Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Nov 26, 2015
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ELA Lesson: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

What the lesson was about:

- After reading the book, "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!" by Mo Willems, students were able to make text-to-self connections. Students got the opportunity to imagine the story in their eyes.

-Students were able to state their opinion and give reasons as to why or why not the pigeon should drive the bus.

- We used the SmartBoard as a tool to conduct the survey. Students were excited to move their pigeon into the YES or NO category and share their reasoning with the rest of the class.

-Students got the opportunity to write their thoughts onto paper and draw out an illustration.

*Below is an image from the SmartBoard displaying the votes.

(Please note, that pseudonym's were used.)

What worked well in the lesson:

-Students absolutely loved the story of "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus." They laughed and had great ideas to contribute to the class discussion throughout the reading.

- The class was very creative at illustrating their ideas into an illustration.

What did I learn/ What I would change?

- The class that I was teaching is still developing their writing skills.

I would have broken this activity into two classes; one class would have been dedicated to writing. The other class would be dedicated to illustrating.

- A word bank could have benefitted some of the students who were struggling to write. I think it would have also pushed other students to write more than one stentence.

In this ELA lesson, I've developed the Professional Competencies 1, 2, 4, 5 and 8.

To view this lesson plan, please click here.