Lesson One
Poem: "When Tillie Ate the Chili" (Prelutsky,
The New Kid on the Block
, page 88)
Objectives: Students will…
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- listen to a poem read to them by Willie (a classroom puppet).
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- produce a creative written response.
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- Share their written response with a classmate.
Procedures:
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1. Willie will read the poem, "When Tillie Ate the Chili."
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2. The children will write a descriptive narrative about Tillie. Who is Tillie? Describe in written prose what Tillie looks like in your mind. Where does Tillie live? Describe her surroundings. What does Tillie do? In the poem Tillie ate chili then ran around the block coughing, wheezing, and sputtering. Is that what your Tillie will do? Be creative. How does Tillie feel in your story? In the poem, Tillie loved the chili and asked for another bowl.
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3. The children will make Tillie puppet characters in the art center.
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4. The children will share their Tillie story in class.
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5. The class will share in a chili party. Our Tillie puppets will be there too.
Lesson Two
Poem: "The New Kid on the Block" (Prelutsky,
The New Kid on the Block
, page 7)
Objectives: Students will…
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- participate in a shared reading of a poem with Willie (a classroom puppet).
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- interact in a group discussion.
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- help to produce a class poem.
Procedures:
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1. The children will read along with Willie as he reads the poem, "The New Kid on the Block."
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2. The children will enter into a discussion about bullies. In the poem, Prelutsky gives us a surprise ending - the bully is a girl. Are you surprised that the bully who stomps on toes, plays rough, likes to fight, and disrespect property is a girl? Can a girl be a bully? What is a bully? How do you treat bullies? Can bullies be friends? Why or why not?
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3. The class will brainstorm and make a list of words that show respect towards another person.
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4. We will use the list of words and compose a class poem.
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5. We will ask our music teacher for help and add a tune to our poem so that we can sing it in class.
Lesson Three
Poem: "Every Morning in Fort Myers" (Prelutsky,
The Frogs Wore Red Suspenders
, page 50)
Objectives: Students will…
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- participate in a shared reading of a poem by Willie (a classroom puppet).
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- create a written response.
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- create a penguin puppet.
Procedures:
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1. The children will participate in a shared reading of the book,
Penguins
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2. The information will be charted and hung on our science wall.
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3. Willie will read the poem, "Every Morning in Fort Myers."
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4. The children will write their own version using a written format modeled by Willie. They will choose an animal or bird character that is not indigenous to New Haven. The writings will reflect the animal or bird characters that are chosen. For example, Every evening in New Haven, on the Long Island Sound, there's a herd of hungry elephants, looking for a pail full of peanuts, but they won't find them in New Haven, on the Long Island Sound.
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5. The children will create a penguin puppet at the art center.
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6. The children will recite their poem in class with their puppet.