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Knots on a Counting Rope read by Bonnie Bartlett & William Daniels

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Subject English Language Arts — Reading Foundational Skills, Reading Standards for Fiction, Speaking and Listening, Writing

Grade Level Grades 2-4

Resource Type Activity

Attributes

Good for Parents

Standards Alignment

Common Core State Standards

License

Attribution Non-commercial NoDerivative

CC (BY-NC-ND)

About This Lesson

The counting rope is a metaphor for the passage of time and for a boy's emerging confidence facing his greatest challenges: blindness and the approaching death of his beloved grandfather.

Storyline Online's Knots on a Counting Rope is read by Bonnie Bartlett and William Daniels, written by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault and illustrated by Ted Rand.

Homeschooling

Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension for 4th Grade

3rd Grade Reading Comprehension

2nd Grade Reading Comprehension

Indigenous Peoples Day

Resources

Files

KnotsonACountingRope_TeacherActivityGuide.pdf

Activity

October 1, 2020

2.28 MB

External resources

Watch on Storyline Online

Website

Visit StorylineOnline.net

Website

Videos

Knots on a Counting Rope read by Bonnie Bartlett & William Daniels

Standards

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.1

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 3 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.1

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 4 topics and texts, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.2

Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.2

Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.2

Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.2

Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text; summarize the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.9

Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series).

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.9

Compare and contrast the treatment of similar themes and topics (e.g., opposition of good and evil) and patterns of events (e.g., the quest) in stories, myths, and traditional literature from different cultures.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.1

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.1

Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.3

Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.3

Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences.

Reviews

The story is read with wonderful expression which would keep students engaged. There are some nice writing activities to go along with the story, too. Thanks for sharing.