autumn

=September 22-25=

Title: Autumn Books Objective(s): o  Students will read or listen to four Autumn books and participate in activities to supplement the reading Materials o  __ Autumn __ by Steven Schnur, __Fall__ by Thomas Mangelsen, __The Reasons for Seasons__ by Gail Gibbons, __The Four Seasons Fall by Maria Rius__ o  Internet access  o  http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/ o  construction paper o  crayons, markers o  glue o  Microsoft Word o  White board or chart paper MONDAY Procedure TUESDAY Procedure WEDNESDAY Procedure YOUNGER KIDS: OLDER KIDS THURSDAY Procedure
 * 1)  gather students on the carpet for a read aloud
 * 2)  remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands in lap, raise hand for a question or comment)
 * 3)  explain to the students that Autumn (or Fall) started today
 * 4)  read __AUTUMN__ (when you read this book, first read the red word first, then the poem)
 * 5) the book they listened to is full of acrostic poems. An acrostic poem uses the letters in a topic word to start each line
 * 6) explain that they are going to make their own acrostic poem about Autumn on the internet
 * 7)  model how to log onto http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/
 * 8)  click “get started”
 * 9) in the TOPIC WORD box, enter Autumn
 * 10)  in the YOUR NAME box, write a student’s name
 * 11)  click “continue”
 * 12)  on the next page, you may choose whether to brainstorm some words that describe Autumn as a class (this might work well for the younger kids) or have the students come up with words/phrases on their own
 * 13)  enter in some words or phrases that describe Autumn
 * 14) for example: **a**pples on the trees; **u**mbrellas for rain; **t**rees changing color; **u**nder the bright stars; **m**any leaves falling; **N**ovember is coming **make sure the words or phrases the kids pick describe Autumn!**
 * 15) click “continue”
 * 16) enter in words or phrases that complete the acrostic poem
 * 17) click “continue”
 * 18) click “print”
 * 19) model how to decorate the poem with pictures of Autumn (such as leaves, cold weather, foods etc.)
 * 20) have students move to a computer and log onto the internet **if students are sharing a computer, they may create their poem together**
 * 21) students log onto http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/acrostic/
 * 22) monitor and assist students as they are creating their poems
 * 23) when the poems are decorated, hang them in the lab **if you wish, students may paste their poem onto Autumn colored construction paper (red, orange, yellow, green, brown) and then hang them up**
 * 1) gather students on the carpet for a read aloud
 * 2)  remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands in lap, raise hand for a question or comment)
 * 3)  read __The Four Seasons Fall__
 * 4) remind the students that Autumn (or Fall) started yesterday
 * 5) explain that the students are going to create a word list that describes fall, then illustrate them (show example)
 * 6) model how to log onto http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/alphabet/
 * 7) in the YOUR NAME box, choose a student’s name
 * 8) in the TITLE box, write FALL
 * 9) click “ok”
 * 10) click “OPTION #2”
 * 11) the letters to choose are F, A, and L (for FALL)
 * 12) click on “f”
 * 13) model how to type in 1-3 words/phrases that describe Fall and start with “f” (ex. falling leaves, four seasons, frosty mornings)
 * 14) next, click on “a”
 * 15) model how to type in 1-3 words/phrases that describe Fall and start with “a” (ex. apples, acorns on the ground, animals flying south)
 * 16) finally, click on “l”
 * 17) model how to type in 1-3 words/phrases that describe Fall and start with “l” (ex. Leaves, looking at the rain, lots of colors)
 * 18) click “continue”
 * 19) model how to choose the “letter pages” option
 * 20) make sure the correct printer is being used
 * 21) students print out their F, A, and L letter pages
 * 22) model how to cut out the alphabet organizer and paste it on a Fall colored piece of construction paper (see Monday for color suggestions)
 * 23) on the construction paper, the students need to illustrate at least one of their Fall words
 * 24) when students are finished, hang up the art work in the lab  J
 * 1) gather students on the carpet for a read aloud
