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Students will compare and contrast two summer treats and form an opinion about their favorite one.

Vocabulary: ingredients, liquid, mold

Science Focus: states of matter

  1. Watch a Video:

    Fact and Opinion

     

     

  2. Read the Issue:

    Which Would You Pick to Lick?

     

  3. Play a Game:
    Guess My ice Pop

    Skill: organize data

     

  4. Complete Skill Sheets 

    Reading Checkpoint

    Skill: key details

     

    Create Your Own Flavor!

    Skill: creative thinking; apply knowledge

     

    Venn Diagram

    Skill: compare/contrast

     

  5. Lesson Boosters 

  • Paired Text Suggestion: Is This Your Favorite Ice Cream? by Ryan Rucker

     

  • Punctuation Hunt: Question Marks and Exclamation Marks

     

  • Text Features: I Spy!

     

  • Hands-on Activity: Ice Cream vs. Ice Pop Graph

     

CCSS (and states that have similar standards): RI.1.1 key details; RI.1.2 identify main topic; RF.1.1 punctuation; RF.1.2 phonological awareness; SL.1.1 collaborative conversations; L.1.6 use new vocabulary; W.1.8 recall information

Simple, spectacular ideas to boost your lessons.

Paired Text Suggestion: Is This Your Favorite Ice Cream? by Ryan Rucker

  • A father-daughter duo are on an adventure across America to find their favorite ice cream! Join them in this sweet summer story.

Punctuation Hunt: Question Marks and Exclamation Marks

  • Break students into two groups. Have one group circle all the question marks and the other group circle all the exclamation marks in the article. Which were there more of in this issue?

Text Features: I Spy!

  • Use “I Spy” to have volunteers come up to the big issue or digital issue and identify the different text features! In this issue, you can spy labels, photographs, bold words, and subheadings.

Hands-on Activity: My Favorite Treat

Skill: opinion writing, graphing

Materials: My Favorite Treat skill sheets, pencils, crayons, tape, brown construction paper, scissors

  • Ask students to consider which one they would like to eat: an ice cream or an ice pop?
  • Cut the My Favorite Treat skill sheets in half and ask students to choose their favorite.
  • In the scoop, or in the ice pop, have students write down two reasons they like to eat that treat.
  • Students can decorate around their writing and write their name on the back.
  • Cut out a triangle “cone” and rectangle “stick” from the brown construction paper. Tape it to the bottom of a classroom display.
  • Have students cut out their ice cream scoop or ice pop and stack it on the classroom display for a fun class bar graph! Which treat do the students like more?