Using Children’s Literature as Windows to the World of Elective Courses for the Elementary Grades...

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Using Children’s Literature as Windows to the World

of Elective Courses for the Elementary Grades

Honors Academy of Literature: Nevada Reading Week Presentation 2014Using Children’s Literature as Windows to the World of Elective Courses for the Elementary Grades

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Honors Academy of Literature195 South Arlington Avenue

Reno, Nevada 89501

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Reno, Nevada 89501

Honors Academy of Literature: Nevada Reading Week Presentation 2014 Using Children’s Literature as Windows to the World of Elective Courses for the Elementary Grades

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Reno, Nevada 89501


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Our Electives to ShareQuantitative Literacy at the School Store

Math and LiteraturePrimary Literacy: Love of Art

The Art of Children’s LiteratureCooking and Literacy

Physical Education and LiteracyClassic Versus Contemporary Literature

Craft Art and LiteratureKindergarten Literacy


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Elective classes at Honors Academy of Literature arecontent classes and electives, in addition to the regularly-scheduled literacy and math classes, based on seat hours. The offering of elective classes allows students and parents to choose multiple courses throughout the year. http://www.honorsacademyofliterature.org/Our-Approach.html


http://www.honorsacademyofliterature.org/Our-Approach.html

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Sample Elective Schedule


Kindergarten Ms. Chris Ms. Miranda 3rd Ms. Sheree 5th 6th Mr. Kevin Ms. Audrey Ms. Connie

Q1/Elective 1

Kinder Literacy Primary Math(1-2)

Primary Literacy(1-2)

Art(5-8)

Nature & Earth Science (3-6)

Business of Math &

School Store (3-8)

STEM:Science, Tech, Engineering,

Math (3-6)

Social Studies: Economics

(5-8)

PE/Health (3-8)

Kinder Literacy

Q1/Elective 2

Food/Home Economics

(3-5)

Special Education

Teacher Prep

Mythology(5-8)

Music Appreciation(3-6)

U.S. Government

(3-6)

Special Education

Teacher Prep

Technology Skills (5-8)

Required 7th

PE/Health (3-8)

Intro French Language (5-

8)

N/A

Q2/Elective 1

Kinder Math Primary Math(1-2)

Primary Literacy(1-2)

Poetry (3-6)

Dramatic Arts (3-6)

Business of Math &

School Store (3-8)

5th Grade Science Pt. 1/Science Fair

(3-5)Required 5th

STEM (6-8)

French II (6-8) Prereq or Language

Exam Required

Kinder Literacy &

Math

Q2/Elective 2

Introduction to American Sign

Language (3-5)

Special Education

Teacher Prep

Geometry of Art(3-6)

Journalism (3-6)

The Art of Children’s Literature

(5-7)

Special Education

Teacher Prep

Technology Skills (3-6)

Required 4th

Social Studies: Geography & Orienteering

(5-7)

8th Grade Science

/Science Fair (6-8)

Required 8th

N/A

Q3/Elective 1

Kinder Science Primary Science(1-2)

Primary Social Studies

(1-2)

Media Studies/Current

Events (4-6)

Dramatic Arts (4-7)

Math: TBD(4-7)

5th Grade Science Pt. 2

Required 5th

Math 8: PrealgebraRequired 8th

Craft Arts (3-4)

Intro Italian Language

(3-4)

Q3/Elective2

Leadership & Community

Service (3-7)

Special Education

Teacher Prep

Yearbook(5-7)

NV Hist Pt. 1Required 4th


(3-6)

Special Education

Teacher Prep

Physical Science & Movement

(5-7)

Classic vs. Contemporary

Literature(5-7)

8th Grade Science

Required 8th

N/A

Q4/Elective 1

Kinder Social Studies

Primary Science(1-2)

Primary Social Studies

(1-2)

Life Science & Biology (3-6)

Music History(5-8)

PE/Health (3-8)

History of Diverse People

(5-8)

Algebra I/IIPrerequisite or

Teacher Rec. Required

Intro French Language (3-

6)

Kinder Literacy &

Social Studies

Q4/Elective 2

PE/Health (3-7)

Special Education

Teacher Prep

Ancient History (5-7)

NV Hist Pt. 2Required 4th

Nature & Earth Science (3-6)

Special Education

Teacher Prep

History of Diverse People

(5-7)

8th Grade English/H.S. Prep

Required 8th

Craft Arts (3-6)

N/A

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Our panel of presenters are teachers from the various grade levels. Each teacher will present information on an elective course taught at the Honors Academy of Literature that could be adapted or adopted for use at other schools in Nevada, libraries, and in additional educational settings.


