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Lesson Overview

Objective

Describe how being over or under the snow helps animals survive the winter.

Readings and Materials

  • Book: Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner and illustrated by Christopher Silas Neal 

  • Resource: Sentence Expansion Worksheet (GK, U5, L10) 

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Lesson Map

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Lesson
Writing

3 days

Overview

Write a narrative text to tell a story about what happens when you follow some animal tracks.

Materials
  • The Mitten
  • The Hat
  • Narrative Writing Rubric (GK)
  • Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (GK, U5)
  • Editing Checklist (GK, U5)
  • Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)
  • Mentor Text (GK, U5, L17)
  • 5 Senses Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
Day 1 - Brainstorming

Brainstorm a story with a beginning, middle, and end using a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing 

Materials
  • The Hat
  • Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2)
  • Mentor Text (GK, U5, L17)
  • 5 Senses Graphic Organizer (GK–5)

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.1.fL.K.2.cL.K.2.dL.K.5.dW.K.3W.K.5W.K.6

Day 2 - Drafting

Draft a story with a beginning, middle, and end using a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing.

Materials
  • 5 Senses Graphic Organizer (GK–5)
  • Narrative Writing Brainstorm Graphic Organizer (GK–2) — from Day 1

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.1.fL.K.2.cL.K.2.dL.K.5.dW.K.3W.K.5W.K.6

Day 3 - Revision & Editing

Writers revise by adding details about what the character sees, feels, or hears. 

Materials
  • Narrative Writing Rubric (GK)
  • Single Point Narrative Writing Rubric (GK, U5)
  • Editing Checklist (GK, U5)
  • Mentor Text (GK, U5, L17)
  • 5 Senses Graphic Organizer (GK–5) — from Day 1

Standards

L.K.1.bL.K.1.eL.K.1.fL.K.2.cL.K.2.dL.K.5.dW.K.3W.K.5W.K.6

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