Scott Foresman Reading Street

Cross-Curricular Centers

Scott Foresman Reading Street Centers Survival Kit
Use the Prudy's Problem materials from the Reading Street
Centers Survival Kit to organize this week's centers.

MATERIALS
CD player, headphones,
AudioText CD, Student Edition

Listen to Prudy's Problem and "Meeting the Challenge of Collecting" as you follow or read along in your book. Listen for the main idea and supporting details in each selection.

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 any of the following:

Leveled Readers
ELL Readers
Stories written by
classmates
Books from the library
Prudy's Problem

TEN IMPORTANT SENTENCES Read the Ten Important Sentences for Prudy's Problem. Then locate the sentences in the Student Edition.

BOOK CLUB The theme is the "big idea" of a story. Find a partner who read the same book you did. Discuss the book and figure out what the theme is.

MATERIALS
Copy of sentences
below, pencil, paper

Record the answers to the questions below.

Explain why you think as you do. Use complete sentences and the underlined words in your answers.
Discuss your answers with a partner.


	Which object glitters: tin foil or a wooden wall? If toys were strewn across the playground, were they scattered or organized? What is something you could investigate? If you want to know scientific information about dinosaurs, where could you look?

EARLY FINISHERS Write
sentences for the underlined
words.

MATERIALS
Writing and drawing
materials

Interview a classmate about his or her collection.

Ask a classmate to describe his or her collection to you. Take notes.
Ask questions such as the following: When did you start collecting? Why? How big is your collection? Write the answers.
Use what you learned to write a report about the collection.
Illustrate with a picture of the collection.

EARLY FINISHERS Write about what you collect—or want to collect.

MATERIALS
Internet access, local
      directories such as
      phone books, writing
      and art materials

Create an advertisement for a place in your community.

Choose a community resource for information such as the local library or a nearby museum.
List ways the resource can help you.
Create an advertisement or flier for the resource. Make sure you write about the kinds of information available there.

EARLY FINISHERS Write a short radio ad convincing people to come visit the resource you chose.

MATERIALS
Computer, printer

Write an e-mail about Prudy on the computer and send or print it.

Use the mouse to click on the e-mail program icon. This opens it.
Click on "Create Mail" on the toolbar.
In the "To" box, type the e-mail address of the person who will get the message.
Type the subject of your message in the subject line.
Type your message in the message window.
Click on the "send" icon.

EARLY FINISHERS Forward the message to another person.