Scott Foresman Reading Street

Cross-Curricular Centers

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

MATERIALS
CD player, headphones,
AudioText CD, Student Edition

Listen to Suki's Kimono and "Clothes: Bringing Cultures Together" as you follow or read along in your book. Listen for similarities and differences as you listen to Suki's Kimono.

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
Suki's Kimono

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

BOOK CLUB Look at "Meet Authors” on p. 410 of the Student Edition to help you set up an "Author Study" of Chieri Uegaki. Read other books by Uegaki and share your favorites.

MATERIALS
Copy of boxed words and
definitions below, dictionary,
writing materials

Read the columns of words and definitions.
Match each word with its definition.
Use a dictionary if the word is unfamiliar.
Write a sentence using each word.


	radio	to bring into being
	stereo	thought
	piano	an object that receives broadcasts
	idea	a musical instrument
	create	a system that reproduces sound through two or more loudspeakers

EARLY FINISHERS Demonstrate the meaning of each word above with actions and expressions. Ask another early finisher to guess the word you are acting out.

MATERIALS
Writing and drawing materials

Write a thank-you letter to someone you know.

Recall that Suki's grandmother gave her a kimono and geta. Think of a present that someone gave you. Write a thank-you letter to that person.
Date your letter in the upper left-hand corner and begin "Dear. . . ," on the next line.
Write in the first person, using words such as I, my, and me.
Close with loving words and sign your name.

EARLY FINISHERS Draw an illustration of yourself enjoying the present to include in your letter.

MATERIALS
Books on traditional
costumes from various
cultures, Internet access,
writing and art materials

Research clothes from around the world.

Choose a country you are interested in and research how its people once dressed.
Draw a picture and write a description of one of the costumes.
Tell what the costume was made of, why it was worn, and who might have worn it—farmers, warriors, children, and so on.
Display your drawing in your classroom.

EARLY FINISHERS Look for similarities and differences among the different costumes posted in your classroom. Discuss why these might be.

MATERIALS
Computer, paper, pencils

Use the Internet to learn words in a different language.

Use the Internet to find a dictionary that translates English words into other languages.
Choose a language you want to learn. Make a list of clothes, using English words. Find a translation for each word. Write the translated word next to the English word.
Share your list with a classmate.

EARLY FINISHERS Translate your list of words into other languages.