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Lesson Objective: To write a story about what it would be like to be the first person to do something important

Lesson Objective: To learn about Jackie Robinson. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

Main: Say: Pretending to be something else can be so much fun.  Using your imagination is a great way to play and be creative. When using your imagination, you can pretend to be a different person, an animal or even something that is not really alive! We have learned a lot about insects.  We have learned that they have an exoskeleton, they have three body parts, they have six legs and they have antenna.  Some insects have two sets of wings and some have no wings. We learned that insects can live anywhere in the world as long as they have food to eat.

Main: Say: Today we are going to be talking about insects.  Another word for insect is bug.  There are insects all around us. Some insects fly, some insects crawl and some insects even jump.  Insects can be incredibly helpful.  Some pollinate plants.  Others eat insects that are harmful.  Insects can also be harmful to people, animals or plants. You are now going to be reading a poem about insects. Poems can be written in many different ways.  Sometimes a poem tells a story or has a message.  Some poems rhyme and some do not. When a poem rhymes and you read it, it can almost feel like...

Today, we are going to be learning about how ice hockey started. Ice hockey is a game in which players skate around on ice.  They try to get a puck into a goal on one end of the ice. Raise your hand if you have an idea of how it might have started.  (Allow the students to answer) Ice hockey was not around until the 1800’s. People took ideas from other games that they had seen or played and put them together to create ice hockey. What games can you think of that might be like hockey?  (Allow the students to answer)