The+Emperor's+Egg

=//The Emperor’s Egg// by Martin Jenkins lesson plans for Lois Richardson=

//__Reading Activities/Literacy Centers:[[image:penguin_chick.jpg width="257" height="261" align="right"]]__//
==//1////.// //(////Science////): Provide students with books about different types of penguins. Students create penguin trading cards, drawing the penguin on the front of the card and writing the name and 3 facts about it on the back.//== ==//2. (////Writing////): Provide students with a news article template. Students imagine they are reporters whose job it is to write a news story about the birth of a baby Emperor penguin. The story should be short and they can use facts from The Emperor’s Egg. Remind students to write a headline!//==

//3. (////Social Studies////): Provide students with books about Antarctica and the South Pole. Students draw a picture and write about plants and animals that live there.//
==//4. (////Phonics////): Using a card written with “ly” and another with “ing”, students match the suffixes to base words written on paint cards (the holes will go over the “ly” and “ing”). Students record their new words in their literacy journal.//== ==//5. (////Science////): There are special names used to describe young animals. For birds, it’s chicks. Provide books and/or websites for students to find the names of young animals, creating a chart in their literacy journal.//==

//6. (////Comprehension////): Books for All Learners://
==//Staying Warm////: Students fold a piece of paper in half. On one side, there is a list of the five babies mentioned in the book (penguin, seal, polar bear, owl, human). On the opposite side, students list the ways each baby stays warm.//==

//Antarctica////’s Challenge////: Draw a picture of the exciting parts of the story. Be sure to write sentences on your paper telling us what was happening!//
==//Animal Babies That Hatch////: Pick a favorite animal from the book and write a “Who Am I?” riddle (write 3 clues about the animal). Fold your paper in half. Write the riddle on the front of your paper, and draw the picture of your animal inside.//==



//*Review with student what they know about penguins by doing an anchor chart: Penguins are, have, live.//
==//*Fact/Opinion: how can we prove these facts? Give students several statements written on strips and they have to decide if they are facts or opinions about penguins. (used later for literacy center)//==

//__After Read Aloud:__//
==//*Students look back through the story and find 3 important facts about penguins to add to the anchor chart. They can write these on sticky notes and put them on the pages where the facts were found to “prove them.”//==

=**__More Information About Penguins:__**= > =Study on Arctic and Antarctic animals=
 * =Penguin Place : lesson ideas and links=
 * =Live Penguin Cam=
 * =Creature Feature: Emperor Penguin=
 * =New Zealand Penguins=
 * =Penguins Do the Wave : article and video for kids=
 * =The World of Penguins=
 * =KidZone: Penguins : activities and links=
 * =SeaWorld: Penguins : information for teachers=
 * =Penguins Around the World=
 * =Richmond Metro Zoo: Penguins! : come see some local penguins!=