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Episode 63 | Literacy Lessons
6/15/2021 | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers.
The first lesson (aimed at PreK-K) teaches students how to discuss the characters, setting, and main events of the story. The second lesson (aimed at 1st-2nd graders) teaches learners how to identify text features in an informational text. Classroom Connection is your At-Home Learning companion where children love to learn. All lessons are led by NC educators.
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Episode 63 | Literacy Lessons
6/15/2021 | 28m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
The first lesson (aimed at PreK-K) teaches students how to discuss the characters, setting, and main events of the story. The second lesson (aimed at 1st-2nd graders) teaches learners how to identify text features in an informational text. Classroom Connection is your At-Home Learning companion where children love to learn. All lessons are led by NC educators.
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Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 46s)
Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 46s)
Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 45s)
Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 45s)
Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 46s)
Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 46s)
Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 45s)
Video has Closed Captions
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Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 45s)
Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 45s)
Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 45s)
Video has Closed Captions
Literacy lessons for early learners, led by NC teachers. (28m 45s)
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪ ♪ WHEN I WAS READING TODAY ABOUT OUTER SPACE, I READ THAT 1 MILLION EARTHS COULD FIT INSIDE THE SUN.
THAT'’S A REALLY BIG SUN.
BUT IT LOOKS SO SMALL FROM EARTH '’CAUSE IT'’S SO FAR AWAY.
I LOVE OUTER SPACE.
WHAT'’S YOUR FAVORITE THING TO READ ABOUT?
WE HAVE AN AWESOME LITERARY LESSON FOR YOU TODAY, SO WATCH OUT, '’CAUSE HERE IT COMES.
♪ ♪ HELLO, SUPER LEARNERS.
MY NAME IS MRS. KELLOGG, AND I'’M SO EXCITED TO BE HERE WITH YOU TODAY.
I HOPE ALL OF YOU ARE HAVING A WONDERFUL DAY.
FOR TODAY'’S LESSON, YOU'’RE GOING TO NEED PAPER, A PENCIL, AND A STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
I'’LL GO GET MY SUPPLIES WHILE YOU GO GET YOURS.
I'’LL BE RIGHT BACK.
♪ ♪ TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO BE READING A BOOK TITLED "WAKE UP, LITTLE MOUSE!"
WHISPER THE TITLE OF THE BOOK TO YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
LET'’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE FRONT COVER.
WHO DO WE SEE?
WHISPER YOUR ANSWER TO YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
THAT'’S RIGHT, WE SEE A LITTLE MOUSE ON THE FRONT COVER OF THE BOOK.
AS WE READ THIS BOOK, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY, OR WHO IS IN THE STORY.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE YOU TO THINK ABOUT THE SETTING OF THE STORY, OR WHERE THE STORY TAKES PLACE.
LET'’S ALSO THINK ABOUT THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS, OR WHAT HAPPENS IN THE STORY.
AS WE ARE THINKING ABOUT THESE STORY ELEMENTS, IT MIGHT HELP TO HAVE AN ANCHOR CHART HANDY TO FILL OUT.
AN ANCHOR CHART IS A TOOL THAT WE CAN USE TO HELP US THINK ABOUT THE BOOKS WE READ.
LET'’S MAKE AN ANCHOR CHART TOGETHER.
DO YOU HAVE YOUR PAPER AND PENCIL WITH YOU?
YOU ARE GOING TO BE USING PAPER, BUT I'’M GOING TO PRETEND THAT THIS WHITEBOARD IS MY PAPER.
AT THE TOP OF MY PAPER, I HAVE WRITTEN A TITLE.
DO YOU REMEMBER THE TITLE?
"WAKE UP, LITTLE MOUSE!"
VERY GOOD REMEMBERING, SUPER LEARNERS.
OKAY, LET'’S MAKE OUR ANCHOR CHART.
WATCH ME AT HOME WITH YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND AS I SHOW YOU WHAT TO DO.
