Anthony+Reynoso+Born+to+Rope

= // Anthony Reynoso: Born to Rope  // =

//__ Literacy Centers/Reading Group Activities:[[image:anthony_reynoso.jpg width="156" height="206" align="right"]] __//
// 1. ( //// Art/Writing //// ): One of Anthony’s hobbies is to collect trading cards. Have students make trading cards of themselves, drawing a picture on one side, then listing information about themselves on the back. Extension: Students go on to create trading cards of famous people or characters they like or admire. //

// 2. ( //// Phonics //// ): Using Lego Duplo blocks (or another brand large connecting blocks), tape letters onto the blocks, with “gh” and “ph” being a digraph on one block. Students then create words using the blocks, listing them on a chart or a template. //

// 3. ( //// Phonics //// ): Students do a picture sort of the two digraphs: ph and gh. For lower readers, pair one of the digraphs with another digraph, such as “sh.” //

// 4. ( //// Phonics //// ): Using word tiles, students build “ph” and “gh” words (supply pictures, if necessary). //

// 5. ( //// Phonics //// ): Create a word wheel or slider for students to practice gh and ph digraph words. //

// 6. ( //// Phonics/Writing/Vocabulary //// ): Students use the word list of ph and gh digraph words to create silly sentences. // // 7. ( //// Phonics //// ): Students sort words by syllables when given cards with gh and ph words. (see list below) //

//**__ Words to Use: __**// // ph: photo, phone, telephone, graph, paragraph, glyph, gopher, trophy, elephant // // gh: laugh, cough, rough, enough, tough, ghost, ghoul //

*Discuss with students what makes a story “nonfiction”? If necessary, do a picture walk with lower readers and have them point out nonfiction elements (photographs, etc.).
 * __ [[image:roping_cowboy.jpg align="left"]]Before Reading Story Aloud: __**

==// *Discuss with students traditions mentioned that Anthony and his family celebrate. Find the information in the book and list them on a t-chart titled “Anthony’s Traditions and Our Traditions.” Then, have students make connections and talk about traditions that their families celebrate here in America, listing those on the other side of the chart. //==
 * __ After Reading Story Aloud: __**