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2 CHALLENGE ACTIVITIES FOR Talent Show Selections 1 The Art Lesson 2 Moses Goes to a Concert 3 The School Mural 45
3 SELECTION 1: The Art Lesson 1. Talented Me 150 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL PAIR Materials: Graphic Organizer Master 1, glue, and poster board Challenge Master CH 6 1 THEME 6/The Art Lesson 1. Talented Me Goal: Write about a talent you have. My Talent How do you use your talent? Use a web to think about what you do. Write your talent in the center. Include details about your talent in the other circles. Describe your feelings about your talent. Tell How You Do It Write directions on how you express your talent. Write what your talent is and what you need in the first sentence. This can include people, feelings, and inspiration. Then write the steps you take to express your talent. Remember to use time-order words. Draw a picture to go with each step. Write captions under your pictures. Display Your Talent Glue your instructions on a piece of poster board. Then decide how you are going to decorate your poster. Display your talent poster in the room. Answer any questions classmates may have about learning your talent. CH 6 1 Challenge Master Write one step of the activity at a time. The captions must match the drawings. Grade 2 Theme 6: Talent Show My Talent Tell children to include materials, equipment, and instructions to activities such as sports, games, or crafts in their webs. You may want to brainstorm words that describe feelings. Tell How You Do It Make sure children understand how to write instructions. If necessary, brainstorm a list of time-order words. English Language Learners: Have children work in pairs. A good poster will include clear steps organized in sequence captions that match the drawings Display Your Talent You may want to make a display of the children s work and have the class examine all the presentations. Children should ask each other questions about their talents. 46
4 2. Grandma Moses 60 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL (Social Studies) Materials: encyclopedia and Internet access Refer children to the Bennington Museum website for thumbnails of Grandma Moses paintings at You may also wish to have children refer to page 382, How to Look at Fine Art, while completing their charts. Ask volunteers to share charts with a classmate. English Language Learners: Have children work in pairs. A good chart will include a description of details in a painting and clues in the title inferences of the artist s thoughts and feelings 3. Jade s Drumming 60 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL PAIR (Phonics Library) Materials: construction paper, crayons, and markers Discuss with children the purpose of writing invitations. If there is additional time, have children create an envelope to mail their invitation. Additional Independent Work Connecting/Comparing Literature Have children compare the On My Way Practice Reader The Garden County Fair with the anthology selection The Art Lesson, using what they have learned about Author s Viewpoint. Children may discuss or write about their comparisons. Other Activities Theme 6 Assignment Cards 2, 3, 4 TE p. T34, Sentences with /o o/ Words TE p. T60, Literature Discussion TE p. T62, Challenge Word Practice TE pp. R11, R17, R23, Challenge Education Place: More activities related to The Art Lesson Accelerated Reader, The Art Lesson THEME 6/The Art Lesson A good invitation will include information about Jade s talent and the time and location of the art show descriptive words Challenge Master CH Grandma Moses Goal: Find author s viewpoint clues. Anna Mary Moses was called Grandma Moses because she was 70 years old when she started painting. Look at her paintings in an encyclopedia or on the Internet. Choose two paintings and look at the details. Make a chart like this: What the Artist Painted How the Artist Might Have Felt Write about what you see in the paintings in the first column. In the second column write how the painter might have felt about the scene. 3. Jade s Drumming Goal: Write an invitation. Make an invitation for your classmates to come to Jade s show. Include the time and place for the show. The title of the painting is a clue. Think about what colors can tell about feelings. Look at details in the illustrations. Include descriptive words. Write the information on a piece of folded construction paper. Decorate it with pictures. Grade 2 Theme 6: Talent Show Challenge Master CH 6 2 SELECTION 1: The Art Lesson 47
5 SELECTION 2: Moses Goes to a Concert Challenge Master CH 6 3 THEME 6/Moses Goes to a Concert 1. School Marching Band 150 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL Materials: encyclopedia, poster board, crayons, markers, and index cards 1. School Marching Band Goal: Find out about marching bands and create one for your school. Musical Instruments Find out about marching bands in the encyclopedia. Look under the heading band. Take notes. Write names of musical instruments. Write how the band marches. Then look up each of the musical instruments you listed. Find out what musical family each instrument belongs to. Draw a picture of what each instrument looks like. The Band Make a poster that shows your school band. Make a list of which instruments will be in your band. Choose a fun name for your band. Write it at the top of your poster. Decide how many musicians will be in the band. Choose an instrument for each musician. Draw a picture of each band member playing an instrument. Share Your Poster Present your marching band to the class. Show your poster and describe the instruments using the notes you took from your research. Answer any questions your classmates have about your band or its instruments. CH 6 3 Challenge Master Take good notes to use in your presentation. Choose instruments that your band can carry. Grade 2 Theme 6: Talent Show A good poster will include a band with a fun name a variety of instruments, one for each band member Musical Instruments Some children will have seen marching bands at sporting events or in parades. Ask them to tell the class how a marching band is different from other musical groups. English Language Learners: Have children work in pairs. Tell them they can include musical instruments from their culture in their poster as long as the marchers can carry the instrument. The Band Check with children on the progress of their posters. Remind them to choose one instrument for each member of their band. Share Your Poster Allow time for children to present their posters. 48
