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First Name
Last Name
Title
Year
Grade
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Rachel
Nikle
Water Write: Water Yarn (Project WET Curriculum an
2006
3
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Objectives |
| The students will express through writing, their knowledge of, feeling about, and values related to water.
Tell students that they will participate in writing a "yarn" that will stretch their thinking about water. |
ND Standards Addressed |
| SC Physical Science |
MN Standards Addressed |
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MB Standards Addressed |
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Time Requirement |
| 1 Hour |
Procedure/Outline |
| Warm-up
Ask students to think of books, movies, cartoons, or comics that they enjoy. Can they recall any references to water in these resources? The teacher should share some with the students.
Activity
1. Every foot-and-a-half on a long strand of yarn, attach a tag with a water word of phrase written on it (e.g., blizzard, snow skier, avalanche, snowcapped mountain). Coil the yarn into the bottom of a box. Have students sit in a circle; hand the box to the first student. Tell the student to pull the yarn out of the box until the first tag appears.
2. Have the student read the tag, then create a sentence using the word(s). Pass the box to the next student and repeat the process. Tape record the sentences.
3. Write the sentences on paper; make copies an distribute them to students. Working in pairs, students should try to arrange the sentences into a logical story (yarn). They may add sentences of their own to the "yarn."
4. Have the students read their "yarns" out loud to the group. |
Modifications/Adatption/Extensions |
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Assessments |
| Have the students express creativity through the creation of "yarns" using other water related phrases. |
Other Comments |
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