Title/Author: by Giles Andreae Commotion in the Ocean Suggested Time to Spend: 5 Days (Recommendation: 1 session per day, at least 30 minutes per day) Common Core grade-level ELA/Literacy Standards: RI.K.1, RI.K.2, RI.K.3, RI.K.4, RI.K.7; W.K.2; SL.K.1, SL.K.2, SL.K.3, SL.K.5, SL.K.6; L.K.1, L.K.2, L.K.4 Lesson Objective: Students will listen to an illustrated informational read aloud and use literacy skills to learn about living creatures in the ocean habitat. Teacher Instructions Before the Lesson Read the Big Ideas and Key Understandings and the Synopsis below. Please do not read this to the students. This is a description to help you prepare to teach the book and be clear about what you want your children to take away from the work. Big Ideas/Key Understandings/Focusing Question All animals living in and around the have a special feature. What is special about these creatures? (Student answers will vary with evidence from the text to support their response.) Synopsis
Title/Author: Commotion in the Ocean by Giles Andreae Suggested Time to Spend: 5 Days (Recommendation: 1 session per day, at least 30 minutes per day) Common Core grade-level ELA/Literacy Standards: RI.K.1, RI.K.2, RI.K.3, RI.K.4, RI.K.7; W.K.2; SL.K.1, SL.K.2, SL.K.3, SL.K.5, SL.K.6; L.K.1, L.K.2, L.K.4 Lesson Objective: Students will listen to an illustrated informational read aloud and use literacy skills to learn about living creatures in the ocean habitat. Teacher Instructions Before the Lesson Read the Big Ideas and Key Understandings and the Synopsis below. Please do not read this to the students. This is a description to help you prepare to teach the book and be clear about what you want your children to take away from the work. Big Ideas/Key Understandings/Focusing Question All animals living in and around the have a special feature. What is special about these creatures? (Student answers will vary with evidence from the text to support their response.) Synopsis