Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


Grade 5, Language Arts Language Expression: Organize information (COS 24, 25, 30/ SAT10)

Lesson Plans: Introduction to European Explorers As they begin a study of explorers to the Americas, students participate in a list/group/label reading strategy to access their prior knowledge about European explorers. The lesson culminates with a group discussion as the class builds a large graphic organizer that reflects the findings from the jigsaw activity. A Play on Words Students make predictions about the story Verdi, based on the cover. After hearing the story they will make a new list of descriptions, personality traits, etc. Students will select an animal and write a narrative story about the animal. Order My Steps Do your students have two left hands when writing? Are they unorganized, confused, and frustrated? Have no fear. Order is here! This lesson will offer your students with a simple and easy way to group related ideas for their writing assignments.

Resources: Unit Plan for Personal Writing: In this unit students explore various kinds of personal writing. Students create a journal or diary about the daily life of a fifth grader to be shared with next year's fifth graders. They also write a letter to the principal about an issue of concern to them. Graphic Organizers Portal Build Your Own Adventure Story: This exercise will first give writers an adventure character's name, then asks them to choose a series of events that will make an interesting adventure and expand on them. Suggestions for English Language Learners: (E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding) (E/B) Students use pictures to create a story sequence of events. Students can draw the pictures of the teacher can cut-out pictures and have the students place them in order. (E/B) Students use software programs such as “Leap into Phonics” and other graphic programs to create stories, pictures, and words. (D) Students complete a story map. (D, E) Students create story sequences with pictures or words depending on levels. (D, E) Students work with partners to take notes on a particular reading and then outline the notes for understanding. (E) Students create a story map.
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