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Guided reading activities or World Vision Early Readers

MomandMeGettingThere

An educational resource supporting Language Arts, Literacy, Social Studies and Artsoutcomes or primary and junior grades

Produced by: World Vision Canada, Education and Public Engagement, 2009

Writer: Katharine Kan

Editor: Nancy Del Col

This printed resource may be reproduced or not-or-proft educational use provided the source is properly acknowledged.

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Mom and MeGuided Reading

ActivitiesLanguage Arts, Literacy, SocialStudies and Arts

Students will

identiy shared eelings with children and amilies rom

other countries

identiy cultural similarities and dierences between

amilies in communities around the world and their

own community

develop oral, visual and written literacy skills

generate and express ideas by responding to and

refecting on photographic images

make text-to-sel, text-to-text and text-to-world

connectionsRelated International Dates

National Child Day (November 20); International

Womens Day (March 8); World Storytelling Day

(March 19); Mothers Day (May); UN International Day

o Families (May 15); Canadian Multiculturalism Day

(June 27)

Preparation CopyaclasssetofMom and MePhotos(page) CopyaclasssetofMom and MeSpeakingandoughtBubblestemplate(page)

ObtaincopyofMom and MebyMarlaStewartKonrad(TundraBooks,009).

Haveaworldmaporglobereadyforidentifyingcoun-triesrepresentedinthephotos.

FortheGradetoartactivity,gatherfoundandrecycledmaterialssuchasfabric,buttons,cardboard,Styrofoam,etc.

Instructions

Before Reading: Activating PriorKnowledgeWritethefollowingsuggestedstatementsaboutfamilymembersontheboardandaskstudentstocompletethesentencestartersorally:Mymomisproudofmewhen______________________.Mydadcomfortsmeby___________________________.Mysisterorbrotherhelpsme_______________________.Iknowmygrandparentslovemebecause______________.

HidethetitleofthebookMom and Meandtakeapicture

walkfromcovertocover.Askstudentswhatthebookisaboutandwhattheythinkthetitlemightbe.

Askstudents:Whotakescareofyou?Whatdotheydoforyou?Doyoutakecareofanyoneoranything?

Mom and MeBuildvocabularyandclarifytheconceptsofproud, comfort,help, shareandlove.Askstudentstoshowwithfacialexpres-sionsormimedactionswhateachoftheabovelookslike,orwhatapersoncandotoshowit.

Readthebookoutloudtostudents,usingthequestionsbelowtopromptdiscussionaboutthephotos.SeelistofphotocreditsinAppendixA:Mom and MePhotoCredits(page8).1. Describewhatishappeninginthisphoto.2. Howarethepeopleinthisphotofeeling?Howdoyouknow?

3. Whatdoyouthinkhappenedbeforethisphotowastaken?

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4. Whatmighthavehappenedaerthisphotowastaken?5. Howdoesthisphotomakeyoufeel?Doesitremindyouofanything?

6. Didyouseeanythinginthephotosthatsurprisedyou?atyouwouldliketoknowmoreabout?

7. WhosevoiceistellingthestoryofMom and Me?

After Reading: InferencingAskstudentstochoosetwoorthreeoftheirfavouritepho-tosandinvitethemtodiscusswhattheyknowaboutthecul-turesdepicted.Whatcluesinthepicturehelprevealwherethesechildrenlive(e.g.clothing,appearance,environment)?

Speaking and Thought Bubbles

DistributetheclasssetsofMom and Me

PhotosandSpeakingandoughtBubbles,oneperstudent.1. Askstudents:Dowealwayssaywhatwethink?Discusstimeswhenweneedtospeakandtimeswhenweneedtothink.

2. Exploredialogueandperspectivebyaskingstudentstollinathoughtorspeakingbubbleforeachperson(oranimal)inthetwophotographs.Cutthebubblesoutandpastethemontothephoto.Whataretheythink-ingandwhataretheysaying?