I'’M GOING TO MAKE 4 BOXES ON MY PAPER BY MAKING A BIG CROSS IN THE MIDDLE OF MY PAPER, LIKE THIS.
TRY DOING THIS AT HOME ON YOUR PAPER.
SHOW YOUR STUFFIE WHAT TO DO.
I'’VE USED THESE STRIPS TO MAKE MY CROSS, BUT YOU CAN USE YOUR PAPER AND PENCIL AT HOME TO MAKE YOURS.
MY FIRST BOX WILL HAVE A NUMBER 1 IN IT.
THIS MEANS WHAT HAPPENS FIRST IN THE STORY.
NOW, YOU WRITE A NUMBER 1 IN YOUR BOX AT HOME.
VERY GOOD WRITING.
MY SECOND BOX WILL HAVE A NUMBER 2 IN IT.
THIS MEANS WHAT HAPPENS SECOND IN THE STORY.
NOW, YOU WRITE A NUMBER 2 IN YOUR BOX AT HOME.
GREAT NUMBER FORMATION.
MY THIRD BOX WILL HAVE A NUMBER 3 IN IT.
THIS MEANS WHAT HAPPENS THIRD IN THE STORY.
NOW, YOU WRITE A NUMBER 3 IN YOUR BOX AT HOME.
YOUR 3 LOOKS GREAT.
MY FOURTH BOX WILL HAVE A NUMBER 4 IN IT.
THIS MEANS WHAT HAPPENS FOURTH IN THE STORY.
NOW, YOU WRITE YOUR NUMBER 4 IN YOUR BOX AT HOME.
VERY GOOD NUMBER FORMATION.
OKAY, LET'’S READ THIS BOOK TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS.
OKAY, SO THE COOKS HAVE COME INSIDE THE CAFE, AND THE MICE ARE WAKING UP.
OKAY.
WE JUST FOUND OUT WHAT HAPPENS FIRST IN THE BOOK.
LET'’S VISIT OUR ANCHOR CHART.
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENS FIRST?
WHO DID WE MEET?
TELL YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
THAT'’S RIGHT, WE MET LITTLE MOUSE, WHO WAS ASLEEP IN BED, AND MOM THE MOUSE AND THE COOKS.
WHAT HAPPENED?
TELL YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
THE COOKS CAME INTO THE CAFE AND STARTED COOKING BREAKFAST.
MAMA MOUSE WAKES UP LITTLE MOUSE TO TELL HIM IT'’S TIME FOR BREAKFAST.
LITTLE MOUSE IS EXCITED, BECAUSE THEY'’RE MAKING CHEESY ROLLS, SO HE WAKES UP.
I LIKE CHEESE BREAD, TOO.
LET'’S ACT IT OUT.
PRETEND YOU ARE WAKING UP LIKE THIS.
SO, FIRST, WE'’RE ASLEEP WITH OUR EYES CLOSED, AND THEN WE OPEN OUR EYES, AND WE STRETCH.
YOU TRY IT.
GREAT WAKING UP.
WELL, LET'’S DRAW A PICTURE OF THIS ON OUR ANCHOR CHART.
HERE IS LITTLE MOUSE.
I AM GOING TO WRITE "LM" ABOVE THIS DRAWING TO REMIND ME THAT IT IS LITTLE MOUSE.
NOW, YOU SHOW YOUR STUFFIE HOW TO DRAW LITTLE MOUSE.
GREAT DRAWING.
THEN HIS MOM WAKES HIM UP.
SO, HERE'’S LITTLE MOUSE'’S MOM.
IT'’S A LITTLE BIT BIGGER.
I'’M GOING TO WRITE "MOM" ABOVE THIS DRAWING SO I REMEMBER IT IS LITTLE MOUSE'’S MOM.
LET'’S SOUND IT OUT.
[m]... [ah]... [m].
"MOM."
"M" SAYS "[m]," "O" SAYS "[ah]," AND "M" SAYS "[m]."
