Book Summary
The Three-R Plan is a story about a once-lovely kingdom that has grown barren. The king sends out a proclamation stating that he is looking for someone to solve the problem of their decaying land. Whoever can solve the problem will be invited to live in the castle for the rest of his or her days. Ricardo, Roger, and Randy each has useful ideas and brings them to the king: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. The king accepts them all together and names it the Three-R Plan. Improvements are soon witnessed in the land, and the kingdom begins to flourish once again. Illustrations support the text.

About the Lesson

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Summarize

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of summarizing to understand text
• Analyze the problem and solution in the story
• Identify and understand the use of quotation marks in text
• Identify synonyms

Materials

• Book -- The Three-R Plan (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Dictionaries
• Problem and solution, content vocabulary, quotation marks worksheets
• Discussion cards

      Indicates an opportunity for students to mark in the book. (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are reused.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: abused, anticipate, barren, benefits, citizens, compost, consequently, decaying, frugal, intelligent, magistrate, natural, polluted, recycle, reduce, resources, reuse, stewards