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Instructional Goals:
· Students will be able to recognize works done by Author Doreen Cronin.
· Students will be able to indicate what an author does and what an illustrator does.
· Students will understand the relevance of writing as a form of communication.
Motivational Goals:
Day One:
"Click, Clack Moo: Cows That Type"
"Giggle, Giggle Quack"
"Diary of a Spider"
"Diary of a Worm"
"Diary of a Fly"
"Wiggle"
"Duck for President"
"Click Clack Quackity Quack"
"Click Clack Splish Splash"
§ Barn Door
§ Copy of "notes" from the book on larger paper.
§ Cow and duck stuffed animals.
§ Typewriter
Day Two:
1. Class set of laptop computers and buILder online lesson plan at http://www.informationliteracy.org/builder/view/1392
2. Doreen Cronin Books
3. Set of modified Doreen Cronin book covers with illustrator removed.
4. Video "Diary of a Worm" from Scholastic Video Collection.
Day One:
1. Start lesson by reading: "Click clack moo, cows that type" by Doreen Cronin to the class. Use storytelling props (Barn door, stuffed cow, stuffed duck, typewriter, typed sheets of notes contained in the book). As each new note is revealed in the story, tack the matching note on the barn door. Ask a different student to read the note aloud to the class.
2. Discuss the story with the students focusing on the concepts related to the letter writing that took place between the farmer and the animals.
3. Assess student understanding of what the purpose of the letters were by asking them questions related to the story such as "What did the cows want?", "How did they ask for it?", "Why should Farmer Brown give them what they want?" "Did the cows give anything in return?"
4. Show the students an example of a letter that my dog wrote to me where he asks for something.
5. Discuss the parts of the letter. Ask the students about the functions of each portion of the letter. "Who is this letter to?" "How do we know?" "What does my dog want?", "Why does he want it?", "What will he give in return?"
6. As an assessment activity, have students go to tables and create their own letter from their pet's point of view as an assessment
7. Close the lesson with a short video of "Click clack moo, cows that type" to reinforce their curiosity and excitement about the book.
Day Two:
1. Open the lesson by reading the sequel to "Click clack moo, cows that type" titled "Giggle, giggle, quack" by Doreen Cronin.
2. Introduce the ideas of what an author does and what an illustrator does.
3. Discuss how Doreen Cronin is an author that works with multiple illustrators and how the books and their characters look different.
4. Set up students up with buILder lesson titled "Cows That Type!". This buILder lesson will expose the children to Doreen Cronin and her works. It will also let them read "Click clack moo, cows that type" on-line.
5. Explain how "Click clack moo, cows that type" is a Caldecott Honor Book from 2001 and discuss what this means.
6. Make sure all Doreen Cronin books are available for students to look through and depending on the number, to check out.
7. Do a group exercise to assess the student's knowledge about the different illustrator styles. Show examples of all Doreen Cronin's book covers with the illustrator names covered up and see if they can categorize the books by drawing style. Ask questions about Doreen Cronin such as: "Where does she live", "What does she do?" "Has she won any awards?", etc...
8. Close the lesson with a short video of "Diary of a Worm" to expose the student's to another work by the author.
