Dear Mr. Blueberry
(p. 68-89)
Student Sites
Documents
Letter Paper | Spelling words |
Letter Paper with Starter Sentence | Centers |
Postage Stamp |
Background: Whales
Spelling: ue/oo
Vocabulary: details, disappoint, forcibly, information, oceans, stroke (p. 66-67)
Preview, predict, picture walk, read story aloud and discuss
Story: Choral Read, partner read, independent read, listen to story on tape
Poetry: An Elephant is Hard to Hide (p. 66p)
Writing: Organization: Letter Writing
Word Building: balloons
Centers
Cool Computers: Create your favorite mammal using Pixie
Awesome Artists: Draw and diagram a whale (use posters to help)
Word Wizards: Mammals/Fish sort
Rockin’ Readers: Whale books
My Imaginary Animal writing
Whale Tale writing paper
Parts of a Whale worksheet
Make a Wonderful Whale Book
Beluga whales worksheet
Whale Game