Lesson Plans for MAGNETISIM level P

After Reading

Comprehending the Text
Ask: Did anyone find an example of cause and effect in the book?
Ask: What would happen if there were no magnetism? Have children review page 4 if they have trouble with the answer. Write No Magnetism on the board with an arrow that points to no television, no tape recorders, no computers, no electricity, etc. This will help them complete the cause and effect worksheet.

Check children’s understanding and recall of the text by using a few questions. (These questions could also be given as a homework assignment.)
Ask: What are some everyday objects that depend on magnetism? What are magnets made out of? What happens if two magnets are put together? What causes a magnet to become a stronger magnet? How could we show the invisible lines of force around a small magnet? What does a generator do? If children have trouble remembering the answers, Ask: What can we do if we don’t remember what we have read?

Think Aloud
Sometimes new information is difficult to remember, so we have to go back and reread the text.

Complete the KWL. Address the questions that were generated in the Before Reading period.
Ask: What can we do if we have a question, but our book does not contain the answers to our question? Have children brainstorm for places and methods to find the information not included in the book.

Have them complete Worksheet 1.

Visual Learning
Have children summarize several of the pictures in the text. This can be done either immediately after children read the section or after they have completed the text.
Pictures on pages 4, 6, 8, 10, 18, 19 contain content that is specific to the text. Ask: What do you see in the picture on page_____? What did we learn about these items?
The pictures on pages 5, 13, 14, 15, 20, and the back cover will be more difficult because the text does not provide a direct comment about the content of these pictures. Ask broad questions to allow children some leeway in interpreting these pictures. For example: Say: Tell us something about the picture on page_____. Ask: What do you think about the picture on page_____?


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