In this lesson, students continue reading Love That Dog to analyze what happened in those pages and how Jack felt about it (RL.4.1, RL.4.3). Students then closely read "Street Music" by Arnold Adoff (in the back of Love That Dog), to identify characteristics of poetry (RL.4.5).
In this lesson, students prepare for and participate in a short text-based discussion in preparation for the end of unit assessment in Lesson 12 (RL.4.1, RL.4.5, W.4.9a, SL.4.1).
In this lesson, the habit of character focus is on working to become an ethical person. The characteristic that students practice is respect, as they have a respectful collaborative discussion.
Students practice their fluency in this lesson by following along and reading silently in their heads as the teacher reads Love That Dog aloud during Work Time A.
The research reading that students complete for homework will help build both their vocabulary and knowledge pertaining to poetry and creative writing. By participating in this volume of reading over a span of time, students will develop a wide base of knowledge about the world and the words that help describe and make sense of it.

This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Haley Cooprider teach about identifying rhyming words and the letters t, v, r, and x.

In this Roadmap, students will learn about three types of heat transfer: radiation, conduction, convection..

For this assignment, students will learn about the difference between mood and tone in writing. They will watch a video explaining the difference, work through a website with words writers would use to convey tone or mood, and end with an assignment where they will describe the tone or mood in pictures and passages from books.

In this activity, students interpret the landscape using topographic maps of well-known national parks.

GeoInquiries are designed to be fast and easy-to-use instructional resources that incorporate advanced web mapping technology. Each 15-minute activity in a collection is intended to be presented by the instructor from a single computer/projector classroom arrangement. No installation, fees, or logins are necessary to use these materials and software.

The attached Lesson Plan is designed for Grade 3 English Language Arts students. Students will understand and use 3rd grade level vocabulary, use creative thinking skills to write a short story, proofread and edit their own work, and publish a final copy of their written work. It is expected that this Lesson Plan will take students about 120 minutes to complete.

This activity explores deforestation trends and patterns.

GeoInquiries are designed to be fast and easy-to-use instructional resources that incorporate advanced web mapping technology. Each 15-minute activity in a collection is intended to be presented by the instructor from a single computer/projector classroom arrangement. No installation, fees, or logins are necessary to use these materials and software.

Use hurricane track information to understand factors that encourage the formation of hurricanes.

GeoInquiries are designed to be fast and easy-to-use instructional resources that incorporate advanced web mapping technology. Each 15-minute activity in a collection is intended to be presented by the instructor from a single computer/projector classroom arrangement. No installation, fees, or logins are necessary to use these materials and software.

This video is part of the Learn and Grow with WHRO TV series. Watch Patty Larson teach about identifying rhyming words and the letters d, w, and y.

Students will culminate the unit on political parties with a debate on whether America should continue on with a two-party system or move to a multi-party system. To incorporate technology and an international aspect to the debate you will be participating with a classroom from Canada via Skype, a country that has a multi-party system. Both sides will be given a day to research and prepare their opening statements, main arguments and closing statements. On the day of the debate, each team will have a brief opening statement and then a longer period to layout their main supporting facts. The debate will close with a two-minute closing statement. There won't be a winner declared in an effort to maintain good relations with our neighboring country.

Through forums, a video, and a slide show, students will learn how to recognize and write simple sentences, compound sentences, and complex sentence.

UMCDC 1st Grade MIOpenBook Chapter 1 "How do people get along with others?" (20-21)

UMCDC 1st Grade MIOpenBook Chapter 1 Section 1 "How can rules help us get along?" (20-21)

UMCDC 1st Grade MIOpenBook Chapter 1 Section 2 "How are our responsibilities at home and school alike?" (20-21)

UMCDC 1st Grade MIOpenBook Chapter 1 Section 3 "How do we solve problems in our classroom and school?" (20-21)

UMCDC 1st Grade MIOpenBook Chapter 1 Section 4 "How can we be good citizens?" (20-21)

UMCDC 1st Grade MIOpenBook Chapter 2 Section 1 "What is your family's history?" (20-21)

UMCDC 1st Grade MIOpenBook Chapter 2 Section 2 "What is our school's history?" (20-21)