Having completed the City Wildlife unit for the first time, these are my thoughts on what the unit is about and how I would approach teaching it next time. Students already know a little bit about animals. They’ve had the animal unit and the camouflage unit prior to coming to third grade. But this is …
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How to Plan a Unit Opener
by Mathew Needleman Let’s begin our week of unit opener planning by making sure we’re all on the same page and share a common rationale and understanding of what an effective unit opener is. What is a Unit Opener? A unit opener is the Open Court Reading name for what is commonly known as an …
Unit Opener Planning Week is Coming 10/15
Please join me on the blog for Unit Opener Planning Week, the week of October 15-20, a week spent planning and reflecting on possible unit opener ideas for the next unit. Here’s the schedule for this blog (entries posted at 7:30 AM PST): Monday 10/15 Best Practices for Unit Openers/Anticipatory Sets Tuesday 10/16 Virtual Guest …