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Meet the Clients

Meet the Clients

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DISCUSS:
If you could design a treehouse anywhere, where would you want it to be?
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If you designed a treehouse for Nora, what parts would YOU include?
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If you designed a treehouse for Elliot, which parts would you include and why?
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Get your supplies.
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In today’s lesson, you’ll need someone to share ideas with. This could
be a partner, or someone you sit near. When everyone knows who
their talk partner is, move on to the next step.
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Write your name and the date on both worksheets.
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Look at your Choose Your Client worksheet. Fill in the circle next to
the client you would like to choose.
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Look at your Treehouse Diagram. Think about which part you want to
add to your design to help your client get into their treehouse. When
you have your idea, fill in the circle next to the part.
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Discuss with a partner: Which part can be added to help YOUR client
get into the treehouse. Why?
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Find number 1. Fill in the part you chose in the box.
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Fill in the rest of the sentence by writing your reason after the
word “because.” Use the diagram to help you explain why you
chose that part.
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Think about the second part you want to choose for your design.
When you have your idea, fill in the circle next to the part.
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Discuss with a partner: What is another part you want to add to your
client’s treehouse design? Why?
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Find number 2. Write a sentence that describes the part you
chose and why.
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It’s time to check your writing! Make sure each sentence starts with
a capital letter and ends with punctuation. Read through your writing
and make changes if you need to.
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Lesson details

Grade 2

Informative

Planning

Students will...

Print Prep
  • categorize and sort information.

  • use notes to write sentences that connect facts and show their thinking.

Before this lesson...

Students should have completed Lesson 1 of this unit.
Choose Your Client worksheet 1 per student
Treehouse Diagram from previous lesson
1 per student

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Sample Choose Your Client teacher-only resource 1 per class
Prep Instructions

Students will need to bring their completed work from the previous lessons to this lesson.

We recommend reviewing student stories before this lesson to check for school appropriateness.

Standards

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Introduction

5 mins

Writing Activity

30 mins

Lesson details

Grade 2

Informative

Planning

Extend this lesson

Activity

Activity

Interview classmates. Ask your classmates about what they would add to a treehouse design. Talk about reasons why for each part added.

Partner Activity

Partner Activity

Partner up with a classmate and take turns being the designer and the client. When it’s your turn to be the client, tell the designer what you want in your design. When it’s your turn to be the designer, listen to your client and come up with a design just for them.

 
Project Treehouse Lesson 2: Meet the Clients

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