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SetC3Geometry:FlyingButterfliesCalendarPattern

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NovemberCalendarPatternC3.1

Skills&Concepts

★modelandusewordsindicatingrelativeposition,direction,anddistance★usethedirectionalwordsleftandrighttodescribemovement

★identify,describe,andextendsimplerepeatingpatterns

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SetC3Geometry:FlyingButterfliesCalendarPattern

SetC3★NovemberCalendarPattern

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CALENDARGRID

FlyingButterfliesOverview

ThissetofCalendarGridmarkersreplacesthestudent-mademarkersinthemonthofNovember,andprovidesopportuni-tiesforkindergartnerstouseandmodelwordsthatindicatedirection:up,down,totheright,andtotheleft.

Skills&Concepts

★modelandusewordsindicatingrelativeposition,direction,anddistance

★usethedirectionalwordsleftandrighttodescribemovement

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★identify,describe,andextendsimplerepeatingpatterns

You’llneed

★CalendarGridpocketchart

★Day,Month,andYearCalendarGridcards

★NovemberFlyingButterfliesCalendarMarkers(avail-ableat

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)Print1copyofthecalendarmarkersheets,preferablyincolor,

single-sided,onwhitecardstock.Cutthecalendarmarkersapartandlaminateifdesired.

★TheMonarchPoem(pagesC3.7–C3.10,seeAdvancePreparation)

★4piecesof6"×9"yellowconstructionpaper(seeAdvancePreparation)

★helperjarcontainingapopsiclestickforeachchildwithhis/hernameonit

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AdvancePreparationUsepagesC3.7–C3.10tocreateawallchartorbookoftheMonarchPoemtosharewithyourstudentsduringthemonth.(YoucanalsofindthispoeminlargerformatinthePoemsandSongsPortfo-liothatcamewithyourNumberCornerkit.)Finally,writethewordsup,down,totheright,andtotheleftonthepiecesofyellowconstructionpaper,asshownbelow.

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IntroducingtheFlyingButterfliesCalendarMarkers:Day1

OpenyourfirstNumberCornerlessoninNovemberbydirectingstudents’attentiontothecalendar

grid.Explainthatyouwillputupanewcalendarmarkeraseachdayofthemonthpasses.Placethefirstmarkerinthecorrectpocket,andaskchildrentopair-shareobservations.

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SetC3Geometry:FlyingButterfliesCalendarPatternNovemberCalendarPattern(cont.)

Whatdotheynoticeaboutthismarker?Afterafewmoments,pullpopsiclesticksfromyourhelperjartocallonchildrentosharetheirobservationswiththeclass.

StudentsIt’sabutterfly!

There’sanumber1onthatcard,too.Ithasbigwings!

Thenaskchildrentopredictwhattheymightseeonthemarkerforthefollowingday.

StudentsMaybeanotherbutterfly?Ormaybealadybug.

Somekindofbug,probably.

IntroducingtheFlyingButterfliesCalendarMarkers:Day2

Beforeyoupostthecalendarmarkerthefollowingday,explainthatthebutterflyonthefirstmarkeris

amonarch.ThentakeafewminutestoreadanddiscussTheMonarchPoemwithyourclass.Hereare

somequestionsyoumightposetothechildrenafteryouhavereadthepoemthroughtwoorthreetimes:

?Whathappenedfirst?

?Aftertheegghatchedintoacaterpillar,thenwhathappened?

?Oncethebutterflycameoutofthechrysalis,whatdiditdo?

SetC3Geometry:FlyngButter?iesCalendarPatternBlacklineCreateawallchartorbook

TheMonarchPoempage2of4

Alittleeggonsome

Milkweedgreen,

Becameacaterpillar,

Tinyandlean.

?Wheredoyouthinkthebutterflywillgonow?

SetC3Geometry:FyingButter?iesCalendarPatternBlacklineCreateawallchartorbook

TheMonarchPoempage1of4

TheMonarch

byDonnaBurk

illustratedbyTysonSmith

Next,postthesecondcalendarmarker,andinvitestudentstomakeobservations.Whatisthedifferencebetweenthebutterflyonthismarkerandtheoneonthefirstmarker?

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SetC3Geometry:FlyingButterfliesCalendarPatternNovemberCalendarPattern(cont.)

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StudentsItlookslikethefirstone,butit’sgoingadifferentway!It’sgoingkindofsidewaysinsteadofstraight.

It’slikethefirstone,butit’sturnedadifferentway.

Ithinkit’sgoingtofindsomeflowers,likethatbutterflyinthepoem.

IntroducingtheFlyingButterfliesCalendarMarkers:Day3

Thenextday,postthethirdmarkerandinvitestudentstopair-shareobservations.Afterafewmo-ments,pullsticksfromyourhelperjartocallonchildrentosharetheirobservationswiththeclass.

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StudentsIt’sthebutterflyagain,butthistime,he’sgoingupsidedown!Maybehegotmixedupaboutwhichwaytofly!

Firstitwentup,thensideways,andnowdown.Itgoesdifferenteverytime!

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Readthecardsonebyonewiththeclass.Explainthatthesearedirectionwords,wordspeopleusetotellwhichwaysomethingisgoing.

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Pullthecalendarmarkersoutofthepocketchartandsetthemonyourchalkledge.Askthechildrentohelpyoufindthecardthatbestdescribesthedirectioneachbutterflyisheaded,andplacethecardbe-sidethatmarker.

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SetC3Geometry:FlyingButterfliesCalendarPatternNovemberCalendarPattern(cont.)

Thenaskchildrentopredictwhattheymightseeonthemarkerforthefollowingday.

StudentsIt’sprobablygoingtobeupagain.

Maybeit’llbeadifferentbug,likeagrasshopperoraladybug.Maybeitwillbeabutterflygoingthewaythatothercardsays!

ContinuingthroughNovemberwiththeCalendarGrid

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Postthewordcardsbesidethecalendargridpocketchartforreferencethroughoutthemonth.Eachday,haveahelperpointtothemarkersthathavebeenpostedsofarastheclassnamesthebutterflies’direc-tions.Encouragethechildrentopointup,totheright,down,andtotheleftwiththeirfingersastheygo.Thenaskstudentstopredictwhatthenextmarkerwillshowbeforeyouplaceitonthechart.

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TeacherAmy,willyoupleasecomeupandpointtothemarkerswehavepostedsofar,whilewe

tellwhichdirectionthebutterflyisflyingoneachmarker?Let’spointwithourfingerstoshowthedi-rections,too.

StudentsUp,totheright,down,totheleft;up,totheright,down….Thenextguyisgoingtobeflyingup!

No,totheleft!

Ithinkitgoesup,sideways,down,andthensidewaystheotherway.

TeacherCanyouuseyourfingertopointinthedirectionyouthinkthenextbutterflywillbegoing?Hmmmmm,Iseealotofchildrenpointingtotheleft.Let’schecktosee.Sam,willyoupleaseputthenextmarkerintothepocketchart?

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SetC3Geometry:FlyingButterfliesCalendarPatternNovemberCalendarPattern(cont.)

StudentsIknewit!Thatbutterflyisgoingovertotheleft!Ithinkhe’sgoingtoturnandflyuponthenextmarker.

Asthemarkersareposted,oneeachday,askstudentstosharetheirobservationsandpredictionsaboutthepattern.Herearesomequestionsandpromptstousethroughthemonth:

?Whichwaydoyouthinkthenextbutterflywillbegoing?Why?

?Whataboutthebutterflyonthemarkerforthedayaftertomorrow?

?Howmanybutterfliesareflyingup(down,totheright,totheleft)sofar?

?Whatnumbermarkerdoyouthinkwillshowthenextbutterflygoingup(down,totheright,totheleft)?Why?

Extensions

?Havechildrenenactthepatternbygesturingwiththeirhandsasyoupointtothemarkersonthecal-endarinsequence.Youmightevenworkwiththeclasstomakeupachanttoaccompanythemotions(e.g.,Butterflyup,up;Butterflytotheright;Butterflydown,down;Butterflytotheleft,andsoon).

?Havestudentsstandupand“dance”thepattern,moving2or3stepsineachdirectionasahelperpointstothemarkers.(Youmightwanttointroduceandusethewordsforwardsandbackwardsinplaceofupanddownifyouchoosetodothisextensionwithyourgroup.)

?Havechildrenpretendtobebutterflies,andgivethemsimpleflightdirectionssuchas,“Fly2stepsforward.Nowfly3stepstotheright.Nowfly1stepbackward.”

CHALLENGE

Markanxonthefloorwithbluemaskingtapesomewhereinyourclassroom.Placeareal,paper,or

plasticflowerelsewhereintheroom.Challengeinterestedstudentstofigureouthowtogetfromthextotheflower,steppingonlyforwards,totheright,backwards,and/ortotheleft.Encouragethemtode-velopdifferentroutesandfindsomewaytorecordtheirsetsofdirectionsusingsymbolsand/orsimplesketchmaps.

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?WhereDoILive?byNeilChesanow

?AstheCrowFlies:AFirstBookofMapsbyGailHartman

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SetC3Geometry:FlyingButterfliesCalendarPatternBlacklineRun1copy.Createawallchartorbook.

TheMonarchPoempage1of4

TheMonarch

byDonnaBurk

illustratedbyTysonSmith

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TheMonarchPoempage3of4

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Bothdayandnight,

Thenmadeachrysalis,

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TheMonarchPoempage4of4

Itstayedverystill,

Thetimeseemedlong,

Butnowit’sabutterfly.

Good-bye,solong!

C3.10?BridgesinMathematicsKindergartenSupplement?TheMathLearningCenter

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