"MOM" IS SPELLED M-O-M. SHOW YOUR STUFFIE WHAT TO DO.
WHO ELSE DID WE MEET?
THE 2 COOKS.
THAT'’S RIGHT.
WE CAN DRAW THE 2 COOKS ON OUR ANCHOR CHART.
WE CAN JUST DRAW SMILEY FACES LIKE THIS.
MAYBE A COOK HAT.
ALL RIGHT, I'’M GOING TO WRITE THE WORD "COOKS" NEXT TO THE COOKS.
LET'’S SOUND IT OUT.
[k]... [uh]...[k]... [s].
"COOKS."
"C" SAYS "[k]."
DOUBLE "O" SAYS "[uh]."
"K" SAYS "[k]."
AND "S" SAYS "[s]."
"COOKS" IS SPELLED C-O-O-K-S. SHOW YOUR STUFFIE WHAT TO DO.
THOSE ARE GREAT COOKS.
LET'’S GO BACK TO THE BOOK.
TURN THE PAGE, AND FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS SECOND.
LET'’S LOOK AT THE ILLUSTRATIONS.
IT LOOKS LIKE HE'’S GETTING READY TO LEAVE THE MOUSE HOLE.
I WONDER WHAT HE WILL DO.
TELL YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND WHAT YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN.
MAYBE IF WE READ ON, WE WILL FIND OUT.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE WORD "SCRAPS" MEANS IN THE STORY?
"SCRAPS" MEANS SMALL PIECES OF EXTRA FOOD THAT THE COOKS DON'’T WANT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE LITTLE MOUSE IS BEING SENT OFF TO GET FOOD FOR HIS FAMILY.
LET'’S READ ON.
WE WERE RIGHT.
HIS FAMILY SENT LITTLE MOUSE INTO THE CAFÉ'’S KITCHEN TO GET THEIR FOOD FOR BREAKFAST.
SO, NOW, WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS SECOND IN THE BOOK.
LET'’S GO BACK TO OUR ANCHOR CHART.
LET'’S FIND THE BOX WITH A 2 IN IT FOR WHAT HAPPENS SECOND.
WHAT DID HAPPEN SECOND?
TELL YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
WELL, LITTLE MOUSE WAS SENT TO THE KITCHEN TO COLLECT FOOD FOR HIS FAMILY'’S BREAKFAST.
I'’M GOING TO DRAW A PICTURE OF LITTLE MOUSE GOING TO GET FOOD.
SO, HERE IS LITTLE MOUSE.
AND HERE IS THE FOOD.
LOOKS LIKE LITTLE MOUSE HAS GATHERED A GOOD BREAKFAST.
NOW YOU TRY DRAWING WHAT HAPPENS SECOND.
SHOW YOUR STUFFIE WHAT TO DO.
LET'’S GO BACK TO OUR BOOK AND READ ON.
"GLEE" IS ANOTHER WORD FOR JOY OR HAPPINESS.
SO, THE MICE ARE JUMPING UP AND DOWN WITH HAPPINESS.
[gasps] DO YOU THINK THE COOKS WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE LITTLE MOUSE IN THEIR KITCHEN?
WHISPER YOUR ANSWER TO YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
PROBABLY NOT.
"STOMP!"
[gasps] OH, THE COOKS TRIED TO STEP ON LITTLE MOUSE.
[gasps] OH, NO!
NOW, THE COOKS AND THE CAT ARE BOTH AFTER LITTLE MOUSE.
NOW WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THIRD IN THE STORY.
TELL YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND WHAT HAPPENED THIRD IN THE STORY.
LET'’S GO BACK TO OUR ANCHOR CHART.
LET'’S FIND THE 3 IN IT FOR THIRD.
I'’M GOING TO DRAW A PICTURE OF LITTLE MOUSE GETTING CHASED BY THE COOKS AND THE CAT.
ALL RIGHT.
HERE IS LITTLE MOUSE.
