After Reading
Comprehending the Text
In small groups, or individually, complete the graphic flow chart. For a classroom activity on the blackboard, add an additional level to the flow chart for soliciting details about each machine. For example, ask: What do you remember about the excavator? Does it have tires? How does it work? What do you remember about the C-5 transport plane? Which kinds of machines move dirt, and rocks? Which machine is the most interesting to you and why?
Visual Learning
Ask: How can the pictures help you remember what you have read? Who thinks they are good observers?
Have children try this observation activity. Choose one of the pictures in the book. Have them look very closely at the picture for 15–20 seconds. At the end of that time, they should close their books and then close their eyes briefly, visualizing the picture they just saw. Ask: What do you remember about the picture? Encourage them to give details that go beyond naming the machine. Prompt them as necessary. Ask: Did the loader have tires? Were there any trees in the picture? How many people were in the picture? Was there a tire mark on the road? Was the water calm or were there waves? Then allow children to look at the picture again. Try this with one or two other pictures.
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