Crossing the River & Courage
Curriculum Program
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Series
Courage, teamwork, and overcoming obstacles together in the Land of Oz.
Pitch modulation accuracy: Flat (➔), Falling (↘), and Rising (↗) tones in multi-phrase sentences.
Buddy presentation speech, dynamic pitch graphing, interactive story Q&A, and team vocabulary challenge!
School Anthem
Stanza 1
The Lion wears a golden crown
The Unicorn jumps up and down
With the Cross to guide our light
We grow together brave and bright
Stanza 2
Royal Blue we wear with pride
With friends and teachers by our side
Whole Mind Whole Mind our school so grand
The happiest place in all the land
Stanza 3
Hand in hand we stand so tall
Whole Mind Academy for us all
The Lion wears a golden crown
The Unicorn jumps up and down
Buddy Introductions
Fill in Buddy Details
Revision of Lesson 15
The Wizard of Oz Story Center
Lesson 16 Story
Crossing the River & The Cowardly Lion
Teacher Interaction Questions
1. Journey & Strategy:
"How do Dorothy and her friends plan to get across the river? Who helps them first?"
2. Character Courage:
"Why is the Cowardly Lion willing to carry everyone across? How does he show courage?"
3. Order of Crossing:
"Why does the Lion take the Tin Woodman last? How does teamwork solve their problem?"
Intonation Visualization (Lesson 16)
Select a sentence to visualize pitch trajectory:
Q1 They all (down ↘) continue walking (up ↗) along the (down ↘) yellow brick (up ↗) road (down ↘).
Q2 The Lion (down ↘) looks at (up ↗) the river (down ↘).
Q3 You can (down ↘) take us (up ↗) on your back (down ↘).
Q4 The Lion (down ↘) jumps across (up ↗) the river (down ↘).
Q5 He (down ↘) takes (up ↗) the (down ↘) Tin Woodman (up ↗) last (down ↘).
Practice: Q1 Visualization
They all continue walking along the yellow brick road.
FULL PITCH GUIDE SCRIPT
Creative Writing Challenge
✍️ Task Instructions:
1. Choose five new vocabulary words learned from the story.
2. Write 5 custom sentences using each word.
3. Each team will read their sentences aloud in class within the next two weeks!
Interactive Scoreboard
Team Lion
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Team Unicorn
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Team Woodman
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Team Dorothy
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