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Ocean |
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Title |
Ocean shape
books |
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Grade Level |
Kindergarten |
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Center |
Writing Center |
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Rotation of
Centers |
Rotation 1 and 2 |
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Standards |
Writing: 2. will use
pictures and words to tell a story. 6. begin
sentences with capital letters. |
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Objectives |
*The students
will start each sentence with a capital letter. *The students
will create their own ocean book. |
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Activity
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The students
will select a shape book. (a whale, a fish, or an octopus) The students will
use the ocean word wall to fill in the blanks of the book. ( ______ live in
the ocean.) This sentence will be
printed on each page. They will write the word on eth line, remembering to
use a capital letter. Then the
children will draw a picture to illustrate the sentence. Each book will include 5 pages. When the children finish writing and
illustrating the book, they may color the pages and the cover. Then they will
practice reading their book. *This activity will take 2 rotations
in my centers to complete. They will
keep the book in their cubbies until it is complete. |
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Assessment |
A checklist will
assess their writing project. It should include: name, capital letter to
start each sentence, and an illustration on each page. |
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Materials Needed |
Shape books
(whale, fish and octopus), ocean word wall, pocket chart, pencils and
crayons. |
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Resources |
Nothing
but…Shapes Book! by
Teacher’s Friend Publication, Inc. p. 64,65,66 |
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Extensions |
As optional
homework: I have the students take their book home and read it to 2
people. Those people sign their name
to the back of the book. If they bring it back, I will give them a sticker. |