3. Workinginpartners,askstudentstoimaginethatthe

peopleinthephotofromCambodiawanttospeaktothepeopleinthephotofromSudan.Whatwouldtheyliketoknow?Writeaseriesofspeakingbubblesforwhattheywouldsaytoeachother.Organizethespeak-ingbubblesbynumberingthemandpastingtheminorderonthephotos.

4. Askpartnerstoplayrolesandsharetheirdialogueswiththeclass.Displaythenisheddialoguesonthewalltobereadbyotherstudents.

Suggested Mom and Me Art Activity:

Grades 4 to 6

GetstudentstoresearchmotherandchildguresdepictedinartworkontheInternetorinbooks(seelinkbelow).Lookforsimilaritiesbetweengreatworksofartandthepho-tosinMom and Me.Suggestwhymotherswithchildrenareauniversalsubjectmatterforartists.Havestudentscreateathree-dimensionalsculptureofamotherandchildgureusingfoundobjectsandrecycledmaterials.eycanrepro-

duceafamousworkofart,depictaphotofromMom andMe,orcreateanoriginalscene.

efollowinglinkprovidesfamousexamplesofmotherandchildguresinpaintingandsculpturefromthroughouthis-toryanddierentcultures.

MotherandChildFigures:eMetropolitanMuseumofArthttp://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hi/hi_mo.htm



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Mother and son. Cambodia (Sopheak Kong, World Vision)

Mother and daughter, Sudan (Jon Warren, World Vision)

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Mom and Me photos


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Getting ThereGuided Reading

ActivitiesLanguage Arts, Literacy, SocialStudies and Arts

Students will

identiy cultural similarities and dierences between

modes o transportation in communities around the

world and their own community

develop oral, visual and written literacy skills

generate and express ideas by responding to and

refecting on photographic images

make text-to-sel, text-to-text and text-to-world

connections

Related International Dates

International Day or Tolerance (November 16);International Development Week (1st week o

February); World Storytelling Day (March 19); Canadian

Multiculturalism Day (June 27)

Preparation CopyaclasssetofGetting TereSplittingImagePhotos(page)andcutthemaparttocreateonesetofhalfphotosandonesetoffullphotos.

Providepencils,markersorcrayonsfordrawing.Paperandscissorsareneededforoldergradesactivity.

ObtaincopyofGetting TerebyMarlaStewartKonrad(TundraBooks,009).

Haveaworldmaporglobereadyforidentifyingcoun-triesrepresentedinthephotos.

Instructions

Before Reading: Activating PriorKnowledgeAskstudentstobrainstormdierentmodesoftransporta-tion.Howdopeoplegetfromoneplacetoanother?Howdidyougettoschooltoday?Haveyouevertravelledtoanothercity,province,country,etc.?Ifso,howdidyougetthere?Whatisthemostunusualtypeoftransportationyouhaveused?RecordanswersonaT-chart,listingtypesoftransportationononesideandthenumberofstudentswhohaveusedthemontheother.Witholderstudents,considerrepresentingthendingsinasimplebarorpiegraph.

Splitting Image1. DistributecopiesoftheGetting TereSplittingImagePhoto(tophalf ),oneperstudent.isphotoshowsagirlfromMongoliaridingayak.Askstudentstosug-gestwhattheythinkismissingfromthebottomhalfofthephoto,butdonotrevealtheansweroranyback-groundinformation.

2. Studentseachchooseoneideaandcompletethephotobydrawingwhatismissingontheblankpartofthepaper.

3. Whenalldrawingsarecompleted,havestudents

formgroupsofthreeorfourandsharetheirwork.Askthemtolookforsimilaritiesanddierencesintheirdrawings.

4. DistributecopiesofthefullSplittingImagePhototoeachgroup.Comparethegroupdrawingswiththemissingpieceofthephoto.Didanyoneguesscor-rectly?Sharesomeofthecreativeideasdevelopedbythestudents.Discussthefollowing:Wheredoesthisgirllive?Whyissheridingayak?Whereisshegoing?Whatdoyouthinkisthesameordierentabouther

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lifeandyours?Wouldyouliketorideayak?Whatwoulditfeellike?

