Scott Foresman Reading Street Centers Survival Kit Use the Because of Winn-Dixie materials from the
Reading Street Centers Survival Kit to organize
this week's centers.
MATERIALS
CD player, headphones,
AudioText CD, student book
LISTEN TO LITERATURE Listen to Because of Winn-Dixie and "Fast Facts: Black Bears" as you follow or read along in your book. Listen for the sequence of events that occur in Because of Winn-Dixie.
If there is anything you don't understand, you can listen again to any section.
MATERIALS
Collection of books
for
self-selected
reading, reading logs,
student book
Select a book you have already
read. Record the title of the book
in your reading log. You may want
to read with a partner.Choose from the following:
Leveled Readers
ELL Readers
Books or Stories Written by
Classmates
Books from the Library
Because of Winn-Dixie
TEN IMPORTANT SENTENCES
Read the Ten Important Sentences
for Because of Winn-Dixie. Then
locate the sentences in the
student book.
BOOK CLUB Read other books
that belong in the same genre of
realistic fiction. Get together with
a group to share your favorites and
discuss what makes this genre so
fun to read.
MATERIALS
Art materials
Imagine that Because of Winn-
Dixie is being made into a movie.
Draft a poster to convince people
to see the movie.
Draw a rough sketch of your
favorite part of the story.
Under your sketch write
three
or four sentences
to convince people to see
the movie.
Be sure to include something
about the story.
EARLY FINISHERS Use your draft to create a finished poster.
MATERIALS
Writing materials
Write a short story about the first
time you met a friend.
Use the following title or
make up your own: "The First Time I Met _____." Fill in the blank with the name of a friend.
Use interesting details, such as the time of year, where and how you met, what time of day it was, what you were doing, and why you liked your friend.
EARLY FINISHERS Write a paragraph about what you and your friend like to do together now.
MATERIALS
Map of Florida or the
southeastern United States,
tracing paper, self-sticking
notes or index cards,
writing materials
Use a map to find facts about
Florida.
Look at a map of Florida or southeastern United States and copy or trace it onto your own paper.
Find at least five facts about this region, such as the names of bodies of water or mountain ranges.
Write your facts on self-sticking notes or index cards and attach them to your map.
Display your map and facts in the classroom.
EARLY FINISHERS Discuss reasons why you think people would want to visit Florida.
MATERIALS
Internet access, writing
materials
Search the Internet to learn more about black bears.
Using a student-friendly search engine, type the keywords black bears into the search line.
Click on one or more Web site links listed to learn more about bears.
Use a word web, chart, or other graphic organizer to record interesting information about bears.
Follow classroom rules when searching the Internet.
EARLY FINISHERS Tell a classmate about what you learned. If your friend did an Internet search too, ask what he or she learned.
