Mixed+Up+Chameleon

=//The Mixed-Up Chameleon// by Eric Carle=

//What is a Chameleon?//
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1. (//Phonics/Phonemic Awareness//): Write "id" on one chameleon and "ide" on another. On transparencies, write beginning consonants as well as blends on another (make several copies of the chameleons and transparencies). Students will have their own copy of a chameleon and write the new words they create as they move the transparency letters to rest next to the rimes. //(The strips can also be made from paint sample cards or long sentence strips).//
 * __ Reading Group/Literacy Center Ideas: __**

2. (//Science//): Students explore chameleons through photographs and multimedia. Groups will chart their observations and facts they find on a chameleon-shaped chart.

3. (//Comprehension//): Books for All Learners: //Looking for Animals //: Pick 3 animals from the book. Draw a picture of each animal and its hiding place in your reading journal. Write a sentence about each animal. //Just in Case //: Draw your favorite part of the story and write about it in your reading journal. //What Do I Look Like? //: Divide your journal page in half, writing Cody’s name on one side and Stripes on the other. Write 2 things that are the same about the two characters and 3 things that are different. //Before and Now //: Divide your journal page in half. On one side, draw and write about the girl and her school in Mexico. On the other side, draw and write about the girl and her school in the United States.


 * __ Before Reading: __**

*Read the article after the story about chameleons. Show students a picture of a real chameleon and talk about their abilities. If you are able, show students a clip of what a real chameleon does or looks like (also available on the wiki page).


 * __ After Reading: __**

Chart the differences between the mixed up chameleon and a real one. Why wasn’t he happy with who he was? What message do you think Eric Carle was trying to teach us with this story?


 * __ Other Resources/Links to Explore: __**


 * Official Eric Carle Website **


 * Chameleon pictures **


 * Slideshow of Eric Carle's art **


 * [|Eric Carle Read Aloud Activities] **

**__Sentence Practice:__**


 * Go For Grammar Gold! **


 * Activities/Homework Helper **

=__Author Study: Eric Carle__=

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