literacy exploration
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Alexis Nagley
2/19/2013
Childrens Literacy Exploration
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Book: My Five Senses
Aliki.My Five Senses. New York City: HarperCollins, 1989. Print.
Grade: Kindergarten
Core Content State Standards:
K.RFS.1- Print concepts
K.RIT.7- Integration of knowledge and Ideas
K.RL.5Craft and Structure
Summary: This book is about the five senses. In the story it goes over the 5 senses and what they
are used for. It also goes over what you can do with these senses. It teaches children that you can
use more than one sense at a time and gives examples.
Activities: Students will go over as a class the different senses after the book so I can make sure
students comprehend the story. Then students will complete a worksheet that uses the senses and
students have to circle the right body part that goes with that sense
Literacy development: Literacy development is used with this book when students are
completing the work sheet. Each work sheet is going to have a question about a sense and
students are going to have connected sense and circle the body part with. This will help with
their fine motor skills ability in being able to circle the correct body part. It will help their
reading ability by being able to read the question and comprehend it so they can answer the
question correctly.
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Name: ________________________________________
Directions: For each question circle the right body part that would go with the sense.
1. When the Smiley face smells the rose she is using her.
Nose Eye Ear
2. When I listen to music I hear it with my..Eye
Ear Tongue
3). When I eat ice cream I taste it with my
Tongue Nose Hand
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4) When I see the sun I am using my
Hand Tongue Eye
5) When I touch the bear I am using my
Nose Hand Ear
Bonus question:
Write the five senses we have that we learned about today
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Book: Dont Know Much about the 50 States
Davis, Kenneth C.Don't Know Much About The 50 States. Illus. Renee Andriani.
New York: HarperCollins, 2004. Print
Grade: 3rd
Core Content State Standard:
3.RL.1- Key ideas and details
3.RIT.7- Integration of knowledge and Ideas
3.W.8Research to build and present knowledge
Summary: This book introduces all of the 50 states in the United States. Each page is dedicated
to one state. On this page is interesting facts about the state along with the capital, state bird and
flower
Activity: Each student will be given a state. With the state they will make a poster board of their
state with the interesting facts they find with the book. On the poster board the will be required
to list the capital, nickname, statehood and list the state flower and bird with a picture. They will
also put a picture of the state flag. Along with this they will list three interesting facts they found
out about their state.
Literacy development: Having each student read about a different state not only allows them to
learn the state but also the interesting fact. This will allow them to make connections with their
state and other historical events that happened in the state. Being able to make connections is
critical in development of history and literacy.
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Story: Wood, Audrey. Ten Little Fish. Illus. Bruce Wood. New York City: Scholastic Inc.,
2004. Print.
Grade: 1st
Core Content State Standards:
1.0A.1 Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction
1. RL.1key ideas and details
1OA.2- Representing and solve problems involving addition and subtraction
Summary: This story is about 10 little fish that swim in a line. On each page one of the fish
leaves the line for a reason so the line gets shorter. This book allows children to understand easy
subtraction with fish
Activity: While reading the story students will be able to interact on each page by calling how
many fish are left when one fish leaves to do something. This will allow the teacher to process
their understanding of subtraction. After the story children will complete a worksheet that is
similar to the book using subtraction.
Literacy development: This book deals with children being able to make a connection of what is
going to happen next in the book. And also gain an understanding of foreshadowing by guessing
what is going to come up next without being told.
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Name:_________________________
Directions Underneath, answer the questions and show your work by drawing the object
1) If I Have 5 dogs and one ran away how many dogs do I have left?
2) If have 8 candy bars and I ate one, how many candy bars do I have left?
3) Sally has 10 quarters in her pocket. Jonny asked if he could barrow 2. How many quartersdoes sally have now?
Bonus question:
If George has 12 slices of pizza, he decides to eat two slices the first night and two slices the
second night. After the two nights how many pizza slices does George have?
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Story: Ruthie and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie
Rankin, Laura. Ruthe and the (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie. New York City: Scholastic,
2008. Print
Grade: Kindergarten
Core Content State Standard:
K.SL.6, Speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings and ideas clearly
K.SL.2, with prompting and support, retell familiar story, including key details
K.RL.1, with prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text
KRIT.5 Identify the front cover, back cover and title page of the book.
Summary: This book is about a little girl who finds a tiny camera. When she finds is she decides
she want to keep it. One of Ruthies classmates tells her it is his. She lies and says the camera is
hers. After she lies she cannot concentrate at school, cant eat dinner and becomes very upset
because she lied. In the end she tells her parents and tells her teacher that she lied about the little
camera she found. Once she tell the truth she realizes how much better she feels.
Activity: Students will each get a trinket passed out by the teacher and with their turn and talk
partner discuss what they should do if they find something that is not theirs. Students will come
up and present their role play to the class and showing what Ruthie could have done.
Literacy Development: Having students comprehend the story by being able to come up with a
different ending then what happened in the book. This allows them to critically think about what
a person my do and they have to be able to convey what they think through talking and role
playing
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Book: Cool Penguins
Bauer, Jeff. Cool Penguins. New York City: Scholastic, 2007. Print.
Grade: 1st
Core Content State Standards:
1.RL.3 Key Ideas and Details
1RL.7- Integration of knowledge and ideas
1.RIT.6- Craft and structure
Summary: This book is about penguins. It talks about where they live, what they eat and who
their predators are. It and it goes into detail about the different types of penguins and how these
different types of penguins live in different parts of the world.
