Teachers use the AVID Framework to create lessons integrating the use of handhelds in learning. These lessons are a work in progress by teachers enrolled in professional development sessions focusing on the using technology for research-based learning. ABC Brainstorm with Animal Kingdom Students will works in groups of two.  They will develop words associated with the animal kingdom.  Students will use prior knowledge to list familiar vocabulary Animal Kingdom: What it is-What it isn’t Using vocabulary from the unit, students will complete a What it is-what it isn’t on two groups of animals.  Students will list characteristics of each group.  Interpreting Poetry using Documents to Go Using Documents to Go, students will read and interpret The Slaves Dream by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Compare and Contrast Civil War Novels in Word to Go Students will compare and contrast literary elements and social studies themes of two Civil War novels during their literature circles.  They will write a response that will make text to self and text to text connections ABC Brainstorm about Joliet This is a  unit on the City of Joliet.  To activate schema on this topic, we will be using the strategy, ABC Brainstorm.  Student will try to think of a word or phrase associated with Joliet, matched to each letter of the alphabet Social Studies Vocabulary Review for Revolutionary War Students will use Danas to construct sentences, word by word, using vocabulary words from text.  Students start with one vocabulary word, begins a sentence, beams to the next person, who adds another word.  First team done with the sentence wins. Compare/Contrast Abolitionists Student will read about Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass,  Student will cite major accomplishments of each on Inspiration and use information to type a compare/contrast essay in Alpha Word on the handheld.   Cause and Effect and Drawing Conclusions Students practice the skills of Cause and Effect and Drawing Conclusions by completing a document in Alpha Word.   Progressives and Reform: World Powers Students will view new and unknown vocabulary words in their social studies topic and create possible sentences with those words.  As they begin to read and discuss they will review their possible sentences and correct the content of their sentences according to the meaning of the word Progressives and Reform: World Powers Students will view new and unknown vocabulary words in their social studies topic and create possible sentences with those words.  As they begin to read and discuss they will review their possible sentences and correct the content of their sentences according to the meaning of the word Progressives and Reform: World Powers Students will survey text by focusing on the titles, subtitles, captions, pictures, quotes, and graphs and coming up with a commonality among them. They will learn how text organization impacts their comprehension and the importance of these elements. Progressives and Reform: World Powers After previewing text students will begin reading and using an A to Z word list in To Do List they will input content from text to show main ideas and details gained from reading.   People Search for Regions of the United States Students circulate around the room gathering names of classmates who have prior knowledge of a variety of statements related to the regions of the United States. Vocabulary Power Students will fill in the blanks of a story with vocabulary words Midwest Region/Chief Crazy Horse Keyword Search in Word to Go Students will independently read nonfiction text in Word to Go.  With a partner, they will highlight ten words that are repeatedly seen throughout the text.  The partners will use these words to create a one sentence summary.  Summaries will be shared and discussed in class. Landforms Students read different non-fiction books about landforms and compare what they have learned after reading another non-fiction book about another landform   The Last Frontier: Farming the Great Plains In preparations for making connections, students work independently and in pairs, surveying text.  Each picked out important words that help activate schema. People and Governement Students work independently (each with their own handheld) to construct their own meaning of the vocabulary words using the Frayer model.  This includes a definition, related words, graphic representation, related words and sentence or connection. All Learner/Group Guided Reading QAR (Question/Answer Relationship)  Developing the 4 types of QAR questions after reading a guided reading book at the students independent reading level. Animal Kingdom Students will works in groups of two.  Using an article about mammals students will fill in the blanks with the missing words about mammals.      Magnets Anticipation Guide Students will respond to statements related to the study of magnets in the Sheets to Go application.  They will be completing this before any formal instruction on the topic.  Then, after formal instruction, students will go back and correct their original work and rewrite all false statements to change them to true statements. Social Studies Chapter 5 Vocabulary Students are drawing and writing to demonstrate their understanding of vocabulary words using the Frayer Model.  This activity would be scheduled for a week with some time allowed each day for completion. ISAT Reading Extended Response Students will work on own.  Using the information from the ISAT Coach students will create a graphic organizer using Inspiration Application on the DANA Changing Fairy Tales After reading Red Writing Hood students will choose a fairy tale that they know and change it in some way.  They can change any part of the fairy tale, but the structure needs to remain recognizable.   Student Fairy Tales A new Red Riding Hood Cinderella with a twist Day in the Life of a Dolphin Introduction  to the characteristics of dolphins.  We will target physical and behavioral characteristics. Everglades Vocabulary with Sketcher Students will use Sketcher to learn and remember vocabulary words, to make connections and to apply this information to think of examples and non examples of the vocabulary word. Lon Po Po and Little Red Riding Hood Students will read the story Lon Po Po and will compare/contrast the story with the well-known folktale Little Red Riding Hood.  