The Problem is...what went wrong? The solution is...how did it get fixed?
Just added! Our comprehension study about the problem and solution. It goes right along with our other first grade Common Core comprehension studies of the Story Elements!
In this zipped
file you receive everything you need to teach a Common Core Unit on studying
the problem and solution in a first grade classroom.
There
are eight different lesson plans set up in the Reader’s Workshop Model of
minilesson, meeting, connection, teaching point, active engagement, independent
reading, conferencing, and share. The lessons can be used from a 2 – 3 week
period and done over more than one day.
There
are lessons for interactive read alouds to introduce and practice engaging
students in the identification of the problem and solution in a story.
There
is a list of mentor texts we have used and found success when studying the
problem and solution.
There
are anchor charts already created for you that are colorful and engaging. The
anchor charts are in a Smart Board File that is editable if you have a Smart
Board. There are also hard pdf poster copies of the anchor charts that can be
tile printed
that
you can put together and write on as you see fit if you don’t have a Smart
Board. These can be posted in your classroom. There are also copies of the
anchor charts in an 8 ½ by 11” format if you’d like to reuse them in small
group instruction or copy packets for your students to keep with them. There
are six different anchor charts for different lessons. The first describes what
the problem means and how to tell about it. The second is a chart that describes
the solution and how to tell about it. The third is a discussion chart for
using a new read aloud to identify the problem and solution and model how to
keep track of your thinking. The next two pages of the Smart Board file are
large copies of the graphic organizer to model for the students. One they can
use as a model for themselves. You can use the large poster version also to
write on and post in your classroom for support. The last chart is the rubric
used for the Problem and Solution organizer. There is a lesson on how to use
this effectively to teach students to begin looking at and assessing their own
work. The rubric can be printed in both 8 ½ by 11” or tile printed as a poster
to hang in your classroom.
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| Graphic Organizer |
Anchor Charts included: Hard copies as tile printed posters and as Smart Board Files!
Also
included in this file is a banner that can be used to display student work and two
min posters that state the chants that can be posted in your room as reminders.
What’s
great about this pack is it almost a ‘blank’ format for students to learn the
content through. We have similar things for the other story elements so once
the students learn this type of process, you can filter the content through.
The
goals for this unit are for students to identify the problem and solution of a
story using specific references to text. The Common Core for first grade focuses
on students being able to go back to the text to cite specific evidence that
helped them draw their conclusions. This unit focuses on and practices that
skill. They start whole group, then it filters down to small group and finally
independently. Some students may be able to do the more intricate independent
work at this point, but the unit differentiates itself so all students are
successful. This is the beginning. We are giving students a lesson in how to
organize their thinking. We are teaching them how to show they understand text. We tell them to
show they understand. This is one way for them to experience success at showing
they understand!
Check it out!!!
