Cross Age Tutoring Lesson Plans
Correlated to
The Sunshine State Standards



Cross-Age Tutoring Theme: COURAGE

Literature: “Stone Fox” John Gardner
Genre: Realistic Fiction

Grade 2 Objective: Discover facts about the Indian culture and dogsledding.
Grade 4 Objective: Dealing with money.

Activities:
1) Grow potatoes; Discuss crops around the world and different climates.
2) Visit a farm and look at farm machinery.
3) Set up a classroom bank with student accounts, loan department, checkbooks.
4) Apply for a loan- See how much the pay off would be with interest.
5) Team report on the state of Wyoming.
6) “What would you do with $500?” - Make a collage of things in magazines.
7) Build dogsleds using cardboard boxes - Have student “dogsled” teams race each other.
8) Research - Dogsledding.
9) Re-enact the play.
10) Living museum - Turn the classroom into the book - “Stone Fox”

Grade 2 Assessment: Oral exams on selected topics.
Grade 4 Assessment: Written reports on Pioneers and the West.


Pre K - 2 Standards Grades 3 - 5 Standards
  Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3
Reading 2 - 4 1 & 5   1 - 4 1, 5 - 8  
Writing 1 - 3 3   1 - 3 1, 2, 4, 6  
Listening 1 & 3 1 1, 2, 4 1, 4, 5 1 & 2 1 - 6
Language       2 - 5    
Literature 1 & 2 1   1 - 5 1 - 5  

Multiple Intelligences

X
Linguistics -
Word Smart
 X
Musical
 X
Math Logic
Problem-Solving
 X
Intrapersonal -
Self Smart
X
Visual/Spatial
 X
Body Kinesthetic -
High Energy
 X
Interpersonal -
People Smart
 X
Naturalistic