We just finished a unit on Sharing the Planet in Grade 1, where we basically focused on mini-beasts (invertebrates). One way we integrated science with literacy during this unit was by writing a pattern poem about a chosen mini-beast. I knew that my little ELLs will need a lot of scaffolding, so this is how it all went: 1. We read a book about snails. 2. We co-created a mind-map to show what we learned about snails after reading the book. We used verbs to make sentences. 3. We summarised our learning individually. 4. We each chose a mini-beast and we brainstormed adjectives, adverbs and verbs that were describing our chosen mini-beasts. We created a mind-map for each part of speech. The names of mini-beasts and the parts of speech were colour-coded to match each other. Adjectives, adverbs and verbs were introduced through questions. Adjective: How are...?(Look) Adverb: How do... move? (-ly) Verb: What can... do? (-ing) 5. We introduced the poem pattern. 6. We drew our mini-beast. Then, we selected adjectives, adverbs and verbs that best described it, using a graphic organiser. Then, we wrote one or two poems following the pattern. We also edited them. 7. Finally, we published our poems. So proud of my kiddos!
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