Description
Brenda Boreham
Pacific Edge Publishing
40 pp, softcover, blackline masters
Level: Grades 2-5
Summary
Cousin Thomas, who lives in the city, teases Jessie that life on an island (without a planetarium, museum, video arcades and malls) must be boring. Jessie responds by inviting Thomas to come and visit so that she can introduce him to the tide pools, beaches, fishing, swimming and the endless exploration of the natural world that is her island home.
Comment
The diversity of wildlife and plants that are an essential part of this story form a direct link to the elementary school science curriculum. The book also lends itself to lessons and activities that focus on making connections, visualizing, questioning and inferring.
Table of Contents
UNIT OVERVIEW
INTEGRATED STRATEGIES AND ACTIVITIES
Pre-reading
– Museum collection
– Brainstorming
– Pre-test
Reading Word List
– Venn Diagrams
– Discussion
– Which One Fits?
– Listen and Think
Writing Word Puzzle
– Letter Writing
– Personal Writing
Spelling Word List
– Word Search
– Bingo Game
Science Video Report Form
– Research Report Form
– Flip Book (riddles)
– Which One is Different?
– Picture to Colour
– Memory Game
Math Number Puzzle
– Addition Drill
– Measurement ( clam chowder recipe)
P.E. Hermit Crab Relay
Art Draw a Harbour Seal
– Draw a Crab (symmetry)
– Killer Whale Stamp
36 EVALUATION
– Pre-test/Post-test
– Book Evaluation
– Activity Evaluation
– Co-operative Learning Evaluation
RELATED RESOURCES