- Smart Start
- Level 2
- 50 minutes
- Classify and Categorize
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Standards Addressed:
- L.1.5
- L.1.5.a
- L.1.5.b
- RL.1.3
- RL.1.7
Lesson Materials/Resources
Objectives
Students will classify/categorize story characters based on their traits.
Students will use illustrations and details in a story to describe characters.
Assessment/CFU
See attached materials
Opening/Warmup/Connecting Prior Knowledge
** Before reading the story, Chrysanthemum, find and share some pictures of the flowers mentioned in the book—chrysanthemums, delphiniums, daisies, carnations, marigolds, and lilies. Point out the main parts of a flower, for example the petal and stem (or stalk).
(This lesson was taken from readworks.org)
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Teacher Modeling
will explain that we can sort characters in a story based on their character traits. I will present two character traits (friendly and unfriendly) and describe how a person acts when he or she is friendly and how a person acts when he or she is unfriendly. I will sort characters from a familiar book that was previously read in class into two categories: friendly and unfriendly, creating a chart. (Example Chart is provided.)
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Ask: "How did I choose characters for each group?" Students should respond that you thought about the character and if he/she was friendly or unfriendly and then put them in the group that best described them.
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Guided Practice
As a class, we will choose another familiar book from our classroom library and sort characters based on whether the character is friendly or unfriendly. We will add these characters to our Character Traits Chart. We will read Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes. We will list the characters and their main actions as they are introduced in the book. We will think about their main actions and ask ourselves if the actions are friendly or unfriendly. (Example Chart is provided). -
Independent Practice
Students will sort the characters from Chrysanthemum based on two characteristics: friendly or unfriendly. You will draw a picture of the characters doing something that proves they are either friendly or unfriendly. (Independent Practice Worksheet is provided.)
- Possible Extensions: Time permitting, extend the unit by classifying and categorizing the pictures of the flowers according to their colors, shapes, and sizes.
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