Teaching Joyful Noise | Daily Lessons

Daily Lessons

This section contains 30 daily lessons. Each one has a specific objective and offers at least three (often more) ways to teach that objective. Lessons include classroom discussions, group and partner activities, in-class handouts, individual writing assignments, at least one homework assignment, class participation exercises and other ways to teach students about the text in a classroom setting. Use some or all of the suggestions provided to work with your students in the classroom and help them understand the text.

Lesson 1

Objective: Grasshoppers and Water Striders describes the actions and behaviors of grasshoppers and water striders and contains the first two poems in the book. This lesson will discuss "Joyful Noise" and what the poet's purpose might be.

1) 1) Class Discussion: What is the note given by the poet at the prior to the first poem. What is the purpose of this note?

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