ACTIVITIES WORKSHEET

 

                                                                                    Grade Level-1

                                                                                                Course-Reading

                                                                                                Week Taught (2-35) - 3

 

State Standard: * Demonstrate, after reading, understanding and interpretation of both fiction and non-fiction text.

 

St. Marys Standard: * The students will be able to demonstrate comprehension and interpretation of all written materials.

 

Essential Question: What are the details, topic and main idea of the story?  What new information did one find in the story?  What conclusion has one gleaned after reading the story?

 

Student will know: *1                                             Student will be able to: *1

*How to identify topic, main idea and details            *Draw justified conclusions based

of a selection, connections between new                 upon the selection, relate and

information and previous experience.                       and clarify new information with

*How to provide evidence using details                    a previous experience, retell and the story to support conclusion.                                                                                                             summarize the reading selection

                                                                               emphasizing topic and main idea.                             

Assessment Question:*

1.     Paper/Pencil: **What is the topic, main idea and details of a given selection?

 

     Answer: **Answers will vary depending upon selection chosen.

 

2.     Performance Question: **Using the book, Today I feel silly and Other moods that make my day, students will create a story map, showing topic, main idea, and details.

 

     Assessment Tool: **Teacher made rubric

 

Activity: Using the book, Today I feel silly and Other moods that make my day students will discuss the many different feelings described in the book.  This activity will increase the students feeling vocabulary and develop an understanding of their ever-changing moods.  Once children understand the connection between feelings and behavior, they can learn to link the two and exhibit more self-control. 

 

Duration: 30 minute class period.

 

Resources for this activity: Don't Laugh at Me, Unit 1, Lesson 1.  Today I feel silly & Other moods that make my day, by Jamie Lee Curtis.

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Code: Reading 1.1.1.G                                                           Date Developed: 2/15/03

Teacher Assigned: Christine Woodford                                  Date Approved: 06/03