Fiction+Genres+(4-5)+&+Winter+(2-3)

=Unit 5: December 2011=

Fiction Genres (4th & 5th)
Introduction to fiction genres: Games: Library Extension: Week 1: Book checkout (last week and first week of vacation) Week 2: Genre Wheel
 * Adventure
 * A story told in an exciting and suspenseful way
 * Keywords: Journey, Quest, Obstacles, Survival, Epic, Danger
 * Animal Fiction
 * A story about animals acting like animals or acting like people
 * Fantasy
 * A story about things that cannot really happen or about characters who do not really exist
 * Magical creatures or explanations
 * Historical Fiction
 * A story set in a past time
 * Humor
 * A funny story that makes you laugh
 * Mystery
 * A book about a problem that needs to be solved
 * Keywords: detective, investigation, clues, suspect
 * Realistic Fiction
 * A story about people, places and things that could be real
 * Science Fiction
 * A story that may take place in the future with some science help
 * Scientifically created creatures or explanations
 * Keywords: scientific discovery, space, aliens, mutations, monster, time travel, superpower
 * Sports Fiction
 * Books about sports like baseball, soccer, football & basketball
 * Title Examples
 * Hold up sets of books and show cover/read back. In groups, students guess the genre.
 * Genre Game
 * 6 Options for exploring genres using a colored dice:
 * RED: Pictionary (Draw picture of genre)
 * ORANGE: Charades (Silently act out genre)
 * GREEN: Taboo (Explain genre without using any part of the word)
 * BLUE: Synonym or one word description (Describe the genre with one word)
 * BLACK: Give a title example
 * YELLOW: WILD
 * Roll the dice to determine which you have to do.
 * Draw a genre out of the box to see which one you have to describe
 * Genre Game: Easy Version
 * 6 Genres: Roll the die to choose...
 * 1) Fantasy
 * 2) Historical Fiction
 * 3) Mystery
 * 4) Realistic Fiction
 * 5) Science Fiction
 * 6) WILD
 * Play in groups. Each round, the roller has to do a different action. Set time limits for the round.
 * Describe using words
 * Charades
 * Describe using one word
 * Extra round options
 * Pictionary
 * Give a title example (book)
 * Give an author example

Winter Themes (2nd & 3rd)

Books: "My Mother's Got Me Bundled Off" (poem) in //It's snowing! It's snowing!// by Jack Prelutsky (Intro) //The Mitten// by Jan Brett //The Mitten// by Jim Aylesworth Books: "I Am Freezing"(poem) in //It's snowing! It's snowing!// by Jack Prelutsky (optional intro) //Snowflake Bentley// by Jacqueline Briggs Martin //The Secret Life of a Snowflake// by Kenneth Libbrecht //The Story of Snow// by Mark Cassino
 * Second Grade:** The Mitten (Venn Diagram)
 * Read both stories as a group and then ask students to compare/contrast using a VENN diagram.
 * Third Grade:** All About Snow! (KWL)
 * 1) Tell students we are going to be talking about SNOW.
 * 2) Create a KWL chart with students and fill out the KW as a class.
 * 3) Read //Snowflake Bentley// by Jacqueline Briggs Martin.
 * 4) Fill out half of the L on the chart.
 * 5) Show pictures from //The Secret Life of a Snowflake// by Kenneth Libbrecht.
 * 6) Read //The Story of Snow// by Mark Cassino.
 * 7) Finish filling out the L on the chart.
 * 8) Did we answer our questions? Suggest that students do their own experiments this winter to learn more.

2nd/3rd Grade Extensions: 2nd: Make mitten pouch with animals, Read Monarch or favorite Holiday books 3rd: Snowflake worksheets, Read Monarch or favorite Holiday books