It Rocks to be Different 1st or 2nd grade

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It Rocks to be Different1st or 2nd grade

• By Emily Ulrich

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Rocks are all different sizes

• Some Rocks are
• Big
• Small

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What words do you think of when you hear the word
rock?

• Hard
• Stone
• soft
• Dirty

• Round
• Jagged
• Smooth
• Pebble

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A Rock Song (Frere Jacques)

• Rocks in my pockets,
• Rocks in my pockets,
• Big and small,
• Big and small.
• Shiny little pebbles,
• Shiny little pebbles,
• Found them all,
• Found them all.

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Time to Read
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Sorting Activity

• Place sorting trays at each table
• Give each table a handful of rocks
• Think about the different ways rocks are
  different
• Choose as a group the way you would like to sort
  your rocks

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Hard or Soft?

• Take a penny and scratch or rub your rock
• The rock is SOFTER if the color fades, dust comes
  off or some of the rock falls off
• The rock is HARDER if nothing really changes, and
  the color stays the same

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The Art Lesson!

• First choose a rock from your table.
• Decide if you would like to make a pet rock or a
  paper weight.
• Color and decorate your rock with your own
  uniqueness and personality (using markers, paint,
  paper etc.)!!

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Modifications

• Special needs
• Have their parents take them on a walk sometime
  before class.
• Show various pictures of rocks before talking
  about them, in order to give them an image of
  what we are talking about
• Give them an idea of how to sort their rocks
  instead of having to come up with it themselves
• Gifted students
• Go into further explanation about rocks, and the
  different kinds.
• Sort a deck of cards as well (color, number, suit
  etc.)
• Have the students write a paragraph describing
  their rock and how they changed it
• Or have the students make a book about the
  process of this lesson. (finding the rocks,
  reading about the different rocks, sorting and
  then creating their own rock)