Bunny Loves to Learn by Peter Bently illustrates how good social language skills promote pleasant and productive collaboration. The four students in this story demonstrate sustained attention to a class assignment, creating show-and-tell presentations. They take turns in conversation. They help one another and work on their individual projects. These students are learning to balance mutual support and personal responsibility. Max the mouse is having more difficulty than the others. He needs more assistance than they do. Notice that Max is not being lazy, disruptive, or defiant. He really does need extra peer support All learning requires some trial and error. When Max discovers that building a pyramid was not as intuitive as he thought, his friends find helpful instructions in a book. Group success is as important as individual to success in this class.
Creative Worksheets has Theme Based Learning: Knights and Castles Flashcards. No Fuss Teaching Phonics has Knights vs Dragons phonics word sorting. Aim Less Daze has Kingdom Cut, Color and Paste Story Telling Activity.