DON'’T FORGET HIS TAIL.
AND HE IS GETTING CHASED BY THE 2 COOKS.
THEY'’RE NOT HAPPY, SO THEY'’RE FROWNING.
AND BY THE CAT.
NOW WE'’RE AT THE END OF THE BOOK.
LOOK AT THE ILLUSTRATION IN THE BOOK.
CAN YOU PREDICT, OR GUESS, WHAT HAPPENS?
TELL YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
LET'’S READ ON AND SEE IF YOU ARE RIGHT.
SO, NOW, WE KNOW WHAT HAPPENS LAST, OR FOURTH, IN THE BOOK.
LITTLE MOUSE, MOM, DAD, AND SISTER ALL EAT BREAKFAST TOGETHER.
LET'’S GO TO OUR ANCHOR CHART AND COMPLETE OUR LAST SQUARE.
WHAT HAPPENED?
TELL YOUR STUFFED ANIMAL FRIEND.
THAT'’S RIGHT.
LITTLE MOUSE AND HIS FAMILY SAT DOWN AT THEIR TABLE TO HAVE CHEESY ROLLS FOR BREAKFAST.
WE CAN DRAW A PICTURE TO SHOW OUR THINKING.
HERE IS THE TABLE...
HERE'’S THE FOOD... AND HERE ARE THE 4 MICE.
WE HAVE PAPA MOUSE... WE HAVE MAMA MOUSE... WE HAVE SISTER MOUSE... AND WE HAVE LITTLE MOUSE.
NOW SHOW YOUR STUFFIE WHAT TO DO.
GREAT DRAWING, SUPER LEARNERS.
WELL, HERE, SUPER LEARNERS.
OUR ANCHOR CHART IS COMPLETE.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN USE THIS CHART TO HELP YOU RETELL YOUR STORY TO YOUR FAMILY?
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENS FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH IN THE BOOK?
I THINK THAT YOU CAN.
GIVE IT A TRY.
I CAN'’T WAIT TO HEAR HOW IT GOES.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
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♪ ♪ [girl speaking] [girl singing] [girl speaking] [man singing] [girl speaking] [man singing] [girl speaking] [man singing] [girl speaking] [birds singing] I TALK ALL THE TIME ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT OUR BRAINS ARE.
BUT CHECK THIS OUT.
ONLY HALF OF A DOLPHIN'’S BRAIN GOES TO SLEEP WHEN THEY'’RE SLEEPING, AND THE OTHER HALF STAYS AWAKE.
MAYBE THAT'’S SO THEY CAN SWIM AWAY REAL QUICKLY IF THEY GET INTO TROUBLE.
I BET YOUR BRAIN IS ALWAYS ACTIVE, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS LITERACY LESSON WE'’RE ABOUT TO GET INTO.
HERE IT IS.
♪ ♪ HELLO, READERS.
MY NAME IS MS. CLIETTE.
I AM SO EXCITED TO BE LEARNING WITH YOU TODAY.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED WITH OUR LESSON, LET'’S SAY HELLO WITH OUR WELCOME SONG.
♪ HELLO, READERS HELLO, READERS ♪ ♪ HOW ARE YOU?
HOW ARE YOU?
♪ ♪ I'’M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU ♪ ♪ I'’M SO GLAD TO TEACH YOU ♪ ♪ HELLO, YOU, YOU AND YOU ♪ VERY GOOD.
I AM SO GLAD THAT YOU CAME TO LEARN WITH ME TODAY.
READERS, HAVE YOU EVER LET YOUR ROOM GET REALLY MESSY, OR HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A REALLY MESSY ROOM?
WHEN A ROOM IS MESSY, ARE YOU ABLE TO FIND THINGS EASILY?
NO.
IT'’S MUCH HARDER TO FIND SOMETHING WHEN THINGS AREN'’T ORGANIZED.
THANK GOODNESS AUTHORS PRESENT INFORMATION IN ORGANIZED WAYS.
