Open Court Theme:

Grade 1 - Unit 6 - Journeys
Captain Pinkney's Journey

 

Unit Opener Ideas:


Chants:

Journeys Chant by Vivian B. Hanson

Journeys Chants by Nikki Reich

Bill Pinkney by H. Nolan

Concept Question Board:

Concept Question Board Gallery for Journeys Unit

Favorite Unit Books/Videos:

Additional Literature Recommendations

Independent Work Time

Independent Work Time Activities

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

Lesson Plans:

Teaching the Continents to First Graders
Using Brain Imprinting

Expanding Children's Geographic World

My Journal (a journal writing lesson)

Powerpoints:

Journeys Unit Vocabulary Powerpoint by Yvette Cocca

Vocabulary:

Journeys Picture File by Sharon Smith

Writing Process:

Story Frame for Writing About a Place Visited

Writing Templates/Examples:

Timeline (A Day in Life, A Week in the Life) by Janet Desjarlais

Imaginary Place Prewriting Web by Janet Desjarlais

Links:

The Incredible Voyage of Bill Pinkney

Information About Places Captain Pinkney Visited

Finding Christy
Follow the journey of Christy sailing around the world

Virtual Field Trip

U.S. Government Geography Sites

Geography from Enchanted Learning

Geography for Kids

L.A. Times Article on Dangers of Cape Horn


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