"Chalk and Talk" Literature Between Home and School

Essential Question

After sharing the story at home with your family, "What is something you would draw with the chalk? What does your family call your drawing with the language you speak at home?"

Texts

Visual

Two Friends

This photograph depicts two children playing. One child has multiple disabilities and the other child does not.

Realistic Reflections

Grade Level

K-2

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Ability

July 2, 2014

Teaching Strategies

Responding to the Read-Aloud Text

Author's Chair

Using either a Perspectives central text or their original work, children take on the role of “author,” reading the text aloud and facilitating a class discussion.

Grade Level

K-2

CCSS

RL.K-2.9, RI.K-2.9, RF.K-2.4

July 19, 2014

Student Tasks

Do Something

Buddy Share

Students choose a mode of expression—e.g., writing, art or storytelling—to share theme-related ideas and feelings with a “buddy” from outside the classroom.

Grade Level

K-2

July 13, 2014

Plan Built By

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"Chalk and Talk" Literature Between Home and School

Two Friends

Author's Chair

Buddy Share

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