Students will use Google Slides to publish a writing piece by typing their story, adding images to their slides, and creating links for readers to navigate their published book.

Students will use Google Slides to publish a writing piece by typing their story, adding images to their slides, and creating links for readers to navigate their published book. This activity may take more than one class period.

** This resource is published by The Right Question Institute.The Question Formulation Technique builds students’ ability to ask and learn from their own questions — an essential life skill. The ability to ask questions allows young people to assess with a critical eye what they see in the news, online, and on social media. It helps them become more confident and ready to participate in civic life.

Poppy (Fiction book)
"Today we will start a chapter book called Poppy. It is written by a man named Avi. ...this author only uses one name. Avi’s twin sister gave him that name when he was just a year old, and he has used it ever since. The illustrations are by Brian Floca."

Develop or Activate Background Knowledge:
Model a Comprehension Strategy and Ask Questions During Reading
Engage Students in Discussion
Update Text Structure Anchor Chart
Teach Meaning Vocabulary
Teach Sentence Composing
Assign or Model Written Response
Review and Share Written Responses
Planning Notes

The chapters are nearly equal in length and about right for one per day. Note that an additional chapter, called Poppy and Ereth, appears at the end of the book. This is really a teaser for the sequel and it is not part of this set of plans.

Avi talks about the Poppy books in a YouTube video (3:07): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fufgUdq2xR0

The video provides excellent background for teachers, but it refers to some of the later books in the series and some parts may be over the heads of second graders.
However, if you plan on making other books in the series available to your proficient students to read on their own, you might want to play it. Hearing Avi’s voice and seeing that he’s a real person could be of interest to your students.

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Use Epic to guide students to learn what a biography is, and have them find information about a specific person.

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Students will generate questions regarding a given topic and then research that topic using a kid-friendly search engine. Students will utilize information obtained during their search, in order to create a shared presentation.

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day by exploring the Earth Day 2020 campaigns as well as demonstrating what you know and can do to Inform, inspire, and Activate Others!!! BrainVentures are engaging & interactive, digital, enrichment activities meant to supplement your standard aligned curriculum. They can be used as indepent or collaborative practice as well as remotely or on campus.

In this activity, students will read a piece that is uploaded to SeeSaw by the teacher. The teacher may want to have students use the piece again in the year to measure growth.

Students will demonstrate learning by designing a slide using a collaborative presentation tool, such as Google Slides. Students may choose to use words, images, GIFS, or a combination of these in order to showcase their understanding of a given topic

Welcome to Spanish Grammar in Context, where you will find detailed grammar explanations of the Spanish language. Unlike traditional reference grammars, each topic is explained using authentic video examples from the Spanish in Texas project. Accompanying practice quizzes are available on an open Canvas course site.

Students need to learn how to stay safe on the Internet. They need to learn how to recognize inappropriate materials, not talk to strangers and let a grown-up know if they encounter anything that appears to be wrong.

Your students will love stop motion animation for moviemaking. There is a free app for both Andoid and iOS that your students can use, but there are in-app purchases that may be necessary for any extra features needed for a professional looking product. The students will get their feet wet with the free version though.

Students will use the free site Into the Book to learn and practice strategies that will allow them to dig deeper into various reading concepts to gain a stronger understanding of text.

Children love to tell stories. They will make up something that happened to them just to be able to tell a story. In this lesson students will take a story they have written and publish it using Google Slides or PowerPoint. They will be able to insert pictures and speech bubbles to make their story come to life for their audience.

Help kids get excited about fruit and vegetables. This game will help make kids excited about eating their fruits & veggies. It is a ground-breaking game that encourages kids to eat a broader range of fruit and veg and build a better relationship with food. This game is packed full of fun mini-games that encourage 3-6+ year olds to explore foods with all five of their senses. It is designed in collaboration with Dr. Lucy Cooke, an expert in children’s food preferences and eating habits. This game complements Pre-K / Pre-School and Reception / Kindergarten food education and is inspired by the Sapere method.

A free mathematics game that makes number practice fun! This game is designed in collaboration with experts in early years mathematics. It is a fun-filled game that offers exciting new ways to practice numbers. It's aligned with the Pre-K/Reception curriculum and enjoyable for ages 4-6+. There are 80 levels that provide structured practice in addition, subtraction, counting, number bonds to 10, and more!

This is a free book-reading game for kids. Explore a magical world that ignites a love of reading! This resource gets kids reading more and boosts their confidence. The game takes players on a magical village of quests, reading books. It features over 70 amazing books to collect as rewards for completing fun jobs. It is designed in collaboration with leading academics.

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