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Language
Arts Lesson
for Rock Day
Objective:
The students
will classify fiction and nonfiction writings. They will also write
descriptive accounts or fictional stories about the finding of their rocks.
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Materials
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The rocks the students brought
in to school.
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Paper and writing utensils
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At least 6-10 books on rocks,
some fiction and some nonfiction.
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The book Everybody Needs a
Rock by Byrd Baylor, if available.
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Procedure
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Have a discussion on fiction vs.
nonfiction. Show the books and give descriptions of what the books
contain. Have the students decide whether the books are fiction or
nonfiction.
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Read Everybody Needs a Rock,
if available.
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The students should choose which
type of story they would like to write ahead of time. They may either
write the true story of how they found their rocks, or a fictional story on
the finding of their rocks. They may then share these stories with the
rest of the class. Have the class determine which writings are fiction
and which are nonfiction.
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Younger students may draw
pictures of themselves finding their rocks and write a few words describing
the rock or how it was found. Their pictures may illustrate a fiction
or nonfiction story of finding their rock.
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Other
Lesson Ideas
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Read Sylvester and the Magic
Pebble by William Steig. Have the students write what they would
wish for if they found a magic pebble. This may be combined with an
art lesson in which they decorate a small rock or cut-out of a rock, name it
their "magic pebble" and write their wish to accompany their
artwork.
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Read Stone Soup by Marcia
Brown. Have the students write recipes for their own Stone Soup.
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Have the students personify the
rocks they have brought in to school. They may name them, give them
birthdays, and write what a typical day entails for their rocks.
Discuss the term personification and find examples of it in literature.
Use the "My Pet Rock" Worksheet.
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Do the language arts lesson at
the beginning of the day. Have a lesson on questions, including
question words and question marks. Have each students write or dictate
a question about what they would like to learn about rocks. For
example, "Where do rocks come from?"
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