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- 2. * This Is Who I Am … Aubrey & Caroline’s Mommy
- 3. 01 TODAY’S GOAL... From Frustration To Enlightenment
- 4. 02 EXPECTATIONS FOR TODAY Please place phones on silence or vibrate Enjoy this time to focus on learning Everyone participates Take care of yourself as necessary
- 5. 03 * 3-2-1 Bridge WITH A PARTNER ON A NOTECARD……. Three Words Write down three words that come to mind when you think of Social Studies and ELAR integration. Two Question Write down two questions that quickly come to mind about the integration of Social Studies and ELAR. One Metaphor Write down one metaphor or simile that comes to mind when you think of integrating Social Studies and ELAR.
- 6. 04 * Why is it so important that we integrate? 40% 36% 37% UNDERSTANDING & ANALYZING INFORMATIONAL TEXT
- 7. 05 * this is also why it is important
- 8. 06 * How have expectations shifted? “ Duke, Nell K. Starting Out: Practices to Use in K-3 , Educational Leadership 2013
- 9. 07 * What does TEA say about this? * A greater depth of understanding of complex content material can be attained when integrated social studies content from the various disciplines and critical-thinking skills are taught together.
- 10. 08 * Let’s complete a turn and talk 01. Person A: How has the expectations for young children changed? 02. Person B: How has this change affected your teaching?
- 11. 09 Let’s Get This Out Of The * Way… * This is what we do… VIDEO
- 12. 10 * Today… 01. 02. Making Thinking Visible Strategies Project Zero Harvard Literacy Station Ideas
- 13. 11 * When integrating… Make sure it: Focuses on the TEKS (ELAR and SS) Utilizes engaging strategies Naturally lends itself to continuous improvement
- 14. 12 * Focus on the TEKS Figure 19 Discuss the purpose for reading and listening to various texts Ask and respond to questions about text Monitor and adjust comprehension Make inferences Retell, act out, or summarize important events in stories Make connections to own experiences and to the larger community Social Studies Process Skills Obtain information about a topic using a variety of resources Express ideas orally based on knowledge and experiences Create and interpret visual and written material Use a problem solving process Use a decision-making process Use standard grammar, spelling, sentence structure, and punctuation Identify main idea, fact and opinion, cause and effect, and categorize information
- 15. 13 * Let’s Start With The TEKS “ “ 1.11A - Explain the purpose for rules and laws in the home, school, and community. 1.11B - Identify rules and laws that establish order, provide security, and manage conflict.
- 16. 14 * Using Think-Puzzle-Explore to introduce a topic 1. 2. 3. What do you think you know about rules and laws? What puzzles you about rules and laws? How would you explore and learn more about rules and laws?
- 17. 15 * What is this text mostly about? ELAR– 1.14A - Restate the main idea heard or read ELAR – Figure 19C – Monitor and adjust comprehension Social Studies Process Skill – 1.18B – Create and interpret visual and written material. Social Studies Process Skill – 1.17B – Obtain information about a topic using valid visual sources
- 18. 16 CHALK TALK This routine asks students to think about ideas, questions, or problems by silently responding in writing both to the prompt and to the thoughts of others. All students can participate in the open-ended and exploratory nature of the routine.
- 19. 17 * Main Idea Literacy Station ? What are these pages mostly about? ? What are these pages mostly about?
- 20. 18 Let’s Look At Benjamin Franklin 1.13B – Citizenship - Identify historical figures such as Benjamin Franklin, Francis Scott Key, and Eleanor Roosevelt who have exemplified good citizenship 3.1B identify individuals, including PierreCharles L'Enfant, Benjamin Banneker, and Benjamin Franklin, who have helped to shape communities;
- 21. 19 * Resources To Help You http://www.texasbar.com/iwasthefirst/index.html
- 22. 20 * Historical Figure Station Idea
- 24. 22 * Vocabulary – Station ? Questions to talk about when you are completing read alouds: Does the author explain what the word means? Does the rest of the page help? Do the graphics provide clues? Is there a glossary?
- 25. 23 • Read the word and words around it • Look at the pictures • Is there a glossary? • Draw a picture or write a sentence.
- 26. 24 Pick a word that you don’t already know the definition of.
- 27. 25 * Let’s talk about graphics in text Recent research indicates that 60 percent of graphics in informational texts for 2nd and 3rd graders convey information not available in the written text (Fingeret, 2012). Comprehension of graphical devices is a stronger predictor of overall comprehension of informational text than several other known predictors, including words read correctly per minute, listening comprehension, cognitive flexibility, attitude toward reading, and individual word reading skill, and is second only to vocabulary knowledge (Roberts & Norman, 2012).
- 28. 26 * Let’s study graphics 1 Begin by giving students time to examine a graphic. 2 Ask, "What do you see in this graphic?" 3 "What do you see that makes you say that?“ 4 "What else do you see?"
- 29. 27 * See – Think - Wonder What do you see? What do you think about that? What does it make you wonder?
- 30. 28 * Take a look at a picture
- 31. 29 * Step Inside ? What is this person doing? ? What do you think this person is thinking? ? What would this person say?
- 32. 30 * Writing in Social Studies Keys to remember: Build on their prior knowledge through language before they write Talk before we write I heard – encourages first time listeners Top 5 List
- 33. 31 * Ways to check for understanding Let’s have a Snowball fight! Who was the first Hispanic member of the Texas Supreme Court? A. B. C. D. Raul Gonzalez Cesar Chavez Willie Amos Jose Antonio Navarro
- 34. 32 * How do you play Snowball Fight with Kinder and 1st Graders? Which of these is a picture of a globe? A B
- 35. 33 I Used To Think… Now I Think… With a partner on a notecard… Write down I used to think and answer what you used to think about Social Studies and ELAR integration Write down Now I think and answer what you now think about Social Studies and ELAR integration
- 36. 44 * Let’s talk April Chiarelli aprilchiarelli@hotmail.com
- 37. Thanks for your time. * Have a great day!