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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.1Ask and answer questions about key details in a text..CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.3Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order,

These lessons were designed using the 2nd Grade Writer's Workshop Rubric. Students will reword the rubric into kid-friendly checklists, flash draft/sketch out their story from beginning to middle to end (with checklists in mind), use their sketches to write their own copy and evaluate and revise their writing. The lesson using the mentor text, Apple Pies and Hayrides.

This resource is perfect to use during writing workshop. Students will engage in an interactive read aloud and focus on creating imagery in one lesson. Then in the following lesson, students will examine how word choice changes the entire tone of their story. After that students will engage in a language on figurative language. The mentor text, Cocoa Calling and Snowflakes Falling, has a ton of personification.

1st Grade Small Moment Story This resource was created to help students use sensory details when they write their very first small moment story. It uses a mentor text, Apple Pies and Hayrides, to help students see how small moment story should go and what should be included. I hope you enjoy it! The book is available on Barnes & Noble, Amazon and in certain retail shops.

These lessons are perfect for teaching/ reviewing context clues, figurative language, sensory details, sequencing & retelling, and building suspense. They are engaging and fun to use in the classroom.

A truly interactive read aloud text. The book is available on Amazon Prime! RL.K.2 With prompting and support, retell familiar stories, including key details. RL.K.6 With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story. RL.K.7. With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g. what moment in a story an illustration depicts). RL.K.7 Ask and answer questions about

These activities go along with the book Apple Pies and Hayrides. The book was written and published as a mentor text for a small moment story. https://www.amazon.com/Apple-Pies-Hayrides-Theresa-Vecchio/dp/B0BCSFF4VF

Narrative Craft Lessons to go along with the book Cotton Candy Skies and French Fries. Lessons include lessons on Imagery, Word Choice and Figurative Language. 3 complete lessons/ 1 week of writing lesson plans

Read the book A Trip to Turtle Back Zoo. (Ebook available for purchases on the cover page- be sure to sign up for educator discount) This book filled with lively rhymes and fun pictures. Then students can complete several fun activities such as zoo word problems, matching rhyming word pairs, parts of speech sort, 5 senses activity, counting activity and an art connection. Perfect for a break from the everyday activities or to leave as full day of sub plans.

Students will participate in a read aloud of the book, Cocoa Calling and Snowflakes Falling. They will work on identifying the season, figuring out the meaning of unknown words and illustrate a winter story idea.

Sequencing Activity

Rhyming Memory Game

Preview these sight words before reading Pancakes with Pop Pop. Read the book once uninterrupted. Then make a scavenger hunt to find them in the book.

A song to go with thematic unit on pancakes : ) Pancakes with Pop Pop