Puffins Lesson Plans - LessonCorner

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-Paper Bag Puffinspuffin Grade Level: 1st and 2nd Grade Time Needed: 45 Minutes Conceptual Goals: Children will learn about a common Icelandic bird, the Puffin. They will listen to a read aloud, gaining basic information about the Puffin (where they live, what they eat, how they breed, etc.) Children will then create...

2. Growing Independence andFluency
...times. Therefore, lots of practice is needed to become a fluent, skilled reader. Materials: Liz is Six book. Writing paper for the students to write down what they remember from what they read, graph for students to record their reading and class set of Lester, Julius. (1999). John Henry. (Picture Puffins). Here is an example of the graph: Procedures: 2. Today we are going to work on fluency. We all need to be able to read smoothly and fluently. To do that we need lots of practice. So let's begin. Let's begin with reviewing some things. Let's review the steps we follow when we come to a word we do no...

3. Growing Independece and Fluency Design
...oothly, with expression, and fast. If a student is a slow reader, it is likely that he or she will have trouble with reading on instructional level. Reading lots of books various times is what helps children develop reading fluency. Materials: A clock timer for teacher, the text John Henry (Picture Puffins), class set of pencils, note cards, bookmarks, and writing paper. Procedures: 1. Today we are going to work on our reading fluency skills. Before we begin, I want you all to listen closely everything I have to say about instructions. First, I am going to ask you all to begin readi...

4. Read With Superman Speed
...being able to keep up with their other classmates. In addition, there is a good chance that the student will be embarrassed to read in front of others. A child needs practice in reading in order to become a more proficient reader. Materials: Class set of Lester, Julius. (1999). John Henry. (Picture Puffins). , graph for students to track their rate of reading, class set of bookmarks, class set of pencils, and writing paper for all of the students. Procedures: 1. Today we are going to work on your reading fluency. Before we do that, I want to review what you need to do if you come to a word that you do...

5. Arctic Adventures
...ow where they will be going. Students will whisper their guess to the teacher. Give a "thumbs up" to students who give a good guess. Continue giving clues until everyone has guessed the destination of the trip. The clues are: Northern Lights, tundra, glaciers, wilderness, ice and snow, bald eagles, puffins,walruses, polar bears, reindeer. Take students on a virtual field trip by navigating the website below to learn about the Arctic Circle. (Arctic Links) Students will explore the Arctic by visiting the different sites on the Internet. 2.)Activity 2: Show students where they live on a globe and on a m...

6. Biomes: Wild Arctic
...irectly links only, each organism to be followed by its predator. (Example: Arctic cod > ringed seal > polar bear) 5. Students may refer to the program or find information about Arctic wildlife at the following sites: Canada's Arctic: Animals http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpl/organisms/birds/marine/puffins/thickbilled.htm http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpl/organisms/birds/marine/gulls/arcticTern.htm http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpl/organisms/fish/marine/gadidae/arctic.htm http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpl/organisms/mammals/Terrestrial/caribou.htm http://www.arctic.uoguelph.ca/cpl/organisms/mammals/Mar...

7. Animals movin' on up
...r's edition?kindergarten I Can't Get My Turtle to Move by Elizabeth Lee O'Donnell Paws and Claws (Head to Tail) by Theresa Greenaway and Ann Savage Beaks and Noses (Head to Tail) by Theresa Greenaway and Ann Savage Picture Reference Animals by Janine Amos Peck and Slither and Slide by Suse McDonald Puffins Climb, Penguins Rhyme by Bruce McMillan Poems: ?The Little Turtle,? by Bachel Lindsay ?Here We Go? (Both of these can be found in the Harcourt Science, teacher's edition?kindergarten) Video: ?The Big Zoo? ASIN6303924662 Comments This plan is one of three units created by Anne Allen and Anne Ellis us...

8. Setting the Stage
...rks, Content Standards and Benchmarks. Preferred Practices, Christian Education. Learning Logs. Teacher?s Note: Go to Google.com before keying in Web site. Then, go to Table of Contents and scroll down to Learning Logs. Johnstone, Tony. Amber on the Mountain. Picture Puffins, 1998. http://www.michigan.gov/documents/ Michigan_Head_Start_Programs_14825_7.PDF - Events for children throughout the state. Program listings of Head Start programs in all 83 Michigan Counties. State Standards: Learning to Give lessons incorporate National and Philanthropy curriculum standards. Pl...

9. History Through Picture Books and Photographs
...ake Shange, Michael Sporn (Illustrator) (Library Binding - December 1997) July 26, 2001. Two Tickets to Freedom : The True Story of Ellen and William Craft, Fugitive Slaves by Florence B. Freedman, Ezra Jack Keats (Illustrator) (Paperback - November 1989) July 26, 2001. Sister Anne's Hands (Picture Puffins) by Marybeth Lorbiecki, et al (Paperback - October 2000) July 26,2001. More Than Anything Else by Marie Bradby, Chris K. Soentpiet (Illustrator); July 26, 2001. Bound for the North Star : True Stories of Fugitive Slaves by Dennis Brindell Fradin (Illustrator)July 26,2001. Where I'm Bound by Allen B....

10. Teaching With Historic Places - St. George, Alaska
...s son I}adaagi{ was said to have visited in the long-distant past. But most are likely onboard against their will, forced to travel far from home by the Russian traders who had captured their sons as hostages to ensure cooperation. As the ship nears its destination, thousands of murres, kittiwakes, puffins, and cormorants swoop and screech above it. The waters are dotted with the bobbing heads of sea otters, sea lions, and fur seals. As the ship approaches the southernmost of the islands, a din far louder than the pounding of the surf greets the travelers' ears. This is the roar of the thousands of fu...