https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l Share how you are using building ELA materials! en-us 2016-12-05 20:00:13 UTC 2025-10-29 18:33:44 UTC hello@padlet.com jwa0407 https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l/wish/141870815 We used Explore the World books for opinion writing mentor texts.]]> 2016-12-05 20:04:05 UTC https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l/wish/141870815 sem0619 https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l/wish/141871281 Lesson Focus: Comprehension through discussing cause and effect after reading.
Word Work: Long a vs. short a - looking at the title there are two long a's.  Discuss how to make long and short a's when spelling.
Vocabulary: Words to look at and discuss: milkmaid, market, thought, pail, miller, toss.  Phrases: Toss her head, Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
Text introduction: Discuss what a milkmaid is - then tell students that the story is about a milkmaid who carries a pail of milk on her head and thinks about what she will do with the milk.  Students should pay attention to how on thing causes something else to happen which causes something else to happen.  (cause and effect)


Did this today - we didn't get to the cause and effect part yet - will touch on it tomorrow, but homonyms came up with pail/pale, maid/made and let to more discussions about homonyms! Students seemed to enjoy this book and have enjoyed the other new books we have read]]> 2016-12-05 20:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l/wish/141871281 cas0505 https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l/wish/141871971 2016-12-05 20:07:46 UTC https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l/wish/141871971 mnm1020 https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l/wish/141872774 I am currently using this book with my  students.  Lesson Focus: Introduce students to nonfiction and it's features.  First, I had the students look through the book and talk about what they noticed. We discussed the features (labels, captions, bold print, glossary,  and diagrams).  This text  has a good lead to get the reader interested (use of question for lead). This text can be used as a mentor text to show an example of a good lead, reasons provided for opinion writing, and details given for informational writing.]]> 2016-12-05 20:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l/wish/141872774 cas0505 https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l/wish/141875043 The Big Wave - New text in the main book room - G71
Thoughts on the text - It is nice that a book level that is typically not second grade is formatted as a chapter book. This way students feel like they are reading higher level text like the rest of the on level students. ]]> 2016-12-05 20:18:17 UTC https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l/wish/141875043 https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l/wish/141875286 Our kids love the first one that we did so I'm thinking they will love these too and will buy into reading them independently as well. 

Kim & Katelyn]]> 2016-12-05 20:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l/wish/141875286 jwa0407 https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l/wish/141875473 Has activities on the back cover to interest students on writing about something that is their your favorite. ]]> 2016-12-05 20:19:39 UTC https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l/wish/141875473 https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l/wish/141877047 2016-12-05 20:25:27 UTC https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l/wish/141877047 lmo0618 https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l/wish/141884764 We worked on a Reader's theater piece for The Gingerbread Man! It's below if you want to see it. :)]]> 2016-12-05 20:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/trina_martin/1khecvm2554l/wish/141884764