon or non-flcLlon).
l can sorL books accordlng Lo Lhelr aLLrlbuLes (flcLlon or non-flcLlon).
ueLalled AcLlvlLy

LeL Lhe sLudenLs know LhaL you have had a greaL Llme learnlng wlLh Lhem
abouL how wrlLers can makes a sLory ln a parLlcular paLLern llke Laura
numeroff, or Lake a sLory LhaL ls well known and add Lhelr own LwlsL llke
we dld wlLh Lhe glngerbread man. We are golng Lo change our Lhlnklng
now and learn abouL anoLher way auLhors can wrlLe. 1hrough a concepL
aLLalnmenL lnLeracLlve presenLaLlon, sLudenLs wlll learn Lo declpher
flcLlon from nonflcLlon. SLudenLs wlll work ln palrs or groups of Lhree Lo
compleLe a concepL aLLalnmenL cuL and pasLe acLlvlLy. An anchor charL
wlll be made LhaL llsL quallLles of a non-flcLlon book. SLudenLs need Lo
reach Lhe concluslon LhaL nonflcLlon books have real phoLos and share
lnformaLlon.Lhey Leach you Lhlngs. 1o make sure Lhe sLudenLs know Lhe
dlfference beLween flcLlon from nonflcLlon, Lhe sLudenLs wlll choose one
book from Lhe classroom llbrary and form a clrcle on Lhe carpeL wlLh Lhelr
book ln Lhelr lap. 1he Leacher wlll qulckly go around Lhe room and have
each chlld sLaLe lf Lhelr book ls flcLlon from nonflcLlon, as well as a qulck
reason why. SLudenLs need Lo be Lold LhaL Lhey have a vlewlng
opporLunlLy LonlghL Lo prevlew Lhe new app Lhey wlll use Lomorrow.

1echnology lnLegraLlon

SLudenLs wlll be learnlng Lo Lell Lhe dlfference beLween flcLlon and non-
flcLlon by way of concepL aLLalnmenL. 1he anchor charL wlll be compleLed
by uslng MlcrosofL Word so lL can be prlnLed and copled for sLudenLs Lo
keep ln Lhelr folder.
AssessmenL
CpporLunlLles

1he Leacher wlll observe sLudenLs durlng Lhelr small group exerclse. 1hls
wlll show Lhe Leacher lf sLudenLs are able Lo sorL Lhe plcLures correcLly. lf
sLudenLs sLruggle, pull Lhose sLruggllng sLudenLs for gulded help or
reLeachlng.
uay #2


Learnlng 1argeL and
SLandard

k.W.6 WlLh guldance and supporL from adulLs, explore a varleLy of dlglLal
Lools Lo produce and publlsh wrlLlng, lncludlng ln collaboraLlon wlLh
peers
k.SL.1 arLlclpaLe ln collaboraLlve conversaLlons wlLh dlverse parLners
abouL klndergarLen Loplcs and LexLs wlLh peers and adulLs ln small
and larger groups
nL1S-S 1 SLudenLs demonsLraLe creaLlve Lhlnklng, consLrucL knowledge,
and develop lnnovaLlve producLs and processes uslng Lechnology.
nL1S-S 2 SLudenLs use dlglLal medla and envlronmenLs Lo communlcaLe
and work collaboraLlvely, lncludlng aL a dlsLance, Lo supporL
lndlvldual learnlng and conLrlbuLe Lo Lhe learnlng of oLhers.
nL1S-S 3 SLudenLs apply dlglLal Lools Lo gaLher, evaluaLe, and use
lnformaLlon.
nL1S-S 4 SLudenLs use crlLlcal Lhlnklng skllls Lo plan and conducL
research, manage pro[ecLs, solve problems, and make lnformed
declslons uslng approprlaLe dlglLal Lools and resources.
nL1S-S 3 SLudenLs undersLand human, culLural, and socleLal lssues
relaLed Lo Lechnology and pracLlce legal and eLhlcal behavlor.
nL1S-S 6 SLudenLs demonsLraLe a sound undersLandlng of Lechnology
concepLs, sysLems, and operaLlons.

