Carnival for Luke/Rap Report
From Lyla in the Loop · 2024
24 minPre-KK1st2ndTechnologySocial-Emotional LearningReading & Writing (ELA)
Summary
Carnival for Luke: Lyla plans and organizes a backyard carnival for her little brother — great practice for breaking a big goal into manageable tasks. Rap Report: she figures out how to present information in a creative, catchy way her audience will actually enjoy.
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Discussion
Lyla tackles two different kinds of planning — for an event and for a presentation.
- What smaller tasks did Lyla break the carnival into? Could she have done them in any order?
- Why did Lyla decide to present her report as a rap? What made it a good choice?
- Think of a project you would like to do. What are all the smaller jobs inside it?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: decompose, task, organize, present, audience.
Try it: Plan a class birthday party. List every job that needs to happen, then put them in the order you would do them.