Inquiry Process
Reflect on My Learning
Teacher’s Role
Student’s Role
• Use a Sharing Circle to
• Reflect on the inquiry
debrief the process used in
process.
inquiry and ask what things • Consider how their thinking
students or groups would
has changed over the
do differently next time.
course of the unit.
• Use strategies and tools for • Set goals for further
self-reflection and group
learning.
reflection.
• Hold a Knowledge Building
Circle to discuss the
importance of the learning
in the Inside a Story unit to
students’ understanding of
effective stories.
• Assessment Strategy:
reflection activities and
participation in the Sharing
Circle and the Knowledge
Building Circle
Teacher Support
Inquiry Tools:
- Inquiry Mini-Lessons
Unit Support:
- Oral Language Activities
Assessment Tools:
- Inquiry Process Skills
Checklist
-S
tudent Reflection of the
Inquiry Unit
LPEY Guides:
- Writing Development
Checklist in the Grade 2
Writing Guide
- Student Self-Assessment
of own writing. See the
Grade 2 Writing Guide for
examples of writing selfassessments for various
types of writing.
Resource List for Inside a Story
In LPEY Materials
Grade 2 Read Aloud
•A Touch of the Zebras – realistic story
•Coyote Sings to the Moon – humorous story
•Me and Mr. Mah – realistic story
•My Rows and Piles of Coins – realistic story
•Peg and the Yeti – humorous story
•Pete the Sheep-Sheep – humorous story
•Ruler of the Courtyard – realistic story
•The Wolf Who Cried Boy – fractured fairy tale
Grade 2 Shared Reading
•A Monster Wrote Me a Letter – humorous story
•Antonio’s Music – biography
•“Come to the Pow-wow!” – realistic story
•Goldie Locks and the Three Bears – rhyming play
•How Anansi Outsmarted Snake – traditional tale
•The Thing I Saw Last Night – fantasy story
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Grade 2 Wordless Narratives
•Beaver is Lost
•Where’s Walrus?
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•Adam in Net – realistic story (Level E)
•The Lost Tooth – mystery story (Level E)
•Baseball Mom – realistic story (Level F)
•Justin’s New Bike – realistic story (Level F)
•From Seeds to Sunflowers – realistic story (Level G)
•The Country Mouse and the City Mouse – fable (Level H)
•The North Wind and the Sun – fable (Level H)
•Messy is Nice – humorous story (Level H)
•A Most Unusual Pet – humorous story (Level I)
•Aunt Maud’s Mittens – humorous story (Level I)
•Going Fishing – realistic story (Level I)
•Just Cheese, Please! – humorous story (Level I)
•Ali Runs With the Pack – realistic story (Level J)
•Ants Belong Outside – humorous story (Level J)
•Hickory’s Problem – fantasy story (Level J)
•Out in Space – science fiction story (Level J)
•Why Is It Called Moose Meadow? – realistic story (Level J)
•Zest for Life – account (Level J)
•Big Cousin Harold – fractured fairy tale (Level K)
•Dominic’s Aquarium – realistic story (Level K)
•Mr. Fix-It – humorous story (Level K)
•The Spider and the Honey Tree – folk tale (Level K)
•A Playground for Lisa – realistic story (Level L)
•Dr. Bufflehead Explores Energy – fantasy story (Level L)
•Kaput! – humorous story (Level L)
•Mr. Bert’s Story Time – realistic story (Level L)
•Bill Bruin Shovels His Roof – fantasy story (Level M)
•Jurassic Kick – fantasy story (Level M)
•Olivia Yun and the Horrible Historian – mystery story (Level M)
•Rag Doll Rescue – realistic story (Level M)
•Joe’s Big Surprise – biography (Level N)
•Sidney Saves the Day – fantasy story (Level N)
•Sidney, The Grade-Three Mouse – fantasy story (Level N)
•Slam Dunk Robot – realistic story (Level O)
•Why Snow Is White: A Story for Holi – fantasy story (Level O)
•The Desk – realistic story (Level P)
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Picture Books
Adventure:
•The Adventures of Taxi Dog by Debra & Sal Barracca
•The Secret Shortcut by Mark Teague
•Sneakers, the Seaside Cat by Margaret Wise Brown
•Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Fantasy:
•Bark George by Jules Feiffer
•Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
•Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
•Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
•Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles
•Edwina the Emu by Sheena Knowles
•Emma’s Eggs by Margriet Ruurs
•Morris the Moose by Bernard Wiseman
•Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin
•Scaredy Squirrel by Mélanie Watt
•Stellaluna by Janell Cannon
•Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig
•The Subway Mouse by Barbara Reid
•The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
•The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
•Thud! by Nick Butterworth
Mystery:
•I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
•This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen
Realistic:
•The Best Beekeeper of Lalibela: A Tale from Africa by Cristina Kessler
•A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
•The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
•Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems
•Limpopo Lullaby by Jane Jolly and Dee Huxley
•The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton
•The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson
•Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
•No, David! by David Shannon
•Sadie and the Snowman by Allen Morgan
•The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
