Summer BOOK-TIVITY #3
Welcome to Summer BOOK-TIVITY #3. Education World and barnesandnoble.com share with you fun activities for kids and families -- activities connected to some of the best recent children's books around. Check out Summer BOOK-TIVITIES! for summer projects that will entertain and educate.
Don't miss the other Summer BOOK-TIVITIES:
- BOOK-TIVITY #1: Photo fun, cooking, sharks, baseball, moving
- BOOK-TIVITY #2: Family trees, hide-and-seek, museums, information exploration
- BOOK-TIVITY #3: Lightning, teeth, masks, Mount Rushmore
- BOOK-TIVITY #4: Crocodiles, "look what came from ...," imagination, do's and don'ts
- BOOK-TIVITY #5: U.S. states, fossils, snakes, animal carnival
- BOOK-TIVITY #6: Mount Everest, Mother Goose, the ocean, math
FRIGHTENING LIGHTNING!
Franklyn M. Branley is the author of dozens of popular books on scientific topics for young readers. Among his popular titles are The Planets in Our Solar System, Tornado Alert, What Happened to Dinosaurs?, and Floating in Space.
Another big seller -- Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll (HarperCollins) -- has just been reintroduced as part of the Let's Read-and-Find-Out Science series, a series originated by Branley. The new version includes all new illustrations by True Kelley (who also illustrated Branley's Floating in Space).
Written with young readers (ages 5 through 9) in mind, Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll examines the causes of thunderstorms. Branley takes pains to share tips to keep kids safe during storms. And a handful of hands-on experiments that kids can do are included too. For example, Branley instructs kids to blow up a balloon, then pop it, and he provides an explanation:
The air in the balloon expanded rapidly through the break in the skin. You made a tiny bit of thunder. There's only a little air in the balloon, so there's not much noise. Lightning move lots more air -- billions times more -- so there is lots of sound.
One experiment helps kids determine how far away a storm is and another instructs them on making a rain gauge and a cloud.
BOOK-TIVITY: Make Lightning!
Share this hands-on activity with kids to help them understand -- on a very small scale -- how the buildup of static electricity in clouds results in lightning:
- First, each child should cut a small piece of paper into tiny confetti-like bits.
- Then instruct the child to quickly run a comb many times through his or her dry hair. Soon the comb will be full of static electricity.
- Now ask the child to hold the comb over the bits of paper. What happens?
- Ask children what other things they might be able to pick up with their electrified combs. (Try small cereal flakes or gelatin powder.)
Lightning is produced when millions of electrified water droplets and ice crystals are charged with electricity; you could never make that much electricity with your comb! Alternate activity: Rub a balloon on a sweater and hold it over gelatin powder. You might even hear little crackles of thunder!
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SEARCHING FOR THE 'WHOLE TOOTH'
Officer Rate is worried. In all his years on the police force, he has never encountered a case like this one. Someone has stolen Grandpa's teeth, and Grandpa fears that "I may never sthpeak the sthame again!"
Indeed, this is a stherious sthituation!
Rod Clement is a gifted author, illustrator, cartoonist, and humorist -- and Grandpa's Teeth (HarperCollins) will have children -- and adults -- grinning from ear to ear! Wanted posters featuring Grandpa's teeth are pasted up around town. A motley police lineup reveals nothing more than a mostly toothless crew. And reporter Pearl White flashes her pearly whites as she interviews Grandpa for a segment on Unsolved Crimes!
Things have gotten so bad in town that people are afraid to smile, fearing they'll be considered suspects in this most heinous of crimes. Finally, the townspeople come up with a solution. But that isn't the last surprise Clement has in store. Readers must wait until the very last page of Grandpa's Teeth to learn the truth.
BOOK-TIVITY: Take Care of Your Teeth!
Grandpa has dentures, but kids today can keep their teeth for a lifetime if they care for them properly. This simple experiment will drive home the importance of tooth care. For the experiment, you'll need to hard-boil a white-shelled egg. Then
- Put the egg in a clear glass big enough to hold it.
- Pour enough cola in the glass to cover the egg.
- Leave the egg in the glass overnight.
- The next day remove the egg from the cola-filled glass.
- Use an old toothbrush with toothpaste to brush the brown cola stain from the egg.
