WO+February+2,+2009

=Monday, February 9, 2009=

//Learning Target: I can list the things I know about my animal.//

Students will be assigned their animal. A list should be made so that students are assigned to a certain animal. Students will see the first poster up on the board and will move their clothes pin to that poster. Students will complete a KWL chart. For a detailed lesson plan, follow this link: [|NF1-KWL.doc]

=Tuesday, February 10, 2009=

//Learning Target: I can list some of the features of an All About Book//

Non-Fiction animal book Basket of Non-fiction animal books for students to investigate
 * Materials:**


 * Opening**: Explain to students that you have to study an expert sometimes in order to become an expert. I will give the concrete example of studying my master teacher in order to become a teacher.

Yesterday you were assigned an animal that you will be writing all about. Over the next few weeks you will be researching this animal so that you can make a book all about this animal. But before we begin this we have to study what authors who write all about books do. Today we are going to study some of the text features of an All About Book.
 * Teacher Directer Instruction:**

Read the non-fiction animal book and stop at certain text features so that students can notice them - make an anchor chart while you point these things out...

ALL ABOUT BOOKS OFTEN HAVE -A Big All About Title -Chapters or Sections -Photographs -Headings -Table of Contents

Students sit in circle while teacher gives them some All About Books to buddy read with a partner. Students should be looking for text features. Walk around and conference with students.
 * Student Practice:**

Scavenger hunt: [|nonfictionscavenger.doc]

Come back as a group and have students talk about what they noticed and add to the anchor chart.
 * Wrap-Up:**

//If there is time remaining students can go to their desks and explore their animal book.//

=Thursday, February 11, 2009=

//Learning Target: I can take notes from the pictures of my all about book.//


 * Materials:** post-it notes, non-fiction big book (Insects book in Foss kit)

Explain the difference between a sentence and a dash fact

Go through the pictures of the big book and notice important things you learn from the pictures. Write dash facts about the important things you learn. As you do this be explicit about the difference between a dash fact and a sentence. Explain to students that you slap the sticky note on right where you found the information but that you want to try not to cover any words.

Have students go back to do the same in their books. (It might make sense to limit the number of post-it notes to five).

At the end, have students share out what they learned with the group.

=Friday, February 12, 2009= There is no plan for Friday as of yet. We will assess the situation depending on how the week goes. :)