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Focus Lessons for
Leo Lionni's
Swimmy and Fish is Fish

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Unit Goals: Swimmy & Fish is *Fish*	*Support Materials & Activities*
Day 1-Unit Opener: Swimmy (Activate Prior Knowledge, Set Reading Goals)	Introduction & Purpose
Vocabulary Building	"Fun With Words" Objectives
DTAR/DTLA, & Informal Assessment Questions for Swimmy	Writing Graphic Organizers, Scoring Rubrics (CPS-Primary Writing) CPS Rubric Bank (all content areas, all grade levels)
Day 2-Focus Group Activities 1. Phonology: Long "e" Sounds 2. Morphology: Contractions 3. Syntax: Adjectives	On-Line: 1. Activities 2. Interactive Quizzes 3. CPS Assessment Guides
Day 3-Fish is Fish: Writing Activity (post-reading)	Graphic Organizers for Reading Comprehension & Writing
Day 3 & 4: DTAR/DTLA, Questioning for Fish is Fish	CPS Phonemic Awareness Guide
Day 3 & 4-Focus Group Activities, Informal Assessment 1. Phonology: Long "a" sounds 2. Morphology: Verbs ending in "ed" (past tense)	CPS On-Line Library Services
Day 5: Culminating Activities/Review	Bibliography for this Unit
Integrated Science: Frogs, Sharks, & Snails Activites, National Geographic articles to choose from!	Chicago Public Schools Academic Standards and Goals for the State of Illinois (for Swimmy and Fish is Fish Unit)
Math Ideas, CPS Math Ideas, End-of-Year Test Sample	Learning Centers
Printable Resources: Worksheets, Curriculum, etc.	CPS WEB LINKS page