Elementary Library

Unit 2 3-4

Week 5 How does reading build empathy?

STUDENT OBJECTIVES

I CAN…

Students will write and speak text-to-text, text-to-self, and text-to-world connections while listening to a read aloud (3.2)

I can describe connections between texts, myself, and the world when I listen to a story.

RESOURCES & MATERIALS

VOCABULARY

Connection - when something in a story reminds you of something else that helps you understand the text better Text-to-text - relating two books or texts to each other to understand better Text-to-world - relating a book to information you already know about the world to understand better

Printable Connect game boards Draw a large table on the whiteboard that is 7 columns by 6 rows (this is the Connect 4 game board) Expo markers

Choose 2 ●​

Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jimenez, Daughter of the Nahua by Gloria Amescua ●​ Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras by Duncan Tonatiuh ●​ The All-Together Quilt by Lizzy Rockwell ●​ Papa’s Magical Water Jug Clock by Jesus Trejo ●​ Eyes that Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho

Text-to-self - relating a book to yourself to understand better

WELCOME & ACTIVATE BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE Greet students warmly and follow opening procedures to prepare students for learning. Say: How many of you have played Connect 4? Will someone describe how to play and how you win? [Allow response] You all are going to be playing Connect 4 against me today while we read a book together. But there is a catch. To put a circle on the board and make a connection – you have to make a connection to the book we are reading first. OBJECTIVE Display objectives. Say: Today, we are learning to describe connections between texts, ourselves, and the world. Making connections helps us understand, or comprehend, what we are reading. DIRECT INSTRUCTION & PRACTICE Step 1: Explain Types of Connections Say: Let’s look at the type of connections we can make today. The first is a text-to-text 107