Library Instruction Lesson Database Template

Resource Title / Comparing Frederick and Three Pebbles and a Song with Venn Diagram
File Name / Frederick—Three Pebbles Venn Diagram.doc
Resource Description
(This is information about the resource.) / These stories fit nicely into the first grade classroom study of seasons and have enough similarities to work well with a Venn Diagram.
Standard / AASL / FCPS
Strand / AASL / FCPS
Indicator / AASL / FCPS
Benchmark / AASL / FCPS
SOL / Eng K.2, K.4, 1.1, 1.9, 2.8, 3.2, 4.2, 4.6, 5.3, 6.2
POS
Materials
(Books, files, links, graphic organizers, databases, etc.) / LCD projector, SMART Board, Smart Notebook file, Frederick by Leo Leonni, Three Pebbles and a Song by Eileen Spinelli
Lesson Length / 20-30 minutes
Keywords or key phrases / Fall, winter, seasons, Venn Diagram, SMARTBoard, SMART Board
Year Created? / 2008
Teacher Editable? / XYes
No
Audience
(Resources may have more than 1 audience.) / X Librarian
Purpose
(Resources may have more than 1 purpose.) / X Lesson Plan
Created By
(written by or adapted from) / Donna Forester
Grade Level / Pre-K
K
X 1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade / 7th Grade
8th Grade
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Adult


LEARN Lesson Plan

Comparing Frederick and Three Pebbles w/Venn Diagram

Link / Ask student what they know about how animals prepare for winter in late fall.
Assessment: Class discussion
Engage
and Educate / Explain how a Venn Diagram is used. Read Three Pebbles and a Song and Frederick, reminding the students to be listening for how the stories are the same and how they are different.
Assessment:
Active Learning / Depending on the reading levels of your students, you may need to modify this file either (a) with pictures, or (b) with fewer words so that you can read each word and have a student come up and move it to the appropriate position. Otherwise, with a class of readers, you can just read and point to each word and then have students come and move a word or phrase of your choice.
Assessment: Completed project / Assessment: / Assessment:
Reflect / Think Pair Share: What story did you like the best and why?
Have one or two pairs share with class.

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