Rocks in His Head
Below-Level Reader
The Rock Kit
Unit 4 Week 3
GENERALIZE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
LESSON VOCABULARY attic, board, chores, customers, label, spare, stamps
SUMMARY In The Rock Kit, a mother teaches her two children about the three kinds of rocks that make up the Earth's crust and gives examples of each.
INTRODUCE THE BOOK
BUILD BACKGROUND Bring in a variety of rocks and pass them around. Have students share what they already know about the different types of rocks. Write their ideas on the board.
PREVIEW/USE TEXT FEATURES Have students read the title and look through the pictures. Discuss what the people are doing. Then focus on the rock diagrams and pictures. Have students name rocks and other land formations.
For ELL students who might be unfamiliar with the word
kit, introduce them to its multiple meanings. Emphasize the meaning used in this book.
TEACH/REVIEW VOCABULARY Divide students into groups and assign one vocabulary word to each group. Have groups find the word's definition in the dictionary, write a sentence for the word, illustrate the word, and share
the results with the class.
TARGET SKILL AND STRATEGY
GENERALIZE Give an example of a statement about how several ideas or things in a book are alike. Give an example of a statement about how several ideas or things in a text are different. As students read, have them think about how the rocks in the book are mostly alike or different.
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE Explain that thinking about what you know can help you see how ideas or things in a book are alike or different. Have students tell what they would like to learn about rocks from the text.
READ THE BOOK
Use the following questions to support comprehension.
PAGES 6–7 Is there anything on this page that you already know something
about? How does your knowledge help you understand the text? (Possible
response: I know what lava is, so I understand how lava becomes igneous
rock.)
PAGE 9 What is one type of sedimentary rock? How does its name tell you
something about it? (sandstone; it's soft like sand)
PAGE 10 What statement can you make about how most sedimentary rock is
alike? (Possible response: Most sedimentary rock lies underwater, or did at
one time.)
TALK ABOUT THE BOOK
READER RESPONSE
- Possible response: All three rocks are found in Earth's crust.
- Possible response: I knew that limestone was a type of sedimentary
rock. I read about it in a library book.
- Possible response: The attic in our house is always cold because there
is no heat up there.
- the core
RESPONSE OPTIONS
WRITING Have students research different types of rocks. Tell students to
create encyclopedia entries for their rocks in which they describe the
qualities, kind, and locations of their rocks. Collect the entries into a rock
encyclopedia.
CONTENT CONNECTIONS
SCIENCE Have students make categories for the various types of rocks in their rock encyclopedia. Tell students the categories may describe kinds of rocks, their characteristics, or where they are found. Use the category lists as an index for the rock encyclopedia.
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