El girasol 6-pack Author: Mary Cappellini ISBN: 9780478122220 Copyright Date: 2007 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Reading Level: C Strategy/Skill: Making predictions, Phonemic awareness, Vocabulary and word study Genre: Explanation Theme/Topic: Change over Time, Plants Classification: Nonfiction Fluency: Emergent

Overview

This book focuses on the daily movement of a beautiful flower.  Since the sunflower actually turns to the sun throughout the day, the name of the flower becomes the word pattern that is repeated on every page.  Children can look at the illustrations or drawings of the clock to see what time of day it is.  The photographs of the girl draw children into the story and enhance the ending.

Purpose

This book not only informs children about sunflowers, but also teaches sequencing and time of day.  Students can learn the vocabulary for the
different times of day and also learn to read the clocks.  It will be interesting to focus on the word girasol itself, because the name expresses what the sunflower does – gira al sol.

Setting the scene

Focus on the cover of the book.

• ¿Qué tipo de flor ven ustedes aquí?
• ¿Les gustan las flores?
• ¿Cuáles son sus fl ores favoritas?
• ¿Qué saben acerca de los girasoles?
• ¿Alguien tiene girasoles en su jardín?
• ¿Los han visto crecer?

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