Lesson 4 – Planning Our Stories

Learning Objectives - Display and explain at the start of the lesson

K/1 2/3
• Describe their family
and community
• Tell what is important to
them
• Identify their individual
characteristics
• Generate ideas from
their experiences and
interests
4/5
• Identify the different • Understand that their
groups they belong to identity is made up
• Explain what their many interconnected
values are and how they aspects
affect the choices they • Explain how some
make important aspects of
• Describe/express their their life have
attributes, influenced their values
characteristics, and • Reflect on their
skills strengths and identify
• Generate ideas from their potential as a
their experiences and leader in their
interests community
• Generate potential ideas
and add to others’ ideas

Resources:
K/1 Planning Sheet – 2/3 Planning Sheet – 4/5 Planning Sheet –
Appendix E Appendix F Appendix G

Building Background - Activate students background knowledge in similar ways

to the first lesson and introduce key vocabulary. (10-15 minutes).
Lesson Activities – Includes strategies, interaction, and practise/application
K/1 2/3 4/5
Day 1 – Reviewing and Planning
Key Vocabulary: plan Key Vocabulary: plan, review Key Vocabulary: plan, review
Have students look over the work previously done in this unit.

Complete planning sheet while sharing ideas with each other. Teacher can also do one as an example.

Share at least one box on their planning sheet.

Day 2 – Planning and Drafting

Key Vocabulary: draw, write Key Vocabulary: draft, rubric Key Vocabulary: draft, rubric
Look over their planning sheet and add anymore ideas they might have. Show 2/3s and 4/5s the writing
stand of the assessment rubric (Appendixes I and J)

Begin writing their All About Me story using sentence frames. Sentence frames can be derived from
the planning sheet and/or others appropriate for the students’ language and grade level.

Share their stories with either the teacher or the whole group.
Day 3 Drafting and Editing
Key Vocabulary: partner Key Vocabulary: edit Key Vocabulary: edit, revise
Look over stories from last day. Add ideas and make changes.

In pairs, read their stories to their partners. Switch partners and repeat. Teacher can also make
suggestions appropriate for each child’s level.

Make any changes necessary.

*At this point, make a copy of each students completed story. Students can
then take their stories home to gather pictures and artifacts to use in their
multimedia presentation. As well, students who would like to create a dual
language text, can get any support they may need from family or friends in
writing the story in their home language. Give students a date by which to bring
all their materials. Then proceed to lesson 5.