K–5 Reading

This Is My Abba Presenting a Picture the Way Pnina Does

A Snowman in Jerusalem

9-minute short version

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This Is My Abba: Presenting a Picture the Way Pnina Does A Snowman in Jerusalem - Grade 1 - Short lesson

TIME

OBJECTIVE

PRODUCT

9 minutes Present a picture by pointing, naming, telling one story, and adding a feeling in complete sentences. A short oral picture presentation using Pnina's four moves. Essential question: How does Pnina turn a picture into a story a listener can care about?

Materials

  • The book
  • Drawing paper and tools
  • Paper and pencil Text to mark
  • Abba-and-snowman page - Pnina points, names Abba, tells he built it, and comments on his

happiness

Lesson sequence

1 Watch Pnina do it - 4 min Reread the Abba-and-snowman page and identify the four moves: point, name, story, feeling. 2 Build and present - 5 min Choose or draw one picture. Give a short presentation using the same four moves in complete sentences at friendly volume.

Teacher key

A complete presentation identifies the picture/person, tells one connected story or fact, and adds a feeling or significance. It should sound like speaking to a friend, not a list of labels. Support & extension

Support:
Use the frames: “This is ___.” “One day ___.” “It makes me feel ___.” Extension: Answer one listener question without leaving the story the picture is meant to tell.

Assessment

  • Points to or identifies the picture
  • Names the person/place/event clearly
  • Tells one connected story or fact
  • Adds a feeling or reason the picture matters

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