Max Found Two Sticks
(p. 202-221)
Student Sites
Background: music/instruments
Spelling: ew/ui
Vocabulary: appeared, conductor, created, imitated, rhythm, startled (p. 200-201)
Preview, predict, picture walk, read story aloud and discuss
Story: Choral Read, partner read, independent read, listen to story on tape
Poetry: Way Down in the Music (p. 200p)
Writing: Word Choice: If I were an instrument…
Word Building: instruments
Centers
Cool Computers: Madison Website/Ed. Resources/Reading Units
Awesome Artists: Design your own instrument
Word Wizards: Instruments Game
Rockin’ Readers: Books of children’s songs
Listen to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons; draw what the music inspires
Borrow instruments from Music Room and write down interesting describing words (clash, bang, boom, etc.)
