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Writing Connection
Guided Group Writing
Say: You seem to know a lot about ponds. Let's write our own book about animals and plants that live in and around a pond. I want each of you to think about what you know about a pond for a minute. Write one or two sentences describing an animal or plant. Ask children to share their sentences with the group. Write some of the key content or difficult words that they will use in their sentence on the board for reference. Have each child write one or two sentences about an animal or plant that lives in or around a pond and illustrate it. Put the pages together to form a class book about ponds.
Science Connection
Have children use the library or the Internet to further research the habitat of one of the animals or plants in the book. As a group or individually share the information on a web diagram graphic organizer.
The class could also raise tadpoles, charting their growth and development.
Reading Independently
Invite children to reread the book, Life at the Pond, independently or with a partner. They could then look for and read other books about ponds, or pond animal and plants.
Home Connection
Invite children to take the book home to read with their family. Worksheet 2 could be done as a home activity.
Assessment
- Monitor children's responses in the Comprehending the Text section to assess how well they understand the text or story.
- Monitor reading to see if children are using the effective reading strategies.
- Assess children's knowledge of decoding by segmenting the sounds in the word and sounding them out with a focus on consonant s blends.
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