Scott Foresman Reading Street Centers Survival Kit Use the Grandfather's Journey 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
Grandfather's Journey and "A Look
at Two Lands" as you follow or
read along in your book. Listen
for the sequence of events that
occurs in Grandfather's Journey.
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
Grandfather's Journey
TEN IMPORTANT SENTENCES
Read
the Ten Important Sentences
for
Grandfather's Journey. Then
locate
the sentences in the student
book.
BOOK CLUB Write a letter to Allen
Say, the author and illustrator of Grandfather's Journey. Include
questions and opinions about the
story or his work as an author and
illustrator.
MATERIALS
Writing and art materials
Imagine a person from a different
land is visiting your town. Write a
scene about what your daily life
is like.
List cast, settings, props, and
costumes needed for the scene.
Write a short scene that shows
a few things you do every day.
Include dialogue and stage directions.
Identify the speakers for the
dialogue.
EARLY FINISHERS Draw pictures
for your scene. Show what the set
and costumes look like.
MATERIALS
Student book, writing
materials
Make a time line of Grandfather's
travels.
Review the story and look for details
about the places Grandfather visits
and what he sees during his travels.
Make a time line summarizing
Grandfather's travels. Be sure to list
information in the order that it
happens.
Look at the Words to Know on p. 68.
Include some of these words in your
time line.
EARLY FINISHERS Write a
short postcard message from
Grandfather to his family. Use your
time line to tell about one of the
places he visits.
MATERIALS
World map, writing
materials,
student book
Show Grandfather's travels on a
world map.
Review the story to find details
about Grandfather's travels.
In some cases, the author doesn't
name specific places. Use a map
and story clues to figure out likely
places Grandfather might have visited.
For example, which state(s) in
the United States have "deserts with
rocks"?
Make a list of places you think
Grandfather visited.
Show Grandfather's travels on a
world map and identify the places
you think he visited.
EARLY FINISHERS Discuss with a
partner the parts of Grandfather's
travels you think were the hardest.
Use your map and story clues to
support your opinions.
MATERIALS
Internet access, printer,
student book
Use the Internet to find a place
you would like to visit.
Think of a place in the United States
or another country you might like to
visit, such as a city or town.
Using a student-friendly search
engine, type in keywords for your
search such as travel Japan.
Read the descriptions for the Web
sites and decide which will give helpful
and accurate information.
Make a list of reasons why this place
is a good travel destination.
Follow classroom rules for searching
the Internet and printing.
EARLY FINISHERS Print a picture
of the place you wish to visit.
Display your picture with your list of reasons.
