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Before & After Reading Activities | Level: J Word Count: 328 words 100th word: pink |
Teaching Focus: Using Expression- Have students read aloud to practice reading with expression and with appropriate pacing. Before Reading:
Building Academic Vocabulary and Background Knowledge Before reading a book, it is important to set the stage for your child or students by using pre-reading strategies. This will help them develop their vocabulary, increase their reading comprehension, and make connections across the curriculum.
1.Read the title and look at the cover. 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. discourage feminine opponents proponents relatives separately 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 might someone like the color pink? (Summarize) 2.Why might boys think the color pink is for girls? (Infer) 3.Do you have anything that is pink? Do you have anything blue? Is the color of something important to you? (Text to self connection) 4.How can someone feel left out of playing if they think pink is just for girls or blue is just for boys? (Asking questions) Extension Activity Think about your favorite toy store. Many have a girls section and a boys section. Gender-equal means that it doesnt matter who plays with the item. Choose a toy that you play with.
Pink Toys, Yes or No
Lin Picou
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No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher. www.rourkeeducationalmedia.com PHOTO CREDITS: Cover (left): Jose Manuel Gelphi Diaz; cover (right): 2p2play; : Trinacria Edited by: Keli Sipperley Cover and Interior design by: Rhea Magaro Library of Congress PCN Data Pink Toys, Yes or No/Lin Picou (Seeing Both Sides) ISBN (hard cover)(alk. paper) 978-1-63430-346-0 ISBN (soft cover) 978-1-63430-446-7 ISBN (e-Book) 978-1-63430-545-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015931674
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Introduction
I want the pink toy! Pink is just for girls! my brother says.
Why do some people like pink? Why do some dislike the color? Lets think about both opinions.
Arguments for Pink Toys
What makes pink different from other colors? People who like pink toys may see no difference.
, or girlish.
Sometimes toys are pink so they look realistic.
Sometimes toys are pink so they look realistic.
Pretend foods such as strawberry ice cream, frosting, shrimp, and ham can be pink. Stuffed pigs and flamingo puppets are often pink. Why are there pink elephant toys when real elephants are grey? I wonder. Some children may have pink bedrooms and wanttheir toys to match their bedspreads and curtains. Very young children may not know the difference. choose gifts for girls and boys.