Book Extension Activity (25 points)

Your Name: Carmen Chavez

Book Title: Star Stuff: Carl Sagan and the Mysteries of the Cosmos

Book Author: Stephanie Roth Sisson

Publisher: Rearing Book Press, 2014

Date: 05/01/2022

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

- 1.PK.3: Use a variety of media, techniques, and processes in art activities that are of the child’s
creation without a model.
- 3.PK.2: Create works that express or represent experiences, ideas, feelings, and fantasy using various
media.

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

- Children will be able to create an artistic creation using various medias without a model.
- Children will be able to create an art piece that depicts their dreams of who or what they want to
become when they grow up.

3. Materials and Equipment needed: (5 points)

- Paper
- Crayons
- Markers
- Pencils

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

- The teacher will pass out the white paper and explain how Carl Sagan was intrigued by the stars and
the world around him. Being exposed to this type of information allowed him to build a dream that
would allow him to pursue a career that he would love. The teacher will ask the kids what it is they
want to do in the future. It could be a job or a goal that they want to achieve when they grow up.

5. Closure: (2 points)
- The closure will consist of the students saying what it is that they drew and why they want to
achieve this goal/ career.

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

- I am Strong: A Little Book About Rosa Parks by Brad Meltzer
- Manfish: A Story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne
- Vincent Can’t Sleep: Van Gogh Paints the Night Sky by Barb Rosenstock