Erin Palmer - Recycling, Yes or No

Lets make predictions about what this book will be about.2.Take a picture walk by talking about the pictures/photographs in the book. Implant the vocabulary as you take the picture walk. Be sure to talk about the text features such as headings, Table of Contents, glossary, bolded words, captions, charts/diagrams, or Index.3.Have students read the first page of text with you then have students read the remaining text.4.Strategy Talk use to assist students while reading.
- Get your mouth ready
- Look at the picture
- Thinkdoes it make sense
- Thinkdoes it look right
- Thinkdoes it sound right
- Chunk it by looking for a part you know5.Read it again.6.After reading the book complete the activities below.Content Area VocabularyUse glossary words in a sentence. environment fumes landfills recycle recycling plants waste After Reading: Comprehension and Extension Activity After reading the book, work on the following questions with your child or students in order to check their level of reading comprehension and content mastery. 1.Why is it important to save our natural resources? (Infer)2.What does the recycling symbol mean? (Summarize)3.What is another way you can care for the environment? (Text to self connection)4.Why is it important to remove all chemicals from things being recycled? (Infer)Extension Activity Landfills and recycling offer different options for trash. Each affects the environment differently. With the help of an adult, gather up some garbage such as a banana peel, piece of newspaper, an eggshell, and a piece of a plastic cup.

What would happen to each item if left in a landfill? Bury the items in separate holes in the dirt outside. Create little garden tags identifying what object is buried. After 4 weeks dig up each item. What happened? Which items changed and which did not? How does recycling help the environment?