Unit 1, Lesson 1
Because of Winn-Dixie Movie Trailer (2 min, 27 sec)
(Main Selection - Because of Winn-Dixie)
Because of Winn Dixie Vocabulary Power Point
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Because of Winn Dixie Vocabulary Posters
Submitted by Emily Joanning from Moulton
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The BookEnds Organization (8 min, 21 sec)
(Connect to Social Studies - Because of BookEnds)
*very inspirational - may motivate students to do some service learning!
Oral Language/Writing Prompts:
- Would you want to organize a book give away like this? Why or why not? Give at least 2 reasons.
(I ______/_______ want to organize a book give away because ____ and _____.)
would wouldn't
- Brainstorm a list with a partner or small group of problems you see in your neighborhood or anywhere else. Then think of some possible ways kids could organize a project to help one of those problems.
Des Moines Public Library: Central Library (1 min, 33 sec)
(Vocabulary Reader - Check Out the Library)
Unit 1, Lesson 2
Martin Luther King/Segregation Videos
(Main Selection - My Brother Martin, Connect to Poetry - Langston Hughes, Below Level Reader - Sharing A Dream, On Level/Language Support Reader - A Vote for Equality/Thurgood Marshall, Advanced Reader - A Leader for All, Vocabulary Reader - Separate Worlds)
Oral Language/Writing Prompts:
- How would your school be different now if people like Dr. King and others during the Civil Rights Movement hadn't fought for equal rights?
(If people hadn't fought for equal rights, my school would be different now because...)
- If you could talk to one of the people you've studied this week, who would you talk to and what would say to them and what would you ask them?
(If I could talk to _____, I would tell him/her that ______. I would ask him/her _____.)
The Story of Martin Luther King Jr. by Kid President (3 min, 26 sec)
National Geographic Kids - Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (2 min, 34 sec)
DC Children Study, Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. (1 min, 58 sec)
Children's Song - Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (2 min, 46 sec)
Coretta Scott King: Preparing to Start a Movement (6 min, 44 sec)
Langston Hughes - Mini Biography (3 min, 33 sec)
Thurgood Marshall - Mini Biography (2 min, 13 sec)
Bet You Didn't Know: Rosa Parks (2 min, 35 sec)
Mighty Times: The Children's March (5 min, 5 sec)
(Day over 4,000 Birmingham, Alabama schoolchildren left school to go march against segregation - organized by Martin Luther King Jr.)
Unit 1, Lesson 3
"How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay" Presented by Hyde Square Task Force's Youth Literacy Theater Troupe
(16 min, 15 sec)
(Main Selection - How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay)
Oral Language/Writing Prompt:
- Describe a time that someone in your family either:
- came to visit you
- embarrassed you
- made you eat a new food
Best of the Dominican Republic - Travel Channel (2 min, 50 sec)
(Vocabulary Reader - A Visit to the Dominican Republic)
Oral Language/Writing Prompt:
- Would you want to visit the Dominican Republic one day? Why or why not?
(I ____/______ want to visit the Dominican Republic because ____.)
would/wouldn't
World's Largest Pizza by Dr. Schar - Guiness Book of World Records (4 min, 36 sec)
* recommend stopping around 3 min, 10 sec as the remainder is an interview in Italian with no subtitles
(Connect to Science - Pizza Pizzazz)
Volleyball - This is Amazing (4 min, 1 sec)
(Below Level Reader - New Kid on the Court)
A Day in India: The Perennial Plate Real Food Tour (3 min, 43 sec)
(On Level/Language Support Reader - The Picky Eater/I Will Not Eat That!)
Oral Language/Writing Prompt:
- Explain how you feel about trying foods from other cultures.
Slideshow: Foods Eaten in "The Picky Eater/I Won't Eat That!"
Unit 1, Lesson 4
Bookmobile 40th Anniversary - history and services of bookmobile in Arlington Heights (1 min, 20 sec)
(Main Selection The Power of W.O.W.!)
Oral Language/Writing Prompt:
- What are some reasons it is good for neighborhoods to have a bookmobile?
(It is good for neighborhoods to have a bookmobile because...)
Search and Rescue Dogs Train in Rubble (2 min, 53 sec)
(Connect to Social Studies - Knowing Noses Search and Rescue Dogs)
Oral Language/Writing Prompt:
- What are some reasons that it is better for rescue dogs to search for trapped people instead of firefighters or other rescuers?
(It is better for rescue dogs to search for trapped people because...)
Kid Reporter Deidra Shores' 1st Assignment (4 min, 51 sec)
(Below Level Reader - Nina Wows KWOW)
Oral Language/Writing Prompt:
- What do you think would be the most challenging part of being a kid reporter? The most fun?
(I think the most challenging part of being a kid reporter would be ___. The most fun would be ___.)
Braille Games Gets Visually Impaired Kids in Touch With Baseball (2 min, 44 sec)
(On Level/Language Support Reader - A Friendly Field Trip/Friends on a Field Trip)
Unit 1, Lesson 5
Homophones - Lesson 5 Spelling Words Power Point with Pictures
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