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On the Ball
6-pack
ISBN: 9780478186093
Grade Level:
2
Reading Level:
K
Strategy/Skill:
Descriptive language, Information skills, Phonemic awareness, Summarizing, Using graphic sources
Genre:
Explanation, Report
Theme/Topic:
Leisure and Recreation, Scientific Investigation
Classification:
Nonfiction
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Book Summary
How do balls bounce? What are they made from? How do they help us? The answers to these questions, and a poem, are found in the text.
Features of the Book
- Activity with instructions
- Labeled diagrams
- Poetic language
- Hyphens – Different-shaped, in-between, table-tennis
- Specialized vocabulary – ball bearings, cork, latex, natural, pulu tree, rubber, sealed, synthetic
Word Study Opportunities
- Compound words – baseball, basketball, snowballs
- Double consonants – ball, collected, filled, flattens, hitting, less, passing, rolling
- Initial blend “spr” – spreads, springs
- Digraph “ch” – change, children
Purpose
On the Ball can be used to introduce and reinforce the following standards-related skills:
- using the table of contents, chapter headings, glossary, and index to locate information
- paraphrasing and summarizing information
- interpreting the information in diagrams, charts, and graphs
- identifying the use of repetition, rhythm, rhyme, and alliteration in texts
- using descriptive language
For more information please see our Lesson Plan
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