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

Using Children’s Literature as Windows to the World of Elective Courses for the Elementary Grades. Honors Academy of Literature 195 South Arlington Avenue Reno, Nevada 89501. Honors Academy of Literature 195 South Arlington Avenue Reno, Nevada 89501.

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

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

  2. Honors Academy of Literature195 South Arlington AvenueReno, 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

  3. Honors Academy of Literature195 South Arlington AvenueReno, 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

  4. Honors Academy of Literature195 South Arlington AvenueReno, 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

  5. Our Electives to ShareQuantitative Literacy at the School StoreMath and LiteraturePrimary Literacy: Love of ArtThe Art of Children’s LiteratureCooking and LiteracyPhysical Education and LiteracyClassic Versus Contemporary LiteratureCraft Art and LiteratureKindergarten Literacy 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

  6. Elective classes at Honors Academy of Literature are content 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 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

  7. Sample Elective Schedule 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

  8. 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. 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

  9. Honors Academy of Literature Staff Presenters 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

  10. 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 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

  11. Math and Children’s Literature Presented by Christine Mitchell 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

  12. Focus Common Core Standards:Mathematical Practice Standards: 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively 3. Construct viable arguments 4. Model with Mathematics 5. Use appropriate tools strategically 6. Attend to precision 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

  13. 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

  14. Children’s Literature Examples 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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  19. 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

  20. http://mschrisclassroom.weebly.com/ 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

  21. Social Studies and Literacy Elective: For the Love of Art Presented by Miranda Kimbrough 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

  22. 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. 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

  23. Successful Activities Japanese Culture: 3 Weeks Haiku Nature Poems Zhen Garden Models Origami Native American Culture: 3 Weeks Reenact Mythology Create your own Kachina Doll. Petroglyphs Hispanic Culture: 3 Weeks Holidays: Day of the Dead, Quinceanera, Cinco de Mayo Traditional Music and Dance Spanish Colors/Vocabulary Scoot 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

  24. Children’s Literature Examples 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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  27. http://missmirandasclassroom.weebly.com/ 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

  28. The Art of Children’s Literature Presented by Sheree Hummel 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

  29. Children’s Literature Examples 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

  30. More Children’s Literature Examples 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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  34. Cooking and Literacy Presented by Katie Stewart 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

  35. Mini-Lesson Topics • Japan • Culture • Sushi • Landscape • Ingredients 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

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

  37. Children’s Literature Examples 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

  38. More Children’s Literature Examples 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

  39. http://mskatiestewart.weebly.com 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

  40. Physical Education and Literacy Presented by Dora Collins 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

  41. PRESENTATION 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

  42. http://doracollinsthehonorsacademyofliterature.weebly.com/index.htmlhttp://doracollinsthehonorsacademyofliterature.weebly.com/index.html 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

  43. Craft Art and Children’s Literature Presented by Audrey Bergmann 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

  44. 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. 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

  45. Weekly Lesson Goals Lanyards: 1 Weeks Reading: Billy Collins – The lanyard Student activity: Fluency practice Friendship bracelets: 1 week Reading: Norse Myth of Freya and the Magical Necklace Student activity: narrative writing Ukrainian Eggs: 2+ Weeks Reading: Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco Student Activity: Oral presentations on family traditions 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 45

  46. Ukrainian Eggs, or Pysanky 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 46

  47. Origami 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 47

  48. Billy Collins – The Lanyard … 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 truth that 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. 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

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  50. Quantitative Literacy at the School Store Presented by Stephanie Vega 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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