Classroom Resource

Have Journal...Will Travel: Promoting Family Involvement in Literacy

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

K, 1

Overview

Students take turns taking home a book bag that includes a stuffed toy, a book to read with their families, art supplies, a topic to discuss, and a journal to complete as a family. The students then return the bag the following day and share their entries with the class. After every student has taken the bag home, the journal is bound into a book for the classroom library. The teacher then selects a new topic and book to start a second rotation. The goal is to invite parents to join their children in these literacy activities.

Content Standards

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

ELA21.K.2
Actively engage in teacher-led reading experiences and collaborative discussions with peers to build background knowledge needed to be successful as they learn to read and, later, read to learn.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Actively engage
Teacher-led reading experiences
Collaborative discussions
Background knowledge
Peers

Knowledge

Students know:

How to engage in teacher-led reading experiences and collaborative discussions with peers to build background knowledge.

Skills

Students are able to:

Build background knowledge by actively engaging in teacher-led reading experiences and collaborative discussions with peers.

Understanding

Students understand that:

They need to build background knowledge to be successful as they learn to read and read to learn.
They need to actively engage in teacher-led reading experiences and discussions with peers to build their background knowledge.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

ELA21.K.5
With guidance and support, present information orally, using complete sentences in correct word order.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Present
Orally
Complete sentence
Word order
Guidance
Support

Knowledge

Students know:

How to arrange words in a complete sentence when presenting information orally.
A complete sentence represents a complete thought.

Skills

Students are able to:

Speak in complete sentences with correct word order when presenting information orally, with guidance and support.

Understanding

Students understand that:

To be understood by others, they should speak in complete sentences.
A complete sentence must have a noun (subject) and a verb (predicate) to state a complete thought.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

ELA21.K.15
Orally read and reread grade-appropriate decodable texts smoothly, accurately, and expressively, at an appropriate rate to support comprehension.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Fluency
Orally read
Grade-appropriate decodable texts
Smoothly
Accurately
Expressively
Appropriate rate
Comprehension

Knowledge

Students know:

Fluent reading requires accurate decoding.
Fluent reading is smooth and expressive.
Reading at an appropriate rate will support their comprehension.

Skills

Students are able to:

Fluently read grade-appropriate decodable texts with accuracy and expression.
Read orally at an appropriate rate.
Comprehend text that they read aloud.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Reading smoothly, accurately, expressively, and at an appropriate rate, supports comprehension, or their understanding of the text.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): KG

ELA21.K.33
Express ideas orally and connect these ideas through drawing and emergent writing.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Express
Ideas
Orally
Connect
Drawing
Emergent writing

Knowledge

Students know:

Techniques for using discussion, drawing, and basic writing to express their thoughts.

Skills

Students are able to:

Express ideas orally.
Connect ideas through drawing and emergent writing to express their thoughts.

Understanding

Students understand that:

They can express ideas through discussion, drawing, and basic writing.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.R5
Utilize the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writings in various genres.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Writing process
Plan
Draft
Revise
Edit
Publish
Genres

Knowledge

Students know:

The writing process steps are to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish.
Various genres of writing.

Skills

Students are able to:

Plan writings in various genres.
Draft writings in various genres.
Revise writings in various genres.
Edit writings in various genres.
Publish writings in various genres.

Understanding

Students understand that:

The writing process is a set of steps that make writing easier.
There are different categories, or genres, of writing that can be used for different purposes.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.8
Apply previously-taught phoneme-grapheme correspondences to decodable words with accuracy and automaticity, in and out of context.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Phoneme-grapheme correspondences
Decodable words
Accuracy
Automaticity
In context
Out of context

Knowledge

Phoneme-grapheme correspondences in decodable words.
Accuracy is getting something correct, and automaticity is reading the word quickly without having to sound it out.

Skills

Students are able to:

Accurately and automatically decode words by applying previously-taught phoneme-grapheme correspondences, in and out of context.

Understanding

Students understand that:

Fluent readers use known phoneme-grapheme correspondences to decode words correctly and quickly.

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 1

ELA21.1.33
Actively participate in shared writing experiences to compose and develop a well-organized paragraph with a topic sentence, details to support, and a concluding sentence.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Participate
Shared writing
Compose
Develop
Well-organized paragraph
Topic sentence
Supporting details
Concluding sentence

Knowledge

Students know:

A well-organized paragraph includes a topic sentence, sentences with supporting details, and a concluding sentence.

Skills

Students are able to:

Actively participate in shared writing experiences and compose and develop a paragraph with a topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence.

Understanding

Students understand that:

A paragraph is composed of multiple sentences.
A well-organized paragraph includes a topic sentence, details that support the topic, and a concluding sentence.
Shared writing is a collaborative project.

Interdisciplinary Connection(s)

Link to Resource

http://readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/have-journal-will-tr…

Content Type / Source

CR Resource Type

Lesson/Unit Plan

Resource Provider

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Custom

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Learning Resource Type

Have Journal...Will Travel: Promoting Family Involvement in Literacy

Subject Area

Grade(s)

Overview

ELA21.K.2 Actively engage in teacher-led reading experiences and collaborative discussions with peers to build background knowledge needed to be successful as they learn to read and, later, read to learn.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.K.5 With guidance and support, present information orally, using complete sentences in correct word order.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.K.15 Orally read and reread grade-appropriate decodable texts smoothly, accurately, and expressively, at an appropriate rate to support comprehension.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.K.33 Express ideas orally and connect these ideas through drawing and emergent writing.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.1.R5 Utilize the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writings in various genres.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.1.8 Apply previously-taught phoneme-grapheme correspondences to decodable words with accuracy and automaticity, in and out of context.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

ELA21.1.33 Actively participate in shared writing experiences to compose and develop a well-organized paragraph with a topic sentence, details to support, and a concluding sentence.

Vocabulary

Knowledge

Skills

Understanding

URL (web address)

CR Resource Type

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License Type

Custom License Type (URL)

ELA21.K.2
Actively engage in teacher-led reading experiences and collaborative discussions with peers to build background knowledge needed to be successful as they learn to read and, later, read to learn.

ELA21.K.5
With guidance and support, present information orally, using complete sentences in correct word order.

ELA21.K.15
Orally read and reread grade-appropriate decodable texts smoothly, accurately, and expressively, at an appropriate rate to support comprehension.

ELA21.K.33
Express ideas orally and connect these ideas through drawing and emergent writing.

ELA21.1.R5
Utilize the writing process to plan, draft, revise, edit, and publish writings in various genres.

ELA21.1.8
Apply previously-taught phoneme-grapheme correspondences to decodable words with accuracy and automaticity, in and out of context.

ELA21.1.33
Actively participate in shared writing experiences to compose and develop a well-organized paragraph with a topic sentence, details to support, and a concluding sentence.