Point of View : Common Core Standard RL 2.6

Adopting Common Core means thinking outside the box. The previous curriculum did not include this and our reading series did not support it very well. Time to do what teachers do best and create a something better. Our second grade team had a lot of success and fun introducing point of view using Two Bad Ants by Chris Vanalsberg. We use a gradual release model where I is the teacher and we is the teacher and students and you is the students.The lesson goes like this.

I DO
Explain and define point of view
Tell students sometimes characters see or feel differently about the same thing. Some teacher showed students a globe and talk about how student on one side of the room saw something different Begin reading Two Bad Ants noting how the ants see things differently .
WE DO
Continue reading Two Bad Ants. Have students note how ants see things differently, such as the sugar bowl, coffee cup, outlet.
YOU DO
Student pretend to be ants in the classroom. They write about what they see.
This ant with the thinking bubble notepad from Teacher's Friend goes great with this lesson. We got all kinds of cute responses. The children really loved this.