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| An Island Grows Written by Lola M. Schaefer and Illustrated by Cathie Felstead Publisher: Greenwillow Books, 2006 Grade Level: K-2 Themes: geological history and volcanoes |
Reflection: This is a nice book about the development of a volcanic island. It is simple text, but the wording is nice. Great sentence fluency. This is a great book to teach science (geology and rocks) with. The illustrations are colorful.
Pre-Reading: Tell the children that this book is about a volcanic island forming. Make sure they listen to how to it forms. Turn to someone sitting next to you and make a prediction about how you think a volcanic island forms? Can plants and people live on an island?
Post-Reading: I will write a couple things from the book on the board. Stones break,water quakes and Lava flows. We will talk about subject and verbs. Subjects and Verbs are essential for making sentences. Ask students to think of processes such as the water cycle, life cycle of a plant or tree. Pick one of these and brainstorm the steps in each process using a subject and verb. I chose the life cycle of a plant. For example, Leaves sprout, branches fill, sun shines and so on. Once we are finished brainstorming, children will go back to their seats. They will get with a partner and create a book about any process they choose.
About the author:
Lola M. Schaefer has always loved books, but she never imagined that she would be writing children's books. She is also a writing consultant. She travels to schools, conferences and workshops. She has written more than 250 books for children. Her book, Frankie Stein was awarded the Children's Choice Book Award for Kindergarten through Grade 2. She has won many other awards. She was a teacher and an instructor for graduate level courses. She lives with her husband Tim.
Pre-Reading: Tell the children that this book is about a volcanic island forming. Make sure they listen to how to it forms. Turn to someone sitting next to you and make a prediction about how you think a volcanic island forms? Can plants and people live on an island?
Post-Reading: I will write a couple things from the book on the board. Stones break,water quakes and Lava flows. We will talk about subject and verbs. Subjects and Verbs are essential for making sentences. Ask students to think of processes such as the water cycle, life cycle of a plant or tree. Pick one of these and brainstorm the steps in each process using a subject and verb. I chose the life cycle of a plant. For example, Leaves sprout, branches fill, sun shines and so on. Once we are finished brainstorming, children will go back to their seats. They will get with a partner and create a book about any process they choose.
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