This will be completed in inspiration by utilizing a web. My Character and Me Use previously completed s/s report or project or science Experiment to compare and contrast the trials of a famous person in history or science with your own   Activating Schema for the Northwest Coast Native Americans Students will view pictures which depict the land and lives of Native Americans from the Northwest Coastal Region. Students will reflect on the pictures shown and communicate with a peer about their predictions using InfraChat. Civil War and Reconstruction Vocabulary Words Students will be given 11 vocab words from Lesson 14 (Civil War and Reconstruction). With a partner they will use Pick A Winner to select 5 words to define using prior knowledge. The class will discuss vocab words as a group.   AlphaWord Cloze on Beetles (ISAT Prep) Students worked independently to complete a cloze activity and then discussed word choices with partners then the group while teacher charted.  This was followed with an extended response practice which was shared with peers and self scored with a rubric. Civil War Magazine Students will select a person or event of the Civil War.  Students read about the topic selected and design a magazine page to give in-depth information about the topic.  Students will read several sources to gather information on topic. ABC Brainstorm on the Solar System Students will activate schema and make connections by coming up with words A-Z that can be connected to the Solar System prior to the lesson. Social Studies Chapter 1 :Landform Vocabulary Teacher will use Pick a Winner to choose a landform.  Student will be chosen to point to landform on class poster and briefly describe.  Students will say the word aloud and type the word on sketcher-then draw a picture for the word. Science Working with a partner,student will use sketcher to create and number five landforms. He/She will beam this to a partner for testing and comments .Process then reversed. Analyzing ViewPoints from the Civil War Small groups of students will work together to analyze three primary source documents from the Civil War. They will communicate their thinking using a template in Docs to Go and share their ideas with their classmates. Activate Schema for Reading Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Students will work with partner or in group to briefly answer questions to get students thinking about the topic of survival in the wild before reading the book Hatchet by Gary Paulson.   back to lessons Using Latitude and Longitude After reading the text, Harcourt Brace 4th grade Social Studies, pp.110-111, the students will recognize lines of latitude and longitude on a map or globe. In addition, the students will use latitude and longitude to locate places in the United States and the World. Phases of the Moon Students observe and record the appearance of the moon for 1 month.  Students use Solar System Simulator and Starry Night Backyard to explain the phases of the moon.  Then, students use AnimateMe! to animate the phases of the moon as seen from space. back to lessons   Mexico City, Past and Present Students will write a fact about Tenochtitlan (past) or Mexico City (present), beam it to another student and they will beam back whether it is  past or present.  This will be done in Alphaword (word processor). Life in a Southern Town Occupied by Union Forces Student pairs will work together to read a diary written by a young woman in an occupied Southern town during the Civil War. They will communicate their thinking using embedded questions.     Predator or Prey Teacher will enter “right there” questions and “think and search” questions within non-fiction text.  Teacher will beam text to students.  Students will then answer questions that were entered in text independently. Spinning With the Inner Planets Students will draw the orbits of the inner planets of our solar system.       Using Visualization While Reading To Prepare For ISAT In order to prepare for the ISAT, the students need to reinforce their reading comprehension skills.  This lesson is intended to assist the students with visualizing what they read. Tree Hunt Students will write a description about a leaf they have brought into class.  Students will then need to use the descriptions to pick out each leaf from the collection however not their own leaf.     The Battle of Shiloh Students will independently read nonfiction text in Word to Go.  With a partner, they will highlight ten words that are repeatedly seen throughout the text.  The partners will use these words to create a one sentence summary.  Summaries will be shared and discussed in class Charlotte’s Web Comprehension Through Question Writing Students will demonstrate and communicate knowledge and comprehension of Charlotte’s Web.  Students will use QAR to write different types of quiz questions, beam the quizzes to each other, and answer the questions.        The Underground Railroad Using Inspiration, students will compare and contrast paired text about the Underground Railroad.   download sample Inspiration web back to lessons     Alaska and the Iditarod Race The students will complete a unit on the Alaskan Iditarod Race while integrating text stories with the environmental aspects of the Alaskan terrain       Poetry through Literature Read literature selection, A Blue So Blue, by Jean-Francois Dumont. Discuss word choice in story.  Discuss what they dream and what their favorite color is.  (relate to word choice) Have students write poem (use sensory) about the color they dream in.   Student poems Green is Green Fuschia Dreams Purple Dreams Yellow is Mellow       My Mural Oceans Students will research ocean forms and create murals.       Rainforests Students will gather information for Books for All Learners (In the Rainforest, Life in the Rainforest, and Rainforests by Scholastic).  and organize notes in the learning style that the students prefer.       Comprehending by Summarizing Non-Fiction Text Students will use Top Ten to better comprehend non fiction text by summarizing what he or she has read.        Spiders: Nonfiction Text -Pause and Reflect using Alpha Word Literature Unit Connecting Charlotte’s Web with Paired Text on Spiders-Students will answer questions embedded within the nonfiction text pertaining to spiders.   Download Spider text       Striking Through the Bill of Rights Students will read a passage from their text and use highlighting and strikethrough formatting to identify vital pieces of information       back to lessons        back to eCurriculum

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