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Vanessa Udry
| Name | Vanessa Udry |
| Location | Tolono, Illinois |
| Role | Elementary Teacher |
"With all the responsibilities and work that teaching involves, it is difficult to find time to read professional materials. I love how ReadWriteThink provides that opportunity in each and every lesson."
Vanessa teaches second grade at Unity West Elementary. She has taught second grade for four years and has also taught fifth grade and reading improvement. One of her greatest delights in teaching is finding new ways to approach and teach material. Currently, Vanessa is learning how to implement literacy centers, writer's workshop, and systematic approach to phonics in her own classroom.
When she is not working on lesson plans, Vanessa is a member of the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) committee and language arts curriculum committee. She also enjoys working on her class Web site.
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Contributions on ReadWriteThink.org |
Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Unit
Creative Problem-Solving with Ezra Jack Keats
Using books by Ezra Jack Keats as inspiration, students explore problems and solutions through read-alouds, discussion, and an interactive bulletin board.
Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Recurring Lesson
Literacy Centers: Getting Started
This lesson gives teachers resources and guidance to create reading, listening, computer, and poetry Literacy Centers in their own classrooms.
Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
The Day Jimmy’s Boa Taught Cause and Effect
This lesson introduces the concept of cause and effect with Trinka Hakes Noble’s books about Jimmy and his boa constrictor.
Grades K – 2 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
The Wonder of Leo Lionni: Increasing Comprehension with Prediction Statements
This lesson focuses on the strategy of "wonder" statements, asking students to stop, think, and write about what may be happening in the text periodically as they read a story.