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Honors Academy of Literature Staff Presenters


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Our presentation includes:

Overview of Elective CourseLinks to Common Core State Standards and Nevada State StandardsActivities for scholarsLinks to children’s literaturePhotographs of activities in the school settingLinks to each teacher’s website to include lesson plans and additional resourcesSample hands-on activities for selected elective courses


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Math and Children’s Literature

Presented by Christine Mitchell



Focus Common Core Standards:Mathematical Practice Standards:

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively3. Construct viable arguments4. Model with Mathematics5. Use appropriate tools strategically6. Attend to precision

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Successful Activities:How many of you know what we have to do in order to solve problems using math? Discuss some ideas they come up withEstablish purpose- In this book, a zookeeper has a problem after he closes the zoo. Let’s read and find out what happens in this story.Create urgency- We are learning today ways to solve math story problems so that we have strategies to solve any type of math problem. Explicit teacher modeling-Read the Story.When finished…turn to the page that shows all the characters in the bedroom while the zookeeper’s wife turns on the lights. Ask: How many feet are in the bedroom right now?

Use pictures, numbers and words to solve the math problem.Honors Academy of Literature: Nevada Reading Week Presentation 2014

Using Children’s Literature as Windows to the World of Elective Courses for the Elementary Grades

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Children’s Literature Examples

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More Children’s Literature Examples






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Social Studies and Literacy Elective:For the Love of Art

Presented by Miranda Kimbrough

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Student and Teacher Created Goals or Learning Objectives for Unit:

Scholars will be able to compare a variety of different cultures and art to the art and culture(s) they are exposed to in their everyday lives. They will do this by writing poems, creating stories, using graphic organizers, producing artwork, and communicating with peers.

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Japanese Culture: 3 WeeksHaiku Nature PoemsZhen Garden ModelsOrigami Native American Culture: 3 Weeks

Reenact MythologyCreate your own Kachina Doll.Petroglyphs

Hispanic Culture: 3 WeeksHolidays: Day of the Dead, Quinceanera, Cinco de MayoTraditional Music and Dance Spanish Colors/Vocabulary Scoot

Successful Activities

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http://www.amazon.com/Good-bye-Havana-Hola-New-York/dp/1442406747/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1393129442&sr=1-1&keywords=Havana!+Hola,+Nueva+York!

http://www.amazon.com/Sadako-Thousand-Cranes-Puffin-Classics/dp/0142401137/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1393129695&sr=1-1&keywords=Sadako+and+the+Thousand+Paper+Cranes

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http://www.amazon.com/Coyote-Under-Table-coyote-debajo/dp/1935955063/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1393130055&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Coyote+Under+the+Table

http://www.amazon.com/Mommy-Mama-Me-Lesl%C3%A9a-Newman/dp/1582462631/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1393130385&sr=1-2&keywords=Mama+and+Me

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http://www.amazon.com/Cazuela-That-Farm-Maiden-Stirred/dp/1580892426/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1393130605&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Cazuela+That+the+Farm+Maiden+Stirred

http://www.amazon.com/Senorita-Gordita-Helen-Ketteman/dp/0807573027/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1393130777&sr=1-1&keywords=Senorita+Gordita

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Presented by Sheree Hummel

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Cooking and Literacy

Presented by Katie Stewart


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Mini-Lesson Topics

• Japan• Culture• Sushi• Landscape• Ingredients


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Sushi Day! • Talk to your parents about anything they might

be able to bring in to make sushi! We will need:• Rice• Cucumbers• Avocado• Assorted fish (imitation crab and possibly

shrimp)• Soy sauce Honors Academy of Literature: Nevada Reading Week Presentation 2014


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Physical Education and Literacy

Presented by Dora CollinsHonors Academy of Literature: Nevada Reading Week Presentation 2014


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PRESENTATION

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Craft Art and Children’s Literature

Presented by Audrey BergmannHonors Academy of Literature: Nevada Reading Week Presentation 2014


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Goals or Learning Objectives for Unit:

Scholars will explore the traditional and contemporary crafts of various cultures. They will gain fine motor skills as well as an appreciation for artistic traditions around the world. At the same time, they will read and interact with literature that centers around these crafts.


