Inquiry and research: listening, speaking, reading,
writing, and thinking using multiple
texts. The student engages in both short-term and sustained recursive inquiry
processes for a variety of purposes. The student is expected to:
Research and create an interactive biography for a historical figure.
Get a sense of separating fact from opinion in texts with this graphic organizer.
A set of 15 finger puppets that can be used to spark the imagination for creative writing or to perform puppet shows.
4 planning templates to use when writing an informational text.
This English Language Arts unit has been designed to introduce procedural texts to younger students. It addresses the purpose, structure and language features of instructions and recipes.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will publish a simple recipe for bush stew.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will independently write a recipe for nature stew.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will jointly construct a simple recipe for fruit salad in small groups.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore action verbs, common nouns, and adverbial phrases in procedures.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the language features of procedures.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify and explore the structure of procedures.
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore how procedures provide instructions about completing a task.