Book Extension Activity (25 points)

Your Name: Alexa Tribuli

Book Title: A Stick is a Wonderful Thing

Book Author: Marilyn Singer

Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers

Date: October 26, 2021

1. Pre-K/CCSD K-2nd Grade Core Standard (5 points)

1.PK.4a Count to 10
N.PK.2 Share ideas with others
P.PK.3 Explore what happens to objects in relation to other forces
L.Pk.4 Use their five senses to explore and investigate the natural world
7.PK.5 Engage in conversation and sometimes follow conversational rules
6.PK.2 Demonstrate the muscle strength, dexterity, and control needed to manipulate items

2. Objectives (What will children expect to learn?) (5 points)

The child will be able to extend their learning from the book by experiencing an activity from the book.

3. Materials and Equipment needed: (5 points)

-Bubbles
-Variety of bubble sticks

4. Teaching (What will you do?) (5 points)

1. Set up the bubbles during outside time.

2. Play with the bubbles, try to attract the students to playing with bubbles.
3. Open Ended Questions:
1. What do you think would happen if we blew softly?
2. What do you think would happen if we blew really hard and fast?
3. What would happen if we whipped the stick around in the air? (Would it make bubbles?)
4. How much we use the sticks?
5. How did you make so many bubbles?
6. How can we make a big bubble?
4. Review phrases from the book.
1. “This bubble is growing”
2. “Ginormous size”
3. “Inflates”
4. “POP”
5. Closure: (2 points)
“We made bubbles just like in the book A Stick is as Excellent Thing.”

6. List 3 additional books in this genre to extend the learning: (3 points)

1. Little Poems for Tiny Ears by. Lin Oliver
2. Just Like Me by. Vanessa Brantley
3. Where the Sidewalk Ends by. Shel Silverstein