Book Title: Windblown
Author: Édouard Manceau
Mathematical Concepts and Language:
- shapes
- number sense
- addition
- visualization
Questioning:
Before:
- What do you think the story is about?
- What shapes do you notice on the cover?
- What does windblown mean?
During:
- What do you see? (shapes, positional language)
- How did the author use the ____ (shape)? Where is the ____? (shape)
- How are the shapes used by each animal (positional language)?
- How are they the same? different?
- What else might they make?
- How do the shapes change?
Extensions/Provocations (Small Group, Learning Centres, Whole Group,
Transitions):
- Book Nook: provide text for students to re-read (challenge them to track one shape throughout the story)
- Art Studio: what can you make with these shapes? (different types of paper, sponges, shape blocks with paint)
- Provocation: provide a variety of different shape blocks and/or loose parts and a space for children to create (and capture) their own windblown character (draw, photograph)
No comments:
Post a Comment