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Colonial Towns and Townspeople Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology Unit PlanColonial Towns and Townspeople Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology Unit Plan
Publisher
Core Knowledge Foundation
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Grade
K
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
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Duration
21 days
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Collaborative Learning
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Year
2013
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Colonial Towns and Townspeople Tell It Again!™ Read-Aloud Anthology

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A read-aloud anthology focuses on colonial towns and townspeople. Over three weeks, young scholars listen to stories, participate in discussions about town life, practice word work, and complete an extension activity with each lesson.  

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

colonial america, colonies, the american colonies, the colonial era, reading, reading comprehension, reading comprehension strategies, read-alouds, responding to reading, responding to literature, informational texts, nonfiction, nonfiction texts, reading nonfiction

Instructional Ideas

  • Create a dramatic play space in your classroom equipped with colonial dress-up and items
  • Showcase the units' main ideas, vocabulary terms, and word work on a themed focus wall

Classroom Considerations

  • The tenth resource in a series of 12 
  • Requires projection for images, and prep time for each lesson
  • Look closely at the nursery rhymes provided to confirm their meaning is appropriate 

Pros

  • The plan is written with lots of detail
  • Includes an alignment chart, daily lesson calendar, and table of contents

Cons

  • None

Common Core

RL.K.2 RL.K.3 RL.K.5 RL.K.6 RI.K.1 RI.K.2 RI.K.3 RI.K.4 RI.K.6 RI.K.7 RI.K.9 RI.K.10 W.K.2 W.K.3 W.K.5 W.K.8 SL.K.1.a SL.K.1.b SL.K.2 SL.K.3 SL.K.4 SL.K.5 SL.K.6 L.K.1.b L.K.1.d L.K.1.f L.K.4.a L.K.5.b L.K.5.c L.K.5.d

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