Rainbows All Around 6-pack Author: Suzanne Hardin ISBN: 9780478123067 Copyright Date: 1999 Lesson Plan Blackline Master Grade Level: 3 Reading Level: O Strategy/Skill: Character study, Figurative language, Making connections, Making predictions, Vocabulary and word study Genre: Procedure, Realistic Fiction Theme/Topic: Character Education, Relationships, School and Community Classification: Fiction

Book Summary

Bailey feels left out. Her friends have a new club, and she’s not invited.  But Bailey has an idea – she makes friendship bracelets for everyone in the class.  Now, nobody feels left out.

Features of the Book

• Similes – Fall leaves floated down like snowflakes
• They sounded like bees buzzing in a hive
• Compound words – snowflakes, backpack, sunlight, teardrop, classmates, bedtime, basketball, rainbow
• Descriptive language
• Instructional language within the narrative
• A sequence of steps, with diagrams
• The use of direct speech

Purpose
Rainbows All Around can be used to introduce and reinforce the following skills:

• relating the content of a book to students’ own experiences
• identifying a problem and predicting outcomes
• exploring characterization
• interpreting and analyzing characters’ feelings and relationships
• discussing compound words
• studying similes
• reading and following instructions

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