Earth to Clunk

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After being annoyed and hesitant about his assignment to write to his new pen pal, Clunk from planet Quazar, a young boy decides that he will send Clunk an array of different undesirable items – including his big sister! After an exchange of gross gifts, Clunk returned the boy‘s sister with a note that says, “I did not like your sister”. From there, a friendship was formed as they bonded over the dislike of his sister.

TabathaA Due to the unfamiliar names of some of the gifts received from Clunk, this award-winning (Golden Duck Award, Wanda Gag Read Aloud Book Award) SF book would best be presented as a RA, using UDL 5.1 (use multiple media for communication) and EL 17 (provide contextual support through audio visuals, models, demonstrations, realia, body language, and facial expressions). (edited) 4y

TabathaA Story Map Lesson: https://www.teachingbooks.net/clp.cgi?master_id=29788&lf_id=9. Cultural Representation Reflection Lesson: https://www.teachingbooks.net/clp.cgi?master_id=29788&lf_id=10. Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yTdWjNRv3c. #UCFLAE3414SP21 4y

DrSpalding This sounds like more of a fantasy but I understand why you may think it‘s science fiction. Picture books go naturally with read aloud‘s and your universal design and English learner strategies work well with that teaching method. 4y

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Earth to Clunk | Pam Smallcomb

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"Earth to Clunk” is a wonderful SF book; it was written by Pam Smallcomb and the Illustrations are by Joe Berger. The book won the Duck Award for Excellence in Children's Science Fiction in 2017.#ucflae3414su20

dbears1 A young boy is given a pen pal assignment to write to an alien; however, he is reluctant to do so. The young boy eventually comes around and begins to write to his alien pen pal. He sent his pen pal wacky items and even his sister! Until one day his alien pen pal stopped writing. The young boy became worried and wanted to know why his pen pal stopped writing. (edited) 4y

dbears1 At the end of the story a friendship is born between the young boy and his alien pen pal. This is a great RA to use in the classroom when discussing feelings.UDL principles allow the teacher to help students (9.2) facilitate personal coping skills and strategies and develop self-assessment and reflection (9.3). 4y

dbears1 With technology leading the classroom, students can use Google Docs to write their pen pals! http://teacherideafactory.com/pen-pal-pair-up-2015-i-signed-up-now/ 4y

DrSpalding Your summaries are detailed yet concise. Remember that science fiction is usually rooted in scientific principles. This would be more so fantasy rather than SF. I agree it would be a good read aloud that could be tied to a social/emotional learning lesson. 4y

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