“public Together, the does research. The teacher models taking notes” with the class on a piece of chart paper. The teacher then uses the Writing Resource Packet to lead the class in writing a group report (shared writing) on how adult animals help their offspring survive. GUIDED PRACTICE: The class then divides into 3 or 4 groups. Each group researches how a different animal cares for its offspring, using 101 Animal Babies and an additional website . The information the groups find is added to a common set of public notes and discussed. Students then choose two or three of the animals from the public note chart to use when writing an individual paragraph about how several adult animals help their offspring survive. The teacher leads students, step by step, through the Writing Resource Packet. Following the same procedure they used as a class, each student writes a short paragraph, choosing information from the public note chart. Writing “chunks” is done and revised in small, manageable of 1-2 sentences each day. STANDARDS ADDRESSED NGSS Standard LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms Adult plants and animals can have young. In many kinds of animals, parents and the offspring themselves engage in behaviors that help the offspring to survive. (1-LS1-2) Writing Standards: Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply W.1.2 some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure. W.1.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects. W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. Reading Standards:
Together, the does research. The teacher models taking “public notes” with the class on a piece of chart paper. The teacher then uses the Writing Resource Packet to lead the class in writing a group report (shared writing) on how adult animals help their offspring survive. GUIDED PRACTICE: The class then divides into 3 or 4 groups. Each group researches how a different animal cares for its offspring, using 101 Animal Babies and an additional website . The information the groups find is added to a common set of public notes and discussed. Students then choose two or three of the animals from the public note chart to use when writing an individual paragraph about how several adult animals help their offspring survive. The teacher leads students, step by step, through the Writing Resource Packet. Following the same procedure they used as a class, each student writes a short paragraph, choosing information from the public note chart. Writing is done and revised in small, manageable “chunks” of 1-2 sentences each day. STANDARDS ADDRESSED NGSS Standard LS1.B: Growth and Development of Organisms Adult plants and animals can have young. In many kinds of animals, parents and the offspring themselves engage in behaviors that help the offspring to survive. (1-LS1-2) Writing Standards: W.1.2 Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure. W.1.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects. W.1.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question. Reading Standards: