Pierce Elementary School

PAW-SOME Readers

Pierce Elementary School

Overview

The goal of the lesson is to give the students a reading incentive during March – Reading Month. Additionally, the students will discuss the core values with their families making the values more widely known.

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Lesson Objectives

Students will identify a Core Value (Respect, Responsibility, Kindness, and Cooperation) in a self-selected book.

Materials Needed

PAW-SOME Teacher Information
PAW-SOME Family Letter
PAW-SOME Book Review
PAW-SOME Hallway Signs

Procedures

Introduce the students to the activity and send a note home.
Students are assigned a day and time that they will share with the class the PAW-SOME book they read.
Post the hallway sign after a student presents their PAW-SOME book.

Assessment

Were the students able to correctly identify a core value from the book?

Extensions and Adaptations

This lesson is differentiated by the students having the ability to self-select a book at their reading level. Students who may read slower can be one of the last students to present their PAW-SOME book.

Extension writing assignment: Choose a character and explain what core values they need to improve upon.

Credit

Dayle Gold, Reading Specialist, Pierce Elementary, Birmingham Public Schools
Sarah Ziegele, Reading Specialist, Pierce Elementary, Birmingham Public Schools
Danita Bell, Media Specialist, Pierce Elementary, Birmingham Public Schools

Grade Level:
Elementary

Estimated Time:
The month of March

Connections to CEP's Eleven Principles:
Promotes core values (Principles 1, 2, 3),
Helps create a caring school community (Principle 4),
Engages families and community members as partners (Principle 10)

Connections to Core Values:
Respect, responsibility, kindness and cooperation (these are the core values of “The Pierce Path”)