Patterns of Practice: Literature Focus Units Assignment

LISTENING & WRITING activities

WE’RE ALL WONDERS

By. R.J. Palacio

FIRST GRADE PoP

· Invite a teacher who works with students with physical or learning differences to speak to the class. In what ways are these kids ordinary? How are they different? Ask the teacher to help students understand what they can do to make those with differences feel that they belong. Focus on what it means to be kind.

· Classroom teacher will invite students to the rug and introduce the book “We’re All Wonders” to class. The teacher will discuss the cover of the book. What is different about the boy? Have the group think of words that best describe him and discuss reasons why he may be wearing a space helmet .

· Begin discussion with children about differences between character traits and physical traits. Teacher will read-aloud book to class.

· Students will compete a worksheet that matches character traits with definitions and or characters in the book.

· Students will complete a writing assignment where they will write 2-3 sentences when they chose to be kind. Students will color and design a helmet to reflect their act of kindness. Students will cut out and staple together their writing and helmet to be displayed on bulletin board.

standards

Word Bank

Ordinary

Unique

Befriend

Courageous

Wonder

Bully

Extraordinary

Brave

schedule

Background/Guest Speaker - 15 min

Read-Aloud- 10 min

Discussion- 10 min

Activity – 30 min

Assessment – 20 min

ASSESSMENT

Teacher will provide students with a picture book depicting the events of the story “We’re All Wonders”. Students will choose words from the word bank to fill-in/complete sentences that describe the events of the story.

STANDARDS

VIRGINIA

CCSS ELA-SL.1-2.1.

CCSS ELA-RL.1-2.9

CCSS-ELA-L.1-2.1,

CCSS ELA-L.1-2.2.

differentiation

Students will watch/ listen to a second reading of We’re All Wonders on youtube with classroom Chromebooks. Students will work with a partner and be given a word bank to complete “Chosing Kindness” writing assignment.

digital resources

https://wonderthebook.com/choose-kind

https://wonderthebook.com/assets/downloadables/WereAllWonders_ClassKit_EduGd_WEB.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWOuoaAtXGE

References

For Teachers. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://wonderthebook.com/for-teachers

Palacio, R. J. (2017). We’re All Wonders. New York: Alfred A. Knopf