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Third Grade PA
Unit 1: How Change Impacts People and Relationships.
Change
Literary Elements
Shells
Sachiko Means Happiness
Unit 2:The Problem Solving Process And How It Causes Change
Day and Night by MC Escher
Free Fall by David Wiesner
Creative Problem Solving Process
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
The Crow and the Pitcher
The Green Book
Unit 3 Cultural and/or Social Implications of Change
Ancient Egypt
Unit 4: Egyptian Civilization
Figurative Language
Fourth Grade PA
Unit 1: Engaging With Literature/Understanding Theme
Birdfoot's Grampa
Famous by Naomi
Lenny's Red Letter Day
The Old Man and His Affectionate Son
The Secret Garden
Unit 2: Thematic Generalizations
Little Giddling by TS Elliot
The Power of Light by Isaac Bashevis Singer
The Terrible Things An Allegory of the Holocaust
Holocaust Survivor's Tale
Hispanic American and African American Poetry
Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry
The Life and Work of Emily Dickinson
Unit 3: Theme Generalizations
Grammar Island
Brain Basics
Concepts of Systems
What Influences An Individual's Development?
Eleven by Sandra Cisneros
Unit 4: Theme Generalizations
Creativity
Neurological Diseases
Shrewd Todie and Lyzer The Miser by Isaac Singer
The Helpful Badge by Laurence Yap
Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
Fifth Grade PA
Unit 1: Change and Systems
Capstone Project
The Hemulen Who Loved Silence by Tove Jansson
All in A Summer Day By Ray Bradbury
Cosmic Perspective by Neil dGrasse Tyson
Pep Talk by Kid President
Ode to My Library by Gary Soto
Unit 2:Theme Generalizations
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Great Blackberry Pick
I Am Cherry Alive, The Little Girl Sang by Delmore Shwartz
What Farm to Table Got Wrong by Dan Barber
Essays
Unit 3:Theme Generalizations
Informational Texts
Nothing Can Stay and Ghost Cat
Mr. Nickel's Class
Home
Information About PA
Classroom Resources
All About Mr. Nickel
Third Grade PA
Unit 1: How Change Impacts People and Relationships.
Change
Literary Elements
Shells
Sachiko Means Happiness
Unit 2:The Problem Solving Process And How It Causes Change
Day and Night by MC Escher
Free Fall by David Wiesner
Creative Problem Solving Process
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
The Crow and the Pitcher
The Green Book
Unit 3 Cultural and/or Social Implications of Change
Ancient Egypt
Unit 4: Egyptian Civilization
Figurative Language
Fourth Grade PA
Unit 1: Engaging With Literature/Understanding Theme
Birdfoot's Grampa
Famous by Naomi
Lenny's Red Letter Day
The Old Man and His Affectionate Son
The Secret Garden
Unit 2: Thematic Generalizations
Little Giddling by TS Elliot
The Power of Light by Isaac Bashevis Singer
The Terrible Things An Allegory of the Holocaust
Holocaust Survivor's Tale
Hispanic American and African American Poetry
Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry
The Life and Work of Emily Dickinson
Unit 3: Theme Generalizations
Grammar Island
Brain Basics
Concepts of Systems
What Influences An Individual's Development?
Eleven by Sandra Cisneros
Unit 4: Theme Generalizations
Creativity
Neurological Diseases
Shrewd Todie and Lyzer The Miser by Isaac Singer
The Helpful Badge by Laurence Yap
Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
Fifth Grade PA
Unit 1: Change and Systems
Capstone Project
The Hemulen Who Loved Silence by Tove Jansson
All in A Summer Day By Ray Bradbury
Cosmic Perspective by Neil dGrasse Tyson
Pep Talk by Kid President
Ode to My Library by Gary Soto
Unit 2:Theme Generalizations
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Great Blackberry Pick
I Am Cherry Alive, The Little Girl Sang by Delmore Shwartz
What Farm to Table Got Wrong by Dan Barber
Essays
Unit 3:Theme Generalizations
Informational Texts
Nothing Can Stay and Ghost Cat
More
Home
Information About PA
Classroom Resources
All About Mr. Nickel
Third Grade PA
Unit 1: How Change Impacts People and Relationships.
Change
Literary Elements
Shells
Sachiko Means Happiness
Unit 2:The Problem Solving Process And How It Causes Change
Day and Night by MC Escher
Free Fall by David Wiesner
Creative Problem Solving Process
Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain
The Crow and the Pitcher
The Green Book
Unit 3 Cultural and/or Social Implications of Change
Ancient Egypt
Unit 4: Egyptian Civilization
Figurative Language
Fourth Grade PA
Unit 1: Engaging With Literature/Understanding Theme
Birdfoot's Grampa
Famous by Naomi
Lenny's Red Letter Day
The Old Man and His Affectionate Son
The Secret Garden
Unit 2: Thematic Generalizations
Little Giddling by TS Elliot
The Power of Light by Isaac Bashevis Singer
The Terrible Things An Allegory of the Holocaust
Holocaust Survivor's Tale
Hispanic American and African American Poetry
Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry
The Life and Work of Emily Dickinson
Unit 3: Theme Generalizations
Grammar Island
Brain Basics
Concepts of Systems
What Influences An Individual's Development?
Eleven by Sandra Cisneros
Unit 4: Theme Generalizations
Creativity
Neurological Diseases
Shrewd Todie and Lyzer The Miser by Isaac Singer
The Helpful Badge by Laurence Yap
Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
Fifth Grade PA
Unit 1: Change and Systems
Capstone Project
The Hemulen Who Loved Silence by Tove Jansson
All in A Summer Day By Ray Bradbury
Cosmic Perspective by Neil dGrasse Tyson
Pep Talk by Kid President
Ode to My Library by Gary Soto
Unit 2:Theme Generalizations
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
The Great Blackberry Pick
I Am Cherry Alive, The Little Girl Sang by Delmore Shwartz
What Farm to Table Got Wrong by Dan Barber
Essays
Unit 3:Theme Generalizations
Informational Texts
Nothing Can Stay and Ghost Cat
Sachiko Means Happiness
Focus
Symbolism
Character Perspective
Literary Elements and Their Connection to Change
Essential Questions
How can the integration of multiple ideas and perspectives influence change?
How does change impact people, relationships, and the world around us?
What are the parts of the story and what role do they play?
How can a skilled reader get “inside” of a story?
Reading and Responding to Text
What is the author saying? What in the text reveals what the author is saying?
What is the theme or central idea of the text as supported by details?
How and why do individuals develop and interact throughout a text?
How have the main character’s values and morals affected their decisions and actions?
How do words and phrases impact the meaning of a text?
What is the value of reading multiple texts on the same theme or topic?
7 Elements of a Story
1. Character
2. Setting
3. Theme
4. Plot
5. Point of View
6. Conflict
7. Tone
Multimedia Resources
About the Author
The Story
Sachiko Means Happiness Read Aloud
Sachiko Means Happiness Read Aloud You Tube Version
All About Japan
Japan National Geographic
Kids World Travel Guide for Japan
Facts About Japan
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