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A SPECIAL THANKS TO: Michael Greschler, M.Ed., SMARTS Director For his leadership, goal orientation, focus, and systematic approach to organizing and managing the numerous stages and thousands of details involved in the development and online launch of this multi-faceted SMARTS Currriculum.
The SMARTS Curriculum Development Team For their creativity, flexible thinking, and amazing teamwork as they shifted from the big ideas to the details and back to develop these innovative and strategic lessons and handouts for teachers and students.
Shelly Levy, M.Ed., M.S. SMARTS Curriculum Coordinator & Educational Specialist
Wendy Stacey, M.S. Director of Reading & Senior SMARTS Teacher Trainer
Kathy Button, M.Ed. Psycho-Educational Specialist & SMARTS Curriculum Consultant
Joelle Cheng, M.Ed. Curriculum Design Intern The SMARTS Team for their help with the many details involved in the development of this curriculum: Donna Kincaid, M.Ed. Jamie Cutler, M.S. Bee Keswa, M.Ed. Elizabeth Ross, M.A. Ellen Eisner, M.B.A. Vladimir Younger, Illustrator Elissa Traher/Traher Design, Designer
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UNIT 1
Page 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4
Know a Character Know Yourself Know Yourself Reflection Executive Function Quiz Matt’s Story Focused Executive Function Wheel Focused Executive Function Chart Reflecting on Executive Function Reflecting on Cognitive Flexibility Where is it? #1 Where is it? #2 “I SEE a Strategy, I Have a Plan” I See My Own Strategy
2 3 4 5-6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13-15 16
2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2
What Are My Goals? Hat Mats CANDO Active Note-Taking My CANDO Goal My CANDO Goal & Extra CANDO Rubric CANDO Puzzle
18 19-20 21-23 24 25-26 27 28
3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5
Prinderella and The Cince Carson and Jill Soccer Game A and B Oops I Misunderstood Oops I Misunderstood Questions My Partner’s Shoe Student Interview What Could I Have Done Differently? Skim and Scoop Activator Passage & Questions Skim and Scoop Passage B Skim and Scoop Passage C Skim and Scoop Passage D Skim and Scoop Passage E Fun With Directions Following Directions Following Directions – More Practice Grandma’s House Shifty Math Problems
30 31 32-33 34 35 36 37 38-39 40-41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50-51
UNIT 2
UNIT 3
CONTENTS CONTINUED UNIT 4
Page 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5
Organized Systems 4C’s Strategy Reflection Activator Games My Morning Sense of Time Or Measured Time? Strategy Reflection Sheet Drawing Waffles Draw A Pig Draw It Myself Reflecting On Estimating Time How Long Will It Take? Tug of War Fred’s Daily Planner My Daily Planner Reflection: Prioritizing Time “A Busy Weekend, Student A and B” Hypothetical Weekly Planner My Weekly Planner – to Do List My Weekly Planner Strategy Reflection Sheet
5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4
Whose Pocket Is This? BOTEC Paragraph – Guided and Independent BOTEC Composition – Guided and Independent BOTEC Reflection Hiking Gear Picture “Class Notes A, B, C” Note–Taking Practice Elephants Passage The Titanic Passage Althea Gibson Passage Let’s Go Hiking Going Hiking Notes Going Hiking Board Game My Notes Reflection Triple-Note-Tote Penguin Passage and Triple-Note-Tote Welcome to Palau and Triple-Note-Tote Palau Outline Triple-Note-Tote Reflection Star Strategies 1-5 Three Little Pigs Star Strategy Blank Star Strategy Linear Star Strategy
56 57 58-59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72-73 74 75 76 77
Unit 5 80 81-84 85-88 89 90 91-93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103-104 105-106 107 108 109-113 114 115 116
CONTENTS CONTINUED Unit 6
Page 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.4
I Can’t Seem to Remember Everything Following Instructions Working Memory Thermometers Memory Overload Reflection Cartoons and Associations Activator Wolof Words 1 Wolof Words 2 Cartoons and Associations Reflection Funny Phrases Guided Funny Phrases Creator Spelling Test and Reflection Parts of Leg Pre-Test Parts of Leg Post-Test
7.1 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.7 7.8 7.6 7.6
Staring Contest Scorecard Pictures of Focus How Do I Focus Best? 2T Test Guided Instruction “2T Test: A, B, C” Find Fran’s Errors Cassie’s Comments Matteo’s Math Error Analysis What am I Feeling? How Is Elena Feeling? How to Manage My Emotions Manage My Mood Reflection What Different Hats Do You Think This Person Wears? The Hats of Emma Watson My Hats My Parents’/Guardians’ Hats Strategies for Success Version 1 Strategies for Success Version 2 Smarts Review Template
132 133-134 135 136 137-139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154-156
Chapter Reflection Sheets
157-162
118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130
Unit 7
UNIT 1: Introduction – Building a Community of Metacognitive Learners • • • •
How do I think about my thinking? How can I complete tasks? How can I think flexibly? How can I use strategies to help me?
