Scott Foresman Reading Street Centers Survival Kit Use the Lewis and Clark 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
Lewis and Clark and Me and
"They
Traveled with Lewis and
Clark" as
you follow or read along
in your
book. As you listen, think
about
reasons why the authors
wrote
these selections.
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
Lewis and Clark and Me
TEN IMPORTANT SENTENCES
Read the Ten Important Sentences
for Lewis and Clark and Me. Then
locate the sentences in the student
book.
BOOK CLUB Write a letter to Laurie
Myers, the author of Lewis and
Clark and Me. Include any questions
you have about the story. You might
ask her how she decided to write
from a dog's point of view or how
much of the story is true.
MATERIALS
Writing and art materials,
student book
Create a book cover design for Lewis and Clark and Me.
Look at the art on pp. 44–59 of your book. For your book cover, use ideas from the story's art or ideas you thought of while reading.
Fold a large piece of paper in half. On the right half, draw your design for the front cover. Be sure to include the full title of the book and the names of the author and illustrator.
On the left half of the paper, draw your design for the back cover. You might show characters or events that you liked from the story.
EARLY FINISHERS On your back cover, write a short summary of what the story is about. Use vivid language that will make someone want to read the story.
MATERIALS
Writing and art materials,
slips
of paper
Make a word game using the
Words to Know on p. 42.
For each word, write a word clue or draw a picture clue on a slip of paper that will help someone guess that word. Write the actual word on the other side of the paper.
Exchange your clues with a partner. Use the clues to guess the words.
EARLY FINISHERS Choose one of the Words to Know and think of an action clue for it. Act out your clue for others to guess. Drama
MATERIALS
Books on Lewis and
Clark, writing materials
Learn more about Lewis and
Clark's expedition.
Using classroom resources, research to learn more about Lewis and Clark and their expedition.
Make a list of at least five new facts about their explorations.
EARLY FINISHERS Choose one of the facts from your list and find out more about it. Write a paragraph telling what you learned about that fact.
MATERIALS
Computer, word
processing program,
student book
Write a journal entry like the one by Captain Lewis on p. 53, written from Seaman's point of view.
Open a new document in your word processing program.
Write two to three sentences Seaman would write about Captain Lewis.
Add meaning by giving certain words a different font, type size, or both.
Follow classroom rules for saving or printing your journal entry.
EARLY FINISHERS Add pictures on your page using clip art from your word processing program. Select pictures that best fit your statements. Share your work with a partner.
