the big orange splot

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:• How should we deal with people who have different opinions with us?

• Why is it important to have respect for the rights and opinions of others?

• Why is it important to show your individuality?

THINK – PAIR - SHARE

• Describe your dream house.

• Why do you want your dream house to be that way?

MUTTER

• To whisper

They went away muttering “He has lost his mind.”

BAOBAB

• a short tree with a very thick trunk and large edible fruit, living to a great age

Mr. Plumbean planted palm trees and baobabs.

FRANGIPANI

• a tropical American tree or shrub with clusters of fragrant white, pink, or

yellow flowers.

We have frangipani in our garden.

HAMMOCK

• a bed made of canvas or rope mesh suspended from two supports by

cords at both ends

I want to sleep in a hammock.

BELFRY

• the part of a bell tower or steeple in which bells are

housed

The bell ringer went up the belfry.

• What do you think the story is going to be about?• What do you think the problem in the story might be?• How do you think the problem will be solved?

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Story Reading

My Dream HouseMr. Plumbean’s house looked like all his

dreams.

1. Using MS Paint draw a picture of a house that shows what you dream of doing or being someday.

2. Then write about your dream house in 5-10 sentences.

3. Save your work and send to your teacher’s email.

My House Is Me and I Am It “My house is me and I am it. My house is where I like to be, and it looks like all my dreams.”

My house looks like a Dalmatian with a white body and black spots. It has pink curtains. It has a brown door on the 3rd leg. One day I want to be a Veterinarian or a spy, but mostly a Veterinarian.

That's why my house looks like an animal. I love animals like mammals, fish, amphibians and birds. My house doesn't look big in the picture, but it will be a mansion with 10 floors, and 20 1,000 foot rooms on each floor.I guess I need the extra room to examine all the animals. I like my house the way it is because it looks like all my dreams.

Source: http://barwellroades.wcpss.net/projects/fourth/splot/splot21.htm

Guidelines for Scoring:

CRITERIA POINTSThe drawing shows clearly what my dreams are. 5

The paragraph explains clearly why my dream house looks like the drawing. 5

The paragraph is written with correct grammar, punctuation, capitalization, etc.

5

I demonstrated proper behavior in the E-Classroom during the activity. 5

TOTAL: 20 points

Presentation of Works

Discussion:• Why didn’t Mr. Plumbean

paint his house right away?

• Tell what Mr. Plumbean did to improve his dream house.

• How did the people feel about Mr. Plumbean at first? What clues told you this?

Discussion:• What do you think Mr.

Plumbean and his neighbor talked about all night long?

• How do you think the people on the street behaved after all the houses were painted?

Read the following statements. Then give supporting details based on the story.

•Mr. Plumbean changed his house according to his dreams.•Mr. Plumbean’s neighbors did not like what Mr. Plumbean did to his house.

CLG

idea web

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Each group will be given a topic.2. The group will brainstorm and

come up with a main idea based on the topic.

3. Draw a circle around the main idea, each member will write a supporting detail around the topic and circle each one.

4. Draw lines from your topic to each of your supporting details.

The students should get a field trip to

the zoo.

It is not expensive,

because schools can

have discounts.

The students can go out of the classroom, because they might get bored doing the

same thing everyday.

So the students can do something

new.

It is a great learning

experience, we can learn a lot about animals.

GROUPS 1 and 2: What is the best summer activity?

GROUPS 3 and 4: How do you prepare yourself for fourth grade?

GROUPS 5 and 6: Which is the best activity during the SPCP fair?

RECAPITULATION:3-WHATS: • What did we learn today?• So what? (Why is this lesson

important?)• Now what? (What do you plan

with what you learned?)

References:

• http://www.lcdlc.org/Projects/Lesson_Plans_0607/The%20Big%20Orange%20Splot.htm

• http://barwellroades.wcpss.net/projects/fourth/splot/bigosplot.html