Week+31

**  Kindergarten   ** Lesson 31 – Fourth week in April (4/26-4/30) Objective – Students will use pictures to write a personal narrative. Materials –  1. Head phones  2. Brainpopjr. “Short Story” - http://www.brainpopjr.com/readingandwriting/writing/shortstory/maze/  3. Kidspiration – My Story  4. “Sequences” Standards aligned to this lesson – 8.1.4.A.1, 8.1.4.A.2, 8.1.4.A.3, 8.1.4.A.9, 8.1.4.B.1, 8.1.8.A.1, 8.1.8.A.2, 8.1.8.A.3 Language Arts – I D P 1, I E P 1, II B P 2, II A P 4 Vocabulary – Review past vocabulary; story elements, characters, setting, events, plot Activities –  1. Class watches the Brainpopjr. movie “Short Story” and then play a game to help Moby finish his short story. Students may then draw a picture of a story they might want to tell.  2. Class completes the Kidspiration activity dragging pictures into groups to tell a story.  3. Students who finish early may play “Sequences” ordering events Assessment – Kidspiration activity Differentiation –  1. All students will watch, listen, and read along with video reinforced with discussion.  2. Mouse over will read instructions to students during activity. ** Cause and Effect  ** ** Grade One  ** Lesson 31 – Fourth week in April (4/26-4/30) Objective – Students will be able to map causes and effects in a story. Students will make connections between fiction and real world issues. Materials –  1. Head phones  2. __ The Lorax __  3. Kidspiration – Lorax cause and effect 4. Brainpopjr. “Extinct and Endangered Species” video, game, and draw about it [] Standards aligned to this lesson – 8.1.4.A.1, 8.1.4.A.2, 8.1.4.A.3, 8.1.4.A.9, 8.1.4.B.1, 8.1.8.A.1, 8.1.8.A.2, 8.1.8.A.3 Language Arts – I E P 2, II B P 4, III B P 4, I E P 3, II B P 6 Vocabulary – Review past vocabulary; compare, contrast, Venn diagram, same, different Activities –  1. Class Listens to __The Lorax__  together  2. Class completes the Kidspiration cause/effect diagram. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 3. Depending on time remaining students will then watch the “ Extinct and Endangered Species ” video on Brainpopjr. tying the theme of the story to Earth Day. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 4. If they have time, students may play the game and then draw a picture of something endangered. Assessment – Kidspiration activity Differentiation – <span style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 1. All students will watch, listen, and read along with video reinforced with discussion. <span style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.75in; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"> 2. Mouse over will read instructions to students during activity.
 * My Story  **