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CornerstonesLesson GuideClick, Clack, Moo Cows That TypeThis lesson guide is part of a two-week teaching unit, which is based on aprogram from the chi

8Lesson 2 Word Knowledgenote• Explain that note has more than one meaning. It can be a noun or a verb. Noun = a short written message (see comments on

9Lesson 3Today’s wordsproblem, believe, impossible, electric blankets, to go on strike, closedToday’s concept• The story has a problem. The cows will

10problem• Explain to the students that a problem doesn’t have to be between two people. A problem canbe an argument or disagreement with someone or i

11Lesson 3 Word Knowledgeimpossible• Explain that the prefix ‘im’ means not.• Explain the difference between possible and impossible.•Brainstorm thing

12to go on strike•Discuss the meaning of going on strike = to refuse to do something, particularly work, inorder to make a demand. Explain that there

13Lesson 4Today’s wordsbusy, to grow impatient, to run a farm, furious, demandToday’s concepts• The story has another problem. The henswill not give e

Lesson 4 Word Knowledgebusy• Note that busy comes in different forms: busy, busier, busiest• Explain that busy has different usages. It can mean…doing

15Lesson 4 Word Knowledgeto run a farm•You might want to expose your students to the many dozens of meanings of run; however, for this unit, it is cri

16Lesson 5Today’s wordsneutral, party, ultimatum, emergency meetingToday’s concept• Duck is the neutral party and helps withthe solution to the proble

17Lesson 5 Word Knowledgeneutral• Discuss the complex meaning of the word neutral. It can mean not decided or undecided,refusal to take part in a war

Overview of Lessons 1The Daily Sequence 3Lesson 1 4Lesson 2 7Lesson 3 9Lesson 4 13Lesson 5 16Lesson 6 19Lesson 7 22Lesson Follow-upYou can find online

18Lesson 5 Word Knowledgeultimatum•A final demand (point out the correlation between ultimatum and demand) • Explain that an ultimatum is the final de

All the animals gathered around the barn tosnoop, but none of them could understandMoo. All night long, Farmer Brown waitedfor an answer. Duck knocked

20Lesson 6 Word Knowledgegather•Discuss the meaning of to gather around = to come close together.•Discuss and list on a chart things that can be gathe

21Lesson 6 Word Knowledgesnoop•Discuss the meaning of snoop = to look for something or someone in a sneaky way.• Explain that snoop can be both a noun

22• Students should have the opportunity to:Retell the portion of the story focusedon that day.Read the printed text independently.Farmer Brown decide

23Lesson 7 Word Knowledgedecide•Discuss that decide means to make up one’s mind, make a decision.• Explain the difference between the verb to decide a

24boring• Boring means dull or not interesting.• Discuss things that are boring and make a chart (answers will be based on opinion). Discuss ways in w

25Writing• Use a story starter (one of these examples or your own) and have the students illustrate.Farmer Brown walked by the pond. He looked into th

1Overview of LessonsPlease read through this entire guide before starting the unit. Familiarize yourself with theTeacher Resources on the Cornerstones

2Don’t forget…to expose your students to the following high-frequency words and do a brief activity withsome each day. Try putting them into a spellin

3The Daily SequenceThis guide has seven lessons. The focus of the first two is on building background knowledge and the last five focus on the story.

4Lesson 1Today’s wordsfarm/farmer, barn, type/typewriterToday’s concepts• Characters: Farmer Brown, cows, hens,Duck• Setting: The story takes place on

5Lesson 1 Word Knowledgefarm/farmer• Ask the children what they know about farms and create a class semantic map. In the centerof the map write farm.

6type/typewriter• Explain or show what a typewriter is and talk about the differences between a manual type-writer, like the one used in the story, an

7Lesson 2Today’s wordsnote, sincerelyToday’s concepts• Review the characters and setting of the story.Characters: Farmer Brown, cows, hens,DuckSetting