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Lesson 1 Tony Beaver

Grade Level: Grades 2, 3, and 4

Subject Areas: Reading/Language Arts, Social Studies, Art

Learner Outcomes:

The students will identify the United States when shown a map.
The students will identify West Virginia by shape and relative location on the United States map.
The students will understand the concept of an exaggeration.
The students will read or listen to and discuss the various stories of Tony Beaver.
The students will use a dictionary.

Duration of Lesson: 1- 75 minute session (4th Grade may want to use 2 days.)

Materials:

Map of the United States
Map of West Virginia
Dictionaries
Books
Drawing paper
Copy of a United States map for each child to use throughout the unit

Technology Tools/Courseware:

Multimedia computer with Internet capability
Data Projector
Can use overhead and transparencies.

Teacher Notes:

The teacher will need to adapt each part of this lesson to the age and ability of the students.
Obtain a signed Acceptable Use Policy, if needed.
Provide the class with a variety of Tall Tale books from the school library to be reading before the unit is taught.
Get materials as listed above.

Procedures:

Have students brainstorm "What is a tall tale?"
Discuss tall tales and folklore.
Give a description of a tall tale. (Tall Tales) (American Tall Tales) On this site enter a search for tall tales.
Have students look up the following words in a dictionary.

tale
folklore
exaggeration
griddle

Show a map of the United States and ask, "What country is this?"
Discuss.
Show a map of West Virginia and ask, "What state is this?"
Discuss.
Ask where West Virginia is on the United States map.
Give students a United States map and have them color in West Virginia.
Read Tony Beaver, Griddle Skater. (Can be read before unit starts.)
Can read short story at Tony Beaver.
Read Tony Beaver, West Virginian. or go to Adventures.
With use of a data projector and Tall Tales , web site the class listens to Phil Wyatt read a story about Tony Beaver.
Discuss after each reading.
Students may draw a picture, write a story, or retell the Tony Beaver story in written form.

Modifications:

Have peer tutors for the dictionary and map work, if necessary.
Have a volunteer or older student read Tony Beaver story to the reading challenged child.

Enrichment Activities:

4th Grade may use the 4th Grade Scott Foresman reading book and Horizons of West Virginia to develop this lesson further.
Oral Book reports
4th grade could discuss the United States map more thoroughly. ( Example: Discuss physical features.)
Do a report on West Virginia.
Game of "Truth or Exaggeration." (MS Word) (RTF)

Evaluation/Assessment:

All elements of the lesson will be graded using a grading Checklist (MS Word) (RTF)

West Virginia Content Standards and Objectives:

RLA.2.1.5, RLA.2.1.6, RLA. 2.1.7, RLA.2.1.8, RLA.2.1.15, RLA.3.1.3,
RLA.3.1.4, RLA.3.1.7, RLA.3.1.14, RLA.4.1.3, RLA.4.1.4, RLA.2.2.4,
RLA.3.2.10, RLA.3.2.12, RLA.4.2.3, RLA.2.3.2, RLA.3.3.1, RLA.4.3.1

SS.2.4.1, SS.2.4.3, SS.2.5.3, SS.2.5.6, SS.3.5.6, SS.4.4.2, SS.4.5.12

VA.2.4.1, VA.3.1.2, VA.4.3.3

National Standards:

Geography
1 Understand the characteristics and uses of maps, globes, and other geographic tools and technologies

Language Arts
1 Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process
2 Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions
5 Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process
6 Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary texts
8 Uses listening and speaking strategies for different purposes
9 Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media

Art
1 Understands and applies media, techniques, and processes related to the visual arts
5 Understands the characteristics and merits of one's own artwork and the artwork of others

References:

Resources Cited

Authors:

Criss Elementary School
Wood County Schools
West Virginia

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