This simple experiment is a very visual way for kids to see how some foods, especially sugary foods, can leave a harmful residue on their teeth. Though they may not see the film left behind by most foods, it is there, and it can cause tooth decay. As the experiment demonstrates, kids can keep their teeth for a lifetime if they brush regularly.
READ MORE: The Latest Book from Rod Clement!
In Frank's Great Museum Adventure (HarperCollins), traveling in time is not as hard as you think. Every morning is an adventure for Frank the dog and his boy owner. Today, they're on a quest to find some really old stuff, so they go to the museum. There, they learn that primitive men obviously weren't able to make scissors out of their stone tools. The proof is in their horrible haircuts! Frank also marvels at ancient Egyptian mummies, but he wonders what happened to all the daddies!
Similarly silly observations are made as they tour a Roman amphitheater and a castle in the Middle Ages and as they meet the likes of Christopher Columbus and the first astronauts to set foot on the moon. Join Frank on his hilarious museum adventure in this quirky, irreverent look at history by best-selling writer and illustrator Rod Clement!
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THE MASK-ERADE!
All young readers know Laura Numeroff's popular book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. But have you introduced them yet to Why a Disguise? (Simon & Schuster)
Why a Disguise?, just out in a new paperback edition, is a veritable how-to manual for little ones!
Numeroff wryly explains some of the dos and don'ts of donning a disguise. Disguises, if used properly, can get an individual out of some of life's less pleasant tasks and situations.
A disguise is a very handy thing to have around. Wear it to the dentist's office. Then the nurse won't say, "It's your turn." How can he if he doesn't think you're in the waiting room?
Disguises might also be used to get out of setting the dinner table, avoiding the school bully, and taking a bath!
An added bonus to disguises: They're great fun! After all, it's fun being someone different. But at the end of the day, Numeroff reminds readers: It's nice to know we're still ourselves.
Prolific illustrator David McPhail has created the charming illustrations that accompany Numeroff's humorous text. Together, they've created a book that will inspire laughter and maybe even a trip to the costume shop!
BOOK-TIVITY: Mask-Making Fun
It's always fun to make a mask, and there are so many ways to do it. This one might be one of the more messy ways, but it is sure to be one of the most fun!
- Blow up a medium-sized round balloon.
- Cut newspaper into long narrow (1- to 2-inch) strips.
- Make a papier-mch paste made with cup of flour, a large spoonful of salt, and a cup of warm water.
- Dip the strips in the paste, and wrap them around the balloon, completely covering it. (Two to three layers would be great!)
- Wait for the papier-mch to dry completely. (A week is best.) By that time, the balloon should have deflated.
- Cut the papier-mch globe into two equal halves, creating two masks!
- Size a mask to the child's face, cutting eye and mouth holes where appropriate.
- Punch a hole near each ear so string can be strung through the holes to secure the mask on the child's head. (You might reinforce those holes with masking tape so the string won't rip through the mask.)
- Now the masks are ready to paint. Kids might even decorate their masks using yarn, cotton, and other materials.
See what hilarious disguises children can create! Now, what things will they try to avoid?
READ MORE: Laura Numeroff's Latest Book!
Laura Numeroff's patented humor shines through in her new batch of silly and thoughtful poems, Sometimes I Wonder if Poodles Like Noodles (Simon & Schuster). The title poem, "Sometimes I Wonder," begins:
Sometimes I wonder if poodles like noodles, Do lions use irons, Can chickens read Dickens, Do horses take courses?
BOOK-TIVITY: Rhyme-Time!
After reading this rollicking rhyme, challenge your own young poets to model Numeroff's style as they create "Sometimes I Wonder" rhymes of their own.
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THE CARVING OF MOUNT RUSHMORE
Mount Rushmore is the masterpiece of gifted sculptor Gutzon Borglum. For 17 years (1927 to 1941), Borglum and his team of stone carvers chiseled, drilled, and blasted four gigantic faces in an ancient granite cliff. For stone carvers, the work was dangerous but the pay was good. Skilled carvers earned $1.25 an hour. The total budget for creating Mount Rushmore was under a million dollars.
In Rushmore, author Lynn Curlee relates the monument's historical context and reveals fascinating details about the novel techniques used in its construction. But all did not go smoothly, and Curlee doesn't shrink from the bad news. There were frequent work stoppages, as Borglum waited for additional funding. And controversy surrounded Borglum's choice for the fourth face -- Theodore Roosevelt's -- that would be memorialized in granite.
