Listen, Look, and Learn:  An Information Gathering Process
This lesson models an information-gathering process for primary learners as they listen to and look at resources, seeking information pertinent to the questions on the information wheel. Guiding the listening, looking, and learning process helps students gain confidence and develop strategies for gathering information independently.

Dan, the Flying Man Comes to Our Town
After reading Dan, the Flying Man, students make a class book describing what Dan would fly over if he came to our town. The title of the book: "Dan, the Flying Man Comes to __________." Optional: This lesson also integrates introductory keyboarding skills as the children type their part of the story for the book.
 

Bright Ideas for Writing:  This site gives a few prompts; your students do the rest.

Suggestions for English Language Learners: 
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding) 

(E/B) Students draw pictures to express thoughts and may add words to compliment the pictures.
(E/B, D, E) Students write shopping lists and have other students read from the lists.
(B, D, E) Students keep dialogue journals with the teacher to keep open a line of communication.
(D, E) Students write thank you notes to individuals who have done something special for them.
(D) Students write brief letters to friends that are placed in an envelope, addressed, return addressed, stamped and then mailed.

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