CCintheGuiterasLibrary

Common Core in Action Teacher-Librarian Nicole Galipeau and Art Teachers Sarah Jacobs and Lynne Ramos created a unique artist in residence program for students K-5 at Guiteras School during the 2012-2013 school year. Clay Artist Ellen Blomgren was the artist-in-residence. The Guiteras Parent Teacher Organization generously funded the program. The purpose of the program was for students to be instructed on specific Common Core State Standards during Library Class, and even during Guiteras After School Programs; simultaneously instruction based on Common Core State Standards in addition to Art Standards and hands-on sculpture instruction in Art Class.

For Grades K-2, the theme was panda bears. For Grades 3-5, the theme was dragons. In Library: Kindergarten's focus was on nonfiction text. [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.K.7] With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts). Summary of learning activity: As students practice "reading" illustrations using picture clues and making inferences, they create meaning from the photographs, illustrations and other visual text features. We explored the connection between a caption and a photograph in order to learn new information. By analyzing photographs and the students then created their own captions. This activity was important for students to build background knowledge about panda bear's physical features and habits in order to create paper collages and sculpture in Art. Grade 1's focus was on fiction text. [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.1.3] Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details. Summary of learning activity: Students read Mary Pope Osborne's __Perfect Time for Pandas__. They "mapped" the characters, setting and major events in each chapter. Grade 2's focus was on nonfiction text. [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.2.6] Identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe. Student summary of learning activity: Students read __Pandas and Other Endangered Species__, which is the research guide nonfiction companion book to __Perfect Time for Pandas__. They focused on determining what and how the author answers, explains and describes why pandas are endangered. Grades 3-5's focus was on Chinese mythology. folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. || Students read "Fa Mu Lan" and recounted the story, as well as determined the central message through text evidence. || "Fa Mu Lan" from __Understanding__ __Chinese Myths__ by Megan Kopp ||
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 * Recount stories, including fables,

a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text || Students individually used details from the text and two examples of the eight immortals to concisely explain the myth. Then as small groups made inferences on how an immortal could have rescued Lan Caihe. || Eight Immortals" from __Understanding__ __Chinese Myths__ by Megan Kopp ||
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 * [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1] Refer to details and examples in

||  ||   ||   || or more characters,settings, or events in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., how characters interact). || Students reviewed the definition of "contrast"; students wrote and sketched a contrast of two characters. Students also explained how a character's action could contribute to the concluding event. || Eight Immortals" from __Understanding__ __Chinese Myths__ by Megan ||  ||
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 * [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.3] Compare and contrast two


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