Recorded+Audio+Books

=**Level H**= __Dolores and the Big Fire__ by Andrew Clements; Recorded by Joshua Deutsch & Annie Shah
 * [|Dolores and the Big Fire.m4a]**
 * [|Dolores and the Big Fire Part 2 2.m4a]**

=Level I= __Hiccups for Elephants; Recorded by Annie Shah__ Part 1 (pages 1-14): [|Hiccups for Elephants Part 1 (I).m4a] Part 2: [|Hiccups For Elephants Pt 2.m4a]

//**Applied Work:**//
 * //[|HiccupsVisualize.doc]//
 * //[|HiccupsMakingConnections.doc]//

=**Level J**= __Hamster Chase__ by Ezra Jack Keats; Recorded by Annie Shah [|Hamster Chase.m4a] [|HamsterChase Part 2.m4a]

Reader response to Part 2:[| hamster chase.doc]

__No More Monsters__; Recorded by Annie Shah Part 1 (pages 1 - 31): [|NoMoreMonsters.m4a] Part 2 (pages 32 - 64): [|NoMoreMonsters2.m4a]

__Little Bill: The Meanest Thing to Say__ by Bill Cosby; Recorded by Annie Shah Part 1 (pages 1 - 14): [|The Meanest Thing to Say Part 1 (J).m4a] Reader response: [|meanest thing part 1.doc] Part 2 (pages 15 - 29): [|The Meanest Thing to Say Pt2.m4a]

//**Applied Work:**// [|TheMeanestThingTo SayBullying.doc] [|PredictionDay1.doc] [|MakingConnections.doc]

=Level K= Frog and Toad: The Story (second chapter in Frog and Toad are Friends. [|FrogandToad the Story.m4a] Frog and Toad: The Lost Button (third chapter in Frog and Toad are Friends. [|FrogandToad Lost Button.m4a]

=**Level P**= __Fantastic Mr. Fox__ by Roald Dahl; Recorded by Annie Shah (This book is recorded in sections in video. It is too large to put on the wiki but Annie Shah has it on her hard drive)

Response to Chapters 4 and 5: [|Fantastic Mr. Fox ch 4and5.doc] Response to Chapter 6, 7, and 8: [|Fantastic Mr. Fox ch 6and7and8] Response to Chapters 9, 10, and 11: [|Fantastic MrFod ch 9 and 10 and 11.doc] Response to Chapters 12 and 13: [|Fantastic MrFod ch 12 and 13.doc] Response to Chapters 14, 15, and 16: [|Fantastic Mr. Fox ch1415and16.doc]

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
By Roald Dahl

=__ **Week 1** __=

Students Listen to Chapters 1-4 [|James & The Giant Peach Part 1.m4a]

Work Packet:
[|Chapter 1 2 3 4 Questions.doc]

Teacher Directed Lesson:
__Pre-Reading (Whole Group or Two Small Groups)__
 * 1) ====Prior to reading the book, show the students the book and determine what they know about the book.====
 * 2) ====Discuss the following information contained in the book: England, losing parents, living with relatives, being abused, insects and bugs, peaches, seagulls, flying, clouds, New York City, the Empire State Building, and Central Park.====
 * 3) ====Read information about the author to the students.====
 * 4) Ask if students have seen the movie. Ask them to not tell the other students who have not seen the movie about it. Tell them that we will be watching __Fantastic Mr. Fox__ and __James and the Giant Peach__ - the movies, before the school year is over.

