ES5+Activities+and+Resources

__**Narrative**__
//Main Idea and Supporting Details Story Elements; characters, setting, problem/solution, conflict, climax, resolution// Sequencing Retelling Fact and Opinion Cause and Effect

Critical Thinking Wordle

KCK Standards:

KCK10R050130 Determining Importance: Identify the topic, main idea(s), supporting details, and theme(s) in a variety of passages (R5.1.4.10, ACT)

KCK10R020126 Determining Importance: Identify the topic, main idea, and supporting details in a variety of passages (R2.1.4.11, ACT)

5 "must answer" questions?
 * 1. How do we connect this standard to the students' real life? How do we get them to make it their own? || See Links above ||
 * 2. How do we combine it with other standards and across curriculum || Writing, Social Studies. Many of the activities listed could or should take place during writing/ss times. ||
 * 3. How do we facilitate collaboration with other teachers to make sure the best resources are used? || GDocs, Samples Drive, Vertical Groups, combining resources, determine key words from other grade levels, PLCs, Picture books from other teachers, observation of other teachers/teachers watching me. ||
 * 4. What is the best learning model/setting to learn the standard? || Small group work, regular reading rotations. For the final challenge it will be a combination of small group and independent work - there won't be rotations. The teacher will float and facilitate, but students will be expected to solve problems in groups. ||
 * 5. How do we combine it with 21st century goals? || Using technology to create an interactive setting, using group work to encourage collaboration, students will have clear deadlines by which to complete their work, following directions to complete independent tasks (read and figure out directions), by communicating their thinking - writing it down or verbally in pairs/groups - students are developing skills for collaboration and communication. ||

Activities . Inventory the resource room to make sure differentiation is possible for one topic . Observe other teachers teaching on this topic at a variety of grade levels . Meet with different teachers to combine resources . Talk with the technology teacher to help integrate techonology . Look for teacher's with specific skill sets and tap into their knowledge . Skype in with an author or expert . Use graphic organizers, research available graphic organizers . Brainstorm natural "side" objectives, make sure and hold students accountable to them . Divide staff by grade level or vertically and allow time to brainstorm and analyze student work around a topic . Search for smartboard/website resources . Utilize ways to share information easily; student drives, wikis, websites, voicethreads, gdocs .

__Resources__ Read blogs, search archives [|Free Tech for Teachers] [|Larry Ferlazzo] Chart paper and markers [|Skype] [|Wichita Public Schools SMART resources] [|Voicethread] [|Edhelper] [|Florida Center for Reading Research] [|Lessons by Standard] [|Critical and creative thinking resources]