Something Fishy
Lesson 5
Compiling A Big Book of Fish
Projected Time Required
Four to Five Sessions
Objective
- Students will make a Big Book based on all of the information researched.
- Students will make a Big Book using computer printouts of digital pictures and Kid Pix drawings.
Materials
- A computer
- A color printer
- Lots of paper for printouts
- Sentence strips
- Oak tag paper
Procedure
The students work in small groups. Each group is assigned a topic such as "What do fish look like?"; "What do fish need in their environment?"; "What do fish eat?"; and "Eggs and babies."
Each student uses the information researched in previous sessions to write a fact about their topic on a sentence strip.
The students glue their information onto the large oak tag paper and include a fish cutout on top of the page.
The students print out their Kid Pix drawings and pictures, and glue them onto the oak tag paper.
Students and teacher discuss the order of the pages and create a table of contents.
Students and teacher put pages together to compile a class Big Book.
Assessment
- Students will be able to write facts about a topic.
- Students will be able to make a book from the information they gather.
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Author
Chrissy Koukiotis,
Teacher, PS1M,
New York City Public Schools
Collaborator
Kathy Huey,
Community School District Two Technology Staff Developer
Subjects
reading, social studies, technology
Class
periods to complete: 12-14
Beginning Grade
Level: 1
Ending Grade
Level: 2
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