Lesson Plans for LET'S GO TO THE CIRCUS! Level G

Expand on the Reading

Writing
Have students brainstorm another stand the Monsters could have had to make money for the circus. Have students use the book as a model to write sentences about how the Monsters prepare the food or drink. They can draw an illustration of the Monsters at their stand. 

Social Studies
Give students a simple math-money problem based on the problem in the Monsters book. Tell them that they need a certain amount of money to buy tickets to the circus. Tell them that sugar and lemons cost a certain amount. Then have them set up a lemonade stand. How much lemonade do they need to sell to buy tickets to the circus?

Assessment 

  • Monitor student responses during the pre-reading discussion to determine if they can make logical predictions based on available information. Note the word-attack strategies they used while reading.
  • Review Worksheet 1 to assess students' abilities to understand cause and effect. Monitor their discussion to note if they understand how one event in a story makes another event happen.
  • Monitor students as they complete Worksheet 2 and review their work to see how well they can distinguish between hard and soft c.
  • Observe students to ensure that they recognize words with the ck digraph.
  • Note whether students can perform the arithmetic needed to operate their "lemonade stand."

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