Complementing the text, Curlee's breathtakingly realistic illustrations capture the grandeur of Borglum's vision and are in themselves a tribute to the nobility of spirit celebrated in Mount Rushmore.
BOOK-TIVITY: Find the Presidents!
Click here for a word search puzzle. In this puzzle, find the last names of all the presidents of the United States.
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ONE MORE BOOK OF NOTE!
CAPS FOR SALE -- A NEW EDITION!
"Caps! Caps for sale! Fifty cents a cap!" calls out the peddler as he walks carefully up and down the streets, balancing a huge pile of caps on his head.
But when the peddler goes out into the country, he unwisely takes a nap, leaning against a tree, with the caps still balanced on his head.
While he is asleep, a band of mischievous monkeys steals every one of his caps, except his own checked cap. When he wakes up, his efforts to get his caps back make this a classic story in the great folktale tradition.
Caps for Sale (HarperCollins), told and illustrated by Esphyr Slobodkina, has everything for young children -- plot, drama, suspense, humor, warmth, and simplicity. Children ask to hear it over and over again. They retell it; they draw it; they act it out.
This is a good book for early readers because it is comic and the interest level is high. There is lots of repetition in the pattern of the writing, the type is large with few lines to a page, and the pictures help carry the reader along.
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is considerate when interacting with his/her teachers
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can be counted on to be one of the first students to begin working on the task that is given
perseveres when faced with difficulty by asking questions and trying his/her best
does not give up when facing a task that is difficult and always does his/her best
is such a caring boy/girl and demonstrates concern for his/her peers
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listens to the comments and ideas of others without interrupting.
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holds many varied interests.
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displays and talks about personal items from home when they relate to topics of study.
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seeks additional information independently about classroom topics that pique interest.
reads extensively for enjoyment.
frequently discusses concepts about which they have read.
is a gifted performer.
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enjoys sharing their musical talent with the class.
Participation
The student:
listens attentively to the responses of others.
follows directions.
takes an active role in discussions.
enhances group discussion through insightful comments.
shares personal experiences and opinions with peers.
responds to what has been read or discussed in class and as homework.
asks for clarification when needed.
regularly volunteers to assist in classroom activities.
remains an active learner throughout the school day.
Social Skills
The student:
makes friends quickly in the classroom.
is well-liked by classmates.
handles disagreements with peers appropriately.
treats other students with fairness and understanding.
is a valued member of the class.
has compassion for peers and others.
seems comfortable in new situations.
enjoys conversation with friends during free periods.
chooses to spend free time with friends.
Time Management
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paces work on long-term assignments.
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Where Did Foods Originate?
(Foods of the New World and Old World)
Subjects
Arts & Humanities
--Language Arts
Educational Technology
Science
--Agriculture
Social Studies
--Economics
--Geography
--History
----U.S. History
----World History
--Regions/Cultures
Grade
K-2
3-5
6-8
9-12
Advanced
Brief Description
Students explore how New World explorers helped change the Old World's diet (and vice versa).
Objectives
Students will
learn about changes that occurred in the New World and Old World as a result of early exploration.
use library and Internet sources to research food origins. (Older students only.)
create a bulletin-board map illustrating the many foods that were shared as a result of exploration.
Keywords
Columbus, explorers, origin, food, timeline, plants, map, New World, Old World, colonies, colonial, crops, media literacy, products, consumer
Materials Needed:
library and/or Internet access (older students only)
outline map of the world (You might print the map on a transparency; then use an overhead projector to project and trace a large outline map of the world onto white paper on a bulletin board.)
magazines (optional)
Lesson Plan
The early explorers to the Americas were exposed to many things they had never seen before. Besides strange people and animals, they were exposed to many foods that were unknown in the Old World. In this lesson, you might post an outline map of the continents on a bulletin board. Have students use library and/or Internet resources (provided below) to research some of the edible items the first explorers saw for the first time in the New World. On the bulletin board, draw an arrow from the New World (the Americas) to the Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa) and post around it drawings or images (from magazines or clip art) of products discovered in the New World and taken back to the Old World.
Soon, the explorers would introduce plants/foods from the Old World to the Americas. You might draw a second arrow on the board -- from the Old World to the New World -- and post appropriate drawings or images around it.
