Children will communicate what they intend to do during imaginary play. They …
Children will communicate what they intend to do during imaginary play. They can use props and toys as they act out certain situations. Brainstorm with the child(ren) about different things they may add to the play area for that specific theme. Once they are done playing, they can draw a picture and write to tell what they enjoyed the most.
Child(ren) will brainstorm with an adult about different things they may add …
Child(ren) will brainstorm with an adult about different things they may add to the play area for a specific theme. Children will communicate what they intend to do during imaginary play.
The reading strategy known as inferring is also one of the six …
The reading strategy known as inferring is also one of the six basic process skills in science. How to apply the strategy in teaching K-5 reading and science is explained in this article from the free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle. The magazine is designed to prepare elementary teachers to teach climate science concepts while integrating inquiry-based science and literacy instruction.
This lesson plan has been created to help students build their annotation …
This lesson plan has been created to help students build their annotation skills, close reading skills, and ability to identify and analyze the central idea of a text. This lesson plan also has been created to build digital annotation skills using the Pages application for iPad. The overall outcome of this lesson plan is to show students the benefits of annotating a text using a digital tool and then taking the information from a text and applying it to create a Public Service Announcement that will bring awareness to a real-world issue or historical event that has had a large impact on our society.
In this article, the author shows how school librarians and elementary teachers …
In this article, the author shows how school librarians and elementary teachers can help students create science lapbooks. The article appears in the free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, which is structured on the seven essential principles of the climate sciences.
Using the web-based lessons highlighted in this article, students learn how to …
Using the web-based lessons highlighted in this article, students learn how to pose questions before, during, and after reading nonfiction, fiction, and diagrams. This reading comprehension strategy is included in the literacy column of the magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, a free, online publication for K-5 teachers.
Different approaches to teaching the reading comprehension strategy of inferring in K-5 …
Different approaches to teaching the reading comprehension strategy of inferring in K-5 classrooms are identified in this article. The article appears in the free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, which is structured around the essential principles of climate science.
Making predictions is a skill readers need for comprehending fiction and nonfiction. …
Making predictions is a skill readers need for comprehending fiction and nonfiction. Three lessons are identified here to give young readers opportunities to make predictions about nonfiction text found in print or on web pages. The lessons are aligned with the national standards for English language arts. The article appears in the free, online magazine that focuses on the seven essential principles of climate literacy.
This article identifies online lesson plans that can be used to introduce …
This article identifies online lesson plans that can be used to introduce visualizing, a comprehension skill important to both science and literacy learning. Each of the lessons meets NCTE/IRA English language arts standards. The article appears in the free online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, which is structured around the seven essential principles of climate science and literacy.
Talk about several occupations and how that occupation contributes to our needs …
Talk about several occupations and how that occupation contributes to our needs and the needs of the community. Discuss the occupations in your setting and in the homes of your child(ren).
This article examines the reading comprehension strategy known as making connections. It …
This article examines the reading comprehension strategy known as making connections. It involves linking what is being read (the text) to what is already known (schema, or background knowledge). The author provides links to four online resources that will help readers use the strategy in K-5 science and literacy classrooms. The article appears in the free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, which integrates science and literacy instruction.
The reading strategy known as making connections can greatly enhance students' understanding …
The reading strategy known as making connections can greatly enhance students' understanding of any text. This article offers resources that teachers can use to instruct K-5 students in using the strategy. The free, online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle integrates science and literacy instruction. Each issue contains lessons and activities that combine literacy and science experiences.
This article discusses the reading instruction strategy of predicting and shows how …
This article discusses the reading instruction strategy of predicting and shows how it applies to science learning in the elementary school grades. It appears in the free online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle, which provides a first introduction to the Seven Essential Principles of Climate Literacy.
In this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, an early astronaut's experiences …
In this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, an early astronaut's experiences teach students that Newton's third law of motion—for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction—applies both on Earth and in outer space.
Sing a Northwestern Shoshone song. Write a narrative story about an experience …
Sing a Northwestern Shoshone song. Write a narrative story about an experience in nature. Create music compositions patterned after the song. This lesson is written in partnership with and approved by the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation Cultural Specialist, Patty Timbimboo-Madsen and Paula Watkins, library consultant to the tribal nation. Before teaching this lesson, please explain to your students that there are many Indigenous tribes in Seal for the Northwestern Shoshonethe United States and that this lesson specifically focuses on a song of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation and does not represent other Native American groups. It is the hope of the Northwestern Shoshone that other native tribes will respect their choice to share this aspect of their culture.
Children will listen to a song with movements as the adult points out …
Children will listen to a song with movements as the adult points out the words in the rhyme. Once your child(ren) knows the song and the motions they will point out the words and control their movements.
Children will listen to Five Little Ducks as the adult points out …
Children will listen to Five Little Ducks as the adult points out the words in the rhyme. Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready.. Once your child(ren) knows the song and the motions, they will sing the song and control their movements by keeping their arms and hands in a space close to their bodies and not in anyone else’s space.
Children will listen to If You’re Happy and You Know It as …
Children will listen to If You’re Happy and You Know It as sn adult points out the words. Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready. Once your child(ren) knows the song and the motions, they will sing the song and control their movements.
Children will listen to Old McDonald as the adult points out the …
Children will listen to Old McDonald as the adult points out the words in the rhyme. Allow children to help point out the words as they are ready. Once your child(ren) knows the song and the motions, they will sing the song and control their movements to a designated space as they act out the animals.
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