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CoreSKILLS

Never Give Up, Overcoming Obstacles,

Encourage Others, Chasing Dreams,

Practice

Student-Friendly Learning Target

BIG IDEAS

To Reinforce

Achieving Excellence Lesson Plan | Amazing Grace

Activity

Grace loves stories and most of all loves to act them out! When her teacher announces that the class will put on a play of Peter Pan, Grace dreams of being center on stage. But many of her classmates are discouraging - how can a girl be Peter Pan? Can

Grace give her best and make her dream come true?

Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media.

Write narratives in which they recount two or more appropriately sequenced events, include some details regarding what happened, use temporal words to signal event order, and provide some sense of closure.

act pg 2part (a role) pg 2, 14, 21adventure pg 10play (a drama) pg 13audition pg 14, 20ballet/ballerina pg 18, 20

I can describe how the main character felt as the

story progressed. I can use details to

describe my thoughts and feelings in writing about a time when I

never gave up.

1. The story says... “But Grace kept her hand up,” even when she was told she can’t do it (pg 13). Why do you think she did that? What did it take for Grace to not let others change her mind?

2. When is it good to change your mind and when is it good to not change your mind?

3. What is the difference between good, better, best? Describe something you do ‘good’….what would you need to do to make it better? To make it best? How could you ask someone help you?

I Never Gave Up Students will complete the writing prompt “Tell about a time when you ‘never gave up’ to accomplish a goal. Discuss time-order words as well as what makes a good introduction and conclusion. Then, use the graphic organizer to write a rough draft and edit the copy. Print a final copy on the printable provided.Scenario Prompt NED played basketball with his friends at recess but when he was practicing he never could make a basket. What do you think NED will do next?

Difficult Tasks On a piece of chart paper (or Smart Board) show photos of kids trying to do difficult tasks (printable provided). Ask questions about each picture such as: Why is the task difficult? What might you be afraid of? How could someone encourage or help you? Discuss what it means to “discourage” or “encourage” someone. These words sound a lot alike but mean very different things.

Discussion Starters

Writing Prompts

Ask students to recall a time when they really wanted to do something and someone said, “That’s too hard for you.” Ask students to explain what they did and how they felt. Tell the students that in the story you are going to read, Grace is told that she can’t do something. Let’s see what Grace does...

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More Resources

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Key Vocabulary

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Accelerated Reading Quiz: 5452

play (to act) pg 20imaginary pg 20success pg 24amazing pg 24

Find the 30 minute Reading Rainbow Video (#906) for this story at your local library

Dif cult Tasks

Amazing Graceby Mary Hoffman and illustrated by Caroline Binch

www.theNEDshow.com/lessonplans© 2013 All for KIDZ®, Inc. Producers of The NED Show® All Rights Reserved • A4 Difficult Tasks Printable

1: Hula-Hooping 2: Horseback riding 3: Making a basket 4: Reading a book 5: Using a computer/typing 6: Touching a reptile 7: Swinging on monkey bars 8: Riding a bike

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