5. Createagallerywalktosharethestudentsdrawings.

Getting ThereReadthebookoutloudtostudents,usingthequestionsbelowtopromptdiscussionaboutthephotos.SeelistofphotocreditsinAppendixB:Getting TerePhotoCredits(page9).1. Wherearethepeopleinthisphotographcomingfrom?Wherearetheygoing?

2. Whataretheydoing?Howdoyouknow?3. Whatissurprisingaboutthisphoto?4. Arethepeopleinthephotomovingsloworfast?How

canyoutell?5. Closeyoureyesandimaginethesoundsinthisphoto-graph.Makethesoundsyoumighthear.

6. Maketheactionsthatgowiththiswayofgettingthere.

7. WhosevoiceistellingthestoryofGetting Tere?

After Reading: Critical ThinkingAskstudentswhichmodesoftransportationwerenewtothem.Addthenewtypesoftransportationtothepre-read-ingT-chart.Addanothercolumntothechartforbrain-

stormingotherusesforeachtypeoftransportation(e.g.ahorsecanpullawagon,awheelbarrowcancarrydirt).Classifydierentmodesoftransportationashuman-pow-ered,animal-poweredormachine-powered.Whichonesusemorethanonetypeofpower?

Suggested Getting There ArtActivities: Grades 4 to 6

Found Poetry: Words to GoCreateachartwiththreecolumnsandheadingsonthe

board.Askstudentstocopythechartontolinedpaper.Aerarstread-throughofGetting Tere,rereadthetextoutloud,thistimewithoutshowingthephotos.Askstudentstoiden-tifyalltheaction words(verbsandverbphrases).Recordthemintherstcolumn.

Readthroughthebookagain,thistimeshowingthepho-tographs.Askstudentstousedescriptivelanguage(adjec-tivesandnouns)todescribethepeopleandthingsintheimages(e.g.smilinggirl,sleepybaby,blackhorse,blue

sea,bigwheels).Recordtheseideasinthesecondcolumn.Encouragestudentstothinkofasmanydescriptionsastheycan.

Brainstormalistofadverbsinspiredbythephotosandlisttheminthethirdcolumn.

Usingscissors,studentscutoutthewordsfromeachcolumn,keepingtheminseparatepiles.Instructthemtomanipu-lateandcombinewordsandphrasesfromthethreepilestocreateave-linefoundpoem.Missingbutnecessarywords,suchaspronounsorprepositions,canbeaddedandwordformschangedtosuitthelogicofthepoem.

Example:Pedalquickly!esmilinggirlrides.Laughingfriends,Settingsun,Bigwheelstakeherhome.

Drama Activity: People MoversDivideclassintogroupsofsixtoeight.Eachgroupwillcon-structafantasyvehicleormachinethatcanmovepeoplefromoneplacetoanother,usingallmembersofthegroup.eonlyresourceavailableistheirbodies.Groupswillneed

about0tominutestoplanandrehearsetheircreations.Finishedvehiclesarepresentedtoothermembersoftheclass,completewithactionsandsoundeects.eaudiencetriestoguesswhatthevehicleisandhowitworks.



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Girlridingyak,Mongolia(JustinDouglass,WorldVision)

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Appendix AMom and Me Photo Credits

FrontCover:JonWarren,EthiopiaTitlePage:KariCostanza,NigerDedicationPage:MarcoCedillo,EcuadorIlovemymom Motherandbabyinblackhat:WahEhHtoo,Myanmar

Motherwithheadscarfandbabyinpink:MaryKateMacIsaac,Afghanistan

Motherwithbabyonback:YahairaMasias,Peru

Whenshegoessomewhere

Groupofmomsandkids:JonWarren,Peru Motherwithbabygirl:JonWarren,Peru Africanmotherwithsleepingbabyonback:ScottLout,Niger

