Freckle Juice

How It Works: 
Students will explore the fascinating world of Freckle Juice in this exciting unit. The students participate in activities such as cause and effect, sequencing, fact and opinion, grammar (capitalization, punctuation marks, plural nouns, compound words, past and present verbs, contractions, quotation marks), compare and contrast, word processing and searching the internet. Students will also use online resources to create word searches and puzzles using vocabulary words, create spreadsheets and graphs from class surveys, to complete grammar and word usage activities and learn how to write a publish book report.

Standards:
* The students will be able to read for comprehension.
* The students will increase vocabulary.
* The students will put events in sequential order.
* The students will identify the cause to the effect.
* The students will identify the difference between a fact and an opinion.
* The students will be able to use the text to practice various grammar skills.
* The students will use technology to enhance creativity and communication skills.

Estimated Class Periods To Complete:  
10 or more

Software Materials Used:
Bookmark Internet web sites, word processing, spreadsheets

Keywords:
Freckle Juice, Language Arts, Reading, Fiction, Judy Blume

Students:
The project is designed for third grade students, but can be easily be adapted for higher and lower grade levels. Average and ESOL (English as a Second Language) students will find success.

Overall:
The best feature of this unit is the integration of web sites and their information with cooperative learning grouping of the students in the classroom. Students gain knowledge through the use of computers, the Internet, reading and writing.

Tips:
Bookmark web sites in advance and have materials (handouts and supplies) already prepared for students.

About the Teacher: 
Beatriz Vazquez has a Bachelor's of Science in Elementary Education and has worked for Charles R. Hadley Elementary for the last eight years. She has taught first, second and third grade and is currently teaching a third grade class. She has been a participant in the Citibank FamilyTech project for the last seven years and her students have been busy learning about technology.

Subjects:  
English

Grade Levels: 
2 - 4

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