tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8534098419256433512.post5273016334299042902..comments2016-02-29T06:07:05.288-08:00Comments on Exploring America: Picture Book Teacher's Guides: Daily Life in a Covered Wagon (Paul Erickson) — "Going West" through "Rolling the Train"Christy G. Keeler, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12090510919477425733noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8534098419256433512.post-16524926615123711892008-11-20T17:23:00.000-08:002008-11-20T17:23:00.000-08:00I like that your Covered Wagon Diary requires stud...I like that your Covered Wagon Diary requires students put themselves in the place of other children their age - over a century ago. This will help them personalize, and therefore, better retain the content they learn. Also, I like that the activity requires they add to their diary each day of the unit. So often, we focus on the results of history instead of letting children see the process of history... how it played out in time and how choices had real consequences that were not "20/20."<BR/><BR/>I do not see the connection between your book and the "Student Response to Expository Text" activity. Could you make the link more explicit?<BR/><BR/>After having the students answer the math story problem, have them each write 2 problems of their own. Then, have them work in teams to answer each others' story problems. This will give them more practice with calculations while assisting in their understanding of the real world/math connection.<BR/><BR/>For the timeline activity, perhaps you could bring in some primary sources. Have students do research on diaries of pioneers, identifying letters/memoirs/journals about the given geographic locations. Students could print out the actual documents and then write summaries of what they learned about the given locations from the primary sources.<BR/><BR/>Your science activities are terrific for building science vocabulary and I love that you merged the FOSS kits with social studies learning. What a great example of interdisciplinary teaching!<BR/><BR/>Please add links to your additional resources so we can all access them.Christy G. Keeler, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12090510919477425733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8534098419256433512.post-21818691106723942942008-11-20T14:28:00.000-08:002008-11-20T14:28:00.000-08:00Mitch- Well done. Your Science lessons were both ...Mitch- Well done. Your Science lessons were both excellent, I'm sure that students will enjoy these activities. Your font sizes were a little strange. Over all great job!Jill Killianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15575109275198818221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8534098419256433512.post-87505992509529497462008-11-17T18:51:00.000-08:002008-11-17T18:51:00.000-08:00I liked all your lessons! I especially liked your...I liked all your lessons! I especially liked your extension on the section you read!<BR/><BR/>I felt all grades 3-5 could adapt these lessons to match their particular standards!Kat DeBeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962003525804433480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8534098419256433512.post-83566157489790318982008-11-17T09:40:00.000-08:002008-11-17T09:40:00.000-08:00I liked your Social Studies activity- Time Line. I...I liked your Social Studies activity- Time Line. I believe many students can identify and relate to what it takes to move from one place to another.<BR/><BR/>Food Weight activity suggestion- Have them determine which type of wagon will be used-the types of wagons in this time period were different.<BR/><BR/>Font size- many different types of font sizes used throughout the guide.Luis Bachelierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06953078083322557281noreply@blogger.com