November+plans

Week One
Reading books about the election and Obama; write about what they learned

Week Two
Finish election work Do last retelling of Keats books: students write all 5 steps to re-telling (may take two days) List fingerprints of Keats, and when students finish retelling, they may list what books have which fingerprints

Week Three
Monday: Read another Keats story; reader response, kids list characters and aspects of the setting in Keats books Wednesday: Kids look at Keats books and work on a whole-class list of setting, characters, and objects they might want to make; they sign up for different things and start to make them. Thursday: Continue making neighborhood mural.

Brainstorm sheet for Keats' neighborhood:

Week Four
Kids make parts of Keats mural; put it together as a class. (short week for Thanksgiving)