Book Summary
Readers may be surprised to learn that one small drop of blood contains more than 5 million red blood cells, but they'll be amazed when they find out that if all of the arteries, veins, and capillaries in the body were stretched end to end, they would reach across the United States, not once, but 20,000 times! These and other interesting facts about the circulatory system are included in the informational book Book of Blood. Types of blood vessels, blood cells, and blood types also are explained. Photographs, illustrations, and a detailed diagram showing how blood is pumped through the heart help readers make meaningful connections with the text. 

About the Lesson 

Targeted Reading Strategy

• Make connections to prior knowledge

Objectives

• Use the reading strategy of making connections to prior knowledge to understand informational text
• Identify a main idea and details for each chapter
• Recognize that singular and plural subjects need verbs (regular and linking) that agree with them
• Understand the names of the parts of the circulatory system and be able to use them in a sentence

Materials

• Book – Book of Blood (copy for each student)
• Chalkboard or dry erase board
• Prior knowledge survey, facts/details, content vocabulary worksheets

    Indicates an opportunity to use the book interactively (All activities may be completed with paper and pencil if books are not consumable.)

Vocabulary

• Content words: analogy, antigen, bacteria, circulation, clot, depleted, oxygenated, plasma, protein, transfusions