LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 3

The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.

Objective 3.01

Elaborate on how information and events connect to life experiences.

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It's okay to be different: Teaching diversity with Todd Parr
After a shared reading of Todd Parr's It's Okay to Be Different, students work in small groups to discuss and write down what makes them diverse. The teacher introduces the topic of diversity by engaging students in an activity... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
A Getting-Acquainted Activity Using "My Teacher's Secret Life"
In this ReadWriteThink activity, students listen to My Teacher's Secret Life, discuss the content, and make predictions about what the teacher and their peers do when they are away from school. The students will readily join in the discussion... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
From “Little House” to my house: Exploring history and family roles
In this lesson, students learn about historical fiction, memoirs, pioneer life in the United States, and family roles by reading a picture book adaptation of Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder. After a read-aloud,... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink
Fairy tales around the world
This EDSITEment unit is a series of lessons in which students will become familiar with fairy tales. They will read and learn to understand fairy tales so that they can better comprehend the structures of literature as well as for the sake of the wonder,... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)
Provided by: EDSITEment
Catching the bug for reading through interactive read-alouds
This lesson, from ReadWriteThink, uses an interactive read-aloud of Miss Bindergarten Stays Home From Kindergarten by Joseph Slate to help students learn reading strategies and how to prevent the spread of germs in their classroom. Students... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Healthful Living)
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An alternative to testing: Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster
This lesson can be used as an assessment tool for vocabulary comprehension from a recently completed unit of study. After the teacher reads Debra Frasier's Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster to the class, students model... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts)
Provided by: ReadWriteThink