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:

• 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.

• Post: Focus question (optional).

Setting Goals 

• 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

• 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.

• Consider forming new Lab groups based on students’ progress, strengths, and needs as exhibited in the Module 3 Labs.

Reflect on Learning

• Post: Sentence frames or picture clues for any reflection questions you will use regularly (optional).

Materials:

Storytime

• Labs song (one to display)

• Text for Storytime (chosen by teacher)

Setting Goals

• Labs notebook (new; one per student and one for teacher modeling)

• Pencils (one per student)

• Learning target(s) (one to display for each Lab; see Launch Stage: At-a-Glance for the specific targets for each Lab)

Imagine Lab

• Fable Elements anchor chart (new; teacher-created; see supporting materials)

• Fable Elements anchor chart (example, for teacher reference)

• Butterfly model fable (one to display; for teacher read-aloud)

• Shared Moral and Common Problems anchor chart (new; co-created with students; see supporting materials)

• Shared Moral and Common Problems anchor chart (example, for teacher reference)

• Labs notebook (new; one per student and one to display)

• Fable Elements planner

• Fable writing pages

Reflecting on Learning

• Labs song (one to display)

• Labs notebook (one for teacher modeling and one per student)