The House in the Night - Tanya Beers

Tanya Beers

IST571: Children's Literature Lit Kit

Book: The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson

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Tanya Beers

IST571: The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson -Lit Kit

Title: The House in the Night

Author:  Susan Marie Swanson

Lexile Level: 180L

Grade Level: Preschool and Up

ISBN #: 0547577699

Lesson for 1st graders:

Students will listen to the story The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson.
Writing and Observing Activity: 

I will print out some illustrations from the book and place them on the overhead projector. 
Students will be asked to write down what they see in the illustrations that are yellow. I will 
then ask them why they may be important to the story and they will verbally explain.

Students will engage in a class discussion about what makes them feel safe. I will encourage 
students not to be afraid of the dark because they have nothing to be afraid of.

Learning Standards:

Common Core ELA Reading Standards for Literature K-5 (Grade 1).

1.1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

1.2. Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message 
or lesson.

1.3. Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

1.4. Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

1.7. Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

Learning Goal:

Students will engage in a writing and observing activity that will encourage them to use 
their writing skills and drawing comparisons from the illustrations to real life.

Learning Objectives:

1. Students will use their writing skills to draw comparisons from the illustrations to real life 
through  the writing and observing learning activity. (Cognitive and Psychomotor)

2. Students will discuss their feelings about what makes them feel safe through a class discussion. 

(Affective)

Learning Outcome:

Students will use their writing and social (verbal) skills to connect to real life issues through 
the learning activity and the reading.

Works Cited:

New York State Department of Education. (2011). New York State P-12 Common Core Learning 
Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy. Retrieved from https://www.engageny.org/resource/
new-york-state-p-12-common-core-learning-standards-for-english-language-arts-and-literacy.

Swanson, Susan M. The House in the Night. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008.

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