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Reading Enrichment Unit Materials Needed: 1. Brain Pop Jr. Video (plants)- http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/plants/partsofaplant/ 2. Parts of a plant cut-outs. (flower, stem, leaves, & roots) 3. Poster for students to label the parts of a plant. 3. Critter Craze Gamehttp://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/CritterCraze/default.htm 4. Animal needs video- http://www.schooltube.com/video/5a770a9acb2d2a651196/ 5. Brain Pop Jr. Video (animals)http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/animals/classifyinganimals/ 6. Poster board and art materials for performance task.
Stage Three Learning Plan (Lessons take place during the library time for the class. Days are one week apart.)
Day One 1. Introduction to plants and animals through storytelling. 2. Introduce the following books to the students: Why is the Grass Green? by Chris Arvetis and Carole Palmer The Magic School Bus: Plants Seeds: A Book About How Living Things Grow by Patricia Relf Finding Out About Animals by Francis A. Alder Fur, Feathers, and Flippers by Patricia Lauber 3. Read Grow by Patricia Relf 1. Probe for background knowledge about plants. (students have been learning about them in their classes and this lesson serves as a review) 2. Introduce Brain Pop Jr. video and watch until the section about What do Flowers Do? http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/plants/partsofaplant/ 3. Complete the review quiz through Brain Pop Jr. 4. Props will then be used to dress the students, and media specialist, up as the different parts of a plant. 5. Have students locate the different parts of a plant and recognize the necessities using the poster. (will have to look to see if there is time) 6. Students will then proceed to check out books for the week. 1. Probe for background knowledge about animals. (students have been learning about them in their classes and this lesson serves as a review) 2. Introduce Brain Pop Jr. video and watch. http://www.brainpopjr.com/science/animals/classifyinganimals/ 3. Guide student through the Critter Craze Game. This is an interactive web lesson that covers basic needs, grouping and habitats of animals. http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/CritterCraze/default.ht m
Day Two
Day Three