Archer Elementary

#thirdgradetribe In this lesson, students will read I Love You Forever by Robert Munsch and relate the family in the story to their own lives. This lesson includes a structured reading strategies mini-lesson, a simple worksheet to spur connections and a follow-up activity that students could complete with any independent or guided reading fictional book.

#thirdgradetribe In this lesson, students will use a shared reading of "The Way I Feel" by Janan Cain to practice making text to self connections. Opportunities for making connections through discussion, writing and drawing are provided. The lesson is structured to include a hook, mini-lesson, guided practice and finally independent practice. All you need is a copy of Janan Cain's wonderfully illustrated book and you are set. Every Archer Education reading lesson contains a one-page lesson plan

#thirdgradetribe JUST ADD A BOOK! You know those recipes that tell you to "just add water"? This lesson encourages you to simply add a book. It is a text to self connection mini-lesson with two response worksheets. The emphasis of this lesson is to encourage children to make a connection between the friendship in Shel Silverstein's "The Giving Tree" and their own friendships. Topics like - how to be a good friend - are explored. (Note - be sure to click "fit to page" when printing).

In this activity, students analyze a piece of artwork and write their responses to focused artistic questions. It can be used in a myriad of ways. Perhaps, your class is headed on a field trip to a local art museum and you want each child to critically consider one piece of artwork. A simple cardboard and binder clip makeshift clipboard would do the trick so students could carry this around with them. This activity could be used as an art appreciation activity in an art class. Some teachers coul