Scott Foresman Reading Street

Cross-Curricular Centers

Scott Foresman Reading Street Centers Survival Kit
Use The Story of the Statue of Liberty materials from the
Reading Street Centers Survival Kit to organize
this week's centers.

MATERIALS
CD player, headphones,
AudioText CD, Student Edition

Listen to The Story of the Statue
of Liberty and "A Nation of Immigrants" as you follow or read along in your book. Listen for main ideas about the Statue of Liberty.

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
The Story of the Statue of
Liberty

TEN IMPORTANT SENTENCES
Read the Ten Important Sentences
for The Story of the Statue of
Liberty. Then locate the sentences
in the Student Edition.

BOOK CLUB Compose a group
letter to the book's authors. Explain
why you did or did not like the
selection. Include any questions
about the Statue of Liberty.

MATERIALS
Index card with 2 slits, 3"
strip of construction paper,
dictionary, pencil

Use words from the list below to
play a game with a partner.

Choose 6 words from the list
below. Write the words on the
paper strip.
Use a dictionary. Write a
short definition under each
word.
Thread the strip through the
slits in the index card. Only
one word and its definition
should show.
Without saying the word, give
your partner clues to the
word's meaning until he or
she guesses the word.
Take turns.

EARLY FINISHERS Read a word. Have your partner give a sentence using the word correctly.

	constructed	monument
	engineer	pedestal
	fascination	remembrance
	harbor	sculptor
	immigrants	symbol
	independence	unveiled

MATERIALS
Large index card, writing
and drawing materials

Imagine that you have just visited
the Statue of Liberty and want to
send a postcard to a family
member.

Design a postcard. The front
of the postcard should be a
picture. You may want to
draw the Statue of Liberty
or the view of New York
Harbor as you would see it
from inside the crown.
Draw a vertical line down the
center of the back of the
postcard.
On the left side of the line,
write a short message to a
family member.
Write the person's name
and address on the right
side.
Design a stamp for the
postcard.

EARLY FINISHERS Make a list of
five to ten interesting facts about
the Statue of Liberty.

MATERIALS
Books about United States
monuments, Internet
access, paper, pencil

Learn about another United States monument and share the facts with classmates.

Select a U.S. monument,
such as Mount Rushmore,
the Washington Monument,
the Lincoln Memorial, the
Golden Gate Bridge, or the
St. Louis Gateway Arch.
Learn three or four
interesting facts about the monument's designer. Write
them on a fact sheet.
Display your fact sheet in
your classroom.

EARLY FINISHERS Trade fact
sheets with a partner. Compare
and contrast the monuments.

MATERIALS
Computer

Use lesson vocabulary to write
about the Statue of Liberty.

Open a word processing
program.
In your own words,
describe the Statue of
Liberty. Use lesson
vocabulary from the
box below.
Save your file.

	unveiled	crown
	unforgettable	models
	torch	liberty
	tablet	symbol

EARLY FINISHERS Type new sentences using vocabulary words.