Unit+2+Smart+Solutions

=Key Question: = What are smart ways that problems are solved?

= = =Expanding Concepts: =
 * How have animals adapted to solve the problems of their environment?
 * When is a solution the wrong solution?
 * How can you get ideas to solve a problem?
 * When are respect and understanding improtant in solving a problem?
 * When you find yourself in a new place, what problems might you meet?

= Web Resources: = [|Reading Lady - Readers Theater] Suggested readers theater for theme - Me First, Owen and Principal's New Clothes [|Ben's Guide to Government] Information for kids about the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. [|Good Character] Teaching guides for the Six Pillars of Character.

=[|Reading A-Z:] = __Marcus Loses Patches__ - Level L A book about making responsible choices. __Max__ - Level M //Max// is very angry because he wants to be the "boss" of something instead of being told what to do all the time. __The Footprint__ - Level N //The Footprint// is a story about siblings working together to solve a mystery. __Adentures with Abuela__ - Level P The Cruz children and their parents set out to discover where they'll be meeting their grandmother, Abuela, for vacation.

=[|Discovery Streaming:] = __Who's in Rabbits House?__ Rabbit has a problem--someone is **in**side her **house** and won't let her **in**. __The Emporer's New Clothes__ A vain emperor who loves **new** **clothes** wears a royal robe created especially for him by two swindlers. When a young child's honest revelation cause the emperor great embarrassment, he learns a valuable lesson.

= Print Resources: =

= Read Aloud: =

Picture Books:
__The Donkey and the Rock__ by Demi __One Grain of Rice__ by Demi __Owen__ by Kevin Henkes __The Honest-to-Goodness Truth__ by Patricia McKissack

Chapter Books:
__Landry News__ by Andrew Clements

= Library Media Collections: = __The Empty Pot__ by Demi (Level M Kit) __The Summer My Father Was Ten__ by Pat Brisson __Tales of Trickery__ - (Kit) __Liar, Liar Pants on Fire__ by Gordan Korman __Mary Marony and the Chocolate Surprise__ by Suzy Kline (Level L Kit) __Anansi__ Books by Ashanti __The Principal's New Clothes__ by Stephanie Calmenson (Level K Kit)

= = = Technology Activities: =


= = =Inquiry Project: A Book of Solutions = While learning about smarts ways to solve problems, students create a Giant Book of Solutions. Students collect riddles, knock-knock jokes, and brainteasers to fill the book.

(Language Arts Standard 1: Students engage in the research process.) This process includes:
 * Formulating questions
 * Gather and organize information
 * Synthesize your findings
 * Publish and present your findings.

[|GFPS Research Investigation Technology Integration Resources]