Follow the Moon Home {A Book Study Set}

This multidisciplinary book study set, based on the title: Follow the Moon Home, by Philippe Cousteau, will help your students to grasp the concept of sea turtle conservation and preservation while completing several hands-on STEAM activities, games, and lessons, plus a fully comprehensive review and reflection pack to go alongside the pages within this book! Get your class excited to learn with the following included lessons (SEE THE PREVIEW FOR A MORE IN DEPTH LOOK AT ALL THAT THIS SET INCLUDES):

An Optional Packet Cover

Reading Comprehension Lessons on:

Pre-Reading Questions

Skim the Illustrations/Listen to the Synopsis Read Aloud to Make/Record Predictions

After I Read Reactions

Vocabulary

Main Character, Character Traits

Main Character, Growth and Life Events Throughout Text

Plot Sequencing, Main Idea

Main Setting, Additional Settings

Comprehension Questions

Compare/ Contrast

Story Summarizing w/Comic Strips

Story Summarizing w/Sections for Opinions

Grammar and Writing Extensions on:

Common and Proper Nouns, Pronouns, Adjectives, Prepositions, Verbs, Adverbs, and Conjunctions (using text words)

Cause and Effect in Text

Opinion Writing

Expository Writing

Narrative Writing

Persuasive Writing

Teacher's Choice Writing

Poetry on:

Sea Turtle Facts Haiku

Plot Narrative Poetry

My Own Way to Solve a Problem Shape Poem

Beyond the Text: Science and Conservation Connections on:

Sea Turtle Conservation Groups Passage, a Comprehension Question, a Grammar Challenge, and a Drawing

Interesting Sea Turtle Facts Passage, a Comprehension Question, and a Drawing

Conservation Connections (newspaper activity - just like in the text - informing and encouraging readers to “do their part” to protect baby sea turtles).

STEAM Extensions on:

SCIENCE (and ENGINEERING) Experiments: (sand observations, building a solution to protect nests, turtle stacking balancing challenge, and a sea turtle camouflage activity. Each experiment contains both directions and a reflection space.

TECHNOLOGY: Virtual Field Trip (Comes with links and a reflection page)

Sea Turtle Facts and Habitats Research

Library with Technology Connections.

ART: Center Signs (color/black and white, with ideas for your kids to be creative using ANY supplies that you have - include several recycled items, like old paper, milk cartons, bottles, etc!), and Story Elements Bookmarks

MATH (with TECHNOLOGY!): Drawing (all 7 Species) Life-Sized Sea Turtles (Using the internet/books, a tape measure and a piece of chalk, students will draw life sized sea turtles. Included is a fact-finding sheet, plus a reflection sheet).

Just for Fun Activities including:

2 Word Searches

1 Crossword Puzzle

2 Card Games

A Group Theater Project

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