Song for a Whale Part 1: Building Background Knowledge
by Patricia Patchin
This lesson includes activities to help build equitable background knowledge before reading the book A Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly. These activities include setting up science notebooks, building knowledge of whales, and creating informational posters about whales. This is the first of four lesson plans that correlate with the book.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1tDEjZYCfZK04RQykLxR7P-TwROlr5snI/edit?u…Related Content
Grades:
4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade
This plan was created by me and used in my afterschool STEM club in January. It tests building a soda can heater. The plan begins with the story, Snowy Day, and brings into focus the need for heat and
Grades:
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
This is a four-part lesson that will guide students in groups to create a trackless dark ride. A dark ride is a ride where engineers utilize characters, scenes, and music to tell a story to the rider