l can choose a Loplc Lo research.
l can work wlLh oLhers Lo creaLe a poppleL Lo bralnsLorm quesLlons.
ueLalled AcLlvlLy

8evlew Lhe anchor charL from yesLerday and emphaslze LhaL some books
are wrlLLen Lo share lnformaLlon. SLudenLs wlll be dlvlded lnLo small
groups. Lach group musL lnclude: a sLrong reader and a sLrong wrlLer.
1hey wlll use Lhe noLes secLlon on Lhe lads Lo bralnsLorm a llsL of
anlmals Lhey would llke Lo research abouL. SLudenLs wlll declde on and
submlL one Loplc (anlmal) Lo Lhe Leacher so Lhe Leacher can gaLher
approprlaLe maLerlals from Lhe llbrary and or oLher sources. SLudenLs wlll
dlscuss/revlew Lhe ?ou1ube vldeo asslgned Lo Lhem lasL nlghL LhaL
lnLroduced Lhem Lo poppleL. 1hls lnLroducLlon wlll be on our class
webslLe for sLudenLs Lo refer back Lo. Croups wlll be asslgned an lad and
use oppleL LlLe Lo documenL aL leasL Lhree quesLlons abouL Lhelr anlmal.
1hls wlll be modeled on Lhe SMA81board uslng Alrserver wlLh an anlmal
LhaL was noL chosen by a group. 1he rubrlc wlll also be lnLroduced aL Lhls
polnL.
1echnology lnLegraLlon

AfLer demonsLraLlon of Lhe app, sLudenLs wlll be uslng poppleL Lo
bralnsLorm Lhelr research quesLlons. SLudenLs wlll be able Lo vlew Lhe
poppleL LuLorlal LhroughouL Lhe lesson lf Lhey need LroubleshooLlng help.
AssessmenL
CpporLunlLles

1eacher wlll observe and make sure LhaL sLudenLs are creaLlng acLual
quesLlons and LhaL Lhey are approprlaLe quesLlons?
uay #3
and 4
Learnlng 1argeL and
SLandard

k.8l.2 WlLh prompLlng and supporL, ldenLlfy Lhe maln Loplc and reLell
key deLalls of a LexL.
k.W.6 WlLh guldance and supporL from adulLs, explore a varleLy of dlglLal
Lools Lo produce and publlsh wrlLlng, lncludlng ln collaboraLlon wlLh
peers
k.SL.3 Add drawlngs or oLher vlsual dlsplays Lo descrlpLlons as deslred Lo
provlde addlLlonal deLall
k.8L.10 AcLlvely engage ln group readlng acLlvlLles wlLh purpose and
undersLandlng
k.8l.1 WlLh prompLlng and supporL, ask and answer quesLlons abouL key
deLalls ln a LexL
k.SL.1 arLlclpaLe ln collaboraLlve conversaLlons wlLh dlverse parLners
abouL klndergarLen Loplcs and LexLs wlLh peers and adulLs ln small and
larger groups
nL1S-S 1 SLudenLs demonsLraLe creaLlve Lhlnklng, consLrucL knowledge,
and develop lnnovaLlve producLs and processes uslng Lechnology.
nL1S-S 2 SLudenLs use dlglLal medla and envlronmenLs Lo communlcaLe
and work collaboraLlvely, lncludlng aL a dlsLance, Lo supporL
lndlvldual learnlng and conLrlbuLe Lo Lhe learnlng of oLhers.
nL1S-S 3 SLudenLs apply dlglLal Lools Lo gaLher, evaluaLe, and use
lnformaLlon.
nL1S-S 4 SLudenLs use crlLlcal Lhlnklng skllls Lo plan and conducL
research, manage pro[ecLs, solve problems, and make lnformed
declslons uslng approprlaLe dlglLal Lools and resources.
nL1S-S 3 SLudenLs undersLand human, culLural, and socleLal lssues
relaLed Lo Lechnology and pracLlce legal and eLhlcal behavlor.
nL1S-S 6 SLudenLs demonsLraLe a sound undersLandlng of Lechnology
concepLs, sysLems, and operaLlons.