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•The Stray Dog by Marc Simont
•Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox
•Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka
Traditional Tales:
•The Cow Who Wouldn’t Come Down by Paul Brett Johnson
• Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett
• The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
• Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems
• Little Red Riding Hood by Paul Galdone
• The Mitten by Jan Brett
• The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
• Something from Nothing by Phoebe Gilman
• Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola
• The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf by Jon Scieszka
• Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People’s Ears: A West African Tale by Verna Aardema
Wordless:
•Tuesday by David Wiesner
• Flotsam by David Wiesner
• The Lion and the Mouse by Jerry Pinkney
Rhyming/Rhythmic Stories:
•Dogku by Andrew Clements (story told in haiku)
• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Great Storylines:
•Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
• The Cow Who Wouldn’t Come Down by Paul Brett Johnson
• I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
• Something from Nothing by Phoebe Gilman
• The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
• Thud! by Nick Butterworth
• Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Great Characters:
•Edward the Emu by Sheena Knowles
• Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox (Read Aloud)
• The Best Beekeeper of Lalibela: A Tale from Africa by Cristina Kessler
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Unexpected Twists:
•The Mitten by Jan Brett
•The Gingerbread Baby by Jan Brett
•Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs by Mo Willems
•The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
•The Three Pigs by David Wiesner
Picture Books About Writing:
•Library Mouse by Daniel Kirk
•Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
•The Best Story by Eileen Spinelli
•Mr. Putter & Tabby Write the Book by Cynthia Rylant
•Rocket Writes a Story (Rocket and the Little Yellow Bird) by Tad Hills
•What Do Authors Do? by Eileen Christelow
•Show Me a Story: Writing Your Own Picture Book by Nancy Loewen
Authors’ Websites
• www.janbrett.com – official website for Jan Brett
•http://www.katedicamillo.com – official website for Kate diCamillo
•http://www.tomie.com – official website for Tomie DePaola
•http://www.cynthiarylant.com – official website for Cynthia Rylant
– video interviews with various children’s authors
•h(seettp://www.readingrockets.org
“Children’s Books and Authors”)
Note: There are many other websites (including YouTube) that have interviews with
children’s authors who share their ideas about writing.
Writing Websites
ww.readwritethink.org – lessons/units that focus on writing and interactive
• wtemplates
for students to use when writing
• http://www.ralphfletcher.com – see “Tips for Young Readers” for writing tips
ttp://www.ttms.org/writing_quality/writing_quality.htm – What is good
•hwriting?
Interviews
interviews with local writers, older students, parents, or teachers to
•Conduct
share information about what makes a great story and what they do when they
are writing (this could be done in person or through letters or emails).
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Field Trips or Excursions
•Arrange visits to a local library to discuss “great” stories with the librarian.
Experts/Guest Speakers
• Invite guest speakers (authors and/or storytellers) to visit the classroom.
for a local children’s author to visit the classroom. Students can prepare
•Arrange
for the visit by reviewing their brainstormed questions to ask an author (from
Session 6) and selecting several to ask during the visit.
Possible Ways to Share Learning
Alive – Document the learning through photos, videos, posters, class
•Learning
books, and individual books.
Stories – Students publish their stories and donate them to the school
•Published
library for other students to borrow and read.
Assembly – Students present at a School Assembly and share the stories
•School
that have been written as well as what they learned about writing great stories
throughout the inquiry.
Plan – Students develop a plan to celebrate writing across the school. The
•Action
class can share the steps that they took in this inquiry and support all classes in
preparing for a school-wide Author Celebration or promote other opportunities
to display and present student writing regularly.
It All – Students create a news program for an audio or video podcast to
•Hear
present tips for great writing as well as to share the great stories that they have
written.
All About It – Students create a newspaper including articles outlining
•Read
writing tips and the stories that they have written during the inquiry. The
newspaper can be distributed throughout the school and community.
the Authors Event – Students organize an event to share their stories and
•Meet
provide an opportunity for a question-and-answer session between the audience
and authors. This allows students to share their learning by interacting with a
live audience.
Presentation – Screening of a video presentation of student’s doing
•Video
dramatic readings of their stories.
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