Remind students that this is the book s glossary. What do you think you will learn from the book? Model Turn to p. Orally quiz students on vocabulary words using their completed Word Cards pp Pretest (teacher, students) Students will choose one of the selected Body Systems books to read. 11 to evaluate each student s reading proficiency. Discuss (teacher, students) What did you learn? Were there any words you already knew? Which ones? Evaluate Use Reading Skills Checklist p. 9 10, they will work in pairs, using the cards as flash cards to quiz one another on important vocabulary words. After students have completed the Word Cards pp. They will use the glossary to write each word s definition on the back of the card. Students will copy each bold-faced word from the text onto a word card. Practice Each student will complete one Word Card pp for each bold-faced word in the text.
Read Read one book from the Body Systems series. 11 pencils scissors Prepare Copy Word Cards pp back-to-back for each student. Activity Procedures Reading Skills Checklist p. Materials Body Systems books Word Cards pp Objectives Recall information.
241 First Avenue North Minneapolis, MN U.S.A Website address: Books in the Body Systems series include: The Circulatory System The Digestive System The Muscular System The Nervous System The Respiratory System The Skeletal System Manufactured in the United States of America IGÄ£ TEACHING BODY SYSTEMS 3 Lesson 1 What s the Word? Purpose: Students will recognize and define vocabulary words relating to the different body systems. LernerClassroom A division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. No other part of this teaching guide may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc., except for the inclusion of brief quotations in an acknowledged review. Student pages may be reproduced by the classroom teacher for classroom use only, not for commercial resale. Multiple Intelligences Utilized Spatial, linguistic, logical-mathematical, interpersonal, and intrapersonal Copyright 2005 by Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. Understands the characteristics and merits of one s own artwork and the artwork of others. Understands the nature of scientific inquiry. Understands the nature of scientific knowledge. Understands the structure and function of cells and organisms. Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies for reading a variety of informational texts. Demonstrates competence in the general skills and strategies of the reading process. Gathers and uses information for research purposes. Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written compositions.
Demonstrates competence in the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing.
1 TEACHING GUIDE TEACHING Body Systems 3rd Grade Reading Level ISBN: GreenĢ 2 TEACHING BODY SYSTEMS Standards Health Language Arts Writing Language Arts Reading Science Visual Arts Knows how to maintain and promote personal health.