This set provides a small reader (2 options), a set of word wall cards and a template to dress. Your students will love learning about this Pilgrim way of dressing by working through the tasks.
Word wall cards for a Pilgrim Wardrobe - Discuss and display each card. These words will increase the vocabulary that your students use. They will also gain an appreciation of how difficult it would have been to get dressed and how many items the Pilgrims wore every day.
Little Readers- male and female Pilgrim Outfits - Print and go! Choose which reader you want – there are 2 options. This will give you two books –. One girl and one boy version. Copy and staple together and then cut in half. Use these each day of the unit to consolidate common sight words and the letter/sound relationship.
Be a designer, make a Pilgrim outfit - Use what you know about the Pilgrim lifestyle and make a set of clothes. Use colored paper and materials to glue onto the template. Explain your choices.
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These are my ten reasons why I use poetry in my learning space
Poetry is enjoyable
Children need to develop a love of poetry, they need to enjoy reading the whimsical nature that most poetry has. Reading needs to consist of all types of texts and poetry is one of them.
Poetry increases Vocabulary
Choosing each word carefully is a skill that develops over time.
It is a great way to explore alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, metaphors and similes.
Poetry impacts on other writing
Other text types become richer, as we work on the play of words, meanings and how to manipulate what the reader build as a picture.
Poetry gives children the freedom to explore
Children don't often choose poetry to read and the more we share and explore the more they want to explore. As teachers we need to build up a selection of poetry to share and just for enjoyment. They make great read alouds.
Poetry helps to show the writing cycle in a shorter space of time
Writing a poem allows for planning - drafting - revising - buddy edit - conferencing - publishing all to occur in relatively short space of time.
Poetry supports struggling and beginning writers
As the finished product is usually only a few lines - it supports success for beginning or struggling writers.
Poetry allows for differentiation and point of need
No matter what type f poetry or skill level all children can write or recite some form of poetry.
Poetry allows us to have fun with words
Poetry doesn't have to rhyme, it doesn't have to be punctuated like a narrative, it can be long and it can be short.
Poetry needs to spoken with intonation
Poetry is a great way to practise fluency, voices and to be able to experiment with different presentation styles. it is a great way to help assess speaking and listening.
Poetry helps us track how language has changed over time
Ye olde poetry is fun to share and compare with what we read today. We don't need to over analyse poetry, but we need to be able to understand it - what better way to get across the importance of understanding your audience.
Here are some great youtube clips to use in your class
These have always been great books and they now have updated covers....
Here are some books to motivate you - links from Pinterest
Take the plunge and start exploring and having fun with our crazy language.
