Watermelon Week: End of the Year 5 Day Unit
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Celebrate the end of the year with this fun watermelon 5 day unit focusing on The Watermelon Seed by Greg Rizzoli and the watermelon life cycle. Included in this pack are 5 days worth of adapted activities that allow your special education or younger students to thrive!
Here’s whats included for the read aloud:
-Read Aloud Routines
-Story map printables (title, author, character, story sequence visuals)
-Interactive wh- and yes/no questions with visual answer choices (use on your iPad or computer to save you from printing - students can click on their answer and it will say whether incorrect/correct and prompt them to try again if they were wrong)
-3 levels of assessments (picture cues, word cues, and blank to fill in the answer)
All activity resources in the lesson plans are included! Below is a day by day break down. Download the preview to see visuals!
Day 1:
-Read Aloud Routine + Adapted Pieces
-Describing Watermelon Anchor Chart
-Art/Writing: Directed Drawing & Cinquain Poem
Day 2:
-Read Aloud Routine + Story Map
-We Love Fruit Printable Chart
-Class Book Writing and Color Activity
Day 3:
-Read Aloud Routine + Comprehension Questions
-Life Cycle Anchor Charts and Vocabulary Cards
-Life Cycle Paper Plate Easy Art
Day 4:
-Read Aloud Routine + Yes/No Questions
-Watermelon Diagram Anchor Chart
-Easy Art Watermelon Diagram
Day 5:
-Read Aloud Routine + Assessments
-Snack: Watermelon Popsicles
-Sensory Activity: Watermelon Guts Sensory Bag
-Art/Writing: A Slice of Summer End of the Year Writing
These visual prompts and comprehension questions will help you establish a clear routine during your literacy time. The visuals will assist students with discussing key details, such as the title, character, setting, and sequence of each story. Pull the NO PRINT interactive questions up on any device or computer after you read the story with your students to check their comprehension of the stories! It will seem like a game to them, but will serve as the perfect assessment of comprehension for you!
Please download the preview to get a look at all that's included in this download, including a peek at some of the questions!
Please let me know if you have any questions prior to purchasing.
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