With the teacher's direction, and as the story is read aloud, the students will participate in the story by performing various actions and sounds to mimic the events in the journey. After reading the story, students will use resources on the Internet to learn about bears, write a creative story, perform research and design a timeline for a year in the life of a brown bear. It is advisable that teachers review all links before introducing CyberGuides to students. During this unit, students will Read aloud narrative and expository text fluently and accurately and with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression. Implementation Overview Students need to work through the activities in order.
Some activities require more skill than others.
As much as possible, students should work cooperatively in small groups. It may be necessary to assign cross-age tutors or parent volunteers to assist the groups. The teacher may also elect to complete some aspects of the lesson as a whole class by using a single computer in the classroom connected to a large monitor such as a television screen or by using a set of lab computers. 1 Students listen to the story Going on a Bear Hunt , as the teacher reads the story aloud. The teacher models the actions described below as the students mimic the actions.