6 2. Spotlight on Cody 60 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL PAIR (Challenge Theme Paperback) Materials: Graphic Organizer Master 6 Tell children to use separate charts for each of Cody s talents. Review how to use the chart, if necessary. 3. Sign Language 60 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL PAIR Materials: a copy of the alphabet in sign language A glossary of the sign language alphabet can be found in an encyclopedia or at this website: If children are having trouble guessing, let the child guessing write down each letter as it is signed. Additional Independent Work Connecting/Comparing Literature Have children compare the On My Way Practice Reader The Garden County Fair with the anthology selection Moses Goes to a Concert, using what they have learned about Noting Details. Children may discuss or write about their comparisons. Other Activities A good chart will include relevant details in the story judgments about the main character s skills A good activity will include an understanding of the alphabet in sign language five instruments spelled out slowly in sign language Challenge Master CH 6 4 THEME 6/Moses Goes to a Concert Challenge Theme Paperback, Spotlight on Cody Theme 6 Assignment Cards 6, 7, 8 TE p. T118, Words with Long i TE p. T146, Literature Discussion TE p. T148, Challenge Word Practice TE pp. R8, R13, R19, R25, Challenge Education Place: More activities related to Moses Goes to a Concert Accelerated Reader, Moses Goes to a Concert 2. Spotlight on Cody Goal: Find Cody s talents and put them in a chart. Read the story Spotlight on Cody. Cody thinks he does not have any talents. Help him find his talents. Use a Noting Details chart, like the one on page 234 of your Practice Book. Write Cody s talents in the chart as you read. Write the page number where you found the talent. Write notes about how Cody used his talents. Share what you found with a classmate. 3. Sign Language Goal: Sign the names of instruments. Play this game with a classmate. First, you need a copy of the alphabet in sign language. Make a list of five musical instruments. Find examples of Cody s talents. Note important details only. Practice signing the instruments before you play. Sign slowly so that your classmate can see each letter. Spell out the instruments for a classmate using the sign language alphabet. See if your classmate can name the instrument you signed. Switch roles and play again. Grade 2 Theme 6: Talent Show Challenge Master CH 6 4 SELECTION 2: Moses Goes to a Concert 49
7 SELECTION 3: The School Mural 1. Talent Show 150 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL PAIR THEME 6/The School Mural 1. Talent Show Goal: Plan a class talent show. Talented Classmates Everyone in your class has a special talent. First, prepare a survey. Make a chart with three columns. Label the columns,, Talent, and Details. Ask your classmates about their talents. Write their names in the first column. Write their talents in the second column. Ask classmates to tell you the exact thing they would do. Write that in the Details column. Plan the Show Think of a theme for your show. Categorize your talents into different groups; for example, dancers, singers, and musicians. You should have an other category for talents that cannot be grouped. Make a poster for your show. Draw a picture about the show. Write the place, date, and time of the event. On the side of the poster, list your categories of talent. Under each category, list the names of the children performing and what they will perform. Use the information from your survey to help you. Add New Ideas Present your idea for the show to a classmate. Show your poster and describe the show and its categories. CH 6 5 Challenge Master Challenge Master CH 6 5 When conducting your survey, ask one question at a time. Take notes when classmates are talking. Organize your ideas on your poster. Grade 2 Theme 6: Talent Show Talented Classmates Make sure children are aware that talent means anything that is done well. Talents can include baking, building, reciting, or miming. Instruct children that they can take time to think about the exact thing they will do. The interviewer can return to complete the interview with children who need time to think. English Language Learners: They can conduct the interview individually but have them plan and discuss the event in pairs. Plan the Show Check with children on the progress of their shows. If necessary, review how to categorize with children. A good talent show survey will include questions asked clearly and politely notes about responses information that is categorized Add New Ideas You may want to follow up on the children s ideas and hold a talent day in class. 50
8 2. Newspaper Article 60 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL Remind children to use information and details from the story in their articles. Ask volunteers to read their articles to the class. 3. School Comic Strips 60 MINUTES INDIVIDUAL PAIR Materials: drawing paper, crayons, and markers Refer children to the comics on pages as models. Remind children that what the characters say is the dialogue. Display student comics on a classroom bulletin board. Additional Independent Work Connecting/Comparing Literature Have children compare the On My Way Practice Reader The Garden County Fair with the anthology selection The School Mural, using what they have learned about Problem Solving. Children may discuss or write about their comparisons. Other Activities A good newspaper article will include answers to the questions Who? What? When? Where? How? and Why? details from the story A good school comic strip will include a funny event that happened in school characters and dialogue pictures that show action Theme 6 Assignment Cards 10, 11, 12 TE p. T192, Base Words and Endings TE p. T214, Literature Discussion TE p. T229, Drama TE p. T216, Challenge Word Practice TE pp. R15, R21, R27, Challenge Education Place: More activities related to The School Mural Accelerated Reader, The School Mural THEME 6/The School Mural Challenge Master CH Newspaper Article Goal: Write a newspaper article. In the story a reporter comes to the school to write about the school s mural. He writes an article titled Children Show School Pride. What do you think he said? Imagine that you are that reporter. Write the article he might have written. Be sure to use details from the story. 3. School Comic Strips Think about how the title of the article fits the topic. Answer the questions Who? What? When? Where? How? and Why? in your article. Goal: Create a school comic strip. Look at the school comic strips on pages of your book. Plan and write your own school comic strip. Think of something that happened to you at school. Pick an event that is short and funny. Show the action in your pictures. Plan the characters you want to put in your comic strip. Write the dialogue you want your characters to say in each panel. Draw your comic strip. Write the dialogue in speech balloons above each character s head. Share your comic strip with a classmate. Grade 2 Theme 6: Talent Show Challenge Master CH 6 6 SELECTION 3: The School Mural 51
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