Module 8 Making Snow-Language Arts 2A - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will be learning about playing in the snow with Ben and Meg and prepare to write a story about snow. You will also listen to words with the hard and soft "g" and "c" sounds, read sight words, and write vocabulary words. You will identify proper nouns. You will capitalize proper nouns in sentences and write a story about snow. You will read a story about a little pine tree and identify the story elements.

Module Materials:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Material(s)
1	8.1 Snow	None
2	8.2 Snow	None
3	8.3 Snow	None
4	8.4 Snow	None
5	8.5 Snow	crayons or colored pencils (optional);

Module Objectives:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Objective(s)
1	8.1 Snow	Identify the hard "c" and "g," and the soft "c" and "g" sounds. Read sight words. Identify vocabulary words in context. Capitalize proper names. Brainstorm elements for a story.
2	8.2 Snow	Write words with the hard and soft "c" and "g" sounds Use sight words in sentences Define vocabulary words Demonstrate comprehension of "Snow" Capitalize proper names in sentences Write the first draft of a story
3	8.3 Snow	Read sight words. Use vocabulary words in sentences. Read words with hard and soft "c" and "g." Revise a story. Capitalize proper nouns in sentences.
4	8.4 Snow	Reread to identify vocabulary words. Identify words with the hard and soft "c" and "g" medial sound. Use sight words in sentences. Edit a story. Write sentences with proper nouns.
5	8.5 Snow	Spell words with hard and soft "c" and "g." Spell sight words. Use vocabulary words in sentences. Capitalize proper nouns in sentences. Publish a story.

Module Key Words:

Key Words	Sight Words	Spelling Words	Vocabulary Words
hard "g" hard "c" soft "g" soft "c" proper nouns proper names	every had may put fly just of walk	walk goal every just fly rice may cone put	don't couldn't weight magnifying science enough guess eyes cocoa towards through

Module Assignments:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Page #	Assignment Title
1	8.1 Snow	9	Writing: A Story
2	8.2 Snow	5	Reading Comprehension
5	8.5 Snow	3	Spelling Test
5	8.5 Snow	4	Vocabulary Test
5	8.5 Snow	5	Reading: Fluency Check
5	8.5 Snow	7	Writing

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson #	Lesson Title	Notes
1	8.1 Snow	Have your students practice spelling their spelling and sight words each day. Students should spell them correctly when they write. Use the sight word flashcards daily with your student. Mix them up, show them the words, and ask them to read the sight word. Next, do not show them the word but say the word and ask them to spell the word. As your student reads, "Snow," have them write in their Language Arts notebook, what happened at the beginning, middle, and end of the story. During Independent Reading time, have your student read silently to themselves. Ask them questions about what they read when they are finished.
2	8.2 Snow	Have your students practice spelling their spelling and sight words each day. Students should spell them correctly when they write. Use the sight word flashcards daily with your student. Mix them up, show them the words, and ask them to read the sight word. Next, do not show them the word but say the word and ask them to spell the word. In your student's Language Arts notebook, have them write for each of their vocabulary words the following: Definition for the word in their own words, illustration for the word (if possible), synonym or antonym for the word and a sentence using the word. During Independent Reading time, have your student read silently to themselves. Ask them questions about what they read when they are finished.
3	8.3 Snow	Have your students practice spelling their spelling and sight words each day. Students should spell them correctly when they write. Use the sight word flashcards daily with your student. Mix them up, show them the words, and ask them to read the sight word. Next, do not show them the word but say the word and ask them to spell the word. Have your student use their spelling words to write a story in their Language Arts notebook. When your student reads their independent reading book, ask them what the conflict was in the story they read.
4	8.4 Snow	Have your student choose five spelling words that they can illustrate and write a sentence describing their illustration in their Language Arts notebook. Have your students practice spelling their spelling and sight words each day. Students should spell them correctly when they write. Use the sight word flashcards daily with your student. Mix them up, show them the words, and ask them to read the sight word. Next, do not show them the word but say the word and ask them to spell the word.
5	8.5 Snow

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title	Question
8.1 Snow	What sound does hard g make? What words have hard g in them? What sound does soft g make? What words have soft g in them? How do you know when a g is hard or soft? What sound does hard c make? What words have the hard c sound? What sound does soft c make? What words have the soft c sound? How do you do when a c is hard or soft? What is a proper noun? What are the elements of a story?
8.2 Snow	What sound does hard g make? What words have hard g in them? What sound does soft g make? What words have soft g in them? How do you know when a g is hard or soft? What sound does hard c make? What words have the hard c sound? What sound does soft c make? What words have the soft c sound? How do you do when a c is hard or soft? What is a proper noun? What should proper nouns begin with? What are the elements of a story?
8.3 Snow	What sound does hard g make? What words have hard g in them? What sound does soft g make? What words have soft g in them? How do you know when a g is hard or soft? What sound does hard c make? What words have the hard c sound? What sound does soft c make? What words have the soft c sound? How do you do when a c is hard or soft? What is a proper noun? What should proper nouns begin with? What are the elements of a story?
8.4 Snow	What sound does hard g make? What words have hard g in them? What sound does soft g make? What words have soft g in them? How do you know when a g is hard or soft? What sound does hard c make? What words have the hard c sound? What sound does soft c make? What words have the soft c sound? How do you do when a c is hard or soft? What is a proper noun? What should proper nouns begin with? What are the elements of a story?
8.5 Snow	What sound does hard g make? What words have hard g in them? What sound does soft g make? What words have soft g in them? How do you know when a g is hard or soft? What sound does hard c make? What words have the hard c sound? What sound does soft c make? What words have the soft c sound? How do you do when a c is hard or soft? What is a proper noun? What should proper nouns begin with? What are the elements of a story?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title	Video	Question
8.1 Snow	Hard Sound, Soft Sound	What sound does hard g make? What words have hard g in them? What sound does soft g make? What words have soft g in them? How do you know when a g is hard or soft? What sound does hard c make? What words have the hard c sound? What sound does soft c make? What words have the soft c sound? How do you do when a c is hard or soft?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

What is the main idea?
What are three things new you learned?
How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

#	Book	Author	Lexile Level
1	Giraffes Can’t Dance	Giles Andreae	AD570L
2	Gingerbread Baby	Jan Brett	AD580L
3	The Three Billy Goats Gruff	Paul Galdone	500L
4	Clara Caterpillar	Pamela Duncan Edwards	AD550L
5	Mice in the City: New York	Ami Shin
6	Snow	Cynthia Rylant
7	Snow Is Falling	Dr. Franklyn M. Branley	AD460L

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

#	Outing
1	If weather and climate in your area permits do a snow activity with your student, take them sledding or to a park to build a snowman. If you do not live in an area where there is snow, maybe go ice skating at an ice skating rink.