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Lanyards: 1 WeeksReading: Billy Collins – The lanyardStudent activity: Fluency practice Friendship bracelets: 1 week

Reading: Norse Myth of Freya and the Magical NecklaceStudent activity: narrative writing

Ukrainian Eggs: 2+ WeeksReading: Chicken Sunday by Patricia PolaccoStudent Activity: Oral presentations on family traditions

Weekly Lesson Goals

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Ukrainian Eggs, or Pysanky

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Origami

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Billy Collins – The Lanyard

Honors Academy of Literature: Nevada Reading Week Presentation 2014 Using Children’s Literature as Windows to the World of Elective Courses for the Elementary Grades 48

… Here are thousands of meals, she said,and here is clothing and a good education.And here is your lanyard, I replied,which I made with a little help from a counselor.Here is a breathing body and a beating heart,strong legs, bones and teeth,and two clear eyes to read the world, she whispered,and here, I said, is the lanyard I made at camp.And here, I wish to say to her now,is a smaller gift—not the worn truththat you can never repay your mother,but the rueful admission that when she tookthe two-tone lanyard from my hand,I was as sure as a boy could bethat this useless, worthless thing I woveout of boredom would be enough to make us even.

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Quantitative Literacy at the School Store

Presented by Stephanie VegaHonors Academy of Literature: Nevada Reading Week Presentation 2014


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Children’s Literature Resources


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Our School Store


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Our School Store


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Student Store AssignmentStudent Store Assignment: Preliminary Data AnalysisDue: Wednesday 8/28 Review the survey results in your packet. Based on the data collected,

describe 4 products that you believe would sell best to students at the Honors Academy. Give reasons for each choice. Discuss the possibilities of selling these products at the Honors Academy.

Products • What evidence do you have to support your decisions above? • Is it possible to sell all of these products/services at the student store?• What other findings did you make when screening or looking over the

surveys?Honors Academy of Literature: Nevada Reading Week Presentation 2014




Criteria Yes No Comments:

Audien

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Eye-catching?

Brand/Logo?

Appropriate for all ages?

Clarity Describes store?

Name of store?

Features products?

Coming Soon Sign RubricName of Scorer: ___________________________________Name of Sign Maker: _________________________________

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What is Quantitative Literacy?


Typical School Math Quantitative Literacy (QL)

•Focus on abstract, procedural knowledge

•Focus on problem-based, investigative thinking

•Real-world mathematics implemented in the form of “story problems”

•Real-world mathematics implemented in the form of “authentic tasks”

•Hypothetical situations •Genuine, real world, interdisciplinary situations



What do teachers need to implement QL?

See the real-world applications of mathematics

Situate mathematics content in real-world scenarios

“READ AND WRITE THE WORLD WITH MATHEMATICS”

Gutstein (2006)



Websites for QL

Chance: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/index.htmlRadical Math: http://radicalmath.org/Mathematical Association of America: http://www.maa.org/ql/The National Numeracy Network: http://serc.carleton.edu/nnn/index.htmlNational Council on Economic Education: http://www.councilforeconed.org/about/National Numeracy and Literacy Week: http://www.nlnw.nsw.edu.au/The Young People’s Project: http://www.typp.org/Test Your Quantitative Literacy: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/x-equals-why/2009/02/test_your_quantitative_literac.html

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/index.html

http://radicalmath.org/

http://www.maa.org/ql/

http://serc.carleton.edu/nnn/index.html

http://www.councilforeconed.org/about/

http://www.nlnw.nsw.edu.au/

http://www.typp.org/

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/x-equals-why/2009/02/test_your_quantitative_literac.html

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/x-equals-why/2009/02/test_your_quantitative_literac.html

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Classic vs. Contemporary LiteraturePresented by Kevin Porter

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Kindergarten Literacy

Presented by Connie Poulton

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Phonological Awareness

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.2 Demonstrate understanding of spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonemes).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.2a Recognize and produce rhyming words.


http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RF/K/2/

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RF/K/2/a/

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Use of Nursery Rhyme Readers to help recognize and produce rhyming words

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Use of Mother Goose rhymes to help and produce rhyming words


http://www.fidella.com/trmg/contents.html


Use of the rhyming bag objects to help recognize and produce rhyming words—a can and a pan!

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Phonics and Word Recognition

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RF.K.3a Demonstrate basic knowledge of one-to-one letter-sound correspondences by producing the primary sound or many of the most frequent sounds for each consonant.


Road to the Code Say It and Move It Elkonin Card

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RF/K/3/a/

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Scholars use Say It and Move It to practice one-to-one correspondence of letters and sounds



A Kindergarten scholars traces the letter “t” and practices its corresponding sound

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Kindergarten scholars using children’s literature to support early reading



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All Teacher Websites

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