Debbie Whitehouse C & I 582

1. Integrating Reading, Making Meaning, Units of Study into a Curriculum Map for third grade teachers in Unit 4 Debbie Whitehouse C & I 582

2. Questions: If I integrate Good Habits Great Readers, Making Meaning, Lucy Calkins Units of Study, with science or social studies how would it look? How useful would it be to third grade teachers in Champaign Unit Four?

3. Rational: Many of the articles this semester have discussed integration of science and social studies into reading and writing. “In today’s classroom environment of ever-increasing demands, every instructional minute must count. Finding time for science instruction and literacy instruction does not have to be an either/or proposition-in fact, the two subjects can be more powerful when combined.” (Hapgood and Palincsar, 2006) Everything seems to be in compartments and not related. It is like someone spilled a jigsaw puzzle out onto the floor, but placed individual pieces into a variety of cups. The pieces go to the puzzle but there not together. There must be away to bind these topics into an integrated piece. As a classroom teacher my time is limited. However, I want my students to learn the depth, width and breathe of a subject, not just a piece.

4. Procedures • Meet with third grade teachers and literacy teachers that piloted the new reading series. • Develop a curriculum map for third grade teachers. • Developed weekly curriculum map for third grade teachers. • Tried to integrate reading, writing and Making Meaning. • Ongoing process and will continue over the summer.

9. Cugnet-Bannatyne, Jo. Heartland: A Prairie Sampler; written by Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet. Tundra Books, 2002. I believe this books is an appropriate read for background knowledge the classroom teacher might need about the prairie. The text is challenging for students as a read aloud. Cugnet-Bannatyne, Jo. A Prairie Alphabet; written by Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet. Tundra Books, 1994. It is a prairie alphabet book with beautiful illustrations. Ernst, Lisa Campbell. Little Red Riding Hood: A Newfangled Prairie Tale. Simon & Schusters Children’s Publishing, 1999. George, Craighead, Jean One Day in the Prairie(Trophy Chapter Book), written by Jean Craighead George. HarperTrophy, 1996. It is about life in the prairie with buffalo and hazard weather conditions. Geisert, Bonnie. A Prairie Town, written by Bonnie Geisert. Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorrairne Books, 1998. It is about the life of a prairie town. Johnson, Rebecca L. A Walk on the Prairie, written by Rebecca L. Johnson. Carolrhoda Books Inc., 2001. Vivid pictures about plants and animals that live on the praire. Hopkinson, Deborah. Cabin in the Snow, written by Deborah Hopkinson and illustrated by Patrick Faricy (Aladdin, 2002.) It is about life in the Kansas prairie. The book contains an authentic recipe from the time period.

10. Hundal, Nancy. Prairie Summer, written by Nancy Hundal. Fitzhenry and Whitesides, 1999. This book compares and contrast life in the prairie and life in a town. Jenkins, Steve. I See a Kookaburra!: Discovering Animal Habitats around the World; written by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page; illlus. By Steve Jenkins. Houghton, 2005. 4-8 yrs. This book contains seek-and-find cut-paper collage illustrations, each habitat holds eight different animals for the viewer to locate and then learn about. Kinsey, Joni L., Plain Pictures, written by Joni L. Kinsey. Smithsonian, 1996. This book has beautiful pictures of America landscape art. Kurelek, William,A Prairie Boy’s Summer, written by William Kurelek. Tundra Books, 1995. This book celebrates farming on the prairie. Kurelek, William,A Prairie Boy’s Winter, written by William Kurelek. Houghton Mifflin, 1984. The book celebrates daily life on the prairie. Landau, Elaine. Grssland Mammals, written by Elaine Landau. Children’s Press, 1996. Vivid pictures about prairie grass all over the world. Lerner,Carol. Seasons of the Tallgrass Prairie, written by and illustrated by Carol Lerner. New Youk, NY: Morrow, 1980. Describes the seasons and plant life of the American Prairie. Murphy, Jim. My Face to the Wind:the Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher in Broken Bow, Nebraska 1881, written by Jim Murphy. Scholastic Inc., 2001. The main character is fourteen years old and becomes a teacher. Ormsby, Alison. The Prairie (Ecosystems of North American, Group 1), written by Alison Ormsby, Benchmark Books (NY), 1998.

11. Murphy, Jim. My Face to the Wind:the Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher in Broken Bow, Nebraska 1881, written by Jim Murphy. Scholastic Inc., 2001. The main character is fourteen years old and becomes a teacher. Ormsby, Alison. The Prairie (Ecosystems of North American, Group 1), written by Alison Ormsby, Benchmark Books (NY), 1998. Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Prairies; illus. with photographs by William Muñoz. Holiday House, 1996. Gr. 3-5 in these five chapters with colorful photographs, Patent enlightens us with facts and information in an overview of the American prairie, including its plant and animal life and current efforts in preservation and restoration. Reynolds, Marilynn. The Prairie Fire, written by Marilynn Reynolds. Orca Book Publishers, 1999. This story is about a young boy’s house being threatened by a prairie fire. Rounds, Glen. Sod Houses on the Great Plains, written by Glen Rounds. Holiday House, Inc., 1995. This book is about living in a sod house.

12. Staub, Frank. America’s Prairies, written by Frank Staub. Carolrhoda Books, 1993. Reading level: ages 9-12. Turner, Ann. Dakota Dugout, written by Ann Turner. Macmillan Publishing Company, 1985. This book is about prairie life in the 19 Century. It has black and white drawings. Wallace, Marianne, D. America’s Prairies and Grasslands: Guide to Plants and Animals, written by Marianne D. Wallace. Fulcrum Publishing, 2001. Find out about the habitats of North American prairies. Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Going West, written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and Renee Graef. Harper Collins Publication, 1997. This is a story about Laura and her family leaving the big woods. It is a picture book format. Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House on the Prairie, written by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Harper Trophy, 1953. This book offers at traveling by covered wagon and experiencing life on the prairie. Winn, Joanne. Living on a Plain (Welcome Books: Communities), written by Joanne Winn. Children’s Press (CT), 2000. Worth, Bonnie. Oh Say Can You Seed: All About Flowering Plants, written by Bonnie Worth. Random House Inc.,2000. This book examines the various parts of seeds, flowers and plants.

13. Prairie Unit • Lesson One: Give students the pre-assessment. Have them think about landing in a prairie, what do they think they’d see. Take 15 minutes to write about what they think they’d see. Take another 15 minutes to draw what they think they’d see. • Lesson Two: Review what we think we know. Either read Little Red Riding Hood: A Newfangled Prairie Tale. Create a KWL-have kids observe as they watch/read and then add to what they know. • Lesson Three: Watch Grasslands. After making observations during the movie, add to the “what we know” column • Lesson Four: Review parts of a plant: draw a flower on the board, students tape the correctly labeled name and then definition to each part. Discuss prior knowledge of plants, then read Oh, Say Can You Seed to present information. Stop during the book and have students turn to a neighbor and decide what a plant needs. Discuss what we learned from the book.

14. Conclusion • We have a curriculum map. • We know where we are going. • It is flexible and will adapted for next year.