Adapt the Lesson for Younger Students
Younger students will not have the ability to research foods that originated in the New and Old World. You might adapt the lesson by sharing some of the food items in the Food Lists section below. Have students collect or draw pictures of those items for the bulletin board display.
Resources
In addition to library resources, students might use the following Internet sites as they research the geographic origins of some foods:
Curry, Spice, and All Things Nice: Food Origins
The Food Timeline
Native Foods of the Americas
A Harvest Gathered: Food in the New World
We Are What We Eat Timeline (Note: This resource is an archived resource; the original page is no longer live and updated.)
Food Lists Our research uncovered the Old and New World foods below. Students might find many of those and add them to the bulletin board display. Notice that some items appear on both lists -- beans, for example. There are many varieties of beans, some with New World origins and others with their origins in the Old World. In our research, we found sources that indicate onions originated in the New and sources that indicate onions originated in the Old World. Students might create a special question mark symbol to post next to any item for which contradictory sources can be found
Note: The Food Timeline is a resource that documents many Old World products. This resource sets up a number of contradictions. For example:
Many sources note that tomatoes originated in the New World; The Food Timeline indicates that tomatoes were introduced to the New World in 1781.
The Food Timeline indicates that strawberries and raspberries were available in the 1st century in Europe; other sources identify them as New World commodities.
Foods That Originated in the New World: artichokes, avocados, beans (kidney and lima), black walnuts, blueberries, cacao (cocoa/chocolate), cashews, cassava, chestnuts, corn (maize), crab apples, cranberries, gourds, hickory nuts, onions, papayas, peanuts, pecans, peppers (bell peppers, chili peppers), pineapples, plums, potatoes, pumpkins, raspberries, squash, strawberries, sunflowers, sweet potatoes, tobacco, tomatoes, turkey, vanilla, wild cherries, wild rice.
Foods That Originated in the Old World: apples, bananas, beans (some varieties), beets, broccoli, carrots, cattle (beef), cauliflower, celery, cheese, cherries, chickens, chickpeas, cinnamon, coffee, cows, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, ginger, grapes, honey (honey bees), lemons, lettuce, limes, mangos, oats, okra, olives, onions, oranges, pasta, peaches, pears, peas, pigs, radishes, rice, sheep, spinach, tea, watermelon, wheat, yams.
Extension Activities
Home-school connection. Have students and their parents search their food cupboards at home; ask each student to bring in two food items whose origin can be traced to a specific place (foreign if possible, domestic if not). Labels from those products will be sufficient, especially if the products are in breakable containers. Place those labels/items around a world map; use yarn to connect each label to the location of its origin on the map.
Media literacy. Because students will research many sources, have them list the sources for the information they find about each food item. Have them place an asterisk or checkmark next to the food item each time they find that item in a different source. If students find a food in multiple sources, they might consider it "verified"; those foods they find in only one source might require additional research to verify.
Assessment
Invite students to agree or disagree with the following statement:The early explorers were surprised by many of the foods they saw in the New World.
Have students write a paragraph in support of their opinion.
Lesson Plan Source
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Submitted By
Gary Hopkins
National Standards
LANGUAGE ARTS: EnglishGRADES K - 12NL-ENG.K-12.2 Reading for UnderstandingNL-ENG.K-12.8 Developing Research SkillsNL-ENG.K-12.9 Multicultural UnderstandingNL-ENG.K-12.12 Applying Language Skills
SOCIAL SCIENCES: EconomicsGRADES K - 4NSS-EC.K-4.1 Productive ResourcesNSS-EC.K-4.6 Gain from TradeGRADES 5 - 8NSS-EC.5-8.1 Productive ResourcesNSS-EC.5-8.6 Gain from TradeGRADES 9 - 12NSS-EC.9-12.1 Productive ResourcesNSS-EC.9-12.6 Gain from Trade
SOCIAL SCIENCES: GeographyGRADES K - 12NSS-G.K-12.1 The World in Spatial TermsNSS-G.K-12.2 Places and Regions
SOCIAL SCIENCES: U.S. HistoryGRADES K - 4NSS-USH.K-4.1 Living and Working together in Families and Communities, Now and Long AgoNSS-USH.K-4.3 The History of the United States: Democratic Principles and Values and the People from Many Cultures Who Contributed to Its Cultural, Economic, and Political HeritageNSS-USH.K-4.4 The History of Peoples of Many Cultures Around the WorldGRADES 5 - 12NSS-USH.5-12.1 Era 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)NSS-USH.5-12.2 Era 2: Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)NSS-WH.5-12.6 Global Expansion and Encounter, 1450-1770
TECHNOLOGYGRADES K - 12NT.K-12.1 Basic Operations and ConceptsNT.K-12.5 Technology Research Tools
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Updated 10/11/12
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Needs Improvement- all topics
is a hard worker, but has difficulty staying on task.
