Scott Foresman Reading Street

Cross-Curricular Centers

Scott Foresman Reading Street Centers Survival Kit
Use the Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday
materials from the Reading Street Centers Survival Kit
to organize this week's centers.

MATERIALS
CD player, headphones,
AudioText CD, Student Edition

Listen to Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday and "Tips for Saving Money" as you follow or read along in your book. Listen for the sequence of events that occurs in Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday.

If there is anything you don't understand, you can listen again to any section.

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 to read any of the following:

Leveled Readers
ELL Readers
Stories written by
classmates
Books from the library
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday

TEN IMPORTANT SENTENCES Read the Ten Important Sentences for Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday. Then locate the sentences in the Student Edition.

BOOK CLUB Look at “Meet Authors” on p. 411 of the Student Edition to help you set up an author study of Judith Viorst.

Read other books by Viorst and share your favorites.

MATERIALS
Copy of boxed words
and sentences below,
pencil, paper, dictionary

Use a dictionary for unfamiliar
words.

Read the words in the box.
If you aren't sure of a meaning, use a dictionary.
Replace the underlined word(s) in each sentence with a word from the box.
Write the new sentences.


	excessive savings purchase
	donate exchanged

Juan traded his broken flashlight for a working flashlight.
Children often give their old toys to charity.
Ella cannot buy the expensive bike she wants.
People keep their money in banks.
Alan thought the cost of the CD player was too much.

EARLY FINISHERS Write sentences using the new words, leaving a blank space for the new word. Let a partner complete the sentences using new words.

MATERIALS
Paper, pencils

Give Alexander a list of directions
for how to take better care of his
money.

Recall that Alexander had a hard time taking care of his money.
Write a list of directions to tell him how to save and spend money in a smarter way.

EARLY FINISHERS Share your list with a partner.

MATERIALS
Newspapers, Internet
access, writing materials

Find out how much school supplies cost.

Imagine you have saved ten dollars. You need to buy school supplies. What school supplies will you be able to afford?
Look at newspaper ads or on the Internet to find how much certain school supplies cost. For example, how much are pencils and paper?
Make a list of the supplies and their prices.
Write a shopping list that shows how you will spend all or most of your ten dollars.

EARLY FINISHERS Trade lists and ask each other questions about how you decided to spend your money.

MATERIALS
Computer, printer, art
materials

You may complete this project
using a word processing program.

Think about how the author uses humor in Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday. Use a word processing program to write a short paragraph about something funny.
Use a spellchecker to check the spelling of your paragraph.
Print out and read your paragraph aloud to your classmates.

EARLY FINISHERS Draw a picture
to go with your paragraph.