AUTHORS ORGANIZE NONFICTION TEXT IN VERY SPECIFIC WAYS.
THEY USE SPECIAL FEATURES TO DO THIS.
THESE FEATURES ARE CALLED "TEXT FEATURES."
TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT TEXT FEATURES, HOW THEY HELP THE READER TO LEARN AND NAVIGATE THE TEXT, AND WE WILL IDENTIFY A FEW TEXT FEATURES IN AN INFORMATIONAL TEXT CALLED "WHALES," BY TOM SINCLAIR, AND "DEEP-SEA EXPLORERS," BY VANESSA YORK.
READERS, DO YOU KNOW WHAT TEXT FEATURES ARE?
HAVE YOU HEARD OF TEXT FEATURES BEFORE?
IF YOU HAVE, GIVE ME A THUMBS UP.
IF YOU HAVEN'’T, GIVE ME A THUMBS DOWN.
AND IF YOU'’RE NOT SURE, GIVE ME A SIDEWAYS THUMB.
OKAY, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A FEW READERS THAT HAVE AND A FEW READERS THAT ARE READY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THEM TODAY.
TEXT FEATURES ARE USED TO HELP A READER BETTER UNDERSTAND THE TEXT IN A SPECIAL WAY.
IT COULD BE TO GIVE MORE INFORMATION, MODEL, OR TO HELP THE READER UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY WILL BE LEARNING.
THERE ARE SOME READERS THAT SAID THAT THEY KNEW SOME INFORMATION ABOUT TEXT FEATURES.
CAN SOME OF THOSE READERS NAME SOME SPECIFIC TEXT FEATURES?
YES.
TITLE.
INDEX.
MM-HMM.
GLOSSARY.
ALL RIGHT, HEADINGS, SUBHEADINGS.
OH, MY, YOU DO KNOW A LOT ABOUT TEXT FEATURES.
AUTHORS USE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEXT FEATURES.
TODAY, WE ARE GOING TO IDENTIFY AND LEARN ABOUT 3 OF THEM...
IF YOU'’VE HEARD OF ANY OF THOSE BEFORE, GIVE ME A THUMBS UP.
AWESOME.
OKAY, LET'’S GET STARTED WITH TABLE OF CONTENTS.
A TABLE OF CONTENTS IS FOUND AT THE FRONT OF THE BOOK.
IT HELPS US TO KNOW WHAT INFORMATION IS IN THE BOOK, AND IT ALSO LETS US KNOW WHAT PAGE WE CAN FIND THAT INFORMATION.
LET'’S EXPLORE THE TABLE OF CONTENTS IN THE BOOK "WHALES."
LOOKING AT THE TABLE OF CONTENTS, I KNOW THAT IN THIS BOOK, I WILL LEARN ABOUT...
REMEMBER, WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE TABLE OF CONTENTS TELLS US WHAT PAGE WE CAN FIND THE INFORMATION.
I KNOW THAT I CAN FIND OUT INFORMATION ABOUT "MOTHERS AND BABIES" ON PAGE 6.
I CAN FIND OUT INFORMATION ON "TWO KINDS OF WHALES" ON PAGE 12.
WHERE CAN I FIND INFORMATION OUT ABOUT WHALES BEING "STRONG SWIMMERS"?
YES.
ON PAGE 20.
I CAN FIND OUT ABOUT WHALES BEING STRONG SWIMMERS ON PAGE 20.
WHAT PAGE CAN I FIND OUT ABOUT HOW WHALES BREATHE?
PERFECT.
I CAN FIND OUT ABOUT "HOW WHALES BREATHE" ON PAGE 8.
OKAY, LET'’S LEARN ABOUT OUR NEXT TEXT FEATURE, PHOTOGRAPHS.
PHOTOGRAPHS GIVE INFORMATION IN A VISUAL WAY.
IT CAN ALSO HELP YOU TO MAKE INFORMATION IN THE TEXT CLEARER TO THE READER.