SLudenLs wlll be able Lo ldenLlfy Lhe maln Loplc of nonflcLlon books.
l can flnd answers Lo my quesLlons
l can use Lhe lad camera Lo documenL my sources lnslde poppleL
ueLalled AcLlvlLy

1he Leacher wlll show her poppleL from yesLerday and model flndlng
answers ln Lhe books she found on Lhe Loplc. ulscuss how lf l dlscovered
Lhe answer Lo my quesLlon, Lhen shared LhaL lnformaLlon wlLh someone,
Lhey may wanL Lo know where l learned LhaL lnformaLlon. l need Lo know
where l goL Lhose deLalls. SLudenLs wlll be glven lnformaLlon abouL Lhelr
Loplc. Lach group wlll work LogeLher Lo flnd answers Lo Lhelr quesLlons
from yesLerday. 1hey wlll use Lhelr poppleL Lo record answers. SLudenLs
wlll revlew how Lo add phoLographs of Lhe books Lhey use as references
lnLo Lhelr poppleL. 1hese phoLos should be aLLached Lo each facL. When
Lhelr poppleL ls compleLe, Lhe sLudenLs wlll need Lo emall a ul copy of
Lhe poppleL Lo Lhe Leacher. 1hls wlll need Lo be modeled before sLudenLs
can do lL. uependlng on Lhe sLudenLs, Lhe Leacher may choose Lo do lL
LogeLher as a class or even do Lhls sLep for Lhe sLudenLs.
1echnology lnLegraLlon

SLudenLs wlll conLlnue Lo use poppleL Lo research Lhelr Loplc whlle uslng
Lhe camera on Lhe lad Lo documenL sources. Savlng Lhe poppleL as a ul
wlll need Lo be modeled or compleLed by Lhe Leacher.
AssessmenL
CpporLunlLles

1eacher wlll need Lo monlLor how well sLudenLs
parLlclpaLe wlLhln Lhe group? uld cerLaln sLudenLs
overpower oLhers? lf a sLudenL ls noL geLLlng a chance
Lo share wlLh Lhelr group Lhe Leacher wlll need Lo lnLervene and posslble
swlLch Lhe grouplngs.
uay #3
and 6
Learnlng 1argeL and
SLandard

k.8l.2 WlLh prompLlng and supporL, ldenLlfy Lhe maln Loplc and reLell
key deLalls of a LexL.
k.W.2 use a comblnaLlon of drawlng, dlcLaLlng, and wrlLlng Lo compose
lnformaLlve/explanaLory LexLs ln whlch Lhey name whaL Lhey are wrlLlng
abouL and supply some lnformaLlon abouL Lhe Loplc
k.W.6 WlLh guldance and supporL from adulLs, explore a varleLy of dlglLal
Lools Lo produce and publlsh wrlLlng, lncludlng ln collaboraLlon wlLh
peers
k.8L.10 AcLlvely engage ln group readlng acLlvlLles wlLh purpose and
undersLandlng
k.8l.1 WlLh prompLlng and supporL, ask and answer quesLlons abouL key
deLalls ln a LexL
k.SL.1 arLlclpaLe ln collaboraLlve conversaLlons wlLh dlverse parLners
abouL klndergarLen Loplcs and LexLs wlLh peers and adulLs ln small and
larger groups
nL1S-S 1 SLudenLs demonsLraLe creaLlve Lhlnklng, consLrucL knowledge,
and develop lnnovaLlve producLs and processes uslng Lechnology.
nL1S-S 2 SLudenLs use dlglLal medla and envlronmenLs Lo communlcaLe
and work collaboraLlvely, lncludlng aL a dlsLance, Lo supporL
lndlvldual learnlng and conLrlbuLe Lo Lhe learnlng of oLhers.
nL1S-S 3 SLudenLs apply dlglLal Lools Lo gaLher, evaluaLe, and use
lnformaLlon.
nL1S-S 3 SLudenLs undersLand human, culLural, and socleLal lssues
relaLed Lo Lechnology and pracLlce legal and eLhlcal behavlor.
nL1S-S 6 SLudenLs demonsLraLe a sound undersLandlng of Lechnology
concepLs, sysLems, and operaLlons.

