Home Plan - [GR1-L4-U1-LC1-48 Blizzards]
The document outlines tips and strategies for teaching a lesson on blizzards, covering topics such as vocabulary introduction, reading strategies, comprehension skills, and safety preparations. It explains how blizzards form, their impact on people, and the importance of being prepared and staying safe during extreme weather events like blizzards. Students are guided through understanding the text, identifying the author’s purpose, and reflecting on the key learnings, emphasizing the significance of comprehension and safety measures during such storms.
Contents
- Pages 1—28: Teaching about blizzards
- Pages 29—38: Lesson on blizzards strategies.
Pages 1—28: Teaching about blizzards
The section discusses various tips for introducing the topic, lesson objectives, and vocabulary words related to blizzards. It provides examples and suggestions for teaching words like blizzard, moist, strike, whip, and wind chill. It also includes reading strategies, comprehension skills like determining the author’s purpose, and practicing identifying the author’s purpose in texts. The text explains how blizzards form, their impact, and how people prepare and stay safe during blizzards. Additionally, it covers topics like extreme storms, the Great White Hurricane, blizzard country, and weather patterns that lead to blizzards. It emphasizes the importance of being prepared for storms, understanding weather patterns, and staying safe during blizzards.
Pages 29—38: Lesson on blizzards strategies.
This section of the document provides tips for guiding students through a lesson on blizzards. The goal is for students to comprehend the text and apply comprehension skills. The tips include strategies such as leading students to read the text, answering questions, understanding the effects of a blizzard, determining the author’s purpose, and reflecting on what they have learned. Important details include the impact of blizzards on people, the importance of staying safe and warm indoors during a storm, and the ability of weather stations to track storm paths. Students are encouraged to engage with the material by answering questions, thinking about the author’s purpose, and reflecting on the content of the lesson.