LET'’S LOOK AT A FEW PHOTOGRAPHS IN OUR BOOK.
BY LOOKING AT THIS PICTURE, I CAN SEE HOW BIG THE WHALE'’S MOUTH IS.
I CAN ALSO SEE THE WHALE SWIMMING IN ITS NATURAL HABITAT.
A "HABITAT" IS WHERE AN ANIMAL LIVES.
LET'’S LOOK AT ANOTHER PHOTOGRAPH.
FROM THESE PHOTOGRAPHS, I CAN SEE HOW POINTY THE BELUGA WHALE'’S TEETH ARE.
OVER HERE, I CAN SEE THE SIZE OF THE WHALE IN COMPARISON TO THE SIZE OF A CHILD.
I CAN ALSO SEE THAT THE BELUGA WHALE IS WHITE IN COLOR.
THE TEXT DID NOT TELL ME THIS INFORMATION, SO I LEARNED THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE BELUGA WHALE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPH.
I AM LEARNING SO MUCH FROM THESE PHOTOGRAPHS.
LET'’S LOOK AT ONE MORE.
WOW!
THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPH.
I CAN SEE IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH A HUMPBACK WHALE, AND I CAN SEE WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE.
WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM THIS PHOTOGRAPH?
YES.
YOU CAN SEE HOW THE HUMPBACK WHALE SPLASHES OUT THE WATER.
GOOD.
WHAT ELSE?
YOU'’RE RIGHT.
IT DOES LOOK LIKE THE WHALE IS FLIPPING BACKWARDS.
THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT WRITTEN IN THE TEXT, SO, WE LEARNED THIS BY LOOKING AT THE PHOTOGRAPH.
NOW, LET'’S MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT TEXT FEATURE, LABELS.
LABELS CAN BE FOUND NEAR PHOTOGRAPHS.
THEY ARE USUALLY 1 OR 2 WORDS AND IN ORDER TO HELP US TO KNOW WHAT PART THE PHOTOGRAPH IS TALKING ABOUT, THEY USUALLY HAVE ARROWS THAT POINT, BUT NOT ALWAYS.
WE'’LL EXPLORE LABELS THAT HAVE ARROWS AND DO NOT HAVE ARROWS.
LET'’S TAKE A LOOK AT SOME LABELS.
THERE ARE 2 LABELS ON THIS PAGE.
ONE OF THE LABELS LETS ME KNOW THAT THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPH OF A MINKE WHALE.
THIS LABEL DOES NOT HAVE AN ARROW BUT IS STILL CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE PHOTOGRAPH THAT I KNOW THAT IT IS TALKING ABOUT THIS PICTURE.
LET'’S LOOK AT THIS LABEL.
THIS LABEL DOES HAVE AN ARROW.
IT SAYS "BLOWHOLE," AND IT POINTS TO THE BLOWHOLE ON TOP OF THE WHALE'’S HEAD.
LET'’S LOOK FOR SOME MORE LABELS.
WOW!
LOOK AT ALL THOSE LABELS.
THESE LABELS ALL HAVE ARROWS.
THESE LABELS ARE IDENTIFYING THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF WHALES AND THEIR SIZES.
BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY WHALES ON THESE 2 PAGES, THE AUTHOR DECIDED TO USE ARROWS TO POINT TO EACH WHALE.
I'’LL READ A FEW OF THE LABELS.
THIS LABEL LETS ME KNOW THAT THIS IS A BLUE WHALE, AND IT IS 110 FEET LONG.
THIS LABEL LETS ME KNOW THAT THIS IS A RIGHT WHALE, AND IT IS 50 FEET LONG.
WHAT DO YOU SEE ON THIS LABEL?
YES.
THIS LABEL POINTS TO THE MAN AND SAYS THAT IT IS 6 FEET.
THE AUTHOR DID THIS SO THAT WE COULD ALSO COMPARE THE SIZE OF THE MAN TO THE SIZE OF THE WHALES.