__Vocabulary Words__ __enormous:__ very big, huge -Give students the definition of the word enormous. Then ask them to say enormous if the thing you are mentioning is enormous. Tell them to cover their mouth otherwise.
 * an elephant
 * a piece of cheese
 * The White House
 * a brontosaurus
 * a banana

-Ask students to use the word enormous in a sentence. -Ask students to give you examples of things that are enormous. __miserable__: very unhappy -Give students the definition of the word miserable. Then ask them to say miserable if the thing you are mentioning is miserable. Tell them to cover their mouth otherwise. -Ask students to use the word miserable in a sentence. __mischief__: to do something that is dangerous or annoying -Give students the definition of the word mischief. Then ask them to say mischief if the thing you are mentioning is mischief. Tell them to cover their mouth otherwise.
 * a child who has to get a cavity filled at the dentist
 * a group of students going to the Scooper Bowl
 * a person whose friend moved far away
 * someone who is having a really bad day
 * a person who just won a million dollars
 * a small child who break a vase
 * a child reading quietly in the library
 * a cat who is scratching her owner
 * jumping out of a window
 * raising your hand until you get called on

-Ask students to use the word mischief in a sentence. __hag__: an ugly old woman -Give students the definition of the word hag. Then ask them to say hag if the thing you are mentioning is hag. Tell them to cover their mouth otherwise. -Ask students to use the word hag in a sentence.
 * a new born baby
 * a witch who is mean to little children
 * Cinderella's evil step-mother

= Week 2 = PREP: Text Talk Words on Index Cards

Students Listen to Chapters 5-6 [|James and the Giant Peach Part 2.m4a]

Work Packet:
[|Chapter 5 6 Questions.doc]

Teacher Directed Vocabulary Lesson
 INTRODUCE NEW VOCABULARY WORDS __spectacles__: eye glasses -Give students the definition of the word spectacles. Then ask them to say spectacles if the thing you are mentioning would require spectacles. Tell them to cover their mouth otherwise.
 * reading something far away
 * eating an ice cream cone
 * driving a car
 * reading a book
 * sleeping

-Ask students to use the word spectacles in a sentence.

__peculiar:__ different or unusual -Give students the definition of the word peculiar. Then ask them to say peculiar if the thing you are mentioning is peculiar. Tell them to cover their mouth otherwise.
 * having school on Monday
 * coming to school on the weekend
 * someone who wakes up at the same time every morning
 * Harry Potter talking to snakes
 * sleeping at school

-Ask students to use the word peculiar in a sentence. -Ask students to give you examples of things that are peculiar.

__burrow:__ to dig -Give students the definition of the word burrow. Then ask them to say burrow if the thing you are mentioning is something that might burrow. Tell them to cover their mouth otherwise.
 * an elephant
 * a rabbit
 * a person with a shovel
 * ants

-Ask students to use the word burrow in a sentence. -Ask students to give you examples of things that burrow

REVIEW OLD VOCABULARY WORDS

__Vocabulary Words__ __enormous:__ very big, huge -Give students the definition of the word enormous. Then ask them to say enormous if the thing you are mentioning is enormous. Tell them to cover their mouth otherwise.
 * an elephant
 * a piece of cheese
 * The White House
 * a brontosaurus
 * a banana

-Ask students to use the word enormous in a sentence. -Ask students to give you examples of things that are enormous. __miserable__: very unhappy -Give students the definition of the word miserable. Then ask them to say miserable if the thing you are mentioning is miserable. Tell them to cover their mouth otherwise. -Ask students to use the word miserable in a sentence. __mischief__: to do something that is dangerous or annoying -Give students the definition of the word mischief. Then ask them to say mischief if the thing you are mentioning is mischief. Tell them to cover their mouth otherwise.
 * a child who has to get a cavity filled at the dentist
 * a group of students going to the Scooper Bowl
 * a person whose friend moved far away
 * someone who is having a really bad day
 * a person who just won a million dollars
 * a small child who break a vase
 * a child reading quietly in the library
 * a cat who is scratching her owner
 * jumping out of a window
 * raising your hand until you get called on

-Ask students to use the word mischief in a sentence. __hag__: an ugly old woman -Give students the definition of the word hag. Then ask them to say hag if the thing you are mentioning is hag. Tell them to cover their mouth otherwise. -Ask students to use the word hag in a sentence.
 * a new born baby
 * a witch who is mean to little children
 * Cinderella's evil step-mother

=Centers=
 * __James & The Giant Peach__ Text Talk
 * Work Packet
 * Roadl Dahl Website: http://www.roalddahl.com/
 * Fluency
 * Listening Center