Section 3
Butterfly House: pages 1-12
Job #1
For this section of the book, discussion director's job will be to develop 2 thinking questions. These questions could include the 5 W's (Who, What, When, Where, and Why). Also, the student can come up with questions asking how.
For Example:
What does the little girl and her Grandpa do with the larva?
Why did the little girl glue painted flowers inside the box?
Job #2
**Passage Picker**
This student's job will be to pick out an important passage from this section of the book. The student will express his or her feelings to the group about why this section is important or significant to the story. This will lead discussions about important morals, themes, concepts, etc. in the story.
Job #3
**Word Wizard**
This student will choose 2 words from the following choices and make word wizard cards for each word.
greedy
strange
soundless
screened
stillness
Vocabulary Activities:
1. Word Wizard Card: For each word, the "Word Wizard" will reread the sentence where the word is used in the book. Then he/she will make a word wizard card. The word wizard card will have the page number, a short (kid-friendly) definition, and one synonym. The Word Wizard will also include a picture representing the word on the word wizard card.
2. Word Network: What people, things, situations, or words come to mind when you think about the 2 vocabulary words? Make a list for each word.
Job #4
**Investigator**
In the book, the little girl and Grandpa make a home for their larva to grow in. They put food and other things in the home for the butterfly. The investigator's job is this section is to research interesting facts about:
what and how a butterfly eats
and its habitat.
Websites
http://www.zeeks.com/377.html
Books
Insects and Spiders, by Reader’s Digest Pathfinders
Job #5
**Artful Artist**
This job will be for everyone. Since the little girl and her Grandpa are making a home for their butterfly, we are going to make one too! We will be building our own butterfly houses. The investigator will have already shared information with the group about a butterfly's habitat to help us know what to put in our houses. In the back of the book, Butterfly House, it gives simple directions on how to easily construct your very own butterfly house! How Exciting!!!
