The Secret Birthday Message
We will begin our literacy group with reading The Secret
Birthday Message by Eric Carle. It is a book about a boy
that gets a mysterious letter written in code to lead him to
his birthday present. The students will name prepositions,
such as, "through," "behind," etc., while reading the map
to discover the location of the present.
The students and the teacher will participate in a treasure hunt
while at school by reading clues on a map as follows:
"When you come to group, Read the map.
Look for a ramp. We're going to the gym.
Look for a computers. We're going to the technology lab.
Look for lots of books. We're going to the library.
Look for the room with crayons and paper.
We're going back to group.
Once the students return to group, they will complete a story
extension to share a favorite place that they have visited. The
writing stem will be, " I went to the ___________ and I saw a ____."
For example, "I went to the mountains and I saw a lake."
Lesson 2:
We will begin our literacy group with reading The Secret
Birthday Message by Eric Carle. The students will retell the
book by recalling what the symbols mean and where they
lead the boy.
The students will follow last weeks treasure hunt map using a map of
the school to trace their steps as follows:
"When you come to group, Read the map.
Look for a ramp. We're going to the gym.
Look for a computers. We're going to the technology lab.
Look for lots of books. We're going to the library.
Look for the room with crayons and paper.
We're going back to group.
While they complete the treasure hunt, They will put numbers on the
map to show where they went in the school. They will retell where they
went using past tense markers when in group.