l can sLaLe an oplnlon.
l can sLaLe a facL.
l can produce a nonflcLlon paragraph uslng Skydrlve on Lhe classroom
lads
ueLalled AcLlvlLy

8emlnd sLudenLs LhaL we have been looklng aL books LhaL Leach us
Lhlngs. lf l Lell you LhaL Lhe whale shark ls Lhe largesL Lype of shark" dld
you learn someLhlng new abouL sharks? WhaL lf l Lell you LhaL l llke
sharks"? uld lL Leach you? Culckly go around Lhe room and leL sLudenLs
volunLeer a Leachlng senLence. 1ell sLudenLs LhaL Lhese are facLs. Co
around Lhe room agaln and leL sLudenLs volunLeer a senLence LhaL does
noL Leach. 1ell sLudenLs LhaL Lhese are oplnlons. 8ead Lhe senLence on
Lhe facL and oplnlon worksheeL and have sLudenLs color Lhe facLs red and
Lhe oplnlons red. CollecL for assessmenL purposed.
SLudenLs wlll come Lo Lhe carpeL Lo learn Lhe nexL sLep ln Lhe nonflcLlon
pro[ecL. SLudenLs wlll be Lransferrlng lnformaLlon from Lhelr poppleL lnLo
senLences on skydrlve. 1he Leacher wlll need Lo model how Lo merge Lhe
quesLlon and answer lnLo a senLence. lor example: 1he quesLlon may be
WhaL do sharks eaL?" wlLh an answer of smaller flsh". A sLrong
senLence would be Sharks eaL smaller flsh." 8emlnd sLudenLs LhaL Lhey
are wrlLlng Lhese senLences Lo Leach abouL Lhelr anlmal. l llke Lo look aL
sharks" ls noL Leachlng someone abouL sharks. SLudenLs wlll be glven a
qulck remlnder of how Lo Lype uslng skydrlve, buL Lhe Leacher wlll have lL
seLup already so Lhey can work lmmedlaLely. 1helr wrlLlngs need Lo be
prlnLed uslng a large fonL.
1echnology lnLegraLlon SLudenLs wlll be accesslng skydrlve Lo Lype Lhelr facLs abouL Lhe anlmal
Lhey researched. 1he Leacher wlll need Lo geL Lhe sLudenLs seL up and ln
gulded access so Lhey canL accldenLly geL lnLo oLher groups folders.
AssessmenL
CpporLunlLles

1he facL and oplnlon worksheeL wlll leL Lhe Leacher know lf Lhe sLudenL
undersLands Lhe concepL on an lndlvldual level lnsLead of a group level.
1eacher wlll monlLor work wlLhln skydrlve and clear up any
mlsconcepLlons.
uay #7
Learnlng 1argeL and
SLandard

k.W.6 WlLh guldance and supporL from adulLs, explore a varleLy of dlglLal
Lools Lo produce and publlsh wrlLlng, lncludlng ln collaboraLlon wlLh
peers
nL1S-S 1 SLudenLs demonsLraLe creaLlve Lhlnklng, consLrucL knowledge,
and develop lnnovaLlve producLs and processes uslng Lechnology.
nL1S-S 2 SLudenLs use dlglLal medla and envlronmenLs Lo communlcaLe
and work collaboraLlvely, lncludlng aL a dlsLance, Lo supporL
lndlvldual learnlng and conLrlbuLe Lo Lhe learnlng of oLhers.
nL1S-S 3 SLudenLs apply dlglLal Lools Lo gaLher, evaluaLe, and use
lnformaLlon.
nL1S-S 3 SLudenLs undersLand human, culLural, and socleLal lssues
relaLed Lo Lechnology and pracLlce legal and eLhlcal behavlor.
nL1S-S 6 SLudenLs demonsLraLe a sound undersLandlng of Lechnology
concepLs, sysLems, and operaLlons.

l can use Lhe lpad camera Lo lnserL phoLos lnLo an app.
l can speak clearly Lo record a message.
ueLalled AcLlvlLy

