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1. Color Poems
...Sarah Jackson's Home Page Stone Academy Home Page Color Poems For all elementary grade levels by Sarah Jackson (Ms. Jackson is a National Board Certified Teacher) Correlates with Science, Language Arts, and Art Objectives: The student will listen as the teacher reads selections from Hailstones and Halibut Bones The student will be able to define adjective and use adjectives in the creation of a color poem The student will identify the senses used in the science process skill of observation The student will write a poem about the color of his/her choice using the writing process (Prewriting, Writing t...

2. Teachers.Net Lesson Exchange: Hailstones & Halibut Bones: Using Color to Teach Adjectives (Elementary, Reading/Writing
...room Pets + Pen Pals + Post Cards Chatroom Meetings Advertise <> Print Lesson Teachers.Net Nav Chat Center Teachers Administrators Grade Level Subjects States Interest Groups Projects Classified Ads Help Wanted Email: State: Teachers.Net Lesson Exchange 45. Hailstones & Halibut Bones: Using Color to Teach Adjectives Reading/Writing, level: Elementary Posted by Susan Smith (mailto:gman@ionet.net). Pat Henry Elem; Lawton, Ok, US Activity Time: 45-60 minute period Concepts Taught: English, adjectives After teaching and practicing nouns and verbs I use poetry to help with adje...

3. The Shadow of The Bear
...l inhabit Kodiak Island. The Eaglet pictured here is a Bald Eagle still confined to it's nest as he/she hasn't learned to fly yet. Bears, Bears, Bears....Kodiak Alaska! Area-map.gif - 2.13 KWbear.jpg - 11.50 K Curious as to what we eat here on the Island???? Here's one of our many choices...Alaskan Halibut. Caught about 20 yards offshore from "My Place" ! Halibut.jpg - 34.82 K Edna SheBear Close Encounters I hope you've enjoyed your visit! Let us know how we're doing...You can find us in The Shadow of The Bear Visit our sister site... www.shadowofthebear.com SafeSurf Rated All Ages

4. Past Tense Verbs
...identify verbs in a sentence. The students have written sentences using verbs in the present and were able to identify the action of the subjects they have written about. III. LESSON OBJECTIVES 1. TLW be able to correctly identify a past tense verbs within a sentence. PI: After reading Hilburt The Halibut the class will discuss the verbs in the story. Using the overhead projector and a copy of the story on a transparency the class will look at the verbs and identify all the past tense verbs within the story. As a review we will also identify any verbs in the present tense. 2. TLW Understand that ed c...

5. Poetry Phun For All
...Do Finger plays Fish Tale Create an Art Activity: Did you ever see fish? Create a poem on a fish, using tissue paper to stuff a brown paper fish. Hang the fish as if they were in an aquarium. Activity 4. Grade 2 - "Getting the Feel of Poetry" (10 hours) Procedure: Read aloud poems from Hailstone & Halibut Bones, Splish Splash Write a Group Poem of the Five Senses: Easter (Feels like..., Tastes like..., Smells like..., Sounds like..., Looks like...) Individual Poetry - Select a favorite color or season. Compose a five senses poem. Make a collage of pictures or drawings to illustrate the poem. Activity...

6. Flashlight Poems Lesson Plan
...rk their creativity. Encourage students to illustrate their poetry. Write a humorous poem. Enhance it with a drawing like Shel Silverstein does. Write your poems with Crayola Gel Markers on black construction paper. Read them by flashlight. Find more books of poetry to share, such as Hailstones and Halibut Bones, The Pig in the Spigot , Cricket Never Does: A Collection of Haiku and Tanka, Read-Aloud Poems for Young People, or Seuss-Isms: Wise and Witty Prescriptions for Living From the Good Doctor. Related Lesson Plans Sparkly Snowflakes Bravery Badges Fantasy on My Fingers Lesson Plans Supplies crayo...

7. Colors Crackle, Colors Road: Confetti Poems for Children to learn about colors, culture, and poetry
...of the lesson. Extensions Using the words listed in both English and Spanish, the class, under the teacher's guidance, could write a piece of original poetry (or complete a class book) using all of these color words. The two books listed below could also provide models for extension. Hailstones and Halibut Bones by Mary O'Neil ISBN 0385244851 Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni ISBN 0688132855 Sources Confetti Poems for Children by Pat Mora-illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez 1996 ISBN1-880000-85-7 Lee & Low Books, Inc. New York Supplemental Files File Type Description Encoding Size North Americ...

8. Somthing's Fishy
...shoal of tropical fish 1. each fish should touch or overlap another 2. some fish need to be off the page 3. use 6 techniques learned in the art class B. Gyotaku-Japanese Fish Printing 1. Write a short summary of the history of Japanese Gyotaku 2. Go to fish stations and print fresh ocean specimens(halibut, rock fish, salmon, and herring) 3. Go to fish replica stations to print fish of your choice Standards: Arts- Students should be able to create and perform in the arts. Science- a student should understand the interdependence between living things and their environment. Language Arts- A student shou...

9. Food Dictionary - Harvest Festival
...avoid the Specials children using all the class examples. Prompt: artichoke, aubergine, avocado, Brie, broccoli, blue cheese, chickpea, chive, coulis, date, dillweed, dragon fruit, egg, eggplant, Emmental, filé powder, French fries, figs, gazpacho, gherkin, grapefruit, hash brown, Web Links honey, halibut, ice cream, iceberg lettuce, Irish Stew, jalapeno, Jonathan apple, Jamaica pepper, kale, ketchup, kiwifruit, lemon grass, lentil, loganberry, maple syrup, marzipan, macaroon, Naan bread, nacho, nutmeg, oyster, oregano, okra, paella, panchetta, pesto, quiche, quail egg, Harvest Festivals from quinoa,...

10. Unit of Study Title: Addictive Adjectives
...a powerpoint about adjectives. Students will use the digital camera to take interesting pictures. Students will use Microsoft word to describe the pictures. Learning Activities: Day 1: Review nouns, (person, places, things). Use powerpoint to introduce adjectives. Read excerpts from Hailstones and Halibut Bones by Mary O'Neill. (Describes colors) Do watercolor art project while listening to the reading of colors. Day 2: Read story: Through Grandpa's Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan (Have a sensory experience)Eyes: (Get in groups: Each student in group takes a turn to look for an object in the classroom. U...