Week 30: The Great Kapok Tree

We celebrated Earth Day and did many Earth Day activities.

 

This week, we did a 'close read' on The Great Kapok Tree.

A close read is when you read a book or passage more than once and analyze the text to become a deeper thinker and reader.

Read 1-We read the book with little interruptions and discussed the main idea of the story.

Read 2-I reread passages from the book and we discussed some of the interesting words the author used in the book and talked about what the words meant.

Read 3-I modeled to the students how to use a Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer.  We found different causes within the book and then the students partnered up to discuss the effects the causes would have to the living things in the rainforest.