Teacher's Resource - Nelson Education

BEFOREOral LanguageTALK ABOUT ITSurvey the class to find out what big actions they might like to take tochange the world for the better. Have small groups of students discusspossible answers to the Talk About It question on SB page 8, “Whatsmall action could you take that would change the world?” Havegroups share their suggestions and record them on the board or onchart paper for students to refer to later.Building Prior KnowledgeBELIEVE IT OR NOTWrite this question on the board or chart paper: “Would you believethat when you _____ the world becomes a better place?” Below thequestion, write the following points for students to fill in the blankspace:• smile at people• watch more TV• pick up litter off the street• use one side of a piece of paper• think deeply about issues• volunteer your time in your communityHave small groups of students discuss their responses to the possibleactions. Survey the class to determine which actions they believe canmake the world a better place, and why.DURINGReading “Love the Planet”MAKING CONNECTIONSHave students review the information on SB page 2. You canprovide students with sticky notes to mark places where they make aconnection or respond to the text in the ways described on SB page 2.OR For those students who need more support, use a guidedreading approach.GUIDED READINGTeachers work with small groupsto provide individual and smallgroupinstruction. Texts used forguided reading are at students’instructional level.DI GUIDED READING1. Read the title and byline on SB page 8 aloud. Ask:• What connections did you make to just this part of the text?(the title reminds me of a TV show about science; the bylinemakes me think of a website I visited when I did a project onthe environment)• How will these connections help you understand the text? (theyhelp me make predictions about it; I predict it will be aboutways we can save the planet; the word “Tips” makes me thinkit’ll be about what I can do, so now I know what to expectfrom the selection)NELLove the Planet21