Eighteen+Flavors

=18 Flavors =

Day 1

 * 1) Introduce the poem: "This week we are reading a poem about ice cream. What are your favorite kinds of ice cream? Have you ever had a disaster with an ice cream come?
 * 2) Echo read the poem. Teacher reads a line or two, group echos. Give positive feedback / make a few suggestions for improvement.
 * 3) Line 1: what does "luscious, scrumptious mean?"
 * 4) Go over flavors and what is in them.
 * 5) In pairs, students time each other reading the poem and fill in their graph.
 * 6) Comprehension question: What happened at the end of the poem? What is your evidence?

Day 2

 * 1) Today practice the poem with a partner. Have students model reading it with expression.
 * 2) Go over each part of the poem in more detail. Paraphrase each part in "talking language." This should be quick this week: "This kid had an enormous ice cream cone with 18 flavors! All the flavors you can imagine. But then he dropped the whole thing on the ground."
 * 3) Partners time each other and record their Tuesday time on the sheet.
 * 4) Comprehension: What was special about this ice cream cone?

Day 3
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 * 1) Today they will get to perform the poem for each other. Give them some time to practice.
 * 2) People who want to can perform for the group. Time them as they do. If some don't perform, be sure they get timed by a partner and record their times.
 * 3) Other options for performing: have pairs or groups of 3 read each stanza, and go around the table, reading the poem chorally in small groups.
 * 4) Word study: if there's time, have kids list words that rhyme.
 * 5) Comprehension: What connections do you have with the poem?