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January 2004 Vol.5 Issue 1
Suggested
lesson plan for "Claymont
team wins robot league meet"
Possible hard
words: Proper names: Claymont Elementary School, Lego, Victoria
and Katherine Kaiser, Grant McConnell, J. D. Hankammer, Brad
Baber, Haleigh Smith, Madison Bechmann, Scott Tucci, Sara
Krachmalnick, Kyle Bailey, Jordan Smith, Monsanto., Mary Buck
Other words: computerized, previous, helicopter, catapult,
windshield wiper, accomplishments, upgrade
BEFORE READING:
To get some feel for how difficult the young reader might
find the article, have him or her read the list of possible
hard words. Provide help as needed but keep track of the number
of items requiring your assistance. If no more than three
words require your help, ask the young reader to read the
article silently. If four to six words require help, ask the
child to read the article aloud to you. If seven or more terms
call for assistance, you volunteer to read the article aloud
to the child. Remind the reader that questions will be raised
afterward.
DURING READING:
For the silent reader, offer to help out with any words if
asked for help. For the child reading aloud, provide troublesome
words rather quickly in order to keep the reading fluent.
If you read the article aloud, model smooth, fluent oral reading.
AFTER READING:
Use questions such as the following to check comprehension
and stimulate a discussion of the article.
- What component
tends to make Legos "high tech"?
- What advantage
did some of the competing teams have over the Claymont team
in the Lego contest?
- Where did
some of the mentoring or technical help come from for the
Claymont team?
- How did the
kids augment the Lego kit given to them by the Lego Company
for the competition?
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