Grade Level: Second and Third Grade
Subjects:
English/Language Arts
Learner Outcomes
Students will use picture cues to predict what
will happen in the story
Students will read and discuss Johnny Appleseed
by Steven
Kellogg
Students will recognize and spell selected vocabulary
words from text
Students will find and use compound words
from the story.
Duration
of Lesson: Approximately 60 minutes
Materials
Compound Words| 1. Appleseed |
6. butternuts |
11. homesites |
| 2. birthday |
7. wildcats |
12. farmland |
| 3. overflowing |
8. woodsmen |
13. storytellers |
| 4. nearby |
9. sawdust |
14. outdid |
| 5. applebutter |
10. whenever |
15. snowstorm |
TECHNOLOGY TOOLS/COURSEWARE
1. The teacher will need to have a copy of Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg and other versions of Johnny Appleseed to compare.
2. The teacher needs to pre-read the various versions to know how they are alike and different.
3. Make a list of vocabulary words from the story to use as spelling words for the week.
Procedure:
Introduce Steven Kellogg's "Johnny Appleseed."
Use Vocabulary
Cards to introduce words.
Picture walk through book to make predictions.
Record student predictions on a class chart.
Read orally to students stopping to ask questions.
Review predictions for accuracy.
Students can work in small groups to complete crossword
puzzle, Roll & Read Vocabulary Review, and visit Steven Kellogg web sites.
Rotate students until all activities have been completed by each student
Modifications:
Students who need help with reading may need to
work in
pairs on the internet sites. Follow any IEP
instructions for individual students.
Enrichment
Activities:
Have students tape record the story to practice
reading for fluency and expression.
Have students read different versions of Johnny
Appleseed to compare and contrast using a Venn Diagram.
Evaluation/Assessment: Students will be evaluated by teacher observation, class participation, and completed Venn Diagrams and worksheets.
West Virginia IGO's
Language Arts: 2.1,2.2,2.3,2.5,2.6,2.11,2.19,2.223,2.24,2.25,2.34,2.36,2.54,2.55,
3.2, 3.3, 3.9,
National Standards:
Writing
1. Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process
2. Uses the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing
3. Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written composition
4. Gathers and uses information for research purposes
Reading
1. Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process
2. Uses reading skills and strategies to underline and interpret a variety of literary texts
3. Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational text
Listening and Speaking
1. Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes
Viewing
1. Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media
Media
1. Understand the characteristics and components of the media
References:
Johnny Appleseed by Steven Kellogg
Worldwide Web:
Busy Teacher Cafe
ABC Teach
Enchanted Learning
Appleseed
Authors: Carol Malcolm, Joyce Morris, and Nancy Michael
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