Learning target:
- I can plan a pollinator fable based on shared criteria, a pollinator character, and a common moral.
- I can write a first draft of my pollinator fable.
Purpose:
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Students are able to access, and show, their knowledge of pollinators in a new and creative way.
- Provides an additional opportunity for students to make progress toward writing an original fable.
In advance:
Storytime
- Review the Labs song.
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Post: Focus question (optional).
Setting Goals
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Post: Guiding question and learning target(s) for the Lab students will be launching that day (see detailed plans for each Lab on the pages that follow).
In the Lab
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Preview the butterfly model fable that will be studied as a mentor text to both identify the elements of and build criteria for a fable.
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Consider forming new Lab groups based on students’ progress, strengths, and needs as exhibited in the Module 3 Labs.
Reflect on Learning
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Post: Sentence frames or picture clues for any reflection questions you will use regularly (optional).
Materials:
Storytime
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Labs song (one to display)
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Text for Storytime (chosen by teacher)
Setting Goals
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Labs notebook (new; one per student and one for teacher modeling)
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Pencils (one per student)
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Learning target(s) (one to display for each Lab; see Launch Stage: At-a-Glance for the specific targets for each Lab)
Imagine Lab
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Fable Elements anchor chart (new; teacher-created; see supporting materials)
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Fable Elements anchor chart (example, for teacher reference)
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Butterfly model fable (one to display; for teacher read-aloud)
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Shared Moral and Common Problems anchor chart (new; co-created with students; see supporting materials)
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Shared Moral and Common Problems anchor chart (example, for teacher reference)
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Labs notebook (new; one per student and one to display)
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Fable Elements planner
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Fable writing pages
Reflecting on Learning
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Labs song (one to display)
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Labs notebook (one for teacher modeling and one per student)