BOOK EXTENSION ACTIVITY - LESSON PLAN

Your Name: Leyla Varela Genre of the Book: Poetry

Book Title: Brown Bear Wood- If You Go Down to the Woods Today
Author: Rachel Piercey

Publisher: Magic Cat Publishing Date: 2021

1. Pre-K/ CCSD K-2nd Grade/Nevada Core Standards:

- 4.PK.1b: Begin to recognize two and three dimensional shapes in the environment.
- N.PK1.a: Observe their world.
- N.PK.3: Use tools safely to observe and explore different objects/environments.
- L.PK.2: Explore and identify a variety of animals and plants.
- 1.PK.1: Identify words that rhyme.
- 2.PK.2: Ask questions or make comments pertinent to the story being read.
- 3.PK.5: Listen and respond to rhythm or rhyme, (e.g., clapping or chanting).

2. Objectives:SWBAT + Bloom’s verb

- Students will be able to identify words that rhyme
- Students will be able to identify two and three dimensional shapes in the environment
- Students will be able to complete the scavenger hunt
- Students will be able to safely observe and explore different objects/environments

3. Materials/Equipment:
- Printed scavenger hunt paper
- Children’s magnifying glass
- Color pencils
- Markers
- Pencil

4. Teaching:
A. Plan for reading the book
- Carpet circle time to read the book aloud to the children
- Encourage clapping when rhyming is heard
- Discuss the book’s illustrations
- Ask students what words rhyme together from the book
- Encourage and allow 5 minutes for students to ask any questions or to share any of their
experiences
 - Ask students to go back to their seats to prepare for the activity
B. Plan for extension activity:
- Explain to students that they will be participating in an outdoor scavenger hunt
- Pass out the scavenger hunt sheet
- Explain to students that they will check off any of the items they find
- Explain to students that once completed, they will color in the objects in their sheet
- Explain outdoor rules and behaviors
- Pass out magnifying glasses

5. Closure:

- Students will leave their completed scavenger hunt at their desks

- Student’s ticket out the door will be a question on what they found to be two dimensional
- Students will be asked what they learned from the scavenger hunt or from the book
- Tell students that we will be continuing to learn about nature and animals throughout the
week.

Scavenger Hunt example: