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Introduction

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Unit 1: Language and Literacy

(12)

Activity and Grade Level 20 activities

Telephone the Community Helper (K-2)

(1)

Telephone a Character (K-2)

(1)

Language Experience (K-3)

(1)

Story Re-Telling (K-4)

(1)

Let's Pretend (K-2)

(1)

Puppetry (K-5)

(1)

Dramatizing Stories (K-3)

(1)

Listening for Action (3-8)

(1)

Environmental Print/Logos (K-1)

(1)

Kitchen (Grades K-1)

(1)

Scribbling & Journals (K-1)

(1)

Approximations (K-1)

(1)

Parts of a Book (K-3)

(1)

Invented Spelling (K-2)

(1)

Language Experience (K-2)

(1)

Shared Book Experience (K-3)

(1)

Nursery Rhymes (K-1)

(1)

Folktales/Story Sequence (K-3)

(1)

Big Books (K-3)

(1)

Office, Post Office, Library, Creative Dramatics (K-1)

(1)

Unit 2: Phonemic Awareness

(10)

Activity and Grade Level 20 activities

Time to Rhyme (K-1)

(1)

More Time to Rhyme (K-1)

(1)

What is a Sentence? (K-1)

(1)

Clapping and Counting Syllables (K-2)

(1)

Making Words From Syllables (K-1)

(1)

I Spy Fun With Onsets and Rimes (K-1)

(1)

Puppet Fun With Phonemes (K-1)

(1)

Rubber Band Stretch (K-1)

(1)

Auditory Discrimination (Grades 1-4)

(1)

Phonemic Segmentation (K-1)

(1)

Sounds in the Context/Language Experience Activity (K-2)

(1)

Practicing Sounds Using Alphabet Books (K-1)

(1)

Creating Letters in Art (K-1)

(1)

Select the Sound (K-1)

(1)

Segmenting Beginning Sounds (K-1)

(1)

Segmenting Ending Sounds (K-1)

(1)

Sound Matching (K-1)

(1)

Blending (K-1)

(1)

Segmenting Separate Sounds in Words (K-1)

(1)

Tapping the Number of Sounds (K-1)

(1)

Unit 3: Word Recognition and Identification Page

(14)

Activity and Grade Level 20 activities

Sight Word Practice (2-4)

(1)

Fun With Function Words (K-1)

(1)

Draw a Sound (K-3)

(1)

Listen For That Sound (K-3)

(1)

Beginning Consonant Race (K-3)

(1)

Build A Word (K-3)

(1)

Long and Short Vowels (1-4)

(1)

Vowel Discrimination (2-4)

(1)

Controlled R Vowel Sound Cover Up (2-4)

(1)

Leave Out A Letter (3-5)

(1)

Blend Wagon Train (2-5)

(1)

Substitution of Letters (2-5)

(1)

Guess me (K-9)

(1)

Syllables (2-4)

(1)

More Syllables (2-4)

(1)

Word Endings (2-4)

(1)

Prefixes and Suffixes (2-4)

(1)

Contractions (2-5)

(1)

Memory (K-5)

(1)

Word Spy (2-5)

(2)

Unit 4: Vocabulary

(20)

Activity and Grade Level 30 activities

Using Describing Words (1-5)

(1)

Draw a Word (K-4)

(1)

Vocabulary Practice (1-3)

(1)

Vocabulary (4-5)

(1)

Vocabulary Enrichment (3-6)

(1)

Synonyms and Antonyms (2-5)

(1)

Antonyms (2-5)

(1)

Vocabulary Log (3-6)

(1)

Word Mapping (2-5)

(1)

Enhancing Vocabulary/Character Mapping (K-8)

(1)

Characterization and Feeling Words (3-8)

(1)

Using Sensory Images (3-8)

(1)

Could It Happen? (1-4)

(1)

Concept Attainment (2-8)

(1)

Using Concept Clues (3-8)

(1)

Visual Imaging (1-5)

(1)

Vocabulary Cards (2-5)

(1)

Fun With Alliteration (3-5)

(1)

Analyzing Features of Words (2-8)

(1)

Synonym Snowflakes (1-3)

(1)

Graphic Organizers (2-5)

(1)

Semantic Mapping (2-5)

(1)

Semantic Association (2-8)

(1)

Modified Cloze Procedure (2-5)

(1)

Hink Pinks (2-5)

(1)

Word of the Day (2-8)

(1)

Predict-O-Gram (2-8)

(1)

Vocabulary Self-Selection (2-8)

(1)

Word Sorts (2-8)

(1)

Contextual Redefinition (3-8)

(2)

Unit 5: Comprehension

(28)

Activity and Grade Level 45 activities

Figurative Language (Grades 2-8)

(1)

Author's Purpose (Grades 4-8)

(1)

Point of View (Grades 4-8)

(1)

Reading and Understanding Graphs (Grades 2-8)

(1)

You be the Teacher (Grades 3-8)

(1)

Question/Response Relationships (Grades 3-8)

(1)

Use the Context ``Beep'' (Grades 2-8)

(1)

Author Study (Grades 3-8)

(1)

Observation Reporting (Grades 5-8)

(1)

Listen for the Sentence that Does Not Fit (2-5)

(1)

I'm Thinking of a Character (Grades 1-8)

(1)

Scrambled Sentences (Grades 1-3)

(1)

Holiday Story Categorization (Grades 1-5)

(1)

Where Does Your Story Take Place (3-8)

(1)

Emotions (Grades K-2)

(1)

Character Study (Grades 3-8)

(1)

Compare and Contrast (Grades 3-8)

(1)

Using Sensory Images (Grades 2-8)

(1)

Is It Real? (Grades 1-4)

(1)

Student Composed Questions (Grades 3-8)

(1)

Following Directions (Grades 3-8)

(1)

Investigating Science Fiction (3-5)

(1)

Biography (3-8)

(1)

Who, What, Where, When, How, Why? (3-8)

(1)

Literacy Circles (3-8)

(1)

My Reading Record (Grades 3-8)

(1)

What's He Saying? (Grades 2-5)

(1)

Literature Bee (4-8)

(1)

Think Beyond the Text (Grades 3-8)

(1)

Dress-Up (Grades K-4)

(1)

The Book Television (Grades 3-8)

(1)

Illustrations Carry A Message (Grades K-5)

(1)

Fact or Fiction (Grades 2-5)

(1)

Cause and Effect (Grade 2-5)

(1)

Making Inferences (Grades K-5)

(1)

Scanning for Rhyming Words (Grades 2-5)

(1)

Skimming Through the Alphabet (Grades 1-4)

(1)

Create a Creature (Grades K-4)

(1)

Following Directions (Grades 2-4)

(1)

Vacation Anyone? (Grades 3-5)

(1)

Name That Story (Grades 2-4)

(1)

Intonation...Comprehension (K-4)

(1)

Who, What, When, Where, Why, How (K-5)

(1)

Live a Story (K-5)

(1)

Echo Reading for Fluency (K-5)

(2)

Unit 6: Dictionary/Reference Skills

(20)

Activity and Grade Level 20 activities

Word Location (Grades 2-8)

(1)

Pronunciation Key (Grades 2-8)

(1)

Multiple Definitions (Grades 2-8)

(1)

Newspaper Scavenger Hunt (Grades 3-8)

(1)

Webquest (Grades 2-8)

(1)

Locating Books Using the Dewey Decimal System (2-8)

(1)

Locating a Different Version of a Familiar Tale (2-8)

(1)

Using the Dictionary (4-8)

(1)

Using the Index (Grades 3-8)

(1)

Puns Are Fun (2-5)

(1)

Alphabetical Order (3-5)

(1)

ABC Foods (Grades 2-4)

(1)

Guide Words (Grades 3-5)

(1)

Connecting Guide Words to Personal Reading (3-8)

(1)

Look It Up (Grades 3-5)

(1)

Using the Index (Grades 3-5)

100

(1)

Using the Table of Contents (2-5)

100

(1)

Using a Thesauruses (2-8)

101

(1)

Using the Card Catalog (3-5)

102

(1)

Evaluating Websites (Grades 3-8)

102

(3)

Unit 7: Composition/Writing Mechanics

105

(28)

Activity and Grade Level 54 activities

Autobiography (3-8)

106

(1)

Fractured Fairy Tales (3-8)

107

(1)

Rewrite the Title (3-8)

107

(1)

Pretend to be an Animal: Keep a Diary (3-8)

107

(1)

Join the Story (3-8)

108

(1)

Grocery Lists (2-5)

108

(1)

Limericks/Poetry (all grades, directed primary)

109

(1)

Cinquain Poems/Poetry (all grades, directed primary)

109

(1)

Diamante Poems/Poetry (all grades, directed primary)

110

(1)

Make the Plural Form (2-4)

110

(1)

Reading/Writing Connections (2-8)

111

(1)

Illustration as Pre-Writing (Grades 1-5)

111

(1)

Scavenger Hunt Revision (Grades 2-8)

111

(1)

History Comes Alive (2-8)

112

(1)

Author Exploration (2-5)

113

(1)

Add My Literary Device (3-8)

113

(1)

History Comes Alive/Description (2-8)

113

(1)

Peanut Butter Sandwich (2-8)

114

(1)

Bedrock Description (3-5)

114

(1)

Principal Persuasion (3-8)

115

(1)

Mystery (3-8)

115

(1)

Characterization (3-8)

115

(1)

Tongue Twisters (3-8)

116

(1)

Folk Tales (3-8)

117

(1)

Add a Character (3-8)

117

(1)

Write a Letter (3-8)

117

(1)

Book Report Form (3-8)

118

(1)

Interview the Author (3-8)

118

(1)

Hobbies (3-8)

119

(1)

Circus Life (3-8)

119

(1)

Let's Pretend (3-8)

120

(1)

Writing to Persuade (3-8)

120

(1)

Just So Stories (2-8)

121

(1)

Create a Data Chart (K-3)

121

(1)

Write an Autobiography (3-8)

122

(1)

Write a Movie Script (3-8)

122

(1)

Fairy Tales (3-8)

122

(1)

Write a Story (3-8)

123

(1)

Write a Telegram (3-8)

123

(1)

Sell Your Book (3-8)

124

(1)

Write a Title (3-8)

124

(1)

Job Descriptions (3-8)

124

(1)

Story Titles (3-8)

125

(1)

Be an Exchange Student (3-8)

125

(1)

Write an Ending (3-8)

126

(1)

Create a Newspaper (3-8)

126

(1)

Biographies (3-8)

127

(1)

Complete a Story (3-8)

128

(1)

Story Variations (Grades 3-8)

128

(1)

Create a Power Point Story (3-8)

129

(1)

Riddle Box (K-5)

129

(1)

Visual Book Reporting (3-8)

130

(1)

Mobiles (Grade 3-8)

130

(1)

Name the Chapters (Grades 3-8)

130

(3)

Unit 8: Interdisciplinary Curricular Connections

133

(30)

Activity and Grade Level 45 activities

Pretend to be an animal: Keeping a Diary (3-8)

134

(1)

Weather/Poetry (All levels, teacher directed, primary)

134

(1)

Night & Day/Poetry (All levels, teacher directed, primary)

135

(1)

Discover My Category (3-8)

135

(1)

Landforms and Organisms/Poetry for Science (3-8)

136

(1)

Autobiography/Timelines (Grades 3-8)

137

(1)

Rewrite the Titles (Grades 3-8)

138

(1)

Grocery Lists (Grades 2-5)

139

(1)

Fractured Folk Tales (Grades 3-8)

139

(1)

Join the Story (Grades 3-8)

140

(1)

Folk Heroes/Poetry(All levels, teacher directed primary)

141

(1)

Let's Plan a Trip (3-8)

141

(1)

The Five Senses Game (2-5)

142

(1)

The Observation Game/Descriptive research (1-8)

143

(1)

What Kind of Book Do You Like? (Grades 1-5)

143

(1)

Reading a Table (Grades 3-5)

144

(1)

That's My Line? (Grades 2-5)

145

(1)

Tic-Tac-Toe (Grades 3-6)

145

(1)

Non-Fiction Books (Grades 3-8)

146

(1)

Riddles (Grades 2-5)

147

(1)

Let's Classify (Grades 3-6)

147

(1)

What Season Is It? (Grades 2-4)

148

(1)

Let's Categorize (Grades 2-5)

148

(1)

Categories (Grades 2-4)

149

(1)

Anticipation Guide (2-5)

149

(1)

Goldilocks and the Three Bears (K-1)

150

(1)

Rock and Roll/Multiple Intelligences (3-8)

151

(1)

Weathering the Weather/Multiple Intelligences (3-8)

152

(1)

Collecting the Shells/Classification (3-8)

153

(1)

Graphing Your Favorites (2-8)

154

(1)

Music in My Science Ears (K-5)

154

(1)

Picture Books for Science (3-8)

155

(1)

Rubbings and Observation (K-5)

155

(1)

Create a Category Game (1-8)

155

(1)

Science Reader's Theatre (3-8)

156

(1)

Pyramiding into Science (3-8)

156

(1)

Poetry in Science (3-8)

156

(1)

Columbus Reader's Theatre for Social Studies (3-8)

157

(1)

Talking Science Drawings (2-8)

157

(1)

Pantomiming Organism Behavior in Science (2-8)

158

(1)

Cubing up science (3-8)

158

(1)

K-W-L-Plus (2-8)

159

(1)

Imagine, Elaborate, Predict, Confirm chart & Science (3-8)

159

(1)

Oobleck? (Grades 2-5)

160

(3)

References

163

(2)

Index

165

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Teaching Reading and Writing Through Children's Literature

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