Lach group wlll use Lhe 30 Pands app Lo creaLe a presenLaLlon. SLudenLs
wlll geL a prlnLouL of Lhelr work from yesLerday. SLudenLs wlll need Lo
phoLograph Lhelr wrlLlng as Lhe background and also lmporL Lhelr
plcLures from Lhelr sources or a plcLure of Lhelr poppleL. 1hey may
choose Lo have one narraLor or share Lhe [ob. 1he Leacher wlll model Lhe
app on Lhe SMA81board. 1he Leacher wlll creaLe a C8 code llnk for each
group and prlnL Lhem ouL. SLudenLs need Lo do Lhelr very besL because
Lhelr C8 codes could be added Lo our weekly blog.
1echnology lnLegraLlon

SLudenLs wlll use Lhe 30 Pands app Lo creaLe a presenLaLlon. 1eacher wlll
creaLe a C8 code llnk for each group and prlnL Lhem ouL. C8 codes could
be added Lo our weekly blog.
AssessmenL
CpporLunlLles

1eacher wlll need Lo monlLor how well sLudenLs
parLlclpaLe wlLhln Lhe group? uld cerLaln sLudenLs
overpower oLhers? lf a sLudenL ls noL geLLlng a chance
Lo share wlLh Lhelr group Lhe Leacher wlll need Lo lnLervene.
uay #8
Learnlng 1argeL and
SLandard

CCSS.LLA.k.SL.1 arLlclpaLe ln collaboraLlve conversaLlons wlLh dlverse
parLners abouL klndergarLen Loplcs and LexLs wlLh peers and adulLs ln
small and larger groups
nL1S-S 2 SLudenLs use dlglLal medla and envlronmenLs Lo communlcaLe
and work collaboraLlvely, lncludlng aL a dlsLance, Lo supporL
lndlvldual learnlng and conLrlbuLe Lo Lhe learnlng of oLhers.
nL1S-S 3 SLudenLs apply dlglLal Lools Lo gaLher, evaluaLe, and use
lnformaLlon.
nL1S-S 3 SLudenLs undersLand human, culLural, and socleLal lssues
relaLed Lo Lechnology and pracLlce legal and eLhlcal behavlor.
nL1S-S 6 SLudenLs demonsLraLe a sound undersLandlng of Lechnology
concepLs, sysLems, and operaLlons.

l can share my wrlLlng wlLh oLhers.
ueLalled AcLlvlLy

resenLaLlon uay! SLudenLs wlll need Lo have a few mlnuLes Lo pracLlce
uslng Lhe C8 reader Lo prepare for Lhelr presenLaLlons. 1he Leams wlll all
Lake Lurns sharlng Lhelr lnformaLlon uslng Alrserver. AfLer all
presenLaLlons are made, all groups wlll flll ouL a rubrlc.
1echnology lnLegraLlon

SLudenL wlll use Alrserver Lo share Lhelr work. 1helr work wlll be accessed
by uslng a C8 code LhaL wlll be prlnLed and laLer placed ln Lhe weekly
class blog.
AssessmenL
CpporLunlLles

AfLer Lhe presenLaLlons, sLudenLs need Lo self-assess Lhelr work on Lhe
pro[ecL. Co Lhrough Lhe rubrlc LogeLher on Lhe SMA81board as sLudenLs
raLe Lhemselves uslng a yellow crayon or marker. 1he Leacher wlll assess
wlLh a blue marker.
uay #9
Learnlng 1argeL and
SLandard

k.8L.10 AcLlvely engage ln group readlng acLlvlLles wlLh purpose and
undersLandlng
k.SL.1 arLlclpaLe ln collaboraLlve conversaLlons wlLh dlverse parLners
abouL klndergarLen Loplcs and LexLs wlLh peers and adulLs ln small
and larger groups
nL1S-S 6 SLudenLs demonsLraLe a sound undersLandlng of Lechnology
concepLs, sysLems, and operaLlons.

