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Collaborating on a Class Book: Exploring Before-During-After Sequences
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| Grades | K – 2 |
| Lesson Plan Type | Standard Lesson |
| Estimated Time | Three 50-minute sessions |
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Charleston, South Carolina |
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MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY
- Chart paper or poster board, markers
- Pumpkin carving tools
- Camera (optional)
- Any one of the following sets of materials to publish the story:
- ReadWriteThink Printing Press, paper, markers, crayons
- Paper, markers, crayons, and relevant pictures
- PowerPoint software, Use of Multimedia in the Classroom, and online tutorial for using PowerPoint
- ReadWriteThink Printing Press, paper, markers, crayons
STUDENT INTERACTIVES
Grades K – 12 | Student Interactive | Writing & Publishing Prose
The interactive Printing Press is designed to assist students in creating newspapers, brochures, and flyers.
PRINTOUTS
WEBSITES
PREPARATION
- Compile group writing materials.
- If desired, you make take photos of the pumpkin at various stages of the activities then use those photos to illustrate your class book.
- Make copies of Pumpkin Observation Sheet, Web Resources for Research, and Extension and Enrichment Activities.
- Familiarize yourself with PowerPoint, including adding graphics and movement, using the online tutorial for using PowerPoint.
- Test the ReadWriteThink Printing Press, Pumpkin Carving Sequencer, Virtual Pumpkin, and Pumpkin Simulator on your computers to familiarize yourself with the tools and ensure that you have the correct plug-ins installed. You can download the plug-ins from the technical support page.
- Note that the Pumpkin Simulator should only be used under adult supervision as other games and interactives on the site are not appropriate for the classroom.