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Day Two:
Kellogg.
Have the students make an estimate of
dance moves.
Discuss that there are many
see.
Do a math activity where they would
scattered randomly.
Have them rate their participation and
of unit test.
Each student will create a large KWL
two.
Day Four:
research.
Read chapter one of The Sun and Stars.
Have the students think-pair-share
accordingly.
Review the number of stars the students
counted the previous night. Discuss
how the number varies greatly, and how
randomly.
Have a class discussion about what
starter.
o ELL/struggling students: Have a
two.
see.
Have them rate their participation and
effort in their journals and write the
favorite thing they learned. Have them
work on their personal KWL chart.
Day Five:
Day Six:
Etc.
Read Sun by Ami Tisdale
Have the students write down one
question about the sun vs. stars they
the class.
They should be writing their research
Day Eight:
with an adult.
Have the students review their poem,
process.
Have them rate their participation and
two.
Day Nine:
Day Ten:
presentation.
Do a quick game of interactive trivia on
the Smart Board to get them excited
not ability.
o Have struggling and ELL
students make their peer review
newfound knowledge.
Have them take their unit test.
After the unit test explain to the
the most.
major events.
They will keep a KWL chart in their journals, they will add things to each column on a daily
basis. They will have an exit slip where they will write their favorite thing they learned, and rate
their effort from 1-5 without repercussions if they rate themselves a 1. The class will keep a class
KWL anchor chart where after any big ah-ha moment, a student may go up and place an index
card under the column they find best suited. Each day we can take time to look over the want to
learn column as a class, and things that are not part of the unit plan, can be researched as a class.
Index cards in the want to learn column can then be moved to the learned column.
Differentiation:
On all writing assignments, advanced students will not only write about their
observations or hypotheses, but also justify their reasoning.
Struggling or ELL students will only be expected to write a sentence or two answering
the prompt.
Struggling students will be given extra time during the unit test. Advanced students will
be given a test with bonus questions.
Struggling students will be given more one on one time during the editing stage of their
poem.
Struggling students will only need to add one thing to each column of their KWL charts,
advanced students will write two.
Technology:
Students will get to use the computers and/or available iPads to do their research.
The books will all be read under the Elmo
The trivia game can be played with the Smart Board