WhenIamhungry Motherfeedingbabybyhand:JohnKisimir,Sudan Momfeedingchildacarrot:PhilipMaher,India Momoeringglassofwater:JonWarren,Ghana

andifIamsad

Babysuckingthumbandmomwithwhitehat:KateScannellMichel,Haiti Cryinggirl:KevinCook,Guatemala Boyhuggingmother:JonWarren,India

WhenIneedawash Motherwithbabyintub:RaphaelPalma,Bangladesh Motherwashinggirlsface:JonWarren,Niger Motherwashingbabyshandsatwatertap:RyanSmith,Peru

WhenIneedhelp Motherwithfourchildren:AndrewGoodwin,Philippines

Momandboyweighingsh:AndrewGoodwin,ElSalvador

Motherandboywithcandles:JonWarren,Armenia

Sometimessheevenletsmehelpher Momandgirlwithpots:Niger Motherandgirlweaving:JonWarren,Sudan Momandboywithpig:SopheakKong,Cambodia

Momtakesmetoschool Momandgirlonbike:KhuatQuangHung,Vietnam Momandboywithbackpack:JonWarren,India

Shehelpsme Momshowinggirlhowtowrite:AndrewGoodwin,ElSalvador

Momwithbookandboywithhandsinair:JonWarren,IndiaWesharesmiles Motherandbabyinbluehat:MarcoCedillo,Ecuador Girlkissingmotherscheek:AndrewGoodwin,ElSalvador

Motherbraidinghairwithboyinhat:PabloCarillo,Bolivia

Momlovesmelikenooneelse

Momandbaby:SherylNadler,India

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Appendix BGetting There Photo Credits

FrontCover:JerryGalea,VietnamTitlePage:JonWarren,EthiopiaDedicationPage:JustinDouglass,MongoliaWhenIhaveplacestogo Womanwithpotandchildren:JonWarren,Niger Twochildrenrunning:AnnBirch,Kenya Boyrunning:JohnSchenk,Pakistan

Imightrideacamel Camelindesert:JustinDouglass,Mongolia Youngmanonhorse:JonWarren,Niger

Girlridingyak:JustinDouglass,Mongolia

orpedalabike. Twogirlsonbikes:MaidaIrawani,Indonesia Twoboysonbike:SopheakKong,Cambodia Boyonbikeridingpasteld:AlbertYu,Laos

erearelotsofwaysofgettingtoschool Childrenincanoe:FaustinaBoakye,Ghana Boysinbus:JamesEast,ailand Motherandgirlwalking:EvelynLopez,Guatemala

Icangoveryfast Runningreindeer:JustinDouglass,Mongolia Standingreindeer(inset):JustinDouglass,Mongolia

Imightevendecidetoswim Childrenjumpingintowater:JohnsonTobing,Indonesia

Girlswimming:SithminiPerera,SriLanka Boydiving:JonWarren,Niger

Wheelsmakegettingthereeasy Familyonmotorbikeandsidecar:KatrinaPeach,Indonesia

Familyonoxcart:JohnsonTobing,Indonesia Boywithwoodenbike:JonWarren,Rwanda

Icanpullmyfriends Childrenplayingtugofwar:AsangaWarnakulasuriya,SriLanka

Boypushingwheelbarrow:JohnSchenk,Albania

Beingcarried Girlwithbabyonback:AlyssaBistonath,Ethiopia Motherswithbabyandbundles:JonWarren,DemocraticRepublicofCongo

Motherwithswaddledbaby:PhilipMaher,Mongolia Boyscarryingfriend:JonWarren,Niger

andsoisgettingtherebyboat. Boatheadingouttosea:JonWarren,India Girlsinboatpickingowers:SithminiPerera,SriLanka

Boyonshorewithsmallboat:AndreaDearborn,Haiti

WhenIhaveplacestogo Babyinswing:JonWarren,Niger

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