WE LEARNED 3 WAYS AUTHORS USE TEXT FEATURES TO ORGANIZE INFORMATION AND HELP US TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHALES.
WE LEARNED ABOUT THE TABLE OF CONTENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND LABELS.
DO YOU THINK YOU CAN IDENTIFY THOSE TEXT FEATURES IN A TEXT?
I KNOW YOU CAN, TOO.
LET'’S SWITCH TO ANOTHER TEXT TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW.
THIS BOOK IS "DEEP-SEA EXPLORERS," BY VANESSA YORK.
LET'’S LOOK AT THE FIRST TEXT FEATURE.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THIS TEXT FEATURE IS?
YES.
IT'’S A TABLE OF CONTENTS.
WHAT CAN YOU LEARN FROM THIS TEXT BASED ON THE TABLE OF CONTENTS?
THAT'’S RIGHT.
THIS BOOK WILL HELP US TO LEARN ABOUT... WHAT PAGE CAN I BEGIN TO READ ABOUT "WRECKS AND ROBOTS"?
YES.
PAGE 14.
AWESOME.
WHAT PAGE CAN I BEGIN TO READ ABOUT "INTO DEEP WATER"?
YOU GOT IT.
PAGE 3.
AMAZING.
OKAY, TIME FOR OUR NEXT TEXT FEATURE.
READERS, WE DID NOT LEARN ABOUT THIS TEXT FEATURE TODAY.
THIS IS A DIAGRAM.
NOW, WE DID LEARN ABOUT THIS TEXT FEATURE.
WHAT DO YOU CALL THEM?
YES, LABELS.
THESE ARE LABELS.
THEY HELP US TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE PARTS OF THE SUBMARINE.
LET'’S LOOK AT ONE MORE TEXT FEATURE.
READERS, WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS TEXT FEATURE?
THAT'’S RIGHT.
THIS IS A PHOTOGRAPH.
CAN YOU SEE WHAT'’S HAPPENING IN THE PHOTOGRAPH?
THAT'’S RIGHT.
IT SHOWS US THE PICTURE OF EXPLORERS LOOKING FOR TREASURE.
OOH, I WONDER WHAT TREASURES THEY FOUND.
TODAY, WE LEARNED ABOUT 3 TEXT FEATURES... WE EXPLORED HOW THEY HELP READERS TO LEARN AND NAVIGATE THE TEXT.
SHARE WITH SOMEONE THAT YOU LOVE THE TEXT FEATURES THAT YOU LEARNED ABOUT TODAY.
I'’M SURE THAT THEY'’LL BE EXCITED TO HEAR ALL ABOUT YOUR NEW LEARNING.
YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB, AND I'’M SO HAPPY THAT YOU CAME TO LEARN WITH ME TODAY.
I HOPE TO SEE YOU AGAIN SOON.
BYE-BYE, READERS.
HEY, SUPER LEARNERS.
I'’M HAPPY YOU'’RE HERE WITH US TODAY, AND EVERY DAY WE'’RE ABLE TO BE TOGETHER IS IMPORTANT.
THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE DIFFERENT ABOUT THE WAYS WE ARE LEARNING AND CHANGING BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC.
A LOT OF US ARE STAYING HOME MORE THAN USUAL, GOING TO SCHOOL FROM HOME, AND SOME OF US HAVEN'’T SEEN A LOT OF OUR FRIENDS OR FAMILY IN MONTHS.
WITH ALL THAT CHANGE, IT'’S IMPORTANT TO KEEP LOOKING FORWARD TO TOMORROW.
KEEP FEELING EXCITED FOR WHAT'’S NEXT AND WHAT THE NEXT DAY MIGHT BRING.
THERE ARE SO MANY COOL THINGS TO THINK ABOUT, LIKE BEING ABLE TO BE HERE WITH YOU, AND I'’M LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING WITH YOU AGAIN SOON AND LEARNING MORE AND MORE EVERY DAY.
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