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APA CITATION:
Ashbrook, P. (2011). Reading stories, making predictions. Science and Children, 49(3), 22-23. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/903209215?accountid=12570 SUMMARY: Peggy Ashbrook talked about how to integrate literacy and science together. She did this by reading picture books to her students; after a few pages would ask the students what they thought would happen next. Also she tells how a teacher can have the students make predictions on daily classroom routines. EVALUATION: I thought this article was very useful and had a new twist how to teach science in the elementary classroom. Many teachers already have students stop and make predictions as they read but now there is a reason behind the action. Now the teacher cans teacher science through reading fun little books. APPLICATION: I could use this activity in my classroom almost every day. By the time the students leave my class, they will understand how to make a prediction. One book that came to my mind that would work well with this activity is The Very Hungry Caterpillar. As I read the book to the class, I will stop periodically to ask the students What do you think will happen next? Also I could give my students paper and have them draw what they think will happen next. These pictures would need to be simple so that they students dont spend too much time drawing. Another story that would be fun to teach predicting with would be If You Give a Mouse a Cookie. At first I would show the front cover to the class, and then I would ask them what they thought the story would be about. Next I would start reading the book and then after each time the mouse is given something, I will ask the class what item do they think the mouse will ask for next. Finally, I will have my students create an alternative ending to the story. This will be a fun activity for my students and me and it will allow them to learn about predicting without having to read a boring text book.