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Dirt | Steve Tomecek

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Jump into Science with Steve Tomecek's picture book “Dirt.“ What a great IR/RA, nonfiction book for your classroom. This book takes a deep dive into what dirt is. We learn where it comes from, what it is made of, what different kinds of dirt there are, and much much more. It's the perfect choice to accompany a science lesson on soil or the Earth. I suggest using it for 3rd-5th grade students. The following cpalms link takes you to a ELA lesson

MFlowers that can be easily paired with any science lesson: https://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewStandard/Preview/5870
What a great way to integrate science into your reading plans. The lesson has you split students into groups to discuss what they read. This provides a great segue for you to make little “labs“ in the classroom. Students can group together to discuss what they learned and how it applies to the direct material in front of them. 4y

MFlowers The EL strategies that accompany this lesson are 46 (Use discovery learning activities), 41 (Have students compile notebooks of their hypothesis, materials, procedures, data, conclusions of experiments, and field experiences), 39 (Have students prepare collections of science objects), 32 (Use student pairs for team learning, especially for reports, experiments and projects), & 10 (Teach think, pair and share strategies in groups). #ucflae3414sp21 (edited) 4y

MFlowers The UDL principles that apply here are 8.3 (Foster collaboration and community), 1.1 (Offer ways of customizing the display of information), 1.3 (Offer alternatives for visual information), 4.2 (Optimize access to tools and assistive technologies), & 6.3 (Facilitate managing information and resources). All of these goals are met when you create multiple diverse groups for your students. The groups promote discussion while providing a visual. 4y

DrSpalding Nice job finding books that you can use in other content areas. Being able to kick off a science unit with a read aloud or support your students in research by providing these as reference materials for independent reads are both available strategies. You went above and beyond with your universal design and English learner strategies! 4y

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