has a difficult time staying on task and completing his/her work.
needs to be more respectful and courteous to his/her classmates.
needs to listen to directions fully so that he/she can learn to work more independently.
is not demonstrating responsibility and needs to be consistently reminded of how to perform daily classroom tasks.
works well alone, but needs to learn how to work better cooperatively with peers.
does not have a positive attitude about school and the work that needs to be completed.
struggles with completing his/her work in a timely manner.
gives up easily when something is difficult and needs extensive encouragement to attempt the task.
gets along with his/her classmates well, but is very disruptive during full group instruction.
has a difficult time using the materials in the classroom in a respectful and appropriate manner.
has a difficult time concentrating and gets distracted easily.
is having a difficult time with math. Going over _____ at home would help considerably.
is having a very difficult time understanding math concepts for his/her grade level. He/she would benefit from extra assistance.
could benefit from spending time reading with an adult every day.
is enthusiastic, but is not understanding ____. Additional work on these topics would be incredibly helpful.
is having difficulty concentrating during math lessons and is not learning the material that is being taught because of that.
understands math concepts when using manipulatives, but is having a difficult time learning to ____ without them.
is a very enthusiastic reader. He/she needs to continue to work on _____ to make him/her a better reader.
needs to practice reading at home every day to help make him/her a stronger reader.
needs to practice his/her sight words so that he/she knows them on sight and can spell them.
needs to work on his/her spelling. Practicing at home would be very beneficial.
can read words fluently, but has a difficult time with comprehension. Reading with ______ every day would be helpful.
could benefit from working on his/her handwriting. Slowing down and taking more time would help with this.
is having difficulty writing stories. Encouraging him/her to tell stories at home would help with this.
has a difficult time knowing when it is appropriate to share his/her thoughts. We are working on learning when it is a good time to share and when it is a good time to listen.
needs to work on his/her time management skills. _______is able to complete his/her work, but spends too much time on other tasks and rarely completes his/her work.
needs reminders about the daily classroom routine. Talking through the classroom routine at home would be helpful.
is having a difficult time remembering the difference between short and long vowel sounds. Practicing these at home would be very helpful.
is struggling with reading. He/she does not seem to enjoy it and does not want to do it. Choosing books that he/she like and reading them with him/her at home will help build a love of reading.
frequently turns in incomplete homework or does not hand in any homework. Encouraging _______to complete his/her homework would be very helpful.
does not take pride in his/her work. We are working to help him/her feel good about what he/she accomplishes.
does not actively participate in small group activities. Active participation would be beneficial.
has a difficult time remembering to go back and check his/her work. Because of this, there are often spelling and grammar mistakes in his/her work.
does not much effort into his/her writing. As a result, his/her work is often messy and incomplete.
is struggling to understand new concepts in science. Paying closer attention to the class discussions and the readings that we are doing would be beneficial.
is reading significantly below grade level. Intervention is required.
does not write a clear beginning, middle and end when writing a story. We are working to identify the parts of the stories that he/she is writing.
is struggling to use new reading strategies to help him/her read higher level books.
is wonderful at writing creative stories, but needs to work on writing nonfiction and using facts.
has a difficult time understanding how to solve word problems.
needs to slow down and go back and check his/her work to make sure that all answers are correct.
is not completing math work that is on grade level. Intervention is required.
is struggling to understand place value.
is very enthusiastic about math, but struggles to understand basic concepts.
has a difficult time remembering the value of different coins and how to count them. Practicing this at home would be helpful.
would benefit from practicing math facts at home.
is very engaged during whole group math instruction, but struggles to work independently.
is able to correctly answer word problems, but is unable to explain how he/she got the answer.
is having a difficult time comparing numbers.
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