Available Resources for Animals Unit:

Additional Literature Recommendations

Blending and Phonics

Blog (tips for teaching the Open Court Reading Program)

Chants

Concept Question Board

Decodable Book Activities

Discussion Board (ask a question, network with other OCR teachers)

eBooks

Favorite Unit Books

General Open Court Resources (not grade level specific)

GLAD Strategies

Chants
Animal Unit Incentives by Kristen Walker

Independent Work Time/Workshop

Gorilla Sentence Scramble Worksheet
Independent Work Time.com
the missing manual of how, why, and what to do during IWT

Integrating Technology

Animal Research Voicethread by Michelle Ngai

Lesson Plans:

Extensive Lesson Plans

Links for Research

Movies

Newsletters

Parent Resources

Picture Files:

Vocabulary Picture File by J. Reyes

Powerpoints

Reader's Theater

Related Open Court Units

Kindergarten: By the Sea
First Grade: Homes (Animal Homes)
Second Grade: Look Again (Camouflage)
Third Grade: City Wildlife

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