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| What to create | Lesson plan |
| Which subject | No subject |
| What topic | Create a 5-day Block lesson sequence for a multi-age group (grades K–5) using the weekly theme “Business & Finance.” The mentor text is “Civic Square: The Grand Opening,” where AJ, Liam, Simay, and Onyx open shops in their city. Each day’s lesson should integrate Reading, Writing, Grammar, & Math with a focus on real-world applications related to starting and running a business. The five daily lessons should include the following academic focus areas: Reading: Identifying main ideas, retelling events, asking/answering questions Writing: Sentence writing, star detail development, complete paragraph formation Grammar: Sentence types, capitalization, punctuation Math: Rounding prices, counting money, budgeting Each daily lesson should include: A combined “I Can” statement Hook or story connection to the mentor text Teaching Point / Mini Lesson for each subject Modeling (teacher demonstration) Guided Practice Independent Application (K–2 & 3–5 versions) Final Reflection prompt |
| What length (min) | 60 |
| What age group | Doesn't matter |
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| Include images descriptions | |
| Any other preferences | Be sure to link each day’s lesson to the overall business theme and the mentor story's progression. Format the response in a clear day-by-day layout (W1.D1 through W1.D5) for easy lesson planning. |
I can understand the main idea of a story about starting a business and identify key details.
Read the first chapter of Civic Square: The Grand Opening. Discuss the excitement of opening a new business and ask students what they would sell if they had a store.
Reading: Introduce identifying main ideas. Discuss what "main idea" means and how it helps us understand stories.
Writing: Explain what a sentence is and introduce the concept of star detail development.
Grammar: Explain different sentence types (declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative).
Math: Introduce how to round prices to the nearest dollar.
Reading: Read a passage aloud and model how to identify the main idea.
Writing: Demonstrate writing a complete sentence about an imaginary store.
Grammar: Create sentences on the board, labeling them as different types.
Math: Show examples of rounding prices.
Reading: In pairs, students read another passage and identify the main idea together.
Writing: Students write their own sentences about what they would sell, focusing on details.
Grammar: Students work with a partner to create examples of each sentence type.
Math: Provide a list of prices for students to round.
K–2: Illustrate a picture of their shop and write 1-2 sentences about it.
3–5: Write a paragraph describing their shop idea and include a rounded price.
What is the main idea of today’s lesson, and why is it important when starting a business?
I can summarize events from a story and create a simple business plan.
Review the events from Civic Square: The Grand Opening where AJ, Liam, Simay, and Onyx plan their shops. Ask students what they think is important to plan before starting a business.
Reading: Teach how to summarize events from a story.
Writing: Discuss how to develop details in a plan.
Grammar: Focus on capitalization rules at the start of sentences and for proper nouns.
Math: Introduce basic budgeting—before buying items, they need to plan their spending.
Reading: Read a summary passage aloud, demonstrating how to distill key events.
Writing: Model writing a simple business plan focusing on key details.
Grammar: Write sentences, applying capitalization rules, and explain choices.
Math: Show a simple budget example for a shop.
Reading: Students summarize a short paragraph about business planning in groups.
Writing: In pairs, students create a list of what they need for their shops.
Grammar: Rewrite sentences correcting capitalization errors.
Math: Budgeting exercise where students plan how much money they would spend on items for their stores.
K–2: Draw their shop with a simple list of items they would sell and where they got the space (home, store, etc.).
3–5: Write a short paragraph describing their business plan and the budget for it.
Why is planning important when starting a business, and what did you learn today?
I can ask and answer questions about conducting market research for a business.
Discuss the role of market research in Civic Square: The Grand Opening. How did the characters know what to sell?
Reading: Teach how to ask and answer questions while reading.
Writing: Introduce the concept of complete paragraphs.
Grammar: Teach about punctuation, especially periods and question marks.
Math: Introduce counting money using bills and coins.
Reading: Demonstrate forming questions about the text and finding answers within.
Writing: Show how to structure a complete paragraph.
Grammar: Correctly punctuate sentences on the board.
Math: Use play money to demonstrate counting.
Reading: In pairs, students generate questions from a text and find answers.
Writing: Students write a complete paragraph about why market research is important.
Grammar: Partner students to punctuate a set of sentences correctly.
Math: Using play money, practice counting different amounts in groups.
K–2: Write 1-2 questions they have about their shop and illustrate their answers.
3–5: Create a paragraph with questions they would want to ask customers about their shop.
How can asking questions help in starting a business? What questions did you ask today?
I can identify different types of media for advertising and create a basic advertisement for my business.
Discuss how AJ, Liam, Simay, and Onyx advertise their shops in Civic Square: The Grand Opening. What methods did they use?
Reading: Identify main ideas about advertising in the text.
Writing: Discuss how to develop compelling advertisements.
Grammar: Review sentence types focusing on persuasive sentences.
Math: Introduce simple profit calculations.
Reading: Show how to pinpoint the main idea of an advertisement.
Writing: Model writing a persuasive advertisement.
Grammar: Work together to convert sentences into persuasive ones.
Math: Show how to calculate profit (income minus costs).
Reading: Students analyze different advertisements for main ideas.
Writing: In groups, students draft an advertisement for their shop.
Grammar: Class collaboration on creating persuasive sentences.
Math: Given costs, students calculate potential profit from a product.
K–2: Create a poster for their shop with a picture and a few persuasive phrases.
3–5: Design a complete advertisement with persuasive writing techniques and profit calculations.
What was the most important part of creating an advertisement? How can it help your business?
I can apply what I’ve learned about business to simulate a grand opening.
Reflect on Civic Square: The Grand Opening. Why was the grand opening important for the characters?
Reading: Discuss the conclusion of the story and what was accomplished.
Writing: Encourage summarizing the overall experience they’ve had learning about business.
Grammar: Focus on editing for mistakes in their collective work.
Math: Review all money concepts through a final, fun activity.
Reading: Recap the book and discuss character successes.
Writing: Model writing a summary paragraph about their experiences over the week.
Grammar: Collaboratively edit a written piece for common errors.
Math: Set up a final activity where students use play money in their simulations.
Reading: Discuss collectively what they learned about running a business throughout the week.
Writing: Students draft a group summary of their learning experience.
Grammar: Students work together to edit one another's summary paragraphs.
Math: Set up small shop simulations where they pretend to sell and buy items.
K–2: Illustrate their favorite part of opening their shop and write a sentence about it.
3–5: Write a reflection paragraph on what they learned about business and finance this week.
What did you enjoy most about creating your business, and what was the most surprising thing you learned this week?
This five-day lesson sequence incorporates multi-age learning objectives across subjects while utilizing the engaging mentor text, Civic Square: The Grand Opening. By emphasizing real-world applications of business and finance, students will gain practical skills in reading, writing, grammar, and math.