Lesson 4 - What Are Diagrams?
CCSS.ELA
Materials
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Lesson 20-30 min
1. Review the features of an informational text chart (Lesson 1).
2. Explain to the class that today we will be learning more about diagrams.
3. Using the overhead or projector display diagrams from many different informational texts or hand out text and have the students find diagrams.
4. Explain that diagrams help explain ideas by using pictures. Model using the different diagrams to determine what the author is trying to explain. (will need books with different types of diagrams)
5. Explain that today's activity will be having the students create their own diagram of a frog’s life cycle.
6. Read together the paper book or an informational book about frogs which talks about the life cycle. See Reading A-Z How Frogs Grow as a paper book to use for shared reading. Also reading The Caterpillar and the Polliwog by Jack Kent is a great Literature connection to Life Cycle.
7. As the students read, have them highlight with a crayon the bold vocabulary words. On chart paper, make a chart of frog vocabulary words.
8. Complete the vocabulary anchor chart as the class read the book as seen in the picture.
Students Activity – 20 min
1. Pass out the Frog Life Cycle Diagram Worksheet
2. Students are to use the Vocabulary anchor chart and/or paper book to help complete the diagram worksheet
3. When finished students can watch a short animated video (1:38 min) about the life cycle of a butterfly. Then there are two matching games for the students to create their own diagram of the life cycle/vocabulary. This activity can be found under Student: Week 1 Day 4.
1. Review the features of an informational text chart (Lesson 1).
2. Explain to the class that today we will be learning more about diagrams.
3. Using the overhead or projector display diagrams from many different informational texts or hand out text and have the students find diagrams.
4. Explain that diagrams help explain ideas by using pictures. Model using the different diagrams to determine what the author is trying to explain. (will need books with different types of diagrams)
5. Explain that today's activity will be having the students create their own diagram of a frog’s life cycle.
6. Read together the paper book or an informational book about frogs which talks about the life cycle. See Reading A-Z How Frogs Grow as a paper book to use for shared reading. Also reading The Caterpillar and the Polliwog by Jack Kent is a great Literature connection to Life Cycle.
7. As the students read, have them highlight with a crayon the bold vocabulary words. On chart paper, make a chart of frog vocabulary words.
8. Complete the vocabulary anchor chart as the class read the book as seen in the picture.
Students Activity – 20 min
1. Pass out the Frog Life Cycle Diagram Worksheet
2. Students are to use the Vocabulary anchor chart and/or paper book to help complete the diagram worksheet
3. When finished students can watch a short animated video (1:38 min) about the life cycle of a butterfly. Then there are two matching games for the students to create their own diagram of the life cycle/vocabulary. This activity can be found under Student: Week 1 Day 4.