Cross-Curricular Centers
Scott Foresman Reading Street Centers Survival Kit
Use the Rocks In His Head materials from the Reading Street
Centers Survival Kit to organize this week's centers.
MATERIALS
CD player, headphones,
AudioText CD, Student Edition
Listen to Rocks in His Head and "Everybody Needs a Rock" as you follow or read along in your book. Listen for and make generalizations as you listen to Rocks in His Head.
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
- Rocks in His Head
TEN IMPORTANT SENTENCES
Read the Ten Important Sentences
for Rocks in His Head. Then locate
the sentences in the Student
Edition.
BOOK CLUB Think of some real
people you are interested in, such
as sports figures, actors, or writers
and read a biography about them.
Write a summary of the biography
and share it with a group.
MATERIALS
Paper, pencil, copy of
sentences below
Define words using context
clues.
- Read the sentences below.
Use the context to figure out
the meanings of the underlined words.
- Circle the correct meaning
for each underlined word.
- She stood on the landing and looked down at us. (arriving/top of the stairs)
- Monkeys have four digits on their feet. (fingers or toes/numerals)
- Our team won by a wide margin. (blank space/ extra amount)
- She was the picture of health. (perfect example/artwork)
EARLY FINISHERS Write
sentences for the other meaning
of the underlined words above.
MATERIALS Pen or pencil, paper,
drawing materials
Write a biography of a
classmate.
- Write a list of questions to ask a classmate. You might ask about where he/she was born, where he/she grew up, important people in his/her life, and so on.
- Get together in pairs to ask and answer each other's questions. Make notes of your partner's answers.
- Write in the third person, using words such as she/he and her/his.
- Make sure your biography has a beginning, a middle, and an end.
EARLY FINISHERS Draw an illustration for your story.
MATERIALS Reference books, Internet
access, index cards, pen
or pencil
Make a plan for a classroom
rock museum. Cover the
following points:
- Where to get rocks.
- How to identify rocks.
- Where to display rocks and how you need to prepare the display area.
EARLY FINISHERS Write
display cards for each rock.
Include any important
information you found about
the rock. Mention, too, where
you found the rock.
Learn how to store files
on your computer.
- Create a folder for yourself on the desktop of your classroom computer by right-clicking once on the mouse.
- Scroll down to "new" and over to "folder." Left-click the mouse.
- Give the new folder a name. For example, use your first initial and last name.
- Move your folder to the bottom of the desktop by left-clicking on the mouse and dragging the folder to the bottom of the screen.
- Use your folder to store any documents you create on the computer.
EARLY FINISHERS Create a
new file to store in your folder.
Use a program of your choice.
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