Activity: As a class we will answer the comprehension questions at the back of the book to see if
students were able to understand the material given to them. Students will then go back to their
seats and on a blank sheet of paper draw their favorite type of penguin they learned about and
then write three facts about that penguin.
Literacy development: In this activity the literacy development is being able to comprehend the
story and answer questions. The students also work on their writing and spelling skills by
writing three facts about their favorite type of penguin.
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Story: Christopher Columbus
Bauer, Marion Dane. Christopher Columbus. Illus. Liz Goulet Dubois. New York
City: Scholastic, 2009. Print.
Grade: 2nd
Core Content State Standards:
2. RL.1- Key Ideas and Details
2RIT.8- Integration ok knowledge and ideas
2. W.8- research to build and present knowledge
Summary: This story is about Christopher Columbus, who had dreams about an adventure and
sailing around the world. When he was old enough his parents let him. When he was sailing he
sailed for a very long time. After nine weeks they found land and how finding this land later led
to the finding of the United States.
Activity: Since Christopher Columbus was out at sea for such a long time he needed supplies.
Students will get in small groups and make a list of supplies Christopher Columbus might have
brought with him on this long journey. When students are done they will get up in front of the
class and explain why they picked the supplies they did.
Literacy Development: This book supports literacy development because it explains to the
readers the different steps it took into Christopher being able to go on a trip, just like there are
steps we have to take when writing. This allows the teacher to build off of that asking student
what would someone need to go on a trip. It allows for critical thinking because students not only
need to make a list of items someone would need for a trip like this, but they also need an
explanation of why it is important.
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Story: Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site
Rinker, Sherri Duskey, and Tom Lichtenheld. Goodnight, Goodnight, Constuctions
Site. New York City: Scholastic, 2012. Print
Grade: Kindergarten
Core Content State Standards:
K.RL.1 Key Ideas and Details
K.W.8 Research to build and present knowledge
K.SL.2Comprehension and collaboration
Summary: This story goes over the different type of trucks a construction site uses and the jobs
those trucks complete. The book goes over this in a way where the trucks are saying goodnight to
one another before they sleep. Each truck in the story gets to say goodnight and when they do
they explain the hard work they did for the day.
Activity: After reading the book the students will have a picture of each construction vehicle I
talked about in the story. As a large group I will describe a job of one the trucks and students
hold up a picture of a truck that completes the job I describe.
Literacy Development: This book supports literacy development by allowing the students to
relate what goes on to real world experiences. Some for the jobs that are talked about in the book
are jobs that students might have seen completing around their house. Reading the book and
going over the jobs they do allow them to make those connections
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Pictures I would use:
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Story: Johnny Appleseed
Shepherd, Jodie.Johnny Appleseed. Illus. Masumi Furukawa. New York City:
Scholastic, 2010. Print
Grade: KindergartenCore Content State Standards:
K.RL.1, with prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text
K.RIT.8- Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
K.SL.5- Presentation of knowledge and ideas
Summary: This story goes over Johnny Appleseeds life and how he enjoyed growing apples and
how this love of apples helped people in his life. Throughout Johnnys life he moves to various
places but it is okay because each places he moves he is able to grow apples and provide for the
people around him.
Activity: In the book it discusses that Johnny Appleseed planted and grew apples. After reading
the story students will clip out pictures and put them in order of what and apple tree needs in
order to grow apples.
Literacy Development: This book allows students to understand the steps it takes in growing and
apple tree. This can be connected to the steps we have to do when reading like reading left to
right and starting at the first page and reading to the last. Having children see that while reading
will show them sequence and steps which they do in the activity.
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Name___________________________
Directions: Cut these pictures out and put them in order
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Story: The Winter Wish
Shields, Gillian, and Rosie Reeve. The Winter Wish. New York City: Scholastic,
2012. Print.
Grade: 1
st
Core Content State Standards:
1.RIT.7- Integration of knowledge and Ideas
1.L.1 Conventions of standard English
1.RL. 7- Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Summary: This story is about a little mouse named William that has a winter wish for it to snow,
after finding a snow globe at her grandfathers house and listening to explain what he did when
he was younger and it snowed. He kept wishing for it to snow and thinking of all the things he
would do if it snowed. When his grandfather gave him a present of a snow globe he wished for it
to snow one last time. The next morning it did and William was able do all the things he wished
he could do since it snowed.
Activity: Students will each get an empty picture of a snow globe. In the snow globe students
will be instructed to draw what they wish for. It could be anything. Once they are done drawing
they are done drawing they will on a lined sheet of paper write about what they wish for.
Literacy development: This book is good for literacy development because it takes reader
through a sequence of what William does before he gets his wish .The activity also helps with
literacy development. Students have to express themselves through writing when talking about
what is in their snow globe and why it is what they wish for
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My Wish in a Snow Globe
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Poem: Early Bird (from the book Where the Sidewalk Ends)
Silverstein, Shel. Where the Sidewalk Ends. New York City: Harper & Row, 1974.
Print.
Grade: 3
Core Content State Standards:
3RL.4 - Craft and structure
3. W.2- Text types and purposes
3. SL.6presentation of Knowledge and Idea
Summary: This is very short poem about how the early bird catches the worm and is able to
catch the worm because he wakes up early. In the end of the poem it talks about if you are the
worm it might be a good idea if you sleep in late.
Activity: After reading the poem, I will ask students to write down what they think is the most
important word in the poem. When they pick it ask them why they think it is the most important
word. Students will write their reasons why on paper and then explain it in a large group
Literacy development: This poem is good for literacy development because it shows students
that something as short as a poem can have as much meaning as a story. This activity is a good t
student to really think about meaning. It is also introduce how to write a poem