Gulls Lesson Plans - LessonCorner

1. Let's Find the Main Ideas!
...group to share their summary with the class. 7. For assessment, have each student choose a passage from Story of the Sea and have each student write a summary on their passage. References: -Story of the Sea, The 1979 Childcraft Annual. Chicago: World Book-Childcraft International, Inc. 1979 -Sharon Gulls A Short Story: http://www.auburn.edu/academic/education/reading_genie/insights/gullrl.html Perspectives

2. I Say You Say
...rain, hand and ? (5) hand and sand, click and ? (6) click and sick, pot and ? (7) pot and cot, loose and ? (8) loose and goose, mop and ? (6) Let's read this poem together. (Have pre-made chart with poem.) Frogs jump Caterpillars hump Worms wiggle Bugs giggle Rabbit hop Horses clop Snakes slide Sea gulls glide Mice creep Deer leap Puppies bounce Kittens pounce Lions stalk But I walk! Have children pick out words that rhyme and think of other words in the same word family. Ex. Wiggle, jiggle, giggle (7) For assessment Provide each students with two rhyming words and ask what the difference between th...

3. Comprehension Lesson Plan
...ents what she pictured about the beach. She may also draw her visualizations on the board. "When I closed my eyes I saw huge blue waves and a white sandy beach covered in bright colored beach towels. I pictured the hot sun and the smell of salt water the sound of the crashing waves and the loud sea gulls. When you see things in your mind it is called visualization. It is important that as we read you use visualization to think about what is going on in the story." 3. "Now I am going to read a poem to you. I want you to use visualization as I read the story. Think about how the character must look or...

4. Picture This!
...nts what she pictured about the beach. She may also draw her visualizations on the board. When I closed my eyes I saw huge blue waves and a white sandy beach covered in bright colored beach towels. I pictured the hot sun and the smell of salt water, the sound of the crashing waves, and the loud sea gulls. When you see things in your mind it is called visualization. It is important that as we read we use visualization to think about what is going on in the story. 3. Now I am going to read a poem to you. I want you to use your visualization skills as I read the story to picture what is going on. Think...

5. Illuminations: Whelk-Come to Mathematics
Activities Lessons Standards Web Links NCTM Resources About Terms of Use Search Join NCTM Whelk-Come to Mathematics 1 period NCTM Resources Principles and Standards for School Mathematics Unit Lesson Overview Lesson Lesson Lesson 4 1 2 3 Conduct an Experiment Sea gulls and crows feed on various types of mollusks by lifting them into the air and dropping them onto a rock to break open their shells. Biologists have observed that northwestern crows consistently drop a type of mollusk called a whelk from a mean height of about 5 meters. The crows appear to be selectiv...

6. Curriculum - Exploring Life Onboard Through Poetry - Teacher Resources at BeWorldWise.org
...king, And a Grey mist on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaking. I must go down to the sea again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied; And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying, And the flung spray and the blown spume, And the sea gulls crying. I must go down to the sea again, to the vagrant gypsy life; To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife; And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover, And a quiet sleep and sweet dream when the long trick's over. John Masefield Salt-Water Ballads...

7. Illuminations: Whelk-Come to Mathematics
Activities Lessons Standards Web Links NCTM Resources About Terms of Use Search Join NCTM Whelk-Come to Mathematics 1 period NCTM Resources Principles and Standards for School Mathematics Unit Lesson Overview Lesson Lesson Lesson 4 1 2 3 Work to a Conclusion Sea gulls and crows feed on various types of mollusks by lifting them into the air and dropping them onto a rock to break open their shells. Biologists have observed that northwestern crows consistently drop a type of mollusk called a whelk from a mean height of about 5 meters. The crows appear to be selectiv...

8. Hinterland Who's Who - Migration Migraine
...t protected by such laws? Factors Limiting Survival of Eider Populations Contaminants, such as PCBs and mercury, which reduce reproductive success and hatchling survival Death by suffocation of entire flocks and poisoning of food by oil spills Predation of adults, eggs, and hatchlings by eagles and gulls Disease Illegal hunting Climate change Factors Favouring Survival of Eider Populations Dynamic balance with predators Open water Favourable ocean currents and temperatures Restoration of habitat Regulation of hunting Privacy Statement Copyright Notice Terms and Conditions Back to top Credits Copyrig...

9. Marine Birds
...n blue green algae. Long billed, long legged birds wade in shallow water or along the edge of the water using their bills to probe in the mud or sand to pluck prey items out. Black skimmers skim the surface of the water to catch fish. Penguins dive to great depths to get their meals while terns and gulls will drop from a vantage point in the sky to catch a fish near the ocean s surface. There are several lengths of legs and types of feet found on sea birds. Those birds that spend most of their time on the ocean usually have short, stocky legs and palmate or totipalmate feet (partially webbed or tota...

10. Turtles on the Beach in Costa Rica at Night
...Ping-Pong ball for each student (to serve as "turtle eggs"). 2. A quantity of sand is needed sufficient to cover the "turtle eggs." 3. A plastic sheet is needed under the sand to allow for easy clean-up when the activity is completed. 4. An audiotape of surf and noises associated with the seashore (gulls, whales, etc.) will contribute to a special mood when the imaginary trip to the beach begins. 5. A flashlight will create "the moon" and illuminate a book for reading in the dimly lit classroom. 6. A large stuffed toy turtle perched on a mound of sand under a cloth covering when the activity begins....