P1
Name: LESSON 1.1
Date:
KNOW A CHARACTER
DIRECTIONS: Using what you know about this character, try to identify some of their strengths and some of their challenges. STRENGTHS 1.
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3 What does the character do in everyday life to make this a strength?
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UNIT 1 / P2
Name: LESSON 1.1
Date:
MY LEARNING PROFILE: KNOW YOURSELF
Use the list below to create your profile of learning strengths and challenges. You may add others if you wish. Organizing my belongings
Sports
Spelling
Art
Remembering things
Working hard
Math
Science
Understanding what I read
Following directions
Writing
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Being a friend
Handwriting
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UNIT 1 / P3
UNIT 4: Organizing Materials and Time • Organizing your materials (The 4C’s Strategy) • Developing an understanding of time • Estimating time • Prioritizing time • Planning production time
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Name: LESSON 4.1
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ORGANIZED SYSTEMS
Here are some ideas of how you can organize different spaces!
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UNIT 4 / P56
Name: LESSON 4.5
Date:
A BUSY WEEKEND – STUDENT A
Student A did a lot of things this weekend! Does it look like they took time to plan out all their activities and work?
Sunday
Saturday
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Finished math homework
9:00 - 9:30am
Science reading
9:00 - 9:15am
9:30 - 10:00am
Watched dog videos on YouTube
10:00 - 11:00am
10:00 10:15am
Science worksheet
1:00 - 2:00pm
Dress Rehearsal
10:15 10:30am
Watched cat videos on YouTube
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2:30- 4:30pm
Performance
10:30 11:00am
Ate a snack
11:00 11:15am
Math homework
6:00 - 9:00pm
11:15 11:30am
Get ready for piano lesson
• History reading • History worksheet • 30 minutes of reading • Write a summary of reading
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Get ready for opening day of play
Piano lesson
5:00 - 6:00pm
Rehearsed lines for play
7:45 - 8:00
Math homework
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UNIT 4 / P72
Name: LESSON 4.5
Date:
HYPOTHETICAL WEEKLY PLANNER
Time Monday
Tuesday
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UNIT 4 / P74
UNIT 7: Self-monitoring and Self-checking • • • • • •
Focus and distraction Check your sources Top 3 hits Manage my mood What hat am I wearing? Stop, review, reflect
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Things that are distractions
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UNIT 7 / P133
Name: LESSON 7.3
Date:
CASSIE’S COMMENTS
a ladybug may look small and defenseless to other animals, but they are much mor powerful than they look Ladybugs are able to scar predators away with a smelly liquid that their Body produces
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ladybugs come in many colors and varieties they hibernat in the winter and eat garden pests in the summer
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They can Eat up to 5,000 insects in a liftime In many cultures, the ladybug is considerd a sign of good luck
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UNIT 7 / P141
Name: LESSON 7.3
Date:
LESSON 7.3: MATTEO’S MATH
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UNIT 7 / P142
STRATEGY REFLECTION SHEETS
Name:
Date:
STRATEGY REFLECTION SHEET Teacher: 1.
What strategy did you learn about?
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What could you use this strategy for?
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Tests
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I don’t know
I don’t like it
I really don’t like it!
It will save me time
It will take extra time
I will get a better grade
I will get a worse grade
Makes my work harder
Makes my work easier
It fits my learning style
It doesn’t fit my learning style
Other:
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