 * 2) remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands in lap, raise hand for a question or comment)
 * 3) explain to the students that Autumn (or Fall) started on Monday
 * 4) tell them to listen carefully to the places and things in the story because they are going to make a crossword puzzle
 * 5) read __FALL__
 * 1) on the white board or chart paper, write a brainstorm list of 8-10 places, animals, facts etc. that were in the story
 * 2) next to each item, write a clue for the crossword puzzle (example, eagle: bird that eats salmon; mushrooms: food for squirrels)
 * 3) **write neatly so that the students can copy the words**
 * 4) model how to log onto http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/crossword/
 * 5) enter a student’s name in the box and click “K-2”
 * 6) click “create your own”
 * 7) in the NAME OF YOUR PUZZLE BOX, type “fall”
 * 8) click “begin”
 * 9) first, enter the words that the students brainstormed
 * 10) click “create puzzle” (some words may not be used)
 * 11) next, enter the clues the students came up with
 * 12) click “finish”
 * 13) click “print”
 * 14) the only box that should be check on the print page is the middle one, “check here to print a blank puzzle”
 * 15) have the kids log onto the internet and find the site http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/crossword/
 * 16) assist and monitor the students while they create their crossword puzzle
 * 17) have the students print their crossword puzzle and give it to a friend to complete
 * 1) on the white board or chart paper, write a brainstorm list of 8-10 places, animals, facts etc. that were in the story
 * 2) next to each item, write a clue for the crossword puzzle (example, eagle: bird that eats salmon; mushrooms: food for squirrels)
 * 3) model how to log onto http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/crossword/
 * 4) enter a student’s name in the box and click “3-5”
 * 5) click “create your own”
 * 6) in the NAME OF YOUR PUZZLE BOX, type “fall”
 * 7) click “begin”
 * 8) first, enter the words that the students brainstormed
 * 9) click “create puzzle” (some words may not be used)
 * 10) next, enter the clues the students came up with
 * 11) click “finish”
 * 12) click “print”
 * 13) the older students do not need to copy the words and clues like the younger kids (but they may if they wish!)
 * 14) assist/monitor the students while they create their crossword puzzle
 * 15) have the students print their puzzle (the only box that should be check on the print page is the middle one, “check here to print a blank puzzle”) and give it to a friend to complete
 * 1) gather students on the carpet for a read aloud
 * 2)  remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands in lap, raise hand for a question or comment)
 * 3) remind the students that Autumn (or Fall) started Monday
 * 4) read __The Reasons for Seasons__
 * 5) as you are reading, ask the students what they notice about each season (ex. In winter there is snow and no leaves on trees; in spring flowers bloom, animals are born)
 * 6) explain that they are going to create a table showing the four seasons (winter spring summer fall)
 * 7) model how to create a 2x2 table in word (**table, insert, table**)
 * 8) resize the table to take up most of the page
 * 9) in the top left, label the box “winter” in the top right, label the box “spring”, in the bottom left box type “summer” and in the bottom right box type “fall”
 * Winter || Spring ||
 * Summer || Fall ||
 * 1) model how to open the internet and find Google
 * 2) click on “images” in the top left corner of the page
 * 3) model how to search for season pictures (in the search box, type winter, spring, summer, or fall)
 * 4) the students need to find a picture to represent each season (ex. Snow for winter, flowers for spring, beach for summer, and colorful leaves for fall)
 * 5) model how to cut and paste the picture into the appropriate box
 * 6) write the words WINTER, SPRING, SUMMER, and FALL on the white board or chart paper for the students to use in Google Images
 * 7) send students to the computers and have them open Word AND Google
 * 8) first, have them create the 2x2 table
 * 9) next, have them label the boxes
 * 10) finally, have them insert pictures into the boxes
 * 11) print out their season table and send it home  J