Lesson Plan

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: Conditional Statements

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If, then, Else is not only a basic programming language command, it is also the basis for conditional statements used in writing. Middle schoolers try to craft conditional statements with a card sort activity and then collaborate on a chain story styled after Numeroff's tale.

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CCSS: Designed
Instructional Ideas
  • Create a diagram of a conditional sentence and post it on the classroom wall
  • Print the Conditional Sentence Cards on card stock and laminate them to permit reuse
Classroom Considerations
  • Requires a copy of Laura Joffe Numeroff's If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
  •  A projection device is needed for the PowerPoint and the video
Pros
  • Includes modifications for distance learning, links to descriptions of the learning strategies used in the lesson, and a PowerPoint to guide the lesson
Cons
  • None
Common Core