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Cross-Curricular Centers
Scott Foresman Reading Street Centers Survival Kit
Use the What About Me? materials from the Reading Street
Centers Survival Kit to organize this week's centers.
Listening
Listening
Reading/Library
Reading/Library
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Writing
Writing
Social Studies
Social Studies
Technology
Technology
Listen to the Selections
SINGLES
MATERIALS
CD player, headphones,
AudioText CD, Student
Edition
Listen to What About Me? and "Ben Franklin's Little Words to Live By" as you follow or read along in your book. Listen for the sequence of events that occurs in What About Me?
If there is anything you don't understand, you can listen again to any section.
What About Me?
Ben Franklin’s Little Words to Live By
Read It Again!
SINGLES
GROUPS
PAIRS
MATERIALS
Collection of books for
self-selected reading,
reading log
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.
You may choose any of the following
  • Leveled Readers
  • ELL Readers
  • Stories written by
    classmates
  • Books from the library
  • What About Me?
TEN IMPORTANT SENTENCES Read the Ten Important Sentences for What About Me? Then locate the sentences in the Student Edition.
BOOK CLUB Choose a book from your favorite author, illustrator, or genre. Write a short book review to share with classmates.
Read It Again!
Make a Picture Dictionary
SINGLES
MATERIALS
Writing and drawing
materials, dictionary
Create a picture dictionary for interesting words.
  1. Scan What About Me? to create a list of interesting words.
  2. Use a dictionary to find definitions.
  3. Create a picture dictionary that defines the words you found. Use drawings to show the meaning of as many words as you can.
  4. Share your completed picture dictionary with classmates.
EARLY FINISHERS Choose a word from your picture dictionary. Practice acting out the meaning of the word you chose. Be ready to perform your charade for classmates. Drama
Book Review
MATERIALS
Paper, pencils
SINGLES
Write a review of What About Me?
  1. Write a review telling what you thought about What About Me?. Remember to give reasons for your opinion.
  2. Finish your book review by writing whether or not you would recommend the story to others.
EARLY FINISHERS In your review, tell which story you liked better: Boom Town or What About Me? Why?
Experiment with Trade
MATERIALS
Paper or cardboard,
writing and art materials
SINGLES
GROUPS
Make trading cards for toys.
  1. Choose three toys and make a trading card for each of the toys. Decide the value of each toy.
  2. Trade cards with each other. Make deals with each other based on the value of each toy.
  3. After trading is completed, discuss together how you gave values to the trading cards you made.
EARLY FINISHERS Make more trading cards and then rank the cards from least valuable to most valuable.
Experiment with Trade
Find Proverbs
MATERIALS
Computer, writing and
art materials
SINGLES
Look for proverbs on the Internet.
  1. Use a search engine to help you find Web sites with proverbs.
  2. Write down at least three proverbs. Be sure to name the Web site where you found each proverb.
  3. Explain what you think each proverb means.
  4. Draw a picture to accompany each proverb you select.
  5. Share your proverbs with your classmates.
EARLY FINISHERS Try to write one or more proverbs of your own. Share your proverbs with your classmates.
Find Proverbs
Make a Picture Dictionary
Book Review
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