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Birds’ Amazing Bodies
or any bird in particular. Consult with a guidance counselor, school social worker, or ESL teacher for further investigation of diversity and inclusion concerns.
■ Working with similes and shades of meaning in verbs and adjectives: Students will participate in a series of activities during which they will learn about similes and deepen their understanding of shades of meaning in adjectives and verbs. Some students may grapple with recalling the meaning of recently learned vocabulary and gurative language as the activities progress throughout the unit. Provide additional support with this work when possible by using home language and keeping a class vocabulary log.
■ Habits of character: Students practice showing compassion when collaborating with classmates during group research. It might be challenging for some students to use the Learning Plan anchor chart to set goals and track their progress, as the chart contains some wording which can pose an extra demand for ELLs. Ensure students understand each bullet in the Learning Plan anchor chart as they re ect on their learning and set goals. Provide opportunities to process in home language groups and preview the information in the chart before using it to set or assess goals as necessary.
■ Celebration: Celebrate the courage, enthusiasm, diversity, and bilingual skills that ELLs bring to the classroom.
Preparation and Materials
As students work in small groups, each student will need to be able to work independently with texts. Until all students in the group are con dent independent readers, audio versions of the texts can serve as useful sca olding. Teachers are encouraged to provide audio recordings of these texts whenever possible.
For basic lesson preparation, refer to the materials list and Teaching Notes in each lesson. The following are unusual materials that may take more time or e ort to organize or prepare.
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Lesson 2: Audio recording of a familiar song Lesson 3: Several examples of feathers for display
Lesson 6: Materials for Volley for Vocabulary protocol (seven to eight words from the Bird Word Wall, written on separate index cards and taped to a beach ball)
Lesson 12: Class set or more of sun ower seeds; group set of tweezers, pliers, and pasta servers (one of each per group of three students)
Lesson 13: Class set of cubes or other oating manipulatives
Lesson 14: Class set or more of rubber bands; bin/bucket of dirt per group; paper towels for each group
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Unit 2: Overview