The 37-page grouped Kids' Wings units for Coral Reefs, The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau by Dan Yaccarino paired with Down, Down, Down, The Journey to the Bottom of the Sea by Steve Jenkins are ideal for complementing your study of oceans, explorers, and leaders in conservation in cooperative group activities to punctuate skills with fun in your classroom!
The grouped units include activities PLUS a 50-page interactive Jeopardy-type game, and a recorded song. The activities are perfect for paired, group, or whole class study. This Kids Wings unit ignites mastery learning and provides lesson planning with handouts or projection on your electronic board!
This group of intermediate level picture books for your OCEAN study includes:
Coral Reefs,
The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau, and
Down Down Down The Journey to the Bottom of the Sea
The 14-page Activity guide and Lesson Plans for Coral Reefs (informational science book framed in a visual fantasy) contains:
- Pre-reading Discussion Cards;
- Getting Read to Read Non-Fiction, Pretest;
- Readers Theater Introduction;
- Vocabulary Fold-outs;
- Coral Reef Traveler,
- Map Study;
- Crossword Puzzle;
- Coral Reef Research;
- Coral Reef Animals
- Plus a 50-slide interactive Jeopardy-type Game.
The Fantastic Life of Jacques Cousteau, a 12-page unit:
- Pre-reading Discussion Cards
- Getting Read to Read Non-Fiction, Pretest
- Readers’ Theater: Jacques Cousteau
- Map Study
- Oceans and Continents Song (Plus Children's Professional Recording)
- Multiple Choice Comprehension Activities
- Story Vocabulary and Drama
- Poster Making: The Quotes of Jacques Cousteau
- Crossword Puzzle
- Research: Report on More About Jacques Cousteau
- Answer Page
The activities in Down, Down, Down, The Journey to the Bottom of the Sea include:
- group discussion cards,
- Getting Ready to Read Nonfiction,
- map activites,
- The Oceans and Continents Recorded Song,
- a readers' theater scripts,
- vocabulary lists and activities,
- Make-a-Poster,
- multiple choice comprehension activities,
- Crossword Puzzles,
- Research,
- Mapping the Ocean,
- The Hairy Angler with capations and labels, and
- Answer Page.