Start by posing questions to students: What do you think a walking rainbow could be? What do you know about rainbows? What do you know about mixing colors to make other colors?

Show the video to students

Set up the experiment in front of the class. Talk through the steps. Ask students to help you remember what to do next.

As the paper towels absorb the colors and turn into a rainbow, have students make observations, write about the steps, write about their observations, draw pictures of the end product.

Ask students for predictions for what will happen when the paper towel is left overnight. What if we added more cups? What other experiments are they interested in?

Make a classbook of the observations and learning captured during this lesson.

• Compare and contrast text.
• Copy change text. Make a class book.
• Have students write and illustrate a page to go with one of these texts to make it their own.
• Talk about the author’s purpose.
• Talk about connections students may have to these texts.
• Use the content area vocabulary to label drawings and practice writing in context
• Directed Drawing lessons with Art for Kids Hub using concepts from content area

• selects vocabulary words to teach from read alouds of literature and informational texts and from content area curricula
• introduces word meanings to children during reading and content area instruction using child-friendly explanations
• provides repeated opportunities for children to review and use new vocabulary over time
• encourages talk among children, particularly during content area learning and during discussions
• teaches morphology (i.e., meaning of word parts), including common word roots, inflections, prefixes, and affixes
  

September Edition- Essential 1: Motivation and Engagement

November Edition- Essential 4: Phonemic Awareness

December Edition- Essential 6: Writing Instruction

January Edition- Essential 5: Phonics Instruction

February Edition- Essential 8: Abundant Reading Materials

Monday at North Rd in Fenton

Wednesday 1/2 day at Torrey Hill and 1/2 day at West Shore in Fenton

Friday at West Shore in Fenton

Email: spagogna@geneseeisd.org
Location: Genesee Intermediate School District, West Maple Avenue, Flint, MI, USA
Phone: 81-394-2431