U3W1+Sleds+on+Boston+Common

=Sleds on Boston Common (spread over 2-3 weeks)= skill - draw conclusions strategy - inferences word skill - word families word strategy - word families

add in Avi Novel - The Fighting Ground Magic Tree House Revolutionary War

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10 min educational video on paul revere's ride []

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow http://poetry.eserver.org/paul-revere.html

Book on-line - stories read aloud
http://www.mhln.com/corsair/isbn/MMH/FL09/pe/treas_g5/treas_g5.html?chapter=null&page=null&anchory=null

Vocabulary quiz cards - with photos
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Several good books to read: Title 1 room has Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams which I plan on reading to the whole class - AE

Title 1 room Level S book The American Revolution (read the first half leading up to battles) - AE

Onlevel book this week - Shot Heard Round the World - used in all my groups this week to explain the causes for Revolutionary War (rather than covering the battles) - AE

Library in the junior high has George vs. George The American Revolution as seen from both sides to read selections to whole group - AE

Several Brainpop videos explain the American Revolution as well as the causes

Publisher project includes 6 components - picture with a caption they will write, two quotes from famous people involved in Amer. Rev, a letter to the editor written by a loyalist; letter to the editor written as a rebel; bio of a person involved in the revolution (written as if they were alive); and finally a description of an event like the Boston Massacre or Boston Tea Party as if it just happened

John, Paul, George & Ben - picture book from library. I have a copy of this book in the form of a readers' theatre which is terrific. I have a class set of copies as well.