l can wrlLe an oplnlon.
ueLalled AcLlvlLy

1hrough Lhe use of a narraLlve organlzer, Amella 8edella Pelps CuL,
sLudenLs wlll llsLen Lo oplnlons and Lhen dlscuss Lhe dlfference beLween
oplnlons and Lhe facLs LhaL we have been worklng wlLh. 1he sLudenLs wlll
play !"#$%&' )*+, -. -/"#"0# 1*23 on Lhe SMA81board. AnoLher sorLlng
page wlll be compleLed by sLudenLs Lo show LhaL Lhey know Lhe
dlfference beLween facLs and oplnlons. Cn Lhe back Lhey wlll wrlLe an
oplnlon plece sLaLlng whlch presenLaLlon from yesLerday Lhey en[oyed
Lhe mosL wlLh an explanaLlon of why.
1echnology lnLegraLlon

A Llme ln Lhe compuLer lab wlll need Lo be scheduled Lo play !"#$%&' )*+,
-. -/"#"0# 1*234
AssessmenL
CpporLunlLles

1eacher wlll use observaLlonal skllls Lo noLe and flx mlsconcepLlons
durlng Lhe conversaLlon and game. 1he oplnlon plece could be used as
evldence ln Lhelr daLa noLebooks.
uay #10
Learnlng 1argeL and
SLandard

k.8l.9 WlLh prompLlng and supporL, ldenLlfy baslc slmllarlLles ln and
dlfferences beLween Lwo LexLs on Lhe same Loplc (e.g., ln lllusLraLlons,
descrlpLlons, or procedures)
k.8L.10 AcLlvely engage ln group readlng acLlvlLles wlLh purpose and
undersLandlng
k.SL.1 arLlclpaLe ln collaboraLlve conversaLlons wlLh dlverse parLners
abouL klndergarLen Loplcs and LexLs wlLh peers and adulLs ln small
and larger groups
nL1S-S 2 SLudenLs use dlglLal medla and envlronmenLs Lo communlcaLe
and work collaboraLlvely, lncludlng aL a dlsLance, Lo supporL
lndlvldual learnlng and conLrlbuLe Lo Lhe learnlng of oLhers.
l can share my oplnlons.
l can sorL facLs and oplnlons.
ueLalled AcLlvlLy

uslng Lhe facL or oplnlon game-card pleces qulckly go around Lhe carpeL
havlng sLudenLs declde wheLher whaL's llsLed on Lhe card ls a facL or an
oplnlon. 8emlnd sLudenLs LhaL over Lhe lasL couple of days we have
learned LhaL oplnlons are how we feel abouL someLhlng. Ask sLudenLs lf
Lhey Lhlnk LhaL oplnlons can change over Llme. LeL sLudenLs know LhaL
Loday we're golng Lo Lalk abouL splders. uslng MlcrosofL Word creaLe a
llsL of oplnlons LhaL Lhe sLudenLs have abouL splders. Popefully Lhe
general consensus wlll be LhaL Lhe sLudenLs do noL llke splders and LhaL
Lhey flnd Lhem creepy. AfLer readlng nonflcLlon books abouL splders,
creaLe anoLher llsL of oplnlons (hldlng Lhe old llsL). uld any of Lhe oplnlons
change once we learned facLs? Clve each sLudenL Lhe facL and oplnlon
splder worksheeL. SLudenLs wlll need Lo wrlLe one facL LhaL Lhey learned
Loday as well as an oplnlon abouL LhaL facL. uslng Skype, each sLudenL
wlll geL Lo qulckly dlscuss wlLh Lhelr Lhlrd grade buddy a facL Lhey learned
Loday and see lf Lhelr buddles oplnlon maLches Lhelrs. 1hls wlll need Lo be
worked ouL ahead of Llme wlLh Lhe Lhlrd grade Leacher.
1echnology lnLegraLlon

MlcrosofL word Lo creaLe Lhe llsL of oplnlons. SLudenLs wlll connecL Lo
Lhelr Lhlrd grade readlng buddy vla Skype.
AssessmenL
CpporLunlLles

1eachers wlll observe sLudenL comprehenslon durlng Lhe card game,
creaLlon of Lhe llsLs, as well as looklng aL Lhelr wrlLlng sample.