The Media Specialist as a Teacher
Information Literacy Lesson
Rock n’ Roll, is a thematic unit covering third grade science. The integrated unit focuses on the properties of rocks and minerals and the different ways in which scientists classify them. This unit contains lessons that give students a hands-on approach to discovering the various ways that rocks and minerals can be classified. Rock n’ Roll builds upon students’ prior knowledge of the similarities and differences of rocks and minerals. The unit allows students to explore the different scientific methods used to classify rocks and minerals. I also created a pathfinder to accompany this lesson.
Rocks and Minerals Pathfinder
Reading Enrichment Unit
I planned a reading enrichment unit for a 3rd grade class. The unit consists of 5 segments and was developed around a Dr. Seuss theme. Every year our school spends a week celebrating Dr. Seuss' life during Read Across America. I wanted to develop lessons that would promote reading for enjoyment as well as celebrate the life of this great American author. The unit consists of a story time, a blog containing a social networking component, and activities that incorporate GPS standards and Standards for the 21st Century. The unit is titled Oh, the Places You'll Go! When You Read a Book, and was developed around the essential question, "how can reading for pleasure encourage us to read more?".
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